Online Writing Do students lose more than they gain in online writing classes? Kiefer argues that the online educational format for a writing class is inferior to the traditional classroom setting that is normally composed of a limited amount of st Continue Reading...
Students Lose More than They Gain in Online Writing Classes? Kate Kiefer Kate Kiefer gives a proposition that undertaking the writing classes online is an exercise in futility that has faults and cannot give the same good and appreciable results a Continue Reading...
Persistence (also called retention) is defined as remaining enrolled in the institution, presumably until degree attainment or completion. Online courses can help students achieve this, because they provide options for learning that were previously Continue Reading...
Kiefer, K. (2007). Chapter 8: Do students lose more than they gain in online writing classes? In Joe Lockard and Mark Pegrum (Eds.), Brave New Classrooms: Democratic Education and the Internet (pp. 141-151). New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. Continue Reading...
Vedantam, 2006), Americans are more socially isolated than they were in 1985, with the number of people with whom they can confide dropping by one third, from three close confidents to two. American is viewed as a fragmented society with splinters o Continue Reading...
Planning and Reflection During my student teaching experiences I kept a journal, which greatly helped me to organize my thoughts and clarify the areas in which I most needed to improve. My mentor also pointed out for me the key areas that need impro Continue Reading...
Pantages and Creedon (1978) have reported that the greatest attrition rate occurs among first-year students, and this group is not very likely to return to college at a later date. Even if they do drop out, the longer a student persists in a univers Continue Reading...
" Shin (2006) Shin also states that the CMC literature "illustrates shifts of focus to different layers of context." Early on, research relating to CMC in language learning and teaching looked at the linguistic content of CMC text to examine how lang Continue Reading...
This was usually the case with the proliferation of British rule at the time; trade was the predecessor to British Colonialism. For administrative purposes, Singapore became a part of Penang and Malacca which were two other settlements in the region Continue Reading...
Brevity is also necessary because reading for content and for linguistic problem solving is the focus" (Kruger). In contrast to the brevity of the intensive program the extensive program "consists of longer selections, that are assigned to be read o Continue Reading...
Chapter One: IntroductionOverviewThe purpose of this study is to provide recommendations to solve the problem of low graduation rates among minority Hispanic students at GCC in California. The problem is that 81.6% of Hispanic students at GCC failed Continue Reading...
Pedagogic Model for Teaching of Technology to Special Education Students Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. In 19 Continue Reading...
Preventing Dropouts Among Minority Middle School Students The dropout rate of minority middle school students is rising. This can be contributed to a number of factors that cultivate frustration and develop low self-esteem among minority adolescent Continue Reading...
Juvonen et al., (2004) explains that a teachers in depth understanding of mathematics in particular is extremely important in middle school. The authors also point out that learning more difficult math in the eighth grade such as math is imports bec Continue Reading...
perfect candidate for a non-technical human resources position at Westinghouse. I will graduate from Robert Morris University in May 2014 with a B.S.B.A in Human Resources and Marketing. I have studied courses in recruiting, retention, training, com Continue Reading...
Improving the Administration and Collection Process for Government-Sponsored Student Loans Introduction Today, tens of thousands of young people are mortgaging part of their future with student loans in order to obtain a higher education. In some c Continue Reading...
Technology on 4th and 5th Grade Student's Academic Achievement Students today learn differently as a result of technology (Presnky, 2008). Schools differ in technology uptake and execution. Davis (2012), states that schools had to take this up beca Continue Reading...
Foundations of Nursing Education Table of Contents Changing from an Associate Degree Nursing Program to a BSN Program 3 Two Factors That Influence the Need for a BSN Program 3 How the IOM Has Informed the Decision for a BSN Program 4 IOM’s Reco Continue Reading...
Changes Writing is communication. It is essential in business to get a message across, but also should be not only industry and/or audience specific, but should communicate the message intended in the most appropriate manner. Communication does not Continue Reading...
Yes, I am a student, but I am also a rarity in the academic genre: I am a working journalist, which means editors pay me to do things I absolutely love -- reporting on sporting events, sports teams, and individuals involved in sports. That includes Continue Reading...
SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act Dear Congressman Owens (NY), The Internet was created by the United States of America's military in order to better communicate information between computers long distances apart without requiring physical connections; Continue Reading...
Women Are More Faithful Than Men The libraries and bookstores are overloaded with published books about love and relationships, and television programs deal with those topics on a daily basis. One of the most frequently addressed topics in these boo Continue Reading...
Any time you do an edit to your document, one more version of it will appear in the chronological list in the grey colored area to the right of the writing box and each version will have a little box beside it. You can click on any two of these boxe Continue Reading...
However, if I was rewriting my letter to Melfi, I would have used more research and included some specific citations, to substantiate my analysis. Drawing upon personal reflection is useful in appealing to the reader's sense of ethos or pathos, but Continue Reading...
Michael Krause has written a new book that provides eight sales strategies that are supposed to help increase sales, engendered a more motivated sales staff, and help sustain both. The eight strategies are: USP and UVP; Strategic planning; SWOT analy Continue Reading...
Parents can team up with teachers and schools by asking for school conferences where they can address the issue of bullying, (Barreto). The parents can also keep a record of incidents of harassment and the ways in which the school handled these sit Continue Reading...
). Over time, from one second to the next, human behavior constantly changes, contributing to the fact that human behavior, consequently human cognition, constitutes a dynamic process. (Thelen and Smith, 1994). Communication, also a continuous inter Continue Reading...
Johnson reports that "in 1998, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)1 severely limited the use of copyrighted materials in distance learning. In 2002, the Technology, Education, and Copy- right Harmonization Act (TEACH Act) relaxed these restr Continue Reading...
RFID was to revolutionize not just Wal-mart but the entire retailing supply chain and distribution channels, revolutionizing the value chain of entire businesses. Instead there is lukewarm adoption despite the aggressive stance Wal-Mart has taken on Continue Reading...
Relationships provide the key experience that connects children's personal and social worlds. It is within the dynamic interplay between these two worlds that minds form and personalities grow, behavior evolves and social competence begins." (1999) Continue Reading...
Hyperlinked tables of contents and indexes are tremendous time-savers as well as navigational aides. The non-linear presentation of digital texts appeals to learners adept at spatial relations, or those who appreciate metaphors. Hypertext allows lea Continue Reading...
g. culture shock, potential solutions and/or considerations to better overcome potential negative consequences are examined during the proposed literature review. Research Questions to Guide Exploration The research questions proposed for this stud Continue Reading...
dispel the notion that many students have concerning research. That particular notion is that research can answer all questions. This particular paper attempts to clarify what types of questions research is able to address and when research is usefu Continue Reading...
For employers, in addition to reduced office costs and increased productivity, organizations that have telework programs cite a number of other benefits that warrant attention (Di Martino & Wirth, 1990). Work satisfaction criteria that many org Continue Reading...
Companies such as XYZ Widget Corporation are well situated to take advantage of burgeoning markets in developing nations, particularly in Asia and Africa. 2. XYZ can grow its business by expanding its operations to certain developing nations in way Continue Reading...
African-Americans, who made up roughly 12% of the U.S. population in 2004, held only 10% of state government policy-leader posts last year, Watson reports. The report took note of the fact that under the leadership of New York City Mayor Michael R. Continue Reading...
School Response to Student Suicide: Postvention The emotional impact on family and friends following an adolescent suicide - and the school's response to a suicide - has not been the subject of the same level of intense research as have: a) the caus Continue Reading...
Workplace Motivation Is More Than Just a Good Idea Workplace motivation represents a key area of interest in many academic circles. Interest in the topic ranges from managerial students to those on the human resources management area. The area of wo Continue Reading...
