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Stage Predicting Student Stay Time Length on Webpages of Online Courses Based on Grey Models
(2012-01-24)To provide adaptive learning, an e-learning system needs to gather information about what student state is while the student learns online course. A student state index is the length of time the student stays on a webpage ... -
Statistical and Semantic Question Analysis for Situated Question Answering
(2009-09-18)Natural Language Processing (NLP) aims to study techniques and systems for processing and eventually understanding natural language speech and text. Typical NLP tasks include speech recognition, natural language generation, ... -
Stories from the field: narratives by practitioners from across Canada demonstrating the integration of social justice into counselling practice
(2009-06-08)Workshop A: Across Canada, thousands of individuals face barriers to improving their mental, emotional, and economic status. In an effort to address the environmental factors (e.g., poverty) that impede client well-being, ... -
Stories of Aboriginal Children Raised in NonAboriginal Families
(2009-06-08)Despite the significant number of transracial Aboriginal adoptions that haven taken place in Canada, little research is available that addresses the psychological and psychosocial ramifications for the children involved. ... -
Story Not (Yet) My Own: First World War Correspondence and Prosthetic Memory
(2011-06-29)In this paper I will explore the role of material culture in the convergence of narrative and memory with specific reference to a family archive of World War I letters and photos. I take as my jumping off point Michele ... -
The Structure of Belief
(2012-04-04)Beliefs play a significant role in most of the work we do with clients as career practitioners. This session will examine beliefs and belief structures historically and from an interdisciplinary viewpoint although the main ... -
The Struggle for Rights at Work: Electrical Workers, Shop-Floor Action and Industrial Legality, 1940s-1960s
(2010-06-23)One of the central elements of post-World War II Canadian labour legislation is the ban on strikes and lockouts during the term of a collective agreement. Unions and employers are expected to settle any disputes over ... -
Student Publications at Athabasca University
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Students’ Motivation to Succeed in First-Year University Mathematics: The Role of Mathematics Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Demographic Factors
(2012-11-15)Mathematics is an indispensable, core academic discipline. Mathematics, English, and Science are the core subjects required for first-year university admission. An important educational research is the motivation to succeed ... -
Study of mobile collaborative information system using distributed database architecture
(2011-11-02)This paper examines the feasibility of communal information sharing between mobile devices using a distributed architecture for the underlying database topology, through research aimed at satisfying two primary objectives: ... -
"A Study of the Learning Preferences of Four Remote Communities in Northern Alberta"
(2009-05-14)Abstract The western Canadian province of Alberta has used the proceeds from exploitaiton of its extraordinary natural resources to provide a range of post-secondary training and education opportunities to residents. While ... -
Studying receptor diffusion by interpreting SPT data with a correlated random walk and a first-passage time algorithm
(2010-09-21)One of the most powerful and commonly used methods for studying molecular diffusion on the cell membrane is Single Particle Tracking (SPT). During an SPT experiment, the trajectory of a membrane-associated biomolecule, ... -
Subaltern Approach and the “Sense” of History in Global Studies
(2014-01-16)In the 1980s, the scope of enquiry of Subaltern Studies was applied as a corrective to the dominant Eurocentric history writing, particularly in the South Asian postcolonial historiography. In its early commitment to social ... -
The ‘success’ of formal diversion programs for youth: Understanding why alternatives to court are so popular among youth and law enforcement.
(2014-01-16)The diversion of young people from the traditional court process has been supported for many years. Much of the research on diversion policies and program has focused exclusively on how diversion programs operate, such ... -
SunGard Summit 2008 Final Report
(2008-05-01)The SunGard Summit provides an opportunity for professionals to learn, discovery and explore the many ways that performance matters to the higher education institution, and join with other university colleagues, industry ... -
Suzhi (Quality) Discourse and Laid-off Workers: The Role of Trade Unions in Post-Maoist China
(2011-08-25)Over the last 20 years, “suzhi” discourse pervaded government speeches, official media, and mainstream publications across China. This phenomenon attracted attention of western scholars, and their comments are mainly ... -
Take the Challenge for Primary Health Care and Pediatric APNs: Evidence Based Strategies to Improve Support for Parents of Chronically Ill Children
(2013-01-10)Parents of children with chronic illnesses experiences tremendous burden when caring for their children at home. There are many challenges that are present throughout the course of chronic illnesses. To provide better ... -
Taking advantage of technology to engage students via distance
(2013-03-05)The session begins by introducing Athabasca University, our mandate as a distance university puts extra-importance on our service delivery and we must leverage technology to ensure we meet our students’ expectations. It ... -
Tales from the Alberta Triangle: The United States, China and the Evolving Dynamics of Canadian Energy Exports
(2012-11-15)Canadian natural gas has been exported to the United States, in fits and starts, since the beginning of the 20th Century. Depending on whom you ask, the relationship today is either a testament to faith in open markets, ... -
Teaching in an Online Community of Inquiry: Faculty Role Adjustment in the New Higher Education
(2012-11-15)The role change required to integrate new teaching technology into the role of faculty is unequivocally linked to the pedagogical requirements embedded in creating a community of inquiry – online, face-to-face or both. ...