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What Skills and Experiences Get Agricultural Communications Students Hired: An Industry Perspective 什么样的技能和经验让农业传播专业的学生被录用:一个行业的视角

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.98

Madalynn Kainer, Holli Leggette

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Agricultural Communication Students’ Media Writing Self-Perception in an Introductory Course 导论课程中农业传播学学生媒体写作的自我认知

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.62

Joy N. Rumble

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An Assessment of Undergraduate Student Interest in Poultry Science 大学生家禽学兴趣评估

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.133

Trent Wells, Oscar Tejeda, Mark S. Hainline

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Examining the Impact of Experiential Learning Activities on Student Performance in an Introductory Animal Science Course 在动物科学入门课程中检验体验式学习活动对学生表现的影响

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.125

James Scott, Eric Rubenstein, T. D. Pringle

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Analyzing Talent Trends in Generation Z College Students 分析Z世代大学生的人才趋势

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-15 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.112

Megan S. Cantrell, M. Gold, J. Orsini

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Academic Prolfes of Students in a College of Agriculture 农学院学生的学术研究

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v67i1.116

Katherine E. McKee, Shep Stearns, J. Dole, Jonathan W. Duggins

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Pre-Laboratory Material in a Flipped Animal Reproduction Laboratory: Student Performance and Perceptions 翻转动物繁殖实验室的实验前材料:学生的表现和认知

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/nactaj.v66i1.68

D. Lugar, Natalie Savage, Kara Stewart

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Uneven Paths: Agricultural Pathways that Lead Students to Enroll 不平坦的道路:引导学生入学的农业道路

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/ai1hq

Shep Stearns, Katherine E. McKee, J. Dole, Jonathan W. Duggins

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Student Perceptions of Their Online Learning Experiences 学生对在线学习体验的看法

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/7qwn3

S. Mehlhorn, I. Lepcha, R. Tewari

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An Exploration of the Transformational Factors Affecting the Performance of Intercollegiate Extension Programs 影响校际拓展项目绩效的转型因素探讨

NACTA Journal Pub Date : 2023-07-28 DOI: 10.56103/iswpi

O. Caillouet, A. Harder, J. C. Bunch, Grady Roberts, H. Radunovich

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