The purpose of this study was to assess the pedagogical equivalence, as determined by knowledge gains, and the pedagogical effectiveness of certain components in a video-driven multimedia, web-based professional development training program as compared to a traditional, face-to-face program under…

This study had three purposes: Firstly, to develop a categorization of research areas in distance education; secondly, to identify the most important research areas in distance education; and thirdly, to identify the most neglected research areas in distance education. Based…

Adult learners value the flexibility and convenience offered to them as online learners, and many learners are required to absent themselves from their online classes during courses in order to accommodate demanding schedules. What factors and tensions contribute to learners’…

Se propone un modelo para medir el capital intelectual de un país que tiene en cuenta aspectos no contemplados en el Producto Interior Bruto (PIB) basándose

en la observación de capitales ocultos como generadores de riqueza a largo…

This thesis focuses upon the traditional ecological knowledge of southeastern Hudson Bay Inuit. It provides a detailed assessment of Inuit use and knowledge of a single species, the Hudson Bay Eider (Somateria mollissima sedentaria). Data collected on Inuit classifications of…

Depuis quelques années, les statistiques indiquent une croissance exponentielle de l’incidence de certaines infections transmissibles sexuellement chez les jeunes adultes. Certaines enquêtes témoignent en outre des comportements peu responsables en matière de santé sexuelle chez cette population, bien que l’offre…

Se evaluó el nivel de conocimiento y desempeño de Buenas Practicas Clínicas de los investigadores participantes en ensayos clínicos en ejecución en 5 centros asistenciales, desde febrero a abril de
2006. El nivel de conocimiento se evaluó mediante una encuesta,…

, Editorial., Una puerta abierta a la excelencia., Molina de Paredes, Olga R., Caracterización de las pequeñas empresas de confección de ropa y su incidencia en las relaciones laborales., Characterization of the small clothing companies and its incidence in work…

This thesis presents the development of an intelligent CAD system (ICADS) for DC machines. This system was implemented on a PC using Common Lisp provided by Gold Works II and connected with a Sun Workstation working under the Unix system…

The present experiment was designed to investigate the effects of staging (the sequencing of information) and readers' prior content knowledge on the on-line processing and acquisition of procedural text information. An "expert model" of the procedure was used to manipulate…