Three language-based factors influence a student's ability to function successfully in a formal classroom environment: 1) student language, 2) teacher language, and 3) curriculum language (Gruenewald & Pollak, 1990). ...

This study addressed: (a) effect appearance has on perceived taste, texture, palatability, and enjoyment of thickened liquids, (b) predicted effects of thickened liquids on compliance and quality of life based on duration ...

Shortly after the end of the Second World War, American jazz musicians started to tour Western Europe again. Enticed by the offer of more work, dozens of these individuals would become expatriates residing in Europe, living ...

This thesis is about Civil War veteran Newell Burch. During his time in the Civil War, that consisted of travels through Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. Burch documented his travels in a diary and memoir ...

Proficiency in math is linked to opportunities for higher education and occupational success beyond high school. To date, many students struggle with math and educators need quick and effective approaches to assess and ...

Perceived unfairness in the appointment of county draft officials and German-speaking immigrants' general objection to conscription led to the 1862 Civil War draft riot in Port Washington, Wisconsin. One hundred and thirty ...

This thesis presents three case studies of the "Memorial Stadiums" and other campus buildings created at the University of Illinois -Urbana-Champaign, the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and Indiana University - ...

This empirical study is an attempt to expand teachers' understanding of the relationship between students' attitudes and performance in the writing classroom. The researcher is particularly interested in how personality ...