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A Study Of The Effects Of Utilizing The Writing Process As An Instructional Strategy On Student Thinking Skills In Ninth-Grade Biology Courses, Gene P Butler
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This was an initial study that examined the effect of the type of instruction used in biology I classrooms on learner development of critical thinking, as measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal. Form A of the instrument was used as the pretest, and Form B of the instrument was used as the posttest. The independent variable was teaching method and consisted of two levels: (1) "the writing process," as a teaching method adapted for science instruction, and (2) the "traditional" teaching method, which relied on lecture, discussion, textbook assignments, and verification laboratories; Three teachers from schools within the Clark …
The Hyperrationalization Of Nevada's Schools: 1975-1990, Lauren Marie Kohut
The Hyperrationalization Of Nevada's Schools: 1975-1990, Lauren Marie Kohut
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Public school education has always been perceived by the public as an institution to which laymen from all walks of life would provide input, good or bad, insightful or ignorant, solicited or unsolicited. The assumed responsibility phenomenon helped legitimize the continued contributions by the public of new concepts and ideas by which schools could supposedly solve glaring problems purportedly being experienced; The institution of education has always embraced the introduction of new concepts (either wholeheartedly or begrudgingly) and consequently became subject to the inevitable bandwagon of professionals who have continually searched for the ever-elusive manner by which all individuals could …
Development Of An Eclectic Dictionary For Court Reporting, William Campbell
Development Of An Eclectic Dictionary For Court Reporting, William Campbell
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the resources available to the field of court reporting in the United States, specifically, the existence of an eclectic dictionary which encompasses all known methodologies and advanced principles; This study reviewed articles, texts, and manuals pertaining to court reporting to ascertain the need for an eclectic dictionary; A questionnaire was prepared and sent to all court reporting program directors of accredited programs in the United States. They were asked to provide their overall philosophy in terms of developing an eclectic dictionary and requested to respond about the need for such a dictionary; …
Cosmopolite/Localite Attitudes Of Nevada Higher Education Administrators And How Those Attitudes Relate To Neoteric Marketing Attitudes, Larry Leroy Martin
Cosmopolite/Localite Attitudes Of Nevada Higher Education Administrators And How Those Attitudes Relate To Neoteric Marketing Attitudes, Larry Leroy Martin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the localite/cosmopolite attitudes of the Presidential Cabinets and Councils at each Nevada University and Community College, and how those findings related to their attitudes in utilizing modern or neoteric marketing practices; Study procedure. The procedure for the conduct of the study involved a review of the literature and questionnaire surveys of all cabinet/council level administrators. Collected data was tabulated, analyzed, and reported. The following procedure was utilized for the conduct of the study: (A) Review of the literature. (B) Visitations to each University and Community College in Nevada; Review of the …
Locus-Of-Control Orientation And Assessment Center Performance As Predictors In An Administrative Selection Process, Gail Williams Dixon
Locus-Of-Control Orientation And Assessment Center Performance As Predictors In An Administrative Selection Process, Gail Williams Dixon
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine if locus of control orientation was related to the assessment center performance of prospective school administrators. It was not known if locus of control orientation and assessment center performance described similar administrative characteristics. If a relationship existed, locus of control orientation could be considered a valid predictor for use in an administrative selection process; The quantitative descriptive, correlation study was based on data gathered from participants in the Nevada Assessment Center from fall of 1985 thru spring of 1988. The sample (n = 120) consisted of individuals who had appropriately completed both …
Development Of An In Vitro Laboratory Manual For Nuclear Medicine Technology Students, Arthur Meyers
Development Of An In Vitro Laboratory Manual For Nuclear Medicine Technology Students, Arthur Meyers
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study evaluated existing In Vitro educational materials in qualitative and quantitative parameters that currently exist to educate potential clinicians of nationally accredited Nuclear Medicine programs; A review of over 300 articles, texts, and manuals pertaining to In Vitro Nuclear Medicine procedures clearly demonstrated that no In Vitro laboratory manual for undergraduate students presently existed; Every Nuclear Medicine program director in the United States was surveyed. They were asked for their overall philosophy in terms of developing an In Vitro manual and requested to evaluate the significance of 22 general principles/concepts and 34 specific laboratory testing procedures; From the responses …
A Study Of The Perceptions Of College Search Committee Chairs Concerning The Use Of Paid Consultants In Presidential Searches, James W Goldsmith
A Study Of The Perceptions Of College Search Committee Chairs Concerning The Use Of Paid Consultants In Presidential Searches, James W Goldsmith
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study was designed to investigate the perceptions of the chairs of presidential search committees and their response to the use of paid consultants. The opinions of search committee chairs were obtained from individuals who had served as chairs of the search committees at four year institutions. Data was obtained through the use of a research questionnaire organized around four major subproblems; The questionnaire was distributed to all four year colleges and universities that had placed a notice of an available presidential position in the Chronicle of Higher Education during the calendar years of 1987 and 1988; The treatment of …
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
Leadership Styles And Career Paths Of Selected Women In Higher Education Administration And Corporate Administration, Nancy Briggs Master
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study was made to determine if there were similarities or differences in the leadership styles and career paths of women in educational administration and women in corporate management; The populations of this study consisted of 50 women in higher education administration selected from the 1988 edition of the Higher Education Directory and 50 women in corporate administration from the 1988 Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Women, in both areas, listed as presidents, vice-presidents, directors, deans, managers, chancellors, CEOs or other corresponding titles, were selected; The instruments used to gather data in this study were the …