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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"IT students"”.
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The Paradox of Social Media Security: A Study of IT Students’ Perceptions versus Behavior on Using Facebook
… connected to each other and creating new opportunities for businesses. At the same time, social networking sites have become major targets for cyber-security attacks due to their massive user base. Many studies investigated the security vulnerabilities and privacy issues of social networking sites …
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HyperReport: A multimedia management tool for report of information writing
This project, entitled HyperReport, is a computer based program that helps students by guiding them through the HC development process. With it, students learn to create a storyboard, design a project map, and create a hypercompositon stack using HyperStudio. They learn to organize their media and …
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The predictive validity of the general scholastic aptitude test (GSAT) for first year students in information technology
This study investigates the validity of the General Scholastic Aptitude Test as a tool for predicting academic success for first year Information Technology (IT) students. Secondly it seeks to establish if it is an equally good predictor for the various racial groups in South Africa. Thirdly it …
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A study of relational aggression among middle school girls
… program using the input of the female students. The participants were selected on a volunteer basis from a pool of 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> grade female students. In addition to two surveys, that were designed to evaluate the extent of bullying in the school and the knowledge …
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The Correlation of Reading Outside School and Reading Proficiency
… that the best way to develop reading ability is to provide abundant opportunity for experiencing reading. The research was conducted at a small, rural school in western New York State. As part of the recreational reading program, Book-It!, students were required to record the amount of …
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Ask for help: Online help-seeking and engagement for college students traditionally underrepresented in STEM
… that is essential for student success. Still, students, especially those traditionally underrepresented in STEM (UR-STEM) and, in particular, chemistry (UR-Chem), may be reluctant to employ it. Students with longstanding under-representation in STEM and chemistry are non-males, first-generation …
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An exploration of Academics’ Views and Perceptions of the Successful Application of Performance Appraisal in the Context of the Jordanian Higher Education: A Case Study of a Private University
Performance appraisal is a critical function within Human Resources Management that contributes to managing performance of employees. It is the base for making many decisions such as pay, promotion, transfer, and termination. In the context of Higher Education, performance appraisal is applied in …
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Die Relevanz variabler Vergütungsbestandteile – Eine Untersuchung unter Studierenden und Mitarbeitenden aus dem IT-Umfeld in Deutschland
Despite many positive aspects of variable compensation and its wide use in practice the assessment of variable compensation components is hardly considered by research. This paper fosters a deeper understanding of variable compensation components and how they can be used in an efficient way by the …
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A Study of the Effect of a Reading Comprehension Strategy on High School Students with Learning Disabilities
… the effectiveness of a particular text explicit comprehension strategy called, "stop and think." The strategy taught students to pause briefly while reading to note in their own words what has happened so far in the reading before they continue. This technique is intended to help students to …
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Open Proverbs: Exploring Genre and Openness in Proverbs 10:1-22:16
… ‘openness’ as a textual feature, and show its contribution to the functions of this genre. Third, I will demonstrate how reading this way may influence our understanding of some key issues in Proverbs’ scholarship. Part 1 tackles the first and second aims. In ch. 1, I suggest that the …