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Analytical Injustice League: Understanding Statistical Manipulation of Student Retention Data Using Modification Methods of Missing Values
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Sarah E. Long – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Missing values that fail to be appropriately accounted for may lead to reduced statistical power, biased estimators, reduced representativeness of the sample, and incorrect interpretations and conclusions (Gorelick, 2006). The current study provided an ontological perspective of data manipulation by explaining how statistical results can…
Descriptors: Statistics, Data Use, Student Records, School Holding Power
Fostering Change in College Students' Statistical Reasoning and Motivation through Statistical Investigation
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Ramirez-Faghih, Caroline Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The goal of this study was to examine the reciprocal relationship between statistical investigation and motivation of college students in a Mathematical Reasoning course (Math 1). Unlike previous studies in which students' projects or statistical investigations have been examined as the final product that shows evidence of statistical…
Descriptors: College Students, Statistics, Thinking Skills, Mathematical Logic
The Effect of Clinical Simulation with Debriefing for Meaningful Learning in Courses of Nursing Theory and Practicum on Student Knowledge and Perception of Instruction
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Shea, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Nursing students are expected to apply knowledge from lectures and laboratories to the clinical setting. One major challenge of nursing educators is facilitating the transfer of knowledge to the clinical-practice setting. Simulation-based education provides students with an experiential-learning activity within the context of a simulated clinical…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Clinical Experience, Simulation
The Relations among School Status Variables, Teacher Academic and Arts Curricular Emphases, and Student Academic Achievement in Grades 1, 3, and 5
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Neddeau, Browning – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The National Center of Education Statistics' Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K) data were used to explore the curricular emphasis in schools of varying socioeconomic status in both public and private schools. Data collected between 1998 and 2003 were used in the secondary analyses of curricular emphasis in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 5
An Examination of Variables Which Influence High School Students to Enroll in an Undergraduate Engineering or Physical Science Major
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Porter, Christopher H. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the variables which influence a high school student to enroll in an engineering discipline versus a physical science discipline. Data was collected utilizing the High School Activities, Characteristics, and Influences Survey, which was administered to students who were freshmen in an engineering or physical…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Physical Sciences, College Freshmen
The Relationship between Learning Styles and Online Education among Entry-Level Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Students
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Bernier, Jose – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The goal of this study is to investigate the relationship between the preferred learning styles of professional pharmacy students and their performance/success in a hybrid PharmD pharmacy program making extensive use of online content. Consequently, the study will look for early detection factors which can impact the performance of the student…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cognitive Style, Online Courses, Pharmacy