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Geraldo: A Rhetorical Perspective On Sculpting Mutual Meaning, Rebecca L. Olsgaard

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A Study In The Use Of Writing And Self-Monitoring Strategies With Learning Disabled Eighth Graders, Solveig A. Bartz

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Learning disabled adolescents are expected to demonstrate more effective use of written expression as they cope with increased curricular demands at the secondary level. To compound the problem, repeated failures have helped develop strong negative affect toward school and the writing process.

Statement of the Problem ·-----·---·-----·-·----------This study was designed to teach writing and self-monitoring skills to learning disabled eighth graders. Time for practice was provided, and the effectiveness of the procedure was evaluated.

Methods and Procedures ----------·--------- Unlike other studies, this study did not compare the learning disabled with non-learning disabled; instead, using appropriate statistical technique, student performances over …

The Relationship Between Trait Anxiety And Organization In Memory., Doug Gene Heck

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These two studies examined the influence of trait anxiety upon organization in memory. High and low trait-anxious subjects who were either high or low in verbal ability listened to tape-recorded word lists and prose passages at different levels of difficulty. Immediately after listening to each word list, the subjects were asked to orally recall all they could remember, while their written recall was used for the passages.The results revealed no trait anxiety effects, with the exception of high trait anxiety being associated with greater total recall of words. A weak positive correlation existed between trait anxiety and total recall in …

Verbal Memory Changes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents With Suspected Senile Dementia Of The Alzheimer's Type., Scott Mark Bodine

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Forty eight elderly subjects who were residents of nursing homes and retirement centers participated in the study which was designed to evaluate verbal memory functioning in presumed Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (SDAT). Half of the subjects exhibited significant decline in memory as evidenced by raw scores of 50 or below on the Wechsler Memory Scale. Declines in memory were not attributable to depression, cerebrovascular accident, alcohol abuse or severe mental disorders. The demented group performed lower than the group with intact memory on a measure of verbal ability. The memory tasks employed were free recall of word lists, …

Stress Reduction In Dental Students., Jacqueline Kush Turek

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The current research was designed to compare effectiveness of two widely used stress reduction methods, Progressive Relaxation Training (PRT) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT). The entire Fall 1987, freshman class of Creighton University School of Dentistry participated (N =.68). Fifty-eight Subjects completed the project. Students were randomly assigned to a treatment, PRT (N = 12) or SIT (N = 17), or to one of two control groups, placebo (N = 13), or no treatment (N = 16). The placebo consisted of a once-only lecture on theory of stress. All subjects were measured for stress related components using paper and pencil …

Dífference In Spatial Visualization Skills Between Male And Female Seventh-And-Eighth Grade Students, Jean Mckay Teaster

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One hundred-twenty seventh- and eighth-grade students in a selected county in Georgia served as subjects for the testing of visual memory skills. There were fifty-one males and sixty-nine females involved in the study. Ten pictures from the Rosner Spatial Visualization Test (RSYT) were shown, one at a time, on an overhead projector. The students were to study the pictures for fifteen seconds and then were given an additional fifteen seconds to reproduce each picture on dot paper. After the students finished each drawing, they were asked to tell whether or not they felt that their reproduction was correct by writing …

An Investigation Of The Relationship Between Locus Of Control And Achievement In Third And Fifth Grade Students, Elaine Sheats

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between internal locus of control and academic achievement in third and fifth grade students. The Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale was used to determine a locus of control score for each subject. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Form 8 was used to obtain an achievement score for each subject. The study implemented a correlational research design. The Pearson product moment correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the test scores. Results indicated a significant relationship between the internal dimension of locus of control and academic achievement.

Competitive Fire: An Historical Descriptive Analysis Of Adherence To Traditional Journalistic Tenets In Television News Coverage Of The Mark Hofmann Salt Lake City Bombings, B. William Silcock

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Television news contains factors of time constraints and deadlines that add pressures to the underlying rules of objectivity, fairness, and bias. This study seeks to determine if the elements of "responsible journalism" dissipate in television news coverage of a highly significant, developing news story. In other words, how well do the rules hold up under pressure? The momentous story selected for observation was the Mark Hofmann bombings in Salt Lake City, Utah. The focus centered on the coverage by local stations rather than the network television news operations.

Characterization Of Steroid-17,20-Desmolase And 20Α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase From Clostridium Scindens, Amy Elizabeth Krafft

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Clostridium scindens is an obligate anaerobe isolated from the normal intestinal flora of man. It is the only bacterium known at present to synthesize both steroid-17,20-desmolase and 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (ZOα-HSDH). This study was undertaken to characterize these neutral steroid transforming reactions in extracts of C. scindens; to purify and characterize the enzymes responsible for side-chain cleavage and 20α- hydroxysteroid oxidoreduction and to clone the genes encoding these enzymes with a view towards studying the mechanism of induction by steroids in a prokaryotic system. Both enzymes were found to be co-inducible in cells cultured in the presence of 17α-hydroxysteroids. In cell …

Effects Of A Parent/Teen Workshop, Roberta Magarrell

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the short-term effect of a parent-teen structured family facilitation program (PAT). The study compared pre and post workshop scores on a number of dependent variables in a workshop, a replication of the workshop, and a comparison group.
Analysis of the data revealed no significant differences from pretest to post test in either of the groups. However when the groups were combined there were some statistically significant differences from pretest to post test. The fathers increased in their ability to transfer control while the mothers decreased in kindness. A few post hoc analyses …

An Examination Of Relationships Between Selected Cognitive Attributes Of The Counselor-In-Training And Case Conceptualization., Karmel Pengilly

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The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships that may exist among certain cognitive attributes of the counselor-in-training and the formation of his or her clinical conceptualization of a client. Specifically, the study examined the relationships that exist among the counselor's learning style, cognitive mode, conceptual level, theoretical orientation, and particular aspects of the counselor's case conceptualization.Fifty-nine Masters level graduate students in counseling participated in the study. Subjects viewed a videotaped simulation of a client presentation after which they provided their clinical impressions and conceptualization. Conceptualization was assessed by two methods, a descriptive essay written by the subject …

Fibrositis : A Stress, Appraisal, And Coping Model, Sharon R. Brown

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Structured Teaching For Same Day Admission Patients, Larry Dahlen

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The Understanding Of Medical Terminology As Perceived By Family Members Of Hospitalized Patients, Glenn R. Ermer

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Men Touching Men : An Exploration Of Male Touching Behavior, Michele Brual

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An Inquiry Into Aestheticism And Its Influence Evident In Selected Plays Of Oscar Wilde, Michael Barrett Childs

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Analysis Of Nursing Assessment And Documentation For Urinary Tract Infections In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Debra A. Filer

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Impression Accuracy : Gender Differences And Relationships To Psychopathology, Frederick P. List

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Nursing Turnover In Small Rural Hospitals, Sharon A. Laxdal

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Health Care -- Implications For The Health Professionals, David Gregory

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Teacher Perceptions Of And Satisfaction With The Power Base Uses Of Elementary And Secondary Principals, John P. Franzoia

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The purpose of this study was (1) to determine how elementary and secondary teachers in a large North Dakota school district perceived the power base use of their principals and (2) to determine how satisfied these teachers were with the power base use.

The researcher administered the Power Perception Profile- Perception of Other and a brief questionnaire to the teachers to study the relationship between satisfaction and background variables. Of 544 teachers in the district, 410 participated resulting in 379 usable responses, a total of 69.7% of all teachers in the district. Interviews were conducted with principals after results were …

The Effects Of Goal Setting On Performance : A Field Study, William Allyson

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The Novels Of Toni Morrison : The Search For Self And Place Within The Community, Patrick Bryce Bjork

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The Effects Of Prose Passage Organization On Comprehension Of Aphasic And Nonaphasic Listeners, Therese Abrahamson

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Incidence Of Post Spinal Anesthetic Headache In Cesarean Section Patients, Jason Randall Stotts

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The Effects Of Prenatal Vasopressin Administration On Memory In Rats, Robyn R. Swenson

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Mental Health Value Differences Between Caucasian And Japanese-American Students, Lance V. Suan

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Adult Family Member Stressors In The Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Jayne A. Cromer

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Highly Intelligible Voice Synthesis, Bradley V. Briercliffe

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The Effects Of Mood State And Gender On Interpersonal Impression Accuracy, Donna J. Greifer

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