Police agencies across the nation have utilized citizen surveys as one tool in
measuring the success of their agency. For policy-makers, citizen surveys provide key
information to help agencies adapt their practices to best meet the needs and...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; Mathematics -- Study and teaching
For years mathematics education has been at the center of discussion and action aimed at reforming curricula, teaching, and assessment in American schools and universities. Prodded by a series of critical national advisory reports and by...
One of the fundamental physical aspects of rocky intertidal habitats deals with wave exposure (as defined by fetch) and the impact it has on the quantity and diversity of intertidal organisms. This paper examined the rocky intertidal environment...
Circle; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
The federal law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), has begun evaluating schools based on Standardized Assessments such as the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT). This has created a need to ensure that student achievement in mathematics reflects the ability...
Nutrition--Study and teaching (Elementary); Decision making in children
There are many factors that contribute to the nutrition choices children make. This experimental study was designed to compare the existing method of teaching the heath curriculum through activity with a new method of teaching the health curriculum...
Although many researchers have compared herpetofaunal assemblages over large geographical regions, comparisons on a microgeographic scale have been scarce. Thus, the goal of this study was to compare species diversity of Eleutherodactylus on a...
Supported Living Arrangements (SLAs) are residential programs designed to facilitate the integration of developmentally disabled individuals into the community. Clients of these programs live in independent apartments and receive approximately...
Polymer based soil stabilizers are soil binders used to prevent soil erosion. Because
these materials can be environmental friendly and reduce labor costs, polymer
dispersion based soil stabilizers have become popular solutions to soil...
The relationship between IQ and delinquency has three theoretical relationships: a direct relationship between IQ and delinquency, with IQ directly affecting delinquency; no relationship between IQ and delinquency, with a possible third variable...
The role of defensive pessimism in memory recall was examined in a comparison of an imagery and non-imagery technique; as compared to an individual’s own best method. Defensive pessimism, an academic motivational strategy used to harness anxiety...
Multiplication -- Study and teaching (Middle school); Arithmetic -- Study and teaching (Middle school)
The purpose of this study was to determine if numeric fact strategies or a rote-fact rehearsal strategy would increase student recall of multiplication facts for middle level students. An additional goal of this study was to determine if numeric...
The male sterility and histoincompatibility mutant, mshi, results from a recessive mutation that arose spontaneously in the BALB/cBy inbred mouse strain. Using a 402-member BALB/cBy-mshi/mshi (BALB/cBy-mshi C57BL/6J) F1 backcross panel, the...
Human reproductive technology; Fertilization in vitro, Human
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) in patients with previous unexplained fertilization failure (≤20%) after conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) in our program and to compare them...
There is a gap in the educational research that investigates the connection between the mathematics skills students learn in school and how they use these skills at the workplace. Students should be able to apply the mathematics skills they...
"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Psychology."; Thesis advisor: Bradley Waite.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-40).
Education, Higher -- Effect of technological innovations on; Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction; Learning, Psychology of
With colleges and universities dramatically increasing the number of courses they offer online, it has become more important for administrators to identify characteristics of successful online learners. The present study attempted to examine the...
Reality television programs -- Psychological aspects
The popular press has criticized reality television, for the most part, suggesting that it appeals to the basest of human fascinations. Reality television has been described as brimming with sex and gender stereotypes. Critics also have suggested...
The story of the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest stories in Europe. The episode
of Jason and Medea, their passionate love transformed into fierce hate and destructive
desire of vengeance has been a theme of many literary, cinematographic and...
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a type of dementia characterized by a gradual and
progressive decline of intellectual functioning, affecting 20-40% of the population
over the age of eighty. It results in cognitive deficits such as impairments in...
Dragonfly and damselfly (Odonata) species are known to vary in abundance due to location. These variations are hypothesized to result from habitat differences in plant species available for landing (Abbott, 2001). This study will answer, in part,...