scholarly journals SANCTITY OF CHRISTMAS AND OPTIMISM OF NEW YEAR REFLECTED IN AN ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK ON MUSIC

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 1811-1815
Author(s):  
Krasimira Georgieva Fileva – Ruseva
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Electronic Music ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Electronic Textbook ◽  
Main Emphasis ◽  
Youth Attitudes ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact

The celebration of Christmas over the centuries has involved many folk and even regional traditions that are passed away, rejected and gradually forgotten by the modern man. Now more and more the main meaning of the feast the intimate reverence for the newborn God, sacrificing himself for all of us and for his mother, the Virgin Mary has been shifted from buying and receiving interesting, impressive, spectacular Christmas gifts, from arranging a lavish dining table, from a rich Christmas revel. On the other hand sending the old and welcoming the new year is traditionally associated with the anticipation of something new and good, positive change, happiness, prosperity, fulfillment of dreams. Increasingly, these personal, intimate expectations are shifting from care, where will we welcome the New Year, what will we wear to make a stronger impression, what will we eat in the festive evening. Christmas is a religious holiday specific to the Christian faith, while New Year is celebrated in the cultures where there is a chronology. Christmas has a certain date, and the New Year for Different Cultures begins in a different season. More by this glimpse is clear, first, that the two holidays differ essentially, and second, that the commercialization of our lifestyle and thinking largely unified and increasingly unifies those, essentially many different holidays. In order to limit the manifestations of negative trends that shift the main emphasis of the holidays, making them occasions to demonstrate our own success in society, it is important to to further influence the on educating adolescents. When looking for an impact to overcome already rooted in the minds of youth attitudes, it is necessary to select tools that are modenn, that evoke confidence, that are likable, attractive to young people. Spending more and more time in front of the computer screen communicating through their phones, teenagers are increasingly accustomed to trusting the electronic way of communicating as well as searching and finding the necessary information electronically. In sync with these attitudes is the new educational tool electronic textbook. True to the notion that luxuriance, spectacularity, self assertion and egotism are unrelated and should not disturb one of the two brightest Christian feasts Christmas, I set as the aim of this study highlighting by placed in the electronic textbook tasks of the different nature of the two large following in rapid succession holidays, i.e. of the gracious intimacy, modesty and kindness of Christmas, and the glamorous splendor and catcing optimism of the New Year. In this study I review the electronic music textbook for the fourth grade of the general education school in Bulgaria of Publishing House "Prosveta". The two holidays are reflected with: 2 presentations organized as team tasks. Since teamwork contributes to creating relations of mutual assistance, to neglecting of individualistic attitudes for the sake of the success of the common cause, this kind of organization is in line with the objectives of the study. 2 photo galleries designed to support the impressionsaccumulated by the presentations with additional brightly sighted visual information. As one gets the main part of the information with which he operates, visually, the acquaintance with the exhibited photographs further enhances the impact of student presentations.

scholarly journals TASKS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBSERVABILITY IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC TEXTBOOK FOR THE 4TH GRADE OF THE BULGARIAN GENERAL EDUCATION SCHOOL

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 439-445
Author(s):  
Krasimira Georgieva Fileva – Ruseva
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Electronic Music ◽  
Musical Score ◽  
Musical Work ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Written Text ◽  
Exact Answer ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Education School

Observability is the ability to mark, remember and reproduce as much detail as possible from the perceived object. It is generally believed that better or weaker observability is related only to visual information, but a great deal of detail that can be discerned or left unnoticed also provides the hearing. For example, in a sounded musical work one listener can mark specifics of harmony, of the texture, of the structure, expressive moves in the inner voices, different techniques used by the performer. In the same musical work, another listener can only discern the soprano melody and, in some cases, even not remembering it. This comparison gives us an opportunity to make conclusion about the usefulness of observability in terms of the richness and completeness of perception. The usefulness of observability, however, is not limited to the fullness of the aesthetic pleasure of perceiving a work of art. It is related to the success of each task, as it provides the one who solves the task with more voluminous, more accurate and more detailed information. Some people have a wide range of observability, others are not particularly good. In all cases, however, this valuable human ability is subject to development and improvement. Naturally, the great benefit of having good observability and the fact that it can be improved shows that care should be taken to develop observability at school. Conditions for the development of observability should be created in the textbooks, providing a sufficient number of tasks useful in this respect. In the electronic textbook on music for the 4th grade of the general education school in Bulgaria, which I will analyze in this report, there are several groups of tasks, which, besides their focus on mastering the learning information, have a direct relation to the development of observability. In one of these groups of tasks must be corrected errors in written text. Observability, in this case manifested as the ability to quickly and accurately detect where, what and how many mistakes are made, without any other tooltips, along with the well-learned knowledge is essential to solving these tasks. Other electronic resources are tasks for arranging in groups terms, musical instruments, signs used in the musical score. Observability here is needed to identify timely the elements belonging to a particular group or those, that do not belong to any of available groups. The arrangement of elements in a table - another group of electronic resources in the textbook - is related to quick orientation in the table compilation logic, the comparison of the items whose places are to be searched, by two types of attributes and finding the exact location of each element according to the specific for it ratio of these two types of attributes. In the interest of better development of observability and assimilation of knowledge by pupils in some of the tables in individual cells must be placed two or more elements, and other cells to remain blank. A specific group is formed by the tasks of selecting more than one correct answer. There are assertions listed in these tasks, among which the students must choose the correct ones. Unlike tasks with a single exact answer, the number of correct answers here is not known in advance. It is not known whether or not there is a precise answer, and also whether all the answers will prove to be correct. In these cases, observability, the ability to assess after extracting the largest possible number of characteristics, is definitely important for a successful decision.

МАРКЕТИНГОВІ АСПЕКТИ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ЛІТЕРАТУРНИХ КОНКУРСІВ ТА ПРЕМІЙ

2020 ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
O. Bondar
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Literary Field ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
The Media ◽  
Literary Prizes ◽  
The Impact

<p><em>In this study, I have collected and summarized the functional aspects of a literary prize, contest, and rating, which indicate their affiliation with the marketing complex of the publishing house for the first time. For this purpose, I have analyzed and summarized the common concepts of the functioning of literary prizes and contests as advertising tools for publishing activity. Because the previous studies are only focused on the fact of the impact of the prize on the promotion of editions but do not explain it, these aspects have been considered and introduced by me from the book production’s point of view. I investigated that the prizes and the contests in the literary field are effective marketing tools, which meet many publisher’s needs at the same time and can be considered a non-profit form of capital. I have reviewed the works of other authors, who accept that the economic success of the book is rising if the author is a winner of the literary prize or contest. I have found out that the book prize activates the demand for the book, and the literary contest is a tool to track the reader’s reaction to a future publication. In this way, literary prizes and contests can be considered as a way of conducting a marketing dialogue with the target audience. I have focused on the information support of literary national and international prizes and contests by the media, which attracts attention to the book and forms the reader’s interest. The literary prizes and contests are also considered as a way of exploring trends and their changes, familiarization the popular genres among the target audience and fixation the current choice of modern readers. Literary prizes and contests motivate the authors to improve their literary excellence, are the source of new authors and works, and assist in increasing sales of books. However, further research is recommended.</em></p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><em> book prize, book rating, literary contest, literary prize, functions of the literary prizes.</em>

scholarly journals The impact of predictability on dual-task performance and implications for resource-sharing accounts

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Broeker ◽  
Harald Ewolds ◽  
Rita F. de Oliveira ◽  
Stefan Künzell ◽  
Markus Raab
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Allocation Policy ◽  
Capacity Sharing ◽  
Dual Task Performance ◽  
Sound Sequence ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine the impact of predictability on dual-task performance by systematically manipulating predictability in either one of two tasks, as well as between tasks. According to capacity-sharing accounts of multitasking, assuming a general pool of resources two tasks can draw upon, predictability should reduce the need for resources and allow more resources to be used by the other task. However, it is currently not well understood what drives resource-allocation policy in dual tasks and which resource allocation policies participants pursue. We used a continuous tracking task together with an audiomotor task and manipulated advance visual information about the tracking path in the first experiment and a sound sequence in the second experiments (2a/b). Results show that performance predominantly improved in the predictable task but not in the unpredictable task, suggesting that participants did not invest more resources into the unpredictable task. One possible explanation was that the re-investment of resources into another task requires some relationship between the tasks. Therefore, in the third experiment, we covaried the two tasks by having sounds 250 ms before turning points in the tracking curve. This enabled participants to improve performance in both tasks, suggesting that resources were shared better between tasks.

The Impact of Culture on Reactions to Promise Breaches: Differences Between East and West in Behavioral Integrity Perceptions

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Friedman ◽  
Ying-Yi Hong ◽  
Tony Simons ◽  
Shu-Cheng (Steve) Chi ◽  
Se-Hyung (David) Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Communication Style ◽  
The West ◽  
Behavioral Integrity ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
East And West ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Behavioral integrity (BI)—a perception that a person acts in ways that are consistent with their words—has been shown to have an impact on many areas of work life. However, there have been few studies of BI in Eastern cultural contexts. Differences in communication style and the nature of hierarchical relationships suggest that spoken commitments are interpreted differently in the East and the West. We performed three scenario-based experiments that look at response to word–deed inconsistency in different cultures. The experiments show that Indians, Koreans, and Taiwanese do not as readily revise BI downward following a broken promise as do Americans (Study 1), that the U.S.–Indian difference is especially pronounced when the speaker is a boss rather than a subordinate (Study 2), and that people exposed to both cultures adjust perceptions of BI based on the cultural context of where the speaking occurs (Study 3).

scholarly journals Interphotoreceptor coupling: an evolutionary perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Cangiano ◽  
Sabrina Asteriti
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Electrical Coupling ◽  
Physiological Role ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Contact Points ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Impact

AbstractIn the vertebrate retina, signals generated by cones of different spectral preference and by highly sensitive rod photoreceptors interact at various levels to extract salient visual information. The first opportunity for such interaction is offered by electrical coupling of the photoreceptors themselves, which is mediated by gap junctions located at the contact points of specialised cellular processes: synaptic terminals, telodendria and radial fins. Here, we examine the evolutionary pressures for and against interphotoreceptor coupling, which are likely to have shaped how coupling is deployed in different species. The impact of coupling on signal to noise ratio, spatial acuity, contrast sensitivity, absolute and increment threshold, retinal signal flow and colour discrimination is discussed while emphasising available data from a variety of vertebrate models spanning from lampreys to primates. We highlight the many gaps in our knowledge, persisting discrepancies in the literature, as well as some major unanswered questions on the actual extent and physiological role of cone-cone, rod-cone and rod-rod communication. Lastly, we point toward limited but intriguing evidence suggestive of the ancestral form of coupling among ciliary photoreceptors.

Schools in an evolving digital environment: Digital renewal and its maturity

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-28
Author(s):  
А. Yu. Uvarov ◽  
V. V. Vikhrev ◽  
G. М. Vodopian ◽  
I. V. Dvoretskaya ◽  
E. Coceac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Current State ◽  
Control Actions ◽  
Time Observation ◽  
The Impact

Evolving digital technologies are infiltrating schools wave after wave. The changes taking place are viewed as the schools’ digital renewal process (SDRP). The SDRP is complex (multidimensional). It includes changes in the educational environment (physical and virtual), the educational process, and the way the school operates. The SDRP goes uneven, with individual schools at different stages. One-time observation of the SDRP allows you to fix its current state (statics). The longitudinal observations allows you to see changes in the schools’ digital renewal (kinematics). The connection of the observed changes with the impact on the general education system makes it possible to discuss the development of digital renewal under the influence of individual control actions (dynamics). The stages of penetration of digital technologies into the work of the school: computerization, early and mature informatization, digital transformation (transition to the “Smart School”) can be considered as the stages of maturity of the SDRP. The article discusses a framework for describing the processes of digital renewal of schools in an evolving digital environment and an assessment of the SDRP’s maturity.

Cross-cultural effects on graphical password memorability and design

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Mohamed ◽  
Tobin Porterfield ◽  
Joyram Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Visual Memory ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Graphical Password ◽  
Cultural Images ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Cultural Effects ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of cultural familiarity with images on the memorability of recognition-based graphical password (RBG-P). Design/methodology/approach The researchers used a between-group design with two groups of 50 participants from China and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using a webtool and two questionnaires to test two hypotheses in a four-week long study. Findings The results showed that culture has significant effects on RBG-P memorability, including both recognition and recall of images. It was also found that the login success rate depreciated quickly as time progressed, which indicates the memory decay and its effects on the visual memory. Research limitations/implications Collectively, these results can be used to design universal RBG-Ps with maximal password deflection points. For better cross-cultural designs, designers must allow users from different cultures to personalize their image selections based on their own cultures. Practical implications The RBG-P interfaces developed without consideration for users’ cultures may lead to the construction of passwords that are difficult to memorize and easy to attack. Thus, the incorporation of cultural images is indispensable for improving the authentication posture. Social implications The development of RBG-P with cultural considerations will make it easy for the user population to remember the password and make it more expensive for the intruder to attack. Originality/value This study provides an insight for RBG-P developers to produce a graphical password platform that increases the memorability factor.

scholarly journals Training pre-service general educators in assistive technology competencies for students with visual impairments

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth Ashby Jones ◽  
Belinda Rudinger ◽  
Nichole Williams ◽  
Stephanie Witcher
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
General Educators ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Post Test ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

Teacher knowledge of, and comfort with, assistive technology (AT) is key for student use of AT. Previous research identified the AT competencies needed for instructing students with visual impairments (VI) and level of competency required in each. The authors selected 20 of the competencies most appropriate for general education teachers instructing students with VI and investigated the impact of pre-service teacher training in AT on their self-rated competency levels. Pre-service teachers were given a pre-test (using qualitative and quantitative measures), trained in AT using a scavenger hunt in the AT Lab at the university where the study took place, and then completed a post-test of the same measures. Participants could name more AT software and devices on the post-test and viewed themselves as more competent with regards to the 20 SAT competencies.

scholarly journals Interactive Multi-Sensory Environments for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vytautas Zalys
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Hand Coordination ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
The Impact

The emerging of digital technology not only encourages the development of new tools but also changes traditional approaches to solving emerging problems. The sound, music, art, colors, etc. that prevailed in the 20th-century forms of therapy are being replaced by integrated systems that overcome many of these forms, thanks to digital technology. With the increasing number of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the world, such systems provide new opportunities for the treatment of these disorders. In this research, the creation of such a system has been chosen as the object of work. The article presents an interactive tool for the education of children with ASD created by audio, video, and computer technologies and assesses its potential impact. The experimental research and its results are presented. This study aims to evaluate an interactive instrument developed for the education of such children. Following the objectives of ensuring the interactivity of the process, provoking all the perceptions of the subject, and developing the subject's ability to respond to the environment, a personalized audiovisual environment was created. For interactivity, the virtual program EyeCon, Webcam and camcorders, video projector, and speaker system were used. The study was conducted with one subject and a case study method was used. The impact of the instrument was established based on a survey of the parents of the child and the findings of childcare experts. The results of the study demonstrated the positive benefits for this child such as increased eye-to-hand coordination, concentration duration, improved communication, and emotional expression. The results obtained show that such interactive multi-sensory environments in special and general education schools can be a supplemental tool for traditional methods.

scholarly journals Survey of Hearing Aid Conditions for Hearing Impaired Persons While Driving

2020 ◽  
pp. 132-136
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Ikeda ◽  
Shigeyuki Minami
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Hearing Impaired ◽  
Safe Driving ◽  
Actual Usage ◽  
Hearing Ability ◽  
Acquired Hearing Loss ◽  
The Impact

Hearing impaired persons are required to drive with hearing aids to supplement their hearing ability, however, there has not been sufficient discussion regarding the impact of the use of a hearing aid on driving a vehicle. In order to investigate the actual usage and driving conditions of using hearing aids while driving a vehicle, this paper uses a questionnaire to survey (1) how easy it is to drive when wearing hearing aids, and (2) how often hearing aids are not worn while driving. Concerning the ease of driving when wearing a hearing aid, it was suggested that people with congenital hearing loss were more likely to rely on visual information, and those with acquired hearing loss continue to use their experience of hearing. When the level of disability is high, it is difficult to drive when using the hearing aid, and when the disability level is low, it is easier to drive. Regarding the frequency of driving without wearing hearing aids, about 60 % of respondents had such an experience. Those who often drive without hearing aids had experienced headaches due to noise from wearing hearing aids compared to those who wear hearing aids at all times. Hearing aids are necessary assistive devices for hearing impaired persons to obtain hearing information, and to provide a safe driving environment. Therefore, this paper addresses issues to maintain a comfortable driving environment while wearing a hearing aid.

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