Academic literacy

This paper investigates the quantitative literacy and reasoning (QLR) of freshmen students pursuing a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)–related degree but do not necessarily have a Senior High School (SHS) STEM background.

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The research utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods in tandem with the data collects from students in Vietnam universities. The results demonstrate that three main variables impact significantly on intention, including “Social Influence,” “Financial Literacy,” and “Expectancy Effort.” In particular, the "Financial Literacy" element is added by the author through the results of in-depth interviews. Besides, “Gender” and “Academic Year” also affect the relationship between three main variables, and the intention to use predatory lending.

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"Ebook Academic librarianship by design, a blended librarian’s guide to the tools and techniques" present the following contents: Chapter 1: Where it all begins: blended librarianship; Chapter 2: The blended librarian in action: Applying design thinking to academic librarianship; Chapter 3: ADDIE: Putting the design in academic librarianship by design; Chapter 4: What’s in it for them?: Furthering campus collaboration through design thinking; Chapter 5: Applying blended librarianship to information literacy through course management systems; Chapter 6: Low threshold applications: helping fa...

200p runthenight08 12-04-2023 5 2   Download

This article is a report of action research that the researcher conducted when she taught a course called Communication for Academic Purposes at a university in Australia in 2021. The results from the action research also confirm that scaffolding is crucial in students’ learning.

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The findings highlight the importance of creating a safe and positive school environment to fight against negative outcomes associated with bullying victimization.

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The objective of this study was to investigate the chemical literacy levels of undergraduate engineering students in Faculties of Engineering in Northeastern Thailand. The subjects were 391 undergraduate engineering students who were enrolled in a basic chemistry course in the 2nd semester of the 2012 academic year in the Faculty of Engineering at the North-Eastern University.

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The major findings of this research show the challenges Vietnamese students face in academic writing due to not only the interference of L1 to L2 in the process of second language acquisition, but also the current academic writing instructions (e.g. critique essays, argumentative writing). Some pedagogical implications for both teachers and students to improve their writing teaching and learning are proposed.

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A key priority for learning during the early years of school is for children to develop skills in numeracy and literacy. Consequently, less time may be allocated in the curriculum to foster other important developmental areas, including the ongoing motor skill development of school children, which has been positively linked to academic performance.

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Higher Education students in Vietnam are increasingly expected to write in English for university and professional purposes. This study identified the written textsin English that postgraduates had written for university purposes and explored their perceptions of or attitudes towards these.

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Social and emotional development, language and literacy, music and movement, visual arts, dramatic play,... is the main content of the book 100 alphabet activities. Invite you to consult the text book for more documents serving the academic needs and research.

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Risk management is recognized as an essential contributor to business and project success, since it focuses on addressing uncertainties in a proactive manner in order to minimize threats, maximize opportunities and optimize achievement of objectives. There is wide convergence and international consensus on the necessary elements for a risk management process, and this is supported by a growing range of capable tools and techniques, an accepted body of knowledge, an academic and research base, and wide experience of practical implementation across many industries....

191p beaver123 21-07-2013 71 20   Download

Learning how to write a coherent, effective text is a difficult and protracted achievement of cognitive development that contrasts sharply with the acquisition of speech. By the age of 5, spoken language is normally highly developed with a working vocabulary of several thousand words and an ability to comprehend and produce grammatical sentences. Although the specific contribution of a genetic predisposition for language learning is unsettled, it is apparent that speech acquisition is a natural part of early human development.

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Picture this... you walk into a room and the ambience instantly adapts to your personal preferences—the lighting dims, jazz music begins to play, and pictures of your favorite beach are projected onto the walls. You set your smartphone down on the desk, and all your information (files, pictures, songs, movies, etc.) are at your fingertips; no more laptop bags, flash drives, or papers—everything is just there.

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This book will help you prepare for the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE). Although your experiences throughout your academic career—and more recently, your college studies—are what will be tested on this exam, this book will help you review the topics that will be covered on the examination, as well as help you understand the types of questions you will encounter.

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Controversy remains about the precise connection between global imbalances and the global financial meltdown. Some commentators argue that external imbalances had little or nothing to do with the crisis, which instead was the result of financial regulatory failures and policy errors, mainly on the part of the U.S. Others put forward various mechanisms through which global imbalances are claimed to have played a prime role in causing the financial collapse. Former U.S.

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In twenty-five years, international accounting, as G. Mueller 1 states, has outgrown its childhood and adolescence to become a young adult, and its growth is reflected in the large quantity of accounting literature in the sphere. Why are researchers and academics so interested in this "discipline" ? There are several possible answers. F. Choi and G. Mueller 2 point out that now at the end of the twentieth century, a period shaped by the forces of global competition, operating, financing, and investing decisions are colored by their international implications.

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A crucial goal for English language arts instruction is that all students leave third grade able to read fluently, effortlessly, independently, and enthusiastically. Reading and the development of student literacy are key components of academic success. The ability to read, write, and use language effectively is the essential foundation for each student’s future. Students need to be competent in reading and English language arts to be able to obtain information in all content areas and communicate to others what they have learned.

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New numbers from the College Board show that federal student loan disbursements—the total amount borrowed by students and received by schools—in the 2009–2010 academic years grew about 14% over the previous year to $96.8 billion. At the student level, class of 2009 college seniors carried an average of $25,000 in students loans (College Board 2010). The amount of money students borrow has long been on the rise. With recent economic downfalls, this is even more of a problem than in the past.

202p baobinh1311 25-09-2012 63 5   Download

e licentiate thesis is a piece of academic work under the theme of /Participation Literacy/. The thesis concerns the Web 2.0 concept construction. Web 2.0 is a new mindset on the Internet. The main characteristics include ”Web as a Platform”, Collective Intelligence, Folksonomy and interfaces build with lightweight technologies such as Ajax. Web 2.0 is not only a technique, but also an ideology – an ideology of participation. A Web 2.0 service is completely web based and generally draws on open access.

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