Examining Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Changing Beliefs within the Context of Mathematics Education Course

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayten Pınar Bal
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
State University ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Belief Scale

This study was done to determine the changes in belief of pre-service elementary teachers towards mathematics in mathematics education course and to address the effect of this change on gender and academic success variables. The study was designed according to the panel study model of longitudinal research method. 92 pre-services who are educating in primary school teaching department of a state university in 2013-2014 academic years formed the sample of research. As data collection tool “Mathematics Belief Scale” that was developed by Steiner (2007) and its reliability, validity and language equivalency in Turkish form that was done by Masal and Takunyacı (2012), was used. In analyzing of data paired samples t-test and for repeated measures two way ANOVA techniques were used. At the end of research, positive change was observed in beliefs of pre-service teachers towards mathematics within the process; also it was found that gender and academic success variables have no effect on beliefs of pre-services towards mathematics. Keywords: Pre-service elementary school, belief , mathematics belief scale, mathematics education

scholarly journals Personality traits an antecedent or consequences of workplace bullying

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 736-755
Author(s):  
Khalida Naseem ◽  
Alia Ahed
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Personality Change ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Managerial Implication ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates whether Big Five personality traits are antecedents or consequences of bullying. A two-panel study designed in which panel one T1 data collected in one attempt and after a year panel, two T2 time data collected in the second attempt. Existing research on bullying found that individuals exposed to bullying experience an increase in conscientiousness and neuroticism and a decrease in agreeableness. It is claimed that the personality of the victim contributes to the bullying escalation process. There is still research scarcity whether personality is the cause of bullying or bullying results in personality change and another gap found in previous research was the lack of longitudinal research intended in shaping the individual antecedents or the impact of workplace bullying. By bridging these gaps, our study with simple random sampling collected data from university employees (N = 725). Manova test with repeated measures and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis in AMOS was then used to examine and parallel many competing models to govern data fitness. Results found that experience of bullying in the first interval T1 leads to reduce in agreeableness and an increase in neuroticism in second interval T2. Managerial implication is also discussed.

Effect of Adaptive Compression and Fast-Acting WDRC Strategies on Sentence Recognition in Noise in Mandarin-Speaking Pediatric Hearing Aid Users

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (04) ◽  
pp. 273-278
Author(s):  
Haihong Liu ◽  
Yuanhu Liu ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Xin Jin ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Dynamic Range ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
T Test ◽  
Sentence Recognition ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Adaptive Compression ◽  
Fast Acting

AbstractWide dynamic range compression (WDRC) has been widely used in hearing aid technology. However, several reports indicate that WDRC may improve audibility at the expense of speech intelligibility. As such, a modified amplification compression scheme, named adaptive compression, was developed. However, the effect of compression strategies on speech perception in pediatric hearing aid users has not been clearly reported.The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of adaptive compression and fast-acting WDRC processing strategies on sentence recognition in noise with Mandarin, pediatric hearing aid users.This study was set up using a double-blind, within-subject, repeated-measures design.Twenty-six children who spoke Mandarin Chinese as their primary language and had bilateral sensorineural hearing loss participated in the study.Sentence recognition in noise was evaluated in behind-the-ear technology with both adaptive compression processing and fast-acting WDRC processing and was selected randomly for each child. Percent correct sentence recognition in noise with fast-acting WDRC and adaptive compression was collected from each participant. Correlation analysis was performed to examine the effect of gender, age at assessment, and hearing threshold of the better ear on signal-to-noise ratio, and a paired-samples t test was employed to compare the performance of the adaptive compression strategy and fast-acting WDRC processing.The mean percentage correct of sentence recognition in noise with behind-the-ear technology with fast-acting WDRC and adaptive compression processing were 62.24% and 68.71%, respectively. The paired-samples t test showed that the performance of the adaptive compression strategy was significantly better than the fast-acting WDRC processing (t = 3.190, p = 0.004).Compared with the fast-acting WDRC, adaptive compression provided better sentence recognition in noise for Mandarin pediatric hearing aid users.

scholarly journals Income Changes Due to Disability Ratings and Participation in Economic Activities Caused by Industrial Accidents: A Population-Based Study of Data from the Fourth Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance (PSWCI)

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suk Bae ◽  
Sehyun Yun ◽  
Ye Lee ◽  
Jin-Ha Yoon ◽  
Jaehoon Roh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Industrial Accident ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Disability Rating

Industrial accidents cost a huge amount of money, but they also have negative consequences in many respects. We analyzed the data of the first to fourth panel study of workers’ compensation insurance (PSWCI). Repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare the annual income before and after the industrial accident, and a general linear model was used to identify changes in income due to disability ratings and participation in economic activities. The wages before the industrial accident and the annual income varied among the disabilities ratings. In addition, for affected workers, the average income during four years post-accident was lower than the average income before the accident. Regression analysis to see changes in income after the industrial accident showed that the group with a disability rating of 11–14 and no injuries had a suffered a greater income decrease than those with a disability rating of 1–3, and the unemployment group saw a greater decrease in income than the employment group. Workers who were affected by industrial accidents received lower incomes than before the accident, and even considering different disability ratings, there was a greater decrease in income among the unemployed group than in the working group.

scholarly journals A FORMAÇÃO MATEMÁTICA NO CURSO DE PEDAGOGIA: aprendizagens a partir da modelagem matemática

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (esp.) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Vantielen da Silva Silva ◽  
Dionísio Burak
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Meaning Reconstruction ◽  
Palabras Clave

 A investigação apresentada, situada no campo da Modelagem Matemática na perspectiva da Educação Matemática, é resultado de um curso desenvolvido com acadêmicos de Pedagogia da Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná, UNICENTRO. E, mais precisamente, sob uma postura fenomenológica, foi construída a partir da seguinte interrogação: O que se revela sobre a Modelagem Matemática na formação inicial de pedagogos? Esta que permitiu compreender e interpretar, a partir da argumentação de acadêmicos de Pedagogia, que atividades desta natureza contribuem para uma formação inicial mais significativa na área de Matemática e para a reconstrução dos significados da Matemática e, também, para o desenvolvimento de habilidades indispensáveis à docência, como autonomia, criatividade, criticidade e reflexividade.Palavras-chave: Educação Matemática.  Formação de professores. Modelagem Matemática.THE MATHEMATICAL FORMATION IN PEDAGOGY’S: course learning through mathematical modeling Abstract: This presented investigation, located in Mathematical Modeling field in Mathematics Education perspective, is the result of a course developed with Pedagogy academics from Paraná Midwest State University, UNICENTRO. And, more precisely, under a phenomenological position, was built from the following question: What does it reveal about Mathematical Modeling in the pedagogue’s initial education? This one, which allowed to understand and interpret, from the academic’s discussion in the Pedagogy course, that activities from this origin contribute for an initial education more meaningful in Mathematics field and to the Mathematics meaning reconstruction and, also, to the development of necessary skills to teaching, as autonomy, creativity, criticism and reflexion.Keywords: Mathematics Education.  Teacher’s Formation. Mathematical Modeling.FORMACIÓN EN MATEMÁTICAS EN EL CURSOR DE PEDAGOGIA: apredizaje a partir del modelado de matemáticasResumen: La investigación presentada en el campo del Modelado Matemático en la perspectiva de la Educación de Matemáticas es el resultado del desarrollo con académicos de Pedagogía de la Universidad Estatal del Centro-Oeste de Paraná- UNICENTRO. Precisamente bajo una postura fenomenológica, se construyó a partir del siguiente interrogantes: ¿Lo que se revela sobre el Modelado Matemático en la formación inicial de pedagogos? Está que permitió comprender e interpretar, a partir de argumentaciones de académicos de Pedagogía, que actividades de esta naturaleza contribuyen a una formación inicial más significativa en la área de Matemática y para la reconstrucción de los significados de las Matemáticas, y también, para el desarrollo de habilidades indispensables para la docencia, como autononomía, creatividad, criticidad y reflexividad .Palabras clave: Educación de Matemáticas. Formación de Profesores. Modelado de Matemáticas.

scholarly journals Impact of Mindfulness Training on Spanish Police Officers’ Mental and Emotional Health: a Non-Randomized Pilot Study

Mindfulness ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Navarrete ◽  
Miguel Ángel García-Salvador ◽  
Ausiàs Cebolla ◽  
Rosa Baños
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Paired Samples

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this exploratory non-randomized controlled study was to determine the acceptance and effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) co-designed by a police officer. Methods A pretest-posttest control group design was followed. Participants (MBI group = 20; control group = 18) answered baseline and post-training self-reported measures. In addition, the weekly emotional state of the MBI group was collected. Paired-samples t-test and analysis of covariance were performed for pre-post within-group and between-group differences, respectively, as well as linear mixed effects analysis of repeated measures for week-by-week data. Results High acceptance and attendance rates, as well as significant pre-post within-group differences in the MBI group in mindfulness (η2 = 0.43), self-compassion (η2 = 0.43), depression (η2 = 0.54), anxiety (η2 = 0.46), stress (η2 = 0.51), difficulties in emotion regulation, sleep quality (η2 = 0.57), and burnout (η2 = 0.31–0.47), were identified. Moreover, police officers who underwent the MBI experienced a week by week decrease of anger, disgust, anxiety, sadness, and desire. Finally, after adjusting for pre-test scores, significant between-group differences were found in the way of attending to internal and external experiences (observing mindfulness facet; ηp2 = 0.21), depression symptoms (ηp2 = 0.23), general distress (ηp2 = 0.24), and the degree of physical and psychological exhaustion (personal burnout; ηp2 = 0.20). Conclusions The preliminary effectiveness of this MBI on psychopathology and quality of life outcomes in Spanish police officers was discussed. Previous evidence regarding the promising use of MBIs in this population was supported.

scholarly journals The intra-articular administration of triamcinolone hexacetonide in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Its effects in a naturally occurring canine osteoarthritis model

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245553
Author(s):  
João C. Alves ◽  
Ana Santos ◽  
Patrícia Jorge ◽  
Catarina Lavrador ◽  
L. Miguel Carreira
Keyword(s):  
Weight Distribution ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Weight Bearing ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Radiographic Findings ◽  
Triamcinolone Hexacetonide ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Kaplan Meier

Objective To evaluate the effect of an intra-articular (IA) administration of triamcinolone hexacetonide, compared with saline. Patients and methods Forty (N = 40) hip joints were randomly assigned to a treatment group (THG, n = 20, receiving IA triamcinolone hexacetonide) and a control group (CG, n = 20, receiving IA saline). On treatment day (T0), and at 8, 15, 30, 90 and 180 days post-treatment, weight distribution, joint range of motion, thigh girth, digital thermography, radiographic signs, synovial fluid interleukin-1 and C-reactive protein levels were evaluated. Data from four Clinical Metrology Instruments was also gathered. Results were compared Repeated Measures ANOVA, with a Huynh-Feldt correction, Paired Samples T-Test or Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. A Kaplan-Meier test was performed to compare both groups, with p<0.05. Results Joints were graded as mild (65%), moderate (20%) and severe (15%). Patients of both sexes, with a mean age of 6.5±2.4 years and bodyweight of 26.7±5.2kg, were included. No differences were found between groups at T0. Comparing THG to CG, weight distribution showed significant improvements in THG from 8 (p = 0.05) up to 90 days (p = 0.01). THG showed lower values during thermographic evaluation in the Lt view (p<0.01). Pain and function scores also improved from 30 to 180 days. Increasing body weight, age, and presence of caudolateral curvilinear osteophyte corresponded to worse response to treatment. Results of the Kaplan Meier test showed significant differences between groups, with THG performing better considering several evaluations and scores. Conclusion THG recorded significant improvements in weight-bearing and in with the considered CMIs, particularly pain scores. Lower thermographic values were registered in THG up to the last evaluation day. Age, sex, and radiographic findings did significantly influenced response to treatment.

Examining University Retention Efforts of Non-Traditional Students

2011 ◽  
pp. 228-237
Author(s):  
Valerie McGaha-Garnett
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Traditional Students ◽  
State University ◽  
Her Family ◽  
University Retention ◽  
Delivery Services ◽  
Educational Credentials ◽  
Non Traditional Students ◽  
The University

Many non-traditional and first-generation students face multiple limitations to successful academic achievement, like the case of the student referred to in this chapter named Sarah. A primary strength that Sarah identified, related to academic success, was her ability to provide emotional and financial stability for her family. To accommodate her full-time schedule and parenting demands, Sarah expressed a need to learn through distance education from a research-based, state university. Adult learners, like Sarah, are more likely to seek online instructional delivery services. They often do this to as they seek educational credentials and job enhancement for the workplace. Despite the increased usage of web-based course delivery, many students favor traditional learning environments in the university (Adams & Corbett, 2010). Thus, personal, academic, and social factors may determine non-traditional students’ preference in learning methods.

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