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Prospective English-As-A-Second-Language Educators' Use Of Vygotskian Scaffolding In Mentoring Academic Writing, Ixchell Alejandra Keller
Prospective English-As-A-Second-Language Educators' Use Of Vygotskian Scaffolding In Mentoring Academic Writing, Ixchell Alejandra Keller
Theses Digitization Project
This study focuses on two prospective teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) who were enrolled in a master's program and were being tutored as they prepared to write a scholarly review of literature. The methodology involved videotaping four tutoring sessions, each tutor was assigned to participate in two tutoring sessions each with the same participant. The videotaped data was then transcribed and analyzed for significant scaffolding occurrences that may have promoted successful transfer of responsibility facilitating autonomy for the learner. The goal of this project was to promote autonomous learning and to help find ways for students …
Simulating Spatial Partial Differential Equations With Cellular Automata, Brian Paul Strader
Simulating Spatial Partial Differential Equations With Cellular Automata, Brian Paul Strader
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to define the relationship and show how an important subset of spatial differential equations can be transformed into cellular automata. Contains source code.
Developing Data Mart Using Extraction, Transformation And Loading, Senthil Murugan Lakshmanan
Developing Data Mart Using Extraction, Transformation And Loading, Senthil Murugan Lakshmanan
Theses Digitization Project
This project is organized to develop the sales data mart for the purpose of reporting data. Data warehouses support online analytical processing applications by gathering the data from various kinds of source information in a multidimensional format. Developing this strategic information can be done with the ETL, which means Extract, Transform and Loading. ETL functions reshape the relevant data from source systems into useful information to be stored in the data warehouse or data marts. The successful deployment of the sales data mart allowed the creation of a user interface that permits users to make strategic decisions. The reports can …
The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal
The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal
Theses Digitization Project
This study extends the findings of Elder and Rudolph by predicting that thinking about retirement and the attendance at planning meetings are positively related to both reitrement satisfaction and adjustment. As a result, this study examined the relationship between the predictor variables of formal and informal planning with the criterion variables of retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment using archival data from the first wave (1992) of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS). In addition, this study examined whether length of retirement moderates the relationship between formal and informal planning and retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment.
Awareness Of Global Warming And Car Purchasing Behavior In Singapore, Chika Nakayama
Awareness Of Global Warming And Car Purchasing Behavior In Singapore, Chika Nakayama
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to determine consumers' attitudes toward and perceptions of global warming and hybrid cars and examine the car purchasing behavior in Singapore. The benefits of the study will provide marketers with insight of consumers' demand for cars in Singapore. Findings will help automakers develop more effective, consumer-oriented advertising plans for cars in Asia as Singapore consists of diverse Asian ethnic backgrounds- Chinese, Indian, and Malaysain.
Work Family Conflict And The Real/Ideal Self Discrepancy, Nicole Marie Santos
Work Family Conflict And The Real/Ideal Self Discrepancy, Nicole Marie Santos
Theses Digitization Project
One of the many issues facing dual-career families today is work family conflict (WFC). WFC is a source of stress due to incompatible roles that conflict with each other in terms of ones time and energy. This study was done to develop a valid reliable measure of career and family responsibility in hopes of adequately determining the source of WFC. The key point was to look at real and ideal selves, in terms of work and family responsibilities.
Examining The Effects Of Abuse On Girls In Gangs, Champagne Monique Ford
Examining The Effects Of Abuse On Girls In Gangs, Champagne Monique Ford
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to encourage further study and attention to girls that are at high risk of becoming members of a gang. The more that can be learned about this group the more can be done to implement appropriate policies and programs to effectively target and assist this population. This study is based on an existing data set that profiled the needs and characteristics of girls that were incarcerated May 1996 at a California Youth Authority facility in Ventura, now called The Division of Juvenile Justice.
Superior-Subordinate Relationships Found In Scrubs: A Discourse Analysis, Nicolle Elizabeth Quick
Superior-Subordinate Relationships Found In Scrubs: A Discourse Analysis, Nicolle Elizabeth Quick
Theses Digitization Project
This study focuses on the relationship between fictional characters in the television sitcom Scrubs. Specifically, the research focuses on the character's working relationship tactics which maintained their level of interpersonal disclosure to understand its effects in their superior/subordinate relationship.
Studies In Free Module And It's Basis, Hsu-Chia Chen
Studies In Free Module And It's Basis, Hsu-Chia Chen
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to study some basic properties of free modules over a ring. A module with a basis is called a free module and a free module over a division ring (or field) is called a vector space. We show every vector has a basis and any two bases of a vector space have same cardinality. However, a free module over an arbitrary ring (with identity) does not have this property.
Parametric Media: A Strategic Market Analysis And Marketing Plan For A Digital Signage, Interactive Kiosk And Content Company, Helena Irita Fowler
Parametric Media: A Strategic Market Analysis And Marketing Plan For A Digital Signage, Interactive Kiosk And Content Company, Helena Irita Fowler
Theses Digitization Project
This project had two major objectives. The first objective was to conduct a strategic market analysis to serve as the backbone and roadmap for the marketing plan. The second objective was to create a strategic marketing plan to address Parametric Media's strategic marketing and business goals and objectives. This project was designed to fullfill the company's marketing needs. To do so, the author examined the digital signage industry, in order to understand what similar companies have done in the past, explored how consumer-based companies have deployed digital signage systems, and presented statistics and trends within the digital signage industry. The …
Motivational Factors Enhancing Student Involvement In Physical Education, Ruth Anne Wiley
Motivational Factors Enhancing Student Involvement In Physical Education, Ruth Anne Wiley
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine motivational factors that would increase middle and high school students participation in physical education. This study is intended to better understand what factors students lack in order for participation in physical education activities and to stress the importance of physical education acitivity for a healthy lifestyle.
Depression Among The Elderly, Lynda Lee Omagari
Depression Among The Elderly, Lynda Lee Omagari
Theses Digitization Project
This study will examine depression among the elderly in an assisted living facility. The main problem in depression in the elderly is the lack of diagnosis and treatment. Left untreated it affects the elderly person's overall well-being and may eventually lead to their mortality.
Dual Language Educators: Tambien Tenemos Sentimientos, Monica Sophia Apodaca
Dual Language Educators: Tambien Tenemos Sentimientos, Monica Sophia Apodaca
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study will show that teaching is a career that involves a relatively high degree of stress. Without the proper coping skills or strategies, educators can face the risk of burn-out. This study will provide a qualitative and quantitative look into the professions of a group of dual language educators, offering suggestions and insights into the stressors unique to this group of educators.
Is There A Male Victim?: Discursive Subjection In Representations Of Female-On-Male Childhood Sexual Abuse, James Ireland Ducat
Is There A Male Victim?: Discursive Subjection In Representations Of Female-On-Male Childhood Sexual Abuse, James Ireland Ducat
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis investigates established theoretical and embodied accounts of identities excluded within Western heteronormative society in order to seek out how those embodiments and theories may parallel what is contended that another impossible subject position -- the child male victim of adult female sexual violence.
Late Diagnosis Of Autism Among African American Children, Lysette Nana Etti, Kathleen Patrice Holsey
Late Diagnosis Of Autism Among African American Children, Lysette Nana Etti, Kathleen Patrice Holsey
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to raise awareness and to analyze the process of diagnosing African American children with autism and identify variables that correlate with late diagnosis.
Parental Satisfaction With Child Mental Health Services, Frances Ahunna Ohaeri
Parental Satisfaction With Child Mental Health Services, Frances Ahunna Ohaeri
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to identify to what degree specific factors influence the level of satisfaction experienced by foster parents whose foster children are recieving mental health services from agencies that they have been referred to by a Coming of Age Foster Family Agency.
The Materiality Of The Female In Shirley Jackson's Short Fiction, Lydia Marie Pearson
The Materiality Of The Female In Shirley Jackson's Short Fiction, Lydia Marie Pearson
Theses Digitization Project
Shirley Jackson's fiction continues to be placed within the gothic horror genre because of its supernatural and horror images. I contend the major focus of her work is her critique of the social norms constructed for women by an archaic and inauthentic patriarchial system of rules and domestic expectation for women that result in madness for the resisting female.
The Rhetoric Of Dean Koontz's Intensity, Krista Michelle Wagner
The Rhetoric Of Dean Koontz's Intensity, Krista Michelle Wagner
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis examines the revision of eighteenth century gothic fiction by Dean Koontz's twentieth century horror novel, Intensity. In particular, the novel invites Aristotelian rhetorical analysis through the competing appeals staged by its antagonist, Vess, and its protagonist, Chyna.
The Design Of An Intercultural Communication Skills Training For Multicultural Catholic Parishes In The Diocese Of San Bernardino, Marco Aurelio De Tolosa Raposo
The Design Of An Intercultural Communication Skills Training For Multicultural Catholic Parishes In The Diocese Of San Bernardino, Marco Aurelio De Tolosa Raposo
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to present the design and guidelines for implementation of a theory based intercultural communication skills training program. An instructor manual was designed primarily for people in leadership positions in Catholic parish communities in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, in order to help them to develop the necessary skills and abilities to become competent intercultural communicators.
High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe
High School Lessons On Human Sprawl In The Inland Empire, Anieno Abasiofiok Ibekwe
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this project was to develop curriculum that educators could use to assist high school students (ages 14-17 years) in the Inland Empire of Southern California to apply critical thinking skills to understanding the negative effects of uncontrolled urban sprawl. The problems and issues which result from sprawl are emphasized in the learning activites.
What Contributes To Academic Achievement Among Elementary Grade Students: A Needs Assessment, Adriana Chavez, Martha Tinehyn Glomah
What Contributes To Academic Achievement Among Elementary Grade Students: A Needs Assessment, Adriana Chavez, Martha Tinehyn Glomah
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research study was to investigate the needs of parents and teachers to identify factors that contributed to academic achievement among elementary grade students. Data was collected from a total of 65 parents and teachers of elementary grade students from Rowland Elementary School in Rowland Heights.
Updating The Web-Based Geographic Information System Of The Water Resources Institute, Prava Tiwari
Updating The Web-Based Geographic Information System Of The Water Resources Institute, Prava Tiwari
Theses Digitization Project
The main scope of this project is to rebuild and deploy web applications that will help share historical artifacts related to the Santa Ana watershed. This project is designed to give a consistent user interface and add extra tools to enhance the functionality of existing applications at the Water Resources Institute (WRI) at California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB). The purpose of this project is to migrate all applications to a single server and update the applications using ArcGIS Server 9.2. Also to give a consistent look to the applications and to make them user friendly.
A Dual Language Immersion Parental Guide For Teachers And Administrators, Tamara Lee Madrid
A Dual Language Immersion Parental Guide For Teachers And Administrators, Tamara Lee Madrid
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to develop a parental guide for teachers and administrators that will help them to organize and implement 10 effective parent meetings for the parents of kindergartners in a Dual Immersion Program. Seven schools in San Bernardino City Unified School District have the Dual Immersion program. Out of those seven schools, only one of them holds monthly parent meetings.
Behaviors Of The Stock Indexes-Correlation Analyses For The Stock Markets Of Japan, The United States, And China, Kazuma Koseki
Behaviors Of The Stock Indexes-Correlation Analyses For The Stock Markets Of Japan, The United States, And China, Kazuma Koseki
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to reveal relationships among the stock market performances of the most eye-catching countries the United States, China, and Japan.
Factors Affecting College Student Athletes' Academic Success In The Classroom, Alicia Ann Berber
Factors Affecting College Student Athletes' Academic Success In The Classroom, Alicia Ann Berber
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project was to examine and critically synthesize the factors affecting the success of student athletes in the classroom. An important part of this project was a critical examination of the support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, and task orientation and other services that still need to be developed and implemented for those student athletes at the college level. A review of literature was used to examine factors affecting the academic success of college student athletes in the classroom.
Emancipated Youths' Perspective On Transitioning Into Adulthood, Deann Petersen Russon
Emancipated Youths' Perspective On Transitioning Into Adulthood, Deann Petersen Russon
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of transitional aged youths' received services, such as, daily living skills, money management, self care, and social development, and look at whether these services have helped them transition into productive adults. Of the research that exists, emancipated foster youth are shown to be at a higher risk for negative outcomes than youth the same age that were not in foster care. The study collected data from youth involved in two Independent Living Programs in Riverside County.
Extensible Simulation Of Planets And Comets, Natalie Anne Wiser-Orozco
Extensible Simulation Of Planets And Comets, Natalie Anne Wiser-Orozco
Theses Digitization Project
The aim of this research was to create an extensible simulator that will not only calculate the trajectories of planets and comets using a numerical method, but be able to graphically simulate them. The significance of this project is its ability to be a useful tool to computer scientists, astronomers, and physicists by determining how an arbitrary set of celestial bodies interact with one another. It allows definition of bodies that belong to a system, and creates a graphical simulation of them based on their specific properties. Ideas are then easily conveyed not only to colleagues, but to the public …
Social Support And Homeless Individuals 50 To 65 Years Of Age, Joseph William Staudt
Social Support And Homeless Individuals 50 To 65 Years Of Age, Joseph William Staudt
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships homeless individuals have and their support systems. It analyzed what social supports an individual homeless person had in their life and how they utilized that support. This research was done due to lack of research being done on the elderly homeless population. The problem this study focuses on was homelessness among individuals between the ages of 50 and 65 years. Ten homeless people were interviewed at the Central City Lutheran Missions Cold Weather Shelter.
The Harm In Being A Man: Gender Self-Stereotyping Moderates The Relation Between The Motivation To Achieve And Performance, John Joseph Haller
The Harm In Being A Man: Gender Self-Stereotyping Moderates The Relation Between The Motivation To Achieve And Performance, John Joseph Haller
Theses Digitization Project
In this thesis, it is proposed that when indivduals apply cultural stereotypes about their social group to their self-concept, a phenomenon known as self-stereotyping happens. It can moderate the relation between achievement motivation and performance outcomes particularly in situations that have implications for gender.
George Orwell And The Rhetoric Of Tyranny, Charlene Ann Stark
George Orwell And The Rhetoric Of Tyranny, Charlene Ann Stark
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis examines Orwell's language theories and how rhetoric affects our civil liberities, specifically since 9/11. Rights are often taken for granted, but in fact our civil liberties are constantly reinterpreted and are affected by political rhetoric.