Evaluating the Relationship between Cognitive Style and Pre-Service Teachers’ Preconceived Notions about Adopting Console Video Games for Use in Future Classrooms

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudy McDaniel ◽  
Robert Kenny
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Measuring Field ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Console Game

This article explores the impact of perceptual cognitive styles on pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward video games. Using a cognitive style continuum measuring field dependence and field independence, the authors conducted an exploratory study to measure the potential impact of cognitive style on pre-service teachers’ dispositions towards the use of games in their future classrooms. Results showed that participants who planned on becoming teachers were generally found to be more field dependent than peers who elected other major fields of study. These participants also demonstrated a general reluctance towards using console games in their future classroom situations. After the brief experience playing the console game, however, these pre-service teachers’ attitudes changed significantly with regards to their game playing attitudes and preferences.

Cognitive Styles: Illusory Phenomena

1985 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane J. Schiano ◽  
Hou-Can Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Cognitive Styles ◽  
Illusion Magnitude ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Stimulus Field ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between cognitive style and illusion magnitude was examined using the assimilation and contrast Delboeuf distortions. As in previous research, field dependence correlated positively with assimilation; however, a significant negative correlation with contrast was also found, suggesting that, while field dependence may involve the illusory integration of the stimulus field, field independence may involve its equally illusory differentiation.

Effects of Muscle Tone and Changes in Autonomic Balance on Cognitive Style

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 916-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vezio Ruggieri ◽  
Pia Mazza
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Body Experience ◽  
Embedded Figures Test ◽  
Embedded Figures ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Group

To study the relationship between cognitive style and psychophysiological variables, the Embedded Figures Test of Witkin was given to an experimental group of 25 students and to a matched control group. The experimental group was then submitted for 3 mo. to the exercises of Schultz's autogenic training. The control group had no treatment on the embedded figures. Retest showed for both groups an improvement toward greater field-independence. However, improvement was significantly greater for the trained group than for the control group. These results support the view that the cognitive style is partially dependent on the psychophysiological information in the body, in such way that changes in body-experience may modify some aspects of cognitive style.

Film Festival/Film History: The Impact of Film Festivals on Cinema Historiography. Il cinema ritrovato and beyond1

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 131-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Di Chiara ◽  
Valentina Re
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Film Studies ◽  
Film History ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
Film Festivals ◽  
Theoretical Level ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this essay is to offer some coordinates for the analysis of the impact of film festivals on cinema historiography. Although film festivals have had a pivotal role in film studies since the 1940s in determining various aspects of research interests, both on a critical and theoretical level, it is only in recent years that they have gathered academic attention as an autonomous research field. Moreover, even among most studies of film festivals, the relationship between film festivals and cinematic historiography seems to have been overlooked. This essay is conceived, therefore, as a provisional contribution, attempting to delineate the scope of the topic and set some parameters for further research. After defining what we mean by the impact of film festivals on cinema historiography, we try to construct a conceptual framework, capable of examining how the strategies deployed by film festivals—such as their structure, schedules, published materials and round tables, as well as their identification of a target audience—implicitly highlight the potential impact of film festivals on cinema historiography. To exemplify our theoretical statements, we refer to different kinds of film festivals and, more particularly, make a few remarks about a very particular case, Il cinema ritrovato in Bologna.

scholarly journals Thyroid sequelae of COVID-19: a systematic review of reviews

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierpaolo Trimboli ◽  
Chiara Camponovo ◽  
Lorenzo Scappaticcio ◽  
Giuseppe Bellastella ◽  
Arnoldo Piccardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Thyroid Disease ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Endocrine Disorders ◽  
Low T3 ◽  
Review Of Reviews ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the potential to cause multi-organ effects including endocrine disorders. The impact of COVID-19 on the thyroid gland has been described but several aspects have to be clarified. The systematic review was conceived to achieve more solid information about: 1) which thyroid disease or dysfunction should be expected in COVID-19 patients; 2) whether thyroid patients have a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection; 3) whether the management has to be adapted in thyroid patient when infected. The literature was searched by two authors independently. A 5-step search strategy was a priori adopted. Only reviews focused on the relationship between thyroid and COVID-19 were included. The last search was performed on February 21st 2021. Two-hundred-forty-seven records was initially found and nine reviews were finally included. The reviews identified several potential thyroid consequences in COVID-19 patients, such as thyrotoxicosis, low-T3 syndrome and subacute thyroiditis, while no relevant data were found regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on the management of patients on thyroid treatment. The present systematic review of reviews found that: 1) patients diagnosed with COVID-19 can develop thyroid dysfunction, frequently non-thyroidal illness syndrome when hospitalized in intensive care unit, 2) having a thyroid disease does not increase the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, 3) thyroid patients do not need a COVID-19-adapted follow-up. Anyway, several factors, such as critical illness and medications, could affect thyroid laboratory tests.

scholarly journals The Relationship between TESOL Teachers’ Attitudes towards Grammar Teaching and their Grammatical Knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Khadija Al Balushi
Keyword(s):  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Grammatical Knowledge ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Grammar Teaching ◽  
Teachers Beliefs ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Grammar ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Grammar teaching continues to be a controversy matter in the field of teaching and teacher Education. It is generally agreed that attention to grammatical form is necessary and useful, but many issues related to teaching grammar still needs further research (Barnard & Scampton, 2008:59). This study investigated the relationship between Omani TESOL (teaching English to speakers’ of other languages) teachers’ attitudes towards grammar teaching and their grammatical knowledge. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 40 respondents teaching English in Omani schools. The findings showed that there was a positive correlation between teachers’ attitudes towards grammar teaching and their grammatical knowledge. However, there were no effect of gender on teachers’ grammatical knowledge and no effect of teaching experiences on attitude towards grammar teaching. The findings indicated that the final model of standard multiple regression showed that teachers attitudes towards grammar, gender, experience, age and the educational phase they teach in did not make a statistically significant unique contribution to the prediction of their grammatical knowledge. Such findings suggest directions for further studies in investigating the influence of language teachers’ attitudes/knowledge on their classroom practices.INTRODUCTIONIn recent years, grammar teaching has regained its rightful place in language curricula. Language teaching professionals are now of the belief that grammar cannot be ignored, and that without a good grammatical knowledge, learners’ language development can be severely constrained (Baleghizadeh & Farshchi, 2009). Grammar teaching and learning has attracted significant research attention. For example, many studies examined teachers’ explicit or declarative knowledge about grammar (e.g. Shuib, 2009; Andrews, 1994; Bloor, 1986). These studies showed that learners and teachers had encountered inadequate levels of grammatical knowledge. Other studies focussed on L2 and FL teachers’ beliefs about teaching grammar (Baleghizadeh & Farshchi, 2009; Borg& Burns, 2008). Borg and Burn’s (2008) study indicated that teachers expressed very strong beliefs in the need to avoid teaching grammar in isolation and reported high levels of integrating grammar in their practices. Baleghizadeh and Farshchi’s (2009) study revealed that teachers’ beliefs could be traced back to their long experience of teaching textbooks that heavily draw on deductive approaches to teaching grammar. Yet, we have to fully understand whether teachers’ attitudes towards grammar teaching have an influence on their grammatical knowledge. This is important because teachers’ attitudes/beliefs play a major role in influencing what they do in the classroom (Borg, 2006; Borg, 2003). Moreover, Shulman (1987) stressed that in order to teach grammar appropriately teachers need both grammatical knowledge and the skills “pedagogical content knowledge”. Thus, the current study focused on in-service TESOL teachers’ attitudes towards grammar teaching, and their grammatical knowledge to see if there is a correlation between the two and whether other background differences affect their knowledge of and attitudes towards grammar. This might help teacher educators to see the relationship as well as the impact of

scholarly journals Organizational Slack And Performance: The Impact Of Outliers

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Wefald ◽  
Jeffrey P. Katz ◽  
Ronald G. Downey ◽  
Kathleen G. Rust
Keyword(s):  
Extreme Values ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Slack ◽  
Distributed Data ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt; mso-pagination: none;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Extending initial theory development and empirical studies conducted in the early 1980s, the investigation of the relationship between slack resources and the performance of the firm has experienced renewed attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Over the past 25 years enough empirical research has been conducted that researchers have begun to question the frequently found ambiguous results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We assess the impact statistical outliers may have on the relationship between organizational slack and firm performance trying to determine whether the positive, curvilinear, or ambiguous results that have been reported are impacted by the presence of outliers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>We found that the measures of organizational slack were highly variable due to five general factors. When the outliers, extreme values, were statistically identified and removed, the relationship between organizational slack (Available Slack) and performance (ROA) became non-linear and consistent over years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Implications suggest that future research should consider the potential impact that non-normal distributed data could have on the validity of findings, particularly when employing data from archival sources. Suggestions for future research in the slack-performance relationship are offered.</span></span></span></p>

Friends who game together, stay together: A Self-Determination Theory approach to the impact of social video gaming on social well-being

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yemaya Halbrook ◽  
Aisling Therese O'Donnell ◽  
Rachel M. Msetfi
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

As social video games are increasing in popularity, it is important to understand how this can impact an individual’s social well-being, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis. We focus here on how the relationship one has with those they play video games with relates to social well-being. We further applied the self-determination theory to determine what role, if any, autonomy, competence, and relatedness play in this relationship. Results indicate that playing with ‘known others’ predicts the highest levels of social well-being when compared to playing with online acquaintances. Further, autonomy, competence, and relatedness all predict high levels of social well-being and mediate the relation between a player’s relationship to other players and social well-being. This suggests that social video gaming is beneficially linked to social well-being, but only when played with others with whom the gamer has a known relationship. Implications and future research are also discussed.

scholarly journals Representation of physical self and protection of ego in women with eating disorders

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.V. Kamenetskaya ◽  
T.A. Rebeko
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Field Dependence ◽  
Field Independence ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
The Relationship

In the article we studied the relationship between eating disorders, and cognitive and personality variables. We present the results of the study of women using techniques to assess the relationship between eating disorders (like overeating), cognitive style (field dependence / field independence), with their bodies and aggression.

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