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The Perceived Effectiveness Of Teachers When Humor And Profanity Are Present In Lectures, Jo Lynn Blankenship
The Perceived Effectiveness Of Teachers When Humor And Profanity Are Present In Lectures, Jo Lynn Blankenship
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The present study examined the effects of the use of humor and/or profanity on students’ perception of a male or female Psychology instructor. Groups of subjects (N=389; 203=females, 186=males) in a classroom viewed a taped lecture and then completed a questionnaire assessing the instructor and lecture. Each subject viewed one of eight video-taped lecture conditions: (1) non-humorous, non-profane male, (2) non-humorous, profane male, (3) humorous, non-profane male, (4) humorous, profane male, (5) non-humorous, profane female, (6) non-humorous, profane female, (7) humorous, non-profane female or (8) humorous, profane female. It was found that the combination of humor and profanity was seen …
Critical Decision Making Skills Of Postgraduate Respiratory Care Personnel, Leisa Kay Bowden
Critical Decision Making Skills Of Postgraduate Respiratory Care Personnel, Leisa Kay Bowden
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The researcher of the study became interested in critical decision making skills while working with Respiratory Care post graduates. The researcher of the study noticed through observation a deficiency in critical thinking skills, reasoning abilities and decision making skills of recent post graduate Respiratory personnel. These weaknesses impacted a deterioration in interdepartmental communications and most importantly a deterioration in the quality of patient care. The problem of this study is to determine the effects of critical decision making skills in the College of West Virginia’s 1995 Respiratory Care class as compared to the College of West Virginia’s 1994 Respiratory Care …