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No Toilets in Park.
Macdonald, Roderick A. - MacLean, Jason

Formato:	article (journal), peer reviewed
Enlaces:	The undergraduate law curriculum adopted at McGill University in 1998—the transsystemic programme—was born of the unique political, social, and intellectual histories of its Faculty of Law. This essay reviews these contexts and characterizes the programme as an ongoing conversation about…
Fecha:	2008-08-08
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Differential Effects of Prompts and Recasts in Form-Focused Instruction
Lyster, Roy

Formato:	article (journal), peer reviewed
Enlaces:	Four teachers & their eight classes of 179 5th-grade (10-11-year-old) students participated in this quasi-experimental classroom study, which investigated the effects of form-focused instruction (FFI) & corrective feedback on immersion students' ability to accurately assign grammatical gender in French. The…
Fecha:	2008-06-17
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Creating knowledge in a geographically dispersed context : process and moderating variables
Assudani, Rashmi H.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Increasingly, knowledge-based tasks such as new product development and market research are being conducted by geographically dispersed teams. Early evidence from knowledge-based view of the firm and geographically dispersed work literatures suggests that at least four kinds of knowledge gaps---transactive…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Knowledge selection, mapping and transfer in artificial neural networks
Thivierge, Jean-Philippe.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge-based Cascade-correlation is a neural network algorithm that combines inductive learning and knowledge transfer (Shultz & Rivest, 2001). In the present thesis, this algorithm is tested on several real-world and artificial problems, and extended in several ways. The first extension…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Moral experience and the moral problem
Beaulieu, Gerald Denis

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis examines the relationship between moral experience and moral knowledge in contemporary analytic meta-ethics. It begins with a critical examination of the work of Michael Smith, notably his book The Moral Problem, which leaves out of consideration the notion…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sparse data estimation for knowledge processes
Lari, Kamran A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	During recent years, industry has increasingly focused on knowledge processes. Similar to traditional or manufacturing processes, knowledge processes need to be managed and controlled in order to provide the expected results for which they were designed. During the last decade,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Knowing about not knowing : a cognitive view of mathematics anxiety, Cognition and mathematics anxiety
Franz, Erika Katharina Elizabeth.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In order to close the gap that exists between the research areas of mathematics anxiety and mathematics learning, this study examined cognitive, metacognitive, and affective aspects of mathematics anxiety as well as students' mathematics performance and competence. One hundred and…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The concept of ta'līm and tarbiyah in Mutahharī's thought /
Zolghadr, Khadijeh

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Due to the significance of education and upbringing in the individual and social life of human, these two subjects have received a great deal of attention from Muslim thinkers. The present work looks at Murtaḍa Mutahhari's (1920--1980) thought on these…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Rainforest fisheries : regional organization and household participation in the aquarium fish trade of the Peruvian Amazon
Moreau, Marie-Annick, 1976-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conservation of the world's biodiversity is increasingly viewed as a development problem, requiring the alleviation of poverty together with the promotion of alternative livelihoods in resource-reliant communities. To be successful, such efforts must recognize the underlying logic of resource-users' livelihood…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Determining University Professors' Practical Teaching Knowledge Constructs in Exemplary Incidents of Teaching
Hum, Gregory

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study delineates practical knowledge bases that university professors draw upon during exemplary Critical Incidents of teaching. One hundred and eight full-time, tenure track, university professors from departments of Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, English, History, Math, and Philosophy across the…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The effects of matching learning strategies to learning modalities in the acquisition of the present perfect with adult ESL learners /
Bourgeois, Sophie

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Three adult ESL students in a private setting participated in this case study, which investigated the effects of teaching students through strategy instruction, to adopt learning strategies that matched their individual learning style. I designed the training to draw attention…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection in BioWorld, Medical problem solving and post-problem reflection
Faremo, Sonia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined diagnostic problem solving and post-problem reflection in medical students, residents, and experts. Participants worked on three internal medicine cases from the computer-based learning environment, BioWorld. The analyses focused on general performance measures, problem solving operators and knowledge…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Collaborative GIS process modelling using the Delphi method, systems theory and the unified modelling language (UML)
Balram, Shivanand

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Efforts to resolve environmental planning and decision-making conflicts usually focus on participant involvement, mutual understanding of the problem situation, evaluation criteria identification, data availability, and potential alternative solutions. However, as the alternatives become less distinct and participant values more diverse,…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The knowledge of elite level coaches of swimmers with a physical disability /
Cregan, Kerry

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The last decade has seen an increase in empirical research pertaining to coaching science and education. A great deal of research has focused on coaches of elite able-bodied athletes, while coaches of athletes with a disability have generally been overlooked.…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The role of frontal oculomotor structures in the predictive control of eye movements /
Gagnon, Danny

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The role of the FEF/FPA and SEF in oculomotor prediction was investigated using psychophysics, functional MRI (fMRI) and TMS. The separate contribution of advance knowledge of target direction and target timing to predictive saccades, and neural activity in frontal oculomotor…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Spatial ecology and conservation of the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a fragmented agri-forest landscape
Saumure, Raymond A.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The impact of agricultural practices on wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) movements and survivorship was investigated in a fragmented agri-forest landscape over two years. Agricultural activities and machinery contributed to the death of 20% of radio-tracked turtles. Annual survivorship of adults…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Data mining with relational database management systems
Zou, Beibei, 1974-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	With the increasing demands of transforming raw data into information and knowledge, data mining becomes an important field to the discovery of useful information and hidden patterns in huge datasets. Both machine learning and database research have made major contributions…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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More robust security specifications for 1 out of 2 Oblivious Transfer
Ahsan, Abdul Hannan.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An 1 out of 2 Oblivious Transfer (( 21 )-OT) is a two-party computation in which a sender A owning two secret bits b0, b 1 can transfer one to them, bc, to receiver Bob who chooses c. This is…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Canadian psychiatrists' current attitudes, practices, and knowledge related to fitness-to-drive in persons with mental illness
Ménard, Ingrid.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Mental illness is characterized by alterations in thinking, mood and behavior and is associated with significant distress and impaired functioning. Many mental illnesses and medications used in their treatment, can in some way impair fitness-to-drive., This thesis comprises two independent…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The typical developmental trajectory of early numerical concepts : the relationship between approximate arithmetic and nonverbal intelligence across childhood, Typical trajectory of early number concepts
Ostfield, Danielle.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The developmental trajectory of basic numerical skills and sequential processing was systematically investigated among a sample of 5 to 11-year-old typically developing boys. Performance was defined in terms of reaction times and error rates during novel computerized tasks that measured…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Automated discovery of options in reinforcement learning
Stolle, Martin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	AI planning benefits greatly from the use of temporally-extended or macro-actions. Macro-actions allow for faster and more efficient planning as well as the reuse of knowledge from previous solutions. In recent years, a significant amount of research has been devoted…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Event-related potential correlates of theory of mind in schizophrenia
Chintoh, Araba

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Theory of mind (ToM) is the knowledge that other people have minds, thoughts, beliefs and values different from our own. Patients with schizophrenia are generally thought to be impaired at tasks requiring this ability. Frith (1992) has proposed that specific…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The GINI router : a routing element for user-level micro internet
Xu, Weiling, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Most routers, to our knowledge, are difficult for researchers and students without root privileges to implement or modify, because their implementation is in kernel space. GINI is an innovative platform on conventional PCs, which brings the whole functionality of a…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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24.

The impact of ethnic identity on nursing home placement among Polish older adults /
Kromer, Anna

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	An exploratory, qualitative study on the experiences of Polish older adults who made a transition from independent living to an ethno-specific residential care facility in Toronto is presented. Using the framework of Continuity Theory of Aging, the impact of ethnic/cultural…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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25.

The survival of the Warsaw system and the new Montreal convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air : are the conflicts solved?
González, Jeanny Romero

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The year 2003 marks the entering into force of the new Montreal Convention governing certain rules for international carriage by air. This, however, does not mean that the international community, including States, air carriers and their agents, passengers, shippers and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Critical friends groups at Lower Canada College : the impact of collaborative communities on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices
Moore, J. Brian

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This qualitative inquiry into Critical Friends Groups (CFGs) at Lower Canada College (LCC), a coeducational, bilingual, K-12, private, day school in suburban Montreal, focusses on the impact of CFGs on teachers' professional growth and classroom practices. Using interviews, focus groups,…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Parents' and teachers' differing views of group work with gifted students, Parents' and teachers' differing views
Saunders, Katie, 1980-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In a previous study by our research group, parents and teachers of gifted children disagreed about the importance of group work in the inquiry-based classroom, with parents rating group work as less important than did teachers (Syer & Shore, 2001).…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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28.

Feed-forward neural networks applied to the estimation of magnetic field distributions
Auclair, Andre

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The Finite Element and Finite Difference methods are both widely used in estimating magnetic field solutions. Both methods are based on refining an initial estimate oft a solution using an iterative process; unfortunately, this rarely contains knowledge of the most…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sablejit : a retargetable just-in-time compiler
Bélanger, David, 1978-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis, we introduce SableJIT, a retargetable just-in-time compiler for the SableVM Java virtual machine. Our design attempts to minimize the amount of work required to port (or to retarget) our compiler to a new platform. We accomplish this…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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30.

Characterization of ocular and metastatic uveal melanoma in an animal model
Blanco, Paula L.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant intraocular tumor in adults. The management of uveal melanoma remains a clinical dilemma, which reflects our poor understanding of this life-threatening disease. A major challenge facing researchers investigating this malignancy has been…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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31.

Use of a boundary line approach to determine optimum nutrition levels for three conifers and their application to nutrient diagnosis in the boreal forest
Quesnel, Pierre-Olivier

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Knowledge of optimum concentrations and ratios of major nutrients in tree foliage is required to assess the nutrient status of the boreal forest. This thesis aimed at determining foliar nutritional standards for white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss), black spruce…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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32.

Pre-osteoblast response to three-dimensional titanium scaffolds for bone regeneration applications
St-Pierre, Jean-Philippe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Porous metals are often used in orthopaedic load-bearing applications because they promote and direct bone ingrowth while maintaining their mechanical integrity for long periods in physiological environments. However, the influence of microstructural parameters of three-dimensional metallic scaffolds on osteogenic cell…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Corporations and intellectual assets : a case of being blinded by the economic value
Durell, Karen Lynne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Corporations appear to be mesmerized by the revenue value of intellectual assets to the exclusion of other attributes thereof. Moreover, empirical evidence suggests that corporate lawyers share this perception, primarily conceptualizing of intellectual assets as a means of generating corporate…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Des femmes mettent la main à la pâte : pratiques quotidiennes de cuisines populaires à Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima (Pérou)
Poulin, Isabelle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis explores everyday practices of Peruvian women at the soup kitchen, a self-help organization that feeds poor families. Every day, women put their culinary knowledge into practice and provide people with good tasting food in spite of limited material…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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35.

The patient problem list and clinical reasoning : linking education to practice
Wiseman, Jeffrey

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study examined how medical tutors used a tool from clinical practice known as the patient problem list to support students' clinical reasoning in a natural internal medicine ward setting. A grounded 2 case comparative study was conducted with 2…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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36.

Hermann Cohen's history and philosophy of science
Patton, Lydia

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In my dissertation, I present Hermann Cohen's foundation for the history and philosophy of science. My investigation begins with Cohen's formulation of a neo-Kantian epistemology. I analyze Cohen's early work, especially his contributions to 19th century debates about the theory…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Pedagogical reflections : post-modernism in the studio teaching of painting
Spicanovic, Vladimir

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Drawing upon a review of literature and interviews with four artist-teachers, this thesis explores the implications of post-modernism on the studio teaching of painting. Additional emphasis is placed on uncovering the issue of the-death-of-painting and its links to post-modernism, and…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Three essays on knowledge teams
Lee, Kyung Young

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In contemporary organizations, it is common to encounter teams that are formed to create novel outcomes and that are supported by Information Communication Technologies (ICT). These knowledge teams are also formed by members with diverse expertise, in order to create…
Fecha:	2013
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Sources of knowledge acquisition : perspectives of the high school teachercoach
Wilson, Laurie M.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The purpose of this study was to investigate sources of knowledge acquisition of high school team sport coaches. Six teacher/coaches were interviewed using a semi-structured open-ended interview format. Cote, Salmela, and Russell's (1995) guidelines were used to inductively analyze and…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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40.

How dietitians turn experience into knowledge about practice in community-based prenatal nutrition
Beauchamp, Jacinthe

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	As a practicing dietitian, I am reminded by the dietetics and education literatures of just how important it is for me, and for the profession, to develop skills to continue to learn and improve practice. Although reflection is an integral…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Methodologic issues in the analysis of data from a population based osteoporosis study : adjusting for selection bias and measurement error
Kmetic, Andrew Martin

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Two issues related to osteoporosis are addressed. (1) To estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis in Canada. (2) To estimate the effect of initial bone mass on bone mineral density (BMD) decline rates over a period of three years. We employ…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Using genetic algorithms to optimize software quality estimation models
Azar, Danielle

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Assessing software quality is fundamental in the software developing field. Most software quality characteristics cannot be measured before a certain period of use of the software product. However, they can be predicted or estimated based on other measurable quality attributes.…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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43.

Security aspects of zero knowledge identification schemes
Panait, Andreea Mihaela.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	In this thesis we follow two directions: Zero Knowledge Protocols and the Discrete Logarithm Problem. In each direction we present the necessary background and we give a new approach for some parts of the existing protocols., The new parts are…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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The metacognitive knowledge of adolescent students during the information search process
Bowler, Leanne

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Metacognitive knowledge is a critical piece of the information literacy puzzle. In a world of exploding information and communications possibilities, the difficulty for users of information systems and services may not lie in finding information but in filtering and integrating…
Fecha:	2008
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Production of conjugated linoleic acid and conjugated linolenic acid by Bifidobacterium breve JKL03 and its application
Jung, Yun-Kyoung, 1979-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is predominantly found in foods of ruminant origin such as milk and processed cheese, and has gained much interest recently due to its beneficial health and biological effects on animals and humans., The bioconversion of linoleic…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Who manages home garden agrobiodiversity? : patterns of species distribution, planting material flow and knowledge transmission along the Corrientes River of the Peruvian Amazon
Perrault-Archambault, Mathilde

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	Agrobiodiversity constitutes an essential resource for traditional rural populations. Home gardens are "hotspots" of agrobiodiversity and important loci of in situ conservation efforts. This study seeks to understand the factors affecting gardeners' choices and to assess the accessibility of planting…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Theoretical orientations to reading and instructional practices of eleven grade five teachers
Elliott-Johns, Susan E.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This study explores the nature of teachers' understandings of theoretical orientation to reading and the relationships between theoretical orientations to reading and instructional practice. The participants were eleven Grade Five classroom teachers, seven female and four male, in one particular…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Data mining using relational database management system
Ma, Xuesong, 1975-

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	With the wide availability of huge amounts of data and the imminent demands to transform the raw data into useful information and knowledge, data mining has become an important research field both in the database area and the machine learning…
Fecha:	2005
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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Three essays on generativity and caring in constructing partnership orientation in learning organizations and the society
Chu, Hankyu.

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	The three essays in the present dissertation build on and expand the notion of generativity in the context of a learning (i.e., knowledge creating) organization, and learning (i.e., knowledge based) economy in sequential progression with increasing levels of analysis. Essay…
Fecha:	2009
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL

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A CALL-based approach to optimizing reading-based vocabulary acquisition /
Ghadirian, Sina

Formato:	Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Enlaces:	This thesis considers the problem of how to bring foreign language students with a limited vocabulary knowledge, consisting mainly of high-frequency words, to the point where they are able to adequately comprehend authentic texts in a target domain or genre.…
Fecha:	2004
Recurso:	McGill University - MCGILL