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Effects of a patient's name and image on medical knowledge acquisition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The two-fold aim of this study was to determine if there are differences in medical students' (MS) knowledge acquisition after being provided with (1) ...
The role of electronic health records in structuring nursing handoff communication and maintaining situation awareness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
In healthcare institutions, work must continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A team of nurses is needed to provide around-the-clock patient care, and this process requires transfer of patient care responsibilities, a ...
The Republic of Korea's public libraries : a critical examination of censorship practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Institutionally, public libraries should be dedicated to protecting and promoting intellectual freedom and thereby be fiercely critical of censorship in their institutions. Unfortunately, the Republic of Korea's (ROK's) ...
Using collaborative filtering based recommendations to promote the social nature of online learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Despite the supporting literature on the social nature of learning (Vygotsky, 1978; Bandura, 1977; Wenger, 1998), the online teaching environments at ...
Impacting the usability evaluation process : selecting testers based on their characteristics of field dependence-independence and domain knowledge
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of this study was to investigate what impact selecting usability testers based on their characteristics has on the usability evaluation ...
Characterizing performance via behavior co-occurrences in a 3D collaborative virtual learning environment : an exploratory study of performance and design
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The iSocial 3D CVLE is an innovative design for addressing special needs at a distance that require social and active learning. This exploratory retrospective case study explored innovative methods of analyzing co-occurrences ...
Free or open access to scholarly documentation : Google Scholar or academic libraries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
Soon after the university movement started in the late 1800s, academic libraries became the dominant providers of the tools and services required to locate and access scholarly information. However, with the advent of ...
An ecological model of health information acquisition on the Internet
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The present study aims 1) to determine online information acquisition practices in which college students acquire health-related information, health ...
Using problem-centered learning to foster argumentation in introductory sociology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This mixed methods case study explored the efficacy of a problem-based learning environment and three different instructional methods designed to foster argumentation in an introductory sociology course. While no statistically ...
Google Scholar and meta descriptions : does adding abstracts to a search engine results page aid in undergraduate document triage efficiency?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
By focusing on the point where the document triage process interacts with a search engine results page (SERP), this experiment extends our knowledge about both SERP design and document triage behavior. Prior SERP work has ...
Instructional designers' experience in online course migration for virtual school K-12 students : an interpretative phenomenological case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This interpretative phenomenological case study examined emerging phenomenon of online course migration across different LMSs for virtual high school ...
A case study of the cognitive apprenticeship model in leadership education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
The cognitive apprenticeship model (CAM) has been examined for more than a quarter century as an instructional model from the perspectives of instructors. However, CAM is also a learning model. Remarkably little has been ...
Performances of trust among learners in the context of online social learning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
This study contributes to the conversation on how to potentially make online learning more satisfying and successful. To this end, this study focuses on trusting relations because research indicates that trust binds all ...
Knowledge construction, social identity and social network structure in completely online groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Working, learning and informal information-seeking behavior is rapidly moving online. It will increasingly involve collaboration within small groups meeting online. While this process is being driven by technological ...
Simulation, reflection, and feedback in medical education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine differences between residents' perceptions of their learning after participation in a simulation, and residents' perceptions of their learning after participation in a simulation ...
Incidental exposure to online news in everyday life information seeking context : mixed method study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Internet and new technologies are changing the information behavior of news readers. News readership is shifting to the Internet because of accessibility, inexpensive technology, and free content. The prevalence of ...
Exploring multi-stakeholder perspectives on dimensions of online course quality in higher education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The main purpose of this study was to examine and compare the perspectives of academic administrators, faculty, and students in a research intensive ...
Being social in a 3D collaborative virtual learning environment : a case study of youth with autism spectrum disorder learning social competence in iSocial
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Over the past decade 3D collaborative virtual learning has gained increasing attention from researchers and practitioners in educational technology. ...
University students' intercultural sensitivity emergence using a DMIS-oriented intercultural seminar with an intercultural development support website (EPSS approach)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] There is increasing demand among industries for graduates with intercultural competency. There is an obvious need for a training program that would ...
Structuring asynchronous online discussion groups : the impact of role-supported student facilitation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The purpose of the current study was to explore the effectiveness of a role-supported, student-facilitation strategy on online discussions from multiple ...