According to Research Published in the Chronicle of Higher Education

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Essay

According to research published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, most college students tune out of a 50-minute lecture about 40 percent of the time. Also, if a professor speaks 150 words per minute, students only hear about 50 of them. Wilbert Keachie, the author of Teaching Tips, notes that the typical attention span of college students peaks within the first ten minutes of a class session, but then decreases after that point. Respond to these statistics by answering two questions: (1) What factors account for this lack of attention and comprehension by college students? and (2) What strategies should professors use to improve student attention and comprehension?

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Definitions:

Consolidation

A combination of two or more businesses in which all of the old legal entities dissolve and a new one with a new name is formed to continue into the future.

Vertical Merger

A vertical merger occurs between two companies that operate at different levels within an industry's supply chain, typically aimed at increasing efficiencies or reducing costs.

Horizontal Merger

A business consolidation that occurs between companies operating in the same industry or production stage.

Conglomerate Merger

A merger between companies that operate in completely different industries, creating a conglomerate of businesses under one corporate group with diversified interests.