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- October 25, 1977.
- Date Issued
- 1977-10-25
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3322989
- Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida -- Boca Raton, College students -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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- Document (PDF)
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- November 1, 1977.
- Date Issued
- 1977-11-1
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3322990
- Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida -- Boca Raton, College students -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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- Document (PDF)
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- November 8, 1977.
- Date Issued
- 1977-11-8
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3322991
- Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida -- Boca Raton, College students -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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- Document (PDF)
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- November 15, 1977.
- Date Issued
- 1977-11-15
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3322992
- Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida -- Boca Raton, College students -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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- Document (PDF)
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- November 22, 1977.
- Date Issued
- 1977-11-22
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT3322993
- Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida -- Boca Raton, College students -- Florida -- Boca Raton -- Periodicals, Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Digital Library [digital object]
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The The Florida Atlantic University Free Press.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
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The Free Press at Florida Atlantic University was published from 1994 to 1995. This newspaper consists of 7 volumes arranged in volume order.
- Date Issued
- 1994-03-02 - 1995-11-27
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUfreepress
- Subject Headings
- College student newspapers and periodicals -- Boca Raton -- Florida, College students -- Boca Raton -- Florida -- Periodicals, Students -- Florida Atlantic University -- Periodicals, Universities and colleges -- Boca Raton -- Florida -- Periodicals, Boca Raton (Fla.) -- Newspapers
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- Serial
- Title
- The Atlantic sun.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University
- Date Issued
- 1966
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/vola
- Subject Headings
- College student newspapers and periodicals, College students, Students, Florida Atlantic University, Universities and colleges
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- Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract.
- Creator
- Dodge, Danielle, Voss, Joshua, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
- Abstract/Description
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Coral reefs on Florida’s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral population structure and responses to sublethal stressors, populations of the scleractinian coral Montastraea cavernosa in the northern FRT were examined using a combination of genomic and transcriptomic techniques....
Show moreCoral reefs on Florida’s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral population structure and responses to sublethal stressors, populations of the scleractinian coral Montastraea cavernosa in the northern FRT were examined using a combination of genomic and transcriptomic techniques. Microsatellite genetic markers identified high local retention among sites and a slight southward gene flow. An in-situ temporal gene expression analysis utilizing a tag-based sequencing transcriptomic approach was used to analyze baseline coral health at St. Lucie Reef (SLR), off Stuart, FL. Temporal variation had the greatest influence of differential gene expression among M. cavernosa at SLR. Results will be shared with local resource managers and coupled with a complementary ex-situ experimental trial.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005920
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Montastraea, Coral reef ecology--Florida., Corals--Effect of stress on, Gene expression--Analysis.
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- Document (PDF)
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- AMERICAN SENTIMENTS ON PERCIEVED BEHAVIORAL & COGNITIVE QUALIFICIATIONS WITHIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
- Creator
- Lopez Pelaez, Kevin
- Abstract/Description
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With the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research...
Show moreWith the increasing polarization of dialogue in the American political atmosphere, public sentiment has progressively become indispensable to U.S. governmental affairs; bearing heightened importance for continued interdisciplinary study in Psychology & Political Science. With the rise in political engagement, there have been growing concerns about the behavioral and cognitive qualifications of government officials, especially officials who are elected to hold public office. This research examines Americans' attitudes toward the likeliness of public officials' conduct to be a factor in vote choice. Correspondingly, by expanding the umbrella of Political Psychology to explore perceptions of the behavioral sciences - this study also examines Americans' viewpoint for the disqualification of public officials due to cognitive decline.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000402
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- Undergraduate Research, Undergraduates--Research--Florida, Public opinion polls--Political aspects., Public opinion polls--United States.
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- Document (PDF)
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- A Quantitative Analysis of Green-Building Features Incorporated in LEED-Certified Campus Buildings.
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- Ramdin, Gianna, Wright, Dianne A., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
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Higher education is an idyllically positioned organization from which meaningful dissemination of knowledge and interdisciplinary research is capable of actuating practices that resource consumption. Paradoxically, the construction, maintenance, and operations of the built environment, including the built campus environment, have contributed to the decline of raw resources and degradation of environmental processes. An opportunity exists to bridge the knowledge gap between the design and...
Show moreHigher education is an idyllically positioned organization from which meaningful dissemination of knowledge and interdisciplinary research is capable of actuating practices that resource consumption. Paradoxically, the construction, maintenance, and operations of the built environment, including the built campus environment, have contributed to the decline of raw resources and degradation of environmental processes. An opportunity exists to bridge the knowledge gap between the design and construction phase and the operations and maintenance phase of the green certified building life cycle, while examining the parts that contributed to the green-certification of the whole building. The purpose of this research was to 1.) identify green-building features and determine their frequency of implementation in new capital (NC) LEED-certified, campus buildings to effectuate operations and maintenance cost savings, indoor wellbeing, and environmental stewardship, and 2.) determine the relationships of greenbuilding feature usage across building, institutional, and LEED characteristics. The study used archival data to document the green efforts of each building with the study’s sample of 195 buildings on the campus of 107 universities and colleges, in the United States, between 2007 and 2017. The study’s findings indicated that the public institutions earned the LEED certification more often than private institutions and the sample was void of two-year community colleges. The sample was restricted for green-building features that (a) reduce economic cost, (b) improve indoor wellbeing, and (c) increase environmental stewardship. The results and implications are discussed.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005930
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Sustainable buildings., Education, Higher., Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System., Quantitative research.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Differences in Nurses’ Perceptions of Safety Culture, Nurse-Physician Collaboration, and Level of Job Satisfaction Related to the Type of Obstetrical Physician Service Delivery Model Utilized.
- Creator
- Abiri, Olga, Sherman, Rose O., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
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Creating a safety culture is the focus in the current healthcare environment. An inhouse, around-the-clock laborist service delivery model has been associated with positive outcomes, but little is known about the laborist structure’s contribution to the labor-anddelivery working environment. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore the effects of physician service delivery model on safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and nurses’ job satisfaction. An...
Show moreCreating a safety culture is the focus in the current healthcare environment. An inhouse, around-the-clock laborist service delivery model has been associated with positive outcomes, but little is known about the laborist structure’s contribution to the labor-anddelivery working environment. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to explore the effects of physician service delivery model on safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and nurses’ job satisfaction. An additional purpose was to examine associations between nurses’ perceptions of safety culture, nurse-physician collaboration, and job satisfaction. Ray’s (1981, 1989) Theory of Bureaucratic Caring and Homan’s (1974) Social Exchange Theory guided this study. A survey consisting of demographic questions, the Collaborative Practice Scale (Weiss & Davis, 1985), the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2015; HSOPSC), and the McCloskey and Mueller Satisfaction Scale (McCloskey & Mueller, 1990) was distributed to registered nurses (RNs) nationwide. The results indicated that nurses in facilities using the around-the-clock model had higher perceptions of nursephysician collaboration, but not of safety culture or job satisfaction in relation to the physician service-delivery model. Significant moderate-to-strong correlations between nurses’ perceptions of patient safety and job satisfaction, and a weak correlation between bedside nurses’ perceptions of nurse-physician collaboration and job satisfaction were demonstrated. Additional significant correlations were found between the instrument subscales. Control/responsibility in the MMSS scale was positively associated with both management support for patient safety, supervisors’ and managers’ expectations and actions promoting patient safety, and overall perceptions of safety in the HSOPSC scale. Praise and recognition in the MMSS scale were positively associated with supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety in the HSOPSC scale. Further appraisal is needed to understand the mechanism by which the laborist model affects patient care and work environment. Recommendations for future research include replicating the study with a larger sample sizes in specific groups based on the role and scheduled shift, conducting the study in a single system or location to mitigate the effects of other variables; and exploring physicians’ perspectives on the variables being studied.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004969, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004959
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Obstetrics--Practice., Medical care--Safety measures., Nurse-physician collaboration., Nurses--Job satisfaction., Labor and delivery.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Development of a Comprehensive Design Methodology and Fatigue Life Prediction of Composite Turbine Blades under Random Ocean Current Loading.
- Creator
- Suzuki, Takuya, Mahfuz, Hassan, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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A comprehensive study was performed to overcome the design issues related to Ocean Current Turbine (OCT) blades. Statistical ocean current models were developed in terms of the probability density function, the vertical profile of mean velocity, and the power spectral density. The models accounted for randomness in ocean currents, tidal effect, and ocean depth. The proposed models gave a good prediction of the velocity variations at the Florida Straits of the Gulf Stream. A novel procedure...
Show moreA comprehensive study was performed to overcome the design issues related to Ocean Current Turbine (OCT) blades. Statistical ocean current models were developed in terms of the probability density function, the vertical profile of mean velocity, and the power spectral density. The models accounted for randomness in ocean currents, tidal effect, and ocean depth. The proposed models gave a good prediction of the velocity variations at the Florida Straits of the Gulf Stream. A novel procedure was developed to couple Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) with blade element momentum theory. The FSI effect was included by considering changes in inflow velocity, lift and drag coefficients of blade elements. Geometric non-linearity was also considered to account for large deflection. The proposed FSI analysis predicted a power loss of 3.1 % due to large deflection of the OCT blade. The method contributed to saving extensive computational cost and time compared to a CFD-based FSI analysis. The random ocean current loadings were calculated by considering the ocean current turbulence, the wake flow behind the support structure, and the velocity shear. The random ocean current loadings had large probability of high stress ratio. Fatigue tests of GFRP coupons and composite sandwich panels under such random loading were performed. Fatigue life increased by a power function for GFRP coupons and by a linearlog function for composite sandwich panels as the mean velocity decreased. To accurately predict the fatigue life, a new fatigue model based on the stiffness degradation was proposed. Fatigue life of GFRP coupons was predicted using the proposed model, and a comparison was made with experimental results. As a summary, a set of new design procedures for OCT blades has been introduced and verified with various case studies of experimental turbines.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005931
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Turbines--Blades--Design and construction., Turbines--Blades--Materials., Composite construction--Fatigue., Ocean currents--Mathematical models.
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- Document (PDF)
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- The Wicked Decision Maker: A Collective Case Study of Senior Student Affairs Officers Responding to At-risk Student Retention.
- Creator
- Camp, Aarika C., Watlington, Eliah, Pisapia, John, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this collective case study was to discover the decision-making processes used by senior student affairs officers when making wicked decisions related to the retention of specialized, at-risk student populations. Wicked decisions are complex, resistant to resolutions, lead to other problems, and are essentially unique. In this study, decisions related to retention of Black males; students with mental health issues; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer student...
Show moreThe purpose of this collective case study was to discover the decision-making processes used by senior student affairs officers when making wicked decisions related to the retention of specialized, at-risk student populations. Wicked decisions are complex, resistant to resolutions, lead to other problems, and are essentially unique. In this study, decisions related to retention of Black males; students with mental health issues; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer student retention fall within the wicked problem category and were the focus of this study. These decisions are usually the responsibility of divisions of student affairs in higher education settings and the senior student affairs officer. Hence, the senior student affairs officer is tasked with making responsible and effective decisions that foster the success of all students. This dissertation focused on the decision-making processes, practices, and procedures student affairs officers use to support the retention of select special populations served in higher education.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004985, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004975
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Student affairs administrators., Dropouts--Prevention., Student affairs services--United States--Decision making--Case studies.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Plato and Shakespeare: The Influence of Phaedrus and Symposium on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
- Creator
- Urmi, Tahmina Begum, Stockard, Emily, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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Many scholars who study Plato and Shakespeare together focus only on erotic love between lovers or nonsexual love between others. A closer study of A Midsummer Night’s Dream shows that Shakespeare uses Plato’s concepts of the soul in addition to the Forms, the guide, as well as staging the varieties of love that can exist between two individuals and the dangers of loving the physical more than the mind. Shakespeare takes these ideas embedded in Symposium and Phaedrus and not only crafts his...
Show moreMany scholars who study Plato and Shakespeare together focus only on erotic love between lovers or nonsexual love between others. A closer study of A Midsummer Night’s Dream shows that Shakespeare uses Plato’s concepts of the soul in addition to the Forms, the guide, as well as staging the varieties of love that can exist between two individuals and the dangers of loving the physical more than the mind. Shakespeare takes these ideas embedded in Symposium and Phaedrus and not only crafts his play accordingly, but also creates his own versions through his unique interpretations. These alterations appear reflected in the play’s sequence of events, the characters’ actions, and the merging of the faerie and human realms.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005937
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation., Plato. Phaedrus., Plato. Symposium., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
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- Document (PDF)
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- Patterns for Enterprise Application Design and Development.
- Creator
- Rubis, Ruslan, Cardei, Ionut E., Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Designing and developing enterprise applications is a complex and resource intensive process, as it often must address thousands of requirements. At the same time, the software architecture of most enterprise applications at their core have many features and structures in common. Designers from different teams do not normally share design elements because of the competitive and proprietary nature of development, and enterprise applications design and development teams end up re-inventing the...
Show moreDesigning and developing enterprise applications is a complex and resource intensive process, as it often must address thousands of requirements. At the same time, the software architecture of most enterprise applications at their core have many features and structures in common. Designers from different teams do not normally share design elements because of the competitive and proprietary nature of development, and enterprise applications design and development teams end up re-inventing the wheel when tackling a new product. My objective is to formulate new design patterns for enterprise application architectures that assist software architects with reusable solutions to improve design quality and productivity. I achieve this by presenting seven patterns, each providing a solution to a specific challenge or a problem that is common to many enterprise applications. The Business Object Pattern provides a generic approach to design extensible Business Objects and their frameworks for enterprise applications. The pattern covers a number of concepts, including the Dynamic business object, the Static business object, constraints for validity, editability, and attribute visibility, as well as the mechanisms for workflow. The Business Object Life Cycle Pattern introduces the concept of stages which comprise a business object’s life cycle, and their relation to the business object’s integrity during that life cycle. The Simple Change History Pattern provides a concept of enforcing record keeping of the owner and date of the last change performed on a given business data object. The Business Data Object Versioning Pattern offers a solution by introducing a new version of a given business data object which allows for preservation of the original data. The Change History Record Pattern defines a solution for cases when there is a need to capture detailed information about the changes performed on a given business object, such as who made the changes, when, and what changes were made. The Permission Based Granular Access Control Pattern offers a basic approach for access control to objects and their attributes. Finally, the Money Object Pattern offers a language neutral approach to internationalization and globalization of business applications which require multi-currency capability. It is hoped that applying these patterns will provide many advantages, ranging from quicker delivery times to a more reliable software, and ultimately help achieve a systematic approach to designing and building complex enterprise applications.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004976, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004966
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Enterprise application integration (Computer systems), Software architecture--Development., Software Design., Application software--Design., Patterns.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Technology, Textbooks, and Mathematics: Perceptions of Online Math Homework from Traditional High School Students Enrolled in Private Schools.
- Creator
- Gutierrez, Gisselle, Weber, Roberta K., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry
- Abstract/Description
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This research study employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology to explore high school students’ perceptions about online math homework and paper math homework. The purpose of this study was threefold: to understand how high school students perceive online math homework, to determine what aspects of online math homework aid and/or hinder student learning, and to improve the student learning experience with online math homework. Through quantitative analysis, the researcher noted...
Show moreThis research study employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology to explore high school students’ perceptions about online math homework and paper math homework. The purpose of this study was threefold: to understand how high school students perceive online math homework, to determine what aspects of online math homework aid and/or hinder student learning, and to improve the student learning experience with online math homework. Through quantitative analysis, the researcher noted that although not all students learned best with online math homework, nearly every student used the online tools provided when assigned online math homework. Through qualitative analysis, the researcher noted that the most commonly mentioned aid for both online math homework and paper math homework was showing your work. The two most commonly mentioned hindrances to learning were guessing or cheating with online math homework and losing your homework with paper math homework. Participants stated that they actually have more opportunities to cheat with online math homework than with paper math homework; these results diverge from the literature, which states that online math homework helps to eliminate cheating. The data suggests that while online resources, such as examples, were a commonly mentioned aid to online math homework, many students indicated that the online resources also prevented them from truly having to think, as they could just follow the online examples step by step. This research study determined that the majority of students did not have a strong inherent like or dislike toward either online or paper math homework. Instead, students often stated that they preferred whichever medium allowed them to earn higher grades or receive more support. Therefore, if students continue to receive the necessary support, they can continue to learn mathematical concepts through the use of both online and paper math homework.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004984, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004974
- Subject Headings
- Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Mathematics--education., Mathematics education -- Educational material and media, educational technology -- Computer assisted instruction; e-learning., Homework., High school students.
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- Document (PDF)