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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"developmental research"”.
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Online data collection for developmental research
… into the structure of human cognition. However, developmental research is subject to heavy pragmatic constraints on recruiting large numbers of participants, bringing families back for repeat sessions, and working with special populations or diverse samples. These constraints limit the types of …
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The Intended Heroic Behavior Scale: Creation and Validity of a Scale Predicting Heroism to Advance Developmental Research on Heroes
<p>Heroism – the phenomenon of individuals putting themselves at risk for the benefit of others – is a topic of increasing empirical interest (Franco et al., 2017). Applied heroism training programs have emerged with the goal of fostering heroism (Heiner, 2018). Psychologists have examined the …
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Development of a Technology Mentoring Program Using Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations
This developmental research used primary components of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations theory to develop a technology mentoring program for K-12 instructional environments. This investigation utilized K-12 teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and higher education faculty to evaluate …
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Instructional Considerations to Promote Technology Integration Skills and Knowledge Transfer from Instructional Technology Courses at Kuwait University into Classroom Teaching: A Design and Development Study
… knowledge and skills, this study used a developmental research approach in which, factors of knowledge transfer were operationalized through using The First Principles of Instructions (Merrill, 2002) to form a set of instructional considerations to promote the transfer of technology …
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Aluminum Gallium Nitride/gallium Nitride HEMTs for High-Power Applications: Transistor Design Issues and Process Development
… applications. This work contributes to the developmental research in the field of GaN-based FETs.
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The Development of an E-Learning Course Incorporating Self-Regulated Learning Procedures into a PSI-Based Course
This developmental research adopted an adapted Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) structure to design an e-learning course module and a learning procedure, and embedded a self-regulated learning procedure into the PSI course. A set of self-regulated learning tools were developed and applied …
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Developing A Framework for Guiding Interaction Design in Distance Learning
… In response to this challenge, the goal of this research was to develop a theoretically- and empirically- grounded framework for guiding interaction design in distance learning. It is anticipated that this framework can assist educators and instructional designers in designing quality interaction …
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The Design and Development of Guidelines for Interactive Course Organizers
… of course information covered. The goal of this research was to develop a theoretically- and empirically- grounded guidelines to design and develop of ICOs. It is anticipated that these guidelines can assist course developers and instructional designers in designing ICOs. This study employed a …
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Characteristics of four highly-regarded literacy teachers in rural and urban elementary schools
… learning and teacher instruction? Limited research efforts reveal that the needs of students in rural areas are quite distinct from other settings (Muijs & Reynolds, 2003; Rice, 2003). It is not until exclusive qualities are determined in both rural and urban environments that instructional …
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How children express their competence through narrative : an examination of environmental risk, competence, and narrative ability in a group of low-income preschool children
… group of low-income preschool children. Current developmental research has examined the factors that promote resilience or competence in young children's lives and one way this has been explored is through the narrative ability of children. Twenty-five children from lower socio-economic …
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Building a tool for determining e-learning readiness in organizations: A design and development study
… readiness which informed the tool design. Using developmental research-based practices the tool was developed for use by practitioners. This study describes the design and development of the tool and the expert review used in the validation of the tool.
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Development of a Technology Planning Framework for School Districts in Developing Countries
This developmental research used components of Rogers\' diffusion of innovations (1962) theory to develop a technology planning framework for school districts in developing countries. The Framework may be used by officials from developing countries in different levels of government to develop a …
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Architectural scale biomimetic composites based on chitosan and alginate hydrogels
Developmental research and characterization was conducted on novel biomaterials for a larger project of product and architectural scale digital fabrication using natural bioplastics and hierarchical computational design carried out by the Mediated Matter team, led by Laia Mogas-Soldevila and Jorge …
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The culture and practices of military women relating to hygiene in the field environment
… study was conducted in June 2006. The researcher conducted participant observation data collection during a 14 day field exercise. This process was followed by telephone interviews of selected participants. Spradley's Developmental Research Sequence was followed throughout data …
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Exploring Teaching Approaches and Sociocultural Dynamics in the Middle and High School English Second Language Teaching Environment from the Perspective of the Multicultural Educator
… study utilized participant observation and Developmental Research Sequence (Spradley, 1980) as the systematic approach to gather and to analyze data. The study was conducted in an inner city public school district in the south of Louisiana where seven multicultural ESL specialists were …
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Development and Evaluation of Virtual World Instruction Based on a Constructivist Learning Environment Design Framework
… problem faced by many of today's educators. Past research has identified five key attributes any CLE must incorporate: embedded within realistic and authentic environments, allow for communication and collaboration among and between students, teachers and mentors, allow for multiple perspectives …
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Instructional Design Thought Processes of Expert Nurse Educators
… universities. The methodology was based in developmental research. Qualitative data sources included interviews, think-aloud protocols, and artifacts. Interviews and think-aloud protocols were audio-taped, transcribed, and member-checked. Artifacts, such as course packets and …
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Causation and Explanation in Molecular Developmental Biology
… from the perspective of current molecular and developmental research. Each chapter explores the ways in which particular phenomena or discoveries in molecular biology influences our philosophical understanding of the nature of scientific knowledge. The introductory prologue draws some general …
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Lessons Learned from Designing a Comprehensive Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) Tool for Support of Complex Thinking
This research study focused on learning lessons from the experience of designing a comprehensive case-based reasoning (CBR) tool for support of complex thinking skills. Theorists have historically identified, analyzed, and classified different thinking processes and skills. Thinking skills have …
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Identification of Academic Program Strengths and Weaknesses through Use of a Prototype Systematic Tool
… of an academic program, and there is a lack of research in this area. In Chapter 1, the author's intent is to discuss the purpose behind this developmental research and to provide a literature review that serves as the basis for the design of such an automated tool. This review investigates the …
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