At K-State Research Focuses on Food Safety, Health for All

Oh no, not more news about E. coli … Most people are aware of the efforts to reduce health risks from E. coli O157:H7 linked to undercooked ground beef and fresh produce, including spinach and lettuce

Use of Annual Forages in a Grazing Livestock System

Conclusions We believe our phosphorus levels are at a point that we will no longer include it in our fertilization program except where it can be put in row with a cash crop to aid early establishment. We still need to be adding nitrogen in spite of increased availability because microbiologic activity eats up a lot of N in residue break down. You have to feed the bugs

Use of Annual Forages in a Grazing Livestock System

Conclusions We believe our phosphorus levels are at a point that we will no longer include it in our fertilization program except where it can be put in row with a cash crop to aid early establishment. We still need to be adding nitrogen in spite of increased availability because microbiologic activity eats up a lot of N in residue break down. You have to feed the bugs

Cognitive apprenticeship: authentic problem-solving experiences challenges traditional isolated learning outcomes

This study was designed to determine if seventh grade basic skills and special education students who experienced different teaching styles would demonstrate an increased ability to solve problems on a criterion-referenced test. Pre and posttesting requiring multiple choice responses were given to a sample of 27 seventh grade students. The Control group consisted of 11 BSI students while the experimental group of sixteen students contained 6 classified, 2 ESL students, and 8 borderline BSI students. A task performance project, Games-Recycled Math, in which students of the experimental group planned, designed, and constructed a mathematical game, was designed and implemented over a four month period. The control group was taught through traditional teaching techniques utilizing paper and pencil tasks and focusing on mechanical steps applied in isolated contexts. Data, based on t-statistics, revealed no significant impact from the different teaching techniques. However, individual comparisons revealed within the experimental group that the 2 ESL students demonstrated a 28% and 29% improvement in their scores. Classified students demonstrated increases of 32%, 18%, 18%, and 3%. Although the results cannot be labeled conclusive, they suggest serious consideration be given towards the cognitive apprenticeship model for students with disabilities