While today's teachers use a variety of teaching methods in middle-school science classes, lectures and note-taking still comprise a major portion of students' class time. To be successful in these classes, middle-school students need effective listening and note-taking skills. Students with learning disabilities (LD) are poor note-takers, which negatively impacts their academic performance. Th...

Examining traditional and contemporary professional development practices of youth-serving organizations can inform practices across Extension, particularly in light of the barriers that have been noted for effectively developing the professional competencies of Extension educators. With professional development systems changing quickly, particularly through online education and blended learnin...

No AccessSurvey PapersWind Sensing and Estimation Using Small Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A SurveyPengzhi Tian, Haiyang Chao, Matthew Rhudy, Jason Gross Huixuan WuPengzhi TianUniversity of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045*Ph.D. Student, Aerospace Engineering Department; .Search for more papers by this author, ChaoUniversity 66045†Associate Professor, RhudyPennsylvania State University, R...

The capacity to manage emotion is based on the growth of self-regulatory capacities in the early years, but is also affected by situational demands, influences from other people, and the child's goals for regulating emotion in a particular setting. For most children growing up in supportive contexts, the growth of emotional regulation is associated with enhanced psychosocial wellbeing and socio...

This paper presents a view of group problem solving based on Heider’s balance theory (Cartwright & Harary, 1956; Doreian, Kapuscinski, Krackhardt, & Szczypula, 1996; Heider, 1946, 1958), which conceptualizes the problem solving process as a progression towards increasing structural balance. Balance theory provides a means of representing problems in ways that capture both gestalt restructuring ...

We introduce the concept of “asymmetrical adaptability.” Using 66 teams, we replicated the common cross-sectional structural contingency finding that functional structures perform better within predictable environments, whereas divisional structures performed better within unpredictable environments. Unlike most tests of contingency theories, however, we directly tested whether teams could actu...

This study explores one of the contributors to group composition – the basis on which people choose others with whom they want to work. We use a combined model to explore individual attributes, relational attributes, and previous structural ties as determinants of work partner choice. Four years of data from participants in 33 small project groups were collected, some of which reflects individu...

The gustatory system develops in utero and is influenced by the amniotic environment resulting from the mother’s diet during pregnancy. Prenatal exposure to high levels of fat and salt can predispose the offspring to have a preference for those tastants. However, the resulting preference for fatty and salty foods can exacerbate the development and progression of high-risk health conditions. Thi...

This introductory investigation into the human resource implications associated with the tensions between integration and responsiveness studied the concept of International Human Resource (IHR) Strategy; its dimensions and its determinants. To accomplish this, Jarillo and Martinez's (1990) parent--subsidiary business strategy framework was recast in an IHR strategy setting. Then, the relations...

Progress towards understanding human behavior has been hindered by discipline-bound theories, dividing our efforts. Fortunately, these separate endeavors are converging and can be effectively integrated. Focusing on the fundamental features of Picoeconomics, Expectancy, Cumulative Prospect Theory, and Need Theory, Temporal Motivational Theory (TMT) is constructed. TMT appears consistent with th...