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The Path To Excellence, Sara Agha

Faculty Research - Newspaper and Magazine Articles

I am extremely happy because the quality of the students who are attending IBA is superb. It can be compared with any other institution in the world. We keep on hearing that the standards of education have gone down in Pakistan but as far as I am concerned in my five years at IBA, I have come across very smart boys and girls who are capable of getting an admission anywhere in the world. They choose IBA and get jobs right away, in fact even before they graduate they get job offers. They are sought after by employers both locally …

Processing Information According To Nlp And Its Impact On Learning The Skill Of Shooting From Jumping High, Iman Hamad Shehab, Entzar Juma Mubarak, Marwa Omar Moussa

Modern Sport

The study aimed to: (1) develop a learning curriculum based on information processing through Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) modalities—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic—for teaching the skill of jump shooting in handball; (2) identify the effect of the designed curriculum on the amount of information processing and learning the skill of jump shooting; and (3) examine differences among individuals with different NLP modalities (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) in their ability to process information and learn the jump shot skill. To achieve these objectives, the study hypothesized: (1) significant differences between pre- and post-test results in the ability to process information and in learning the …

Building A Self-Actualization Scale For Students Of The Faculty Of Mathematical Education, Ali Sobhi Khalaf

Modern Sport

The research consisted of five chapters; the first chapter tackled the introduction and importance of the research. The researcher focused on students' . The problem of the research was that the researcher noticed anxiety in students. lesson after failing to perform certain skills which negatively affect their identity achievement. The researcher used for this research self – achievement scale for students. This scale was designed because of the lack of such scale in the field of physical education. The concept of achievement was tackled in details as well as Arkinson's theory that the researcher used in their research. The researcher …

Problems Faced By Students Of The Department Of Mathematical Education At The University Of Sulaymaniyah From The Point Of Download Of Students, Majid Khada Khashash, Azad Hassan Abdullah

Modern Sport

The aim of this research is twofold: first, to identify the problems faced by students in the physical education departments at the University of Sulaimani from the students' perspective; and second, to determine the most pressing issues among the research sample. The researchers employed the descriptive survey method due to its suitability for the nature of the study. The research population consisted of 369 male and female students from the departments of training, teaching, and basic education. A sample of 100 students was randomly selected, comprising 70 male and 30 female students. To collect data, the researchers developed a research …

The Influence Of Jigsaw Technique In Teaching Esp For Graduated Students At College Of Physical Education For Women, Ban Jaafar Sadiq

Modern Sport

The current research is an attempt to investigate experimentally the influence of using a jigsaw technique in teaching ESP for graduated student o their speaking achievement. This technique is intended to improve students' speaking skill through providing them with opportunities to choose their material, express information, describe pictures, comment on the information, argument… and giving opinions. The sample of the research is M.A students at College of Physical Education for Women, University of Baghdad of the academic year 2012-2013. It is hypothesized that there are no significant differences between the pre test (includes three observations) and post test (included three …

Volume 49 - Issue 20 - Friday, March 28, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Confidence Rising

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Lanier Collection (Mss 488), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and full text of post-World War II pen pal letters and selected images from ciphering book of Collins Lanier from Manuscripts Collection 488. Collection consists chiefly of letters written to Deanna June (Linville) Lanier by friends and her family, particularly her mother Lena (Harris) Linville. Includes some interesting pen pal letters with a German child, 1948 to 1950. Includes genealogical material about the Lanier and Linville families. Also includes early Warren County, Kentucky material from brothers, Byrd Lanier and Collins Lanier, including a little correspondence, bills and notes, receipts, and property records.

Academic Bracket Busters

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Volume 49 - Issue 19 - Friday, March 21, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

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The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Ready For Students

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Forty Years Of Music That Heals

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Volume 49 - Issue 18 - Friday, March 14, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

The Rose Thorn Archive

The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Empathy, Self-Reflection, And Curriculum Choice, Suely Grosseman, Mohammadreza Hojat, Pamela M. Duke, Stewart Mennin, Steven Rosenzweig, Dennis Novack

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

We administered the Jefferson Scale of Empathy and the Groningen Reflection Ability Scale to 61 of 64 entering medical students who self-selected a problem-based learning curricular track and to 163 of 198 who self-selected a lecture-based track (response rates of 95.3% and 82.3%, respectively, with no statistically significant differences in mean age or sex). Mean empathy and self-reflection ability scores were significantly higher among students who chose problem-based learning. Women scored higher than men in empathy. Women choosing problem-based learning had the highest empathy scores. Studies comparing students’ performance and achievements in different curricular tracks should consider differences in personal …

Empathy, Self-Reflection, And Curriculum Choice, Suely Grosseman, Mohammadreza Hojat, Pamela M. Duke, Stewart Mennin, Stephen Rosenzweig, Dennis Novack

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

We administered the Jefferson Scale of Empathy and the Groningen Reflection Ability Scale to 61 of 64 entering medical students who self-selected a problem-based learning curricular track and to 163 of 198 who self-selected a lecture-based track (response rates of 95.3% and 82.3%, respectively, with no statistically significant differences in mean age or sex). Mean empathy and self-reflection ability scores were significantly higher among students who chose problem-based learning. Women scored higher than men in empathy. Women choosing problem-based learning had the highest empathy scores. Studies comparing students’ performance and achievements in different curricular tracks should consider differences in personal …

A Path To Ohio Jobs

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Traffic Jam

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K-12 Students See Steam Everyday, Meghan Reilly Michaud

The Transdisciplinary STEAM+ Journal

Today’s students exist in a visual world. A new semiotic language has emerged in the digital age. It consists of an ever-evolving vocabulary of signs and symbols that one can rapidly decipher. Icons represent applications and functions on a plethora of modern devices. Sounds indicate changes and the start and end of activity. The exposure of new audio and visual media are part of everyday communication, now more than ever. The Arts teach our students to better perceive these cues and the information that they deliver.

I’M The One Making The Money, Now Where’S My Cut? Revisiting The Student-Athlete As An “Employee” Under The National Labor Relations Act, John J. Leppler

Pace Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law Forum

This Article argues why the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Big-Time Division I College Football and Men’s Basketball student-athletes are legally “employees” and why these student-athletes are inadequately compensated for their revenue-producing skills.

Part II of this Article sets forth the common law “right of control” test and the National Labor Relation Act’s (NLRA) special statutory test for students in a university setting, and shows how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the judiciary determine whether a particular person, specifically a university student, meets these standards and is legally an “employee”. Moreover, the NCAA asserts it does not have …

Life Lessons

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2014 Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Posters At St. Paul Abstract Booklet, Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars

Posters at St. Paul

Abstract booklet from the first Minnesota Undergraduate Scholars Posters at St. Paul event.

The multi-disciplinary poster presentation was held at the State Capitol in St. Paul on February 26, 2014 from 11:00-1:00 PM in the Rotunda. Participating campuses included: Anoka-Ramsey Community College; Bemidji State University; Inver Hills Community College; Metropolitan State University; Minneapolis Community and Technical College; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University, Moorhead; North Hennepin Community College; Rochester Community and Technical College; St. Cloud State University; Southwest Minnesota State University and Winona State University.

Marketing In The Digital Age

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Law Schools Environments Study, Jacob S. Walker, Alf Pratt

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The researchers aimed to establish a set of criteria for judging the environments at various law schools, and then apply these criteria to five national law schools. The students specifically examined the academic and social environments at each school as they relate to a Latter-Day Saint family. A review of the literature on married graduate students suggests areas of importance to the student’s family. An email survey was used to assess housing availability, transportation, community activities, ward activity and support, crime, faculty support, and financial aid. The results of the survey are presented and compared with other rankings of law …

Georgia Southern University,Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• COSM Undergrad presents at 46th Annual Southeastern Undergraduate Regional Conference (SURC)
• Physics Professor and Student’s Work Featured on the Cover of Nature

Volume 49 - Issue 17 - Friday, February 14, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

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The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

Dancescape Poster 2014, Winona State University

Dancescape Posters

A poster for the Winona State University Theatre and Dance Department's annual Dancescape. This is a poster for the Dancscape 2014.

Today's Children, Tomorrow's Protectors: Purpose And Process For Peer Mediation In K-12 Education, Raija Churchill

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article offers information on the evolution, development, and role for peer mediation programs (PMPs) in K-12 education (kindergarden-12th class education), which acts as a dispute resolution tool that provides training to students assisting in mediation of conflicts in their schools in the U.S. It examines the effectiveness of the PMPs' for training students related to achievement of educators' goal to derive safety in the U.S. schools.

Volume 49 - Issue 16 - Friday, February 7, 2014, Rose Thorn Staff

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The Rose Thorn, Rose-Hulman's independent student newspaper.

The Women Of Lockerbie (February 5-8, 2014), Deborah Brevoort

Student Theatre Programs

Program for The Women of Lockerbie (February 5-8, 2014).

Highly Sought Grads

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