scholarly journals METHODS OF DIAGNOSING STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF CONDUCTING AND CHORAL DISCIPLINES

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Ivan Martynenko
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Music Teacher ◽  
Modular System ◽  
Musical Works ◽  
Methods Of Control

Object. The article covers the issues of diagnostics of academic success of students of the Faculty of Arts in conducting and choral disciplines, in particular in the discipline of «Choral Arrangement». Methods. The study used a set of methods: analysis, synthesis, generalization, classification, comparative, prognostic, which highlighted the problems of diagnosing the success of students of arts faculties in conducting and choral disciplines (including choral arrangement), means and forms of its implementation. Results. Diagnostics is an integral part of the educational process. Thanks to it, the quality of achievement of the set purpose is defined. Without diagnostic, it is impossible to effectively manage the didactic process. The need to consider the problems of organization, structure and content of diagnostics is due to the radical changes taking place in the national higher school: introduction into practice of state standards and credit-modular system of organization of educational process. The author defines the concept of «diagnostics» as a system of accurate determination of the results of the didactic process, highlights the main types of control in higher education. The study analyzes the main forms, methods and pedagogical conditions for the quality of the diagnosis of academic success of students of the Art Faculty in conducting and choral disciplines, especially in «Choral Arrangement». Conclusions. The author describes the methods of control as ways by which the effectiveness of educational and cognitive students` activities and teachers` pedagogical work is determined. The study identifies the place of educational creative discipline «Choral Arrangement» in the system of training a professional music teacher of the school, who has practical skills in translating choral, solo, folk works for different choirs, is familiar with the basic theoretical principles, has principles and means of translating musical works for choirs. a certain composition and level of performance.

Theoretical and Methodological Model of the Influence of Mindfulness Practices on the Teacher’s Personality

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Olha P. Shevchuk ◽  
Natalia P. Yaroshchuk
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
The Body ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Mindfulness Practices

The relevance of the study lies in covering the potential of meditative practices in the educational process. The purpose of the study is to carry out a theoretical analysis and outline the probable forms of integration of mindfulness practices into the educational process on the example of teachers, as well as to create a theoretical model of the influence of mindfulness practices on the teacher’s personality with professional destruction. The study highlights the main theoretical models of understanding mindfulness practices. The most effective and most frequently used techniques of awareness practice are analysed. The main educational centres of mindfulness in Ukraine are highlighted. Theoretical analysis of empirical research of foreign colleagues in the field of positive influence of mindfulness practices on the personality is carried out. The causes of professional destruction of teachers are analysed. The expediency and efficiency of this integration are argued. Among the positive changes due to the use of awareness practices by teachers are: improving the level of concentration and recollection; increasing attention to the needs and emotional states of students; creating emotional balance and preventing burnout; increasing the level of stress resistance; improving the quality of relationships at work and at home; increasing productivity and as a result of academic success; forming openness and readiness for selfdevelopment; development of the level of reflection and skills to regulate one’s emotions; improving the psychological climate in the classroom and maintaining overall psychological well-being; improving the quality of life and increasing the subjective feeling of happiness. The scientific novelty lies in the creation and operationalisation of a theoretical model of the influence of mindfulness practices on the teacher’s personality with professional destruction through the lens of cognitive, emotional, physiological, and behavioural levels. It is established that the practice of awareness is the main skill of presence in everything that happens to us, around and inside, in the body, feelings and thoughts

A Rapid and Accurate X-Ray Determination of the Rare Earths Elements in Solid or Liquid Materials using the Double Dilution Method

1968 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 546-562
Author(s):  
R. Tertian
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
Dilution Method ◽  
Practical Advantage ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Matrix

AbstractThe double dilution method has many important advantages. For any element to be determined, let us say A, It enables us to control or calculate the matrix factor (sum of the absorption end enhancement effects) for the sample being Investigated towards A radiation, and it furnishes corrected Intensities which are strictly proportional to A concentration. Thus the results are exact, whatever the general composition of the sample, their accuracy depending only on the quality of measurement and preparation. Another major practical advantage is that the method does not require systematic calibration but only a few permanent standards consisting of a pure compound or of an accurately known sample.The procedure has been tested successfully for accurate determination of rare earth elements using, for solid materials such as ores and oxide mixtures, the borax fusion technique. It also can be readily applied to liquids. All the rare earth elements can be titrated by that method, as well as yttrium, thorium and, if necessary, all the elements relevant to X-ray fluorescence analysis. The concentration range considered for solids is of one comprised between 0.5 and 100 % and, with a lesser accuracy, between 0.1 and 0-5 % Examples are given relative to the analysis of various ores. Finally it rcust be pointed out that the method is universal and applies to the analysis of every solid, especially ores, provided that they can be converted to solid or liquid solutions. It appears that most industrial analyses can be worked on In this way.

scholarly journals Proposed Modifications to AOAC 996.06, Optimizing the Determination of Trans Fatty Acids: Presentation of Data

2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Rozema ◽  
Barbara Mitchell ◽  
Doug Winters ◽  
Andrew Kohn ◽  
Darryl Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Trans Fatty Acids ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Trans Fat ◽  
Independent Research ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Fatty Acid Data ◽  
Research Initiatives

Abstract The increased focus on the accuracy of Trans fatty acid data generated using current methodologies has resulted in research initiatives to optimize the quality of these assays. In this study, scientists combined the established methodology from AOAC 996.06 and the American Oil Chemists Society method Ce 1h-05, as well as other independent research. As a result, method modifications are proposed that could allow for a more accurate determination of Trans fat than the current AOAC 996.06 method. Validation data from this study are presented. The authors encourage peer review and offer to facilitate a collaborative validation to update AOAC 996.06.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF USING EDUCATIONAL ANALYTICS AS A TOOL FOR SUCCESS AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MONITORING OF FUTURE PHYSICAL CULTURE TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN CONDITIONS OF BLENDED LEARNING

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
O. DANYSKO
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Academic Activity ◽  
Wide Range

The article is devoted to defining the essence of the concept ‘educational analytics’ as an automated process of collecting, measuring, analyzing and visualizing data about the subjects of educational process in order to improve the educational environment. The algorithms of using educational analytics to control and evaluate the level of professional training of future physical culture teachers in conditions of blended learning as a tool of improvement the education quality are characterised. It has been found that blended learning, based on the use of information and communication technologies, contains a significant amount of digital data of online learning systems and a wide range of intellectual analysis to improve the academic success of both the individual student and the educational process as a whole. The study characterizes the types of combining full-time and e-learning education according to the level of process technologies.  Basic effective strategies of using educational analytics in blended courses for students’ profiling and their academic achievements tracking (timely detection of difficulties in mastering certain content; regulation and control of academic activity; development of an empirical framework for educational programme planning and individual academic and professional development strategies) are identified.  The key objects of educational analytics in blended learning are characterized (student activity in the form of number of course (Web site)visits; time, spent on tasks’ fulfilment; student productivity in forums and chats (number of reactions, argumentation); electronic testing data (number of attempts,  the number of points scored, typical mistakes); the quality of practical tasks’ fulfilment). The author’s algorithm of using tools and strategies for organizing of blended learning and monitoring the level of educational achievements of future physical culture teachers while the course ‘Adaptive Physical Education’ is presented.  The results of empirical research show that blended educational environment provides new approaches and ways to aggregate a wide range of information about students, their academic activity and success, the effectiveness of educational activities in a particular course, the level of mastering the material.  It is emphasized that the use of educational analytics provides an opportunity to predict students’ success and determine the effectiveness of educational courses, and thus allows timely to choose strategies of students’ support and to correct the quality of educational content.

Improving quality of care and reducing costs with angiogenesis-specific imaging tests in metastatic breast cancer.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (34_suppl) ◽  
pp. 150-150
Author(s):  
Carolyn Bodnar ◽  
L. Clark Paramore ◽  
Kevin B. Knopf
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Impact

150 Background: Anti-angiogenesis (AA) drugs (e.g., bevacizumab) are expensive and their clinical benefit in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been challenged. Healthcare reform and financial pressures prioritize programs which improve patient quality of care and reduce costs of unnecessary care. Angiogenesis-specific imaging tests (A-IT) under development have potential to offer earlier, accurate determination of response. For A-IT-identified responders, AA treatment would be continued. For patients identified as non-responders, futile AA treatment and associated toxicities can be avoided and alternative therapies initiated. Methods: A decision-tree model was developed to estimate the impact of A-IT from determination of AA therapy eligibility through to disease progression. Key decision nodes were presence/absence of A-IT (assessing change in biomarker expression across 2 PET/CT scans: at AA eligibility, then after one cycle of AA), A-IT sensitivity/specificity (SE/SP) and clinician adherence to test results (tied to belief that results are valid enough to stop AA therapy). Key model inputs (and base case values): 1) median time to progression (TTP) for current MBC patients on AA therapies (9.5 months); 2) median TTP for A-IT identified responders (13 months); 3) costs of bevacizumab, one cycle ($5,200); 4) percentage of AA patients with hemorrhage (4%); 5) costs of hemorrhaging, per event ($14,694); 6) per patient costs for A-IT ($6,000); 7) estimated SE/SP of A-IT – 95%/75%; and 8) clinician adherence to test results (75%). Results: Based on a cohort of 100 MBC patients, use of A-IT results in 29 patients avoiding futile AA therapy with a saving of $460,000, versus a scenario where A-IT was not used. One-way threshold sensitivity analysis shows A-IT is cost-saving if SP >62% or when clinician adherence is ≥63%; results are not sensitive to AA hemorrhage rate. Conclusions: Use of A-IT could improve quality of care by optimizing AA therapy, i.e., by identifying responders who will experience survival benefit and non-responders who can avoid futile therapy and toxicity risks. Significant cost savings may be possible as a result of early determination of response to AA drugs.

scholarly journals Development of Pupils’ Cognitive Interest Within the Framework of Cognitive Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
Irina Valterovna Izhdeneva
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
Cognitive Learning ◽  
State Standards ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Basic Ideas ◽  
Basic Features ◽  
Russian Education

The article actualizes the modern requirements for the quality of training schoolchildren in the framework of the new state standards in the field of education, describes the basic features of cognitive learning, analyzes the rules for the use of the concepts of “cognitive interest”, “cognitive activity”, and “cognitive learning”. Materials and methods. The material of the research is theoretical and empirical observations on the problem of the development of the cognitive interest of modern schoolchildren in the context of cognitive teaching in computer science. The analysis of the work of modern teachers made it possible to identify basic ideas and project them onto the learning process, taking into account the capabilities of the modern educational environment. Results and discussion. The author outlines that modern Russian education, focused on the development of universal learning activities and competencies of pupils, is in the process of reforming. It is also emphasized that the set of the analyzed approaches to defining the concept of cognitive interest made it possible to actualize the possibilities of cognitive learning and highlight its features. From the standpoint of the effectiveness of the development of cognitive interest, some methods, techniques and means of cognitive learning are described, the use of which in the educational process can contribute to a better preparation of pupils. Conclusion. The author comes to the conclusion that the set of requirements for modern graduates of educational institutions involves the development of innovative teaching technologies by teachers, their possession of such competencies that will make it possible to qualitatively organize the educational process, while developing a positive attitude of pupils to learning.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS OF ARTISTIC SPECIALTIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (195) ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
Tetiana Tkachenko ◽  
◽  
Ol’ha Shums’ka ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Process ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Musical Works ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Artistic Interpretation ◽  
Cognitive Activities ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Transfer Of Information ◽  
Independent Work

Under today’s conditions the system of higher education should gradually but steadily move from the transfer of information to managing educational and cognitive activities of students, to forming their skills of creative independent work. This problem is especially topical for students of artistic specialties, in particular, music students. Their independent work actively influences the nature and quality of educational process throughout the whole period of instruction, underlies artistic education and is an important part of training process. Based on the above, there is a need to reorient the educational process so that professional development of future specialists would be primarily aimed at forming the skills of independent work. The effectiveness of independent work directly depends on the methodology of its organization. It should organically continue classroom work. From the standpoint of management approach to the organization of students’ independent work we understand this category as a purposeful activity of the teacher, ensuring the effective functioning of educational process and development of professional skills of students as the objects of management. The technology of carrying out independent work by the student-musician largely depends on his/her performing skills, as well as command of methods of working on a musical work and methods of processing scientific and scientific-pedagogical sources. The teacher determines the type of independent work (for example, learning musical works of educational or children’s repertoire, scales, etudes, etc.), which is performed by the student, as well as where and how he/she reports on completing tasks for independent work. The system of independent classes should also cover other types of educational performance activities, namely: reading music at sight, transposing, creating variants of artistic interpretation, artistic-pedagogical and performance analysis of musical works, etc. Each of the listed activities has its own specificity and therefore presupposes appropriate forms and methods of independent work. Thus, the effective training of students of artistic specialties should be aimed at forming their ability to independent creative activity, which should become one of the strategic directions of building a qualitatively new system of training.

A Model to Evaluate Heat Transfer to a Particle From Thermal Plasma

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer D. Samudra ◽  
Milind A. Jog
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Spherical Particle ◽  
Thermal Plasma ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Accurate Determination ◽  
Ionized Gas ◽  
Ceramic Particles

Abstract In many plasma-aided manufacturing systems, metallic or ceramic particles are introduced in a thermal plasma. The heat transfer from the plasma to the particle, in part, governs the quality of the products. To design thermal plasma-aided manufacturing systems and to predict their performance, accurate determination of particle heat transfer is necessary. In this paper, a spherical particle introduced in an ionized gas made up of electrons, ions, and neutrals is considered. A model to accurately determine heat transfer to the particle is developed.

scholarly journals Methodology for Analysis and Quantitative Evaluation of Teaching Quality in University Subjects

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 831
Author(s):  
José Arenas Reina ◽  
Juan Cano-Moreno ◽  
Francisca Sánchez Martínez ◽  
Manuel Islán Marcos
Keyword(s):  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Potential Improvement ◽  
Overall Effectiveness ◽  
General Method

This work describes a general method to quantitatively evaluate the teaching quality of a subject by taking into account the main factors that intervene in the educational process (companies, teachers, students, etc.). The proposed methodology, based on the concatenation of the four “Houses of Quality” of the “Quality Function Deployment” (QFD), is applicable to any university subject. Through an integrated matrix development of the four quality houses, a vector has been obtained (q4→) that integrates in its definition the entire teaching process of a university subject. Therefore, from this vector, a representative parameter of the teaching quality has been defined, namely, the “Teaching Value”, which globally quantifies the teaching of a university subject. Likewise, and in a complementary manner, the overall effectiveness of teaching has been established (ηglobal), which is defined as the geometric mean of the product of the efficiencies of the four Houses of Quality and allows the determination of the current performance of teaching and its margin for potential improvement. In particular, the use of the proposed methodology for the engineering course “Project Management” has allowed the teaching quality of this course to be determined (64.2 Megapoints with an efficiency of 48.60%).

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