Many previous studies of graph comprehension have confirmed that information gleaned from a graph is greatly influenced by its representation. When explaining data with a graph, writers/researchers must generate graphs whose representation is consistent with the explanation contents. In the current study, we defined those who engage in academic activities using graphs on a daily basis as expert...

A list of practical skills to observe or learn was included in an undergraduate child health core curriculum. The ability of students to perform these tasks was assessed in a short objective test. This testing has encouraged them to become more proficient in these important skills.

eneral relativity lies at the heart of a wide variety of exciting astrophysical and cosmological discoveries made during the past decade or so. Whereas in 1919 Arthur Eddington was allegedly at a loss to name a third person who understood general relativity, presently its knowledge and use are widespread. We have come a long way in a century. Perhaps the most compelling of the new results is th...

In this paper, I describe an experimental study on the efficacy of concept-based instruction in developing information retrieval skills in undergraduates. The subjects were 254 first-year undergraduates at the University of Canberra, Australia. The study followed the experimental design of a pre-test/post-test control group. The experimental group was taught information retrieval from electroni...

These are notes from a talk introducing the Hodge conjecture to undergraduates attending the 2009 Clemson REU. The description given here of the Hodge conjecture was the author’s attempt to bring the conjecture down to a reasonably understandable level to undergraduates. As such, liberties have been taken with the accuracy and generality of some of the statements. Please keep this in mind when ...

1 Stephen Frezza, Gannon University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 109 University Square MB3181, Erie, PA 16541 [email protected] Abstract  Software testing is a challenging topic for undergraduates, but when integrated into a software design course provides many opportunities to enhance student learning in both testing and design. This paper describes an innovative approach to integratin...

Darcy Kelley, a professor at Columbia University, has been a HHMI Professor since 2002. The HHMI Professors are innovative individuals recognized for their dedication to making science education more rewarding for undergraduates. Dr. Kelley recently entertained and educated attendees of the 2007 Symposium for Young Neuroscientists & Professors of the Southeast (SYNAPSE). Before her engaging key...

OBJECTIVE Stimulant medications do not improve the academic achievement of ADHD diagnosed undergraduates. One reason may be that stimulant-induced sympathetic arousal might impair memory. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS To test this hypothesis, we conducted a study between September 2011 and March 2012, to compare medicated (n=12) and non-medicated (n=11) ADHD diagnosed undergraduates, with non-ADHD...

There are special considerations which are important when developing and teaching a course on information systems for international business, especially when the course is designed for undergraduates. This chapter demonstrates how to position and organize a global information systems course for undergraduates which will 1) be appropriate to the way undergraduates learn, 2) include the skills th...

Undergraduates of the Department Languages and Communication Studies Faculty Business Studies, Trincomalee Campus have to produce a digital story for course ‘basic video production’. As students’ productions are preserved only in form discs, lack efficiency preservation retrieval was identified. Hence, aim is explore preferences perceptions undergraduates regarding initiating repository on Inst...