scholarly journals Developing Students’ Translation Competence: The Role of Tasks and Teaching Activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Habiba Nakhli
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Method

The aim of this study is to identify the teaching procedures generally conducted by translation teachers, and investigate their impact on the development of students’ translation competence (TC). The study emphasizes the importance of substituting the traditional “read and translate” method for a student-centered teaching approach that relies on hands-on tasks and engaging activities.  These teaching procedures include intra- and extra-mural activities and tasks addressing different sub-competencies and skills and aiming at developing students' general TC. In order to study the impact of these teaching procedures on TC, we implemented a descriptive method that draws upon self-report data and observation of translation teachers and students in a classroom setting. We observed a group of MA translation students in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities in Tetouan and King Fahd School of Translation in Tangiers- Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco. The observation reports and teachers questionnaires provided significant data about classroom practices, while the survey of students’ levels of TC revealed that the respondents’ mastery level of TC ranges from low to high across the different sub-competences. We subsequently compared students’ mastery levels to the general patterns governing the teachers’ teaching procedures, and the findings showed a clear correlation between the two. Accordingly, the type and focus of the tasks and activities performed by students have a direct impact on their TC development.

Ambition at work and career satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrine El Baroudi ◽  
Chen Fleisher ◽  
Svetlana N. Khapova ◽  
Paul Jansen ◽  
Julia Richardson
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Taking Charge ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of pay in the relationship between employee ambition and taking charge behavior, and its subsequent effects on employee career satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach A two-wave quantitative investigation was conducted among alumni of a large public university in the Netherlands. Findings The results show that taking charge behavior mediates the positive relationship between employee ambition and career satisfaction. They also show that pay positively moderates this mediation, such that the relationship between employee ambition and taking charge behavior is stronger when ambitious employees receive an increase in pay, leading to increased career satisfaction. Conversely, a decrease in pay does not moderate ambitious employees’ taking charge behavior and the impact on their career satisfaction. Research limitations/implications The study draws on self-report data collected in one country: the Netherlands. Practical implications The study highlights the importance of pay for higher job involvement, demonstrating its impact on taking charge behavior among employees with higher levels of ambition. Originality/value This is the first empirical study to examine the impact of pay on employees’ taking charge behavior and the subsequent implications for career satisfaction.

Why Ecological Momentary Assessment Surveys Go Incomplete?: When It Happens and How It Impacts Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Hsiang Wu ◽  
Jingjing Xu ◽  
Elizabeth Stangl ◽  
Shareka Pentony ◽  
Dhruv Vyas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Real Time Data ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Background Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) often requires respondents to complete surveys in the moment to report real-time experiences. Because EMA may seem disruptive or intrusive, respondents may not complete surveys as directed in certain circumstances. Purpose This article aims to determine the effect of environmental characteristics on the likelihood of instances where respondents do not complete EMA surveys (referred to as survey incompletion), and to estimate the impact of survey incompletion on EMA self-report data. Research Design An observational study. Study Sample Ten adults hearing aid (HA) users. Data Collection and Analysis Experienced, bilateral HA users were recruited and fit with study HAs. The study HAs were equipped with real-time data loggers, an algorithm that logged the data generated by HAs (e.g., overall sound level, environment classification, and feature status including microphone mode and amount of gain reduction). The study HAs were also connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone app, which collected the real-time data logging data as well as presented the participants with EMA surveys about their listening environments and experiences. The participants were sent out to wear the HAs and complete surveys for 1 week. Real-time data logging was triggered when participants completed surveys and when participants ignored or snoozed surveys. Data logging data were used to estimate the effect of environmental characteristics on the likelihood of survey incompletion, and to predict participants' responses to survey questions in the instances of survey incompletion. Results Across the 10 participants, 715 surveys were completed and survey incompletion occurred 228 times. Mixed effects logistic regression models indicated that survey incompletion was more likely to happen in the environments that were less quiet and contained more speech, noise, and machine sounds, and in the environments wherein directional microphones and noise reduction algorithms were enabled. The results of survey response prediction further indicated that the participants could have reported more challenging environments and more listening difficulty in the instances of survey incompletion. However, the difference in the distribution of survey responses between the observed responses and the combined observed and predicted responses was small. Conclusion The present study indicates that EMA survey incompletion occurs systematically. Although survey incompletion could bias EMA self-report data, the impact is likely to be small.

Using self-report and skin conductance measures to evaluate theme park experiences

2020 ◽  
pp. 135676672096973
Author(s):  
Shanshi Li
Keyword(s):  
Skin Conductance ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theme Park ◽  
Retrospective Evaluation ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Affective Intensity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Implications

This study examines the impact of the key affective moments of a theme park experience on visitors’ post-trip evaluations measured immediately after their visits. One hundred and twenty-three participants visited a theme park while their real-time skin conductance and self-report data were collected. Results indicate that visitors’ pleasure levels (i.e. average, beginning, peak, and end) consistently correlate with satisfaction, which in turn, positively influences behavioural intention. In particular, visitors’ satisfaction levels are better aligned with the affective intensity at the end moment and the average emotion intensity of a theme park experience. Arousal, however, was not found to be a significant indicator of post-trip evaluation. The study extends literature on key moments and retrospective evaluation by illustrating how visitors rely on affective moments of a theme park experience to construct overall evaluations. The study concludes with practical implications and scope for future research.

Pay Meaning, Satisfaction and Size of a Meaningful Pay Increase

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 660-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Krzystofiak ◽  
Jerry Newman ◽  
Linda Krefting
Keyword(s):  
Business School ◽  
Stimulus Change ◽  
Stimulus Level ◽  
Job Dissatisfaction ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Initial Stimulus ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
Equitable Treatment

Individual variation in the size of a meaningful pay increase is examined from four competing perspectives: (a) based on psychophysical laws relating stimulus change to initial stimulus level, (b) based on equitable treatment, (c) based on the symbolic role of money, and (d) based on individual pay/job dissatisfaction and perceived increases needed to reestablish equilibrium. Results for 77 business school alumni providing self-report data on salary histories, pay meaning, and satisfaction suggest that all but a psychophysical explanation play significant roles in determining the size of a meaningful pay increase.

scholarly journals Peer-assisted learning to support attainment in Pharmacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Maccabe ◽  
Ricarda Micallef ◽  
Dr Mark Carew
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Peer Assisted Learning ◽  
Academic Mentoring ◽  
Student Mentors ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
The Impact

Academic mentoring (AM) is embedded in two modules of the Pharmacy course, using a peer-assisted learning (PAL) design. Training and payment are given to student mentors who work with academics and the AM team to create student-centred active learning material. In 2017/18, student attendance at PAL sessions was high, with 87% of the first- and second-year Pharmacy cohorts attending a session. Thirteen mentors supported both modules for a semester each. The impact of PAL in these sessions was measured by quantitative and qualitative analyses, using institutional data on retention, progression, attainment and self-report data. These data showed that students who engaged in PAL were: from traditionally under-represented groups in higher education (HE); specifically-disadvantaged students; from a Black and Minority Ethnic background (BME). PAL-engaging students had higher progression, retention and module pass rates. A survey of fifty mentees found unanimous agreement for the proposal that PAL was valuable and it confirmed that mentors were regarded as enthusiastic, organised and prepared. The formalisation of the AM and PAL process, together with its co-production between mentors and mentees, has increased the professionalism of the scheme and should be supported in the future.

Clients’ Hope for Counseling as a Predictor of Outcome in Psychotherapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 001100002110332
Author(s):  
Theodore T. Bartholomew ◽  
Eileen E. Joy ◽  
Brittany E. Gundel
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Multilevel Modeling ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Training Clinic ◽  
Conceptual Role ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data

Researchers have demonstrated links between general hope and symptoms of distress. Findings like these are important given the conceptual role of hope in psychotherapy theories like Frank and Frank’s contextual model. Existing literature, however, has involved researchers employing general hope measures despite hope being variable across domains rather than a general trait. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between hope for counseling and clients’ outcomes as well as the working alliance. Self-report data were collected from 103 clients in a doctoral training clinic. Evidence (from multilevel modeling) demonstrated that increases in working alliance predict increases in hope for counseling over the course of treatment and that increases in hope for counseling significantly predict decreases in distress over the course of counseling when working alliance and session number are controlled. We discuss implications for clinical practice and positively-oriented work in counseling psychology.

scholarly journals Perceived Parental Attachment and Achievement Motivation

2011 ◽  
Vol 109 (3) ◽  
pp. 940-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bal ◽  
Imants Barušs
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Achievement Goals ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Fear Of Failure ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data

A significant amount of research in attachment theory has been devoted to factors affecting academic achievement, but less attention has been given to the role of attachment in the relation between academic achievement and achievement motivation. The current preliminary study examined the role of perceived parental attachment in achievement motivation. Self-report data obtained from the Parental Attachment Questionnaire, Achievement Goals Questionnaire, and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory were collected from 50 university students with a mean age of 18.8 yr. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that parental facilitation of independence correlated significantly and negatively with fear of failure. Results yielded partial support for the hypothesis that performance-oriented goals are related to a fear of failure, whereas mastery-oriented goals are not. The results also suggest that high parental attachment in the case of high-frequency religious practitioners is related to an increased chance of acquiring a more avoidance-oriented achievement motivation.

Guns in School

2019 ◽  
pp. 74-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lacey Nicole Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Gun Carrying ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Recent Debate ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
K 12 ◽  
School Property

This chapter examines weapon carrying by teachers and students in K-12 schools. Most of the chapter focuses on juveniles, exploring how often juveniles bring weapons to school, the demographic characteristics these juveniles have in common, and why juveniles opt to bring weapons on school grounds. Empirical studies of these topics based on official data, victimization data, and self-report data are reviewed. Additionally, this chapter details the federal and state laws that regulate weapons on school property. Attention is also given to the recent debate over arming K-12 teachers and staff as a prevention measure. Like the discussion of juvenile gun carrying, this chapter highlights the law regulating this issue, arguments for and against such a policy, and the empirical research assessing effects.

Childhood trauma and the impact of deployment on the development of mental disorder in military males

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 818-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Syed Sheriff ◽  
Miranda Van Hooff ◽  
Gin Malhi ◽  
Blair Grace ◽  
Alexander McFarlane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Symptom Screening ◽  
Australian Defence Force ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data ◽  
The Impact

AbstractBackgroundChildhood adversity is associated with mental disorder following military deployment. However, it is unclear how different childhood trauma profiles relate to developing a post-deployment disorder. We investigated childhood trauma prospectively in determining new post-deployment probable disorder.MethodsIn total, 1009 Regular male ADF personnel from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) Prospective Study provided pre- and post-deployment self-report data. Logistic regression and generalised structural equation modelling were utilised to examine associations between childhood trauma and new post-deployment probable disorder and possible mediator pathways through pre-deployment symptoms.ResultsThere were low rates of pre-deployment probable disorder. New post-deployment probable disorder was associated with childhood trauma, index deployment factors (combat role and deployment trauma) and pre-deployment symptoms but not with demographic, service or adult factors prior to the index deployment (including trauma, combat or previous deployment). Even after controlling for demographic, service and adult factors prior to the index deployment as well as index deployment trauma, childhood trauma was still a significant determinant of new post-deployment probable disorder. GSEM demonstrated that the association between interpersonal childhood trauma and new post-deployment probable disorder was fully mediated by pre-deployment symptoms. This was not the case for those who experienced childhood trauma that was not interpersonal in nature.ConclusionsTo determine the risk of developing a post-deployment disorder an understanding of the types of childhood trauma encountered is essential, and pre-deployment symptom screening alone is insufficient

The Role of Parental Status and Involvement in Sentence Length Decisions: A Comparison of Men and Women Sentenced to Prison

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (14) ◽  
pp. 1899-1924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Tasca ◽  
Ahram Cho ◽  
Cassia Spohn ◽  
Nancy Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Sentence Length ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Parental Status ◽  
Prison Sentence ◽  
Complex Interplay ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Self Report Data

Drawing upon familial paternalism theory, this study explores the effects of parental status and involvement on prison sentence length among men and women. To carry out this research, we relied on a combination of official and self-report data on 919 offenders sentenced to prison in Arizona. Results revealed that parents were not sentenced significantly differently from offenders without children; although women and mothers were punished more severely than their male counterparts. In addition, mothers who lived with their children before arrest received shorter prison terms than mothers who were uninvolved in their lives. Parental involvement was not a significant predictor of fathers’ prison sentences, however. This study illuminates the complex interplay between parenthood, gender, and sentencing.

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