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Evaluating the effectiveness of a big book reading/writing program for prekindergarten students
(1990)
The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of providing storybook reading and related language arts experiences within a prekindergarten classroom setting. It was predicted that a big book reading/writing ...
Prediction of academic success in manufacturing engineering technology at Texas A & M University
(1990)
The manufacturing program of studies within the Engineering Technology Department at Texas A&M University has regularly attracted numerous students. Administrators are required to be selective in the admission of students ...
A comparison of two teaching strategies on post-secondary developmental mathematics students
(1993)
This pre-post comparison study was conducted at a two-year institution with a sample of 29 post-secondary developmental mathematics students. The concept attainment instructional strategy was compared to the traditional ...
Benefits transfer in nonmarket resource valuation
(1992)
Benefits transfer is the application of some model of benefits estimation from one site for which data exists to a completely unrelated site for which no data exists. Researchers recognize the need to address the t feasibility ...
The use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy to monitor nutritional status of free-ranging goats
(1993)
Research was conducted to evaluate the viability of predicting the nutritional status of free-ranging goats through analysis of fecal material by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS). Diet samples and corresponding ...
Avifauna of the Concho Valley of west-central Texas : with special reference to historical change
(1979)
Southwestern aridlands have undergone extensive changes in the broad pattern of vegetation since the mid-19th century. In West-Central Texas, woody plant species, primarily mesquite (Prosopis qlandulosa) and red-berry ...
Sulfur nutrition requirements of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch
(1993)
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch performance was studied under various sulfur nutrition regimes and fertilization tactics in greenhouse and field experiments after a simplified digestion process for foliar samples was established. ...
Influence of cotton cultivars on boll weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) behavior and pheromone production
(1986)
Research was conducted to quantify volatile compounds emanating from the flower buds of seven cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. ) cultivars at two planting location, to determine the influence of the volatiles on boll weevil ...
The relationship of participation in selected FFA activities with career choice and job satisfaction of program completers in vocational agriculture in Texas
(1986)
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between participation in FFA activities and career choice and job satisfaction of program completers in vocational agriculture. The population consisted ...