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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"hands-on activity"”.
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Comparison of Students' Product Creativity Using a Computer Simulation Activity versus a Hands-on Activity in Technology Education
… was to compare the effect of a computer simulation activity versus a hands-on activity on students' product creativity, originality, and usefulness. Fifty-eight middle school technology education students from Northern Virginia participated in the study. Subjects were randomly assigned to either …
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Blended Learning in the Geometry Classroom
This curriculum project contains four lessons aligned with New York State Common Core Geometry Standards designed with the goal to increase student engagement. The lessons were constructed by using the blended learning station rotation model. This consists of four stations: mini-lesson, independent …
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Teaching Programmable Microcontrollers to Novice Users in a College of Agriculture: Effects on Attitude, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge
<p>This thesis consists of two articles that examined an instructional treatment based on the use of Arduino UNO R3 programmable microcontrollers in a fundamentals of agriculture systems technology course at the University of Arkansas. The first article examined students’ breadboarding and …
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Docker Technology for Small Scenario-Based Excercises in cybersecurity
… the gap between theory and real-world applications. We investigate the role of small scenario-based exercises for students’ understanding of cybersecurity concepts. In particular, we assess the use of Docker technology to deliver training that includes a simple small scenario on html code …
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A Study of Teaching Under the Weather: The Influence of Weather on Participant Mood and Engagement During an Informal Summer Camp Program.
The research question in this thesis was to find out if and how weather influenced students’ positive and negative mood, as well as cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement. This study also inquired if these results were similar to what prior research has found regarding how weather affects …
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Implementing Inquiry-Based Learning in a General Microbiology Laboratory
… for the study of microorganisms. Laboratory sections were randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control/reference group. The experimental group was taught the concept of serial dilutions using an inquiry-based learning approach whereas the control group was taught using traditional …
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Nutrition education : a case study at Mohlabetsi High School
… the knowledge and understanding of nutritional issues by Mohlabetsi Senior Secondary School grade 12 learners. The information was collected through a test that was administered to the learners under test conditions. The test consisted of multiple choice type questions, short answer …
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Characterization of manganese oxide coated porous carbon aerogel to isolate the effects of electro-less deposition time, li+ -ion exchange, and heat treatment on ion selectivity and specific capacitance
… of global water scarcity, this study focuses on an up and coming desalination technique. Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a novel method based on the general concept of ion electro-sorption, with two electrodes acting as capacitors [1]. When polarized in charge/discharge cycles, these cells …
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Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Lab with Applications in Sustanibility Education
In this dissertation, the design, implementation, and educational applications of a real-time water and weather monitoring system, developed to enhance water sustainability education and research, are discussed. This unique system, called LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS), is a …