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AlRweithy, Eman; Alsaleem, Basma Issa – Education, 2014
This study aimed at presenting the University Teaching and Learning training program UTL and determining the efficiency of the UTL on developing the teaching competencies of the teaching staff at Imam University in Saudi Arabia. The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the performance of the training group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Competencies, Faculty Development
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Wang, He; Frame, Jeff; Ozimek, Elicia; Leib, Daniel; Dugan, Eric L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Military personnel are commonly afflicted by lower-extremity overuse injuries. Load carriage and muscular fatigue are major stressors during military basic training. Purpose: To examine effects of load carriage and muscular fatigue on lower-extremity joint mechanics during walking. Method: Eighteen men performed the following tasks: unloaded…
Descriptors: Males, College Students, Physical Activities, Correlation
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Kuo, Shih-Yun; Jackson, Nancy L. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
Studies suggest that at engineering universities, where the percentage of males and engineering majors is high, pro-environmental attitudes are likely to be weak and may not change. The 15-item New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) scale was used to measure differences in student attitudes before and after an environmental studies course. Results revealed…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Rating Scales, Environmental Education
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Barakat, Asia; Othman, Afaf – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The present study aims to identify the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and its relationship to cognitive style (rush and prudence) and academic achievement among a sample of students. The study is based on descriptive approach for studying the relationship between the variables of the study, results and analysis. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Al Zou'bi, Abdallah S.; Al-Onizat, Sabah – International Education Studies, 2015
This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using information technology and communications' means in the academic education from the perspective of Al-Balqa Applied University's students. And to achieve this goal, the researchers prepared and developed a questionnaire as a tool of the study including 26 items. The population of the study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Attitudes
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Froelich, Amy G.; Stephenson, W. Robert – Journal of Statistics Education, 2013
As a part of an opening course survey, data on eye color and gender were collected from students enrolled in an introductory statistics course at a large university over a recent four year period. Biologically, eye color and gender are independent traits. However, in the data collected from our students, there is a statistically significant…
Descriptors: Genetics, Gender Differences, Color, Statistics
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Inan, Cemil – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Probably the simplest and most comprehensive definition to be made regarding the question of "what is mathematics?" will be that "mathematics is a science of patterns and relationships". It is possible to examine patterns in different levels of difficulty and importance from preschool period to advanced levels. In fact, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education, Statistical Distributions
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Golpour, Farhad – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2014
The essential function of critical thinking in education is obvious by many studies done in this field. The main purpose of this article is to find the relationship between critical thinking levels of Iranian EFL learners and their performance on different modes of writing. The sample of the study selected among those who studying English at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Srichanyachon, Napaporn – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2014
This study investigated some specific barriers and needs that online students are facing when learning English through WebEx system. It compared students' barriers and needs with their background including gender, computer ownership, and monthly allowance. It also investigated the relationship among computer aptitude, barriers and needs of online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Student Needs, English (Second Language)
Conant, Darcy Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Stochastic understanding of probability distribution undergirds development of conceptual connections between probability and statistics and supports development of a principled understanding of statistical inference. This study investigated the impact of an instructional course intervention designed to support development of stochastic…
Descriptors: Statistics, Probability, Statistical Distributions, Statistical Inference
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Dawson, Robert – Journal of Statistics Education, 2011
It is common to consider Tukey's schematic ("full") boxplot as an informal test for the existence of outliers. While the procedure is useful, it should be used with caution, as at least 30% of samples from a normally-distributed population of any size will be flagged as containing an outlier, while for small samples (N less than 10) even extreme…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Educational Technology, Simulation, Mathematics Activities
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Frimming, Renee Elizabeth; Bower, Glenna G.; Choi, Chulhwan – Physical Educator, 2013
Many studies have compared traditional face-to-face courses to online or distance education courses. The purpose of this study was to examine academic performance, perceptions, and experiences of participants enrolled in different academic learning environments. Pre and Post Content Knowledge Tests and a student evaluation were used to measure…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Synchronous Communication, Blended Learning, Pretests Posttests
McDonough, Jennifer Nobles – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine higher education administrators' perceptions of the effectiveness of the Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) as compared to the Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality (PEAQ) within the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a commission of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
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Ansah, Angela O.; Johnson, James T. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2003
Technology-based distance education (TBDE) is increasingly being used to supplement higher education needs and this is raising a variety of concerns in universities. This study examined the differences in the concerns expressed by instructional faculty of three comparable universities that differ primarily in their stages of implementing distance…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Lin, Huifen; Dwyer, Francis; Swain, Jeff – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of advance organizers and audio narrations used to complement animated instruction on tests measuring different educational objectives. One hundred forty-one participants were randomly assigned to five treatment groups, received their respective instructional presentation and completed four…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Animation, Educational Objectives