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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control of a territory in Asia particularly a distant island somewhere in the Japanese archipelago so that they could have a direct trade with Asia. Colonialism has its positive and negative effects. This paper aims to provide the advantages and the disadvantages of colonialism. It will identify whether colonialism has brought further constructive effects on colonized countries or if it only caused destruction of a country’s self growth and development. Colonialism does not simply mean bringing
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Conversely‚ CBT may not be as effective as other therapies. These disadvantages may determine whether this intervention should be used for patients suffering from depression. The therapist can only help and recommend‚ therefore the client alone needs to commit to the therapy in order to improve. CBT is very time consuming‚ as there may be additional work the therapist has set out for the client. Even though structure‚ is an advantage to CBT it may not be suitable for people who are dealing with complex
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alignment in all aspects of the organization" (Marshall‚ 1995). The collaborative workplace is predicated on the principle that the organization is strategically focused and guided by a set of core values for cross-functional‚ self governed teams. Advantages To successfully compete in the global market‚ an organization must have a strategic focus and maintain a culture that is guided by honor‚ dignity‚ honesty‚ integrity and the core values of a collaborative workplace: trust‚ ownership‚ consensus
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security are not strong enough to protect what is most important as connectivity continues to spread across the globe. Biometric technology is becoming more accessible than before and is ready to bring enhanced security and greater convenience to whatever needs protecting. Biometric technology is therefore utilized to secure building access‚ ensuring only authorized personnel gain access to the most well protected establishments‚ protect access to computer networks‚ counter fraud‚ screen people at
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study at a university is free and everybody has a opportunity to get a loan and contribution each month and the amount depends on if it full-time studies‚ having children etc. . All these advantages are definitely something to have in mind why people choose Sweden. What is important to know is that all these advantages need a person to pay taxes and contribute to the society in the
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groups as a research method in modern day social sciences. The disadvantages and the advantages will be discussed‚ and furthermore the use of focus groups as a research method against using other research methods will be evaluated. A case study will also be reviewed in order to describe the use of focus groups; furthermore the case study would be critically discussed in order to reflect on the success or the failure of the study. Using this case study‚ a dissertation topic will be written about; the
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folder: • Filters.pdf – includes information regarding graphic and text file import functionality. • Pantone_Readme.pdf – includes information regarding the new Pantone( color libraries available with PageMaker 7.0. • ScriptGuide.pdf – a guide for using the PageMaker script language. The ReadMe files for the PageMaker 7.0 converter utility for Microsoft Publisher (Windows only) and QuarkXPress (Macintosh and Windows) are also available on your hard drive after installation. For Windows users:
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to effectively cater to target groups and unchanging poverty levels (Tony Addison 2008). This essay focuses on advantages and drawbacks of micro-credit schemes. Advantages of Micro-Credit Micro-credit scheme is not only to allow the poor obtaining an opportunity to change their lives but also to improve the economic conditions in our society. Firstly‚ the most and important advantage towards micro-credit is that it gives the poor an opportunity to loan a small amount of money. Nowadays‚ financial
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us an enormous awareness about the robots‚ at its most basic a robot is a machine that senses the world‚ processes the sensor information with a computer and then does something in response to that information (such as moving or turning). A robot isn’t just a computer. A desktop computer can “sense” that you are typing or moving the mouse‚ but the computer itself doesn’t move or act in the physical world. 2) The sources also gave us an inspiration to create our own robots although we do not have
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