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Literacy In The Multiage Classroom : A Review Of The Research, Barbara Avaux Messer

Graduate Research Papers

Multi-age grouping has a long history and is once again being studied as a viable alternative to the age-graded education model. Research indicates that multi-age programs are academically effective as well as being beneficial in promoting feelings of self-efficacy in students. Our society has changed since the inception of the age-graded model and teachers today are looking at multi-age education as a way to meet the diverse needs of their students. Successful multi-age programs have similar characteristics, but each program needs to be designed to meet the needs of the community it serves. Specific teaching strategies, materials, and assessment methods, …

Through Whose Eyes, Susan Kay Aries Jolly

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to determine if third and fourth grade students enjoy reading and or enjoy books that are told from the first person point of view. Two versions of two different stories were used to determine reading preferences. The final samples included 46 third grade students and 38 fourth grade students. It was found that in the third grade, the first story, the boys preferred first person point of view and the girls preferred third person point of view. Fourth grade boys and girls both preferred the story told from the first person point of view. …

Writers Workshop In A Second Grade Classroom, Julie Ryan

Graduate Research Papers

A writers workshop consists of peer and teacher interaction in assigned small groups. For this project, a writers workshop was implemented in a second grade classroom. A print-rich environment and a careful introduction to the components of the writing process were the basis of the program. Students were offered a continuous and predictable workshop schedule. Guidance was given in the form of student-teacher conferences, mini-lessons and the introduction of many genres of writing.

Mental Distress In Aviation Claims - Emergent Trends, Ruwantissa I. R. Abeyratne

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Who Really Should Have Exercised Jurisdiction Over The Military Pilots Implicated In The 1998 Italy Gondola Accident, Kimberly C. Priest-Hamilton

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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Flying Over Troubled Waters: The Collapse Of Dohsa's Historic Application To Litigation Arising From High Seas Commercial Airline Accidents, Jad J. Stepp, Michael J. Aubuchon

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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All The (Air) Rage: Legal Implications Surrounding Airline And Government Bans On Unruly Passengers In The Sky, William Mann

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

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The Role Of Recreation And Leisure Programs In Building A Sense Of Community Among College Students, Kaori Kikuta

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate if college students' participation in leisure and recreation programs enhances satisfaction with their university community life, and result in building a sense of community. The points considered included 1) association of leisure and recreation with a sense of community; 2) the impact of leisure and recreation participation regarding a sense of belonging to the university community; 3) a role of leisure and recreation professionals to promote the potentials of recreation programs; 4) appropriate programs which were needed by the participants.

The study was conducted at the University of Northern Iowa in the …

A Review Of The Literature Related To Weight Concerns And Dieting Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls In Israel, Jacy Walters

Graduate Research Papers

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The Role Of Mind/Body Interventions In The Management Of Coronary Heart Disease, Camilyn M. Smalley

Graduate Research Papers

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the United States. Common medical practice attempts to treat this disease with medical procedures and pharmacologic therapy and works to prevent the disease or reduce further risk through the modification of known risk factors. Although these practices are generally successful, there is growing interest in the public domain for alternative therapies that address the psychosocial domain of the disease, empower the patient, and potentially reduce side-effects of current medical treatment. Mind/body approaches represent a commonly pursued alternative. This review provides background into the development of the mind/body concept. …

Ay 1999/2000 Committee/Council Vacancies List 2000-02-22, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Committee/Council Vacancies List 1999-12-01, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Nomination Guide, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Faculty Senate Roster, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Standing Committees And Councils, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Fs Meeting Minutes, 2000-03-22, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Ay 1999/2000 Sec Meeting Minutes, 2000-01-12, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Archives

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Practice Placement In Social Care Education, Lillian Byrne

Theses

This research had two objectives first, to identify Applied Social Studies students' experience of practice placement and second, to identify their practice teachers experience of practice placement. The objectives were met by completing four Studies. To understand the context and purpose of practice placement during the education of Social Care workers the first three chapters focus on outlining the developments in Irish Social Care, providing an understanding of practice placement and the role of supervision during practice placement. The following four chapters outline and discuss each of the studies in detail and the final chapters discusses the findings in the …

Development Of Object Oriented Components For Atm Network Simulation With Emphasis On Congestion Control, Wen Dee Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) provides the required flexibility for the support of heterogeneous services for Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (8-ISDN) environment. A TM has proven to be efficient and flexible in handling a wide range of integrated service traffic. The most outstanding feature of ATM is that it provides the Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees between connections. In a network environment, congestion control is an important factor to consider as to guarantee the negotiated QoS. To study, observe and develop the congestion control mechanism in an ATM network, simulation modelling provides the ideal domain. The aim of this project …

Development Of A Reusable Object Oriented Application Framework For Library Systems Domain, Roy Teck Choye Chew

Student Works (2000-2009)

The main goal of developing an application framework on an application domain or a business domain is to facilitate development of application systems within the same domain by reusing components through customisation and not from scratch. These components would have to be analysed and designed with reusable features so that they can be reused to develop different applications in the related domain. In the case of an object-oriented application framework in the technical view, it is made up of a set of interrelated abstract (generic) and concrete classes that underlie the components of a domain model and form the domain …

Development Of Multiple Channels Edf Lasers, Muhammad Zamzuri Abdul Kadir

Student Works (2000-2009)

This thesis presents the research work carried out on the development and analysis of single wavelength EDFL and multiple wavelength EDFL. Two types of single wavelength EDF ring laser were studied namely a fixed signal wavelength system and a tuneable signal wavelength system. However, emphasis was given to the first case. The analyses made, were based on the following parameters: pump and signal stability, pump power, reflectivity, EDF length and cavity loss. The influence of each cavity component such as isolator, polarisation controller, attenuator and tuneable filter were also investigated and reported here. Only one type of multiple wavelength EDFL …

The Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy In Malaysia In The Light Of Financial Liberalization, Farizah Ahmad

Student Works (2000-2009)

Financial liberalization had caused instability in the money demand function as well as in the velocity of money. As a result, money supply is no longer reliable as the main intermediate target and there appeared to be a shift in the technique of monetary control towards greater reliance on interest rates as the main operating instrument. Developing countries that continue to emphasize on quantitative method in their monetary framework while at the same time implement financial refom1s may face the problem of a loss of monetary control and hence, monetary policy may possibly not be effective in influencing income or …

Energy Losses Of Solar Neutrinos, Zamri Zainal Abidin

Student Works (2000-2009)

Using the stopping power of matter. the effects of oscillations on the energy losses of solar neutrinos are investigated. The adiabatic and non-adiabatic survival probabilities of the neutrino oscillations, the mixing angles and Am² are the parameter.; in the calculations. The total energy losses for ⁸B neutrinos with maximum spectral energy of 14.06 MeV is 5 x 10⁻⁷ MeV and is slightly lower than the losses from the non-adiabatic conversion which is ~7 x 10⁻⁷ MeV. From the calculation, we found that the maximum total energy loss for solar neutrinos is of the order 10⁻⁶ MeV. We also include the …

Electrodeposition Of Copper On Polished Copper Electrode, Jia Tsung Ling

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project studies the surface morphology of the copper deposit from three different bath solutions on polished copper (3.1 mm in diameter) electrode by using Scanning Electron Microscopy. The behaviour of glycine as an additive in a bath solution containing 0.3 M of copper (II) sulphate and 2.2 M of sulphuric acid was studied by using cyclic voltammetry. In this project, glycine did not involved directly in the reaction of CU²⁺/CU couple but increased the potential and current density of the plating process. However, glycine has the properties for inhibiting the deposition of copper onto the copper disc. Moreover, block …

Factor Criteria Metric (Fcm) For Requirements Analysis Phase In The Development Of Management Information Systems, Wei Yin Chew

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project establishes a way to measure a characteristic of a product and a characteristic of a process involved in the requirements analysis phase for the development of management information systems (M!Ss) by adapting and enhancing McCall's Factor Criteria Metric (FCM) model. The two selected characteristics are the understandability of a software requirements specification (SRS) and effectiveness of a requirements gathering interview (RGI). To define the measurement for these two characteristics, a structure of factors, criteria, checklists and metrics for the characteristics of the products and processes is established based on McCall's FCM model. In addition, a software tool, FCMware, …

Evaluation Of Academic Library Web Sites In Malaysia, Kee Hiong Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

Academic libraries have dynamically created Web sites on the World Wide Web. However, they have to keep the content and design of their Web sites in line with their missions. Currently, there is lack of a mixed-method approach that combines both quantitative and qualitative analyses for academic library Web sites evaluation and integration of results. This study evaluates the content and design of academic library Web sites in Malaysia by using a mixed-method approach. A total of twelve library Web sites of public and private institutions of higher learning in Malaysia are selected for evaluation. For qualitative analysis, a matrix …

Enhanced Password-Based Authentication Protocol, Chee Kiam Lee

Student Works (2000-2009)

This dissertation introduces Enhanced Password-Based Authentication Protocol (E­PAP) System. E-PAP System combines asymmetric (public-key) and symmetric (secret-key) cryptography that allow two parties sharing a small shared secret to provide authentication service, exchange confidential and authenticated information over an insecure network like lntemet. E-PAP System also provides authentication service by using somelhing you know concept. It has some advantages over biometric which uses something you are concept and smancard that uses something you have concept, as it is free of equipment's physical limitations, accuracy and cost problem as well as other constraints. The core for E-PAP System is FreeSPEKE SDK, a …

E-Jurnal Ilmiah Di Malaysia : Status Dan Sikap Ahli Akademik, Roosfa Hashim

Student Works (2000-2009)

Sejak American Association for the Advancement of Science mcnerbitkan The Online Journal Current Clinical Trial pada 1992, muncul pada hari ini ribuan e-jurnal di Internet dalam pelbagai bidang dan bahasa dan dari pelbagai negara di segenap penjuru dunia. Internet menyediakan medium baru kepada para sarjana dalam semua bidang untuk melapor penemuan terbaru mereka secara pantas, mudah, murah dan tersebar luas. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji kedudukan terkini e-jurnal di negara ini. Kajian ini penting bagi mengetahui status penerbitan e-jurnal ilmiah di ncgara ini serta penerimaan sarjana kita terhadapnya. Persoalan yang ingin dijawab adalah: Apakah judul-judul jurnal Malaysia yang sedang beredar …

Direct Titrimetric Determination And Of Sulphate, Chee Kin Tan

Student Works (2000-2009)

Interference by foreign ions in direct titrimetric determination of sulphate with barium perchlorate using dimethylsulphonazo III (DMSA Ill) as indicator were studied in this research project. The use of certain water miscible solvents as titration medium has enhanced the determination of end-point. Among the methanol, ethanol, n-propanol and acetone used in the investigation, it was found that medium containing 40 to 50% n-propanol or acetone delivered distinct end-points. The effects of nine cations and eight anions were studied in the above sulphate titration. It was found that the interference caused by Li",Na",K",Mg2"·Mn2", Cd2", NH4", CI and Br are not significant. …

Dynamic Modeling Of Cell Flow For An Atm Network, Sok Kem Tay

Student Works (2000-2009)

This project is to study dynamic modeling of cell flow for an A TM network using Simulink tools. The A TM network consists of a maximum of four nodes configured into single hop, multi hop, ring, mesh and star topology. The dynamic simulation will examining the cell flow (bit per second), cell dropped cell received and link utilization for above topology.