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2012

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Establishing A Low-Fidelity Simulated Hospital Setting: Upgrading Nursing Skills Lab (Poster), Margaret Fink Nov 2012

Establishing A Low-Fidelity Simulated Hospital Setting: Upgrading Nursing Skills Lab (Poster), Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink

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Establishing A Low-Fidelity Simulated Hospital Setting: Upgrading Nursing Skills Lab (Poster), Margaret Fink Nov 2012

Establishing A Low-Fidelity Simulated Hospital Setting: Upgrading Nursing Skills Lab (Poster), Margaret Fink

Margaret Fink

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Community Based Research-Vancouver Rent Bank, Nisha Malhotra Jan 2012

Community Based Research-Vancouver Rent Bank, Nisha Malhotra

Nisha Malhotra

As part of UBC’s initiative to facilitate community-based learning, this course gave students the option of participating in a research project that helps a non-profit organization gain better understanding of a specific issue. Whereas most undergraduate economic curricula focus on theory or data analysis, Community-Based Research (CBR) lets students use their theoretical knowledge and analytical skills to help people in their own community

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Are Weighted Or Unweighted High School Grade Point Averages Better Indicators Of College Success?, Chanel Nagaishi, Michael K. Slade, Russell T. Warne, J Scott Wright, B Paul Hermesmeyer Dec 2011

Are Weighted Or Unweighted High School Grade Point Averages Better Indicators Of College Success?, Chanel Nagaishi, Michael K. Slade, Russell T. Warne, J Scott Wright, B Paul Hermesmeyer

Russell T Warne

Multiple studies have shown the strong predictive power of high school grade point average (HSGPA) in forecasting future academic performance outcomes. However, the methods for calculating HSGPAs vary among schools, with some employing weighted methods in their calculations and others using unweighted scales. Due to these inconsistencies, it is often difficult to compare HSGPAs across high schools. This study involved the coding of 551 high school transcripts of pre-med college students in Texas. Unweighted HSGPAs were then calculated for each of these students on a standard 4.0 scale. Three multiple regression models were then created for the students with complete …

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