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Distributive Learning in Introductory Chemical Engineering: University Students' Learning, Motivation, and Attitudes Using a CD-ROM
(Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003-09-01)
This article reports a study in which student performance and approaches to study ina CD-ROM version of a chemical engineering course were examined. The study consists of three phases. The purpose of phase 1 was to evaluate ...
The Impact of Web Site Campaigning on Traditional News Media and Public Information Processing
(Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 2003-09-01)
This study examined the impact of Web site campaigning on traditional news media agendas and on public opinion during the 2000presidential election campaign. Based on an intermedia agenda-setting approach, this study ...
IN PURSUIT OF MODERATION: NINE COMMON ERRORS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
(2003-09)
One result of the increasing sophistication and complexity of MIS theory and research is the number of studies hypothesizing and testing for moderation effects. A review of the MIS and broader management literatures suggests ...
Movement and adjustment in twentieth-century Western writing
(2003-08)
Western American literature in the twentieth century has effectively mirrored life in the
region. The West has for centuries seen more geographic movement, and accompanying
cultural adjustment, than other American regions. ...
Beyond Two Decades of Motivation: A Review of the Research and Practice in Instructional Design and Human Performance Technology
(Human Resource Development Review, 2003-03-01)
Existing models and methods of instructional design and performance improvement offer promise for enhancement in nearly every area of human resource development. However, they fall short of potential in addressing human ...
Self-Esteem Maintenance Processes: Why Low Self-Esteem may be Resistant to Change
(Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2003-07-01)
If most people desire to maximize feelings of self-worth, how do we explain the persistence of low self-esteem? Results from four studies suggest that people with low self-esteem may be less likely to accept positive ...
The Death and Rebirth of a Party System, Peru 1978-2001
(Comparative Political Studies, 2003-12-01)
This article evaluates structural, institutional, and actor-centered explanations of the collapse of the Peruvian party system around 1990 and its surprising partial recovery in 2001. It begins by describing the changes ...
Effectiveness of 2-D Views for 6-D Robotics Simulation Maneuvers
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2003-10-01)
This study examined operator performance on 6-D robotics simulation maneuvers using a single 2-D view of the robot arm. The BORIS simulator, developed by NASA to support Generic Robotics Training, was used to present four ...
Ncaa Scholarship Limits and Competitive Balance in College Football
(Journal of Sports Economics, 2003-02-01)
Conventional wisdom holds that parity has increased in college football in recent decades due largely to limits on the number of scholarships teams can offer. The authors find that competitive balance has not increased in ...
'Making Friends or Making Things?': Interfirm Transactions in the Sheffield Metal-working Cluster
(Urban Studies, 2003-03-01)
The paper comprises an examination of the material inputs of a sample of 70 small firms in the Sheffield metal-working cluster and an assessment of the extent to which purchases are accompanied by face-to-face (embodied) ...