Browsing by Subject "Major adult and extension education"
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Adult learning styles : auditory, visual, and tactual-kinesthetic sensory modalities
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The purpose of the study was to determine if adults learn more effectively through a dominant sensory modality across or within subject matter. A set of 12 activities and tests was designed to teach concepts and rules and ... -
Assessment of components constituting effective teaching of adult basic education
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)Effective teaching of adult basic education is imperative, because adults have great, demonstrated difficulty in reading, writing, and arithmetic. If adult basic education teachers can be trained to teach, as most of the ... -
Comparison of readability of specialty knowledge tests to reading abilities of Air Force enlisted personnel
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)The purpose of this study was to determine how well the Specialty Knowledge Tests (SKTs) selected for this study matched the airman population assigned to their respective Air Force career fields in regard to reading grade ... -
Conceptual development in physical therapy students
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The purpose of this study was to investigate processes used by physical therapy students in developing conceptual knowledge in physical therapy. Qualitative methods were used to collect data during a 15-week course entitled ... -
Counseling skills identified by practitioner dietitians as required for entry into diverse dietetic practice
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)The professional dietitian functions as educator and counselor to the general public and peer professionals. The pressures of decreasing revenues, malpractice, and an increasingly technical nutrition field has resulted in ... -
Creating plausibility in experience-based learning : educating city planners through simulations and studio case studies
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)This study illuminates the creation of plausibility in experience-based learning. Two dimensions of plausibility, environmental perspective and human perspective, are identified through this qualitative study of participants ... -
Criteria for assessing adult financial management competency needs : a Delphi study
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)This descriptive study identified financial management competencies adults need to effectively manage their financial resources, determined the relative importance of the competencies, and defined their performance at ... -
A determination of each state's mandatory entry level and continuing education requirements for juvenile probation officers and the establishment of basic competencies for these professionals
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)This study was concerned with the essential competencies that juvenile probation officers need to possess in order to effectively discharge their duties. The research utilized the Delphi methodology in identifying both the ... -
Differences in selected aspects of professionalism between registered nurse students entering and those exiting baccalaureate degree programs in nursing
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)This study dealt with differences in selected aspects of professionalism, autonomy and problem solving ability, among registered nurse students enrolled in baccalaureate degree nursing programs in Texas. A total of 246 ... -
The effect of level of involvement and type of assessment approach on teacher attitudes towards teacher evaluation
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)To investigate the relationship of adult education teacher attitudes towards evaluation, two experimental variables (feedback involvement and assessment approach) were combined in a 2 X 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. ... -
The effect of teaching style on the development of moral judgment in prison inmates
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The responsibilities of correctional education must extend beyond the cognitive domain of reach into the affective domain as well, specifically the realm of moral reasoning, if offenders are to be successfully reintegrated ... -
The effect on locus of control orientation of job interview training with videotaped and audiotaped role-playing
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)This research was designed to examine the relationship between variations in mode of interview behavior rehearsal and locus of control in a vocational institute setting. Random assignment of treatment was employed with 21 ... -
The effects of cognitive style and modality of study on achievement in self-paced auto-tutorial instruction
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)The objective of this study was to determine the effects of cognitive style and mode of study on achievement in self-paced, auto-tutorial instruction. Although previous research indicated that cognitive styles were influential ... -
The effects of disclosure of learning style : information about learning strategies, and counseling with learning resources on academic achievement and course satisfaction in United States Air Force Security Police courses
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)This research studied the effects of advance disclosure of learning style on academic achievement and course satisfaction in adult learners. The subjects were 635 U.S. Air Force Security Police technical school students ... -
The effects of selected variables on the cognitive achievement levels of students enrolled in Texas adult basic education programs
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1979)A multivariate case analysis was developed to examine the relationships between specified variables and student cognitive achievement in three Texas adult education programs. Data were collected from an existing statewide ... -
The effects of training adolescents in the use of silent probes and extended wait time behaviors for the purpose of eliciting information in oral history interviews with older adults
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The effects of extending wait times among teachers in science classrooms has been examined in studies that found improvements in quantity and quality of student responses. This study examined the potential for eliciting ... -
Evaluation of a bilingual video-novella method to teach elderly Mexicn American non-readers how to decrease their risk of diabetic complications
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1994)Complications of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) are the primary cause of death of Mexican Americans over age 40 in Texas. In Texas, 51.2% of Hispanics have eight or fewer years of school. Many are functionally ... -
A follow-up study of the small group teaching approach used in the Texas Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program/Food Stamp Project
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)Since its inception in 1968, the method most commonly used in the implementation of the federally funded Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) has been that of one-to-one contact. Limited-income homemakers ... -
Identification of linking and boundary spanning activities of continuing education program developers in public community colleges in Texas
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1990)Continuing education (CE) departments operate within, yet at the periphery of, academic institutions. Their survival is dependent upon identifying and responding to environmental changes, linking with client groups that ... -
Impact of youth program membership on youth program life skills development, youth program experiences, adult community participation, and personal characteristics related to 4-H volunteerism
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)It was the general purpose of this study, a part of a nationwide effort entitled The 4-H Alumni Study (Ladewig and Thomas, 1987) to investigate the variables (youth life skills, personal characteristics, and community ...