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DOES MANIPULATING STEREOTYPE THREAT CONDITION CHANGE PERFORMANCE GOAL STATE
(2010)
This study tested whether the Stereotype Threat effect is mediated by achievement goals, in particular performance-avoidance goals. Threat level was altered before a difficult math test to observe how the endorsement by ...
Predicting academic misconduct intentions and behavior using the theory of planned behavior and personality
(2010-02-23)
The efficacy of Azjen’s (1985; 1991) Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) for the prediction of cheating intentions and behaviors was examined in a sample of 241 business undergraduates. Mediated structural equation models ...
National Board Certification and Student Achievement in Title I Schools
(2010)
The state of Oklahoma and the federal government have spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past decade in pursuit of expanding the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) as a means of ensuring ...
INTEGRATION OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES IN THE ASSESSMENT OF VULNERABILITY OF TREES TO ICE STORMS IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
(2010)
Every year, natural hazards such as hurricanes, floods, wild fires,
On the Limitations of Discriminating Outbreaks of Severe Convection
(2010)
Although much has been learned in recent decades regarding the synoptic and subsynoptic environments associated with major tornado outbreaks, very little research has been conducted using a large sample of outbreak cases ...
A Culturally Nuanced Test of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s ‘‘General Theory’’: Dimensionality and Generalizability in Japan and the United States
(International Criminal Justice Review, 2010-06-01)
The current research addresses two specific issues that direct attention to the relatively neglected topic of the cross-cultural applicability of Gottfredson and Hirschi’s ‘‘general theory’’ that has been developed in and ...
Yalom's Therapeutic Group Factors in Women's Quilting Groups: A Qualitative Study
(2010)
Can participation in creative community based groups be therapeutic? The presence of Yalom's therapeutic group factors (Yalom,& Leszcz, 2005) is examined in women's small quilt-making groups. 50 quilt-makers and 5 small ...
Intercultural communication of identity: A study of Japanese international students in the United States.
(2010)
This study aims to explore and understand how Japanese international students in the United States experience intercultural communication of identity. Eighteen semi-structured interviews were conducted. The Japanese ...
Ornamental nestling mouth coloration and parental care in house sparrows
(2010)
Dependent offspring across taxonomically-diverse lineages use behavioral, vocal, chemical, and morphological traits to attract parental care. Such offspring solicitations are often hypothesized to evolve as a means of ...
Holocaust Education and the Student Perspective: Toward a Grounded Theory of Student Engagment in Social Studies Education
(2010)
Too often students perceive history as boring with no relevance to their lives; however, this does not seem to be the case with one aspect of social studies education - Holocaust studies. Why do students choose to study ...