scholarly journals YOUTH PURPOSEFULNESS FACILITATING SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE FACTORS IN LIFE ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Māra Bernande
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
External Environment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
Facilitating Factors ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Assessment Results

ABSTRACT The present article reviews life activities as a form of existence, manifesting itself in real actions in various aspects of one’s life within its interaction with the external environment. The Aim of the Study was brought forth - to analyse the results of empirical research on youth purposefulness facilitating factors in life activities at school and compare the differences of the factors on groups of youth from the 9th and 12th grade. The present article reviewed the self-assessment results of youth purposefulness facilitating subjective and objective factors’ in two attempts - in 9th grade (2008) and in 12th grade (2011), as well as the dynamics of such factors. The results revealed a positive youth purposefulness formation dynamics over time as well as the results uncovered profound differences within the objective factors associates with the role of school in the facilitation of purposefulness and selfassessment. The article summarises the major conclusions, which indicate that the subjective and objective pedagogical realities are linked in terms of youth purposefulness facilitation which manifests itself as a relation between the subjective and objective factors. Such subjective and objective factors differ depending on the young person’s age which in turn is indicated by the substantial shift of self-assessment results concerning the evaluation of purposefulness facilitating subjective and objective factors. The findings indicate towards very urgent matters that must be addressed in the course of the pedagogical process by planning and managing the development of youth purposefulness.

scholarly journals SERVQUAL, SELF-ASSESSMENT THE USE OF THE SERVQUAL MODEL FOR THE COMPOSITION OF SELF-ASSESSMENT IN HEI, CASE STUDY: FACULDADE DO LITORAL PARANAENSE - ISEPE

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 382-389
Author(s):  
Sebastião Cavalcanti Neto ◽  
Ivan Travassos ◽  
Cleverson Molinari Mello
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Direct Communication ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present article intends to identify the levels of satisfaction of the Faculdade do Litoral Paranaense ISEPE, in order to assess the results in relation to the five Dimensions structured in the Self-assessment being the Tangible Dimensions of Confidence, Responsibility, Security and Empathy. With that it adapted the model SERVQUAL developed by Parasuraman, Zeithaml and Berry (2006) and with the scale of Likert establishing a structured questionnaire in order to establish a direct communication with the academics and users. The general objective of this work is to adapt this model to be used in the Institutional Self-Assessment process of the Faculdade do Litoral Paranaense - ISEPE Guaratuba, seeking to verify the feasibility of the use of these models. After the results obtained and analyzed during the research, it is necessary to appreciate the management of the Institution with the objective of improving the quality of the services provided by the Institution, which are included in the dimensions surveyed.

Confession, conscience, and selfhood on trial

2018 ◽  
pp. 124-177
Author(s):  
Laura Kounine
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Linear Pattern ◽  
Moral Question ◽  
Modern Self ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Over Time

This chapter deals with the role of the self and conscience in defending oneself against the charge of witchcraft. To add depth to intellectual concepts—and teleologies—of the self, we must understand how the individual self was understood, felt, and experienced. Particularly for the crime of witchcraft, the crux of the trial was premised on the moral question of what kind of person would commit such a crime. Those on trial for witchcraft in the Lutheran duchy of Württemberg invoked the idioms of ‘mind’, ‘conscience’, ‘heart’, or ‘self’ in constructing their defence. Through four case studies, ranging from 1565 to 1678, this chapter examines the different ways in which people could conceptualize their person, and shows that change over time in the ‘development’ of the modern self was not a uniform or directly linear pattern.

scholarly journals The SAC as a Community of Practice: A Case Study of Peer-Run Conversation Sessions at the Universidad del Caribe

2015 ◽  
pp. 313-321
Author(s):  
Elvira del Carmen Acuña González ◽  
Magdalena Avila Pardo ◽  
Jane Elisabeth Holmes Lewendon
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Present Article ◽  
The Self ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Advance Knowledge ◽  
Over Time

The present article describes how the development of the ‘conversation sessions’ in the self-access centre (SAC) fostered a Community of Practice (CoP) as theorised by Lave & Wenger (1991). Our SAC is at a government-funded university in Cancun, Mexico. The conversation sessions were implemented with the aim to offer our EFL students the opportunity to practice speaking on a regular basis to complement their English programme. These peer-run conversations, in turn, are one of the key elements that led to the creation of a CoP where SAC users and personnel share a repertoire of resources and conventions created over time in order to form, transmit and advance knowledge.

scholarly journals The functional properties of human magnitude integration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
IRENE TOGOLI ◽  
Michele Fornaciai ◽  
Domenica Bueti
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Time Course ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Neural Processing ◽  
Behavioral Experiments ◽  
Asymmetric Effects ◽  
Static Versus Dynamic ◽  
Over Time

Magnitude information is essential to create a representation of the external environment and successfully interact with it. Duration and numerosity, for example, can shape our predictions and bias each other (i.e., the greater the number of people queuing, the longer we expect to wait). While these biases suggest the existence of a generalized magnitude system, asymmetric effects (i.e., numerosity affecting duration but not vice versa) challenged this idea. Here we propose that such asymmetric integration depends on the stimuli used and the neural processing dynamics they entail. Across multiple behavioral experiments employing different stimulus presentation displays (static versus dynamic), we show that the integration between numerosity and time can be symmetrical if the stimuli entail a similar neural time-course and numerosity unfolds over time. Overall, these findings support the idea of a generalized magnitude system, but also highlight the role of early sensory processing in magnitude representation and integration.

scholarly journals An Internet Resource for Self-Assessment of Mental Health and Health Behavior: Development and Implementation of the Self-Assessment Kiosk

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G Maunder ◽  
Jonathan J Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
The Self ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Internet Resource ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Health Measurement ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Over Time

Background Standardized measurement of physical and mental health is useful for identification of health problems. Personalized feedback of the results can influence health behavior, and treatment outcomes can be improved by monitoring feedback over time. However, few resources are available that are free for users, provide feedback from validated measurement instruments, and measure a wide range of health domains. Objective This study aimed to develop an internet self-assessment resource that fills the identified gap and collects data to generate and test hypotheses about health, to test its feasibility, and to describe the characteristics of its users. Methods The Self-Assessment Kiosk was built using validated health measurement instruments and implemented on a commercial internet survey platform. Data regarding usage and the characteristics of users were collected over 54 weeks. The rate of accrual of new users, popularity of measurement domains, frequency with which multiple domains were selected for measurement, and characteristics of users who chose particular questionnaires were assessed. Results Of the 1435 visits, 441 (30.73%) were visiting for the first time, completed at least 1 measure, indicated that their responses were truthful, and consented to research. Growth in the number of users over time was approximately linear. Users were skewed toward old age and higher income and education. Most (53.9%, 234/434) reported at least 1 medical condition. The median number of questionnaires completed was 5. Internal reliability of most measures was good (Cronbach alpha>.70), with lower reliability for some subscales of coping (self-distraction alpha=.35, venting alpha=.50, acceptance alpha=.51) and personality (agreeableness alpha=.46, openness alpha=.45). The popular questionnaires measured depression (61.0%, 269/441), anxiety (60.5%, 267/441), attachment insecurity (54.2%, 239/441), and coping (46.0%, 203/441). Demographic characteristics somewhat influenced choice of instruments, accounting for <9% of the variance in this choice. Mean depression and anxiety scores were intermediate between previously studied populations with and without mental illness. Modeling to estimate the sample size required to study relationships between variables suggested that the accrual of users required to study the relationship between 3 variables was 2 to 3 times greater than that required to study a single variable. Conclusions The value of the Self-Assessment Kiosk to users and the feasibility of providing this resource are supported by the steady accumulation of new users over time. The Self-Assessment Kiosk database can be interrogated to understand the relationships between health variables. Users who select particular instruments tend to have scores that are higher than those found in the general population, indicating that instruments are more likely to be selected when they are salient. Self-selection bias limits generalizability and needs to be taken into account when using the Self-Assessment Kiosk database for research. Ethical issues that were considered in developing and implementing the Self-Assessment Kiosk are discussed.

scholarly journals Use of a marking rubric and self-assessment to provide feedforward to level 5 undergraduate Sport students: student perceptions, performance and marking efficiency

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie John Bradley ◽  
Steven Anderson ◽  
Laurence Eagle
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Number Of Passes ◽  
Marking Time

The aim of this study was to identify whether Level 5 Sport students find a rubric and self-assessment helpful in providing feedforward on a lab report, and if the rubric improved performance and marking efficiency. A questionnaire was administered to 58 students in order to identify perceptions. Marking time, report grades and classification were compared with the previous year. A significant improvement in the report mark of 7% (ρ=0.029) from the previous year and an increase in the number of passes in the higher classifications, along with a 25-minute decrease in the mean marking time, were observed. Perceptions of the rubric were generally positive in terms of increasing students’ understanding of the assessment. The role of the rubric in the self-assessment process was beneficial, as it enabled students to understand what they were doing well and what they needed to improve. Overall, rubrics should be considered when implementing a laboratory-based practical assessment and report.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF SOME ASPECTS ABOUT THE ELDERLY EMPLOYED IN THE LATVIAN LABOUR MARKET

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Irena Silinevica
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Social Opportunities ◽  
Market Areas ◽  
Pension Age

The seniors are among the resources to reduce tension in certain labour market areas and promote further economic development. Taking into account the aging population trends, the role of seniors will increase in Latvia’s labour market. The aim of this research study is to explore the self-assessment of the elderly employed about their abilities to work competitively at pre-retirement age and go on to work at pension age. The research has verified some theoretical findings about the elderly people in the labour market by using content analysis, comparative analysis, synthesis, and the abstract and logical construction methods. The self-assessment of the employed aged above 50 about their abilities to compete in labour market is analysed in the research. A survey of the pre-retirement and pension-aged employees is carried out in the research. The main findings of the research are as follows: the development of technologies and the raising standard of living in Latvia creates new social opportunities for pre-retirement and retirement-age people to go on to work. The stereotypes in society on the preretirement and retirement-age employees are out of date and need to be changed. There are recommendations for improvement of competitiveness of the elderly employed in the labour market developed in the paper.

scholarly journals The specious interaction of time and numerosity perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 288 (1959) ◽  
pp. 20211577
Author(s):  
Irene Togoli ◽  
Michele Fornaciai ◽  
Domenica Bueti
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Time Course ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Asymmetric Effects ◽  
Behavioural Experiments ◽  
Static Versus Dynamic ◽  
Numerosity Perception ◽  
Over Time

Magnitude information is essential to create a representation of the external environment and successfully interact with it. Duration and numerosity, for example, can shape our predictions and bias each other (i.e. the greater the number of people queuing, the longer we expect to wait). While these biases suggest the existence of a generalized magnitude system, asymmetric effects (i.e. numerosity affecting duration but not vice versa) challenged this idea. Here, we propose that such asymmetric integration depends on the stimuli used and the neural processing dynamics they entail. Across multiple behavioural experiments employing different stimulus presentation displays (static versus dynamic) and experimental manipulations known to bias numerosity and duration perceptions (i.e. connectedness and multisensory integration), we show that the integration between numerosity and time can be symmetrical if the stimuli entail a similar neural time-course and numerosity unfolds over time. Overall, these findings support the idea of a generalized magnitude system, but also highlight the role of early sensory processing in magnitude representation and integration.

scholarly journals The Role of Smartphones for Online Language Use in the Context of Polish and Croatian Students of Different Disciplines

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-193
Author(s):  
Halina Sierocka ◽  
Violeta Jurković ◽  
Mirna Varga
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Language Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Self ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Self Assessment

Abstract Easy and cheap access to the Internet and a wide array of new technologies, such as smartphones, have multiplied opportunities for online informal learning of English (OILE). Yet, despite sizeable research, few studies have examined the issue of OILE in the context of university students of different disciplines. The aim of this research study was to examine the role of online language use through smartphones among students of various disciplines and its possible effects on enhancement of their foreign language skills. The study assumed both qualitative and quantitative methodology encompassing three research instruments: an online survey, the self-assessment language competence grid of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL; Council of Europe, 2001) and a semi-structured interview. Data were collected with 377 students from two universities: University of Białystok, Poland and University of Osijek, Croatia. The research outcomes indicate that both Croatian and Polish students of different disciplines use their smartphones chiefly for receptive activities with infrequent use for language learning purposes and the predominant use of the mother tongue or English for the listed online activities through smartphones do not significantly affect the self-assessed level of their communicative competence in English. However, it can be stated that the choice of the preponderant language for online use through smartphones, especially for study-related issues, is conditioned by the students’ discipline of study.

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