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Design Variables For Self-Directed Learning In Mooc Environment, Tai Wang, Juhong Christie Liu, Tonggui Li

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) can meet education needs from diverse social, cultural, and access backgrounds and require a minimal cost of resources from learners. To successfully scaffold large and distributed populations to learn effectively in these MOOCs, the design needs to optimize self-directed learning. In this paper, the researchers investigated the design variables for MOOCs' learning environment that allowed learning choices made by learners. With this study, the researchers developed a 21-item questionnaire based on a review of the literature and their MOOC design and implementation practices, Massive Online Open Course Learning Environment Design Questionnaire (MOOC-LED). The researchers used …

مدى مساهمة معوضات القيادة في التأثير بجاذبية الايدلوجية التنظيمية لكليات الأهلية بحث تحليلي لآراء عينة من التدريسين في الكليات الاهلية في محافظة كربلاء, ضياح فالح بناي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Flexible Work Arrangements And Work-To-Family Conflict: The Role Of Self-Control, Michelle Ching Klinker

Master's Theses

The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between flexible work arrangements and work-to-family conflict. Previous research has not yet examined the possible moderating impact of personal characteristics on this relationship. Therefore, this study also examined self-control as a moderator of the relationship between flexible work arrangements and employees’ experience of work-to-family conflict. A total of 131 participants participated in an on-line survey. Results showed that those who had flexplace and flextime available to them in their organizations tended to experience less work-to-family conflict than those who did not have flexplace and flextime available to them. Furthermore, …

The Top-Down Influences Of Characteristic Sounds On Visual Search Performance In Realistic Scenes, Ghazaleh Mahzouni

Master's Theses

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether meaningful sounds can facilitate visual search performance in the context of realistic scenes. It also aimed to determine whether the stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA) of sound and picture is a significant factor in enhancing performance. A 3 X 4 X 2 within subject design was used with independent factors sound congruency (congruent, incongruent and white noise), SOA (-1000, -500, 0, 300 ms), and target presence (present and absent). Participants were 55 (34 female and 21 male) college aged students at San Jose State University. On each trial participants were presented with …

The Effects Of A 6-Week Group Meal Prep Program On The Frequency Of Consumption Of Home-Cooked Meals, Shannon Mendez

Master's Theses

Consumption of food away from home is associated with higher caloric intake and poorer diet quality compared to home-cooked food. The advance quantity meal prep (AQMP) program is a group-based program developed to increase the frequency of consumption of home-cooked meals. The AQMP pilot study was a pre-experimental 6-week intervention aimed at analyzing the effects of the program on frequency of consumption of home-cooked meals, cooking attitudes, cooking self-efficacy, and anthropometric measures. Ten study participants met once a week at a commercial kitchen to prepare and package lunches, dinners, and snacks for the work week. A survey was administered and …

Social Media In Dynamic Learning: Logistics And Influential Factors, Leping Liu, Li-Ting Chen, Wenzhen Li

Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE)

Educators have been using social media to enrich learning activities and promote interactive and collaborative learning. Under the context of dynamic learning – the way that 21st century’s learners learn, the new challenges are: how educators design such a setting to effectively integrate certain social media tools to improve learning, and what the influential factors might be that educators need to focus during the design. In this article, we employ the concept “logistics” to explain and redefine dynamic design, dynamic learning, and dynamic thinking, which furthermore formulate the framework of the study. This article presents a critical content review of …

Analysis Of Menu And Menu Engineeringplanning In Pastry Departments In Mercure Hotel Jakarta Simatupang, Rahma Ramzani, Diaz Pranita, Annisatul Auliya

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

This journal discusses about the analysis of menu planning and menu engineering in the pastry department at Mercure Hotel Jakarta Simatupang. The type of research used in this assignment is a descriptive research. The data collection techniques derived from interviews, observations and literature study through the online book. Those source of data becomes an element of description on the subject. The final research recommends Mercure Hotel Jakarta Simatupang to improve the strategy of menu planning and analysis on Karumba! Rooftop restaurant, which intended to improve the effectiveness and efficiency.

Orthodontic Camouflage Treatment Of A High-Angle Severe Skeletal Class Ii Discrepancy, Deryana Marshadhianti, Miesje Karmiati Purwanegara

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia

Proper orthodontic treatment in adult patients with severe skeletal Class II discrepancy can be challenging. Recently, miniscrew implants have been used as a strategy to treat skeletal Class II patients. Objective: This report illustrates a skeletal Class II malocclusion management combining straight wire technique and miniscrew implant anchorage. Case report: The patient was a 21-years- old Indonesian female with Class II skeletal discrepancy, a retrognathic mandible, a high mandibular plane angle, and a mouth breathing habit due to a history of allergic rhinitis. Anchorage control is important in the sagittal and vertical directions. Miniscrew implants were placed in the …

Strategi Mengembangkan Inisiatif Dan Partisipasimasyarakat Lokal Untuk Mengembangkan Wisata Perdesaan Bagi Peningkatan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat, Budiman Mahmud Musthofa

Jurnal Vokasi Indonesia

Rural tourism is one of the opportunities for rural development in Indonesia and also for the development of national tourism. Rural tourism contributes greatly to the government and society in developing the national tourism sector to improve welfare while preserving the cultural values of the community. There are many facts in the field that show the success and failure of the development of a tourist village, one of the problem lies in the involvement and support of the community. This study wants to explain more deeply how rural tourism gained community support from the planning stage to its implementation. This …

Psychophysiological Disorders And Their Relationship With Psychological Stability Among Female Students Of The College Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences, Ayman Hani Abdul Aani, Afrah Baqer Abduljaleel, Zainab Abdul Sadeh Ali

Modern Sport

tudents of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, like other members of society, are affected by current events, in addition to the fact that first-year students are particularly affected by many performance obstacles in their practical lessons, as well as their need to keep up with their theoretical courses.

If we talk about students possibly suffering from some psychological and even physiological disorders due to the new environment and circumstances they are placed in, which may impose specific behavioral patterns to overcome various obstacles and achieve the required successes, then how much more so for female students who …

راس المال الروحي: منظور معاصر لاستنهاض سلوك المواطنة التنظيمية: من خلال الدور الوسيط للملكية النفسية, كمال كاظم الحسيني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

No abstract provided.

Measuring Affect-Related Cognitive Bias: Do Mice In Opposite Affective States React Differently To Negative And Positive Stimuli?, Ac Trevarthen, S Kappel, C Roberts, Em Finnegan, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Affect-driven cognitive biases can be used as an indicator of affective (emotional) state. Since humans in negative affective states demonstrate greater responses to negatively-valenced stimuli, we investigated putative affect-related bias in mice by monitoring their response to unexpected, task-irrelevant stimuli of different valence. Thirty-one C57BL/6J and 31 DBA/2J females were individually trained to return to their home-cage in a runway. Mice then underwent an affective manipulation acutely inducing a negative (NegAff) or a comparatively less negative (CompLessNeg) affective state before immediately being tested in the runway with either an ‘attractive’ (familiar food) or ‘threatening’ (flashing light) stimulus. Mice were subsequently …

Disordered Eating In Collegiate Athletes: Prevalence And Relationships With Body Composition, Sofia Apsey

Master's Theses

Performance pressures and emphasis on body weight and shape put collegiate athletes at risk for disordered eating. If not identified early, disordered eating behaviors could develop into a clinical eating disorder. While such behaviors are a known problem, prevalence rates are not well established in collegiate athletes. Disordered eating may also relate to physiological changes in athletes, such as body composition and performance, although this relationship is not well understood. The aims of this research were to 1) determine the prevalence of disordered eating risk in NCAA Division I student-athletes and 2) determine if such behaviors are related to baseline …

Comparing Levels Of Environmental Literacy Between Stars- And Non-Stars-Rated Universities, Analisa Kathleen Campos

Master's Theses

The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) is a program that measures university sustainability levels. STARS ranks university campuses based on the number of points received from individual specifications such as green buildings, access to mass transit, number of environmental courses, and more. Therefore, the rank a school receives translates directly to its level of sustainability as an institution. Currently, it is unknown if there is a relationship between a campus’s STARS-rating and individual students’ environmental literacy (EL). The purpose of this project was to analyze the impacts of university’s sustainable features on student EL. Surveys were administered to …

Representations Of Women And Minorities Groups In Comics, Laticia Donelle Marshall

Master's Theses

The focus of this research is to examine the representation of women and minority groups within comic books. Comic books are a cultural product that involves many actors when it comes to changing the representations of women and minorities. Therefore, this research focused on examining not only literary works but also the actions and contributions of producers and consumers throughout the publication of American comics. In the chapters, I examined the various representations of women, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asians in comic books. To conduct my research on changing cultural productions, I used the method of textual analysis …

Key Famipop Lesson—Saving Money And Call For Region-Wide Evidence, Romeo B. Lee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Instrument Development Of A Risk Barometer To Measure Extremism Behavior Among Early Youth In Malaysia, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Hanina Halimatusaadiah Hamsan, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Zamre Yaacob, Nurul Akhtar Kamarudin, Nurani Kamaruddin, Tang Sui Sum

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Undoubtedly, extremism is a current concern that has a negative impact on peace and sustainable society. Not much effort is made to identify the critical factors that contribute to individuals to become violent extremists. The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable instrument, the Risk Barometer to Measure Extremism Behaviour (RBMEB), to measure extremist behavior among early youth. The data collection process involved two phases comprising more than 800 early youth studying in schools and institutions of higher learning in Klang Valley, Malaysia. At the initial stage, the instrument had 19 domains with 151 items. Exploratory …

A Structural Equation Modeling Of Factors Affecting The Success Of Mobile Phone Store Franchises In Thailand, Chinnicha Wongsawat, Samart Deebhijarn

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

In Thailand, business success has been a focal topic of systematic explanatory studies, but the contextual success of the country’s mobile phone store franchises, in particular, has received only scant research attention. Given the critical role of the mobile phone sector in the growth of the communication market in Thailand, the mobile phone store franchises’ success is relevant for research as it is practical for the market, especially for both new and current franchisees. This report discusses a structural equation modeling of factors affecting the success of the mobile phone store franchises in Thailand. Surveyed were 1,666 mobile phone store …

Understanding The Role Of Consciousness In Maruyama’S Political Philosophy, Pamela Ann J. Boongaling

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

In this paper, I will argue that Masao Maruyama’s concept, basso ostinato, is best understood in conjunction with the evolution of the term consciousness in Japanese intellectual thought. Doing so allows us (1) to provide a more charitable interpretation of Maruyama’s basso ostinato and (2) to supply a more methodological account of Maruyama’s political philosophy. Such an interpretation of Maruyama’s views also enables us (3) to demonstrate the continuous significance and applicability of his framework and methodology as I use his basso ostinato to show why Japan’s “education-based nation” policy cannot sustain its post-war form of ultranationalism due to the …

The Effectiveness Of Lmx In Employee Outcomes In The Perspective Of Organizational Change, Abang Azlan Mohamad, May Chiun Lo, T Ramayah, Kirsten Ling

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Effects Of Innovative Climate, External Work Contacts, And Stimulating Innovative Leadership On Thailand’S Animal Feed Industry Innovative Behavior, Supaloek Sinlaparatanaporn, Opal Suwannamek, Vinai Panjakhajornsak

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Adolescents’ Emotional Abuse In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: The Role Of Parenting Style, Eunice Yee Tze Yu, Mohtaram Rabbani, Chin Wen Cong

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Antecedents Of Thai Logistics Business Performance: A Sem Analysis, Preechaphol Pongpanit, Puris Sornsaruht

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Eco Youth Sustainability Activity And Practices In Youth City, Muallim, Malaysia, Hanifah Mahat, Mohmadisa Hashim, Yazid Saleh, Nasir Nayan, Saiyidatina Balkhis Norkhaidi

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Factors Affecting An International Traveler’S Attitude In Purchasing Online Travel Services, Parlakorn Kornpitack, Puris Sornsaruht

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

King Mongkut’S Institute Of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand, Udom Suvitsakdanon, Puris Sornsaruht

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

No abstract provided.

Identifying The Leadership Skills Needed To Develop The Competencies To Lead In A Postcrisis Organization: A Delphi Study, Paul Turgeon

Dissertations

Purpose: Organizational leaders play a pivotal role in postcrisis activities. There is abundant research in the actions of leaders in a crisis; however, there is limited research regarding the leadership competencies required postcrisis, and a gap remains in knowing which leadership skills are needed postcrisis. The purpose of this Delphi study was to identify the leadership skills needed to promote organizational resilience, to act with integrity, and to possess a learning orientation of organizational leaders in the postcrisis phase.

Methodology: This study used a 3-round Delphi technique to identify the leadership skills that support the possession of the competencies needed …

University Assessment Executive Summary Plan, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

HLC Assurance Argument Evidence

The assessment plan documents processes for evaluating student achievement. The plan was approved in 2016.

The Association Between Household Wealth And Nutritional Status Of Preschool Children In Tanzania: Evidence From The 2012/13 National Panel Survey, Samwel Lwiza

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study aims to investigate the association between household wealth and nutritional status among preschool children in Tanzania. The analysis is based on a nationally representative sample of 2,120 children from the Tanzania National Panel Survey (NPS), 2012/13. Household wealth was measured by wealth index constructed using the Principal Component Analysis (PCA); whereas child stunting and underweight were used to determine the nutritional status of a child. Results indicate that the prevalence of children stunting and underweight were 40% and 21%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression model shows that the proportion of stunting and underweight in the poorest 20% households were …

Psychoanalytic Interpretation Of Marina’S Character In Kyomuhendo’S Secrets No More, Esther J. Masele, Deogratias M. Kisweka

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Based on the assumption that characters in a literary text are true representations of human beings, this paper intends to interpret Kyomuhendo’s characterization of Marina in Secrets No More, applying psychoanalytic theory thereby, authenticating Freud’s concept of personality in the understanding of characters’ deeds in the novel. Taking into consideration that Freud’s psychoanalysis is a wide and complex theory, this paper focuses on the basics of ‘Id’, ‘Ego’ and ‘Super-ego’ as modes of interpretation to evaluate the effectiveness of the theory in providing a deeper understanding of a character’s personality and meaningful interpretation of a text. In the same context, …