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The Effects Of A Flipped Classroom Compared To A Traditional Classroom On Students’ Mathematics Achievement And Critical Thinking Skills At Benghazi University, Tarik O. Hamed Beltaib Dec 2021

The Effects Of A Flipped Classroom Compared To A Traditional Classroom On Students’ Mathematics Achievement And Critical Thinking Skills At Benghazi University, Tarik O. Hamed Beltaib

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This study aimed to compare the effects of two different instructional models (flipped and traditional) on students’ mathematics achievement and critical thinking skills (CTS) at Benghazi University. This study used a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design involving intact classes of 80 students. The primary dependent variables were mathematics achievement and critical thinking skills, and the primary independent variable was the instructional methods. The data collection instruments consisted of several different assessments:(1) A pre-and post-test (Placement test and Final test) designed by the mathematics department (2) the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST) was administered at the beginning and end of …


Factors That Influence The Extent To Which Cities On Florida’S Atlantic Coast Are Preparing For Climate Change: A Multiple Regression Analysis And Learning Opportunities For Policymakers, Sheila Ann Young Dec 2021

Factors That Influence The Extent To Which Cities On Florida’S Atlantic Coast Are Preparing For Climate Change: A Multiple Regression Analysis And Learning Opportunities For Policymakers, Sheila Ann Young

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This study involved a survey (Appendix A) to leaders of 158 cities inside the counties that border the Atlantic coast of Florida. The impetus behind this study was to identify how policymakers were obtaining, understanding, and sharing information about climate change in order to help inform the policymaking process about adaptation. We cannot only train students at the secondary and university levels about climate change and expect policies to change right away. Those students, for the most part, will not be in policymaking leadership positions for years or decades. What is needed now are strategies to address the climate change …