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Background knowledge and second language reading comprehension theories

Researchers have divided the skills necessary for the acquisition of second language comprehension, particularly in the reading area, into two general theories: bottom-up, text-based, psycholinguistic approaches or top-down, socially-oriented conceptual approaches.

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Screening processes and minority student underrepresentation in gifted education

The writer explores the screening process for gifted and talented programs and the various problems that screening process causes when it comes to locating and educating minority students.

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Why North American women remain primary targets of cosmetic surgery

North American Women Continue to be the Primary Targets and Consumers of Cosmetic Surgery? In a world in which we are judged by how we appear, the belief that we can change our appearance through cosmetic surgery is liberating to a lot of women.

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Applying brain-based learning theory to instructional design

Learning does not only bring enlightenment to the weary souls but it also helps us learn, grow and be what we are potentially able to become.

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Comparing whole language and phonetics methods for elementary reading instruction

Language and Phonetics Teaching Methods to Determine Which Is the Most Effective for Teaching Reading to Elementary Students

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Hidden meanings and cultural transmission through myths and fairy tales

For hundreds of years, stories have been used to teach children about morality and ethics. Indeed, many of the same myths, legends and fairy tales have been handed down from generation to generation, remaining largely intact.

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Music tempo and spending behavior in grocery stores

Marketers continuously attempt to influence shopper habits by manipulating their environment. It has been known since the early 1970s that factors such as lighting, layout, sounds, colors and temperature invoke emotional responses in consumers (Kotler, 1973).

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Biographical elements and family conflict in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women

Little Women, Louisa May Alcott's defining work, which brought her much fame in her time, is a biographical account of her family. In the book, her father Amos Bronson is Mr.

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Arts-based education and multiple learning styles in students

Students are complex creatures, volatile, complicated and paradoxical. No two students learn alike, and no two students are the product of the same biological and cognitive processing mechanisms.

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Effectiveness of student suspension and expulsion as school discipline

Over the last few decades the institution of education has undergone many changes. One of the most scrutinized areas of education currently is the area of discipline. The recent rash of violence across the nation at high school has caused the focus to turn to discipline.

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