Cooperative work in education; Ability grouping in education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching
This study reviewed research on the effect of heterogeneous ability grouping in a cooperative learning environment on academic achievement in mathematics. A large number of studies has shown the importance of cooperative learning procedure in...
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 -- Family; Women -- Conduct of life -- 19th century; Women -- Social conditions -- 19th century; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Oriental influences
"Harriet Beecher Stowe Had Moorish Slippers: The Oriental Roots of Domesticity" is an attempt to chart the nineteenth century relationship between the creation of woman's sphere, the gender segregated world of American elite women, and the Oriental...
Special education -- Spelling ability; Spelling ability -- Remedial teaching
The purpose of this study is to investigate if specific strategies help special education students become effective spellers. The study is guided by three sub-questions: 1) Will teaching word families, onset and rime, and chunking of familiar words...
Art -- Study and teaching (Early childhood); Early childhood teachers; Early childhood education
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC, encourages teachers to provide young children with opportunities "...to explore and manipulate art materials and not to expect them to produce a finished art product"...
Arts -- Study and teaching; Aesthetics -- Study and teaching
This study provides an investigation into artistic expression and the use of aesthetics in a middle school environment. Part I of the study was designed to determine how eighth-grade students perceive their own strengths in the arts and whether or...
The present study explores the association between gun control laws, the extent of handgun ownership, and the amount of homicide committed with handguns. Data from the year 1990 was obtained for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. States...
Sex instruction for people with mental disabilities
The purpose of this study was to improve safe-sex knowledge among seriously mentally
ill clients living in a residential program. Many have recognized that education and
prevention are the most important tools, and that increasing health knowledge...
Our lab has recently observed a triphasic hypertonicity induced current in stage IV-VI Xenopus laevis oocytes. This current is a calcium-dependant chloride current which is similar to that observed by (Hartzell, 1996). Hartzell, 1996) found that...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Self-evaluation
This researcher sought to develop a technique of self-assessment that was easy to implement on an everyday basis and increased student achievement in mathematics.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fatigue on the kinematics and accuracy of basketball free throw shooting. Specifically, the angle of projection, the velocity of projection, and the projection height during the release phase...
Birth weight, Low; Premature infants--Physiology; Oxygen therapy for premature infants--Complications
Supplemental oxygen is one of the most prescribed interventions in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Hyperoxia is toxic to the lung tissue of preterm newborns particularly the very low birth weight infant and it has been implicated in the...
Democracy--Morocco; Islam and politics--Morocco; Morocco--Politics and government--21st century
In most Arabs and Muslims countries, the 1990`s witnessed a vibrant movement by individuals and groups that advocate through non-government organizations (NGO) good governance, transparency and the rule of law. NGOs can be defined as non-civilians...
DNA -- Analysis; Nucleotide sequence; Cancer genes
The first methods for sequencing DNA were developed in the mid-1970’s (Strausberg et al. 2008). The sequencing efforts were labor-intensive, slow, and costly (Metzker, 2005). As a result, researchers could sequence only a few base pairs per...
College students -- Exercise -- Attitudes; College students -- Food -- Attitudes
College students’ participation in health promoting attitudes, specifically food cravings
and positive attitudes towards physical activity were examined. It was hypothesized that positive
affect, self-esteem, and perceived stress would act as...
Yoga -- Psychological aspects; Academic achievement; School children
Yoga is known for its ability to relax. The combination of stretching and deep breathing can relieve tension and provide a sense of calmness. The study examined the effects of yoga on Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) performance of elementary...
This study tested the effects of two treatments on anxiety related to public-speaking. College students who were enrolled in either a communication or psychology class were randomly assigned to one treatment condition. The treatment conditions...
In the early 1960s, Canon Clinton R. Jones, Jr. of the Episcopal Church, assigned to Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut, became concerned about the plight of homosexuals and transgendered people. Alarmed by stories of the...
Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide hormone/neurotransmitter that has been receiving increased attention from both neuroscientists and neuropsychologists due to its behavioral effects on the brain and nervous system. At first, it was discovered to be...
Catholic Church -- United States; Hispanic American Catholics -- Religious life; Hispanic American Catholics -- United States
The thesis examines the influence of the Hispanic community of Puerto Rico, and other communities of Latin America, in Fairfield County since their arrival during the last half century. The study focuses on the discrimination that they faced...
Soil Stabilization occupies an important role in all Civil Engineering works. Now with the scarcity of good building sites, engineers are forced to use the available sites, modify their geotechnical properties and build facilities. In these...
