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Impact of Psychological Ownership on the Performance of Business School Lecturers
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Md-Sidin, Samsinar; Sambasivan, Murali; Muniandy, Nanthini – Journal of Education for Business, 2010
The purpose of the present article is to investigate the impact of psychological ownership, job performance, job commitment, and job satisfaction among business school lecturers of public universities in Malaysia. As psychological ownership is a relatively new concept, the present study expands the use of it in a different setting. Based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employer Employee Relationship, Psychology, Ownership
Effective Training for Millennial Students
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Werth, Eric P.; Werth, Loredana – Adult Learning, 2011
A generational shift is occurring in training environments worldwide, a shift that promises to bring with it a dramatic and long-lasting impact. Just as years ago, those of the Baby Boomer generation passed the torch to Generation X, today the process is starting anew with Generation X and those who have come to be known as the Millennials.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Generational Differences, Training
Reaction Time of a Group of Physics Students
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Saxena, Charu; Kaur, Rini; Arun, P. – Physics Education, 2008
The reaction time of a group of students majoring in physics is reported here. Strong correlation between fatigue, reaction time and performance has been observed and may be useful for academicians and administrators responsible for working out timetables, course structures, student counsellings, etc. (Contains 5 figures, 1 table, and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Physics, Student Reaction, Responses
In Praise of Rehash.
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Barrett, L. R. – Higher Education Review, 1991
Critics of student writing in British lecture courses as "mere rehash of lecture notes" are reminded that (1) by its nature, the lecture course focuses on and is limited to information conveyed in lectures, and (2) professors refuse to use materials such as U.S. textbooks that could supplement the information conveyed in class. (MSE)
Descriptors: Assignments, Comparative Analysis, Expository Writing, Foreign Countries
Use of Teaching Methods within the Lecture Format.
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Butler, Jennifer A. – Medical Teacher, 1992
Reports survey results of 126 students enrolled in first- or second-year biology courses concerning the effectiveness of different teaching methods within the lecture format. Indicates that the traditional, didactic lecture, although perceived as least effective, was regarded as highly effective when enhanced by active student involvement.…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Enhancing the ABCs (Affects, Behavior, Cognitions) in College Students: An Attributional Retraining and Instructional Perspective.
Menec, Verena H.; And Others – 1992
This paper presents a study that examined the effect of an attribution induction on students' performance on a subsequent achievement test. The study was conducted to determine whether an instructor might inculcate desirable attributions as part of a regular classroom interaction and thus improve academic performance in at-risk students. College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Attribution Theory, College Students
Knowledge Increment Assessed for Three Methodologies of Teaching Physiology.
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Grieve, Clayton – Medical Teacher, 1992
Compares differences in successive pretest/posttest scores for 46 undergraduate volunteers following the application of distinct teaching formats to each of 3 consecutive subsections of a human physiology course. Indicates scores increased favorably for audio-visual lecture and self-study tutorial formats but no significant increase for didactic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Audiovisual Instruction, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis