transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright holder. The Management Research Centre is the co-ordinating centre for research activity within the University of Wolverhampton Business School. This working paper series provides a forum for dissemination and discussion of research in progress within the School. For further information contact: Management Research Centre Wolverhampton University Business School Telford, Shropshire TF2 9NT 01902 321772 Fax 01902
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An Exploratory Study Comparing Two Modes of Preparation for Online Teaching Dawn Hathaway Priscilla Norton* George Mason University Abstract Few online high schools report requiring online education for their teachers, and few programs exist to prepare teachers to teach online (Smith, Clark, & Blomeyer, 2005). Professional development for online teachers continues to be a concern, and evaluative research that examines the effectiveness of various types of professional development is needed (Archambault
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evaluate e-learning through WebCT on the basis of Bloom’s taxonomy. The authors distributed 75 questionnaires to investigate whether individual or instructional factors play an important role in learning when using WebCT. On the basis of analysis of surveys from undergraduate students at a medium-sized university in the southeastern region of the United States, the authors determined that individual and instructional factors do not play a major role in the learning process. Keywords: Bloom’s taxonomy
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lesson is to describe the curriculum is geared toward improving the care of the patients who suffer from chronic pain, and need better education on pain management. Education is planned at the Phoenix Hospital, and involves individuals from many levels of patient health care team. Patient education is an essential part of comprehensive pain management. For any
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INTRODUCTION This proposal aims to study the extent to which audio visual resources can be used in teaching business management subject effectively in the senior high schools and the effects it would have on students’ academic performance Background to the Study Business management is a course which its content are not stories that an individual can picture in mind, rather it’s a practical course which demands a deep thinking-reasoning ability for one to understand and even to apply its knowledge
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING I. Introduction Teachers are the authorities inside the classroom. They are the one who facilitates the students for them to be able to learn. Every teacher differs from one another when it comes to pedagogical skills. Because of the modernization of the current generation, system of education was also affected. Major changes were made due to what professionals/critics noticed about the students’ performance in the school. They observed that nowadays, traditional
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Chapter I PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Nowadays, the Bachelor of Science in Tourism became an in demand course. Every student should be equipped with knowledge and self-confidence. The College of Hospitality In Management And Tourism of Laguna State Polytechnic University – San Pablo City Campus includes in its curriculum On-The-Job Training, the colleges aims to make their students confident and mature enough to face the reality of tourism industry even in the years ahead. Taladtad
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Introduction For many teachers, students entering general education classrooms are just more difficult to deal with due to the many complex issues that they bring from different aspects of their lives. Teaching children who come to school hungry, stressed out, angry and sleepy interferes with the transfer of learning, even more, if the issues are compounded by other challenges such as language, speech, brain and other disorders. Today’s classrooms are more diverse as education is more inclusive (Mckay, 2012
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1 Online Learning vs. Traditional College Employers Views on Online Degrees Darlene Freeman
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felt that a person receives this stimulus only immediately after a particular act occurred. Although Skinner never used the term Behavioral modification, this term is attached to his name and it is widely used today to shape student behavior in the classroom. His theory of constant reinforcement, awarded to a student each time they exhibit the desired behavior aids the learning process. Intermittent reinforcement is not sequential and is sufficient to get the desired behavior once a regimen has been
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