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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 ...
American Indian Views About Family Cohesion and Flexibility
(2015-08-13)
This qualitative study examined the views American Indian people hold regarding family structure. American Indians who identified as members of traditional southeastern tribes regarding family views and the impact of ...
ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND HYPERCOMPETITIVENESS: IMPACT ON ATHLETES' ATTITUDES TOWARD PAIN AND SPORT-RELATED INJURY
(2012)
The sporting world often praises and recognizes athletes who display a "fight-through-the-pain" mentality, putting the team and/or individual accolades before their own physical health or risk of further injury. However, ...
Enhancing students' aeronautical decision-making through scaffolding strategies for higher order thinking
(2012)
Over the last few decades, classroom training in aviation education has continued mostly unchanged. It remains a highly structured presentation of information in a lecture format. The purpose of this study was to determine ...
EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF EMPATHY, RACISM EXPERIENCE, AND FAITH MATURITY ON FORGIVENESS
(2013)
This study examined the relationship between faith maturity and forgiveness in African Americans while controlling for the effects of empathy, the experience of racism, age, and education level. Three hundred thirty five ...
Faculty intentions to learn new technology in regards to existing teaching, research and service commitments: An integration of prospect theory and theory of planned behavior
(2015-05-08)
This research used a revised theory of planned behavior model and incorporated perceptions of time pressure, perceived instrumentality and a modified loss aversion index, to examine relationships between these constructs ...
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 ...
An Experimental Study of the Relations Between Well-Being and Gratitude in Community Dwelling Older Adults
(2012)
This study examined the effects of maintaining gratitude journals on the well-being of a population of community dwelling older adults. Well-being was measured by pre- and post-test administrations of self-report questionnaires ...
Acculturation and spousal support for foreign wives: A qualitative analysis of the Internet blogs of Taiwanese women
(2012)
This study, a phenomenological inquiry of spousal support for foreign wives living in their husbands' country, examined the blogs of Taiwanese women in Japan. Eleven blogs written by 10 Taiwanese wives were purposefully ...
A STUDY ON PARENTS' AND EDUCATORS' PERCEPTION ON INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN WITH HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM IN GENERAL EDUCATION SETTINGS
(2012)
The practice of inclusion, even the term itself, has been the subject of controversy over the last several decades. "Inclusion" has many interpretations, depending upon the student, educator, and setting. In my dissertation, ...