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The Interactive Effects of Expertise, Extraversion, and Agreeableness on Influence and Decision Quality in Groups
(2011)
Empirical studies have examined the effects of expertise and personality in group decision making. However, previous research has not examined these effects on influence and decision quality while using the group as the ...
METACONCEPTUALLY-ENHANCED SIMULATION-BASED INQUIRY LEARNING: EFFECTS ON THE 8TH GRADE STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL CHANGE AND SCIENCE EPISTEMOLOGICAL BELIEFS
(2011)
Two quasi-experimental studies (a pilot study and a main study) were carried out to investigate the effects of metaconceptually-enhanced, simulation-based inquiry learning on the 8th grade students' conceptual change in ...
EXPLORING AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF SCIENTISTS AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE
(2011)
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the perceptions, attitudes, and misconceptions (PAM) that high school American Indian (AI) students possess about scientists and the nature of science. AI is the least ...
I Too, Have a Race: The Autoethnographic Journey of a Teacher Confronting Herself and Social Justice in the College Composition Classroom
(2011)
This study addresses the research question "How might an autoethnographic exploration of my own perceived Whiteness inform how I approach the phenomenon of racism in my teaching of university composition students?"
La búsqueda de identidad canaria (a través del tópico marino) en las obras de Tomás Morales y Pedro García Cabrera
(2011)
Literature from the Canary Islands has suffered, in general, complete abandonment and neglect on the part of the critics. It is not until the eighties that a small group of scholars begins to study and defend the importance ...
Aversive learning effect on odor coding in rat's piriform cortex
(2011)
Olfaction, a sense for detecting and discriminating chemical molecules in the environment, is critical for animal survival, reproduction and other adaptive behaviors. The olfactory system is organized in three major stations ...
Engineered Bacteriophage Enabled Nanoprobes for SKBR-3 Cancer Cell Specific Imaging and Therapy
(2011)
With the recent progress in nanoscience and great deal of understanding in molecular biology, it is now possible to combine genetic tools with synthetic nano- constructs for improved biotechnology applications. Viruses ...
The effects of short-term resistance training and subsequent detraining on neuromuscular function, muscle cross-sectional area, and lean mass
(2011)
A resistance training program has been the hallmark of exercise and rehabilitation treatment, and the neuromuscular system undergoes numerous adaptations following this type of training intervention. Recently, interest has ...
Journal of the Faculty Senate, September 12, 2011
(The University of Oklahoma Faculty Senate, 2011-09-12)