A Controlled Study Assessing the Effects of the Impulse Control and Problem Solving Unit of the Second Step Curriculum

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley R. Hart ◽  
Erin Dowdy ◽  
Katie Eklund ◽  
Tyler L. Renshaw ◽  
Shane R. Jimerson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Second Step Curriculum

scholarly journals The Effects of Flipped Learning Approaches in Anatomy Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13724
Author(s):  
Younghui Hwang ◽  
Jihyun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Flipped Learning ◽  
Advanced Learners ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Pedagogical Innovations

Pedagogical innovations applying flipped learning models are being applied in nursing education. The aim of this study was to verify the effects of the flipped learning approach in an anatomy class among undergraduate nursing students. This was a non-randomized controlled study. Of 154 nursing students enrolled in an anatomy class in South Korea, 79 were in the lecture-based group and 75 were in the flipped learning group. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. Problem solving ability and self-leadership improved significantly in the flipped learning group after the intervention but decreased in the lecture-based group. There was no difference in critical thinking between the flipped learning and control groups. The participants in the flipped learning group were more satisfied with the class than those in the lecture-based group. Flipped learning facilitates interactive activities that support the needs of advanced learners and provide more opportunities to develop problem-solving abilities and self-leadership.

scholarly journals Mindfulness for singers: The effects of a targeted mindfulness course on learning vocal technique

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie L. Czajkowski ◽  
Alinka E. Greasley
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire ◽  
Vocal Technique ◽  
General Improvement

This paper reports the development and implementation of a unique Mindfulness for Singers (MfS) course designed to improve singers' vocal technique. Eight university students completed the intervention. Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) scores showed general improvement across all five facets of mindfulness. Qualitative results showed benefits of daily mindfulness exercises on breathing, micro-muscular awareness, vocal tone, text communication and problem solving. Exercises also positively affected teacher/pupil relationships, concentration and focus in lessons and practice. Teachers identified six of the eight participants in a blind controlled study indicating that vocal students at any level would benefit greatly from a mindfulness course as a holistic intervention.

scholarly journals Dopamine Gene Profiling to Predict Impulse Control and Effects of Dopamine Agonist Ropinirole

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 909-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley J. MacDonald ◽  
Cathy M. Stinear ◽  
April Ren ◽  
James P. Coxon ◽  
Justin Kao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Dopamine Agonist ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Response Inhibition ◽  
Genetic Risk ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Dopamine Agonists ◽  
Genetic Risk Score ◽  
Stop Signal ◽  
Controlled Study

Dopamine agonists can impair inhibitory control and cause impulse control disorders for those with Parkinson disease (PD), although mechanistically this is not well understood. In this study, we hypothesized that the extent of such drug effects on impulse control is related to specific dopamine gene polymorphisms. This double-blind, placebo-controlled study aimed to examine the effect of single doses of 0.5 and 1.0 mg of the dopamine agonist ropinirole on impulse control in healthy adults of typical age for PD onset. Impulse control was measured by stop signal RT on a response inhibition task and by an index of impulsive decision-making on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task. A dopamine genetic risk score quantified basal dopamine neurotransmission from the influence of five genes: catechol-O-methyltransferase, dopamine transporter, and those encoding receptors D1, D2, and D3. With placebo, impulse control was better for the high versus low genetic risk score groups. Ropinirole modulated impulse control in a manner dependent on genetic risk score. For the lower score group, both doses improved response inhibition (decreased stop signal RT) whereas the lower dose reduced impulsiveness in decision-making. Conversely, the higher score group showed a trend for worsened response inhibition on the lower dose whereas both doses increased impulsiveness in decision-making. The implications of the present findings are that genotyping can be used to predict impulse control and whether it will improve or worsen with the administration of dopamine agonists.

Cognitive and Social Play of Australian Preschoolers

1995 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley R. Wyver ◽  
Susan H. Spence
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Pretend Play ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Free Play ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Early Childhood Programs ◽  
Problem Solving Skills

This paper reports on the play behaviours of preschoolers aged 49–64 months. The study was conducted in four Sydney preschools, with children being observed during their outdoor free play. Most participants engaged in a variety of play behaviours, many of which have been linked with cognitive development in previous research (constructive play, sociodramatic play, associative social play). However, thematic pretend play, which has been found to have an important role in many areas of development, including perspective taking, language, impulse control and divergent problem solving, was part of the play repertoire of only 20% of children observed. Likewise, only 24% of children engaged in cooperative social play, which has been found to have a role in the development of divergent problem solving skills. It is argued that staff working within early childhood programs may benefit from training in the use of programs designed to assist young children in the development of play skills.

Investigating a Tier 1 Intervention Focused on Proportional Reasoning: A Follow-Up Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha K. Jitendra ◽  
Michael R. Harwell ◽  
Stacy R. Karl ◽  
Gregory R. Simonson ◽  
Susan C. Slater
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Proportional Reasoning ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
Mathematics Difficulties ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Business As Usual

This randomized controlled study investigated the efficacy of a Tier 1 intervention—schema-based instruction—designed to help students with and without mathematics difficulties (MD) develop proportional reasoning. Twenty seventh-grade teachers/classrooms were randomly assigned to a treatment condition (schema-based instruction) or control condition (business as usual). Participants included 373 students, of whom 253 demonstrated MD. A measure of proportional problem solving (PPS) was administered at pre- and posttesting and at 11 weeks following treatment, along with a general mathematical problem-solving measure at pre- and posttesting. For the full sample, posttest differences favoring the treatment group were statistically significant for all measures. For students with MD, posttest differences favored the treatment group for the PPS posttest and PPS delayed posttest but not for general problem-solving posttest.

Teaching Third Graders about Real‐Life Mathematical Problem Solving: A Randomized Controlled Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn S. Fuchs ◽  
Douglas Fuchs ◽  
Robin Finelli ◽  
Susan J. Courey ◽  
Carol L. Hamlett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Third Graders ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Managing conflict with emotional intelligence: abilities that make a difference

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Hopkins ◽  
Robert D. Yonker
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Conflict Management ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Conflict Management Styles ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the critical relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) abilities and conflict management styles in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Totally, 126 participants completed a measure of EI and an assessment of conflict management styles. Regression analyses were then performed. Findings – Results of regression analyses indicate several significant relationships between EI abilities and participants’ conflict management styles. The EI abilities of problem solving, social responsibility, and impulse control were the most directly related to how participants managed conflict at the workplace. Research limitations/implications – Future research should attempt to replicate these findings in other samples. In addition, researchers should investigate other significant variables that explain people’s choices in conflict management styles. Practical implications – Implications of these findings suggest that for management development purposes, people should attempt to improve on the EI abilities of problem solving, social responsibility, and impulse control in order to manage workplace conflict effectively. Originality/value – This investigation contributes to the literature by identifying specific EI abilities, rather than a macro measure of EI, that are associated with different styles of conflict management.

scholarly journals Naltrexone for impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease: A placebo-controlled study

Neurology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 83 (9) ◽  
pp. 826-833 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Papay ◽  
S. X. Xie ◽  
M. Stern ◽  
H. Hurtig ◽  
A. Siderowf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Impulse Control Disorders ◽  
Controlled Study
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