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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"Knowledge and learning"”.
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Knowledge and learning in natural language
… of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2001.
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Surrounded by Sound. Experienced Orchestral Harpists’ Professional Knowledge and Learning
… research in the field of orchestral musicians’ learning and knowledge has mainly focused on students’ learning orchestral playing. Working conditions and work-related problems were also emphasized in previous studies. This thesis, however, focuses on professional orchestral musicians’ knowledge …
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African-American and Latino students' beliefs about knowledge and learning
… beliefs of 1, 224 African-American and Latino college students. The initial purpose of the study was to first validate an existing instrument’s usefulness in measuring the epistemological beliefs of African-American and Latino college students. The Jehng Epistemological Beliefs …
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Sexual Knowledge and Learning in Apartheid South Africa, c. 1950-1990
… curriculum. However, a very different policy landscape existed prior to democratic transition in 1994. The apartheid regime imposed a stringent racial hierarchy that extended to educational institutions, influencing the dissemination of sex education. Access to school-based sex education was …
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"The Fault Is In Mankind: Swift's Attitude Toward Knowledge And Learning As Seen In ""a Tale Of A Tub."""
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T19:35:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7405672.pdf: 7623797 bytes, checksum: 91a8c429f4cff5d1b5300c7bc46a8a82 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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How did I learn all this stuff?': The socialisation of coaching knowledge and learning practices within a sub elite coaching population
… identified as a key vehicle for raising the standard of coaching practice and that of which creates a good coach. In saying this, existing literature (Barker-Ruchti et al., 2016; Cushion et al., 2010; Hodkinson et al., 2008; Gheradi, 2008; Corsby, 2017; Gilbert and Trudel, 2005) highlights that …
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Accomplishing Education Vision 2030: An ICT-based Constructivist Approach to Enhance Content Knowledge and Learning Attitudes of Saudi Arabian High School Students
… constructivist teaching approach on content knowledge and learning attitudes among Saudi Arabian high school students. Traditional teaching methods often rely on teacher-centered instruction, which may limit student engagement, motivation, and critical thinking skills. The research aims to …
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Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda
Biosciences form the basis on which our understanding of human biology and body functions is established. They guide nurses to detect risks to health and improve and sustain health through informed decisions. Task-shifting has expanded the scope of practice for nurses in Uganda and increased the …
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Knowing primary physical education movement culture
… create particular difficulties for researching and justifying learning and knowledge within PE practices. These issues are compounded in the UK by prevailing cognitivistic ideas of education, knowledge and learning. Crum (1993) suggests reconceptualising PE as movement culture as a potential …
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Investigating Preservice and Practicing Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs: An Exploration of Relationships Between Beliefs and Communities
… was to investigate the nature of preservice and practicing teachers' epistemological beliefs (i.e., beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning) and to look for relationships between those beliefs and membership in various professional and family subcultures.
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Internationalising small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) a learning approach
This thesis investigates the learning processes of internationalising small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Based on a framework of absorptive capacity the research explores and examines: i. types and sources of new knowledge acquired by firms, ii. assimilation of new knowledge within firms, …
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Mental models, cognitive style, and organisational learning : the development of shared understanding in organisations
Organisational learning is seen by many to be a key determinant of organisational performance. This is demonstrated by the growth of the 'learning company' concept (Pedler et al. 1991), and by the suggestion that the ability to learn faster than one's competitors is the only sustainable competitive …
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Business activities, competitive advantages, ownership types of the textile and apparel industries in China
This study was designed to gain a deep and timely understanding about the stature of current textile and apparel (T&A) manufacturers in China whose industry appears to be in the transition from the growth to the full mature phase of the industry life cycle. The findings revealed that the T&A …
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Knowledge acquisition, cognitive flexibility, and the instructional applications of hypertext: A comparison of contrasting designs for computer-enhanced learning environments
… providing instruction at an advanced stage of learning in a complex and ill-structured domain. The program consisted of two parts: an instructional hypertext program containing the content on the social impact of technology and the actual experimental treatments that differed for the two …
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An Analysis of Learning Styles in Podiatric Medical Students, Residents, and Practitioners
… whether there is any difference or change in learning styles as defined by Kolb in six groups of individuals. These groups were the Oral Examiners of the American Board of Podiatric Surgeons, surgeons who had been in practice at least ten years, pediatric surgical residents and students in the …
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The Effects of Individualism Vs. Collectivism on Learner's Recall, Transfer and Attitudes Toward Collaboration and Individualized Learning
… instructional environments, cultural dimensions and online learner preference. The subjects of this study were a representative sample of groups of graduate students from different cultures. The instrument was composed of a treatment that was represented across two instructional environments. A …
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Testing an Educational Intervention to Improve Recognition and Understanding of Emotional Manipulation in Romantic Relationships
… relationships significantly impact happiness and well-being, yet rarely is it taught how to build them or recognize unhealthy relationship dynamics. This gap has profound implications, as Emotional Manipulation (EM) can have severe and lasting consequences. This study examined whether an …
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Proposed: Technical Communicators Collaborating with Educators to Develop a Better EFL Curriculum for Ecuadorian Universities
<p>This policy and action research in the form of a case study of language policy in Ecuador posits, with a pragmatic view, that students’ backgrounds, prior knowledge, and learning objectives should significantly impact curriculum development. Applying principles of information development, such …
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Cultural competence: implications for validity, measurement, and performance
Findings from research in educational and cognitive psychology have shown that metacognition, defined as the monitoring and regulation of one’s knowledge and learning processes (Flavell, 1979), exerts substantial influence on individual performance (Swanson, 1990). The majority of this research, …
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