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The Iatrogenic Consequences of Standards-Based Education
(2006)
Standards-based assessments were prescribed as the cure for the poor accountability of public schools. Billions of dollars have been spent on curricula, tests, and scoring rubrics so that federal and state agencies can ...
Comments on Neural Networks
(Sociological Methods & Research, 2000-05-01)
Although neural networks do offer a few advantages over some other nonlinear methods, in certain situations these advantages are difficult to utilize. However, many neural network applications in the social sciences are ...
A Content Analysis Investigating Relationships Between Communication and Business Continuity Planning
(Journal of Business Communication, 2009-07-01)
This study provides an exploratory content analysis of business continuity planning (BCP) literature. The researchers systematically sampled multiple databases and codified artifacts using a set of variables developed by ...
Scaffolding Novice Instructional Designers' Problem-Solving Processes Using Question Prompts in a Web-Based Learning Environment
(Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2005-09-01)
The present study investigated the effects of question prompts in scaffolding novice instructional designers solving ill-structured, instructional design problems in a Web-based learning environment. The effects of question ...
Bringing cosmos to culture : Harlow Shapley and the uses of cosmic evolution
(2009)
In response to a request for an interview to be conducted at the U.S. Naval Observatory, 73-year-old famed astronomer and retired Harvard Observatory Director, Harlow Shapley (1885–1972), stated that for the upcoming NBC ...
Multiscale Dispersion Characterization and Breakdown of Nanoclay Clusters during Molding
(2005)
Thermo-mechanical properties of polymers can be significantly altered by the addition of nano-scale particulates such as carbon nanotubes and nanofibers. Among the nano-scale particulates, inclusion of nanoclay is proven ...
The effects of conflict role and intensity on preschoolers’ expectations about peer conflict
(International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2004-11-01)
Using a puppet procedure depicting hypothetical conflict involving the participant and a peer, 96 preschoolers’ (48 boys and 48 girls; M 1/4 5.14 years, SD 1/4 0.78 years) expectations about peer conflict were assessed as ...
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 ...
Argument and 17th-Century Science: A Rhetorical Analysis with Sociological Implications
(Social Studies of Science, 2000-06-01)
This paper compares the argumentative practices of the English and French scientific communities from the origin of the scientific journal in 1665 up to 1700. To that end, we ask a uniform set of questions related to ...
Formulating a Communication Strategy for Effective Knowledge Sharing
(Journal of Information Science, 2004-02-01)
Overcoming cultural resistance from a workforce and gaining sufficient buy-in from senior management are both critical to the successful implementation of Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives in any organization. The main ...