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Showing 1 to 20 of 155 for “"use of self"”.
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The Use of Self-Recording as a Staff Management Technique
The Problem. While a variety of management techniques have been uti1ized to modify staff behavior, there remains to be found an effective cost and time efficient procedure to modify staff behavior on a long term basis. Procedures. A multiple baseline design in which self-recording was introduced …
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A study into the use of self-efficacy and confidence measurements
This thesis focuses on an aspect of the professional work of the author: that of the training of local trade union representatives by trade unions to ensure they are competent, capable and confident in the delivery of their role in local workplaces. It considers the four levels of evaluation of …
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The effects of self-reliance on the successful use of self-reinforcement
… to examine the relationship between the success of self-reinforcement (as defined by its effectiveness in increasing a given response) and a specific aspect of positive self-esteem that would seem most clearly related to the effectiveness of self-reinforcement, valuing one’s own opinions and …
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Instructional Designers and Their Use of Self-Regulated Learning Practices in Higher Education
… a critical role in maintaining the high quality of education expected from these institutions. Yet, there is minimal research on Instructional Designers and their integral role in higher education. The purpose of this study was to investigate how Instructional Designers use self-regulated …
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Use of Self-Actualization Scales as a Predictor of Academic Success with Underachievers
The problem. Drake University placement officers do not know with any degree of certainty whether or not students selected for the Transitional Services Program can earn a first-semester 2.0 grade point average (CPA), which is a requirement for their admission to the University. The currently used …
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The interaction of goal orientation and interest on students' use of self-regulated learning strategies
… and interest are two motivational components of self-regulated learning that have been found to be positively correlated with the frequent use of learning strategies. The focus of this study was to examine if these two motivational components interact to affect students' use of learning …
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The third space: The use of self-study to examine the culture of a science classroom
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Analytic autoethnography : a tool to inform the lecturer’s use of self when teaching mental health nursing?
This research explores the value of analytic autoethnography to develop the lecturer’s use of self when teaching mental health nursing. Sharing the lecturer’s selfunderstanding developed through analytic reflexivity focused on their autoethnographic narrative offers a pedagogical approach to …
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The Current Use of Self-of-the-therapist Training in COAMFTE Accredited Doctoral Programs: A Survey
This study explores Self-of-the-therapist (SOTT) training practices in accredited and candidacy status doctoral programs supported by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). Seventy-seven (77) surveys were sent to full-time faculty to assess training …
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Supporting Student Nurses By The Educational Use of Self: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Exploration of the Mentor Experience
This thesis reports on a study of the lived experience of clinical nurses as mentors of student nurses in the workplace. Pre-registration nurse education, in which students must spend fifty percent of their time in practice, relies on a partnership between universities and health care providers …
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The use of self-reports and peer reports as measures of self-esteem in middle school students
Many educators and psychologists believe self-esteem is an important variable in the educational process. An adequate level of self-esteem is recognized as being essential for students because it may affect their level of achievement and general state of well being. Self-report measures are the …
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The use of self-instruction with multiple exemplars to teach generalized problem-solving to individuals with severe mental retardation
The purpose of this investigation, was to determine if individuals with severe mental retardation could learn to use self-instruction in combination with multiple exemplars to produce a generalized problem-solving response. Specifically, four residents of a group home who had severe mental …
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"Capturing the Space in-Between: Understanding the Relevance of Professional ""Use of Self"" for Social Work Education Through Hermeneutic Phenomenology"
… on the interplay between the researcher's use of self as an instrument for inquiry, interpretation, and analysis. Through these processes, understanding of the phenomenon was enlarged. Theoretical and practical implications for social work education and practice are suggested in the …
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EVALUATING THE USE OF SELF-RELEVANT STIMULI IN ATTENTION BIAS MODIFICATION TRAINING AS A TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY: A NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY STUDY
… as a causal mechanism in the development of anxiety. As such, attention bias modification (ABM) was conceived as a treatment option where anxiety is alleviated through a computerized cognitive training regimen that reduces an individual’s attentional bias to threat. However, few studies to …
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An Investigation of First-time College Freshmen and Relationships Among Mathematical Mindset, Identity, Self-efficacy, and Use of Self-regulated Learning Strategies
… academic challenges during their first semester of college and for many, the completion of required mathematics courses is one of those challenges. This study investigated the relationship of first-time college freshmen’s mathematics course enrollment, gender, and high school mathematics course …
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An assessment of the effects of the use of self-selected texts from the World Wide Web on foreign language reading comprehension
An assumption of the Whole Language model of reading is that self-selected text use is beneficial to students' reading proficiency. This experiment tests that assumption, and broaches a hitherto unexplored aspect of the reading process, namely students' reasons for text selection. The 68 …
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Prevalence and determinants of the use of self-tests by members of the public to diagnose or screen for conditions without the involvement of a health professional
Self-tests that involve taking a biological sample to diagnose or screen for conditions without a health professional are available to the public, but they could potentially cause harm, such as false reassurance. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of their use and factors associated with …
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Analysis system for self-efficacy training: development and validation of an evaluation tool in diabetes care
… reported in this thesis investigates the self-efficacy construct in the context of (real world) diabetes self-management programmes. Self-efficacy interventions, although widely implemented in diabetes care, lack basic information on what exactly was delivered. More importantly, there has …
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Video cued teacher reflection to guide enhancement of student engagement in a specialist primary classroom
… primary teachers confront the challenging task of teaching extensive learning content of the Western Australian Curriculum, within limited weekly timetabled lessons. This was the motivating factor behind this study aimed at investigating the use of self-tracking video technology as a tool for …
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