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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"free choice"”.
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Offering sodium bentonite and sodium bicarbonate free-choice to lactating dairy cattle
… this experiment was to evaluate the effects of free-choice intake of sodium bentonite and sodium bicarbonate on physiological and production parameters. Eight Jerseys and seventeen Holsteins (four fistulated) were randomly assigned to two groups to equalize stage of lactation, age and production …
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Teacher Perceptions of Free-Choice Reading in the Middle School English Language Arts Classroom
… Language Arts (ELA) teachers' perceptions of free-choice reading and how those perceptions influence instructional practices and student engagement. Grounded in socio-cultural theory and Glasser’s Choice Theory, the research examines how teachers’ personal reading experiences shape their …
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The Exploration of the Natural Integration of Writing During Play in Kindergarten
… workshop into ongoing play activities during free choice centers. The new Common Core standards have placed great emphasis on high standards and rigorous learning. In the classroom, this rigorous learning has translated to more instruction and a reduction in free choice centers. In this study, …
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MEALS OF DIFFERING CALORIC CONTENT DO NOT ALTER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR DURING A SUBSEQUENT SIMULATED RECESS PERIOD IN CHILDREN
… for 40 minutes. In the gymnasium children had free-choice access to obstacle courses and various sports equipment. There was also a table with sedentary activities. Children could play with any of the activities in any amount they wished for the entire activity session. Children’s physical …
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An exploratory investigation of middle childhood friendships, quality of care and children's satisfaction with school-age care programs
… of quality (i.e., intermittent supervision, free choice in programming, and leadership opportunities) believed to be important to older children were also examined in relation to children's satisfaction and willingness to return to these programs. Fifty-four children from five different …
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An analysis of motivational variables in correspondence training
… was measured under two conditions: (a) Free-choice and (b) Forced-choice. No contingencies on stating intentions (saying) were in place during either condition. Alternatives between (a) Free-choice and (b) Forced-choice baselines were implemented to assess whether differential …
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Effects of Early Spring Growth Annual Ryegrass Pasture Consumption on Parameters Associated with Laminitis in Horses
… were placed in dry lot for 90 days and allowed free choice access to a diet consisting of average quality orchard grass hay, salt and water. The horses were then allowed free choice access to early-growth annual ryegrass pasture, salt and water for a 28 day period. Random hay and grass samples …
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The value of limited grain-high roughage rations and cud inoculation for raising dairy calves
… made satisfactory growth when grain was fed free choice (with a four-pound daily maximum) and hay of average or better quality was fed free choice. 6. Thus, it is indicated that a substantial monetary saving in the raising of herd replacements may be affected by the use of a simple grain …
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Unconscious priming of "freely" chosen voluntary actions: Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence
… this response priming by action-effects can bias free-choice actions. Secondly I investigated whether action-effects with different emotional valences influence response selection differently. To address the first question three experiments were performed. Each experiment consisted of two …
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National parks as lifelong classrooms : a qualitative case study exploring visitors' dynamic learning experiences in America's national parks.
… other informal settings, follows principles of free-choice learning and interpretation, instead of the formal education that people experience in schools. To best serve visitors of all backgrounds, researchers must learn more about the learning experience in a national park. This study adds to …
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Reaction to Stimulus Figures in Chimpanzee Drawings
… drawing categories and among participants for free choice and central figure drawings. Participants drew in the empty space opposite offset figure drawings. Findings support previous studies that chimpanzee drawings show systematic patterns that vary between individuals. These findings have …
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Relationships between middle childhood outdoor experiences and an adult individual's knowledge of the environment
… knowledge; and 5) The effect of informal, free-choice learning on an individual's level of outdoorsiness and environmental knowledge. Outdoorsiness was measured using the Natural Experience Scale (NES), which was developed through a series of pilot surveys and field-tested in this research …
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Effects of Vitamin E Supplementation in Late Gestation Cattle and Evaluation of Vitamin E, Cholesterol, and Phospholipid Relationships in Bovine Serum and Serum Lipoproteins
… offered oral vitamin E supplementation via a free-choice vitamin-mineral mix in two studies. Breed-related effects were also evaluated. Jerseys had higher blood Se and lower serum vitamin E concentrations than Holsteins at dry-off and higher blood Se concentrations than Holsteins 3-4 weeks …
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Hydration of Colonic Ingesta and Feces in Horses Fed Large Grain Meals or Treated with Enteral Fluid Therapy, Saline Cathartics and Intravenous Fluid Therapy
… to test three feeding regimes for 48 h: 1- hay free choice; 2- hay free choice plus 4.5 kg of sweet feed twice daily after a period of 5 days of adaptation; 3- sudden change from hay to hay plus sweet feed. Seven horses with the right dorsal colostomy were alternately used to test 6 experimental …
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The impact of a laptop computer assisted technology option on biology students' choice of a multi-media instructional methodology
… on biology students with respect to gender and choice of instructional programme. The quantitative data was obtained from pre-test to post-test improvement scores, and qualitative data from open-ended questionnaires. The purpose of this investigation was to offer students a free choice of …
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Registered Nurses' Attitudes Toward The Protection Of Gays And Lesbians In The Workplace: An Examination Of Homophobia And Discriminatory Beliefs
… age, religious association, belief in the "free choice" model of homosexuality, education level, exposure to homosexuals through friends and/or family associations, race/ethnicity, and support or non-support of a workplace nondiscrimination policy protective of gay men and lesbians) with the …
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Trophies or Treasures: The Burden of Choice for Mothers, Wives, and Daughters in <em>Washington Square</em>, <em>The Portrait of a Lady</em>, and <em>The Bostonians</em>.
… happiness depends on their ability to make a free choice. Female characters are manipulated and diminished by a patriarchal system that not only seeks to subordinate their will, but also to objectify them, to place them on the shelf as a trophy. Fathers and husbands are typically the …
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Epidermal growth factor receptor in equine gastric stratified squamous mucosa: effect of progressive ulceration on receptor density
… A protocol that alternated 24 hour periods of free-choice hay with 24 hours of feed deprivation was utilized to induce squamous mucosal gastric ulceration in Group 2 (48 hours total off-feed) and Group 3 (96 hours total off-feed). Gastric tissue was collected from 3 stomach locations at …
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Object-Oriented Implementation of the minimally restrictive liveness enforcing supervisory policy in a class of Petri nets
… in DEDS systems modeled by a class of general Free-Choice Petri Nets (FCPNs) is decidable, and the minimally restrictive LESP is directly related to the presence of a right-closed set of states that are control invariant with respect to the system. A minimally restrictive LESP prevents the …
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