...Formula for weighed mean: X ̅ = (∑fx)/N Where: − ×=Arithmetic mean ∑= Summation of symbol ƒ=Frequency ×=Score/Mean Ν=Number of Respondents Data Organization Table 2 Likert five point- scale Unit weight Equivalent weight points Verbal Interpretation 5 4.50-5.0 Strongly Agree 4 3.50-4.49 Agree 3 2.50-3.49 Minimally Agree 2 1.50-2.49 Disagree 1 1.0-1.49 Strongly Disagree Study Habits of CS 1 Students: What do they do outside the classroom? Donald Chinn Institute of Technology University of Washington, Tacoma Tacoma, WA, USA 98402 dchinn@u.washington.edu Judy Sheard Faculty of Information Technology Monash University Victoria, Australia Judy.Sheard@infotech.monash.edu.au Angela Carbone Faculty of Information Technology Monash University Victoria, Australia Angela.Carbone@infotech.monash.edu.au Mikko-Jussi Laakso Department of Information Technology and Turku Centre for Computer Science (TUCS) University of Turku, Finland milaak@utu.fi Abstract In this paper, we report the results of a survey of the study habits of CS1 students. In this survey, students were asked how much time they spent on course-related activities such as reading the textbook, working on problems outside class, using online learning tools, and consulting with their instructor. We identified factors that influenced student study habits and how those factors affected students’ final course score...
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...Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth Revised Version — July 2010 (Replaces April 2010 Early Release) Acknowledgments: This publication was developed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) under contract #200-2002-00800 with ETR Associates. Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The association between school-based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical Activity by Context . 29 Findings by Gender, Other Demographic...
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...Summary: We wanted to put the old saying that the more education you have, the more money you will make to the test. We collected survey results using the website Survey Monkey, www.surveymonkey.com. We emailed a link to the survey to friends and family asking them to take the survey and forward the link to their contacts. The survey was open for two weeks. We collected 78 responses, 4 of which had to be discarded due to the extreme pre-tax monthly income value. Using the Excel software to conduct Stepwise forward regression analysis, we determined that the three factors with the most statistically significant impact, based on our survey results were: gender, education and experience. It was determined that an individual made more money if they: are male, have a 4-year college degree, and have 8 – 10 years experience in their industry. After reviewing the data and the Excel analysis, we realized that if we had asked for the amount of education completed as a quantitative value instead of qualitative the results could be used to predict the amount that a person’s income potential increases with each year of education completed. We also realized that a question about the number of hours the respondent worked should have been included in the survey. We also felt, with more time and resources, that a more in-depth survey could be done using a more even sampling across the industry fields. This would show how a person’s education impacts their earning potential compared to another working...
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...Product & Gender Count of Product Gender Product Female TM195 TM498 TM798 Grand Total Product & Marital Status Count of Product Marital Status Product Partnered Single TM195 48 TM498 36 TM798 23 Grand Total 107 Male 40 29 7 76 40 31 33 104 Grand Total 80 60 40 180 32 24 17 73 Grand Total 80 60 40 180 CUSTOMER PROFILE FOR EACH PRODUCT Product TM195 Education 14 15 14 12 13 14 14 13 Age 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 Income 29562 31836 30699 32973 35247 32973 35247 32973 Miles 112 75 66 85 47 66 75 85 Summary Tables One-‐Way Summary Table Count Gender Gender Female Male Total TM195 Categorical Variables Marital Status Gender Single Male Single Male Partnered Female Single Male Partnered Male Partnered Female Partnered Female Single Male Total 40 40 80 Single Partnered Single Partnered Single Single Partnered Partnered Single Partnered Single Partnered Single Single Single Partnered Single Partnered Single Partnered Partnered Partnered Partnered Single Partnered Single Partnered Partnered Partnered Partnered Single Partnered Single Male Female Male Female Female Female Male Male Female Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Male Female Female Male Female Female Male Female Male Female Female Male Male Female Male Male 15 15 14 14 16 14 16 16 14 16 16 15 14 16 16 16 14 13 16 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 21 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23...
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...UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology PSYC3022: RESEARCH PROJECT IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Parental Influence: Implications for the Prevention Of Early Childhood Obesity Abstract The overall purpose of this study was to investigate whether parents serve as role models in influencing their children’s weight-related behaviours. Participants were 60 random parents of children from Barbados. Unlike previous research studies, the correlation analyses of this study indicated that the junk food or fast foods children consumed was negatively associated with the amount of income made by the parents or their education level. Although it was found that some children do model their parents’ behaviour when it comes to healthy food choices, the findings show that parents do not enforce the healthy eating practices unto their children. This study did not support the theory that children model adult eating behaviours on their own. Parental Influence: Implications for the Prevention Of Early Childhood Obesity Some researchers in public health have concluded that the problem of early childhood obesity has reached near-epidemic proportions (Deckelbaum & Williams 2001; Puhl & Latner 2007). The problem of early childhood obesity and overweight appears to be on-going without implementation of early detection and prevention strategies...
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...results on the level of income and their buying power. Considering the scenario that the company is trying to launch a hi-end tablet in India or United States the data is collected. In order to examine the two markets the research problem has been identified: What are the attributes that will lead to higher purchasing power of the consumers for hi-end tablets? Research questions and hypothesis are constructed to find the relationship between age, gender income, type of employment, and level of education. The study involve the used exploratory research design to examine the objectivity, nature and the dependability. Income is used to assess the buying power of the individuals. How can income affect a greater buying power, how the type of employment caters to greater income level and how education can lead to high income is all discussed in details in the report. Questionnaire is completed in the form of an online survey. Quantitative information is collected on the basis of the demographic data for e.g. age, gender, income and education. The appendices provides detailed tests that were run on the variables. Results reveal that the certain relationships between the variables are significant however, some of the tests were statistically insignificant. The literature review...
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...Students’ academic success Abstract This research investigates the factors and variables that affect students’ academic results. This research paper focuses on variables which include hours of work, gender, high School academic results, hours of study and what relationship it has with our dependent variable which is the GPA. We aim to discover what relationship our variables hold with the dependent variable; if it is significant or in significant to be able to determine if it is valid to be rejected or accepted in our model. This study will draw upon the raw data that has been collected by surveying 50 university students from the University of Western Sydney. We have provided students with a questionnaire for numerical and measurable data related to the variables. Our data is validated and reiterated by previous literature, and we have created our own questionnaire which collects academic data where GPA is influenced highly by the selected variables. Our research is presented using a cross section data with many subjects without regard to difference in times. The data is uploaded on an excel spread sheet and ran through a STATA program to allow us to see the significance and correlating levels. The findings of this research is deemed to be a great source of knowledge for education institutions, students and the government to be able to further understand what major factors affect a student’s results. These results could possibly aid students if the educational institutions...
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...Political Economy of Inequality Drivers of Inequality: socio-economic mechanisms Admin • Major Essay Guidelines in UoS pages 5-6 due Monday May 11th 40% of your total mark for ecop 2616 Submit on time. 2000 words maximum. Penalty for longer essays Prepare carefully What is required? • Critical review of the content of the book, not the author! • Locate the ‘field data’ (your book) within the conceptual, historical and empirical material covered in the course material. • Book summaries receive zero marks. Intro: (1) Short précis of the book. ‘This book covers….” (2) outline the specific issues/concerns that your essay will address; (3) identify the theoretical, conceptual, historical or empirical frameworks covered in the course material that you will use to interpret and critically evaluate the dynamics of inequality highlighted in your book. Body: • a coherent and well organised discussion of the issues you have elected to focus on. • Your argument must be substantiated in a proper academic manner. Use sub-headings if they help organise your ideas. Conclusion: • summary of your argument and any outstanding issues. Where are we up to? • Weeks 1-3: theoretical questions • Weeks 5-7: historical and contemporary patterns of distribution • Weeks 8-11: causal mechanisms • Weeks 12-13: alternatives and conclusion. The cumulative character of inequality • Consequences of inequality often become causes of inequality. ...
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...member surveying different sections of the downtown area), seeking out individuals that were smoking and occasionally asked various people that were loitering outside. We would then introduce the project and ourselves, explain to them the situation, and ask them if they were willing to partake in the survey. If they agreed to participate, we would hand the participants the survey to complete, or upon their request, simply ask them the questions and record their answers. We did this on three separate occasions. Roughly 40 percent of our sample was acquired between 5:00PM and 8:00PM on Tuesday night, 30 percent between 11:00AM and 2:30PM on Wednesday, and the remaining 30 percent between 4:00PM and 6:00PM on the same Wednesday. Some bias that could be influencing our data is the fact that, in general, the population of downtown Minneapolis is somewhat more likely to consist of individuals with higher levels of education than the population as a whole, due to the heavy number of career professionals in the area. This could also affect income data, skewing it towards the upper end of the population. (HYPOTHETICAL) IMPROVEMENTS ON SAMPLING METHOD: To eliminate some bias and create a more accurate picture of our population, there are multiple improvements that could...
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...LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check www.UopStudents.com 1. Identify the true statement about principal-agent and employer-employee agency relationships. • The employee in an employer-employee relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the employer in all business situations. • The principal in a principal-agent relationship has no authority over contracts made by the agent. • The employee in an employer-employee relationship can sign contracts on behalf of the employer. • The agent in a principal-agent relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the principal. 2. In certain types of agencies, the parties involved do not sign a formal contract. However, it can be inferred from their conduct, that they are part of the agency. What is this kind of agency known as? • Implied agency • Express agency • Agency by ratification • Agency by contract Click here to download Complete Answers of LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check 3. Beta Corp. and Woodrow LLC. have formed an agency. Both parties have agreed to the terms on which the agency will operate, and they have signed a contract. According to the terms of the contract, Woodrow, the agent, is authorized to act on behalf of Beta. Identify the type of agency illustrated in the scenario. • Agency by ratification • Express agency • Implied agency • Apparent agency 4. What is true about disparate-treatment discrimination? • It involves discrimination against an entire protected class. • It involves...
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...their race and gender. | | | | are not as hampered by the glass ceiling as white women. | | | | are less apt to be promoted or to sit on corporate boards as white women. | | | | benefit greatly from formal mentoring programs. | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 22, p. 137 | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | Question 2. | Question : | (TCOs 6 & 7) A change that can be implemented to enable a qualified person with a disability to perform key job functions without unduly burdening the employer is called | | | Student Answer: | | reasonable accommodation. | | | | substantial limitation. | | | | undue hardship. | | | | unreasonable accommodation. | | | | marginal function. | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 28, p. 182 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments: | | | | Question 3. | Question : | (TCOs 6 & 7) The term white privilege means that | | | Student Answer: | | White people have more money than people of color. | | | | Most white people have a deeper understanding of racial issues than people of color. | | | | Whites have unearned advantages that they often are not aware of having. | | | | Racism no longer exists and blacks or other racial groups have attained excessive, unfair gains. | | Instructor Explanation: | Chapter 14, p. 73 | | | | Points Received: | 5 of 5 | | Comments:...
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...society. It introduces students to important areas of American experience and culture, including race, class, and gender. We will critically examine American current affairs, contemporary history, and popular culture. Writings by and about Americans of color, women, and people from diverse ethnic, class, and religious groups provide background and context for discussions of contemporary issues. Why Do I Have to Take this Course? * This course provides opportunities for you and challenges you to speak, read, and write about controversial issues related to race, class, and gender in contemporary American life, but the course does not push any particular ideology or philosophical position. * This course examines the history of oppression in the United States and how historical events have affected contemporary issues and your life. * This course emphasizes active, participatory, empowering education that will challenge you to think critically about cultural myths, our society’s core values, and your own existing beliefs and prejudices. What Do I have to Do? ** You will do poorly in this class if you do not read and actively participate. ** Please drop this class if you feel ill equipped to read and participate…a lot. 1. Reading: Much has been written about students’ lack of interest in reading. However true this may be, when considering the education of the mind, there is one principle that simply cannot be overlooked—reading is absolutely essential to learning...
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...METABICAL CASE STUDY REPORT INTRODUCTION Excess weight had become a big crisis in the US, affecting about 65% of the adult population leading to different kinds of health complications. In the past, several manufacturers had introduced various weight loss products like over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, herbal products, supplementary fad diets, etc. All of these have proven to be unsuccessful because of their ineffectiveness, severe side effects and lack of credibility among consumers. At this juncture, Barbara Printup, the Senior Marketing Director of Cambridge Sciences Pharmaceuticals (CSP) wants to introduce CSP’s newest revolutionary prescription drug, Metabical. It is the only FDA approved prescription drug for overweight people, which has minimal side effects and long term benefits. PURCHASING DECISION MAKING PROCESS (Q1) The communication strategy of Metabical targets both the health care provider and the consumer. Depending on the initiators there are two different purchase decision processes in the purchase of Metabical for the overweight problem. 1. For Customer: a. Problem identification: The various health awareness programs, BMI table etc help a health conscious or beauty conscious individual to identify the overweight problem. b. Information search: Once the problem is identified the individual decides on the course of action. He/She may decide to either ignore the problem or work on it. Metabical is interested in the group of individuals who are ready to...
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...points under each chapter is the number of questions for that chapter – and they are the topics for each question from that chapter. In essence this document IS the Final Exam – without specific answers and of course the answers ( • The exam will be "scaled" in the sense that your scores will be compared to others, so the normal “90% = A” will not be the hard fast rule at all. So don't be overwhelmed by the test, just do your best and let me worry about "the grade." • You will take the exam online, during Week 8, just like all of the quizzes you have taken. Below is the list of EACH chapter and the topics, theories, and theorists to study for the Final Exam. EVERYTHING that appears on this list WILL be on the exam and there will be NO surprises on the exam, study this and you should do just fine. |WEEK |CHAPTER |TOPICS TO STUDY | |Week 1 |Chapter. 1: The Sociological Perspective |C. Wright Mills | | | |Karl Marx – Class Conflict | | | |Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic |...
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...LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check www.StudentWhiz.com provides Latest UOP tutorial courses that would definitely lead you to success. We provide LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check Question, Answers and lot more. We are having UOP LAW 531 Final Exam Assignments, so that you could test yourself. Being top in class is no more a dream with StudentWhiz. 1. Identify the true statement about principal-agent and employer-employee agency relationships. • The employee in an employer-employee relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the employer in all business situations. • The principal in a principal-agent relationship has no authority over contracts made by the agent. • The employee in an employer-employee relationship can sign contracts on behalf of the employer. • The agent in a principal-agent relationship is authorized to act on behalf of the principal. 2. In certain types of agencies, the parties involved do not sign a formal contract. However, it can be inferred from their conduct, that they are part of the agency. What is this kind of agency known as? • Implied agency • Express agency • Agency by ratification • Agency by contract Click here to download Complete Answers of LAW 531 Week 4 Knowledge Check 3. Beta Corp. and Woodrow LLC. have formed an agency. Both parties have agreed to the terms on which the agency will operate, and they have signed a contract. According to the terms of the contract, Woodrow, the agent, is authorized to act on behalf...
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