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ducational researchers and academicians need the latest advances in educational technologies in order to enhance instruction and aid student assessment and learning.
E-Learning Technologies and Evidence-Based Assessment Approaches provides a variety of contemporary solutions to identified educational problems related to the assessment of student learning in e-learning environments. This book draws on research and evaluation expertise of academicians engaged in the day-to-day challenges of using e-learning technologies and presents key issues in peer assessment using advanced technologies.
Since its original publication in 1990, this handy paperback has been the standard reference for those interested in retiring in New Mexico. Now in its fourth edition, the new version includes updated census data, cost-of-living statistics, and information about thirty communities statewide. It provides a detailed look at recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities, as well as climate, altitude, housing, health care, and shopping. This edition features new Web site addresses to further assist retirees.
'Kinetic art is the first new category of art since prehistory', ex-pat New Zealand artist Len Lye boldly claimed in an essay in 1964. What did he mean by this? And how does his own work in sculpture and film bear it out? In The Art of Motion: The Work of Len Lye Roger Horrocks, the author of the best-selling 2001 biography of Lye, explores these questions.
First published in 1857, the "Texas Almanac" has a long history of chronicling the state and its residents. With the publication of the "Texas Almanac 2010-2011" a new chapter opens on this historic book: the "Texas Almanac" is now published by the Texas State Historical Association, itself a 112-year-old organization. The Almanac's 65th edition is printed in full color and includes hundreds of photographs from every region of the state: from the Gulf Coast to the Franklin Mountains in far West Texas.
Recent improvements in healthcare delivery due to innovative technological advancements have redefined fields of biomedical science now allowing for enhanced information management, resource allocation, and quality assurance. The Handbook of Research on Biocomputation and Biomedical Informatics: Case Studies and Applications provides a compendium of terms, definitions, and explanations of concepts, processes, and acronyms in this significant medical field of study.
Joe Thorndike was managing editor of "Life" at the height of its popularity immediately following World War II. He was the founder of "American Heritage" and "Horizon" magazines, the author of three books, and the editor of a dozen more. But at age 92, in the space of six months he stopped reading or writing or carrying on detailed conversations. He could no longer tell time or make a phone call. He was convinced that the governor of Massachusetts had come to visit and was in the refrigerator.
This comprehensive text investigates the issues for nurses and other health care professionals in the field of developmental disabilities, highlighting evidence-based practices and providing vital background information. Covering such topics as historical perspectives, development and transitions, systems of care, specific considerations for nursing practice, and information on specific disabilities including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism, this book presents a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to nursing care.
"Missing, Abducted, and After" will incorporate each of the major perspectives on this issue including law enforcement, legal, social services, mental health, and experiential. It will cover not only domestic cases and practices, but also international concerns, and will maintain a focus on prevention strategies. "Missing, Abducted, and After" is sure to become an invaluable tool for legal, medical, and social services professionals and will also be useful for lawmakers, educators, and parents.
When all you need is a basic understanding of goniometry. When concise and illustrative examples of goniometric techniques will provide exactly what the rehabilitation professional needs—Look to Cram Session in Goniometry: A Handbook for Students and Clinicians for quick and at your fingertips facts.
As the aging population continues to increase, so does the need for a text specific to the specialized care of the elderly patient as it applies to the physical therapist assistant student, faculty, and clinician."Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Textbook for the Physical Therapist Assistant", recognizes the growing role of the PTA in a variety of heath care settings from acute to home to long-term care settings, to name a few.Inside "Geriatric Rehabilitation", Dr.