scholarly journals The Impact of Emotions on Divergent Thinking Processes: A Consideration for Inquiry-Oriented Teachers

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-225
Author(s):  
Krista C. Ritchie ◽  
Bruce M. Shore ◽  
Frank LaBanca ◽  
Aaron J. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Instructional Approach ◽  
Global Society ◽  
Creative Thought ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
The Impact

Innovation is a cornerstone of the success of our global society and it is required to generate solutions to today’s challenges. Students will benefit from classrooms that encourage creative thought and innovative self-directed projects. Inquiry is an instructional approach that fosters creativity and divergent thinking. This paper elaborates on one aspect of the creative process—the impact of emotions on divergent thinking. Theory and some existing research are reviewed and a plan for a neurocognitive study using electroencephalography is delineated. Current and previous research is taken into account when reflecting on suggestions for fostering learning environments conducive to creativity and building interdisciplinary collaboration.

Students’ perceptions of changes to the learning environments of undergraduate physics laboratories

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Thomas ◽  
Al Meldrum
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Laboratory Learning ◽  
Physics Laboratories ◽  
Thinking Processes ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore students’ perceptions to changes to the learning environment of their undergraduate physics laboratories, in which their scientific inquiry processes were stimulated. Design/methodology/approach The activities students engaged in were redesigned to reflect a guided inquiry approach and to acknowledge modern-day advances in science and technology. Further, enhanced guidance was provided for laboratory instructors regarding the nature of scientific inquiry and how to structure students’ inquiry experiences during laboratory sessions. Students’ views were sought regarding their perceptions of the impact of the reforms on the laboratory learning environments, their thinking processes in those environments and their views regarding the reform’s value and appropriateness. Findings Analyses of quantitative and qualitative data suggested that students responded positively to the reforms implemented. Large effect sizes of between 0.70 and 1.20 suggested significant positive shifts in students’ perceptions of dimensions of their laboratory learning environments. In interviews, students expressed that they had engaged in the cognitive processes of scientific inquiry and suggested that the reforms had stimulated such “inquiry” thinking. However, their perceptions of the value and appropriateness of such inquiry-oriented laboratory learning environments were mixed. Originality/value Concerns persist in higher education in relation to the extent of students’ inquiry processes in undergraduate physics laboratories. Reforms to both the activities that students engage in and to instructional strategies are necessary. Raising awareness of the views expressed by students might help inform future reforms that accommodate those views to further enhance similar reforms.

scholarly journals Divergent Thinking in Four-Year-Old Children: An Analysis of Thinking Processes in Performing the Alternative Uses Task

2021 ◽  
pp. 100814
Author(s):  
Honghong Bai ◽  
Hanna Mulder ◽  
Mirjam Moerbeek ◽  
Evelyn H. Kroesbergen ◽  
Paul P.M. Leseman
Keyword(s):  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Thinking Processes

Learning Environments: A Review of Physical and Temporal Factors

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney S. Zentall
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Classroom Performance ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Color Noise ◽  
Environmental Stimulation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

A theoretical integration of research concerned with environmental variables and their effects on students’ behavior and performance is presented. The impact of classroom stimuli, such as novelty, color, noise, proximity to teacher and peers on both normal and exceptional children is reviewed. The relation between these sources of classroom stimulation and information sources (i.e., type of task and access to material, person, and role resources) is also discussed. Large deviations from optimal levels of environmental stimulation, which more often occur for exceptional than for normal children, will produce attentional and activity disruptions sufficient to interfere with classroom performance and social interaction.

Forward Flow and Creative Thought: Assessing Associative Cognition and its Role in Divergent Thinking

2021 ◽  
pp. 100859
Author(s):  
Roger E. Beaty ◽  
Daniel C. Zeitlen ◽  
Brendan S. Baker ◽  
Yoed N. Kenett
Keyword(s):  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Forward Flow ◽  
Creative Thought

The Impact of Interdisciplinary Collaboration

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 567-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Kotowski ◽  
Laura E. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
The Impact

Understanding Learning Environments, Personality, and Proctoring During Mandatory Remote Delivery

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 767-770
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Campus Housing ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

To evaluate students’ online learning environments, the relationship between personality and online learning success, and students’ perceptions about online proctoring during mandatory remote delivery due to the pandemic, students responded to an online survey. Learning environments generally included houses and rarely included on-campus housing. The specific room type was predominantly the bedroom. Only conscientiousness was related positively to anticipated semester GPA. The positive relationship between anticipated and overall GPA supports the notion that more conscientious students tend to be successful in online learning situations, as online education was rated as slightly ineffective. A majority of students did not see a need for online proctoring due to the inability or time required to search for materials, which would only harm one’s performance. There is a need to research further the impact of the study environment, relationship of the students’ personality to learning success, and consequences of online proctoring during remote learning.

Optimizing patient adherence to stroke rehabilitation: A mixed method telerehabilitation trial (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Gaboury ◽  
Michel Tousignant ◽  
Hélène Corriveau ◽  
Matthew Menear ◽  
Guylaine Le Dorze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Strong evidence supports beginning stroke rehabilitation as soon as the patient’s medical status has stabilized and continuing following discharge from acute care. However, adherence to rehabilitation treatments over the rehabilitation phase has been shown to be suboptimal. OBJECTIVE Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of a telerehabilitation platform on stroke patients’ adherence to a rehabilitation plan and on their level of reintegration to normal social activities, in comparison with usual care. The primary outcome is patient adherence to stroke rehabilitation (up to 12 weeks), which is hypothesized to influence reintegration to normal living. Secondary outcomes for patients include functional recovery and independence, depression, adverse events related to telerehabilitation, use of services (up to 6 months), perception of interprofessional shared decision making, and quality of services received. Interprofessional collaboration as well as quality of interprofessional shared decision making will be measured on clinicians. METHODS In this interrupted time series with a convergent qualitative component, rehabilitation teams will be trained to develop rehabilitation treatment plans that engage the patient and family, while taking advantage of a telerehabilitation platform to deliver the treatment. The intervention will entail 220 patients to receive stroke telerehabilitation with an interdisciplinary group of clinicians (telerehabilitation) versus face-to-face, standard of care (n = 110 patients). RESULTS Results: Our Research Ethics Board has approved the study in June 2020. Data collection for the control group is underway, with another year planned before we begin the intervention phase. CONCLUSIONS This study will contribute to minimize both knowledge and practice gaps, while producing robust, in-depth data on the factors related to the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in a stroke rehabilitation continuum. Findings will inform best practices guidelines regarding telecare services and the provision of telerehabilitation, including recommendations regarding effective interdisciplinary collaboration regarding stroke rehabilitation. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04440215

IMPACT OF JOINT COMMISSION INTERNATIONALACCREDITATION (JCIA) ON HEALTH CARE PROCESSES AND THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES.

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Binu Thomas ◽  
Ankur Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Collaboration And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of joint commission international accreditation on health care processes as well as to assess the challenges faced by the physicians and nurses . Method: Conducted a cross sectional study in 11 health centers belong to Dubai health authority. Prepared a checklist and questionnaire to assess the changes in the processes brought by accreditation as well as the challenges faced by employees respectively. Studied perceived challenges by recruiting physician (n=106) and nurses (n=194) using convenience sampling technique. Done content validity of the tools with clinical quality experts. Conducted pilot study for the questionnaire and checked the reliability using Cronbach alpha (0.924). After obtaining ethical clearance and consent from subjects, the researcher visited health centers and administered questionnaire to the participants. To evaluate the process improvements, the researcher audited documents for the availability of processes before and after accreditation using the validated checklist, which consisted of 25 processes reecting various domains of quality, employee engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration and communication. Results: Observed tremendous improvements in the availability of processes. The proportion of processes before and after the accreditation was statistically signicantly different (p <.001) for quality of health care. However for employee engagement (p=.250) and interdisciplinary collaboration and communication (p=1.000) no statistical signicance were noted even though there were signicant improvements. Majority (57.5%) of doctors and nurses perceived that the accreditation processes were challenging. Discussion: Observed processes improvements ensuring quality, employee engagement, interdisciplinary collaboration and communication after accreditation.However,majority ofthe employees perceived that, the accreditationwas challenging in terms ofworkload, communication and documentation.

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