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A Study Of Secondary Mathematics: Reports Impacting Curriculum, Philip B. Nelson

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The research goals of this study include: 1. What influence did societal pressures of the time have toward the reports recommended curriculum? 2. What influences did technological developments of the time have toward the reports recommended curriculum? 3. What were or are unique (if any) mechanisms of the time that initiated the perceived need for reform in mathematics education? 4. What influence did changing college entrance requirements of the time have towards the reports recommended curriculum? 5. What curricula was recommended to ensure student study achieved the desired performance in mathematics?

An Assessment Of Past Nasa Program Sponsored Pre-Service And In-Service Teachers To Determine The Impact Of Their Training And Preparation For The Computer Technology Standards Of Learning For Virginia Public School Educators, Lloyd B. Evans

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To assist in solving these problems, the following objectives have been established: 1. To measure how well prepared the pre-service teachers are to use and teach instructional computer technology; 2. To measure in-service teachers' computer technology skills; 3. Assess teachers' integration of computer technology into the core curriculum; 4. Conduct a diminutive program evaluation of NASA computer technology education programs.

Phytoplankton Composition Within The Tidal Freshwater Region Of The James River, Virginia, Harold G. Marshall, Lubomira Burchardt

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Based on a 10.5 year data set, 271 taxa were identified at a single tidal freshwater station in the James River. The mean monthly concentrations of major algal categories, total biomass and productivity are given. Diatom maxima were associated with peak periods of river discharge, with chlorophytes, cyanobacteria, and autotrophic picoplankton abundance and productivity greater during reduced river flow and more stable water conditions.

Identification Of Speeded And Slowed Familiar Melodies By Younger, Middle-Aged, And Older Musicians And Nonmusicians, Melinda W. Andrews, W. Jay Dowling, James C. Bartlett, Andrea R. Halpern

Faculty Journal Articles

There is a range of tempos within which listeners can identify familiar tunes (around 0.8 to 6.0 notes/s). Faster and slower tunes are difficult to identify. The authors assessed fast and slow melody-identification thresholds for 80 listeners ages 17–79 years with expertise varying from musically untrained to professional. On fast-to-slow (FS) trials the tune started at a very fast tempo and slowed until the listener identified it. Slow-to-fast (SF) trials started slow and accelerated. Tunes either retained their natural rhythms or were stylized isochronous versions. Increased expertise led to better performance for both FS and SF thresholds (r = .45). …

An Investigation Of The Impact Of A Mentoring Program On Women Who Become Educational Leaders., Nancy Dabbs Glover

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Combinatorial Properties Of Mappings., Sean Ian Macdonald

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Education Committee Documents, 1998-2009, Long Term Ecological Research Network

Long Term Ecological Research Network

No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Students Who Seek Admission And Registration After The Beginning Of The Academic Term, Janet Vaughan Danley

Theses and Dissertations

Colleges and universities which permit students to apply for admission and/or register for classes after the beginning of the academic term may be adhering to an institutional policy which encourages unrestricted access to all qualified applicants. However, by permitting such students late entry, the late enrolling students, the students who were admitted and registered in a timely manner, the faculty, and the institution may suffer as a result. This study explored one institution's experience with late enrolling students. The students themselves were the primary focus of the study. Faculty and academic advisors who came into contact with the late enrolling …

Subiecte Posibile Pentru Examenul De Admitere În Liceu Şi Examenul De Capacitate (In Romanian), Florentin Smarandache, Constantin Coanda, Gheorghe Duta

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

Prezenta lucrare" încearcă să pună la dispoziţia elevilor şi profesorilor instrumente de evaluare a cunoştinţelor la toate capitolele din actuala programă de matematică. " În evoluţia adolescenţi/or din ţara noastră etapa admiterii în liceu mobilizează eforturi şi emoţii cu totul speciale. 'Actuala lucrare se doreşte a fi un sfljtuitor permanent În perioada fierbinte dintre e.;wmenul de capacitate şi admiterea În liceu. Testele cuprinse in această culegere au un caracter complementar faţă de multe materiale scrise În vederea sprijinirii celor ce se pregătesc pentru astfel de examene şi se referă la intreaga materie cuprinsă În programele analitice de aritmetică, algebră şi …

Uniform Lipschitz Continuity Of Best L(P)-Approximations By Polyhedral Sets, Martina Finzel, Wu Li

Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

In this paper we prove that the metric projection Π_{k, p} onto a polyhedral subset K of ℝⁿ, endowed with the p-norm, is uniformly Lipschitz continuous with respect to p,1 , p , ∞. As a consequence the strict best approximation and the natural best approximation are Lipschitz continuous selections for the metric projections Π_k, _∞ and Π_k,1, respectively. This extends a recent analogous result in Berens et al. [J.Math. Anal. Appl. 213 1997, 183-201] on linear subspaces.

Research In Mathematics Education: A Contemporary Perspective, Alistair Mcintosh (Ed.)

Research outputs pre 2011

The twelve chapters in this book-all but two written by researchers in Australian universities-provide ample evidence of the impressive contributions currently being made by Australia to research in mathematics education. The authors' fields of inquiry are diverse: they include discussion of the roles of language and imagery, problem posing and problem solving, students' beliefs and students' thinking, gambling and mental computation. T!1eir methodologies are no less diverse, incorporating descriptions of both quantitative and qualitative research projects, including action research in classrooms, theoretical perspectives and the development of theoretical models, reviews of research, surveys, clinical interviews and descriptions of new research …

Development Of Two Indices Of Crown Fire Hazard And Their Application In A Western Montana Ponderosa Pine Stand, Joe H. Scott

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Karl I. Truman V. William M. Dalton, Audit And Accounting Authority, Ltd. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

Brief of Appellee Audit and Accounting Authority, Ltd.

Leadership: A Cultural Manifestation Of Evolution, Lee A. Scott

Honors Theses

This essay has sought to expand the perspective of leadership studies by incorporating the general theory of evolution from the discipline of biology. Evolution has been compared to leadership by other researchers but they have limited themselves to a metaphorical comparison. The primary purpose of this paper was to show that such a distinction was inaccurate when we have a full understanding of general evolutionary theory. Once this connection was established in Part II, we turned to examine some of the implications for leadership studies in particular. While a new theory was not presented, a foundation for such a theory …

University Of Central Florida Irps 3-Year Fact Book - Ay 1995-96 Through 1997-98, University Of Central Florida

Historical Fact Book and Enrollment

Historical fact book and enrollment data for the University of Central Florida.

Perspectives On Norm-Referenced And Criterion-Referenced Grading In Introductory Speech Performance Courses, Ralph R. Behnke, Chris R. Sawyer

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This article explores the integration and amalgamation of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced perspectives in a manner that is particularly appropriate for use in basic or introductory speech communication performance courses. Possibly the greatest virtue of using criterion-referenced grading of speeches in a basic speech performance course is the generation of positive affect toward performance. Because students identify with their speeches, they are much more demoralized by negative feedback about their work on these assignments than for others. By setting appropriate minimal performance criteria that most beginning students can achieve, morale remains high, there is an atmosphere of success, and, in fact, …

Soret Feedback In Thermal Diffusion Of Suspensions, Nelson V. Tabiryan, Weili Luo

Faculty Bibliography 1990s

We have theoretically studied the interaction of a light beam with liquids containing absorbing nanoparticles. We have shown that the Soret effect ensures a feedback that essentially limits heat insertion into the system and the change in its temperature: the temperature rise on the axis of a Gaussian beam is inversely proportional to the Soret constant. Transverse spatial redistribution of the absorbing particles gives a specific thickness dependence of the transparency of the material. These properties not only play an essential role in the study of light interactions with absorbing Solutions, but also can underlie optical methods for measurements of …

Spin-Glass-Like Complex Susceptibility Of Frozen Magnetic Fluids, Susamu Taketomi

Faculty Bibliography 1990s

The complex magnetic susceptibility chi=chi'-i chi " of different kinds of magnetic fluids (MFs) was measured as a function of temperature T from 6 to 300 K in a weak ac field of 1 Oe for frequencies ranging from f=0.1 to 1000 Hz. A prominent peak appears in both chi' and chi " as a function of T in the frozen state of the MF in which cluster formation of the colloidal particles is difficult, whereas no peak appears in the frozen state of other MFs in which clusters form easily. The peak temperature T-p2 of chi " depends on …

Exponential Asymptotic Expansions And Approximations Of The Unstable And Stable Manifolds Of Singularly Perturbed Systems With The Henon Map As An Example, Alexander Tovbis, Masa Tsuchiya, Charles Jaffé

Faculty Bibliography 1990s

The subject of this paper is the construction of the exponential asymptotic expansions of the unstable and stable manifolds of the area-preserving Henon map. The approach that is taken enables one to capture the exponentially small effects that result from what is known as the Stokes phenomenon in the analytic theory of equations with irregular singular points. The exponential asymptotic expansions were then used to obtain explicit functional approximations for the stable and unstable manifolds. These approximations are compared with numerical simulations and the agreement is excellent. Several of the main results of the paper have been previously announced in …

Structure And Dynamics Of The 4p -> Ns,Md Autoionizing Resonances Between The P-3 And S-1 Thresholds In Atomic Bromine, S. Benzaid, M. O. Krause, A. Menzel, C. D. Caldwell

Faculty Bibliography 1990s

The relative partial photoionization cross sections sigma(i) and photoelectron angular distribution parameters beta(1) are measured for all possible final ionic states of Br+ between the P-3(2) and S-1(0) thresholds. The decay patterns of the autoionizing 4p(4 3)P(1,0) nl, 4p(4 1)D(2) nl, and 4p(4 1)S(0) nl Rydberg series arising from the 4p ins,md excitations are observed at the fine-structure level in all available channels. For each Rydberg series, the energies, quantum defects, and photoelectron angular distribution parameters are determined, as well as the widths and shape parameters of the low-lying members. Relative total cross sections are derived from the partial cross …

Removal Of Laser-Melted Material With An Assist Gas, K. Farooq, A. Kar

Faculty Bibliography 1990s

Molten material is removed in many laser applications such as laser grooving and laser cutting. An assist gas is usually used to remove the molten material from the laser material interaction zone. The effect of assist gas pressure on the material removal rate is investigated in this article for laser cutting and grooving applications. The model for melt depth is based on the overall energy balance, and the cut depth is obtained by considering the effect of the assist gas. The model for kerf width is based on the modified Rosenthal solution taking into account the melting effect. The cut …

Rollins College Catalogue, 1998, Rollins College

Text Materials of Central Florida

Rollins College catalogue 1998 with list of faculty and students and courses by department.

Effective Communication In The Performance Appraisal Interview: Face-To-Face Communication For Public Managers In The Culturally Diverse Workplace, John F. Kikoski

Political Science & Global Affairs Faculty Publications

A study restates and then extends a thesis about the performance appraisal process first published almost 15 years ago - that the public manager's performance in the face-to-face encounter of the appraisal interview itself is the Achilles' heel of the entire process. This 1983 article held that many public managers experience discomfort approaching the actual performance appraisal interview and difficulty in conducting it. They are usually untrained and may even be unaware of the scholarly work that has identified the skills that make for more effective face-to-face communication. The 1983 article also presented 6 specific microcommunication skills to help public …

The Relationship Of Delinquency To Achievement, Christine J. Tomlinson

Theses

Studies have shown that juvenile delinquents are at risk for a wealth of other problems such as learning disabilities. below average intelligence, and attention deficit disorder. Some researchers have refuted these claims by saying that the difficulty in appropriately labeling individuals learning disabled and delinquent has resulted in increasing numbers of individuals being incorrectly labeled delinquent or learning disabled. Others have argued that differential treatment of learning disabled and delinquent youth has negatively affected the school performance of these individuals. This study examined the Reading, Math, and English achievement scores of both delinquents and nondelinquents in an attempt to determine …

The Impact Of The Visual Advertising On Today's Consumer, Gissel M. Pimentel

Theses

Advertising has grown and developed new ideas throughout the years. Since its beginning . advertising has experienced many changes trying to exert influence on potential consumers and to remain in their minds in a positive way.

This culminating project is about the influence of the visual elements used in advertising on consumer perception . Advertising ' s purpose is to sell . A good ad should cause a good impression in the consumer and lead him or her to purchase the product or service advertised .

The main idea that will be developed and demonstrated in this culminating project is …

Building A Secure Intranet, Fred J. Berryman

Theses

This thesis will explain the vulnerabilities of computers in a networking environment and demonstrate proper procedures for building a secure Intranet.

The Internet is built around the concept of open communication. Data is shared around the globe just as easily as it is from one office or cubical to the next. Corporations are skeptical about putting company data on such a public transport mechanism as the Internet, but the tools used on the Internet are exciting and everyone wants to use them. Out of a desire for the best of both worlds, the Intranet was born.

An intranet that has …

Examining The Usefulness Of Amerinet's Valusource 3.0 Software, Theresa A. Jarus

Theses

The main focus of this research is to provide AmeriNet, Inc., a group purchasing organization of medical and healthcare supplies, with a statistical and realistic perspective regarding user training requirements and effectiveness of their latest software release, ValuSource 3.0.

This electronic catalog was developed for AmeriNet members to provide contract pricing information. The software release took over a year to design and implemented most of the functionality required/requested by AmeriNet shareholders and members.

The purpose of the software is to give members access to up-to-date contract information such as pricing, contract terms, commitment levels, etc. ValuSource 3.0 is capable of …

Ida: A Cognitive Agent Architecture, S. Franklin, A. Kelemen, L. Mccauley

CCRG Papers

No abstract provided.

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Physician-Assisted Suicide In The Dark Ward: The Intersection Of The Thirteenth Amendment And Health Care Treatments Having Disproportionate Impacts On Disfavored Groups, Larry J. Pittman

Seton Hall Law Review

No abstract provided.