Survey of research on learning styles

A number of studies conducted during the last decade have found that students’ achievement increases when teaching methods match their learning styles—biological and developmental characteristics that affect how they learn

The Effects Of An Incentive Program Intervention On Driver Performance In A Private Nonprofit Agency

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an incentive program on driver performance.  Archival absenteeism, complaint, and at-fault accident data were collected around an incentive program.  Results of the study showed partial support of the hypothesis that the incentive program would result in increased driver performance.  Limitations of the study and organizational recommendations are presented

The Grizzly, September 13, 1985

Freshmen Enter on High Note • U.C. Athletes are Scholars Too • New Look Campus • Letter: Enthusiastic USGA Says Be Prepared • Appointed Staff Members • Lentz Discusses Following the Leader • Grants Awarded • R.E.M. Returns With More Confidence • Squeeze Back In • Women\u27s Field Hockey Looking Strong • The Westhead is Dead • Soccer Adds Much Depth • McCloskey: Geared to do a Rambo • Welcome Back Coach • Shorts: Book Sale; Write You Are; Blanche Allen in Communications; Ursinus M.B.A. Gears up for Fall; Special Sirens; Ursinus Professor Attends Marketing Seminar; Chair of Physics Endowed; Ursinus College Receives Wellness Grant • Tannenbaum Wins Writing Honors For Second Yearhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1143/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 21, 1986

It\u27s Bid Day!: Three Weeks of Frat Pledging get Underway • Suite Living in Reimert • Unique Paper Sculptures get Positive Reactions • Intra-Mural Season Opens • Demerits, Profanity, Attack on Deans Mark Alcohol Policing in the Past • Disease, Dissent, Dissemblance: Mills of Bureaucracy Grind Exceeding Slow, But Grind Old Folks Exceeding Fine • U.C. Hosts MAC Wrestling Tourney • Men\u27s Track: Strong MAC Lineup • Gym Women get Trimmed • Missing Refs, Fan Riot: The Best Game Ever ? • SAC Funds Available • Women\u27s Studies Surveyhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1158/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, February 28, 1986

Dormitory Damages are Repaired and Billed Immediately • Irish Gives Advice to Those in Job Market • Dean Whatley, There is a Parking Problem!!! • Letters: End Frat Prejudice; Case of Poor Taste; Where Were You on Thursday Night?; Pledging Plagues a Few • Alcohol Policy: A Case Study in the Liberal Arts Education • Student Volunteers Making a Difference at Norristown • Gramm-Rudman Will Hit U.C. • Epps not Opposed to Proposed Alcohol Policy • Parking: Still First Come First Served • Haverford Steals Show at MAC\u27s • Gymnasts Take Second at PAIAWs Breaking Team Scoring Record • The Lantern is Still Waiting for You • Little Known Ursinusiana • New Pipe Organ to be Installed in Bomberger • Aerobics: The Solution to Fat • Magnificent Noise • Campus Briefs: Faculty Bowled Over by Frontal Lobotomies; Wickersham to Speak at Classical Association; Open Dialog: Street People are Inevitable in a Free Society ; Spanish Student Finds New Home at Ursinus • Faculty Discusses Science for the Non-Scientific • Sculpture Exhibit by Klaus Ihlenfeldhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1159/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, November 22, 1985

From Damp to Bone Dry? • UCFL Takes to the Air: Or Visa Versa • It\u27s all Greek to me • The Descent on the Skunks of Ursinus • Editorial: Yale Conference a Learning Experience • Letter: Munchies Mandate • Who\u27s Who Honors Ursinus • How to Deal with Terrorists? • Two Truman Scholars • In Search of Success: Marivi Relova Brings Good Things to GE • Communication a Must • Bears Bounce Dickinson • Booters Find Cold Times in New Hampshire • Soccer Seniors Will be Missed • Coach B. is Back • Lady Bears Hope to Improve Behind Letuakas • Season Tips Off Tonight • Gymnasts Spring into Season • Alercio Faces J Board • Myrin Stacks Up • Fields Should be Ready in Spring • Immersion as Opposed to Voyeurism in Summer Study in France • Smokeless Tobacco Still Burns • Women\u27s Studies Added to Goal No. 9 • Eating Healthy at College Essential • Open Dialogs: Middle Class on Welfare?; Mercy Killing as a Solution; Birth Defects Popular With Geneticists • Ursinus College: The Marriage Factoryhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1153/thumbnail.jp

Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

Background: Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists differ in chemical structure, duration of action, and in their effects on clinical outcomes. The cardiovascular effects of once-weekly albiglutide in type 2 diabetes are unknown. We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of albiglutide in preventing cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Methods: We did a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial in 610 sites across 28 countries. We randomly assigned patients aged 40 years and older with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (at a 1:1 ratio) to groups that either received a subcutaneous injection of albiglutide (30–50 mg, based on glycaemic response and tolerability) or of a matched volume of placebo once a week, in addition to their standard care. Investigators used an interactive voice or web response system to obtain treatment assignment, and patients and all study investigators were masked to their treatment allocation. We hypothesised that albiglutide would be non-inferior to placebo for the primary outcome of the first occurrence of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, which was assessed in the intention-to-treat population. If non-inferiority was confirmed by an upper limit of the 95% CI for a hazard ratio of less than 1·30, closed testing for superiority was prespecified. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02465515. Findings: Patients were screened between July 1, 2015, and Nov 24, 2016. 10 793 patients were screened and 9463 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned to groups: 4731 patients were assigned to receive albiglutide and 4732 patients to receive placebo. On Nov 8, 2017, it was determined that 611 primary endpoints and a median follow-up of at least 1·5 years had accrued, and participants returned for a final visit and discontinuation from study treatment; the last patient visit was on March 12, 2018. These 9463 patients, the intention-to-treat population, were evaluated for a median duration of 1·6 years and were assessed for the primary outcome. The primary composite outcome occurred in 338 (7%) of 4731 patients at an incidence rate of 4·6 events per 100 person-years in the albiglutide group and in 428 (9%) of 4732 patients at an incidence rate of 5·9 events per 100 person-years in the placebo group (hazard ratio 0·78, 95% CI 0·68–0·90), which indicated that albiglutide was superior to placebo (p<0·0001 for non-inferiority; p=0·0006 for superiority). The incidence of acute pancreatitis (ten patients in the albiglutide group and seven patients in the placebo group), pancreatic cancer (six patients in the albiglutide group and five patients in the placebo group), medullary thyroid carcinoma (zero patients in both groups), and other serious adverse events did not differ between the two groups. There were three (<1%) deaths in the placebo group that were assessed by investigators, who were masked to study drug assignment, to be treatment-related and two (<1%) deaths in the albiglutide group. Interpretation: In patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, albiglutide was superior to placebo with respect to major adverse cardiovascular events. Evidence-based glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists should therefore be considered as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. Funding: GlaxoSmithKline

Report of the New York State Board of Regents\u27 Panel on Learning Styles

This report comprises the results of a panel commissioned by the New York State Board of Regents to review the status of knowledge on learning styles and group tendencies in learning behavior. The panel commissioned background papers, and debated various aspects of learning style as they relate to education. Of particular note was the role of culture and learning style, cognition, multiple intelligence, left brain-right brain development, and environmental conditions. The panel also considered pedagogy, instructional strategy, school organization and administration, diversity and educational equality and equity, and educational policy and practice as each related to learning style and behavioral tendency. The deliberations of the panel were consistently framed in the historical and educational experience of African-American and Latino American children in particular, and people of racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural difference in general. Recommendations are provided to advise the Board of Regents on how it might address these issues. Commentary on the recommendations is provided by Edmund G. Wilson, the Chairperson of the panel. A review of the knowledge base by Brenda A. Allen is included. The bulk of this report is comprised of the following position papers: (1) Behavioral Style, Culture, and Teaching and Learning (Asa G. Hilliard III); (2) Learning Styles Dialogue (Bernice McCarthy and Marcus Lieberman); (3) Theories of Learning Styles, Neurosciences, Guided Imagery, Suggestopaedia, Multiple Intelligences and Integrative Learning (Laurence Dean Martel); and (4) Are Schools Responsible for Students\u27 Failure?: A Synthesis of the Research on Learning Styles (Rita Dunn, Jeffrey A. Beaudry, and Angela Klavas). Each of these reports includes an extensive list of references, and some of them use tables and figures to illustrate data

Survey of Research on Learning Styles

Focuses on studies conducted in the U.S. on learning styles that have revealed the effect of environmental, emotional, sociological, physiological and cognitive preferences on students\u27 achievements. Correlational studies that were conducted to investigate connections between individual preferences and other influences on learning; Influence of physical activity of students on learning

Incorporating UBC Farm products into Bernoulli's Bagels' menu

The UBC Food System Project (UBCFSP) is an action-based research project involving the collaboration of various partners from the UBC community. The main purpose of the project is to assess and improve the sustainability of the UBC food system. The focus of scenario three was to incorporate UBC Farm products into the menu of the AMS Food and Beverage Department (AMSFBD) outlet, Bernoulli’s Bagels. The group reviewed literature of previous AGSC 450 reports and communicated with project stakeholders, including Bernoulli’s Bagels, UBC Farm, and AMS Food and Beverage Department through interviews and email. Although the group generated several proposals, the incorporation of UBC Farm jalapeno peppers in Bernoulli’s Bagels’ existing jalapeno bagel and cream cheese was the most viable idea put forward. A survey to assess consumer awareness of UBC Farm, attitudes toward supporting local agriculture, and the group’s vision of incorporating UBC Farm jalapeno peppers into Bernoulli’s Bagels menu was also administered. Results showed limited awareness of UBC Farm but significant support for the project. The group also devised a plan to freeze UBC Farm jalapeno peppers in the off season, in order to supply Bernoulli’s Bagels with UBC Farm jalapeno peppers year round, and conducted a freezing experiment and cost analysis to determine potential feasibility. The freezing experiment results showed that although texture changes occurred to jalapeno peppers post-freezing, they are still suitable for baking. The cost analysis showed that with volunteer labor, freezing jalapeno peppers would be both a sustainable and profitable venture for UBC Farm to consider. Developing a connection between AMS and UBC Farm creates an opportunity for promotion of UBC Farm and the importance of supporting local agriculture. Therefore, the group designed a promotional strategy to facilitate increased awareness of UBC Farm and the proposed UBC Farm jalapeno bagel and cream cheese. The project’s conclusion was to incorporate UBC Farm jalapeno peppers into Bernoulli’s Bagels’ menu in September 2007. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”Land and Food Systems, Faculty ofUnreviewedUndergraduat