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Inventory of STS-32 Mission Documents
No full textThis subseries of Shuttle Documents consists of press information, presentations, and mission reports for the STS-32 mission. The material is arranged chronologically and runs from 1988 to 1990
Inventory of STS-51-B Mission Documents
Get PDFThis subseries consists of documents related to the STS-51-B mission. Documents include mission planning material, flight data material, press information, briefing transcripts, and mission report. Most of the documents are hard copy although some of the transcripts are on microfiche. All are organized chronologically
Inventory of TRW Corporation Documents
No full textThis subseries consists of documents created by the TRW Corporation and related to the Shuttle program. They are arranged chronologically and range in date from 1969 to 1982
The impact of reading motivation on African American and Latinx high school students’ reading perceptions across grade levels and between genders
No full textThe purpose of this mixed method study was to examine the influence of reading motivation on African American and Latinx high school students’ reading perceptions across grade levels and between genders. This study included a review of data from the Motivations to Read Questionnaire, and conversational interviews using scripted questions from the Adolescent Motivations to Read Profile. A purposeful sample of African American and Latinx high school students from 9th – 11th grades participated in this study. Quantitative data was measured using frequencies and percentages. Qualitative data was analyzed using deductive and inductive coding. Overall responses to quantitative data showed reading efficacy and intrinsic motivation to likely influence student reading perceptions across grade levels and between genders for African American and Latinx adolescents. Student perceptions also indicated an influence of several other types of reading motivation in African American and Latinx students between genders and across 9th – 11th grades
Finding Aid for the Paul F. Horsman Papers (HSF-58)
No full textThe Paul F. Horsman Papers is composed of meeting notes, notebooks, calendars, memos, engineering drawings, engineering calculations and notes, research information, memos, design plans, planning records, Space Shuttle crew compartment configuration drawing booklets, published reports, booklets, published presentations, published conference proceedings, contractor reports and manuals, NASA publications, NASA handbooks and manuals, NASA strategic plans, telephone directories, photographs, and miscellaneous materials, created and used by NASA Johnson Space Center engineer Paul F. Horsman. Horsman worked for NASA as one of the original 40 engineers and scientists with NASA’s Space Force Task Force in Langley, Virginia. He worked from 1962 to 1997 at NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas.
Horsman worked in various divisions and offices at NASA for the Mercury and Apollo programs from 1959 to the early 1970s, before turning to work on Space Shuttle orbiter engineering work. The main two departments in which he worked were the Electro-mechanical Systems Section of the Guidance and Control Division of the Engineering Directorate, and Space Shuttle Integration and Operations Office. Some of the most unique materials in the collection include Horsman’s personal meeting and engineering notebooks; orbiter crew compartment configuration drawings; design records and research on addressing addressed the issues of stabilization of magnetic torquers, which were used on the Apollo missions and in early design work for the Space Shuttle; and Horsman’s engineering drawings of the Mercury capsule design, and the designs for the Mercury flight simulator created between September 1959 and April 1960
The moderating roles of contact and closeness on the relationship between conservative beliefs and homophobic attitudes
Get PDFThis research aims to determine whether having contact and/or close relationships with gay men and lesbian women reduces homophobic attitudes in individuals who hold conservative values. It also explores the relationship between gender and homophobia. Study 1 examined the correlations between two predictor variables—religiosity and right- wing authoritarianism (RWA)—and two predicted variables—homophobia and ambivalence. The moderating roles of contact—operationalized as a participant’s number of friends who are gay men and/or lesbian women (GL)—and relationship closeness with GL friends on these relationships were also investigated. Analyses revealed that both religiosity and RWA significantly predicted higher homophobia. Additionally, contact
significantly moderated these relationships, resulting in lower homophobia. Study 2 experimentally investigated whether imagining contact with a gay man or lesbian woman was associated with anxiety. Participants were asked to imagine interacting with a GL individual or a neutral control before completing a measure of intergroup anxiety. Intergroup anxiety was predicted to be stronger after imagined contact with a gay man than imagined contact with a lesbian woman and higher in male-identified participants than in female-identified participants. The results of Study 2 approached statistical significance but did not provide clear support for the hypotheses. The implications of these studies are discussed, along with limitations and directions for future research
Inventory of STS-27 and STS-28 Mission Documents
No full textThis subseries of Shuttle Documents consist of press information, mission reports, and presentations, for the STS-27 and STS-28 mission. The material is arranged chronologically and runs from 1988 to 1989
The influence of proctored testing in distance learning mathematics courses
No full textDistance learning has found a permanent place in higher education, with more colleges and universities embracing online courses as a valid method of course delivery. While there are obvious benefits for students, distance learning presents significant challenges for institutions. One such challenge is the perception academic integrity is too easily compromised on unsupervised online examinations. Proctoring is the ideal way to monitor students’ conduct on examinations; however, researchers have devoted little time to examining proctored test environments. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the influence of proctored testing on students’ test performance and test anxiety in distance learning mathematics courses. The study compared survey and examination results from 263 students in distance learning College Algebra and Business Calculus courses in a community college in Texas. Quantitative analysis revealed students performed significantly better and experienced significantly less test anxiety in an unproctored test environment; however, there were no significant differences in test anxiety reported at the beginning of the semester and related to a proctored test environment. Qualitative analysis of course discussion boards revealed factors of students’ test anxiety related to time, physical environment, and test format. While unproctored testing should be used when possible to lessen test anxiety and improve test performance, these findings indicate it is acceptable for institutions to enforce proctored testing on high stakes examinations to ensure academic integrity
Inventory of Phase C/D Source Evaluation Board Documents
No full textThese documents were culled from Shuttle procurement office (BC) files sent to us from the Building 1 vault via Robert Easley. An attempt was made to retain as much of their original order as possible consonant with enhancing research usability. Most documents are dated between January and July 1972 when the SEB was most active. The documents were arranged in two categories, the first consisting of planning, organization, administration, and management documents, and the second consisting of findings, evaluations, and reports. Within each category the material is filed alphabetically by folder title, and within each folder, documents are filed chronologically. I. PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SE