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Disentangling alcohol-specific alcohol use disorder criteria from externalizing psychopathology using an empirically driven approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
analytic procedure, combinatorial optimization. First, we identified AUD symptom sets based on standard and alcohol-specific consumption measures. The symptom sets were then compared to existing diagnostic measures and AUD correlates to determine whether...
Essays on economics of higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
of these students possess academic qualifications that suggest they would succeed in a STEM field at a four-year university. Therefore, policies targeting two-year college students can only increase STEM-degree production by a small amount. I also find no evidence...
The influence of early childhood education teacher's beliefs on curriculum implementation and classroom practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
teachers' beliefs on classroom practice, especially in relationship to their willingness to implement a constructivist based curriculum in their classroom. Teachers beliefs (epistemological, sense of teacher efficacy, and expectancy x value) were compared...
Principal and teacher beliefs and knowledge regarding grade retention : a case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
school district was found to be a widely accepted practice among teachers. Principals did not agree with the practice of grade retention, but did not rule out the use of retention, especially in the primary grades. Principals and teachers possessed very...
The role of relationship quality in vocabulary acquisition : evidence from Spanish-speaking preschoolers
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Language acquisition is a process that requires frequent social interactions in which children receive input, practice opportunities, and feedback (Duursma et al., 2007), which influence children's subsequent vocabulary skills. For dual language...
Toward effective and efficient treatment adherence monitoring : development of the cognitive behavioral therapy adherence measure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Despite the large body of research demonstrating the efficacy of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for the most common youth mental health problems, EBPs are rarely used in usual care (UC). When EBPs are implemented in UC settings, there is a drop...
Policy and program incentives and the adoption of agroforestry in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
More landowners in the USA are concerned about management of their lands and natural resources in light of the negative effects of many agricultural practices on the environment. Land conservation program incentives, which include agroforestry, were...
The effects of plyometrics or resistance-training on markers of bone turnover and hormones in men
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
/fasted), and a no-exercise, fed control trial (CON) (n=6). Blood was drawn immediately prior to exercise (PRE), immediately following exercise (POST), and 15, 30, 60, 120 min, and 24 hr following PRE. Total testosterone (T), intact parathyroid hormone (PTH...
Equilibrium limitations and selectivity on conversion of glycerol to propylene glycol
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
15:1. Lower temperatures (220⁰C) are the preferred operated conditions to increase the catalyst productivity. The results are also fully consistent with a two-step reaction in which the second step of conversion of acetol to propylene glycol...
Modeling the influence of climate and management practices on water quality in Goodwater Creek experimental watershed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
The objective of this study was to determine relationships among weather, runoff, water quality, and best management practice (BMP) implementation in reducing atrazine losses in the 7,250-ha Goodwater Creek Experimental Watershed in NE Missouri...
Shaping identity : an analysis of Hellenistic southern Italian ceramics and its implications for cultural and societal change
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
, was traditionally thought to be a period of decline for south Italy, following the prosperity of the Archaic and Classical periods; however, archaeological evidence proves that many of these cities remained strong, financially and culturally. My study focuses...
An examination of technology-based formative assessment feedback and the impact on student learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Although researchers have provided evidence to support the effectiveness of collaborative and cooperative learning (Magana & Marzano, 2014; Marzano, 2006) and embedding formative assessment within instruction (Black & Wiliam, 2009; Wiliam, 2011...
Interdisciplinary practices in apllied behavior analysis: a preliminary investigation of collaborative practices among practitioners
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
were believed to improve or inhibit collaboration. To further assess these questions, a survey was created to identify anecdotal experiences of practicing Behavior Analysts on the utility of, and their personal experiences with, interdisciplinary...
Transforming the ethical behavior of clinicians through pedagogical innovation: sensemaking as a means to promote ethical practice in the face of moral ambiguity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
and the principles of biomedical ethics. A sensemaking approach to ethics training has demonstrated promise as an evidence-based pedagogical method to improve ethical reasoning and response. It has been posited that participation in Project ECHO (Extension...
Impacts of Precipitation, Land use Land cover and Soil type on the Water Balance of Lake Chad Basin
(2013)
Lake Chad Basin (LCB) has experienced drastic changes in land cover and poor water management practices during the last 50 years. The successive droughts in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a decrease in surface water and groundwater resources...
The influence of developing a web-based course on university professor classroom instructional techniques as measured by the MTQ
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
The purpose of this study was to update the teacher questionnaire used in a national survey of educators for use on the World Wide Web (Weiss, 1978) and investigate how the web-based course development process influenced full-time Computer Science...
Forgetting in short term memory : the effect of time
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
that the memory trace for a set of stimuli to be remembered weakens in proportion to the amount of time that passes whereas interference posits one stimulus interacting with another as the cause of forgetting. Recent evidence has suggested that decay should...
Alternative certification science teachers' understanding and implementation of inquiry-based instruction in their beginning years of teaching
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
years of teaching; (b) describe constraints and needs that these beginning science teachers perceived in implementing inquiry-based science instruction; and (c) understand the relation between what they learned in their ATCP and their practice...
Faculty Beliefs in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
(2015)
Teacher preparation programs in the United States face increasing pressure to restore America as the preeminent leader in a knowledge-based global economy by graduating a highly skilled workforce. A growing national focus on the importance of early...
Molecular characterization of genetic resistance to soybean cyst nematode in soybean line SS97-6946
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) (Heterodera glycine) is the most damaging pest of soybean and estimated annual yield losses are 1.5 billion dollars in USA. Breeding resistant cultivars is the most efficient means to control SCN but the nematode has...