The relationship of cognitive learning styles, mathematics attitude, and achievement in a problem posing classroom

This study investigated relationships of cognitive learning styles, mathematics attitude, and mathematics achievement for students instructed with problem posing activities. It was conducted with pre-algebra students at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee. For one semester, three control classes (45 students) were taught in a traditional manner; and three treatment classes (46 students) were taught in a traditional manner plus one-third of the class time devoted to problem posing activities. Hypothesis one claimed there would be no significant difference in the mathematics achievement of control versus treatment students based on learning style and initial mathematics attitude. Hypothesis two claimed there would be no significant difference in attitude change during the study for students in the control versus treatment groups. Pre-tests and post-tests of mathematics achievement, using the final examination of the course, and mathematics attitudes, using Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales, were given. Teaming styles were evaluated with Kolb\u27s Learning- Style Inventory (LSI-IIa). Due to the low number of converger learners, students were grouped for analyses in two ways: 1) concrete experience versus abstract conceptualization learners and 2) reflective observational versus active experimentation learners. Achievement gain, for hypothesis one, was analyzed by ANOVA with factors of teaming style and treatment group membership; pre-attitude was tested as a covariate. Abstract conceptualization learners in the treatment group showed a significantly lower achievement gain than did abstract learners in the control group. No significant difference in achievement gain was seen between concrete learners in control and treatment groups. Mathematics pre-attitudes of students showed no significant effect on mathematics achievement gain. Analysis of students as reflective observational versus active experimentation learners showed no interactions. Changes in mathematics attitudes were analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA with factors of learning style and treatment group membership; attitude tests were repeated over time. For attitude domains of anxiety and confidence in doing mathematics, abstract learners in the treatment group showed significantly lower attitude improvements than abstract learners in the control group. Abstract learners in general found mathematics more useful than did concrete learners

PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES OF RHODIUM(III)-AMINE COMPLEXES.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 39-08, Section: B, page: 3833. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1978

Alien Registration- Owens, Mary (Portland, Cumberland County)

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The Effects of Watson’s Theory of Human Caring on the Nurse Perception and Utilization of Caring Attributes and the Impact on Nurse Communication

The purpose of this project was to create a profile of nurses who utilize Jean Watson’s caritas processes and acknowledge caring by forming transpersonal caring relationships with all patients. In an acute care, 468-bed healthcare organization located in southeastern United States, on five adult medical surgical units, an overall score of 52% existed on the nurse communication domain within the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. This score was well below the national top box of the 76th percentile set for the domain of nurse communication. Within the five units selected, 67 nurse participants completed a pre survey using Nyberg’s Caring Assessment Scale. An education presentation based on Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring was presented to front line nurses within the five units selected. After the presentation, nurses were encouraged to incorporate Watson’s caritas processes and establish caring moments with their patients. Four weeks following the education presentation and implementation, post surveys using the Caring Assessment Scale were administered to determine if scores had increased from the pretest. Results indicated a significant difference between the pretest and posttest surveys with the posttest scores being higher (

Hemolysis in runners as evidenced by low serum haptoglobin: Implications for preflight monitoring of astronauts

Hematological parameters and serum haptoglobin were examined in 21 male employees of the Kennedy Space Center who were at 3 levels of physical activity: 7 subjects regularly ran more than 40 km (25 miles) per week (Group I); 7 ran 13 to 24 km (8 to 15 miles) per week (II), and 7 were sedentary (III). Blood was drawn on a different day of the week for five weeks. Differences between day of the week, visit number, and activity level were examined. No differences were observed for day of week or visit number; thus mean values for each variable were calculated for each subject. Variables did not differ among groups. However, trends with level of training were observed in some critical variables. Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) conformed to a staircase effect with Group I (14.5 gm/dl and 41.3 percent) lower than Group III (15.1 gm/dl and 42.9 percent). Reticulocyte count was higher and haptoglobin levels lower in Group I (1.35% and 75.7 gm/dl) than Group III (.99 percent and 132.9 gm/dl), with haptoglobin for the high mileage Group I in the clinically abnormal range. Since haptoglobin binds free Hb following RBC destruction, these results suggest that intravascular hemolysis occurs in trained male runners. These results may have special meaning for astronauts training before long-duration spaceflights, since the further reduction in red blood cells which is reported to occur during spaceflight could become detrimental to their health and performance

Evaluating Impacts of School-Based Extension Garden Programs from a Child\u27s Perspective

Minority children and adolescents living in rural areas, below poverty guidelines, are less likely to engage in healthy food choices or a healthy lifestyle, and this contributes to obesity issues. Providing children with the skills and knowledge to lead healthy lives is a way to combat this epidemic. Focus groups were conducted at three Extension school-based gardens to determine participants\u27 perspectives on the impacts of participation. It was determined that Extension school-based gardens provide children with the opportunity to engage in learning about healthy eating and food production, while engaging in activity outside of the classroom

Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. College Students

Hesitance toward COVID-19 vaccination has greatly decreased over the course of the pandemic in the U.S. However, some populations have lower vaccination rates than the general population. This study was conducted to identify correlates of being fully vaccinated (i.e., having received all doses required to be fully vaccinated) among college students using students’ responses to the 2022 Spring American College Health Association—National College Health Assessment. The surveys were administered in March of 2022. The sample (n=617) included 18-to-30-year-old students. Firth logistic regression models were performed that controlled for age, sex assigned at birth, and food security (at a 5% significance level). The model-assisted results indicated that being a member of sexual and gender minority communities, being a graduate student, and being concerned about someone close getting COVID-19 were positively associated with being fully vaccinated, while current use of any tobacco product and current use of e-cigarettes were negatively associated with being fully vaccinated (all p-values\u3c0.05). In addition, the percentage of fully vaccinated students was higher among transgender/gender non-binary students (95%) than among cisgender men and women (85-87%), and among sexual minority groups (93-97%) than among heterosexual/straight students (82%). Among the racial/ethnic groups considered, the percentage of fully vaccinated students was lowest among non-Hispanic Black/African American students (77%), but the racial/ethnic differences were not statistically significant (at 5% level). The study points to a critical need for development and implementation of tailored vaccination campaigns to help students from diverse communities, including tobacco users, make informed decisions and become fully vaccinated

Negative impact of chronic pandemic-specific financial stress on food security among college students

Since the pandemic started, food insecurity has become a more serious issue for U.S. college students. The study goals were to evaluate whether pandemic-specific stress contributes to current food insecurity (as of February–March of 2022) and to determine which student characteristics are associated with food insecurity. We used the 2022 Spring American College Health Association— National College Health Assessment data (n = 620) collected at a public university. We estimated two multiple logistic regression models. The odds of having very low food security (OR = 8.65, 95% CI = 4.84:15.43) and low food security (OR = 2.87, 95% CI = 1.66:4.96) were significantly higher among students whose financial situation had become a lot more stressful as a result of the pandemic (relative to the other students). Sexual and gender minority, relationship, and current tobacco use statuses were associated with very low food security. There is a need for continued efforts to decrease the negative impact of the pandemic on students’ food security

Mothers\u27 Ways of Making It—or Making Do?: Making (Over) Academic Lives in Rhetoric and Composition with Children

This article focuses on five women\u27s experiences “making it” as rhetoricians with children. Expanding the definition of success Michelle Ballif, Diane Davis and Roxanne Mountford set forth in Women\u27s Ways of Making It in Rhetoric and Composition, the article offers suggestions for moving toward more family-friendly academic structures, not least by recognizing that the seemingly individualistic idea of choice—such as the choice to have children—rests uneasily with the often invisible structures that shape and delimit choices. The authors call for increased visibility of and acceptance for a greater range of possibilities for “making it” in the field today