An Empirical Test of the Leathers Personal Credibility Scale: Panel Responses to the Clinton Candidacy

1992 ◽  
Vol 75 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1255-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. C. Powell ◽  
J. W. Wanzenried
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Bill Clinton ◽  
Credibility Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Television Interview

A panel of 178 university students used the Leathers Personal Credibility Scale to rate Governor Bill Clinton before and after a television interview and ten weeks later before and after a televised debate. The findings show a significant difference in personal credibility among the test scores and new scale findings emerge from the data.

scholarly journals Applying the Silent Way in Teaching Japanese Language to University Students in Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Abolfazl Shirban Sasi ◽  
Toshinari Haga ◽  
Heng Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Class Time ◽  
Oral Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Central Taiwan

The present study investigated the feasibility of applying the Silent Way in teaching Japanese to Taiwanese university students. A total of 168 (96 female and 72 male) students in a university in central Taiwan were the subjects of this study. They were studying Japanese as a general course, and were grouped in five classes ranging from freshmen to juniors. Some basic principles and techniques of the Silent Way were adopted in teaching them some vocabulary and 50 Japanese Hiragana sounds during six successive sessions in three weeks. Each administration took about 20 minutes embedded in the normal class time. A 25-item Hiragana sounds oral test was used as the pre-test and post-test in order to examine the effects of applying this method. Using a paired sample T-test (α ≤.05) significant difference between students’ knowledge of the Japanese sounds before and after the experiment was observed. However, comparing female and male students’ gained scores via applying a Mann Whitney U-test, no significant difference was observed. Thus, this study shows that the Silent Way can be used in teaching Japanese sounds and vocabulary, and that the effects for both females and males seem to be the same.

scholarly journals A Pedometer-based Intervention with Daily Walking Steps and its Relationship with Nutritional Status among Overweight/Obese University Students in Kuala Terengganu

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kok J.L ◽  
Asma’, A. ◽  
Khairil-Shazmin K ◽  
Hayati M.Y
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
University Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Baseline Activity ◽  
Dietary Record ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of pedometer-based intervention and the relationship between daily walking steps and nutritional status among overweight/obese university students in Kuala Terengganu. Materials and methods: The study was an 8-week intervention study that included 23 overweight/obese university students. After 7 days of baseline activity, anthropometric data such as weight, height and waist circumference and a one-day dietary record were taken. The participants were divided into a control and case group. The control group (n=15) was instructed to continue with their normal activities and habits throughout the 8 weeks. The case group (n=8) was instructed to walk based on the targeted number of steps. Data such as body weight, waist circumference and a one-day dietary record were taken after the intervention. Results: Both case and control group show significant differences in body mass index (BMI) with p=0.017 and p=0.047 respectively. However, there is a large and significant difference between walking steps and BMI before and after intervention for the case group. There were no differences in any other study parameters during the 8-week study. Conclusion: In conclusion, short-term intervention with a pedometer increased physical activity and positively affected the BMI of overweight/obese participants. The use of a pedometer was efficient in measuring daily physical activity (r= 0.756, p< 0.05).

scholarly journals ENHANCING ACADEMIC WRITING PERFORMANCE THROUGH DIRECT INSTRUCTION OF THE ACADEMIC FORMULAS

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 850-861
Author(s):  
Nor Ashikin Ab Manan ◽  
Paramaswari Jaganathan ◽  
Ambigapathy Pandian
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Direct Instruction ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Effect Size ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Writing Performance ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Small Effect Size ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Control

This paper discusses the results of a study on formula instruction conducted among mixed-ability diploma level university students. The main objective of the study was to investigate whether incorporating direct instruction of academic formulas (DIAF) into an academic writing class would encourage the use of the target academic formulas (TAF) in the post academic essay writing (AEW) test, and improve the subjects’ academic writing performance. Two intact groups of diploma level university students enrolled in an academic writing course employing a process-oriented writing approach participated in the study. Both groups consisted of forty students and were assigned as the experimental and control groups. DIAF was incorporated into the existing academic writing course’s syllabus and was conducted two hours per week over six out of the fourteen-week semester. Pre and post AEW tests were used to assess the subjects’ academic writing performance before and after the treatment. The results of the study are discussed by addressing three research questions: 1) What are the effects of DIAF on the TAF use in the post AEW test? 2) What is the effect of TAF use on the post AEW test scores? 3) What are the effects of DIAF on the subjects’ academic writing performance? It was concluded that DIAF encourages the use of more TAF and a more varied selection of TAF in the post AEW test. There is a significant but weak positive linear relationship between the number of TAF used in the post AEW test and the post AEW test scores (r=0.473), and the number of TAF used is a significant predictor in estimating the scores for all the three AEW test components. DIAF is also beneficial at enhancing the subjects’ academic writing performance with a large effect size of 0.98 for ‘language’ component, 0.86 for ‘organization’ component and a small effect size of 0.45 for ‘content’ component.

scholarly journals The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) Basic Training Course: Evaluation in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
Yinghua Xuan ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Qingqing Wu
Keyword(s):  
International Society ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Theoretical Test

Abstract BackgroundThe aim of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of ISUOG (International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology) basic training curse in Chinese sonographer, which has not been reported yet. MethodsISUOG basic training course includes 30 lectures and was held in 3 days in 2019 in Beijing, China. We included the questionnaires answered by the trainees both before and after the course in each day. There were 9 lectures presented in the first day, 12 in the second and 9 in the last. The theoretical tests were provided by ISUOG, including 22, 21 and 21 multiple-choice questions respectively in 3 days. Pre and post-training theoretical test scores were compared by Wilcoxon singned-rank test. The changes of the theoretical test scores and the rates of “very satisfied” and “very useful” from trainees of different professional titles were compared by Wilcoxon singned-rank test and Chi-square test.ResultsQuestionnaires from 481 trainees who have experience of ultrasonic scan in Ob/Gyn and also had done the survey both before and after course were collected, with 274 in the first day, 94 in the second and 113 in the last. The differences of the correct-answer-number got from the before-test and after-test were with statistically significance(all P-values <0.05). The trainees who got better scores after the training were 219(79.9%), 73(77.7%) and 82(72.6%) in each day, and the changes of scores were without significant difference between doctors of different titles( all P-values >0.05). After every day’s training, the rates as “very satisfied” evaluated by trainees were 81.4%, 87.2% and 91.1% respectively, and the rates as “very useful” were 80.3%, 88.3% and 91.2%. The rate of “very useful” evaluated by trainees of primary title was higher than that of high title, with P-values of 0.01.ConclusionOur results indicated that ISUOG basic training course in China got good feedback and could assist Chinese sonographers in some degree.

scholarly journals The Effect of Employing Electronic Static Infographic Technology on Developing University Students’ Comprehension of Instructional Design Concepts and ICT Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Abdulmajid Alsaadoun
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
University Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ict Literacy ◽  
Design Concepts ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Support Students ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study examined the effectiveness of the use of electronic static infographic (information graphic) technology to support university students’ learning, to develop their comprehension of instructional design concepts and to improve their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) literacy. The researcher used an experimental design in which 64 students in an instructional design course in the second semester of the 2019-2020 were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. The students in the experimental group received treatment on instructional design concepts and ICT literacy with the aid of electronic static infographic technology while the students in the control group received instruction about the same topic using regular method of instruction without the aid of electronic static infographic technology. Pretest and post-tests were administrated for the students in the two groups. Analysis of the pretest and post-test scores revealed that the implementation of electronic static infographic to support students’ learning contributed considerably in developing comprehension of instructional design concepts. There was significant difference at the level (0.05) between the post-test scores of the control and experimental groups with the benefit going to the experimental group. Based on the findings, the current study recommends the use of electronic static infographic technology to support students’ learning in teaching instructional design courses.

scholarly journals Komunikasi, Informasi, dan Edukasi Tentang Pentingnya Imunisasi untuk Mencegah Covid-19 Di Kota Surabaya

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-199
Author(s):  
Erika Martining Wardani ◽  
Difran Nobel Bistara ◽  
Riezky Faisal Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Statistical Test ◽  
Public Knowledge ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

ABSTRAK Wabah covid-19 telah dinyatakan sebagai darurat kesehatan global karena adanya laporan ribuan kasus dan bukti penularan dari manusia ke manusia. Salah satu upaya preventif adalah dengan imunisasi.Masyarakat perlu mengetahui tentang imunisasi untuk mencegah covid-19 dengan baik maka perlu diberikan komunikasi, informasi, dan edukasi untuk mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Komunikasi, informasi, dan edukasi saat pandemi yang efektif dengan webinar sehingga masyarakat dapat mengaksesnya dari rumah tanpa harus berkerumun. Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat tentang imunisasi untuk mencegah covid-19. Tingkat pengetahuan dinilai setelah peserta mengisi kuesioner melalui google form dengan melakukan perbandingan nilai pre test sebelum kegiatan dan post test setelah kegiatan. Berdasarkan hasil pre test yang diikuti oleh 66 responden dapat dinyatakan bahwa hasil pre test tentang pentingnya imunisasi sebesar 14 responden (21,2%) mengerti tentang imunisasi untuk mencegah covid-19 sedangkan berdasarkan hasil post test terdapat 54 responden (81,8%). Hasil uji statistik didapatkan p=0.001, artinya terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan masyarakat sebelum dengan setelah diberikan komunikasi, informasi, dan edukasi menggunakan webinar. Pengabdian masyarakat dengan webinar series ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan status kesehatan masyarakat terutama capaian vaksin di wilayah Kelurahan Bongkaran, Kec Pabean Cantikan, Surabayasehingga diharapkan dapat menurunkan penularan infeksi covid-19. Kata kunci: komunikasi, informasi, dan edukasi, covid-19.  ABSTRACT The covid-19 outbreak has been declared a global health emergency due to reports of thousands of cases and evidence of human-to-human transmission. One of the preventive efforts is immunization. The community needs to know about immunization to prevent covid-19 well, so it is necessary to provide communication, information, and education to overcome these problems. Effective communication, information, and education during the pandemic with webinars so that people can access them from home without having to crowd. The purpose of community service is to increase public knowledge about immunization to prevent covid-19. The level of knowledge was assessed after the participants filled out the questionnaire through the google form by comparing the pre-test scores before the activity and the post-test after the activity. Based on the results of the pre-test which was attended by 66 respondents, it can be stated that the results of the pre-test about the importance of immunization were 14 respondents (21.2%) understood about immunization to prevent covid-19, while based on the post-test results there were 54 respondents (81.8%). Statistical test results obtained p = 0.001, meaning that there is a significant difference between public knowledge before and after being given communication, information, and education using webinars. Community service with this webinar series is expected to improve public health status, especially vaccine achievements in the Bongkaran Village area, Pabean Cantikan District, Surabaya so that it is expected to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 infections. Keywords: communication, information, and education, covid-19.

scholarly journals English for Geotourism Speaking Achievement of the Youth Guides at Khorat Geopark Area in Nakhon Ratchasima via Language Instruction Innovation

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Malinee Phaiboonnugulkij ◽  
Rujira Srisupha ◽  
Mayuree Kanta ◽  
Wijitporn Janpong
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Language Instruction ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
English Major ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
English Instruction

This study aims to compare the youth guides’ speaking scores before and after learning through English for Geotourism Instruction Innovation at Khorat Geopark Area in Nakhon Ratchasima, investigate the differences among their tasks’ mean scores and their speaking components. The sample group consists of 109 youth guides who are Grade 11 English-major students from, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Sung Noen and Chaloem Phrakiat Districts. The instruments include lesson plans for English for Geotourism Youth Guides, Students Manual, English Instruction Innovation for Geotourism Communication at Khorat Geopark Area Nakhon Ratchasima, and Pre-post speaking tests for English for Geotourism Youth Guides. Paired-samples t-test, One-Way ANOVA, descriptive statistics including minimum, maximum, means and standard deviations are used in data analysis. Results showed that the youth guides had a significant difference between pre-and post-test scores at.00 level in English for Geotourism. They gained significantly higher post-test scores than that of the pre-test scores. A significant difference indicates that learning through English for Geotourism Instruction resulted in higher post-test tasks scores. The significant differences are also found in pre- and post-task scores and the speaking components’ scores at.00 level. These findings confirm that this language innovation instruction is an effective open learning resource that can facilitate self-regulated learning and languages used in English for Geotourism. The findings can be applied to construct language innovation instruction to exclusively develop speaking skill in other English for specific purposes field.

scholarly journals The Effect of Google Classroom in Blended Learning on University Students’ English Ability

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Liya Astarilla Dede Warman
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

This research aimed to investigate Google Classroom's effect on blended learning on university students’ English ability. This research utilized a quasi-experimental design which included experimental and control group design.  The study participants comprised 68 students in the first semester at STMIK-AMIK Riau in Pekanbaru-Riau, Indonesia. This research instrument was an achievement test in multiple-choice questions administered to the participants in pre-test and post-test.  The quantitative data were collected by using pre-test and post-test to gauge the students’ English ability before and after conducting the treatments in both groups. The finding revealed that statistically, there was a significant difference in the mean score between the experimental and control group in the post-test. The experimental group that learned English through Google Classroom in blended learning achieved a significantly higher score than control group that learned English through the conventional method.  It was proved that the t-test was higher than the t-table value (5.270>2.042) at the level of significance 0.05 and p=0.000. This study concluded that blended learning through Google Classroom had contributed to the improvement of students’ English ability.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Risk Perceptions, Concerns and Affecting Factors of College Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Hulya Caskurlu ◽  
Hatice Ikiisik
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
University Students ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Affecting Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Health Related

In this study, we aimed to increase the knowledge, awareness, and normalization adaptation of university students about the disease with the pieces of training given by academicians about COVID-19 and thus contribute to the control of the epidemic. We also aimed at writing education on disease risk perceptions and anxiety levels related to COVID-19 disease. In the study, two weeks of online education were planned for university students on COVID19 disease. A questionnaire was prepared to give knowledge about the anxiety and risk perceptions of the students about COVID-19 disease. Questionnaire training and finally administered. It was analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 program. Whereas the number of students who answered the pre-education questionnaire was 116, 56 students completed the questionnaire at the end of the training. There was no intelligent difference in the risk perceptions of the students about getting sick and losing their lives from illness before and after education. There is no significant difference in the results of the Wilcoxon signed sum of ranks test for the GAD7 scale scores that made the post-test (p = 0.905, z = -0.11). Except for 9 students who did both tests, 107 pre-tests and 47 post-tests did not differ significantly between the groups in terms of disease risk and GAB7 grading (p> 0.05). As a result, the motivation of university students to participate in the struggle against the pandemic is weak. Ensuring that health-related university students, as well as students from different faculties, participate in the fight against COVID-19 with educational studies will be important in controlling the epidemic.

The influence of osteopathic correction on the rate of various rhythms of the body

2019 ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Chernikova ◽  
Yu. P. Potekhina
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Biomechanical Properties ◽  
Dispersion Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After

Introduction. An osteopathic examination determines the rate, the amplitude and the strength of the main rhythms (cardiac, respiratory and cranial). However, there are relatively few studies in the available literature dedicated to the influence of osteopathic correction (OC) on the characteristics of these rhythms.Goal of research — to study the influence of OC on the rate characteristics of various rhythms of the human body.Materials and methods. 88 adult osteopathic patients aged from 18 to 81 years were examined, among them 30 men and 58 women. All patients received general osteopathic examination. The rate of the cranial rhythm (RCR), respiratory rate (RR) heart rate (HR), the mobility of the nervous processes (MNP) and the connective tissue mobility (CTM) were assessed before and after the OC session.Results. Since age varied greatly in the examined group, a correlation analysis of age-related changes of the assessed rhythms was carried out. Only the CTM correlated with age (r=–0,28; p<0,05) in a statistically significant way. The rank dispersion analysis of Kruskal–Wallis also showed statistically significant difference in this indicator in different age groups (p=0,043). With the increase of years, the CTM decreases gradually. After the OC, the CTM, increased in a statistically significant way (p<0,0001). The RCR varied from 5 to 12 cycles/min in the examined group, which corresponded to the norm. After the OC, the RCR has increased in a statistically significant way (p<0,0001), the MNP has also increased (p<0,0001). The initial heart rate in the subjects varied from 56 to 94 beats/min, and in 15 % it exceeded the norm. After the OC the heart rate corresponded to the norm in all patients. The heart rate and the respiratory rate significantly decreased after the OC (р<0,0001).Conclusion. The described biorhythm changes after the OC session may be indicative of the improvement of the nervous regulation, of the normalization of the autonomic balance, of the improvement of the biomechanical properties of body tissues and of the increase of their mobility. The assessed parameters can be measured quickly without any additional equipment and can be used in order to study the results of the OC.

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