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Showing 1 to 20 of 225 for “"previous experience"”.
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The effects of characteristic prototypicality and level of previous experience on the perceptions of political leaders
… of characteristic prototypicality and level of previous experience on the perceptions of a person's leadership ability. The present study examines the joint influence of characteristic prototypicality and previous experience on the perceptions of leadership ability. Subjects received vignettes …
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Relationships among vocational interests, gender, previous experience with computers, computer self-efficacy, and math anxiety in predicting computer anxiety
… variables: vocational personality type, gender, previous experience with computers, computer self-efficacy, and math anxiety. The Computer Anxiety Scale (COMPAS, Oetting, 1983) was used to assess computer anxiety. Vocational interests were measured by the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI, …
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Initial Online Consumer Trust (IOCT): The Influence of Third-Party Service Provider Reputation, Website Utility, Electronic Word-of-Mouth, and Previous Experience with Similar Websites
… utility, electronic word-of-mouth, consumer past experiences with similar websites, and third-party service providers' reputation on the development of IOCT. Methods: To explore the research objectives, the study deployed a 2X3 experimental design that involved six experimental groups. Subjects …
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The impact of previous experience of depression and previous help seeking behaviour upon intentions to seek help for varying severity levels of depression in the future
… be encouraged to seek help early on when they experience depression, this can prevent the escalation of difficulties. The aim of the present study was to understand the process of help seeking for depression, with a focus on how severity of symptoms, past experiences with depression and past …
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The Impact of Mental Model in Older Adults’ Experience of Digital Games
… the impact of the mental model in older adults’ experience of digital games. The study conducted in-person interviews with participants of different ages and self-rated game experience levels. Each participant fills out their rating for each game category’s preference and comfort level with the …
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An Investigation of Attitudes and Receptivity of Managers in Community Facilities: Toward Integration and Instruction of Persons With Severe Handicaps
… as consumers across four treatment groups: (a) previous experience group (staff with previous exposure to community-based instruction in their site) (N = 20); (b) inservice presentation group (staff who attended informational presentation on community-based instruction and persons with severe …
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Efekt zkušeností a květních vlastností na projev preferencí a věrnosti u Eristalis tenax
… tend to change over its lifetime based on experience with the flowers they have visited. Very few studies have examined the effect of experience on preferences and especially constancy in relation to multiple floral traits in hoverflies (Syrphidae, Diptera), which are an important …
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The introduction of computer-assisted-instruction to a first-year dental anatomy course for dental hygiene students
… using a questionnaire (level of education, previous experience in the field of dentistry, previous experience and level of confidence using computers). The researcher Stated general teaching and learning objectives, and Selected media and materials. Since the researcher experienced …
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Investigation of visual spatial ability and its relation to design methods
… of both two and three dimensional models and previous experience using the skills involved in these two subset subject areas of engineering prototype design. Mechanical engineering undergraduate seniors were given a spatial intelligence test known as the Paper Folding Test, a 6 minute test …
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On learning task-directed motion plans
… applications. This thesis concerns the use of previous planning experience to allow the agent to generate motion plans very quickly when faced with new but related problems. We first investigate a technique for learning from previous experience by simply remembering past solutions and applying …
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Deconstructing Preschool Children's Acquisition of Alphabetic Knowledge
… must be embedded in the context of children's previous experience in a manner consistent with Vygotsky's emphasis on social interaction in the continuum of learning.
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Movement Response Times Associated with Blocking in Football from the Three- and Four-Point Center Stances
… college and college football players without previous experience at the center position; and (2) to determine the significance of difference between means of right, left, forward and backward movement of the three-point and four-point stances for each of the groups, viz., junior high, senior …
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Student attitudes toward blended and online courses: a comparison of students in traditional classroom writing environments and students in blended writing environments
… support for the idea that students with previous experience in blended classrooms have more favorable attitudes toward blended and online courses than students without previous experience in blended classrooms. The qualitative results showed a wide range of expressive and divergent …
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"YO DIGO 'ESTÁ' PORQUE... ": THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE SPANISH COPULA IN A STUDY ABROAD VARIETY IN CHILE
… linguistic factors (Adjective Class, Animacy, Experience With the Referent, Frame of Reference, Resultant State, and Susceptibility to Change) and extralinguistic factors (Age, Gender, Grammar Score, Previous Experience Abroad, Parent Origin, Spanish Major/Minor, Study Abroad Site, and social …
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The development and evaluation of distance learning materials for administrative personnel in a multi-national company
… face-to-face training. The influence of the previous distance learning experience, educational background and selected study environment of trainees was investigated. Trainees with previous experience of distance learning were more likely to complete the course and with significantly higher …
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Informing the theory of collective entrepreneurship: investment choice
… networks, exit options, voice processes, and previous experience are the most significant factors catalyzing the emergence of collective entrepreneurship.
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An extended case study on the introductory teaching of programming
… concepts were introduced much earlier that had previously been the case. This was supported by an analysis of the semiotics and symbology of programming languages that showed that there was no intrinsic support for the traditional sequence of introducing programming concepts. A second dimension …
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Athletes' Attitudes Toward Seeking Sport Psychology Consultation: Development and Validation of the Sport Psychology Attitudes Questionnaire
… distinguished between athletes with and without previous experience with a SPC, (b) related to ratings of helpfulness/satisfaction related to a previous experience with a SPC, and (c) correlated with willingness to see a SPC for help in the future. Also, the SPAQ factors were related, as …
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Characterisation of acidic/basic properties of alumina supports
Previous experience with the preparation and testing of Co/alumina catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has revealed that, while commercial available aluminas result in materials of significantly different catalytic performance, no correlation between the physical properties of the aluminas and …
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The development of undergraduates' approaches to studying and essay writing in higher education
… and non-traditional entrants with different experiences of learning. Students' approaches to essay writing were measured using the Essay Writing Process Questionnaire (EWPQ) and the Essay Writing Orientation Questionnaire (EWOQ). The development of these tools was informed by a Grounded …
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