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Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning in patient safety reporting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Technology use, cooperation, and organizational learning are complex constructs that were often oversimplified and resulted in inconsistent findings in past studies. This study employed an innovative approach to building ...
The impact of technology on organizational change in public libraries : a qualitative study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This dissertation investigated the impact of technology on organization change in public libraries. Over the past 12 to 15 years, public access computers have been introduced into public libraries of all sizes. Once these ...
The effectiveness of the practice of correction and republication of the biomedical literature : a bibliometric analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
This research is a bibliometric study that measures incidence of citation of the flawed and corrected versions of scholarly articles. If the practice of correction and republication is effective, then the incidence of ...
The development of online self-regulated learning model and initial validation of human interaction component of online self-regulated learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purposes of the study were to develop a theoretical framework of self-regulated learning in online learning environments and to the test validity ...
Learning styles and online participation of practicing teachers in an online support group : a mixed method study of the influence of learning styles on online participation, conceptual change, and perceptions of problem solving and support
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between learning styles, as measured by Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI) and online ...
Understanding the effect of computer-supported, case-based instruction on third-year medical students' ethical reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
reasoning consisted of four components: (1) identification of ethical issues (ethical sensitivity); (2) adoption of multiple viewpoints (ethical viewpoint); (3) resolution of ethical dilemmas (ethical options); and, (4) justification of decisions and actions...
Role of failure in the construction of case libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] One means by which to better support problem-solving and indoctrinate individuals is to employ case-based reasoning (CBR) in education. Instructional ...
Impact of desktop virtual reality on system usability : a case study of online consumer survey using a VR integrated decision support system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Previous research has established that virtual reality (VR) technology provides users a unique user-system interaction. However, little research has ...
The effects of conceptual description and search practice on users' mental models and information seeking in a case libray with a best match search mechanism
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of conceptual description and search practice on users' mental models and information seeking ...
The social nature of an online community of practice for learning to teach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Taking advantage of Internet technology, an online community of practice, NETwork, was established to support a group of elementary science pre-service ...
Understanding students' technology appropriation and learning perceptions in online learning environments
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Distance education has the unique characteristic of using technologies as the primary means of delivery of instruction and interaction. The present study contributes to research dedicated to explaining or predicting phenomena ...
The effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning methods and peer interaction on learning stellar parallax
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
The presented study examined the effects of computer-supported inquiry-based learning and peer interaction methods on effectiveness of learning the stellar parallax concept and was conducted among 199 non-science major ...
Quality indicators for evaluating distance education programs at community colleges
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The continued rapid growth of online courses and programs in higher education has brought concerns regarding support services, learning resources, and effectiveness of instruction, as well as how institutions monitor the ...