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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Chi-square test of independence"”.
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Learning Style and Preferred Mode of Delivery of Adult Learners in Web-Based, Classroom, and Blended Training
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between adult learners’ preferred learning style and preference for delivery mode. The subjects (n=61) were technical and billing support call center employees from an Internet company in Dallas, Texas. The participants were randomly …
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An Application of Hirschi's Theory of Social Control to the Study of Partner Abuse
The purpose of this study was to determine if Hirschi's theory of social control could be applied to domestic violence. Two elements of Hirschi's theory of social control, attachment and beliefs, were used as the independent variables. The Conflict Tactics Scale was used to measure the dependent …
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The Relationship of Mind Styles, Consumer Decision-Making Styles, and Shopping Habits of Beginning College Students
… styles. Decision making involves a process of cognitive learning. Since the study was published, other studies have investigated these consumer decision-making styles. However, no additional studies have further investigated the relationship between learning styles and consumer …
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The 2000 presidential election: A content analysis of newspaper media coverage
Following the guidelines of journalistic integrity, media coverage of presidential elections should be fair and unbiased. This study examined the newspaper media coverage of George W. Bush and Al Gore, the two major presidential candidates in the 2000 election. This study examined all issues of the …
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Judgments of administrators and teachers regarding the effectiveness of planned program budgeting systems (PPBS) in selected school districts in New Jersey
The purpose of the study was to determine and compare the judgments of the non-teaching administrators, teaching administrators and teachers regarding the effectiveness of Planned Program Budgeting Systems in the three pilot New Jersey Districts.A questionnaire based on the goals identified in the …
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The Relationship Between Select Variables and the Breast Cancer Screening Practices of a Convenient Sample of African-American Women From Grambling State University and the Willis-Knighton Neighborhood Clinic
One of the leading causes of mortality for African-American women is breast cancer. The national breast cancer mortality rate for African-American women is 28.0 per 100,000. However, African-American women residing in Northwest Louisiana have a breast cancer mortality rate of 34.5 per 100,000 …
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The Effects of Early Entrance to Kindergarten on Reading Achievement
This study investigated the effects of kindergarten entrance age on reading achievement scores at the end of first and sixth grade. The subjects in. this study were one hundred nineteen first grade students and ninety sixth grade students attending classes at the Albion Central School, a small …
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Hire and Hope: An exploration of principal turnover
… turnover within K-12 public schools in the State of Texas, and demographic characteristics of school location, principal’s ethnicity, principal’s gender, and principal’s level of post-secondary degree. Data for participating schools was gathered from state-reported educator information …
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Evaluation of a College Reading Course By Comparing Grade Point Average and Attrition Among College Freshmen
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a college reading course as measured by subjects' semester grade point averages and attrition rate. The ex post facto investigation compared differences in mean grade point averages and attrition rates of high risk college freshmen …
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The Effect of Psychological Type, Economic Status, and Minority
The purpose of this study was to determine if psychological type, economic status, and minority classification had an effect on the pass/fail rates of vocational nursing students. The rationale for conducting this study was based on the need for the institution to maintain program viability and …
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Effectiveness of Mandatory Online Supplemental Instruction in an Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology Course
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a mandatory online supplemental instruction program in an introductory cell and molecular biology course at a community college in Northern Nevada. To accomplish this, the study focused on the dependent variable of course GPA, and the …
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A Study of Sex Stereotyping in Characters Created By Fifth and Sixth Grade Young Authors in Their Stories
The purpose of this investigation was to develop and implement an instrument to analyze stories written by children to determine if sex-stereotyped roles were apparent in the main characters they created. The Analysis of Character Traits (ACT) was developed utilizing selected criteria identified in …
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The effects of in-service workshops on computer anxiety in elementary teachers
… training. This study was an investigation of the effectiveness of workshops designed to reduce such anxiety. The treatment comprised of instruction based upon principles derived from the literature was administered to 80 teachers in a Treatment group and 57 teachers in a Quasi-control …
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The relationship between training in learning style adaptation and successful completion of entry-level community college classes.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between training in learning style adaptation and successful completion of community college courses. The rationale for conducting this study was based on the need for students to learn how to adapt their learning style in order …
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Examining Parents Oral Hygiene Knowledge And Their Children’s Oral Hygiene Behaviors
<p>The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between a parent’s level of oral hygiene knowledge and the oral hygiene behaviors of their children ages 7 to 17 in the greater United States. The theoretical framework of Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory and the …
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Analyzing factors affecting patient satisfaction using the Kano model
… understanding patient needs impact the quality of care and life, safety, and satisfaction. The objective of this research was to develop a methodology to collect and analyze the needs associated with healthcare units that differ based on the type of care and services and patient perceptions over …
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Learning style preferences of female undergraduate students in the U.S. and possible associations with selected ‘hard’ vs. ‘soft’ academic majors
… can occur when learning style preferences and teaching methods are misaligned. Taking student learning styles into consideration as an instructor is therefore important. While many learning style preference studies have been conducted globally, female undergraduate students in the U.S. have had …
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The Effect of Performance Condition on Second-Grade Student’s Rhythmic Accuracy While Sight-Reading
The purpose of this study was to examine rhythmic performance accuracy while sightreading rhythms using either rhythmic speaking, body percussion, or instruments. A secondary purpose of this study was to study possible relationships between rhythmic error types (tempo or rhythmic accuracy) in each …
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Clothing purchasing practices: a comparison of fourth and seventh grade children
… personal clothing purchasing practices of upper elementary school children in relation to: grade level, sex, race, socioeconomic status, mothers' employment, and types of clothing acquired. One hundred ninety-one fourth and seventh graders from rural Virginia completed a questionnaire in …
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Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance and Speech/Language Disorders: Prevalence of the Dual Diagnoses in a School-Age Population
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of the comorbidity of emotional/behavioral disorders (EBD) and speech/language disorders among those students identified as under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act criteria as emotionally disturbed and speech impaired. The …
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