Keeping in School Shape (KiSS): A Program for Rehearsing Math Skills Over Breaks from School

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Carla C. Van de Sande
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Retrieval Practice ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
State University ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Formal Instruction ◽  
Prerequisite Knowledge

If you don’t use it, you lose it. School breaks, during which students do not regularly participate in instruction, can therefore have negative consequences on learning. This is especially true for mathematics learning since skills build progressively on earlier materials. How can we bridge these gaps in formal instruction? The Keeping in School Shape (KiSS) program is a mobile, engaging, innovative, and cost-effective way of using technology to help students who have time off between related math courses stay fresh on prerequisite knowledge and skills. Founded on learning theory and designed on a model of behavioral change, the KiSS program embodies retrieval practice and nudges by sending students a daily multiple-choice review problem via text messaging over school break. After rating their confidence in solving the daily problem students receive feedback and a solution. This study explores measures of participation, accuracy, and confidence in an implementation of the KiSS program over winter break between two sequential introductory engineering courses at a large state university in the Southwest United States. Results indicate that careful attention should be paid to the construction of the first few days of the program, and that encouragement, additional resources for review and practice, and an increased breadth of problem difficulty may improve participation.

Applying Social Norms Theory within Affiliation Groups: Promising Interventions for High-Risk Drinking

NASPA Journal ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Bruce ◽  
Adrienne E Keller
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Small Group ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
State University ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Social Norms Theory ◽  
High Risk Drinking

On college campuses across the country, high-risk drinking and the associated negative consequences have become a national concern. As colleges strive to find appropriate and effective approaches to deal with this issue, social norms theory provides a coherent framework for interventions that are relevant and positive. Small Group Social Norms (SGSN) interventions within affiliation groups offer a cost-effective, acceptable intervention that can decrease high-risk drinking and associated negative consequences. Experiences with SGSN interventions for student athletes and members of fraternities and sororities at a prominent state university demonstrate the process, effectiveness, and potential of these kinds of interventions.

scholarly journals Text-Messaging, Online Peer Support Group, and Coaching Strategies to Optimize the HIV Prevention Continuum for Youth: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/11165 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e11165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas Swendeman ◽  
Elizabeth Mayfield Arnold ◽  
Danielle Harris ◽  
Jasmine Fournier ◽  
W Scott Comulada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Homeless Youth ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Transgender Youth ◽  
Sti Testing

Background America’s increasing HIV epidemic among youth suggests the need to identify novel strategies to leverage services and settings where youth at high risk (YAHR) for HIV can be engaged in prevention. Scalable, efficacious, and cost-effective strategies are needed, which support youth during developmental transitions when risks arise. Evidence-based behavioral interventions (EBIs) have typically relied on time-limited, scripted, and manualized protocols that were often delivered with low fidelity and lacked evidence for effectiveness. Objective This study aims to examine efficacy, implementation, and cost-effectiveness of easily mountable and adaptable, technology-based behavioral interventions in the context of an enhanced standard of care and study assessments that implement the guidelines of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for routine, repeat HIV, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing for high-risk youth. Methods Youth aged between 12 and 24 years (n=1500) are being recruited from community-based organizations and clinics serving gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, homeless youth, and postincarcerated youth, with eligibility algorithms weighting African American and Latino youth to reflect disparities in HIV incidence. At baseline and 4-month intervals over 24 months (12 months for lower-risk youth), interviewers monitor uptake of HIV prevention continuum steps (linkage to health care, use of pre- or postexposure prophylaxis, condoms, and prevention services) and secondary outcomes of substance use, mental health, and housing security. Assessments include rapid diagnostic tests for HIV, STIs, drugs, and alcohol. The study is powered to detect modest intervention effects among gay or bisexual male and transgender youth with 70% retention. Results The project was funded in September 2016 and enrollment began in May 2017. Enrollment will be completed between June and August 2019. Data analysis is currently underway, and the first results are expected to be submitted for publication in 2019. Conclusions This hybrid implementation-effectiveness study examines alternative models for implementing the CDC guidelines for routine HIV/STI testing for YAHR of acquiring HIV and for delivering evidence-based behavioral intervention content in modular elements instead of scripted manuals and available over 24 months of follow-up, while also monitoring implementation, costs, and effectiveness. The greatest impacts are expected for coaching, whereas online group peer support is expected to have lower impact but may be more cost-effective. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03134833; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03134833 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/76el0Viw9) International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/11165

scholarly journals Sonar Technology Assisted Vehicle Sensor

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2505-2510
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
World Health ◽  
Delayed Response ◽  
State University ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Gps System ◽  
Vehicle Sensor

In the Philippines, more than half of its vehicular accidents are caused by motorcycles, and most of the reasons why these accidents are happening is because of distracted driving, lowered road awareness, delayed response to emergency such as accidents, and over speeding to name a few as confirmed by World Health Organization’s reports. Premised on this idea, the researchers decided to design, develop, and test a device that would provide a solution to this. Thus, the title “Sonar Technology Assisted Vehicle Sensor” was created. The device was completed after three months of research and development in Eastern Samar State University Salcedo Campus. Results of the four-stage test: the Benchmark; Alpha; Beta; and Usability tests indicated that the Sonar Technology Assisted Vehicle Sensor is fully functional and can detect vehicles approaching and can produce corresponding alarms, and can now be implemented. As an additional feature, the device has been imbedded with a Global Positioning System (GPS) Tracker that activates whenever an accident happens to the user/rider. The GPS Tracker would extract the device’s location and the system would automatically send the data to appropriate authorities using its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) shield through text messaging. The researchers recommend that the device should be marketed directly to motorcycle companies; its GPS system should be submitted for further testing, while the image processing should be trained in computers with RAM size of 8 GB and should be tested paired with an infrared lamp to maximize its use in night time traveling conditions.

Impact of Mathematics School Performance at Middle School for Academic Institutional Management Based on the Checkland Methodology

2016 ◽  
pp. 182-202
Author(s):  
Joel García Mendoza ◽  
Edgar Oliver Cardoso Espinosa ◽  
Jorge Mejía Bricaire ◽  
Fernando Briseño Hurtado
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Institutional Management ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The Impact

Currently the development of countries has acquired importance as a result of the process of economic globalization, which has established various challenges to the economic activities worldwide. So numerical, mathematical and digital competences, are very important to participating fully in the knowledge society. Thus, the chapter proposal considers Checkland's Methodology as an oriented alternative to analyze the object of study in situations with a high rate of human intervention such as education. The chapter proposal will be organized into three sections: the first one related to the factors involved in school performance, the quality of education and the impact that have the math skills at middle school; the second focused on the characteristics of the methodology of Checkland applied to mathematics, and the third, a key options proposal for designing to the students motivation for a better mathematics learning that allows assessment of the institutional management in performance in such subject and increase educational standards.

The ABCs of Rhinophyma Management

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred J. Stucker ◽  
Timothy Lian ◽  
Kenneth Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Science ◽  
State University ◽  
Science Center ◽  
Tumescent Anesthesia ◽  
Therapeutic Modalities ◽  
Louisiana State University ◽  
Good Cosmetic ◽  
Health Science Center ◽  
Inflammatory Growth

Background Rhinophyma is a benign inflammatory growth of the nose. It usually involves the caudal one-third of the nose in men. It not only affects the patient's appearance, but also can have profound functional implications. Many difficult treatment methods have been advocated, often with acceptable success. Because there appears to be no distinct advantages in the different therapeutic modalities, no one modality is universally endorsed. Methods We performed a retrospective review of patients from 1990–2001 who underwent treatment of their rhinophyma at Louisiana State University, Health Science Center and Overton Brooks Veteran's Hospital in Shreveport, LA. The tumescent anesthesia, Weck blade excision and argon beam coagulator technique (TWA) was used on 51 patients. Results Patients undergoing this technique have operating times no greater than ten minutes. The average blood loss was less than 5cc. No surgical complications were noted. Conclusion The TWA technique yields good cosmetic results and is cost-effective.

Zinc phthalocyanines with fluorinated substituents for direct sensing of carbamate and organophosphate pesticides in water

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 989-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek D. Erbahar ◽  
Mika Harbeck ◽  
Ilke Gürol ◽  
Gülay Gümüş ◽  
Emel Musluoǧlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Sensor ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Aqueous Samples ◽  
Zinc Phthalocyanines ◽  
Pesticides In Water ◽  
Sensitivity And Selectivity ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalances ◽  
Liquid Sensing

Water pollution by pesticides as the result of intensive agriculture and horticulture has brought many negative consequences to humans and ecosystems. Among others, chemical sensor systems are under intense development for direct pesticide analysis in aqueous samples as a cost effective and simple alternative analytical method. In this work, a set of zinc phthalocyanines is studied in its liquid sensing properties using quartz crystal microbalances. Four different species selected from the two most common organophosphorus and carbamate classes of pesticides are used as test analytes. The phthalocyanines are chemically modified with different fluorinated substituents to increase sensor sensitivity and govern pesticide selectivity in order to create sensors with widely diverging analyte responses. By this means, sensors with a general high sensitivity and selectivity for the two pesticide classes were obtained and detection limits down to 0.03 mg.L-1 could be achieved. The response data of the sensors are analyzed in detail using exploratory multivariate data evaluation methods. The results show that phthalocyanine based sensors are a truly capable platform for chemical analysis systems of aqueous samples.

What's Going On

1978 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 39
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Of Education ◽  
State University ◽  
Arizona State University ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Migrant Students ◽  
Whole Numbers ◽  
Probability And Statistics ◽  
Level 2

The MIGRANT MATH SK ILLS INFORMATI ON SYSTEM commun icates the previously learned math skil ls and the math skill area the students were working on at the send ing school to the receiving school. The system serves all migrant students in the United States and is designed to aid teachers in pl acing newly arriving students in appropriate math studies. Part of the National Migrant Students Record Transfer System (MSRTS), the math system is based on a four-level “dictionary” of math skills; level 1 is topics, which include readiness, number meaning, whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, measurement geometry, sets, probability, and statistics. Level 2 is subtopics, with levels 3 and 4 being skills and subskills. For further information, contact Gary Bitter, Migrant Math Skills Task Force chairman, College of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281.

Doubles Up—Easy!

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Carol A. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
State University ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Illinois State University ◽  
Addition Facts

Easy facts first, then harder ones! This is the natural route to take in the mastery of basic addition facts, and addition doubles are certainly among those “easy” facts. Using objects to help children “picture” each double makes learning the doubles even easier and a lot of fun. That at least has been the experience of children enrolled in the Illinois State University Mathematics Learning Clinic for area children with learning difficulties in mathematics.

scholarly journals Economic and social factors affecting the epidemiological process of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Ponomarenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Health Care Expenditures ◽  
Productive Infection ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Representative Samples

Summary Aim. Analyze the impact of several economic and social factors on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing the latest statistics in large and representative samples. Assess the factors inhibiting the negative consequences of the infectious process of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Materials and methods. To create this review, the required academic and media publications also statistical data were found on the Internet for the selected keywords, both for a single tag and in various combinations of them. Population statistics have been created on the base of data available on the Internet. Results and discussion. The relationship between economic or social factors and the impacts of the 15-month COVID-19 pandemic in different regions was investigated using a variety of available statistics for five continents and 53 countries. A positive relationship was found between the consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and GDP per capita or the type of human diet with correlation coefficients in the range of 0.48-0.87. The development of the viral epidemic demonstrates a less clear correlation on population density from r = -0.68 to r = -0.16, depending on the selected group of countries. For island nations, geographic isolation was the dominant defense against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Conclusions. An analytical and quantitative study of economic or social aspects and numerous statistics on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, carried out on large representative samples, showed that, the productive infection and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2, critically increase with an excessive amount of consumed proteins and fats. To successfully control of the progression COVID-19 disease, the WHO guidelines for the amount of macronutrients consumed should be followed. This cost-effective approach will reduce health care expenditures in all countries during the epidemic.

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