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A Progress Report On The Plan For The Assessment Of Student Learning, Assessment Of Student Learning Committee

Assessment of Student Learning Minutes (Inactive)

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Student Learning Minutes 11/26/1996, Assessment Of Student Learning Committee

Assessment of Student Learning Minutes (Inactive)

No abstract provided.

Campus Assembly Minutes 11/18/1996, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

Framework For Understanding Nfma In A Legal Context, David H. Getches

The National Forest Management Act in a Changing Society, 1976-1996: How Well Has It Worked in the Past 20 Years?: Will It Work in the 21st Century? (September 16-18)

8 pages.

Contains references.

Competing Conceptions Of Risk, Paul B. Thompson, Wesley Dean

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Recent literature is said to reflect growing acknowledgment of multiple conceptions of risk but often to obscure an important distinction. Building on work of Kristin Shrader-Frechette, the authors explore the potential for debate over competing philosophical conceptions of risk.

Risk Criteria For Approving Or Rejecting Field Tests Of High-Performance Weapons, Shaul Feller, Michael Maharik

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Because details are classified and participation by affected populations is limited, military test ranges impose difficult challenges on those responsible for their safety. Here, the authors catalog some of those challenges and suggest ways to address them.

Changing Practices In The Assessment Of Writing A Discipline Redefining Itself, Marie E. Schleiff

Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This thesis concerns how changes in the assessment of writing mirror the historical changes in the purposes and methodologies in education. We have witnessed a dramatic shift from the viewing and testing of writing as a series of sub-skills, with emphasis on error-avoidance and correctness of form, to viewing both the process of writing and its assessment as a means of discovery, reflection, and learning. New practices in the evaluation of writing reflect knowledge of how writing occurs and how it is taught. Results of a survey conducted over two years show high school students' responses to traditional and new …

North American Division Resource Needs Assessment, Monte Sahlin

Human Subject Research Archive

This paper presents NAD resource needs assessment. This research is designed to provide information upon which those given the responsibility of resource development can make informed and intelligent decisions. Ten focus groups were conducted throughout the North American Division.

An Exploration Of Relationships Between Perceptions Of Family System And Spiritual Well-Being , James Gregg Nunn

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of Lodging/Gaming Properties' Responsiveness To The Requirements Of Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act, Bradley Jay Elgin

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

An assessment of lodging/gaming properties responsiveness to the requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act examines three Las Vegas lodging gaming/properties in detail. The assessment is made though the use of varying methodologies that generated (1) the organizational policies for responding to the intent of the law and (2) the physical ability of the properties to comply with the law. In addition, the opinions of disabled persons who are current users of Las Vegas' lodging/gaming industry. The assessment allows the industry to better its ability to understand and serve the needs of persons with disabilities.

Implementation Of The Elementary Classroom Computer Initiative: A Description Of The First Year, Tony Hubert, John Pisapia

MERC Publications

This report was commissioned by Henrico County Public Schools to evaluate the first implementation of its elementary classroom computer initiative. It describes the first year of the initiative and is the first formative evaluation report. The complete evaluation project will span five years. This report is descriptive only, however, subsequent reports will be more inferential in nature, e.g., examining the impact of the initiative on student performance.

This report focuses on how the implementation has been perceived by teachers, students, and school division personnel. The primary focus was on teacher perceptions of the implementation phase of the initiative. The study …

Institutional Assessment At Western Washington University For The 1995-1997 Biennium (January, 1996), Joseph E. Trimble

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

In identifying and organizing its research, program evaluation, and outcomes assessment activities Western Washington University's Office of lnstitutional Assessment and Testing (OIAT) strives to obtain and generate data and information that attempts to provide answers to the following fundamental questions: 1) What do we look like as an institution and how can we improve the quality of the academic and sociocultural climate? 2) What factors contribute to general and specific changes in Western students' attitudes, knowledge, and skills? 3) How can we enrich classroom and instructional experiences to advance and promote effective learning? 4) How successful is each component of …

Review Of: Ralph L. Barnett & Steven R. Schmid, Safeguard Evaluation Protocol - A Decision Tree For Standardizing, Optionalizing, Prohibiting, Ignoring, Enhancing Or Characterizing Safeguards (Triodyne Inc., 1995), Suzanne A. Sprunger

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: Ralph L. Barnett & Steven R. Schmid, Safeguard Evaluation Protocol - A Decision Tree for Standardizing, Optionalizing, Prohibiting, Ignoring, Enhancing or Characterizing Safeguards (Triodyne Inc., 1995). Figures, references, table. ISSN 1041-9489. [14 pp. $25.00. 5950 W. Touhy, Niles, IL 60714.]

Creating Effective Learning Environments In Print: A Guide For Lecturers And Designers Of Independent Study Materials, Jan Herrington

Research outputs pre 2011

This book is about providing the assistance that you need to create effective printed learning materials. It focuses on the needs of the writer of a distance unit, but the principles apply equally to any self-directed study materials. The book has been developed to assist you with the preparation of your study materials, and to describe some of the many support services available to you.

It also provides guidelines on non-discriminatory writing and a useful editorial style, sometimes described as a 'house style'. Above all, Creating Effective Learning Environments in Print will help to ensure that documents you produce are …

Honouring Young Children: Research, Curriculum And Practice In Early Childhood Education, Loraine Corrie (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

Early childhood educators tend to be people who like to agree with their colleagues. Often we avoid conflict situations and keep the peace by being silent, rather than raising our voices in dissent. But rapid changes to the field, coupled with the explosion of knowledge in the 90s, have opened up new dilemmas and new challenges for teachers. If we are to meet these challenges in a way that honours young children, then we need to talk about our differences and diverse views in a spirit of trust and professional collegiality.

The Second Edith Cowan Memorial Conference on Early Childhood …

Geological And Land Instability Mapping Using A Gis Package As A Building Block For The Development Of A Risk Assessment Procedure, R N. Chowdhury, P N. Flentje

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

A modern land instability risk assessment procedure must include an accurate geological framework and land instability database. Geological and land instability mapping of the northern suburbs of the City of Wollongong represents a considerable challenge and is to be achieved using computer generated 1:4000 topographic base maps. Using an integrated series of techniques, including computer modelling of the escarpment geology and field mapping techniques, a new series of geological maps has been produced. Meanwhile an exhaustive land instability database of the region has been compiled. A flexible approach to mapping and data compilation is very useful and confirms the viability …

Assessment And Treatment Of Domestic Violence In A Substance Abuse Setting, Carlo Defazio

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Domestic violence and substance abuse have come to the forefront of the public's awareness in the last decade. This document focuses on the simultaneous occurrence of these phenomena and proposes that providers reconcile any possible differences in treatment and collaborate, if not integrate services. Providers must move beyond their respective theoretical approaches and form a new transtheoretical delivery approach to treatment in order to provide the best possible outcomes for clients. Additionally, while the document assumes that substance abuse programs are offering appropriate assessment and treatment to their clients, it seeks to further heighten their awareness to issues concerning domestic …

A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model For Diagnostic Windfield Assessment, Zijiang Shi

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

A 3-dimensional model that calculates windfields over irregular terrain based on meteorological tower data has been developed. The governing equations of atmospheric motion, the finite element method and atmospheric boundary layer concept have been introduced. A surface model of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) has been generated from DEM files which contain elevation data, and a 3-D mesh has been generated. Initial estimates of the velocity field are developed by interpolating surface and upper level wind measurements. A diagnostic objective analysis technique is used to generate 3-D winds above the surface layer. This algorithm incorporates NTS tower field measurements to …

Environmental Assessment Mammoth-Duck Creek Recovery Project, United States Forest Service

Environmental Assessments (UT)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) documents the analysis of a Proposed Action and the No Action alternative for the Mammoth-Duck Creek Recovery Project. The Proposed Action is designed to meet the following Purpose and Need within urban interface areas, Forest campgrounds and along designated Forest roads (Focus Areas): restore forest health by reducing bark beetle populations and protecting and retaining scenic vegetation; eliminate safety hazards by reducing fuels buildup and fire danger; manage habitats to maintain viable populations of existing native or desired non-native vertebrate species; and recover the volume and value of trees killed by bark beetles. The EA discusses …

Wildlife Damage Management (Wdm) In The Northern Utah Adc District, United States Department Of Agriculture, Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Damage Control

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Across the United States, wildlife habitat has been substantially changed as human populations expand and land is used for human needs. These human uses and needs often compete with wildlife which increases the potential for conflicting human/wildlife interactions. In addition, segments of the public strive for protection for all wildlife; this protection can create localized conflicts between human and wildlife activities.

Environmental Assessment For 36 Livestock Grazing Allotments On The Shoshone National Forest, United States Forest Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Shoshone National Forest proposes to issue Term Grazing Permits that will authorize the grazing of livestock on 36 grazing allotments located within the Forest. Permits will be issued for a period of up to 10 years. Part 3 (Special Terms and Conditions) of each permit would contain site specific livestock and rangeland management requirements designed to mitigate existing resource conflicts and implement Forest Plan standards and guidelines specific to each allotment.

South Manti Timber Salvage Sales Environmental Assessment, United States Forest Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This environmental assessment (EA) is intended to foster informed decision making and public participation on a site-specific proposal to implement activities designed to meet the purpose and need and goals and objectives of the Manti-La Sal National Forest Land and Resources Management Plan (Forest Plan). This EA discloses the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of three action alternatives for timber harvest and road construction, and a no action alternative on portions of the Ferron/Price and Sanpete Ranger Districts, Manti-La Sal National Forest in Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah. The area to be analyzed in support of this decision includes …

A Needs Assessment For The Convention And Meeting Planning Industry, Beth Robyn Appelbaum

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Meeting and convention planning is increasingly becoming integral to the hospitality industry. Indeed, such planning touches almost every facet of hospitality, travel and tourism services. Only in the past twenty years has this function become recognized as a profession. A knowledge of lodging, food and beverage, and the broader aspects of tourism will enhance the meeting planner's effectiveness, but beyond this what are the nuances of the dynamics of such planning?;Meeting and convention planning courses are being offered on an increasing basis within hospitality education programs. The question is, are the combinations of such courses providing the competencies in order …

Environmental Assessment Amendment To Grand Mesa National Forest Travel Management Plan Revision 100 Mile Proposal, United States Forest Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The purpose of this Environmental Assessment (EA) is to describe the environmental effects of a proposal to evaluate reopening approximately 100 miles of the 299 miles of nonsystem routes which were closed to motorized use by the Decision Notice on the Grand Mesa National Forest Travel Management Plan Revision dated December 12, 1994.

Appendix 1 Public Comments And Forest Service Responses To The Environmental Assessment For 36 Livestock Grazing Allotments On The Shoshone National Forest, United States Forest Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Forest Service Regulations (36 CFR 215.6d) require publication of this appendix. Material in this appendix addresses comments received from the public during the comment period for the Environmental Assessment for 36 Livestock Grazing Allotments on the Shoshone National Forest. This appendix will be attached to any Decision Notices that may result.

Are Teaching Evaluation Questionnaires Valid? Assessing The Evidence, Larry D. Barnett

Larry D Barnett

No abstract provided.