scholarly journals Visiting Critical Exploration in the Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Eleanor Duckworth
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Critical Exploration ◽  
Group A ◽  
Spatial Problems

In this commentary, summarized from a recent interview, the author reminisces about a career dedicated to critical exploration in the classroom. She discusses the formation of the Moon Group, a group of teachers who met over a period of 25 years to study the behaviour of the moon. Duckworth later describes an exercise in which her students experimented with the positioning of a small mirror in the classroom in order to be able to predict where to place it on a wall so one student can see another in a different part of the room. In another exercise, she had university students observe the learning of children by having them solve spatial problems without any advice or prompts from an adult. She concludes by providing guidance for classroom teachers, emphasizing the importance of making sure, “what you want them to learn is worth learning about.”

Effects of recasts and form-focused instruction on the acquisition of novel vocabulary

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-624
Author(s):  
Yingli Yang ◽  
Lawrence Jun Zhang ◽  
Ling Chen
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
University Students ◽  
Vocabulary Development ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reading Span ◽  
Group A

AbstractThe present study explores the effects of recast plus form-focused instruction and form-focused instruction on vocabulary development and the mediating effect of working memory. Sixty-six university students were assigned to a recast plus form-focused instruction (FFI) group, a FFI group, and a control group. The instructor provided recasts on non-target vocabulary items in the recast plus FFI group, whereas the FFI group completed two form-focused vocabulary tasks only. Pretests, posttests, and delayed posttests were administered to examine learners’ development of target vocabulary items. A reading span test was employed to examine learners’ complex working memory capacities. Results show that the recast plus FFI group exhibited superior performance over the control group on both posttests and delayed posttests with large effect sizes. Working memory did not significantly correlate with vocabulary development in either treatment group.

THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL INTAKE AND INDUCED FRUSTRATION ON THE DISPOSITION TO START FIRES

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Perrin-Wallqvist ◽  
Lena Eriksson ◽  
Torsten Norlander
Keyword(s):  
Placebo Group ◽  
University Students ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Alcohol Group ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Group A

The object of the present study was to see whether there are tendencies towards reactive arson, measured as a relation between frustration, intoxication and a disposition to start fires. One hundred individuals, 50 men and 50 women, participated. All were students and they were randomly assigned to each of five experimental groups, namely a Control Group, a Placebo Group, a Frustration Group, an Alcohol Group and an Alcohol + Frustration Group. A projective test was devised which required the participant to complete a short story where the content involved a person who had suffered humiliation and persecution and who was fingering a box of matches in his/her pocket. Results indicated that frustration increases the probability of starting fires, but, in this study, alcohol did not increase the degree of relation to fire. Results also suggest that there are strong cognitive barriers in a population of university students against fantasizing about starting fires.

scholarly journals REFLEXIVE TECHNIQUES AS A WAY TO CHANGE THE EDUCATIONAL MOTIVATION OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-131
Author(s):  
I.G. Zhukovskaya ◽  
I.N. Leonov ◽  
T.F. Vostroknutova
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Activity Regulation ◽  
Educational Motivation ◽  
Group A ◽  
Medical University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

The paper presents the results of a study of reflexive techniques impact on the educational motivation of medical university students. In the context of the implementation of the humanistic paradigm in pedagogy, the role of motivation in educational activity regulation is analyzed. Reflexion is considered by the subjects of pedagogical process as a factor of facilitation of "objectification" of needs in the context of educational activity and construction of its subjective sense. It was found that for ISMA students professional motives are dominant in educational motivation and avoidance motives are the least declared. As a result of a quasi-experiment with two non-randomized groups, the impact of reflexive techniques on educational motivation was assessed. The techniques made it possible to keep the structure of educational motivation unchanged in the experimental group, while in the control group a decrease in professional motives and an increase in communicative motives were found.

scholarly journals Combination of Aerobics and Resistance Training to Obesity University Student Serum Visfatin Level Influence

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
Xuhui Li ◽  
Xiaomei Fan
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Training ◽  
University Students ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
University Student ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Group A ◽  
Visfatin Level

Purpose: Discuss on combination of long-term aerobics and resistance training to obesity university student serum visfatin level and blood lipid metabolism influence, and reveal potential mechanism of losing weight through exercises. Method: Divide 30 obesity university students into 3 groups, control group (group C), aerobics group (group A as well as aerobics and resistance training combinative group (group A+R), take in 16 periods’ training, before and after intervention respectively test the three groups’ weight (W), body mass index (BMI),fat mass (FM), fat percentage (%F); serum TG,TCH,HDL-C,LDL-C content and visfatin level, result:16 after 16 weeks sports intervention, compare group A and group A+R with group C, W,BMI,FM,%F obvious drop (P<0.05); serum TG,TCH,LDL-C content obvious drop (P<0.05), serum HDL-C obvious rises (P<0.05), serum visfatin content obvious drops (P<0.05), compare group A+R with group A, the FM,%F and serum visfatin content obvious drop, other indicators have no significant differences. Relevant analysis finds that serum visfatin content is positive correlated to W, BMI, FM, F%, TG, TCH and LDL-C(P<0.05), and is negative correlated to HDL-C. Conclusion: Both 16 weeks’ aerobics as well as combination of aerobics and resistance training have good improvements to obesity university students’ weight and body composition, and have good adjustment on blood lipid metabolic disorder, and reduce serum visfatin level. Combination of aerobics and resistance training has more obvious impacts on FM, % F and serum visfatin content, and meanwhile, serum visfatin level is positive correlated to weight, BMI, %F, FM, TG, TCH, LDL-C, while is negative correlated to HDL-C.

Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis outbreak among university students in a judo club

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiko Aoki ◽  
Tatsuto Ashizawa ◽  
Akira Ebata ◽  
Yutaka Nasu ◽  
Takeshi Fujii
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Group A Streptococcus ◽  
Group A

scholarly journals Primary and Booster Mucosal Immune Responses to Meningococcal Group A and C Conjugate and Polysaccharide Vaccines Administered to University Students in the United Kingdom

2001 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. 4337-4341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. Zhang ◽  
R. Lakshman ◽  
R. Burkinshaw ◽  
S. Choo ◽  
J. Everard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
University Students ◽  
Capsular Polysaccharide ◽  
Primary Vaccination ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Meningococcal Group ◽  
Group A ◽  
Mucosal Immune Responses ◽  
To Receive

ABSTRACT Meningococcal group A+C capsular polysaccharide (PS) conjugate vaccines may prime for serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) memory responses to meningococcal capsular PS. It is not known whether these vaccines induce immunological memory at the mucosal level, which may be important in reducing nasopharyngeal carriage. Mucosal immune responses to meningococcal conjugate and PS vaccines in young adults were investigated. Healthy university students were randomized to receive either a groups A+C meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MACconj,n = 100) or a group A+C meningococcal PS vaccine (MACPS, n = 95). One year after the primary immunization, both groups were randomized again to receive a MACconj or a MACPS booster vaccination. Saliva samples were collected before and 1 month after the primary and booster vaccinations. Anti-meningococcal A (MenA) and C (MenC) PS IgA and IgG antibody levels were measured by a standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. After the primary vaccination, salivary MenA and MenC IgG and MenA IgA concentrations were significantly increased after immunization with both MACconj and MACPS vaccines, but the salivary Men C IgA level was increased only after MACPS vaccine (P < 0.01). IgA responses to both serogroups were greater for MACPS than MACconj vaccine (P < 0.05), whereas no significant differences were seen for IgG responses. MenA IgG titers were higher after the MACPS booster in MACconj-primed subjects than after the MACPS primary vaccination, suggesting the presence of IgG memory. Antibody responses to a dose of either MACPS or MACconj were not significantly reduced in those previously given MACPS compared to the primary responses to those vaccines. Meningococcal A+C conjugate and PS vaccines induce significant mucosal responses in young adults. MACconj priming may induce IgG memory at the mucosal level, which is likely to be a reflection of an anamnestic serum IgG response. No evidence of mucosal hyporesponsiveness was observed after MACPS priming in this study.

scholarly journals BALANCED MESSAGING FOR EXPERIENCED LAPTOP CONSUMERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-311
Author(s):  
Andika Putra Pratama ◽  
Dhanu Koentoro Djati
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
University Students ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Marketing Communication ◽  
Sample Surveys ◽  
Group A ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Group B ◽  
The Impact

 This research aims to obtain empirical evidence about the impact of “balanced messaging” (a marketing communicationpractice where both strengths and weaknesses of a product are communicated to consumers) in marketing communication on consumers’ brand loyalty. With three laptop brands being the subjects and university students in Indonesia being the sample, surveys with an experimental design were conducted. Participants (n = 90) were randomly grouped into those being exposed to product’s strengths only (Group A), product’s weaknesses (Group B), and product’s strengths and weaknesses (Group C) – with 30 participants in each group. Using ANOVA, the results indicate that balanced messaging can be as constructive as imbalanced messaging, which focuses merely on strengths in the context of brand loyalty. With several limitations, this preliminary study is expected to benefit marketers to create fairer marketing communication.

scholarly journals Testing an Immersive Virtual Environment for Decreasing Intergroup Anxiety among University Students: An Interpersonal Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (16) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Venla Kuuluvainen ◽  
Ira Virtanen ◽  
Lassi Rikkonen ◽  
Pekka Isotalus
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cultural Group ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Intergroup Anxiety ◽  
Immersive Virtual Environment ◽  
Dinner Table ◽  
Group A

This study examined the use of an immersive virtual environment (IVE) in decreasing intergroup anxiety among university students. In Dinner-time360 , the students engaged in an interpersonal encounter by sharing a virtual dinner table with someone from another linguistic or cultural group. A control group watched the documentary in a traditional 2D format. The re-sults showed that the documentary reduced intergroup anxiety in both situa-tions, particularly among students with high anxiety who engaged in the IVE. For the IVE viewers, the decrease in intergroup anxiety was connected to two interpersonal elements: perceptions of the character’s immediacy and an in-creased level of homophily. These findings provide insights into the possibil-ities of IVEs in multicultural learning among university students.

scholarly journals MODEL ASESMEN INFORMAL KECERDASAN JAMAK ANAK USIA 4 – 5 TAHUN

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-103
Author(s):  
Kuntjojo Kuntjojo ◽  
Intan Prastihastari Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Multiple Intelligence ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Classroom Teachers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Informal Assessment ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group B

This research was conducted to create an informal assessment model of multiple intelligences for 4 and 5 years old children. The design used for this research is the research and development design by adapting the Borg and Gall model. The result of an informal assessment model is an informal multiple intelligences assessment models for 4 and 5 years old children, the assessors are classroom teachers, the time and place for conducting the assessment is flexible. The first implementation of the assessment model was done in TK Negeri Pembina Kota Kediri with research subjects of group B of 38 children and the second implementation was done in TK Negeri Pembina Kecamatan Mojoroto Kediri with the subject of research of Group A of 61 children. The results of the experiment showed that the multiple intelligences assessment models of children age 4 and 5 years old meet the validity and reliability requirements and as well as its easy application in Kindergarten education institutions.   Keywords: informal assessment model, multiple intelligence, 4 and 5 years old childre Desain yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini adalah desain penelitian dan pengembangan dengan mengadaptasi model Borg dan Gall. Model asesmen yang dihasilkan adalah model asesmen informal kecerdasan jamak anak usia 4 dan 5 tahun, pelaksana asesmen adalah guru kelas, waktu dan tempat pelaksanaan asesmen bersifat fleksibel. Uji coba I model asesmen dilakukan di TK Negeri Pembina Kota Kediri dengan subjek penelitian anak Kelompok B sebanyak 38 anak dan uji coba II dilakukan di TK Negeri Pembina Kecamatan Mojoroto Kota Kediri dengan subjek penelitian anak Kelompok A sebanyak 61 anak. Hasil ujicoba menunjukkan bahwa model asesmen kecerdasan jamak anak usia 4 dan 5 tahun memenuhi syarat validitas dan reliabilitas serta mudah untuk diterapkan di lembaga pendidikan Taman Kanak-kanak.   Kata Kunci: model asesmen, kecerdasan jamak, anak usia 4 dan 5 tahun

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