New Technology and Conflict Resolution: Digitally Recorded Music-Based Counselling as a Communication Intervention Strategy for Promoting Cattle Ranching in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110223
Author(s):  
Felix Olajide Talabi ◽  
David Oloyede ◽  
Olajide Isaac Fadeyi ◽  
Joseph Moyinoluwa Talabi ◽  
Emelda Nnanyelugo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cattle Ranching ◽  
Positive Intention ◽  
Counselling Intervention ◽  
Practical Implications

This study tests the effectiveness of a music-based counselling intervention that was digitally recorded on 470 herdsmen in Nigeria. The study was a quasi-experiment with the questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The result of the study showed that the intervention was effective because respondents in the treatment group scored higher regarding the acceptance of ranching, had more positive intention towards cattle ranching, and more readiness to address challenges that come with cattle ranching than their counterparts in the control group. The researchers highlighted the theoretical and practical implications of the results.

scholarly journals Standarisasi Observer OSCE dengan Rubrik dan Multivideo

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Ide Pustaka Setiawan ◽  
Noviarina Kurniawati ◽  
Rr. Siti Rokhmah Projosasmito
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Data Collection Session

Background: One of the factors influencing the validity and reliability of the assessment is the standardization of the observers in assessing students’ performance. A recent study by Setiawan (2011) found that there is differences in the standard of assessment used by general practitioners and specialized doctors in assessing students in OSCE.7 These differences are considered to be harmful for the students, therefore needs to be improved. Several training methods are developed to overcome the problem. This study aims to assess whether rubric and multi video can be used as a means of standardization of OSCE observers.Method: This was an experimental action research. The instruments used in this study were checklist, rubric, and video recording of students doing OSCE (n=5), which further be called multi-video. The subjects of the study were the OSCE observers in station Integrated Patient Management (IPM) who were divided into control and treatment group. The subjects assessed students’ performance from the multi-video in two data collection sessions. In the first session, both control and treatment group used checklist for assessing the multi-video. Furthermore in the second session, the control group did as the first data collection session, while the treatment group used checklist and rubric for assessing the multivideo. The result of which compared and tested using independent sample t-test.Results: As many as 33 observers, which consists of 23 general practitioners (GP) and 10 specialized doctors (SP), participated in the first data collection session. In the second data collection session, 28 observers consist of 20 GPs and 8 SPs participated. The result of the first data collection session, which used only checklist as an instrument, showed a significant difference in the standard of assessment used by the GPS and SPs (p<0.05), whereas the second data collection session, which used rubric as an additional instrument for the treatment group, showed no significant difference between GPs and SPs in the standard of assessment (p>0.05).Conclusion: Rubrics and multi video can be used as a means of standardization of OSCE observer in assessing students’ performance. 

PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI TERAPEUTIK TERHADAP HARGA DIRI KLIEN DENGAN GAGAL GINJAL KRONIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Juniyaska Hari Pratama ◽  
Ninuk Dwi Kurniati ◽  
Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Chronic Renal Failure ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Communication Intervention ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Therapeutic Communication ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction: Chronic renal failure is clinical syndrome caused by declining renal function, lasting progressively and irreversible. Physical change due to organ function decline will affect client psychologicaly and socially. These changes cause self esteem disorder where client tend to use maladaptive coping with manifestation of frequent irritating, angry, anxiety, and depression. Therapeutic communication between nurse and client that lead to client healing process which planned in conscious, purposive manner and this activity is centered on client. Method: This research used quasi experimental. Total sample in this research was 12 clients with chronic renal failure that meet inclusion criteria grouped in two groups: treatment group and control group. Independent variable was therapeutic communication while dependent variable was self esteem. In this research data analysis used was Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test with significance α ≤ 0,05 and Mann Whitney Test with significance α ≤0,05. Result: Result obtained after therapeutic communication intervention provided was p = 0,002 where there is significant difference on client self esteem before and after therapeutic communication intervention given. Result showed that there is significant difference between treatment group and comparative group with p = 0.026. Discussion: It is concluded that therapeutic communication has effect on improving self esteem in client with chronic renal failure. Therapeutic communication helps client to express his/her feeling and problems clients self esteem were improved.

scholarly journals The impact of government support programs for the development of businesses in Chile

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 1736-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian A. Cancino ◽  
Claudio A. Bonilla ◽  
Marcos Vergara
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Public Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact on businesses in Chile of the Seed Capital Program (SCP) implemented by Chile’s Technical Cooperation Services. Design/methodology/approach – In order to analyze the impact of this SCP, a counter-factual scenario was used that entailed a combination of the propensity score matching with difference in difference methods. A total of 682 businesses were surveyed (378 in the treatment group and the rest in the control group), 164 of which gave complete responses to the surveys, 89 belonging to the treatment group and 75 to the control group. Findings – The results are mixed. On the one hand, the impact of sales is positive but its statistical significance depends on the model used. With regard to the number of employees, however, the results are positive and statistically significant regardless of the model used. The results also show that participating in the program has no incidence on the probability of later obtaining financing. Research limitations/implications – This study highlights the importance of differentiating between opportunity-driven entrepreneurship programs and necessity-driven entrepreneurship programs. Practical implications – It also suggests improvements in public policy to develop entrepreneurship in small businesses in Chile. These suggestions may also be interesting for other countries facing similar challenges in terms of developing private entrepreneurship as a vehicle to generate economic development. Originality/value – This exploratory work may be interesting to those in charge of designing, implementing and evaluating public programs in support of small- and mid-sized enterprise development.

scholarly journals Impact of home garden interventions on household access to vegetables for nutrition security in kavreplanchok district of Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 187-190
Author(s):  
Dhruba Raj Bhattarai ◽  
Sharmila Piya ◽  
Divyanshi Bhattarai ◽  
Bishwash Poudel ◽  
Kumar Mani Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Home Gardening ◽  
Vegetable Gardening ◽  
Major Data

The study was conducted during 2020-2021 to identify the contribution of home garden interventions towards household access to vegetables amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Kavreplanchok district was the selected site of study wherein checklist, focus group discussion and field observation were the major data collection methods. Women in the treatment group participated in home gardening orientation and vegetable gardening activities, however, only data collection was done in the control group. Post-intervention data showed 46% households in treatment group practiced improved organic vegetable gardening technologies as compared to 10.67% in control. Furthermore, annual vegetable requirement met from home garden was 62% in treatment group, while it was only 36 % in control group. Similarly, the knowledge on nutrition, home gardening technology and proper handling of vegetables has increased significantly.

scholarly journals Effect of a social media-based counselling intervention in countering fake news on COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Olajide Talabi ◽  
Ikechukwu Peter Ugbor ◽  
Moyinoluwa Joseph Talabi ◽  
Joel C Ugwuoke ◽  
David Oloyede ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Counselling Intervention ◽  
Significant Attention

Summary The aim of this study was to understand the impact of counselling in countering fake news-related COVID-19 vaccine. We conducted two separate experiments. In the first experiment, we exposed the treatment group to fake news on COVID-19 vaccine through a WhatsApp group chat while the control group was not. We then tested the effectiveness of such fake news on their perception. In our second experiment, we exposed the treatment group to a social media-based counselling intervention wherein we attempted to counter the earlier fake news on COVID-19 vaccine which they were exposed to. We found that respondents who were exposed to fake news reported greater negative perception about COVID-19 vaccine than their counterparts in the control group. We also we found that as a result of the counselling intervention, the respondents in the treatment group reported more positive perception regarding COVID-19 vaccine while their counterparts in the control group who were earlier exposed to fake news on COVID-19 did not significantly change their perception. This study has highlighted the importance of counselling in countering fake news within the context of health promotion. This approach is yet to receive significant attention in literature, especially from developing countries.

Isolated illiteracy and access to social programs: evidence from Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-685
Author(s):  
Fernanda Dachi Carrets ◽  
Felipe Garcia Ribeiro ◽  
Gibran da Silva Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether isolated illiteracy generates a barrier to knowledge about the Brazilian Federal Government’s Single Registry for social programs. Design/methodology/approach Based on information contained in the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios – PNAD) 2014, the propensity score matching method was combined with the algorithm proposed by Imbens (2015). The analyzed sample consists of two groups of illiterate individuals: isolated illiterates (IILs) (treatment group), which consists of only illiterate individuals who live with other illiterates; and proximate illiterates (PILs) (control group), which consists of illiterates who live with someone who is literate in the household. Findings Evidence indicates that IIL individuals are, on average, less likely to know about the single registry than PIL people. Research limitations/implications The main limitation relates to the database since the only information available in the PNAD on the access to the single registry is for the year 2014. Practical implications The evidence found in the study reinforces the need to invest in the fight against illiteracy in Brazil. Social implications Results show that a portion of the possible beneficiaries of social programs are still “invisible” to the government’s social protection networks, and this highlights the existence of possible errors of exclusion. Originality/value The paper compares two groups of illiterate people, a group that lives in an isolated illiteracy situation and the other that does not. It also assesses the effect of literacy externalities on the access to the Brazilian Single Registry.

scholarly journals Penerapan Perangkat Praktik Pengecoran Aluminium pada Mata Pelajaran Teknologi Mekanik Untuk Siswa SMK

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiyas Dwi Setiawan ◽  
Tiwan Tiwan ◽  
Arianto Leman
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Aluminum Casting ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Mastery Criteria

This article presents the application of aluminum casting foundry practice equipment in SMK N 1 Magelang and the evaluation of the learning achievement. The research methods being used was quasi-experiment with Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. The population of this research was all of the 126 X grade students of Machining department. The sampling using the incidental sampling methods resulting in the choice of MC and MA class, each having 31 students as samples. MC class was selected as a control group and MA was class selected as the treatment group. Data collection was carried out using observation and test and then analyzed using Sign Test. The experiment resulted in 30 students of the treatment group passed the minimum mastery criteria (score 75), while for the control group it is only 10 students. The learning achievements of the treatment group in average was 82.78 which is higher than the control group with an average of 72.43. The increase in the average learning achievements for the treatment group is 37 % while for the control group is 25 %. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan prestasi belajar siswa yang menggunakan perangkat praktik pengecoran aluminium pada mata pelajaran Teknologi Mekanik di SMK. Metode yang digunakan adalah kuasi eksperimen dengan Pretest Posttest Control Group Design. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh siswa kelas X Teknik Pemesinan SMK Negeri 1 Magelang yang berjumlah 126 siswa. Kelas X MC dan X MA dengan masing-masing 31 siswa dipilih menjadi sampel dengan metode sampling insidental. Kelas X MC dipilih sebagai kelompok kontrol dan kelas X MA dipilih sebagai kelompok perlakuan. Data dikumpulkan dengan observasi dan tes, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji tanda. Setelah diberikan tindakan diketahui bahwa siswa yang mencapai KKM (75) pada kelompok perlakuan sebanyak 30 siswa, sedangkan pada kelompok kontrol hanya 10 siswa. Rata-rata prestasi belajar kelompok perlakuan adalah 82,78 sedangkan kelompok kontrol 72,43. Peningkatan rata-rata prestasi belajar kelompok perlakuan mencapai 37% sedangkan kelompok kontrol 25%.

scholarly journals Theme-based Group Teaching of College Oral English: Endorsed by Students in Chinese EFL Context

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fen Gao
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Oral Approach ◽  
And Control ◽  
Practical Implications

In this study the author tries to assess the effects of Theme-based Oral Approach (TOA) on the oral English proficiency of non-English majors as well as students’ leaning motives and interests resulted from the approach in EFL class of China. The study follows the quantitative and qualitative method in light of questionnaire, interview, class observation with the causal-comparative study between treatment group and control group. The result shows that a majority of students with TOA improved their oral English learning more than those with Traditional Teaching Method (TTM). It also finds that TOA is able to motivate the students to speak in class and a certain percentage of students can overcome their psychological problems in expressing ideas. The findings are that TOA affects students’ achievement in a favorable way which provides some theoretical, methodological and practical implications.

Information and Communication Technology and Cultural Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Hansen ◽  
Tom Postmes ◽  
Nikita van der Vinne ◽  
Wendy van Thiel
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ict For Development ◽  
Practical Implications

This paper studies whether and how information and communication technology (ICT) changes self-construal and cultural values in a developing country. Ethiopian children were given laptops in the context of an ICT for development scheme. We compared children who used laptops (n = 69) with a control group without laptops (n = 76) and a second control group of children whose laptop had broken down (n = 24). Results confirmed that after 1 year of laptop usage, the children’s self-concept had become more independent and children endorsed individualist values more strongly. Interestingly, the impact of laptop usage on cultural values was mediated by self-construal (moderated mediation). Importantly, modernization did not “crowd out” traditional culture: ICT usage was not associated with a reduction in traditional expressions (interdependent self-construal, collectivist values). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

A Newspaper’s Effect on the Strength of Automatic Associations in Memory

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Arendt
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Implicit Measure ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Treatment ◽  
Short Term Effect ◽  
Automatic Associations ◽  
Foreign Nationality ◽  
The Impact

A test was done to see if reading a newspaper which consistently overrepresents foreigners as criminals strengthens the automatic association between foreign country and criminal in memory (i.e., implicit cultivation). Further, an investigation was done to find out if reading articles from the same newspaper produces a short-term effect on the same measure and if (1) emotionalization of the newspaper texts, (2) emotional reactions of the reader (indicated by arousal), and (3) attributed text credibility moderate the short-term treatment effect. Eighty-five participants were assigned to one of three experimental conditions. Participants in the control group received short factual crime texts, where the nationality of the offender was not mentioned. Participants in the factual treatment group received the same texts, but the foreign nationality was mentioned. Participants in the emotionalized treatment group received emotionalized articles (i.e., texts which are high in vividness and frequency) covering the same crimes, with the foreign nationality mentioned. Supporting empirical evidence for implicit cultivation and a short-term effect was found. However, only emotionalized articles produced a short-term effect on the strength of the automatic association, indicating that newspaper texts must have a minimum of stimulus intensity to overcome an effect threshold. There were no moderating effects of arousal or credibility pertaining to the impact on the implicit measure. However, credibility moderated the short-term effect on a first-order judgment (i.e., estimated frequency of foreigners of all criminals). This indicates that a newspaper’s effect on the strength of automatic associations is relatively independent from processes of propositional reasoning.

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