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Slides: Groundwater In The West, John Entsminger
Slides: Groundwater In The West, John Entsminger
Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)
Presenter: John Entsminger, Deputy Counsel, Southern Nevada Water Authority.
16 slides.
Slides: Overview Of Groundwater Management Laws In The Western United States, Gary Bryner
Slides: Overview Of Groundwater Management Laws In The Western United States, Gary Bryner
Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)
Presenter: Gary Bryner, Natural Resources Law Center and Brigham Young University (see also Groundwater Law Sourcebook of the Western United States).
37 slides.
Slides: Ground-Water Resources In The Western United States: Status And Trends, Alan Burns
Slides: Ground-Water Resources In The Western United States: Status And Trends, Alan Burns
Groundwater in the West (Summer Conference, June 16-18)
Presenter: Alan Burns, U.S. Geological Survey.
68 slides.
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Simulation-Based Instruction About Water Resources In Las Vegas, Stephanie Fincher
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Simulation-Based Instruction About Water Resources In Las Vegas, Stephanie Fincher
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study compared the effectiveness of simulation-based instruction to traditional teacher-directed instruction about water resource management in Las Vegas. Subjects, undergraduate students recruited from Psychology and Environmental Studies departments, participated in one of two treatments. All participants were given a pretest prior to instruction, a post-test immediately following instruction, and a retention-test 4 weeks after instruction. Evaluation instruments provided overall scores, gauged student learning in topic areas and different question difficulty-levels as well as attitudes toward the environment and water management. The treatments differed only in how students interacted with the system after receiving background information on Las Vegas valley’s …