Browsing by Subject "motivation"
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The recent development of conscious ethical behavior within the realm of consumption has created a new subset of fashion for creators and consumers alike: the sustainable fashion market. This new form of sustainable ...
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(2012-12-06)All complex organisms possess a nervous system which they use to monitor environmental and internal stimuli. In higher vertebrates, the nervous system is comprised of billions of cells which form highly plastic neural ...
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(2016-05-23)Significant strides have been made in the human resources field over the last two decades; however, securing transfer of learning from formal training to the work setting still poses a problem. Following Ford and Baldwin’s ...
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(2012-02-14)Mid-level administrators comprise the largest group of administrative professionals on college campuses today. These professionals affect the daily lives of students and contribute significantly to the overall coordination ...
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(2021-07-22)There is a need in the construction industry to attract and recruit more talent to the field to meet the projected rate of employment. The industry suffers from a negative reputation among the public and a lack of diverse ...
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(2009-05-15)This study proposes an alternative travel decision making model and situates its arguments in the Motivation-Opportunity-Ability (MOA) theoretical construct. The MOA model suggests that motivation, opportunity, and ability ...
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(2018-07-27)A proliferation of natural speech audio texts as well as improvements in synthetic text-to-speech technology have created new opportunities for learners. While many studies have examined factors affecting comprehension of ...
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(2011-10-21)The number of American students with insufficient post-secondary mathematical abilities is increasing and the related rate of student attrition increases alongside the upsurge in college developmental programs. As a ...
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(2018-11-26)Physical inactivity is one of the leading risk factors for chronic diseases and illness. Unfortunately, physical activity (PA) participation drops as individuals age with the largest decline between the ages of 18 to 21, ...
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(2014-08-07)Summer camps have received recent attention as an intervention to increase adolescents’ physical activity. To date, research has rarely focused how a summer camp influences at-risk boys’ motivation and physical activity ...
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(2016-03-03)The objective of this thesis was to investigate students’ affect towards mathematics and science and their perceptions of hands-on activities as it relates to their motivation to learn during STEM summer camp. In addition ...
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Encouragement is a commonly used form of social support. Studies have shown that encouragement and other modes of social support can lower cortisol, increase pain tolerance and thresholds, and lower heart rate. However, ...
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(2021-11-23)Social media (SM) is greatly impacting ways of life by reshaping how people obtain information, collaborate, and interact with each other. With the increasing popularity and prevalence of this communication technology, ...
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(2009-05-15)This study explored the relationships among high school students‘ general interests, reading interests, and personality dimensions. Two hundred and fifty one 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students in a rural school ...
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(2010-01-14)The developmental period of adolescence typically refers to the years between 13 and 19, and is associated with developmental tasks that help youth become young adults. The transition to adulthood is typically recognized ...
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(2020-06-15)Mental effort is a familiar sensation that may include feelings of strain or tension, mental workload, or a general unpleasant phenomenology. Subjective experiences of mental effort are important to investigate because ...
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(2011-10-21)The purpose of this study was to identify educators' beliefs indicating the most preferred support for students with disabilities in the general education classroom setting. This study examined professional educators' ...
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(2022-11-22)The purpose of this study was to identify key instructional strategies and behaviors that support student motivation and learning in a high school STAAR English remedial program. Research was conducted within one summer ...
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(2013-07-30)Changes in the workplace and impending shortages of organizational leaders make it imperative that HRD professionals develop a better understanding of the developmental processes of emergent leaders entering the workplace. ...