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The Scientific Method: Is It Still Useful?, Scott Watson
The Scientific Method: Is It Still Useful?, Scott Watson
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Math Anxiety: Causes, Effects, And Preventative Measures, Megan R. Smith
Math Anxiety: Causes, Effects, And Preventative Measures, Megan R. Smith
Senior Honors Theses
Math anxiety is a real problem facing students and teachers today. The mathematics teacher especially needs to understand the causes and effects of math anxiety as well as ways to help students overcome it. There are many symptoms of math anxiety including an unwillingness to attempt mathematics problems, a fear of taking advanced mathematics classes, and being unusually nervous when in mathematics class. Math anxiety hinders students' working memory (Perina, 2002). It occurs at different ages in different people for different reasons. The main cause of math anxiety is the teacher himself It has been shown that students tend to …
The Professional Development Of Academic Librarians: How Should Institutions Contribute To The Process?, Gregory A. Smith
The Professional Development Of Academic Librarians: How Should Institutions Contribute To The Process?, Gregory A. Smith
Faculty Publications and Presentations
Professional development is universally recognized in education and librarianship as imperative for ongoing effectiveness. Most—though not all—academic libraries support professional development through financial assistance and release time. However, while funding and release time are necessary to professional growth, they are not sufficient. The role of the leader as a steward of organizational culture suggests that academic library administrators should concern themselves with fostering an environment conducive to their subordinates’ professional development. Innovative professional development programs in place at a number of academic libraries stand as a corrective to the seemingly haphazard practices of many libraries and librarians. Further research on …
Human Cloning, Steve Mcdonald
Human Cloning, Steve Mcdonald
Faculty Publications and Presentations
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Professional Development And Educational Technology Integration, Randall S. Dunn
Professional Development And Educational Technology Integration, Randall S. Dunn
Faculty Publications and Presentations
This paper examines a structure for the implementation of technological innovations using business approaches to project management. The human factor is especially explored in its discussion.