Effective Instruction for STEM Disciplines
Автор: Edward J. Mastascusa
Год издания: 0000
Praise for Effective Instruction for STEM Disciplines «The world of today's learners is a multimode, information-intensive universe of interactive bursts and virtual exchanges, yet our teaching methods retain the outdated characteristics of last generation's study-and-drill approach. New pedagogical methods, detailed and justified in this groundbreaking work, are essential to prepare students to confront the concerns of the future. The book challenges our traditional assumptions and informs the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) community of the latest research on how the brain learns and retains information, how enhanced student engagement with subject material and its context is essential to deep learning, and how to use this knowledge to structure STEM education approaches that work.»—David V. Kerns, Jr., Franklin and Mary Olin Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and founding provost, Olin College «Every STEM faculty member should have this book. It provides a handy introduction to the 'why and how' of engaging students in the learning process.»—David Voltmer, professor emeritus, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and American Society for Engineering Education Fellow «The poor quality of math and science education and the shortage of well-qualified graduates are acknowledged almost daily in the U.S. press. Here the authors provide much-needed insights for educators seeking to improve the quality of STEM education as well as to better prepare students to solve the problems they will confront in our increasingly technology-driven world.»—Keith Buffinton, interim dean of engineering, Bucknell University
Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy
Автор: I. Manev
Год издания:
Although new ventures’ competitive positioning and their founders’ social networks are both recognized as important in the context of transition economies, not much is known about their multiplicative effect on performance. We build on the strategic management literature and social network theory to develop theoretical predictions about the role of competitive strategies and social capital for entrepreneurial performance. These are tested with survey data from Bulgaria. We find that both the venture’s competitive strategic positioning and the founder’s networking positively influence performance. The hypothesized moderating effect of networking for the relationship between differentiation strategy and performance received only tentative support. Contrary to expectations, we find a negative moderating effect of networking for the relationship of cost leadership with performance. These results suggest that the entrepreneur’s network plays a role in shaping how strategies influence performance by possibly upholding differentiation and deemphasizing cost leadership strategy. Implications for managerial practice and public policy are discussed.
Instructions sur l'histoire d'Angleterre. Т. 2
Автор: Оливер Голдсмит
Год издания:
Полный вариант заголовка: «Instructions sur l'histoire d'Angleterre, par demandes et par reponses : Depuis l'invasion de Jules-Cesar jusques et y compris le regne de George III, la mort de Paul I, et l'Expedition d'Egypte : Trad. de l'angl. sur la 13-e ed. Т. 2. T. 2».
Instruction of the deaf and Dumb
Автор: Joseph Watson
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Instruction of the deaf and Dumb : or, a theoretical and practical view of the means by which they are taught to speak and understand a language : containing hints for the correction of impediments in speech : together with a vocabulary : illustrated by numerous copperplates, representing the most common objects to be named by beginners / by Joseph Watson, L.L.D.».
