Joshua G. Bagaka's

Understanding the Dimensions of Self-Exploration in Web-Based Learning Environments.

Abstract This study investigated the dimensions of self-exploration in Web-based learning environments using an attitude survey given to 209 college students. Through factor analysis, five dimensions of self-exploration in Web-based learning environments were identified. One-way analysis of variance revealed statistically significant differences in levels of self-exploration in three dimensions by gender and in four dimensions by native English speaking ability. Understanding the dimensions of self-exploration in Web-based learning environments among college students may help educators (1) design effective Web-based instructional materials, (2) identify Web resources that draw on students’ learning needs and interests, and (3) consider different interests of students who speak English as a second language.

Factors Affecting Frontline Workers' Satisfaction With Supervision

Objective: This research was guided by a stress and support model to examine the effects of frontline workers background characteristics, personal stressors, job-related stressors, and workplace support on satisfaction with supervision. Method: Survey data were collected from 644 workers in 49 long-term—care settings that employed them. Regression analysis were used to determine the effects of worker level and then Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) and organizational factors on the outcome. Results: Although all four variable categories made significant contributions to explaining satisfaction with supervision, the most powerful were personal stressors and job-related stressors. Results from HLM analysis showed frontline workers in nursing homes and those employed in for-profit organizations had lower levels of satisfaction with supervision. Discussion: Findings suggest organizational interventions to address workers financial and health issues and management practices such as better training programs and peer mentoring could enhance workers satisfaction with supervision.

DEVELOPMENT OF CATCHING BY CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE 8: A MULTICOHORT LONGITUDINAL STUDY

The purpose of this study was to examine developmental change associated with catching by children in Grades Kindergarten through 8. Childrens performance was tested on the Catching Subtest of the Ohio State University Scale of Intra Gross Motor Assessment (OSU-SIGMA). More precisely, four cohorts of boys and girls in Grades K-8 (N = 340) from 1992 to 2000: in 1992 Grades K-8, in 1994 Grades 2–8, in 1996 Grades 4–8, and in 1998 Grades 6–8. In 2000, the original Kindergarten cohort was tested again. Data, analyzed by hierarchical nonlinear modeling, yielded significant differences in mean initial status (intercept) of all three cohorts, in mean growth rate (slope) for the K-8 cohort only, in initial status of the K-8 cohort, and for participants in baseball and softball.

A comparison of the U.S. Census Summary Tape Files 1A and 3A in measuring residential segregation.

This paper examines the difference in results obtained from using Summary Tape Files 1A...and 3A...in measuring residential segregation. The 1A file contains data for the whole population while the 3A file is based on estimates derived from a sample of the 1990 census. Computation of segregation indexes for the 45 largest metropolitan areas (MSA/PMSA) in the United States using both files revealed large differences. The differences were found to be correlated negatively with the percentage of the minority group population in the metropolitan area. (EXCERPT)