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Relationships Between Select Protective Factors and Tobacco Use
(Virginia Tech, 2009-01-22)
Students enrolled in Roanoke County Schools in 2003 became voluntary participants in the Communities That Care Youth Survey (CTCYS), which had been administered to a group (N = 3022) of 6th through 12th graders. The students ...
Meta-analysis of Student Assistance program Outcomes
(Virginia Tech, 2009-10-08)
The main purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis with data collected from seven schools in Southwest Virginia school district. Data was collected for students who were referred to the Student Assistance Programs ...
Evaluation of the Externship Within a Master's Degree Program for Mathematics Specialists at Virginia Tech
(Virginia Tech, 2009-03-31)
The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of an Externship as the capstone experience of a Masterâ s degree program in preparing seventeen teachers to be Mathematics Specialists. This formative ...
Technology Adoption and Integration: A Descriptive Study of a Higher Education Institution in a Developing Nation
(Virginia Tech, 2009-03-30)
New electronic technologies like computers and the Internet continue to spread to all parts of the world. Developing nations like Malawi have experienced this thrust in the area of electronic technologies. Mzuzu University, ...
Key Factors Affecting the Implementation of Biotechnology Instruction in Secondary School Level Technology Education Classrooms
(Virginia Tech, 2009-05-21)
The growing impact of biotechnology globally and nationally over the past few decades has prompted the need for elevating general biotechnological literacy levels in all populations. This need is currently being addressed ...
Advanced Placement and College Success in Freshman and Sophomore Level Biology Courses
(Virginia Tech, 2009-03-16)
This investigation examines college success in freshman and sophomore level biology courses for students with biology AP credit by addressing the following questions: One, Does AP biology experience increase academic ...
Literacy Coaching: Approaches, Styles, and Conversations
(Virginia Tech, 2009-05-05)
This study is an investigation of teachersâ perspectives on coaching activities and styles of feedback language used by literacy coaches. Because literacy coaching processes represent a common approach to school-based ...
The Conceptualization, Utilization, Benefts and Adoption of Learning Objects
(Virginia Tech, 2009-12-07)
Learning objects have received attention because of their potential to improve current methods of teaching and learning. Despite perceived importance, there has been lack of studies that examine the use of learning objects ...
Literacy from a Different Perspective: Listening to the Voices of Adolescents from a Mulitcultural Context
(Virginia Tech, 2009-12-10)
The objective of this study was to listen to the perceptions of the experiences of adolescents from a multicultural background as those experiences related to their literacy learning acquisition. Each of the adolescent ...
Motivation and Goal-Setting in College Athletes
(Virginia Tech, 2009-03-27)
Motivation and goal-setting are important concepts in athletics and sport and exercise psychology. However, little research has compared motivation and goal-setting by gender. The self-determination theory was used and the ...