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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"national norms"”.
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A Comparison of Health Risk Behavior of College Students in Upstate NY and National Norms
… risk behavior with the intention of establishing national norms for variables such as the extent of alcohol and other substance abuse behaviors habits, sexual health risk behaviors, nutrition habits, extent and nature of physical activity and violence. The purpose of this project and thesis is to …
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Pro-poor education : an analysis of key policies guiding funding to basic education at a primary level in South Africa
… education funding policy, the 2006 Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding, which has been promoted as one of the first pro-poor education funding policies in South Africa. We assess whether it is in fact aligned with the principles necessary to ensure pro-poor education. The …
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A curriculum model for an open space rural kindergarten
… education on achievement. 9. According to national norms, the fall MRT test scores showed the Shawsville kindergarten to rank in the low normal range and the Riner children in the average range. 10. According to national norms, the spring MRT test scores showed the Shawsville kindergarten …
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Analyzing the Financial Condition of Higher Education Institutions Using Financial Ratio Analysis
… and John Minter Associates, Inc., provided the national norms. The set of financial ratios identified provides a means to study a single higher education institution through trend analysis and in comparison to national norms. It also works well with a sample of homogeneous institutions with …
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A comparison of leadership styles of successful and unsuccessful collegiate women basketball coaches
… the CLEQ. The data from the LAE were compared to national norms contained in the test manual. Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficients were also computed between winning percentages and LAE scores. The t—test for a difference between two independent samples was used for LAE and CLEQ mean …
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The General Well-Being of Recreational Drug Users: A Sub-Analysis of the Drugnet Survey
… GWBS scores of the sample were similar to the national norms of American adults. GWBS scores were correlated with frequency of use, intoxication levels and types of drugs consumed. In this study, I demonstrate and profile the existence of healthy, normally functioning adults who occasionally …
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Abandonment or Inclusion of Race in Higher Education Admissions: A Case Study of Consequences
… during 1978, 1985 and 1995 equaled or exceeded national norms, despite the fact that over 75% of these Campus Selection Index scores fell in the bottom quartile range for the entire freshmen cohort during each respective year. These findings support the argument that a numbers only admissions …
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The relationship between selected characteristics of health education programs and the acquisition of student health knowledge in secondary schools of the state of Virginia
… state of Virginia did not compare favorably with national norms, ranking only in the tenth percentile. Thus, it was recommended that a more extensive health curriculum be considered for state-wide adoption and that closer supervision of instruction programs be instituted.
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The Application of Hackman and Oldham's Job Characteristic Model to Perceptions Community Music School Faculty Have Towards Their Job
… growth. The results were compared to the national norms for nine different job families provided by Oldham, Hackman, and Stepina. Thirty-three schools, all members of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, located in every geographical region of the United States, yielded 437 …
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An exploratory study of predictive relationships between personality characteristics of teachers of disadvantaged students and principals' ratings of teacher effectiveness
… distinguished them as a group from published national norms for college-age men; (2) female EFE and WECEP teachers in the study had certain personality characteristics which distinguished them as a group from published national norms for college-age women; (3) there were correlations between …
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An exploration of teachers' implementation of continuous assessment in Grade 10 Mathematics in Oshikoto education region
… which participated is not on par with the national norms. Based on the findings, the study recommends, inter alia, rigorous teacher training and guidance, standardization of CA procedures, monitoring and CA policy-related advocacy to enhance teachers’ assessment capacities.
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A Study Of Florida Public Elementary School Principals' Job Satisfaction Following The Implementation Of Florida's A+ System For Grading Schools
… satisfaction ranges developed for the JDI, and national norms also provided by the JDI Research Office. The data were derived from the responses of 65 (39.6%) public elementary school principals in three Florida counties. Overall, the findings demonstrated that 93.7% of responding principals …
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Crítica al paisaje cultural como estrategia de conservación del patrimonio paisajístico en Costa Rica : políticas, prácticas y desafíos, el caso de la ciudad de Golfito.
… and scenographic dimensions within Costa Rica's national norms on the environment, urban planning, and heritage. The case study in Golfito, located in Costa Rica's South Pacific, was where these perspectives collided. An examination of the imprint left by the United Fruit Company's Banana …
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Measuring Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Service Quality in Higher Education
… scores of the target university and ACT national norms, and one-way ANOVAs indicated significant differences based on a student's age, gender, and ethnicity. The results indicated that students were satisfied with the library, and dissatisfied with parking and course availability at the …
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Psychological development of infants conceived through in vitro fertilization
In 1984, The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a grant to The Eastern Virginia Medical School and The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters to study the IVF children conceived a The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of …
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A study of a small school in the mountains of Virginia
… but his achievement in subject matter was before national norms. He accepted responsibilities readily at school and was considered trustworthy by his teachers. He tended, after entering the upper elementary grades, to make tentative plans for the future.
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The characteristics of beginning students in the ministerial training programs of the Wesleyan Church
… the Church and to compare their responses with national norms established by the 1989 Cooperative Institutional Research Program study which is administered annually to freshmen in American colleges and universities.Wesleyan freshmen ministerial students were older, had lower average grades in …
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Using Student Risk Factors to Predict Student-School Connectivity
… differences; substance use compared to national norms, and best predictors of student-school connectedness.Results showed females had significantly higher use of alcohol. Results also indicated grade level differences included: higher uses of substance in grades 9-12, higher levels of …
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Burnout In Radiation Therapy: Examining The Six Leading Influences
… the RTs at Sharp scored more favorable than the national norms in all sections. The results for the AWL indicated that the Sharp RTs show a positive job-person fit, scoring above the value of 3 in all six areas of work-life. Chi squared tests showed strong significance of the demographic …
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Use of Stories in Courses and Student Engagement at Southwestern Michigan College
… found that students in this sample, compared to national norms, are more engaged in active/collaborative learning, academic challenge, student-faculty interaction and support for learners. Overall, stories were imbedded in courses between 50% to 70% of the time.</p> <p>Although most results …
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