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Pentland, Steven James – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The human body provides a wealth of information that, when captured and analyzed, offers deep insight into the mind and its processes. At no other point in history has this information been as accessible as it is today. Using various sensor systems, researchers can now efficiently capture fine-grain behavioral data and leverage it for scientific…
Descriptors: Human Body, Information Systems, Personnel Selection, Models
Mizell, Paul J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was a case study of the experiences and perceptions of collaborative, subject-alike planning among middle school teachers. Many investigators have identified gaps between teacher planning and classroom instruction and have asserted that teacher planning often occurs independently and in isolation of other teachers. Researchers in other…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Case Studies, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Attitudes
Lombardi, Douglas Adler – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007) reported a greater than 90% chance that human activities are responsible for global temperature increases over the last 50 years, as well as other climatic changes. The scientific report also states that alternative explanations (e.g., increasing energy received from the Sun) are less plausible…
Descriptors: Climate, Global Approach, Environmental Education, Critical Thinking
Moffitt, Kevin Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The three objectives of this dissertation were to develop a question type model for predicting linguistic features of responses to interview questions, create a tool for linguistic analysis of documents, and use lexical bundle analysis to identify linguistic differences between fraudulent and non-fraudulent financial reports. First, The Moffitt…
Descriptors: Cues, Verbs, Natural Language Processing, Discriminant Analysis
Cooper, Jeff – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation addresses theory and practice of evaluation and assessment in university student affairs, by applying logic modeling/program theory to a case study. I intend to add knowledge to ongoing dialogue among evaluation scholars and practitioners on student affairs program planning and improvement as integral considerations that serve…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Models, Program Effectiveness, Logical Thinking