In this study, we examine the relationship between student enrollment in a pre-college engineering course, Project Lead The Way, and student achievement in science and mathematics. Using multiple regression analysis (N = 176), controlling for prior achievement, free/reduced lunch eligibility, and gender, students enrolled in PLTW courses performed marginally significant better in mathematics th...

When the user input is first received by the erver, th system performs a string match comparing the user's answer to pre-stored answers. Each pre-stored answer is accompanied by a previously computed analysis for student model updates. Storing multiple answers allows for freer student input and, at an introductory level, involves little extra work. At an advanced level where exercises become ev...

1 Medical Student, Federal University of Campina Grande, UFCG (Medical Student). 2 MD, Graduated from the Federal University of Paraíba, UFPB (Physician of the Family Health Program (Tavares, PB), Attending Physician Regional Hospital José Pereira Lima (Princesa Isabel, PB)). 3 Medical Student, Federal University of Campina Grande, UFCG (Medical Student). 4 Graduate in Dentistry, Pontifical Cat...

BACKGROUND Care for patients with indwelling urinary catheter is one of the most important factors in preventing problems associated with indwelling urinary catheters. Caregiver education about caring of indwelling urinary catheters is important the same as patient education to prevent urinary catheters problems. METHODS A pre test post test control group design was used with nursing students...

A range of factors has impinged on the provision of teacher education programs in the last decade. Largely emanating from governmental demands for increased accountability, these have included the setting of standards for student achievement, proof of program impact, and state and national testing. These legislative reforms and school district concerns initiated changes in field experience at a...

The paper commences by reviewing some of the issues currently being raised with respect to the use of technology in undergraduate mathematics teaching and learning. Selected material from three research projects is used to address a series of questions. The questions relate to the use of symbolic manipulators in tertiary mathematics, to undergraduate student attitudes towards the use of compute...

THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC OPTIMISM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTIN FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Our paper addresses firm size as a driver of systematic credit risk in loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Key contributions are the use of a unique data set of SME lending by over 400 German banks and relating systematic risk to the size dependence of regulatory capital requirements. What sets our sample apart is its comprehensive coverage of the particularly rich and well developed ...