scholarly journals A Student Parent Assistance Pilot Program for Incoming Associate Degree Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hudesman ◽  
Nicholas Millet ◽  
Dorie Clay
Keyword(s):  
Associate Degree ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Positive View ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Academic Challenges ◽  
Group A

This Student Parent Assistance Pilot Program engaged family members to support their students in adapting to the academic challenges of entering college. Materials were constructed so that family members did not have to be knowledgeable in the course content in order to assist their students. Outcomes indicated that participating students and their family members had a more positive view of the program than did a non-participating comparison student group. A student vignette is used to illustrate the students’ positive view of the program.

GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS IN NEWBORN NURSERIES

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 849-854
Author(s):  
Carol C. Geil ◽  
Wilma K. Castle ◽  
Edward A. Mortimer
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Primary Site ◽  
M Protein ◽  
Streptococcal Infections ◽  
Group A ◽  
Vaginal Tract

Two outbreaks of group A streptococcal colonization of newborn infants over a 3-year period were observed. Manifestations of the outbreak included indolent oomphalitis in most infants, but two babies developed sepsis. Transmission to family members occurred after discharge in several instances. The offending strains were untypable by M protein precipitin techniques, but by T-agglutination techniques were identified as T28 in the first outbreak and T11/9 in the second out-break. The origin of the first outbreak appeared to be an infant who acquired the strain from his mother's vaginal tract during delivery, but the origin of the second episode could not be identified. Perpetuation of the outbreaks appeared to be mediated by infant-to-infant transmission with the umbilical stump being the primary site of colonization. Control of the first outbreak was not achieved until all infants with positive cultures were treated with penicillin and all exposed infants received prophylactic penicillin until a complete turnover of the nursery population occurred. This regimenfailed to eradicate the second outbreak, which was finally controlled by treating all affected infants with penicillin and applying bacitracin ointment to the umbilical stumps of all other infants for 15 days. It is possible that the difficulty in interrupting the second outbreak resulted from failure to identify a continuing carrier among personnel.

Maitre D' Apprenticeship Program

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Calnan
Keyword(s):  
Associate Degree ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Hospitality Education ◽  
College Programs ◽  
Apprenticeship Program ◽  
Food Service Employees

The hospitality industry has historically trained its own employees at the entry and supervisory level. Today, because of the growth of the hospitality industry, even with the proliferation of hospitality education programs, more non-hospitality trained personnel are entering the industry than ever before. The maitre d' apprenticeship program is designed to complement the in-house training programs of hotels and restaurants with a college curriculum leading to an associate degree and national certification in food service management. The maitre d' apprenticeship program is designed as a model for community and junior colleges to provide an alternative to fulltime college programs to meet the needs of front-of-the-house food service employees who wish to develop their basic skills and supervisory talents. The model of the maitre d' apprenticeship curriculum details the course content needed to meet the certification requirements of the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA).

STUDENT RETENTION OF COURSE CONTENT IS IMPROVED BY COLLABORATIVE-GROUP TESTING

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald N. Cortright ◽  
Heidi L. Collins ◽  
David W. Rodenbaugh ◽  
Stephen E. DiCarlo
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Group Testing ◽  
Collaborative Group ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Collaborative Testing ◽  
Traditional Format ◽  
Group A ◽  
Selected Subset ◽  
Group B

We recently reported that collaborative testing (i.e., group test taking) increased student performance on quizzes. It is unknown, however, whether collaborative testing improves student retention of course content. Therefore, this study was designed to test the hypotheses that collaborative-group testing improves student retention of course content. To test this hypothesis, our undergraduate exercise physiology class of 38 students was randomly divided into two groups: group A ( n = 19) and group B ( n = 19). During exam 1, students from both groups answered questions in the traditional format as individuals. Immediately after completing the exam as individuals, students from group A answered a randomly selected subset of questions from exam 1 in groups of two (1 group had 3 students) to test the effectiveness of collaborative-group testing on test performance and level of student retention. On the next exam ( exam 2, 4 wk later), students from both groups answered questions in the traditional format as individuals and responded to the same subset of questions from exam 1. The subset of questions was analyzed to determine the level of retention of the original test material. In addition, immediately after completing the exam as individuals, students from group B answered a randomly selected subset of questions from exam 2 in groups of two (1 group had 3 students). Finally, on the next exam ( exam 3, 4 wk later), students from both groups answered questions in the traditional format as individuals and responded to the same subset of questions from exam 2. This protocol followed a randomized crossover design to control for time and order effects. Student retention of course content was reduced when students completed the original examinations individually. In sharp contrast, student retention was improved ( P < 0.05) when students completed the original examinations in groups. Results suggest that collaborative testing is an effective strategy to enhance learning and increase student retention of course content.

BSW Students Coding Qualitative Data: A Teaching and Research Note

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-107
Author(s):  
Yvonne A. Unrau ◽  
Heather D. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Qualitative Data Analysis ◽  
Text Data ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Group A ◽  
Approach To Teaching

This study explores how BSW students code qualitative data and describes an approach to teaching introductory qualitative data analysis to this student group. A first-level coding task of text data was conducted by 111 students. Their resulting codes were then examined for individual coding styles. This study found that different coding styles do exist and can be assessed. Also, students with research experience rated the coding task less difficult than those without research experience. The study's findings have implications for teaching qualitative data analysis to BSW students and for using undergraduate assistance in analyzing qualitative data.

Teaching with Symbols Tangentially Related to Topic: Using a Linked Multimedia Approach to Enhance Learning

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. James Giannini ◽  
Rachel K. Bowman ◽  
Juliette N. Giannini ◽  
Jocelyn D. Giannini
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Visual Art ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Medieval Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Multiple Choice Test ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Course Content

40 undergraduate students, none of whom were history or literature majors, attended a lecture on Medieval literature. For half the students the lecture was supplemented by two sets of slides. One set summarized course content while the second set contained slides of paintings or other forms of visual art which were only tangentially related to the topic. For the other half of the student-group, the lecture was supplemented by course content slides only. Students viewing symbolic slides had significantly higher test scores on a written 20-question multiple-choice test given immediately after the lecture.

The Use of Transfer Payments by Immigrants

ILR Review ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine D. Blau
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Immigrant Group ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Transfer Payments ◽  
Female Immigrants ◽  
Group A ◽  
The U.S

This paper uses data from the 1976 Survey of Income and Education to compare the receipt of transfers by families headed by male and female immigrants and those headed by native-born Americans. The average level of transfers is found to be considerably higher among families headed by immigrants, but this is almost entirely the result of the higher average age of family members among the immigrant group — a reflection of the large inflows of immigrants into the U.S. during the pre-1924 period. When age and other factors are held constant, immigrant families are found to be considerably less likely to rely on welfare than native families, and their receipts from social insurance programs are found to be only slightly higher.

scholarly journals Conventional versus Flap Tracheostomy: Operative Simplicity, Stomal Care, Complications

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-126
Author(s):  
Diptanshu Mukherjee ◽  
Saikat Samaddar ◽  
Titas Kar
Keyword(s):  
Operative Time ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Medical Institute ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Group A ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Randomized Control ◽  
Group B

Introduction Tracheostomy is a life saving procedure and its operative principle has withstood the test of time although the operative techniques have evolved. Inferiorly based flap on the anterior tracheal wall (Bjork flap) was demonstrated in 1952. The present study aims to compare conventional tracheostomy with flap tracheostomy. Materials and Methods A Randomized Control Trial was conducted in a tertiary care teaching medical institute comparing conventionally tracheostomised patients (Group A) with the group where flap based method was followed (Group B). Results The study population was comprised of 110 patients with equitable distribution in the groups. Per-operative time to establish an airway was measured and statistically correlated. 9.26% patients of Group A had difficult tube change, with none in Group B. Ease of stomal care by the patient and family members (Visual Analogue Scale), depicted it to be “very easy” in 76.36% of the patients in Group B and 16.36% in Group A. Stomal healing in first week was proper in 61.82% of patients in Group A and 80% of the patients in Group B. Tracheo-cutaneous fistula (TCF) developed in 18.18% of the adult and geriatric patients of Group A undergoing stomal closure. None of the patients in Group B had TCF following stomal closure. Conclusion Establishing Bjork flap tracheostomy is equally quick making the process suited for emergency situations. Flap based tracheostomy has early stomal maturation so, care of the stoma by health assistants and family members is easy.

scholarly journals Why should a Laboratory be required for Linear Circuits I ?

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Klaus Wuersig
Keyword(s):  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Student Group ◽  
Fall Semester ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Op Amp ◽  
Op Amps ◽  
Group A ◽  
Linear Circuits ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

When in the fall semester of 2017 at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, a Laboratory was added to Linear Circuits I , it provided an absolute amazing insight into the absence of practical knowledge of students. They could not identify resistors, or capacitors. They had in most cases no idea what a DMM was and how to use it. Setting up fairly simple circuits on a proto-board and making voltage and current measurements had to be shown to each Lab group. A Lab experiment with an Op-Amp meant, that several of the Op-Amps were sacrificed to the smoke god. Students were amazed by what an Oscilloscope could do and how one could see the charge and discharge of a capacitor. At the end of each experiment, MatLab was used to verify the practical results obtained. What was gratifying at the end of the semester that each student group had high praise for the inclusion of a Laboratory into the curriculum. All the frustration and the extra work involved was worth it if one looked at the final result and that a practical component had been added to the students background, which would serve them well in a summer internship or in the Co-op program.

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