Students have often struggled in developmental math courses. Educators and policymakers have engaged in efforts to improve student learning and pass rates in these courses. One instructional model that has shown promise in improving student outcomes is the Emporium Model. The traditional lecture model of teaching is still the predominant model in practice. Research has found that student background characteristics are important factors in predicting success in developmental math. Some studies have been done investigating the comparative effectiveness of the Traditional and Emporium models, but little research has been performed in whether the effect of course format on student outcomes vary based on student background characteristics. This ex post facto study aimed to fill this gap in the knowledge base by comparing student performance in intermediate algebra based on course format after controlling for High School GPA, college entrance exam scores, gender, and ethnicity. The study further investigated the moderating effects of High School GPA, college entrance exam scores, gender, and ethnicity on course format in impacting student grades. The sample consisted of students who took intermediate algebra between the fall 2015 and fall 2019 semesters at a mid-sized private university on the West Coast of the United States. A series of sequential multiple regressions were performed to investigate the research questions. There was insufficient evidence to suggest that course format was a significant predictor of student grades after controlling for the other variables. No moderating effects for any of the investigated variables were detected. This suggests colleges and universities may wish to offer courses in multiple formats to give students and faculty a choice in how to take or teach a developmental math course. Care should be taken to not generalize the results of this study too broadly. The many ethnicity categories limited the power of this study to detect potential differences in student performance between the Emporium and Traditional models. Further studies should be performed investigating comparisons between the Traditional model and other instructional formats. Studies investigating potential moderating effects of student affective characteristics including math anxiety levels, goal achievement orientation, and confidence levels on course format could provide valuable insights to this issue.

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Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-132). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

El presente artículo plantea una solución para los pequeños comercios y negocios en provincia, que se desempeñan en el rubro textil, los cuales se abastecen de productos viajando a Lima para comprar al por mayor, en diferentes puntos mayoristas. Y quienes presentan el problema de abastecimiento de su stock, más ahora en el contexto del Covid-19. De esta manera y para efectos prácticos nuestro primer enfoque será Gamarra. Lo que se propone es que, a través de una plataforma digital móvil, estos negocios realicen sus compras con la misma normalidad de siempre, pero sin salir de su negocio, ahorrando tiempo y dinero y ahora también velando por su seguridad y salud. El proyecto nació como una idea de E-commerce, antes de la pandemia y se hace más consistente en esta coyuntura, asimismo introducir a este público a la tecnología y la nueva normalidad que nos deja el Covid-19, es un hecho que se adelantó. Se presenta, en un primer momento, una investigación cualitativa a través de entrevistas profundas a comerciantes en provincia y luego se recopilan los datos que demuestran que hay un mercado potencial para nuestra plataforma, esto se respalda con una investigación cuantitativa realizada a través del método de encuesta, a un grupo de comercios y emprendedores con el perfil similar del público al que nos dirigimos. Así, presentamos el aplicativo y sus atributos en este Plan de Negocio. / This article proposes a solution for small shops and businesses in the cities that work in the textile sector, which are supplied with products by traveling to Lima to buy wholesale at different wholesale points. And those who present the problem of supplying their stock, more now in the context of Covid-19. In this way, our first focus will be Gamarra. What is proposed is that through a mobile digital platform, these businesses make their purchases with the same normality as always, without leaving their business, saving time and money and now also ensuring their safety and health. The project was born as an E-commerce idea before the pandemic and becomes more consistent at this juncture, also introducing this public to technology and the new normal that Covid-19 leaves us, it is a fact that was anticipated. At first, a qualitative research is presented through in-depth interviews with merchants in the province and from there the data is collected that shows us that there is a potential market for our platform, this is supported by quantitative research carried out through the method survey, to a group of businesses and entrepreneurs with the similar profile of the public we are addressing. Thus, we present the application and its attributes in this Business Plan. / Trabajo de investigación

En la actualidad, el emporio comercial de Gamarra es un conglomerado de empresas especializadas en la confección, producción y comercialización de textiles. La mayoría de estos negocios se encuentran en crecimiento, sin embargo, no todas las marcas trabajan a profundidad elementos esenciales como la calidad de servicio y la imagen de marca, por lo que varias no se ven posicionadas en el mercado. Dicho esto, existen cinco determinantes de la calidad de servicio establecidas por SERVQUAL, un instrumento que permite cuantificar la calidad de servicio. Estos son: confianza o empatía, fiabilidad, responsabilidad, capacidad de respuesta y tangibilidad. Sin embargo, en el presente trabajo se trabajará con un modelo de investigación único donde solo se tomará en cuenta a la Fiabilidad y Tangibilidad; y se analizará si existe una relación directa con el posicionamiento de cada marca. Los resultados que se evaluaron al realizar este estudio SERVQUAL se analizaron mediante una variedad de pruebas, incluidas las pruebas t de muestras pareadas y los análisis de regresión multivariada. En última instancia, los resultados indican que una serie de subpreguntas que conforman las variables independientes, fiabilidad y tangibilidad, tienen una relación positiva a diferentes niveles de fortaleza con el posicionamiento de cada una de las tiendas. Por lo tanto, esta investigación proporciona una visión general de las variables esenciales en las que las tiendas deben enfocarse para mejorar su posicionamiento de Marca en Gamarra. / Currently, the Gamarra commercial emporium is a conglomerate of companies specialized in the preparation, production and marketing of textiles. Most of these businesses are growing, however, not all brands work in depth on essential elements such as quality of service and brand image, so several are not positioned in the market. With that said, there are five determinants of quality of service established by SERVQUAL, an instrument that allows quantifying the quality of service. These are: trust or empathy, reliability, responsibility, responsiveness, and tangibility. However, in this work we will work with a unique research model where only Reliability and Tangibility will be taken into account; and it will be analyzed if there is a direct relationship with the positioning of each brand. The results that were evaluated from doing this SERVQUAL study were analyzed through a variety of tests, including paired-sample t-tests and multivariate regression analyses. Ultimately, the results indicate that a number of sub-questions that make up both independent variables, fiabilidad and tangibilidad, have a positive relationship at varying levels of strength with the positioning of each of the stores. This investigation therefore provides an overview of the essential variables stores should focus on to improve their Brand positioning in Gamarra. / Trabajo de investigación

El objetivo de la presente investigación es determinar el impacto del control interno de inventarios basado en el modelo COSO ERM y elaborar procedimientos para mejorar la rentabilidad de las Empresas Mypes de Fabricación de Telas de Tejido Punto en el Emporio Comercial de Gamarra, año 2018. Las MYPES son un elemento importante en la economía nacional ya que representan el 99% de empresas en el país y el 93.5% de MYPES del sector textil-confecciones se concentra en Gamarra, en donde el 27.7% se dedica a la fabricación de productos textiles. Esta industria representa una parte importante de la producción manufacturera al llegar a 8.9% del PBI. Asimismo, existen factores que limitan su desarrollo empresarial como la falta de financiamiento, falta de apoyo gubernamental, problemas de infraestructura en el almacén y el escaso conocimiento sobre el control interno de sus inventarios, lo que ha generado que se vean seriamente afectadas tras el incremento de la competencia de productos importados en el sector textil en los últimos años. El enfoque del estudio es mixto, iniciamos con entrevistas a los dueños empresarios conocedores del desarrollo del negocio con el fin de validar los principales factores. Luego se realizó encuestas a 30 MYPES del sector Textil de tejido punto que operan dentro de Gamarra. Los resultados obtenidos concluyen que los factores que intervienen en la decisión de incorporar un adecuado control interno de inventarios basado en el modelo COSO ERM influyen significativamente en la rentabilidad de las empresas textiles de tejido punto en Gamarra, y que su aplicación adecuada les permitirá destacar en el buen manejo de sus inventarios. / The objective of this research is to determine the Internal Inventory Control based on the COSO ERM model and develop procedures to improve the profitability of the MYPES Knitted fabric manufacturing companies at the Gamarra Commercial Emporium, year 2018. MYPEs are an important element in the national economy as they represent 99% of the companies on the country, and 93.5% of the textile-clothing MYPEs are concentrated on the Gamarra area, there 27.7% are dedicated to textile products manufacturing. This industry represents an important part of the manufacturing production, reaching up to 8.9% of the GDP. There area also factors that limit their business development, such as a lack of financing, lack of government support, infrastructure problems on their warehouses and their poor knowledge of the internal inventory control, all of which have caused them to be seriously affected after the increased competition of imported textile products on the sector in recent years. The study focus was mixed, we began with interviews of businesses owners who know about their business development in order to validate the main factors. Then, 30 MYPEs surveys, of the knitted textile sector operating within Gamarra, were carried out. The obtained results bring us to the conclusion that the related factors to the decision to incorporate an adequate internal inventory control based on the COSO ERM model significantly influence the profitability of the textile knitting companies in Gamarra, and its proper application will allow them to stand out in the good management of their inventories. / Tesis

The goal of this study was to investigate ways of improving student learning, par- ticularly conceptual understanding, in undergraduate mathematics courses. This study focused on two areas: course design and animation. The methods of study were the following: Assessing the improvement of student conceptual understanding as a result of team project-based learning, individual inquiry-based learning and the modi ed empo- rium model; and Assessing the impact of animated videos on student learning with the emphasis on concepts. For the first part of our study (impact of course design on student conceptual understanding) we began by comparing the following three groups in Fall 2010 and Fall 2011: 1. Fall 2010: MAC 1140 Traditional Lecture & Fall 2011: MAC 1140 Modi ed Empo- rium 2. Fall 2010: MAC 1140H with Project & Fall 2011: MAC 1140H no Project 3. Fall 2010: MAC 2147 with Projects & Fall 2011: MAC 2147 no Projects Analysis of pre-tests and post-tests show that all three courses showed statistically signifi cant increases, according to their respective sample sizes, during Fall 2010. However, in Fall 2011 only MAC 2147 continued to show a statistically signifi cant increase. Therefore in Fall 2010, project-based learning - both in-class individual projects and out-of-class team projects - conclusively impacted the students' conceptual understanding. Whereas, in Fall 2011, the data for the Modifi ed Emporium model had no statistical signifi cance and is therefore inconclusive as to its effectiveness. In addition the diff erence in percent of increase for MAC 1140 between Fall 2010 - traditional lecture model - and Fall 2011 - modi fied emporium model - is not statistically signi ficant and we cannot say that either model is a better delivery mode for conceptual learning. For the second part of our study, the students enrolled in MAC 1140H Fall 2011 and MAC 2147 Fall 2011 were given a pre-test on sequences and series before showing them an animated video related to the topic. After watching the video, students were then given the same 7 question post test to determine any improvement in the students' understanding of the topic. After two weeks of teacher-led instruction, the students took the same post-test again. The results of this preliminary study indicate that animated videos do impact the conceptual understanding of students when used as an introduction into a new concept. Both courses that were shown the video had statistically signifi cant increases in the conceptual understanding of the students between the pre-test and the post-animation test.

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Este estudio analiza la femvertising, la reciente estrategia publicitaria que emite mensajes de empoderamiento a la mujer e igualdad de género, y su relación con el efecto de la tercera persona, que indica que las personas tienden a percibir a los demás (ellos) como más influenciados por los medios de comunicación que sí mismos (yo). Es un estudio cualitativo cuyo diseño es el estudio de caso, donde se analizó la campaña del BCP: “#NoMeDigasFelizDía” lanzada en el Día Internacional de la Mujer (2019). Se realizó entrevistas semiestructuradas a 15 mujeres trabajadoras del emporio de Gamarra de 25 a 52 años. Como resultado, la femvertising logra construir igualdad de género en las mujeres del emporio comercial de Gamarra mediante los mensajes expuestos en sus anuncios, los cuales muestran las desigualdades de género y formas de empoderamiento de la mujer, eliminando los estereotipos típicos femeninos, pero que no necesariamente se dan por el efecto de la tercera persona. / This study analyzes femvertising, the recent advertising strategy that issues messages of empowerment to women and gender equality, and its relationship with the third-person effect, which indicates that people tend to perceive others (they) as more influenced by the media than themselves (me). It is a qualitative study whose design is the case study, where the BCP campaign was analyzed: "#NoMeDigasFelizDía" launched on International Women's Day (2019). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 women workers from the Gamarra emporium from 25 to 52 years. As a result, femvertising manages to build gender equality in the women of the commercial empire of Gamarra through the messages exposed in their advertisements, which show gender inequalities and forms of empowerment of women, eliminating the typical stereotypes of women but that is not necessarily given by the third-person effect. / Tesis

Esta investigación titulada “Clima organizacional y su impacto en el desempeño laboral de los colaboradores en la mediana y gran empresa de venta al por menor de calzado y prendas de vestir del Emporio Comercial de Gamarra, año 2018” tiene como objetivo principal analizar el impacto que tiene el clima organizacional en el desempeño laboral. Actualmente, las empresas están implementando herramientas para la medición del clima organizacional con la finalidad de identificar los factores que generen un adecuado ambiente laboral. El trabajo se divide en cinco capítulos: Capítulo I Marco teórico, en donde se explicarán los conceptos básicos, tales como: Clima organizacional y sus dimensiones según Litwin y Stringer (1968); desempeño laboral y sus dimensiones según Alles (2011); y el sector investigado. Capítulo II Plan de investigación, se formula la problemática de la investigación, hipótesis y objetivos. Capítulo III Metodología de investigación, en donde se detallan los tipos de investigación e instrumentos a utilizar para una población muestral de 71 colaboradores en 7 empresas. Capítulo IV Desarrollo de la investigación, donde se analizó la información cualitativa y cuantitativa. Capítulo V Análisis de resultados, se realizó el análisis de los instrumentos, concluyendo con la validación de la hipótesis general y específicas en base a los resultados obtenidos en las tablas cruzadas, CHI cuadrado y análisis de correlación. Finalmente, se detallan las conclusiones y recomendaciones para todos aquellos que deseen analizar el impacto del clima organizacional en el desempeño laboral dentro de cualquier industria. / Chapter I Theoretical framework, where the basic concepts will be explained, such as: Organizational climate and its dimensions according to Litwin and Stringer (1968); The work performance and its dimensions according to Alles (2011); and the researched sector. Chapter II Research plan, the problematic formula of the research, hypothesis and objectives. Chapter III Research methodology, which details the types of research and the instruments that will be used for a sample population of 71 employees in 7 companies. Chapter IV Development of research, where qualitative and quantitative information is analyzed. Chapter V Analysis of results, the analysis of the instruments was carried out, Conclusion with the validation of the general and specific hypothesis based on the results in the crossed tables, the square CHI and the correlation analysis. Finally, see the conclusions and recommendations for all those who wish to analyze the impact of the organizational climate on job performance within any industry. / Tesis