Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary); Word problems (Mathematics)--Study and teaching (Secondary)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using Multiple Representations Charts in the classroom. This thesis was focused on the comparison of students’ abilities to solve word problems using Multiple Representations Charts as an...
Gambling -- Psychological aspects; College students -- Attitudes
A review of the literature on the gambling behavior of college and university undergraduates explores the prevalence of gambling and also the prevalence of what is variously referred to as problem, pathological, disordered, or compulsive gambling...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher)
The prediction of college mathematics grades has been widely researched. Results from other studies have shown that the prediction of college mathematics grades can vary depending on the set of predictor variables considered. For instance, some...
Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 1960-2004; Cyprus -- Politics and government -- 2004-; Cyprus -- History -- Cyprus Crisis, 1974-; Cyprus -- Social conditions -- 1960-; Cyprus, Northern
In 1974, the island of Cyprus underwent a drastic geographical change that separated, by force, the population of the island. Though not uneventful, the island's history has shown that for centuries, both Greek and Turkish Cypriots lived together....
Role models -- Juvenile literature; Girls in literature
This study was designed to assess the current and past state of female role
models in young adolescent literature. Going on the assumption that there was indeed
a shortage of strong, independent female protagonists in youth literature, the...
The occupation of police officer is a profession with many unique characteristics. Research on police work has shown that officers are continuously exposed to threats, must maintain a constant vigilance against crime, feel as if they must be in...
Cell Migration is an integral part of normal biological development and biological processes, but also plays an important role in pathogenic processes including the progression of cancer towards metastasis. The mechanisms that regulate cell...
Cell migration is an essential part of many processes including embryonic development, wound healing, and unwanted processes like metastasis. Further study of cell migration is needed to help understand these processes. A cell model system (F9...
AMP-dependent kinase (AMPK) is a primary energy sensor that controls energy use and production during metabolic cellular stress, such as hypoxia and nutrient deprivation. AMPK activation results in inhibition of anabolic processes and promotion...
This project proposes to situate Cooper's Chingachgook and Hetty,Melville's Queequeg, and
Hawthorne's Pearl and Priscilla, as rhetorical characters of what shall be termed the primitive-as-savior
tradition of American fiction. This rhetoric...
Pharmacy -- Study and teaching; Pharmacy -- Study and teaching -- Fluorescein; Hospitals -- Home care programs
Pharmacy technicians compound sterile I.V. solutions to be administered to
patients in hospitals, long term care facilities and in home care settings. These products
must be prepared without contamination. This necessitates sound aseptic techniques...
Zoning boards -- Connecticut; Zoning law -- Connecticut
Introduction The Zoning Boards of Appeals and the granting of variances are a integral part of the zoning system. However ZBA's and their functions are probably one of the most, if not the most misunderstood and abused aspect of the zoning system....
Geometry -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Escher, M. C.(Maurits Cornelis),1898-1972 -- Criticism and interpretation; Geometry in art
The integration of discovery-based learning activities into mathematics curricula has been shown to aid in students’ conceptual understanding of many topics, especially in the subject of geometry. Using artwork as the basis of discovery lessons...
New England Association of Schools and Colleges; Teacher participation in administration -- New England; High schools -- Accreditation -- New England
Public secondary schools invest in regional accreditation for accountability, quality, and instructional improvement. To understand the instructional improvement aspect, this study investigates whether the self-study process employed by NEASC...
The mouse frizzy (fr) mutation is a Mendelian recessive trait that affects hair structure and formation in mice. The mutation arose in a mouse of mixed origin at the Jackson Lab (Bar Harbor, ME) in 1951. Frizzy is known to be linked to other genes...
Norman Mailer has never been portrayed as a favorite of female readers;
moreover, he has been persistently misunderstood in terms of the female role in his works
throughout his fifty-six year writing career. These misinterpretations may be...
Algebra -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Secondary); Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
The purpose of this study was to determine if integrating a unit on functions would benefit students. Previous studies have shown that integrating science and mathematics increases students' understanding of certain topics in science. Typically,...
The military revolution had an important impact on the New Model Army of Great
Britain and because of its impact the New Model Army was able to transform Great Britain
into the dominant world power in early modern Europe. The military revolution,...
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"...
