scholarly journals A Case Study in the Application of the Systematic Approach to Training in the Logging Industry

Safety ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Lagerstrom ◽  
Sheryl Magzamen ◽  
William Brazile ◽  
Lorann Stallones ◽  
Paul Ayers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Safety Training ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Logging Industry ◽  
Quantitative Analyses

The purpose of this research was to develop and assess a targeted emergency first-aid and safety training program for professional loggers in Montana. There were two key objectives for the program: (1) participant demonstration of recall and retention of key concepts and (2) improved participant reception in comparison to the previous year’s training program. The Systematic Approach to Training provided the overall model for the development and conduct of the training program. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were used to assess the effectiveness of the training program. The training program was administered to 873 loggers. Pre-, post-, and follow-up examinations were used to assess recall and retention of key learning objectives, while surveys were used to assess learner reception of the updated training program. Post-training survey data indicated increases in training applicability, understanding of learning objectives, and overall course enjoyment of the updated program in comparison to the previous year’s training program. Participants scored significantly higher on the post-training exams, which demonstrated recall of key training objectives. The results obtained by the training evaluation will guide future research and the continued development of the training program to align with ongoing analysis activities and participant suggestions.

Developing an E-Government Training Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie D. A. Abdullah ◽  
Calvin M. L. Chan ◽  
Syamimi Ariff Lim
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Stage Process

Education and training is recognized to be important to the success of e-government. Nonetheless, research in e-government education has remained at a nascent phase. This paper advances the state of e-government education research through a case study. It answers the research question “How to develop an e-government training program.” Through the adoption of stakeholder theory as the theoretical foundation, and the analysis of the case data, a two-stage process model is developed. This model not only provides a theoretical explanatory basis for the process of developing e-government training programs, but also a practical guide for practitioners in developing such training programs. In addition, it is hoped that this paper will serve as a basis upon which future research can take reference in order to develop a cumulative tradition of employing theoretically-based approach to advance the state of e-government education research.

Intermittent Motivational Interviewing and Transdiagnostic CBT for Anxiety: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 300-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Marker ◽  
Peter J. Norton
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cognitive Behavior ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Clinically Significant

Recent meta-analytic findings have revealed that the addition of motivational interviewing (MI) to cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders improves treatment outcome. However, for the most part, previous research has limited MI as a prelude to CBT. This article explored the benefits and complications of a more integrated approach by adapting and examining an already established transdiagnostic CBT protocol to include intermittent MI strategies. The presented protocol is described and illustrated using a case study of a woman meeting criteria for four anxiety disorder diagnoses. This study presents session-by-session treatment accounts, as well as pre, post, and follow-up data. Results indicated clinically significant improvement, supporting the utility of intermittent MI strategies within CBT. Implementation recommendations and future research directions are discussed.

Virtually There: The Potential, Process and Problems of Using 360° Video in the Classroom

10.28945/4317 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Image Capture ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Interactive Experience

[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, Volume 16] Aim/Purpose: This paper presents an exploratory case study into using 360° videos to present small segments of lecture content for IT students in an Australian University. The aim of this study was to understand; what is the impact of incorporating 360° videos into class content for students and teaching staff? In this study the 360° videos are described as “learning atoms”. Learning atoms are short duration videos (1 to 5 minutes) captured in 360°. Background: Within this paper we conducted experiments in the classroom using 360° videos to determine if they have an impact on student's feeling of presence with class content. Additionally, to follow up, how does the inclusion of 360° impact on the teaching experience. Methodology: The methodology used in this study focused on both quantitative and qualita-tive aspects. Data was captured at the same time during the teaching period to address the research questions. In order to gauge the feeling of presence within the classroom a short survey was administered to students in the undergraduate IT class at the start (pre) and end (post) of the semester using the same questions to measure any change. Contribution: The main contributions from this study were that we demonstrated there is a potential for providing an alternative ‘immersive’ content presentation for students. This alternative content took the form of 360° learning atoms, whereas further showed our nuance process for creating and publishing of these atoms. Findings: The results show that for students, learning atoms can help improve the sense of presence, particularly for remote students, however the interactive experience can take student’s attention away from the lecturer. The results present potential for providing an alternative ‘immersive’ content presentation for students, however problems for uptake are present for both students and teachers, such as image capture quality and file size Impact on Society: We foresee this approach as being a new approach to teaching students in higher education within online spaces to increase engagement and move towards having a richer virtual experience no matter the location. Future Research: Future research will be conducted to resolve whether presence and engagement is supported by the inclusion of 360° videos in the classroom.

Developing an E-Government Training Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 1728-1747
Author(s):  
Annie D. A. Abdullah ◽  
Calvin M. L. Chan ◽  
Syamimi Ariff Lim
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Research Question ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Stage Process

Education and training is recognized to be important to the success of e-government. Nonetheless, research in e-government education has remained at a nascent phase. This paper advances the state of e-government education research through a case study. It answers the research question “How to develop an e-government training program.” Through the adoption of stakeholder theory as the theoretical foundation, and the analysis of the case data, a two-stage process model is developed. This model not only provides a theoretical explanatory basis for the process of developing e-government training programs, but also a practical guide for practitioners in developing such training programs. In addition, it is hoped that this paper will serve as a basis upon which future research can take reference in order to develop a cumulative tradition of employing theoretically-based approach to advance the state of e-government education research.

Utility of Electromyographic Biological Feedback in Chronic Stuttering: A Clinical Study with Follow-up

1980 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theo C. Manschreck ◽  
Madeline Kalotkin ◽  
Alan M. Jacobson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Study ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Masseter Muscle ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Biological Feedback ◽  
Feedback Training ◽  
End Of Treatment

A systematic case study is presented in which eight chronic adult stutterers underwent an electromyographic (EMG) biological feedback training program designed to reduce masseter muscle tension in an effort to improve fluency. All subjects mastered the program within 10 30-min. sessions. Measures of muscle tension and fluency indicated improvements at the end of treatment that were maintained at 3- to 6-mo. follow-up.

Digital Twin of manufacturing systems: a case study on increasing the efficiency of reconfiguration

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 435-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behrang Ashtari Talkhestani ◽  
Michael Weyrich
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Future Research ◽  
System Availability ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
System A ◽  
Set Up

AbstractThe added value of a Digital Twin for reconfiguring manufacturing systems promises an increase in system availability, a reduction in set-up and conversion times and enables the manufacturing of customer-specific products. To evaluate this claim, this paper selects an architecture of the Digital Twin and realizes it on the basis of an application scenario for a cyber-physical manufacturing system. A case study is used to test the reconfiguration of a manufacturing system by comparing two different methods, one without and one with use of the Digital Twin. In this paper, the process steps of both reconfigurations are described and discussed in detail and a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the reconfiguration results is presented. Finally, this paper gives an outlook on future research on intelligent automation of manufacturing systems using the Digital Twin.

scholarly journals Use of thermography as an auxiliary method to diagnose orofacial pain: a case study

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isadora Souza Spínola Faria ◽  
Renata Silva Amaral ◽  
Lylian Vieira de Paula ◽  
Patrícia Vieira Salles
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Pain ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Orofacial Pain ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Inflammatory Neuropathies ◽  
Rule Out

ABSTRACT Thermography is an auxiliary diagnostic method widely used to assess soft tissues and thus diagnose neuropathic or inflammatory pain. The objective of this paper was to report a case in which thermography was used as an auxiliary method to diagnose neuropathic pain. The patient in question is a 43-year-old woman with complaints of pain and sensitivity in the upper and lower left dental arches, particularly when consuming alcoholic beverages. The case was assessed with thermography, followed by the Cold Stress Test. The symmetry of the thermographic images and the localized changes helped rule out neuropathic problems and diagnose the orofacial inflammatory pain. The thermography was used as an auxiliary instrument to diagnose orofacial pain, proving to be efficient. Also, the thermography helped rule out changes originating in peripheral, small-fiber, and inflammatory neuropathies, aiding the patient’s differential diagnosis. The thermography also helped identify the thermo-anatomical points and, with the qualitative and quantitative analyses, noninvasively investigate the possible causes of the orofacial pain reported by the patient.

scholarly journals A Tool for Assisted Correction of Programming Exercises in Java Based in Computational Reflection

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Francisco Alan De Oliveira Santos
Keyword(s):  
Source Code ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Automatic Correction ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Beneficial Result ◽  
Java Programming ◽  
Computational Reflection ◽  
Code Format

INTRODUCTION: This work reports on the creation and use of a tool to verify compliance in java programming exercises. The solution is based on the hypothesis that computational reflection can provide a way to automatically assess the programing competences of students. The work reflects the concern to make students learning a programming language have practical activities in parallel to what they learn in theoretical classes. OBJECTIVE: Attesting the effectiveness of using computational reflection to automatically correct programming exercises. Provide the teacher with a tool to support the follow-up of practical activities. Provide students with immediate feedback on their learning, so as to encourage them to behave more autonomously. METHOD: A case study was carried out with two classes of a computer sciencecourse. They answered five practical programming exercices and their responses for each activity were collected in source code format, which were used as the basis of solutions, totaling 100 responses.A comparative analysis was made between the notes obtained through CodeTeacher and the notes assigned by a group of  teachers. RESULTS: Comparing the expected notes and the actual notes, the automatic correction obtained an accuracy of 90.17%. CONCLUSION: The use of computational reflection techniques for assisted correction in programming classes can bring beneficial result. Teachers can optimize their work and have performance reports of their students. Students can also be benefited by having an immediate feedback, so they can perceive themselves capable of achieving the learning objectives defined by the teacher.

Home-Based Behavioral Treatments for chronic Benign Headache

Cephalalgia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Keith Haddock ◽  
AB Rowan ◽  
F Andrasik ◽  
PG Wilson ◽  
G Wayne Talcott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trials ◽  
Home Study ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Behavioral Treatments ◽  
Quantitative Analyses

Controlled clinical trials have consistently demonstrated that behavioral treatments for chronic benign headache produce clinically beneficial outcomes both post-treatment and at follow-up. Given these results there is interest in cost-reduction and redesign of these treatments to improve their accessibility. One promising approach in this regard is home-based headache treatment. These treatments seek to provide the same amount of treatment as clinic-based treatments; however, some of the material typically presented to the patient by a clinician is presented through home-study materials (e.g., manuals, audiotapes). To date, the published literature contains 20 controlled clinical trials which have examined the outcomes produced by home-based treatments. This article presents the first comprehensive meta-analysis of these clinical outcome studies. Results of the quantitative analyses suggest that home-based treatments produce comparable, or with certain outcome measures, superior results to clinic-based treatments. Moreover, cost-effectiveness scores of home-based treatments were found to be more than five times larger than those of clinic-based therapies. Methodological analyses are also presented along with suggestions for future research.

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