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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Perceived Relevance"”.
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Community college orientation options for adults: an assessment of perceived relevance
… primary purpose of this study was to assess the relevance of two forms of orientation courses for adult students (aged 25 and older) and to determine a means of predicting the relevance for future adult students. The two forms of orientation were information-giving/ skill-building courses which …
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The Perceived Relevance of Training in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the Terminal Master's Level
… research by Erffmeyer and Mendel (1990) on the perceived relevance of graduate training in industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology at the terminal master’s level. A review of the literature discussed core competencies, as well as the advantages of internship experiences and thesis …
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Exploring the effect of perceived relevance and privacy concerns on consumer responses to online behavioral advertising
… to OBA, particularly focusing on the effects of perceived ad relevance and perceived privacy concerns. Other influencing factors for the two perceptual responses are also explored. An online survey was conducted with a volunteer sample of 292 MTurk users. The results indicate that perceived …
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The Beauty of the World Has Two Edges
… as a choice between opposing alternatives of perceived relevance (e.g., geometric construction versus geometric composition, self referential versus self governing, singular versus universal) the project, which at its beginning was a simple exercise in geometric constructive technique, evolved …
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Ogranizational communication consulting: A communiciation of a small West Texas bank
… those that did attend the program indicated perceived relevance of the information to their jobs and competent usage of the knowledge obtained. A few conflicts did arise, but in the end, this project provided valuable consulting experience and understanding.
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Toward AI-Mediated Immersive Sensemaking with Gaze-Aware Semantic Interaction
… creating an opportunity to infer an analyst's perceived interest implicitly and to provide timely, intelligible, attention-aware assistance that can essentially help in offloading some of the cognitive work. Problem. How can we model an analyst's interest from their gaze so that an AI assistant …
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Exploring the applicability of implicit relevance measures in varying reading speed for adaptive I.R. systems
… size and electrodermal activity to indicate perceived relevance is found intrinsically dependent on speed of reading. That is, when users read at comfortable reading speed, these measures are found to be able to correctly discriminate relevance judgments, but fail when increasing the …
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Perceptions of importance of diagnostic competencies among educational diagnosticians.
… purpose: the first purpose being to assess the perceived relevance of the current state competency standards adopted in Texas by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) as they apply to the work of the educational diagnostician and the second being to examine the diagnostician's …
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The relationship between students’ definitions of chemistry and the way they view the discipline
… emerged were their definitions, attitudes, and perceived relevance of chemistry to their lives. Analysis of the interview data revealed that an overwhelming majority of students in this study have positive attitudes towards chemistry. These students also held differing views of the relevance of …
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A Study of Non-computing Majors' Growth Mindset, Self-Efficacy and Perceived CS Relevance in CS1
… the role of growth mindset, self-efficacy and relevance in student success within CS but such metrics are largely unknown for non-majors. In this thesis, we surveyed non-majors in CS1 at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo during the early and late weeks of the quarter to gain insights on their growth …
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Enhancing Learning Algorithms in Computer Science on YouTube: A Personalized Educational System, EduTube AI
… conducted to gather user feedback on the tool's perceived relevance, structure, and support for learning progression. While the results are exploratory, they suggest directions for how AI-based systems might be used to support more adaptive and learner-centered experiences in open educational …
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Porting Transmedia Storytelling to Journalism
… the least of which is a loss of readership and perceived relevance to its public. Presented with an ever-expanding array of media with which to interact, the public is more difficult to attract to a socially relevant issue or a politically important story. Faced with similar issues, the …
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A Canterbury tale : study and analysis of the Eadwine leaves.
… study has therefore been made, based on their perceived relevance to the objectives of the study. The research undertaken for this dissertation allows us to conclude that the primary theological influence on the artists of the Eadwine Leaves was the Satisfaction Theory of the Redemption as set …
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Exploration Of Relevance Effects In Reasoning
… on distributed theories of memory, which models relevance effects of the problem materials by way of a simple algorithm. The model is seen to parsimoniously predict previous general response patterns found using the two reasoning tasks and makes unusual predictions concerning the size of the …
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DETERMINING FACTORS FOR IMPROVED UPTAKE OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN THE UNITED STATES: A STUDY OF INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE MESSAGING
… contributes to stigma, mistrust, and lack of perceived relevance, discouraging service use. This provided empirical information required to develop equity-focused, culturally centered harm reduction messaging to enhance resonance, reduce stigma, and promote service utilization among …
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The role of leadership in conducting orchestras
… questions and includes questions on the perceived relevance of leadership in conducting orchestras, role models, leadership metaphors from other disciplines, and exposure to issues of leadership during training. The survey material is analysed and then discussed with reference to …
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An Afrocentric Cultural Study of Buum Oka Dance Yaounde and Perceptions of its Relevance to African (-Canadian) Students Between the Ages of 18 and 25 in the City of Regina
… Dance Yaounde in Cameroon and perceptions of its relevance to African (-Canadian) students between the ages of 18 and 25 in the City of Regina. The study is pitched against a national backdrop in which African (-Canadian) students experience disproportionately high school drop/push out rates. This …
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Barriers to adult male participation in community-based agricultural education programs in Kamuli, Uganda
… program framing and outreach to increase perceived relevance and social acceptance, while protecting women’s spaces and leadership. Recommendations include proposed models for gradually integrating men, establishing clear group expectations, and implementing evaluation strategies.
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Parenting processes in black and mixed race LGQ parent families: racial and queer socialization
… with each process as a function of its perceived relevance to their child, and the resources in their environment. Finally, children respond positively to both racial and queer socialization.
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Deliberate Practice in Professional Speaking Expertise
… to obtain measures for frequency of engagement, perceived relevance to expertise development, and perceived effort required to engage in each of the 16 activities. The questionnaire also included 9 items on motivation, a 5-item life-satisfaction scale, and 3 biographic questions. Eighteen …
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