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Performance Motivation: Tests Of An Integrated Model, Jerry Kopf Aug 1989

Performance Motivation: Tests Of An Integrated Model, Jerry Kopf

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Different individuals, with the same ability and faced with the same environmental constraints, exert varying amounts of effort, and, to the extent that performance is a function of effort, achieve different levels of performance. This study proposes and tests a theory of motivation which is an integration of what have previously been considered separate, and often conflicting, theories of motivation. The study hypothesizes that motivational differences in effort or performance may be due to either differences in goal level or differences in goal commitment and tests the integrated model against a model which uses assigned goals to predict effort (goal …


Small Groups And Political Influence: A Case Study, Rhonda Q. Hayes Aug 1989

Small Groups And Political Influence: A Case Study, Rhonda Q. Hayes

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In early civics lessons Americans are taught that theirs is a system of participatory government, that one person's vote does have meaning, and that by making views known to representatives they will be acted upon. They are taught about the governmental process, the steps involved in legislation, the function of the judicial and executive branches, and the means of political participation. Seemingly, they are given a working knowledge of government in action. What they are not made aware of during these lessons is that there are systems within the system and certain unwritten rules which must be followed in order …


A Guide For The Inclusion Of Native American Legends Into The Study Of American Literature At The High School Level, Diana Menzi Muehlenkamp Jan 1989

A Guide For The Inclusion Of Native American Legends Into The Study Of American Literature At The High School Level, Diana Menzi Muehlenkamp

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A Literature Based Reading Unit Handbook For An Intermediate Level Gifted Program, Teresa Mary Eing Jan 1989

A Literature Based Reading Unit Handbook For An Intermediate Level Gifted Program, Teresa Mary Eing

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Comparative Study Of Nutrition Education In Selected Dayton Area Schools, Katharine Kessler Hill Jan 1989

Comparative Study Of Nutrition Education In Selected Dayton Area Schools, Katharine Kessler Hill

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Male And Female Perceptions Of Interviewees As A Function Of Interviewer Sex, Interviewee Sex, And The Sex-Role Appropriateness Of Disclosed Interests, Kevin L. Berger Jan 1989

Male And Female Perceptions Of Interviewees As A Function Of Interviewer Sex, Interviewee Sex, And The Sex-Role Appropriateness Of Disclosed Interests, Kevin L. Berger

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Eye And Head Response To Peripheral Targets, William Patrick Janson Jan 1989

Eye And Head Response To Peripheral Targets, William Patrick Janson

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Designing A Program To Teach Math Problem Solving Skills To Junior High Ld Students, Carol Ann Herron Jan 1989

Designing A Program To Teach Math Problem Solving Skills To Junior High Ld Students, Carol Ann Herron

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The Effects Of Deinstitutionalization On Adaptive And Maladaptive Behavior Of The Elderly Mentally Retarded, Julie Ann Ippolito Woodard Jan 1989

The Effects Of Deinstitutionalization On Adaptive And Maladaptive Behavior Of The Elderly Mentally Retarded, Julie Ann Ippolito Woodard

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The Effect Of A Teacher Directed Lesson On Eighth Grade Student Writers, Joan Anton Gounaris Jan 1989

The Effect Of A Teacher Directed Lesson On Eighth Grade Student Writers, Joan Anton Gounaris

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An Empirical Validation Of The Adaptive Behavior Scale With The Elderly In Two Placement Settings, April Sue Augustus Jan 1989

An Empirical Validation Of The Adaptive Behavior Scale With The Elderly In Two Placement Settings, April Sue Augustus

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High Extinction Ratio Thermorefractive Optical Switch, Mark Kevin Kullen Jan 1989

High Extinction Ratio Thermorefractive Optical Switch, Mark Kevin Kullen

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A Handbook For Parents Preparing Their Child For Kindergarten, Luanne Luebben Jan 1989

A Handbook For Parents Preparing Their Child For Kindergarten, Luanne Luebben

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The Effect Homework Has On The Achievement Of Mathematic Skills At The Fifth Grade Level, Linda M. Kaiser Heitkamp Jan 1989

The Effect Homework Has On The Achievement Of Mathematic Skills At The Fifth Grade Level, Linda M. Kaiser Heitkamp

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Leadership-- A Class Act: Student Leadership Education For The University Setting, Robert Richard Curry Jan 1989

Leadership-- A Class Act: Student Leadership Education For The University Setting, Robert Richard Curry

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Generalized Waveform Synthesizer, John Bernard Schieman Jan 1989

Generalized Waveform Synthesizer, John Bernard Schieman

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A Handbook Of Practical Math Applications To Aid Teachers Of Secondary Students, Dan Johnson Jan 1989

A Handbook Of Practical Math Applications To Aid Teachers Of Secondary Students, Dan Johnson

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Investigation Of The Optical Properties Of Solids Using Kramers- Kronig Relations, Lawrence James Pelz Jan 1989

Investigation Of The Optical Properties Of Solids Using Kramers- Kronig Relations, Lawrence James Pelz

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Children-At-Risk: The Educator's Role, Mary Jean Baker Molnar Jan 1989

Children-At-Risk: The Educator's Role, Mary Jean Baker Molnar

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Determining Whether A Teacher's Style Of Dress Influences Students' Attitudes Toward That Teacher, Pamela Mercer Evans Jan 1989

Determining Whether A Teacher's Style Of Dress Influences Students' Attitudes Toward That Teacher, Pamela Mercer Evans

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Assessing The Regular Classroom Teachers' Perceptions Of Mainstreaming In A Rural Southeastern Ohio County, William B. Downie Jan 1989

Assessing The Regular Classroom Teachers' Perceptions Of Mainstreaming In A Rural Southeastern Ohio County, William B. Downie

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A Handbook For The Development Of A Pre-First Grade Program, Victoria B. Campbell Jan 1989

A Handbook For The Development Of A Pre-First Grade Program, Victoria B. Campbell

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A Handbook Of Reading Games For Intermediate Grades, Linda Catherine Kelley Jan 1989

A Handbook Of Reading Games For Intermediate Grades, Linda Catherine Kelley

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Using Verbatim Recordings Of Textbooks With A Child Learning Disabled In Reading, Cynthia Harrah Jan 1989

Using Verbatim Recordings Of Textbooks With A Child Learning Disabled In Reading, Cynthia Harrah

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A Handbook For Parents And Teachers To Help Make Decisions When Sending Summer Children To Kindergarten, Patrick J. Kelly Jan 1989

A Handbook For Parents And Teachers To Help Make Decisions When Sending Summer Children To Kindergarten, Patrick J. Kelly

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An Analysis Of Coherence Filters, Steven Byrnes Fairchild Jan 1989

An Analysis Of Coherence Filters, Steven Byrnes Fairchild

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Lessons For The Improvement Or [Sic] Writing Skills For Junior High Students In Preparation For Competency-Based Testing, Kathy Ann Klopfenstein Myers Jan 1989

Lessons For The Improvement Or [Sic] Writing Skills For Junior High Students In Preparation For Competency-Based Testing, Kathy Ann Klopfenstein Myers

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A Handbook For Using The Newspaper To Reinforce Skills In Reading And Language Arts, Barbara Heitkamp Jan 1989

A Handbook For Using The Newspaper To Reinforce Skills In Reading And Language Arts, Barbara Heitkamp

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Cochlear Modelling, Syeda Rownak Jahan Jan 1989

Cochlear Modelling, Syeda Rownak Jahan

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The Effects Of Free Stream Turbulence From A Slot Jet On Flat Plate Heat Transfer, James Walter Mccarthy Jan 1989

The Effects Of Free Stream Turbulence From A Slot Jet On Flat Plate Heat Transfer, James Walter Mccarthy

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