Impact of Computer-Based Peer Review on College Students’ Performance and Perceived Self-Efficacy in an Online Graphic Design Course

Prior research has indicated that the incorporation of computer-based peer review into writing instruction increases student engagement, improves student performance, and increases student perceptions of self-efficacy. This study used a quasi-experimental untreated control group design to examine the impact of computer-based peer review on student performance and perceived self-efficacy in an undergraduate agricultural graphic design course. The impact of participation in computer-based peer review on performance scores was investigated using a MANOVA. After two rounds of peer review, students improved their overall course performance by one-half letter grade. Perceptions of self-efficacy were further analyzed using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA. Most (54.17%) students who participated in the computer-based peer review process reported increases in perceived self-efficacy in graphic design. The findings from this study indicate the benefits of computer-based peer review extend to instruction in graphic design courses

Prospectus, April 29, 1980

STUGO CANDIDATES HAVE UNTIL THURS. TO HAND IN PETITIONS; Hat contest is tomorrow; Horse show is a success; New grove to help celebrate Arbor Day; Week in Review: World, Nation, State; Spring fever is a common college disease; Children can attend College for Kids; Fishing clinic for anglers scheduled; Pizza changing with times; Champion bowlers may attend Parkland; Students are animal nurses; WPCD to air math contest; Break Away; Seminar on hazardous material Sat.; May Day coming to PC; Dates to live by; Classifieds; Defense puts Cobras on the winning side; Cobras burn the track during warm weather; Women beat Illini, fall to Boilermakers; CPD and USTA plan team tennis leagues; Gibson City\u27s Meyer picks Parkland; Team hitting knocks foes out of parkhttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1029/thumbnail.jp

Connecting Community to Research: A Training Program to Increase Community Partnerships in Research

Background: Community Engaged Research (CEnR) as a means to address health disparities has emphasized the necessity for community members to partner with researchers. The Boston University CTSI identified the local need to increase the number and diversity of community members ready and willing to engage in the research process. Methods: Connecting Community to Research (CCR) was designed to train community groups interested in improving the health of their community. Trainings were adapted from existing curricula with input from a 12 member advisory panel. The goal was to help trainees understand the various roles they can play along the research process. In a 1-2 hour training, participants were guided through an introduction to CEnR and learned how sharing their stories could inform research. The training concluded with an evaluation survey and opportunities to get connected to loco-regional projects. Results: From December 2015 to November 2016, 100 participants of diverse backgrounds were trained at 7 sessions: 56% identified as White, 35% African American, and 6% other races. Evaluation data indicated: 94% of trainees understood how research could address a community concern, 82% understood how to use their stories to inform research, and 53% intended to participate as an advocate in research. Conclusion: These data suggest trainings like CCR can increase the number and diversity of community members willing to engage in research. While this introductory training generated positive results, additional trainings with varying levels of skill development may be needed to further empower community members to engage as partners in research

Global Diffusion of the Internet XV: Web 2.0 Technologies, Principles, and Applications: A Conceptual Framework from Technology Push and Demand Pull Perspective

Web 2.0, the current Internet evolution, can be described by several key features of an expanded Web that is more interactive; allows easy social interactions through participation and collaboration from a variety of human sectors; responds more immediately to users\u27 queries and needs; is easier to search; and provides a faster, smoother, realistic and engaging user search capability, often with automatic updates to users. The purpose of this study is three-fold. First, the primary goal is to propose a conceptual Web 2.0 framework that provides better understanding of the Web 2.0 concept by classifying current key components in a holistic manner. Second, using several selective key components from the conceptual framework, this study conducts case analyses of Web 2.0 applications to discuss how they have adopted the selective key features (i.e., participation, collaboration, rich user experience, social networking, semantics, and interactivity responsiveness) of the conceptual Web 2.0 framework. Finally, the study provides insightful discussion of some challenges and opportunities provided by Web 2.0 to education, business, and social life

Prospectus, April 9, 1980

SPECIAL APRIL FOOL\u27S FRONT PAGE; FBI probe links Vance with wife\u27s death; New courses offered in Fall; Drinking law blamed for PC student\u27s tragic death; Unknown student turns into lamp; Weak in Review; But seriously, folks…; Graduates prepare; Register for courses between Aprul 14-25; Stroke Club meets; PATH schedules Awareness Week; Nat\u27l Guard needs members; Week in Review; Dodds, Miller file petition for Board of Trustees; Buses capture eye, will peak curiosity; Census teams counting those unaccounted for; Week in Review: World, Nation; Dr. Kleiber presents program; Jazz highlights Krannert events; Placement office says summer jobs are scarce; Workshop for women Saturday; Health Fair is today; Sanders\u27 book: a shocker; Police reggaes out; Sweet gets bitter; Classifieds; Tolono woman wins Fla. trip sweepstakes; Hobby for Paxton man: Trapping takes know-how; Babysitting class offered; U. of I. rec center to serve handicapped; Cobras split four-game series with LLCC; Otloe places 10th at SIU; Equine Club hosts show; Cox wins in Louisville Relays; Parkland College Outdoor Track Schedule; Bogus Sports in Review: Baseball, Football, Basketball, Rifle, Milestones, Wrestlinghttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1031/thumbnail.jp

Arc-textured metal surfaces for high thermal emittance space radiators

Carbon arc electrical discharges struck across the surfaces of metals such as Nb-1 percent Zr, alter the morphology to produce a high thermal emittance surface. Metal from the surface and carbon from the arc electrode vaporize during arcing, and then condense on the metal surface to produce a microscopically rough surface having a high thermal emittance. Quantitative spectral reflectance measurements from 0.33 to 15 microns were made on metal surfaces which were carbon arc treated in an inert gas environment. The resulting spectral reflectance data were then used to calculate thermal emittance as a function of temperature for various methods of arc treatment. The results of arc treatment on various metals are presented for both ac and dc arcs. Surface characterization data, including thermal emittance as a function of temperature, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic oxygen durability, are also presented. The ac arc texturing was found to increase the thermal emittance at 800 K from 0.05 to 0.70

Prospectus, March 26, 1980

INMATES DETERMINE CONSTITUTION; Perucca cites apathy in elections; Need in pharmacies create program need; Week in Review: World, Nation, State, Local; Dates to live by; Astronomy is looking up; PC Info office serves public; Security hears sad stories; Be Warned!; Census mailed this week; Health Fair on April 9; Health Services will discuss health problems; Redmon earns award, speech team places fourth; Ronnie McDowell complains of stereotype; County Audubon Society wants bird count; Fertilizing, part of series; Theatre sells subscriptions; Classifieds; Sports in Review...; U of I\u27s Groppel disputes tennis traditions; Applications accepted for Park District help; Cobras sweep first two games; Bench Warmer: Mississippi mud, rains dampen hardballers\u27 trip; Strong pitching, hitting for Cobrashttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1032/thumbnail.jp

The lift industry in Hong Kong : regulatory action and capacity building

published_or_final_versionPolitics and Public AdministrationMasterMaster of Public Administratio