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Jaffe, Jana M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The use of alcohol by adolescents is a growing problem. Adolescents drinking and driving continues to be of great concern to society, as adolescent death from drinking and driving is not only untimely and unwarranted, but also preventable. Consequently, the need to find an intervention that speaks directly to adolescents about the negative effects…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, High School Students, Motor Vehicles
Tsai, Feng-Hung – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem: Poor listening skills may result in misinterpretation. Language teachers as well as researchers understand the need for improving listening skills, and the need to find the most effective way to accomplish this objective. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of feature films with subtitles can help improve Taiwan…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Listening Skills, Listening Comprehension, Films
Sorrells, Rick D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
In classrooms with limited instructional time and many resources, teachers must decide which resources positively affect student achievement. Power Videos (PV), produced by DCS, is one such product used at the 373 elementary campuses in the greater Dallas, Texas, area. This research examined the relationship between teachers' usage of the DCS…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Films