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Using An Intelligent Tutor And Math Fluency Training To Improve Math Performance, Ivon Arroyo, James Royer,, Beverly Woolf, Dec 2010

Using An Intelligent Tutor And Math Fluency Training To Improve Math Performance, Ivon Arroyo, James Royer,, Beverly Woolf,

Ivon Arroyo

This article integrates research in intelligent tutors with psychology studies of memory and math fluency (the speed to retrieve or calculate answers to basic math operations). It describes the impact of computer software designed to improve either strategic behavior or math fluency. Both competencies are key to improved performance and both address working memory limitations as students solve math problems. This research evaluated software interventions to improve strategies and fluency and tested their relative magnitude on math post-tutor performance. We discovered that both interventions appear to complement one another, impacting math achievement. Results suggest that training both strategy and fluency …

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Lessons From Movements For Rights Regarding Sexual Orientation In The Arab World” In Monshipour, Anthony Chase Dec 2010

Lessons From Movements For Rights Regarding Sexual Orientation In The Arab World” In Monshipour, Anthony Chase

Anthony Chase

No abstract provided.

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The American Urban Reader: History And Theory, Steven Corey, Lisa Boehm Dec 2010

The American Urban Reader: History And Theory, Steven Corey, Lisa Boehm

Steven H. Corey

No abstract provided.

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Unlearning Rules And Embracing Creativity: Using Prezi To Rethink Powerpoint, Shawn Apostel Dec 2010

Unlearning Rules And Embracing Creativity: Using Prezi To Rethink Powerpoint, Shawn Apostel

Shawn Apostel

As instructors, we should encourage our students to think rhetorically about visual presentation aids instead of relying on simple, prescriptive rules of design. Prezi provides us with a unique opportunity to rethink the way we use PowerPoint.

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A Declaration Of Survey Interdependence, Tammy Sugarman, Jennifer Jones Dec 2010

A Declaration Of Survey Interdependence, Tammy Sugarman, Jennifer Jones

Jennifer L. Jones

Georgia State University Library administered LibQUAL+®, the library service quality survey, in 2003, 2005, and 2007. In 2009 when it was time to make decisions about another administration of LibQUAL+®, opinions were mixed. Some administrators liked the longitudinal data our previous iterations provided, and the comments always are quite valuable. On the other hand, the response rate drops each year, even with the introduction of incentives in 2007. Additionally, while LibQUAL+® provides useful information, it is not always specific to reports required by the university, such as the library’s institutional effectiveness report. The library decided on a two-fold approach. We …

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Making My Narrative Mine: Unconventional Articulations Of A Female Soldier, Manda Hicks Dec 2010

Making My Narrative Mine: Unconventional Articulations Of A Female Soldier, Manda Hicks

Manda V. Hicks

I use fragments from my own military service to build a narrative of the self and weave this perspective together with the experiences of other female soldiers in prose poetry. This text addresses the complexity of the interview process and demonstrates that a full articulation of experience may include unconventional moments of sense making. These unconventional articulations generally lack a beginning, middle, and end, resist attempts at simple summary, and often elevate the narrative to an abstract level. I argue that articulations of experience are potentially contrary and intraoppositional and that they should be free of any impositions of order …

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Inequalities In Mortality In The Us And Denmark: More Alike Than Different. A Commentary On Hoffman., Titus Galama, Mauricio Avendano Dec 2010

Inequalities In Mortality In The Us And Denmark: More Alike Than Different. A Commentary On Hoffman., Titus Galama, Mauricio Avendano

Titus Galama

No abstract provided.

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Cutting Across Media : Appropriation Art, Interventionist Collage, And Copyright Law, Kembrew Mcleod Dec 2010

Cutting Across Media : Appropriation Art, Interventionist Collage, And Copyright Law, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

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Bridging Your Online Content To Your User [Presentation File], Nedda Ahmed, Jill Luedke Dec 2010

Bridging Your Online Content To Your User [Presentation File], Nedda Ahmed, Jill Luedke

Nedda H Ahmed

No abstract provided.

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The Utility Of Motivational Interviewing Using Co-Active Life Coaching Skills On Adults Struggling With Obesity: Participants' Perspectives, Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow Dec 2010

The Utility Of Motivational Interviewing Using Co-Active Life Coaching Skills On Adults Struggling With Obesity: Participants' Perspectives, Courtney Newnham-Kanas, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

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Where Does The Critique Of Consumer-Based Economic Governance Stand Today?, John Haskell, Luigi Russi Dec 2010

Where Does The Critique Of Consumer-Based Economic Governance Stand Today?, John Haskell, Luigi Russi

Luigi Russi

This paper addresses the increasing importance of the ‘consumer society’ paradigm in the shaping of economic policy and legislation, explores its foundational ideas and disputes, and introduces seven critiques that have surfaced with new currency among scholars and civil society in the wake of the ongoing financial crisis. The developments and critiques surrounding the consumer-based model of governance intimate a much broader story of shifting economic thought and socio-political contestation around the globe. This paper seeks both to capture the larger story and harness its complexity to a specific set of dynamics by using the European Union as a case …

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Being Convincing : Talking To Others Persuasively /, Michelle Campo, Natoshia Askelson, Mary Aquilino Dec 2010

Being Convincing : Talking To Others Persuasively /, Michelle Campo, Natoshia Askelson, Mary Aquilino

Michelle L. Campo

No abstract provided.

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Just Talk: Moving Dialogue That Values And Responds To Diverse Opinions, Jaqueline Sparks Dec 2010

Just Talk: Moving Dialogue That Values And Responds To Diverse Opinions, Jaqueline Sparks

Jaqueline A. Sparks

No abstract provided.

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Communication And Everyday Performance: Public Space And The Public Sphere In Morocco., Said Graiouid Dec 2010

Communication And Everyday Performance: Public Space And The Public Sphere In Morocco., Said Graiouid

Said Graiouid

No abstract provided.

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Creative License - The Law And Culture Of Digital Sampling, Kembrew Mcleod, P. Dicola Dec 2010

Creative License - The Law And Culture Of Digital Sampling, Kembrew Mcleod, P. Dicola

Kembrew McLeod

The golden age of sampling -- A legal and cultural history of sound collage -- The competing interests in sample licensing -- Sampling lawsuits : hip-hop goes to court -- The sample clearance system : how it works (and how it breaks down) -- Consequences for creativity : an assessment of the sample clearance system -- Proposals for reform

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Editorial: Social Work And Service-Learning In The Age Of Competency-Based Education,, Lisa Mcguire, V. Majewski Dec 2010

Editorial: Social Work And Service-Learning In The Age Of Competency-Based Education,, Lisa Mcguire, V. Majewski

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.

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Journal Of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society For International Scholars, Vol.1, No.1, Michael Smithee Dec 2010

Journal Of Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society For International Scholars, Vol.1, No.1, Michael Smithee

Michael B. Smithee

No abstract provided.

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Media Pranks: A Three-Act Essay, Kembrew Mcleod Dec 2010

Media Pranks: A Three-Act Essay, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

Times are tough for public universities. Over the past quarter-century, state legislatures have slashed college budgets, and these cuts have only accelerated during a seemingly endless economic meltdown. We have been told to do more with less, make sacrifices, and be self-sufficient—and I couldn’t agree more. Unlike those socialists lining up to mainline milk from the nanny state, many of us favor fiscally sound solutions. We should teach our children well by following dogmatically free-market principles that reject government meddling. My modest proposal is multipronged and forward-thinking. It would hand over all aspects of academic life to private companies, creating …

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Bayesian Model Averaging In R, Shahram Amini, Christopher Parmeter Dec 2010

Bayesian Model Averaging In R, Shahram Amini, Christopher Parmeter

Christopher F. Parmeter

Bayesian model averaging has increasingly witnessed applications across an array of empirical contexts. However, the dearth of available statistical software which allows one to engage in a model averaging exercise is limited. It is common for consumers of these methods to develop their own code, which has obvious appeal. However, canned statistical software can ameliorate one’s own analysis if they are not intimately familiar with the nuances of computer coding. Moreover, many researchers would prefer user ready software to mitigate the inevitable time costs that arise when hard coding an econometric estimator. To that end, this paper describes the relative …

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Change-Ing Obesity: A Methodological Account Of A Comprehensive Study For University Students With Obesity, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow Dec 2010

Change-Ing Obesity: A Methodological Account Of A Comprehensive Study For University Students With Obesity, Erin Pearson, Jennifer Irwin, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

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Part 4 Of 4 Part Series On Helping Couples Uncover Their Sexual Potential, Tiffani Kisler Dec 2010

Part 4 Of 4 Part Series On Helping Couples Uncover Their Sexual Potential, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

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Media And Cultural Studies - Keyworks, Meenakshi Durham, Douglas Kellner Dec 2010

Media And Cultural Studies - Keyworks, Meenakshi Durham, Douglas Kellner

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

MA.: Blackwell Inc. [First edition published in 2001.] A revised edition was published in 2006. The new edition is a major revision, with new sections added on social networking and globalization and social movements, several new essays, and a completely rewritten introduction and section overviews.

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Online Learning For Older Adults: Dealing With Internet Visual Literacy Skills, Beth Rubin Dec 2010

Online Learning For Older Adults: Dealing With Internet Visual Literacy Skills, Beth Rubin

Beth Rubin

This chapter describes key aspects of designing online courses for older adults who may have lower levels of internet visual literacy than younger learners, as described in existing literature. It describes a case in which such design was implemented and training offered, but was insufficient to support older learners. It recommends specific instructional actions, above and beyond those recommended in the literature, to support online course success.

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'What's The Use Of Getting A Cow If You Can't Make Any Money From It?': The Reproduction Of Inequality Within Contemporary Social Reforms Of Devadasis, Treena Orchard Dec 2010

'What's The Use Of Getting A Cow If You Can't Make Any Money From It?': The Reproduction Of Inequality Within Contemporary Social Reforms Of Devadasis, Treena Orchard

Dr. Treena Orchard

No abstract provided.

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Secrets Of A Feminist Icon, Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade Dec 2010

Secrets Of A Feminist Icon, Gwen Sharp, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.

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A Globalising Economy: Supraterritoriality And The Distributive Disparity Dilemma, Jonathan Ping Dec 2010

A Globalising Economy: Supraterritoriality And The Distributive Disparity Dilemma, Jonathan Ping

Jonathan H. Ping

No abstract provided.

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Economies Of Scope Of Lending And Mobilizing Deposits In Microfinance Institutions: A Semiparametric Analysis, Valentina Hartarska, Christopher Parmeter, Denis Nadolynak Dec 2010

Economies Of Scope Of Lending And Mobilizing Deposits In Microfinance Institutions: A Semiparametric Analysis, Valentina Hartarska, Christopher Parmeter, Denis Nadolynak

Christopher F. Parmeter

No abstract provided.

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The Emancipatory Promise Of The Habitus: Lindy Hop, The Body, And Social Change, Lisa Wade Dec 2010

The Emancipatory Promise Of The Habitus: Lindy Hop, The Body, And Social Change, Lisa Wade

Lisa Wade

No abstract provided.

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Part 3 Of 4 Part Series On Helping Couples Uncover Their Sexual Potential, Tiffani Kisler Dec 2010

Part 3 Of 4 Part Series On Helping Couples Uncover Their Sexual Potential, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.

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Individuals' Experiences With Public Opinion Data: Fostering Political Engagement Through Multi- Sensory Presentation, Ann Williams Dec 2010

Individuals' Experiences With Public Opinion Data: Fostering Political Engagement Through Multi- Sensory Presentation, Ann Williams

Ann E Williams

No abstract provided.

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