JOURNAL – NOTE TAKING AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES : WHAT SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED? (Ann Maydosz and Sharon A Raver‚ Old Dominion University) Lecture notes play an important role in preparing for examinations‚ as it may ensure the success of students. Many students do not have adequate note-taking skills‚ and this contribute a lot to the creation of incomplete and unrelated notes (Kiewra‚ 2002). Researchers suggest that the act of note-taking can engage students in learning
Free University Student
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1742-7371.htm Taking VANET to the clouds Stephan Olariu Department of Computer Science‚ Old Dominion University‚ Norfolk‚ Virginia‚ USA Taking VANET to the clouds Ismail Khalil Department of Telecooperation‚ Johannes Kepler University‚ Linz‚ Austria‚ and 7 Received 30 December 2010 Revised 5 January 2011 Accepted 14 January 2011 Mahmoud Abuelela Department of Computer Science‚ Old Dominion
Premium Cloud computing
1. Explain what the phrase “taking ownership of your learning” means to you. “Taking ownership of your own learning” means being responsible for your education. It simply means being self-motivated and not relying on the teacher for every instruction. One must be eager to learn rather than aim to get good grades‚ and use this knowledge to make them better as an individual. 2. To complete this assignment you should add personal reflections to these 7 bullet points that describe what a successful
Premium Education Learning Teacher
Test-Taking Strategies For 10 years‚ I was the one testing the students‚ teaching strategies and finding new ones to help students study. Suddenly‚ I found myself returning to school and the anxiety‚ stress‚ lack of time‚ and just all the unknowns seemed to overwhelm my life. The last couple of years I have learned to incorporate strategies that work best for me‚ but there is always room for improvement and strengthening. Learning‚ study and test taking skills are some of the most important things
Premium Educational psychology Learning Kinesthetic learning
of censorship‚ and purpose of the game. One major reason that violent video games make teenagers more violent is that they are active play. Active play is any activity from which one derives amusement‚ entertainment‚ enjoyment‚ or satisfaction by taking a participatory rather than a passive role (Active Play Definition). People retain much more information when something is as interactive as a violent video such as Call of Duty or Battlefield‚ so when teens continue to play these types of games‚
Premium Video game genres
DEATH TEST OF LOVE AND CONDITION OF LIBERTY When you say liberty‚ it s the right and power to act‚ believe or express oneself in a manner of one’s own choosing. Meaning to say‚ freedom in all matters. Here in our country‚ we have a freedom to speak‚ to live and to express our feelings. Everybody has the right whatever to show and manipulate his self. No one can control him particularly when he is already at the right age. The conditions of Liberty define as a statement‚ attitude or an action
Premium Conservatism Liberalism Ideology
Taking Control of Obesity Annaisso Hooper ENG 122 English Composition II Sharon Hanscom February 6‚ 2012 Taking Control of Obesity What is being done about childhood obesity and how could parents improve good healthy habits? Parents should be mindful of the foods children eat and exercise routines. Childhood obesity is often a result of a lack of nutrition‚ exercise‚ and self control. Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States. Parents are role models and should demonstrate
Premium Nutrition Obesity
threat‚ climate change. This is a great threat to the biosphere‚ the thin envelope of life surrounding the Earth‚ which supports us all. People are doing this. It is not natural disasters like an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. Man seems to be the Earth’s problem child. We humans are the only species capable of destroying our own homes. Even the smallest human actions initiate environmental change. Taking care of the Earth may sound complicated‚ but there are many simple steps that each
Premium Human Earth Volcano
The Taking of Pelham 123 does involve a lot of actions and issues that need to be face. At the beginning of the story‚ when the hijackers get on the train‚ the leader which is Ryder instructs the motorman to obey his instructions. The motorman does not have any other choice but to follow his instructions as he was pointing gun at him. The same goes to the police officer who supposed to be protecting the people in the train. Another issue arise when Ryder ask for $10 million in $100 bills in order
Premium KILL Police Police officer
‘as if I was stepping on to the moon’ to describe the strange feeling. She also mentions that she is a ‘passive observer looking down on your boat some 90 feet below’ this shows how long she has been climbing her mast for and the actual risk she is taking by climbing alone. There is no one else to "attend to it" which increases her risk of injury or equipment failure. Once Ellen has properly begun her ascent of the mast‚ she mentions the “increasingly heavy halyard" which shows the growing difficulty
Premium Cape Horn