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For those parents and students who thought college was unaffordable there is a remedy, yes even free college courses! Not only will passing a CLEP exam get you out of a course you will also get the college credits on your transcripts. Even more astounding the tests only require a 50% score. This is your ticket to the fast lane out of the basic college math course. You probably don’t want a math or science career and typically want to fulfill requirements. Self study has become more popular with...
| Автор | Sharon A Wynne |
What test should you take? One competitive test for future science majors is the advanced placement chemistry test, however, many excellent students augment that with the SAT Chemistry test to show further interest in this specialty. High school students who did not have the AP experience are encouraged to take the SAT Chemistry test if their intended college requires it. What’s inside? XAMonline true to format study guide prep material reviews all essential content chapters including: Structure...
| Автор | Sharon A Wynne |
Your job will be to test drive your knowledge in Information Systems to see if you can answer 50% correctly. Next, use the detailed answers to improve. If you decide you are ready, check to see that your college offers the credits, generally 3 credits. Your accomplishment not only means you don’t have to take that course, you actually fill your major’s requirements. Once you see how easy it is to test out with a 50% cut score, you’re going to want to graduate early. If you take 5 CLEP exams, you...
| Автор | Sharon A Wynne |
Your job will be to test drive your knowledge in Principles of Macroeconomics to see if you can answer 50% correctly. Next, use the detailed answers to improve. If you decide you are ready, check to see that your college offers the credits, generally 3 credits. Your accomplishment not only means you don’t have to take that course, you actually fill your major’s requirements. Once you see how easy it is to test out with a 50% cut score, you’re going to want to graduate early. If you take 5 CLEP...
| Автор | Sharon A Wynne |
The Cyclops Witch never backs down from adventure or the medley of monsters she meets along the way. But one spooky night, the only thing in the world that gives her the heebie-jeebies walks right up to her door—and it’s not what you’re expecting. A timely tale of fear, prejudice and misunderstanding, The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies is the first picture book collaboration from Kyle and Derek Sullivan, the author/illustrator team behind the beloved Hazy Dell Press Monster Series of...
| Автор | Kyle Sullivan |
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford, in which the slave Dred Scott was denied freedom for himself and his family, raised the ire of abolitionists and set the scene for the impending conflict between the northern and southern states. While most people have heard of the Dred Scott Decision, few know anything about the case's namesake. In this meticulously researched and carefully crafted biography of Dred Scott, his wife, Harriet, and their daughters, Eliza and...
| Автор | Gwenyth Swain |
The Plains Indian Wars of the nineteenth century garnered enduring fame for certain Indian leaders, their names echoing powerfully even today: Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud. Just as significant but less often mentioned is Taoyateduta, known to whites as Little Crow, the reluctant leader of Dakota warriors during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862, the opening salvo of the U.S.–Indian Wars.<br /><br />In this carefully researched biography of the Dakota leader, the first ever written...
| Автор | Gwenyth Swain |
In the 1930s and the 1940s Rondo Avenue was at the heart of St. Paul's largest black neighborhood. African Americans whose families had lived in Minnesota for decades and others who were just arriving from the South made up a vibrant, vital community that was in many ways independent of the white society around it.<br /><br />The Days of Rondo is Evelyn Fairbanks's affectionate memoir of this lively neighborhood. Its pages are filled with fascinating people: Mama and...
| Автор | Evelyn Fairbanks |
"Each morning I would strike out for this temple of learning in the crisp autumn air . . . with a sense of purpose and the conviction that this was where I belonged."—Marilyn Stasio from "My Research Project"<br /><br />Inspired partly by Richard Altick's The Scholar Adventurers, the thirteen writers in Curiosity's Cats offer powerful arguments for the value of hands-on research, be it chasing documents, cracking...
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In Turtles & Tortoises beginning hobbyists of all ages will find amazing facts and useful information about turtles and tortoises from around the world. Author Russ Case, a noted author and reptile and amphibian specialist, recommends the top twelve turtles and tortoises that are best for first-time keepers, not counting, of course, the familiar box turtle. From the smaller examples, like the mud turtle that grows only 5 inches, to the Galapagos giant tortoise, which can weigh over 700...
| Автор | Russ Case |
A Beginning Vivarium Systems guide, Snakes is an entertaining and educational introduction to the world of snakes of all sizes, colors, and personalities. Beginning snake keepers of all ages will find intriguing information about common and unusual snakes in this colorful guide by herp expert Russ Case. The book offers readers who are looking to adopt a snake the right guidance for purchasing a healthy specimen and for creating a safe, comfortable home where the pet snake can thrive. Beginners...
| Автор | Russ Case |
Based on a popular, proven, best-selling format: This is a children’s spinoff of AdventureKEEN’s Bird Identification Guides , which have sold more than 750,000 copies Market: According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, about 20% of the population are active birdwatchers, spending more than $40 billion on the hobby, annually Not intimidating: colorful, appealing design with information geared toward children, ages 8–12, with species organized by color for easily identifying birds Stan...
| Автор | Stan Tekiela |
The majority of professors have never had a formal course in education, and the most common method for learning how to teach is on-the-job training. This represents a challenge for disciplines with ever more complex subject matter, and a lost opportunity when new active learning approaches to education are yielding dramatic improvements in student learning and retention. This book aims to cover all aspects of teaching engineering and other technical subjects. It presents both practical matters...
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John Dewey’s Experience and Education is an important book, but first-time readers of Dewey’s philosophy can find it challenging and not meaningfully related to the contemporary landscape of education. Jeff Frank’s Teaching in the Now aims to reanimate Dewey’s text—for first-time readers and anyone who teaches the text or is interested in appreciating Dewey’s continuing significance—by focusing on Dewey’s thinking on preparation. Frank, through close readings of Dewey, asks readers to...
| Автор | Jeff Frank |
Like most good educational interventions, problem-based learning (PBL) did not grow out of theory, but out of a practical problem. Medical students were bored, dropping out, and unable to apply what they had learned in lectures to their practical experiences a couple of years later. Neurologist Howard S. Barrows reversed the sequence, presenting students with patient problems to solve in small groups and requiring them to seek relevant knowledge in an effort to solve those problems. Out of his...
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Effective communication enhances quality of life. In Changing Seasons: A Language Arts Curriculum for Healthy Aging , Denise Calhoun provides a language-based, interdisciplinary program to help older adults improve their communication skills. Each activity reveals new, creative, and fun ways to get individuals to speak, think, write, engage with others, and use their imagination. As the activities promote meaningful interactions and the creation of a stimulating environment, Changing Seasons ...
| Автор | Denise L. Calhoun |
In science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in pre-college, engineering is not the silent "e" anymore. There is an accelerated interest in teaching engineering in all grade levels. Structured engineering programs are emerging in schools as well as in out-of-school settings. Over the last ten years, the number of states in the US including engineering in their K-12 standards has tripled, and this trend will continue to grow with the adoption of the Next Generation...
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This book addresses the continued lack of the diversity in veterinary medicine, the least inclusive of all medical professions. Effective navigation of the complexity of diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine requires clear enumeration, recognition, and understanding of key issues, challenges, and opportunities. In a nation with rapidly changing demographics, public needs and expectations of the veterinary profession will continue to evolve. A more diverse scientific workforce is...
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Updated annually and packed with useful tips and helpful insights, Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) provides a comprehensive overview of the admission process for the national and international veterinary schools that are members of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). This book provides concise, current, and the best comparative information for students interested in preparing for a career in veterinary medicine, as well as their advisors and...
| Автор | Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) |
Teaching the Empire explores how Habsburg Austria utilized education to cultivate the patriotism of its people. Public schools have been a tool for patriotic development in Europe and the United States since their creation in the nineteenth century. On a basic level, this civic education taught children about their state while also articulating the common myths, heroes, and ideas that could bind society together. For the most part historians have focused on the development of civic education in...
| Автор | Scott O. Moore |
In an increasingly competitive higher education environment, Americas public universities are seeking ways to differentiate themselves. This book suggests that a hopeful vision of what a university should be lies in a reexamination of the land-grant mission, the common system of values originally set forth in the Morrill Land Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, which established a new system of practically oriented higher learning across the United States. While hard to define, these values are often...
| Автор | Robert J. Sternberg |
What would you do if you met someone online who seemed to know everything about you, someone who was there day and night to listen to your every thought, your fears and your desires? What if he was everything you ever wanted from a soul mate? What if he wanted to meet you face to face? Fifteen year old Jenna Brooks feels invisible. Her father barely notices her at home, her brother Ian, well, he’s an idiot anyway, and her best friend Anisa doesn’t seem to understand her at all. Not to mention...
| Автор | S A Partridge |
In Europe's last primeval forest, at Poland's easternmost border with Belarus, the deep past of ancient oaks, woodland bison, and thousands of species of insects and fungi collides with authoritarian and communist histories. Foresters, biologists, environmentalists, and locals project the ancient Białowieża Forest as a series of competing icons in struggles over memory, land, and economy, which are also struggles about whether to log or preserve the woodland; whether and how to...
| Автор | Eunice Blavascunas |
Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 12 bevat interessante en eietydse leerstof vir jou as leerder van Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal. Boonop word taalinhoud met dié van verskeie ander vakke geïntegreer wat jou ervaringswêreld sal verryk en jou moontlik sal help met ’n beroepskeuse ná jou matriekjaar. Die wye verskeidenheid interaktiewe aktiwiteite sorg vir die inoefening en vaslegging van al die taalvaardighede. Afdelings soos Pitkos, In ’n neutedop, die Indeks, die Letterkundegids en die Taalgids...
| Автор | Henk Viljoen |