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Situated Learning, Distributed Cognition: Do Academics Really Need To Know?, Anne Murphy

Journal Articles

The dominant approach to the study of learning throughout most of the twentieth century was to view learning as cognitive only, as if it were a process contained in the mind of the learner, decontextualised from the lived-in world

Twixt, Karen Schlesinger

Theses

This thesis discusses photographs exhibited at the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology from April 28 - May 10, 2003. In these photographs of desecrated landscapes at liminal times of day, the eerie light and vibrant colors of dusk and dawn enable me to create views of my personal world, a foreign and perilous place for some audiences, an intoxicating and disquieting environment for others. As the light gives way to darkness, the deepening shadows of the vegetation come alive as monstrous figures. Fears lurk in the darkness and become threatening creatures of the …

Tendencies Versus Boundaries: Levels Of Generality In Behavioral Law And Economics, Gregory Mitchell

Vanderbilt Law Review

When evidence on the truth or falsity of a proposition is ambiguous and open to multiple interpretations, psychologists warn about "biased assimilation" of the evidence to support pre-existing theories, beliefs, and attitudes. Therefore, when a skeptic about the public policy implications of psychological research examines the complex mix of evidence on human rationality, he may find much to support his skepticism about the use of psychology to reform the law. Likewise, an optimist about the public policy contributions of psychology may find within this same body of evidence much to bolster his optimistic view that psychological research can be used …

Monaural Speech-In-Noise Thresholds Using The Hearing In Noise Test (Hint), Denise Parrish

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Understanding speech in background noise is occasionally difficult for normal hearing listeners and is often impossible for the listener with sensorineural hearing loss. The ability to understand speech in noise depends upon multiple factors such as the characteristics of the speech signal, the signal-to-noise ratio, and the listener's degree of hearing impairment. A routine hearing evaluation usually does not provide ample information about a listener's functional communication abilities. The Hearing-in-Noise Test (HINT) developed by The House Ear Institute provides an efficient and reliable method for evaluating an individual's suprathreshold speech understanding ability in quiet and in noise.

The purpose of …

Washington University Record, October 31, 2003

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 93 [94], No. 15 (Oct. 31, 2003), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 93, but it is the 94th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Aspek Sintagmatis Dan Kolokasi Dalam Sinonimi Taksempurna Bahasa Prancis, Irzanti Sutanto

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia

Synonymous verbs are often confusing because on the one hand verbal pairs have the same meanings but on the other they cannot replace one another in all contexts. This paper examines the contexts of synonymous verbal pairs in French. It shows that aspects that limit the synonymity of a set of words are verbal meanings, semantic characteristics of accompanying words, verbal valence, syntactyc structure, and the commoness of usage of the words. The observation shows that 1) the contexts of the synonymous pairs cannot replace one another although the meanings of both are the same, and 2) the difference in …

Arbiter, October 30, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Application Packet, Usf Phi Beta Kappa Preliminary Application, October 30, 2003, University Of South Florida

USF University Archives and Documents

An application packet for the University of South Florida to shelter a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Included is a cover letter from Sara Deats, a signed application form by Sara Deats and Judy Genshaft, and a report with statistics about the University of South Florida including the following sections: General; Students, Enrollment, Admission, and Financial Aid; Faculty; Curriculum; Campus Programs; Library and Technological Resources; Financial Information; Campus Facilities; and Athletics.

Spectrum, Volume 22, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Construction to Close University Commons -- Fair Trade Visits Campus -- SHU Volunteers Build Jubilee House -- Gunfire Clears Sports Page -- Beta Fights Breast Cancer -- Laptops Stolen from Leslie Road Apartment -- Halloween: Ancient Holiday Survives at SHU -- Writer Responds to Reader's Critique -- Omar Wellington: More Than a Baller -- Graham's Poetry Colors Outside the Lines -- Advertising Department's First Client Right in SHU's Back Yard -- New Mix Tapes Hit the Streets -- "Quixotic" Sequel Looks More Promising than Original -- Handing Out Midterm Grades -- Pioneers One Step Closer to Conference Tournament …

Effect Sizes, Significance Tests, And Confidence Intervals: Assessing The Influence And Impact Of Research Reporting Protocol And Practice, Melinda Rae Hess

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study addresses research reporting practices and protocols by bridging the gap from the theoretical and conceptual debates typically found in the literature with more realistic applications using data from published research. Specifically, the practice of using findings of statistical analysis as the primary, and often only, basis for results and conclusions of research is investigated through computing effect size and confidence intervals and considering how their use might impact the strength of inferences and conclusions reported.

Using a sample of published manuscripts from three peer-rviewed journals, central quantitative findings were expressed as dichotomous hypothesis test results, point estimates of …

Sierra V. Romaine

2003 Decisions

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Minutes Of Graduate Committee On Curricula, October 29, 2003, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Fpga-Based Implementation Of Concatenative Speech Synthesis Algorithm, Praveen Kumar Bamini

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The main aim of a text-to-speech synthesis system is to convert ordinary text into an acoustic signal that is indistinguishable from human speech. This thesis presents an architecture to implement a concatenative speech synthesis algorithm targeted to FPGAs. Many current text-to-speech systems are based on the concatenation of acoustic units of recorded speech. Current concatenative speech synthesizers are capable of producing highly intelligible speech. However, the quality of speech often suffers from discontinuities between the acoustic units, due to contextual differences. This is the easiest method to produce synthetic speech. It concatenates prerecorded acoustic elements and forms a continuous speech …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 10/28/2003, P 389-498, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 10/28/2003, P 500-503, Unm Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, 1920 - 2013

No abstract provided.

Claiming Opportunities: A Handbook For Improving Education For English Language Learners Through Comprehensive School Reform, Maria Coady, Edmund T. Hamann, Margaret Harrington, Maria Pacheco, Samboeun Pho, Jane Yedlin

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

For the last decade, the national comprehensive school reform movement has been a focus of efforts to make public education accessible and effective for all students. Comprehensive reform strives to improve schooling for all children through integrated, well-aligned, school- wide changes in instruction, assessment, curriculum, classroom management, school governance, professional development, technical assistance, and community participation. As a sign of its continuing support for comprehensive school reform, Congress formally incorporated the Comprehensive School Reform program (CSR) into the Elementary and Secondary Act (No Child Left Behind, or NCLB) of 2001.

The last decade has also seen a dramatic increase in …

A Room Of One's Own: Morality And Sexual Privacy After Lawrence V. Texas, Marybeth Herald

ExpressO

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 36 No. 19, October 27, 2003

Central Florida Future

Faculty urges support for campus gays; Dogs maul student as he leaves class; Take a walk on the wild side of UCF's campus.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, October 26, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

No abstract provided.

On The Green Vol. 34 No. 2 October 24, 2003, Gallaudet University

2001-2010

On the Green is an internal publication of Gallaudet College, which later became Gallaudet University. It notified employees of updates around the campus and in the broader community, including new construction and the establishment of new academic programs. Running until 2010, it was supplanted by various forms of online mass communications across multiple audiences.

Montana Kaimin, October 23, 2003, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Mustang Daily, October 21, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, October 19, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2003

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, October 19, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

No abstract provided.

The Allures And Illusions Of Modernity: Technology And Educational Reform In Egypt, Mark Warschauer

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Much of the research to date on educational technology has focused on its implementation in wealthy countries. Yet instructional technology has a special allure in the developing world, where it holds the promise not just of improving schools but also of hastening modernization. This article examines a national educational technology effort in Egypt, illuminating the contradictions between the rhetoric of reform and the reality of school practices. The analysis points to underlying political, cultural, and economic factors that constrain attempts to improve Egyptian schooling with technology.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 11/38 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Allures and illusions of modernity : technology and educational reform in Egypt / Mark Warschauer.

Natural Resource News, Vol. 03, No. 3 (October 2003), N/A N/A

Natural Resource News

No abstract provided.

Mental Health Services Expansion And Funding. Tax On Incomes Over $1 Million. Initiative Statute

Initiatives

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION AND FUNDING. TAX ON INCOMES OVER $1 MILLION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Provides funds to counties to expand services and develop innovative programs and integrated service plans for mentally ill children, adults and seniors. Requires state to develop mental health service programs including prevention, early intervention, education and training programs. Creates new commission to approve certain county programs and expenditures. Imposes additional 1 % tax on taxable income over $1 million to provide dedicated funding for expansion of mental health services and programs. Current funding for mental health programs may not be reduced because of funding from new …

Illinois State University Report, October 16, 2003, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.