Effects of Computer Use on High School Students’ Sense of Community MERVYN J. WIGHTING Regent University‚ Virginia ABSTRACT The author used a mixed-method design to determine whether and how use of computers in the classroom affects sense of learning in a community among high school students (N = 181). The results indicate that using computers in the classroom positively affects students’ sense of learning in a community. Analyses revealed that students believed that connectedness with their
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enjoy learning history. I have a large number of history books in my house. Some day‚ I might even write a history book myself. The advantages and disadvantages of television Nowadays many people all over the world spent most of their free time watching television; but since its appearance‚ television has brought to man many advantages as well as disadvantages. First‚ television plays an important role in our daily activities: it keeps us informed of all current affairs in the world. Events
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view. Disadvantages of academic resources are the information could be outdated‚ certain areas maybe too brief‚ certain words may be too complicated or hard to understand. The advantages of government websites/reports are that it is information centred on a particular borough can be easily isolated‚ it is easily accessible‚ and it is fairly reliable as it is government information‚ contains current and past information so possible to compare rates and declines in certain areas. Disadvantages are they
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Advantages and disadvantages of competition The question of whether competition brings out advantages or disadvantages is the tocpic of numerous studies. Some people assert that it helps the world to develop‚ others argue that it ruin people’s relationship. The aim of this essay will be to reflect on the pros and cons of competition. The benefits of competition are plentiful. Individually‚ competing is the motivation for employees to try their best to realise their ambitions‚ such as knocking
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One of the main disadvantages was the fact that they did not have all the factories to make their weapons and supplies. Though they would have the farms to produce food for their men‚ they did not have enough railroads to transfer all the food to their men. Another huge factor and disadvantage to the North was that the South lacked the numbers to the North. The North would have almost and unlimited number
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yet‚ and also it will make them to become more lazy and lazy students. Therefore‚ college instructors tend to assign homework more rarely because there are both advantages and disadvantages of giving homework assignments to the students. There are some advantages of giving homework to the students. These are three of those advantages. First‚ homework builds up an initiative for students. They will initiate to study if they have homework from teachers and indirectly they will be accustomed in
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appearance‚ television has brought to man many advantages as well as disadvantages. Television plays an important role in our daily activities: it keeps us informed about all the current affairs in the world. Television helps us in broadening Our knowledge in many ways. Through language teaching programs‚ we can learn the language we like such as: English‚ French‚ German‚ Chinese‚ Japanese and so on. We can become skilful and clever at doing jobs‚ making cakes or arranging flowers through practical
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ADVANTAGES Plastic is very useful in the building and construction‚ electronics (laptops wouldn’t work well if they were made from glass)‚ packaging (gladwrap)‚ transportation industries. Very easy to make - water bottles‚ plastic bags‚ pens‚ cups etc etc The main advantages of plastic materials are also the reason why plastic is such a problem. It lasts forever and it is very cheap to make. When I say it last forever‚ I mean it does not biodegrade. There is a flotilla of plastic the
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2. List and explain in detail 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages of EHRs. Do not just list your answers. (List all reference at end of disadvantages) Advantages: 1. Improving data access and time saving. EHR provide immediate access to a patient record‚ previous handwritten charting system did not give such ability. EHR eliminate the process of physical labor (transporting‚ delivery‚ hand filing). These systems reduced human errors in misplacing charts and patient’s medical records. With implementing
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Technology plays a vital role in people’s everyday life. The internet is one such example – its humble beginnings as a platform for exchange of important documents has transformed into a multi-mass media capable of initiating interactive communications among a large group of people‚ literally from every part of the world. As its benefits become more apparent‚ many firms have come up with innovative solutions to work from home and people are increasingly pursuing work that can be done in the comfort
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