James W : 945 books

The 11 Myths of Media Violenceclearly explains why media violence has not only been allowed but encouraged to escalate. Esteemed author W. James Potter challenges many of our assumptions about the relationship between media and violence. He argues that these assumptions are the primary barriers preventing...

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Cynthia Boyd, James T. Pacala, and Michael W. Rich, is devoted to Chronic Conditions in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease. Articles in this issue include: Epidemiology of multimorbidity in older adults with cardiovascular disease;...

Well-known journal editors and Communication scholars Alison Alexander and W. James Potter provide an insider's guide to getting published in scholarly communication journals. Alexander and Potter begin with a review of the manuscript submission process followed by coverage of writing traps that should...

This Bookshelf Single is an excerpt from the book Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 18201844, Second Edition.In 1965, a BYU graduate student discovered an earlier account of Joseph Smith's First Vision than the 1838 account included in History of the Church. This discovery opened...

Diese Sammlung wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Inhalt: Die geheimnisvolle Insel (Jules Verne) Ein Kapitän von 15 Jahren (Jules Verne) Der rote Freibeuter (James Fenimore Cooper) Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Gullivers Reisen (Jonathan Swift) Der Graf von Monte...

What is assessment literacy? It's a handful of fundamental understandings about the testing concepts and procedures that influence educational decisions. And it just might be the most cost-effective means of real school improvement. With characteristic humor and aplomb, assessment expert W....

High-stakes testing. Mandated content standards and benchmarks. Public scrutiny of student and school performance. Accountability. Teachers today are challenged to provide instruction that will measure up: to the expectations of administrators, parents, and taxpayers; to their own professional standards;...

Testing expert W. James Popham cuts through the jargon and the hype to provide the definitive nuts-and-bolts introduction to formative assessment, a process with the power to completely transform teaching and learning. In his inimitable style, Popham explains the research supporting formative...

"“Why is it,” writes noted assessment expert W. James Popham, “that today’s educators seem almost compelled to replicate their predecessors’ blunders?” Looking back over a career of more than fifty years in education, Popham identifies six key “unlearned lessons” in education...

*"Arguing for a General Framework for Mass Media Scholarship challenges scholars and students to consider and reconsider what we know about media and how we think about media. As such, the book provides an important framework for thinking about knowledge—regardless of the discipline… The...

For over ten years, The Bards and Sages Quarterly has provided fans of speculative fiction with a unique mix of tales from both new and established authors. With each issue, we strive to introduce readers to exciting and entertaining voices in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. In our...

Lady Superb, one of the planet's mightiest superheroes, is under a heinous taboo: she must have sex with any man she rescues or else risk losing her powers forever! Join hapless blogger Eddie in his quest to help Lady Superb save her powers and foil the evil magician, Merlo.

The superhero Paragon has rocked Lise's world, but she still longs to get her hands on him properly. And that's the least of her worries: highly-trained assassins dog their every move as they flee across the city.

Candy has a guilty secret that she isn't telling any of the girls at work about. And when she has a day off to indulge herself, her secret gets a whole lot guiltier… and a whole lot secreter! This is a sexy, fun-filled short, whose main character is a feisty, confident woman who knows what she likes, and very much enjoys getting it!