Chancen des inklusionsorientierten Sachunterrichts für didaktisch-diagnostisches Handeln. Konzeptionelle und methodologisch-methodische Grundlagen eines forschungsbasierten Entwicklungsansatzes für die Lehrer*innenbildung

In der Herausforderung Unterricht inklusionsbezogen weiterzuentwickeln, manifestiert sich unter anderem die Forderung nach der Qualifizierung von (angehenden) Lehrkräften bzgl. der Anwendung und Umsetzung einer alltagsintegrierten Diagnostik mit dem Ziel, Kinder individualisiert und gleichzeitig mit Bezug auf einen gemeinsamen Lerngegenstand zu unterrichten. Dabei ist ein didaktisch-diagnostisches Handeln aller Lehrkräfte gefordert, welches im Kontext einer professionellen und inklusionsorientierten Gestaltung sowie einer angemessenen Begleitung und Förderung von Lern- und Entwicklungsprozessen steht. In der Konzeption entsprechender Aus- und Weiterbildungsformate setzt das geplante Projekt DiPoSa (Didaktisch-diagnostische Potentiale des inklusionsorientierten Sachunterrichts) an. Ziel ist es durch einen Design-Based-Research-Ansatz (DBR) Videovignetten zu erstellen und zu evaluieren, mittels derer entsprechende Kompetenzen von (angehenden) Lehrkräften im Sachunterricht weiterentwickelt werden können. Dabei bietet insbesondere der Sachunterricht als vielperspektivisches Integrationsfach der Grundschule einen passenden Rahmen, kindliche Lernpotentiale als Ausgangspunkt für didaktisch-diagnostisches Handeln nutzbar zu machen. Denn in aktuellen inklusionsorientierten Ansätzen des Sachunterrichts sind sowohl reformpädagogisch orientierte als auch offene Konzepte und Modelle des adaptiven Unterrichts zu finden, die sich an den unterschiedlichen Programmatiken der Umsetzung von individueller Förderung orientieren. Im folgenden Beitrag werden die dem geplanten Projekt zugrundeliegenden theoretischen und empirischen Zugänge erläutert und die forschungsmethodische Umsetzung durch einen DBR-Ansatz als methodologische Basis für eine Theorie-Praxis-verzahnende Forschungsperspektive auf diagnostisches Handeln sowie die Förderung diagnostischer Handlungskompetenzen durch Videovignetten im Kontext der Aus- und Weiterbildung von (Sachunterrichts-)Lehrkräften diskutiert. Abstract The challenge to further promote practices of inclusive teaching, requires the development of assessment literacy. Combined with the aim to teach all children in a collaborative learning environment, qualification of teachers (in training) in the application and implementation of formative assessment as an integrated daily routine is needed. Therefore, the project DiPoSa focuses on the development of appropriate training and qualification formats. The project heads to create and evaluate video vignettes using a design-based-research approach (DBR), which can then be used to further develop assessment literacy of teachers in social studies and science in primary education. As a multi-perspective integrative subject in elementary school social studies and science in primary education offers a suitable framework for practices of formative assessment taking children's learning potentials as a serious concern. Foundations can be seen in current inclusive approaches to social studies and science in primary education, where reform pedagogically orientation and open concepts can as well be found as models of adaptive teaching. Although there are different theoretical and programmatic implementations, both perspectives share an orientation towards individual support of children. With this in mind the following article tries to lay down the theoretical and empirical approaches of the planed project DiPoSa and discusses methodological foundations of the project. The discussion focuses on how assessment practices as well as assessment literacy can be promoted through a DBR research-design using video vignettes in the context of teacher education and qualification and rooting in a deepened science-practice partnership.Zusammenfassung englisch

The Evolving Role of Area Agencies on Aging Through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have played an important and well-documented role in meeting the nutritional and wellness needs of older adults during COVID-19. To better understand the continued impact of COVID-19 pandemic on AAA services, partnerships, and clients, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging surveyed the nation’s 618 AAAs in February 2021, with a 27% response rate. As a result of COVID-19, most AAAs reported both increased numbers of new clients and needs of existing clients; three-quarters of AAAs developed new external partnerships; and over half are implementing strategies to address equity and inclusion regarding their services and clients. Nearly 80% of AAAs are involved with COVID-19 vaccine outreach and delivery, from scheduling appointments to administering the vaccine to homebound clients. We will describe these and other transformations of services, partnerships, and client needs; discuss challenges and opportunities; and provide examples and video vignettes from AAA directors.

The COPE-Trial—Communicating prognosis to parents in the neonatal ICU: Optimistic vs. PEssimistic: study protocol for a randomized controlled crossover trial using two different scripted video vignettes to explore communication preferences of parents of preterm infants

Background One of the numerous challenges preterm birth poses for parents and physicians is prognostic disclosure. Prognoses are based on scientific evidence and medical experience. They are subject to individual assessment and will generally remain uncertain with regard to the individual. This can result in differences in prognostic framing and thus affect the recipients’ perception. In neonatology, data on the effects of prognostic framing are scarce. In particular, it is unclear whether parents prefer a more optimistic or a more pessimistic prognostic framing. Objective To explore parents’ preferences concerning prognostic framing and its effects on parent-reported outcomes and experiences. To identify predictors (demographic, psychological) of parents’ communication preferences. Design, setting, participants Unblinded, randomized controlled crossover trial (RCT) at the Division of Neonatology of the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany, including German-speaking parents or guardians of infants born preterm between 2010 and 2019 with a birth weight < 1500 g. Inclusion of up to 204 families is planned, with possible revision according to a blinded sample size reassessment. Intervention Embedded in an online survey and in pre-specified order, participants will watch two video vignettes depicting a more optimistic vs. a more pessimistic framing in prognostic disclosure to parents of a preterm infant. Apart from prognostic framing, all other aspects of physician-parent communication are standardized in both videos. Main outcomes and measures At baseline and after each video, participants complete a two-part online questionnaire (baseline and post-intervention). Primary outcome is the preference for either a more optimistic or a more pessimistic prognostic framing. Secondary outcomes include changes in state-anxiety (STAI-SKD), satisfaction with prognostic framing, evaluation of prognosis, future optimism and hope, preparedness for shared decision-making (each assessed using customized questions), and general impression (customized question), professionalism (adapted from GMC Patient Questionnaire) and compassion (Physician Compassion Questionnaire) of the consulting physician. Discussion This RCT will explore parents’ preferences concerning prognostic framing and its effects on physician-parent communication. Results may contribute to a better understanding of parental needs in prognostic disclosure and will be instrumental for a broad audience of clinicians, scientists, and ethicists. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register DRKS00024466. Registered on April 16, 2021.

Developing Video Vignettes for Tourism Research: Protocol and Quality Indicators

Video vignettes are information-rich stimuli using audio and visual presentations to elicit viewer responses. Though rarely used in tourism research, messages delivered via video vignettes are arguably more engaging and realistic than written vignettes. This paper aims to develop clear guidelines for producing video vignettes and evaluating such efforts. A rigorous four-step procedure for producing authentic and valid video vignettes is created and implemented. The examined context involves an exploration of stereotypes shared by Hong Kong residents of Mainland Chinese tourists. A total of 10 video vignettes are developed and used as stimuli in 26 semi-structured interviews. Qualitative and quantitative appraisals are conducted to create and test the protocol and quality indicators. Recommendations are made based on the lessons learned from the validation process. The path toward the creation of video vignettes can provide directions for other tourism research inquiries, such as tourist interactions, embodied experiences, and mutual gaze.

Teachers’ Ability to Apply Their Subject-Specific Knowledge in Instructional Settings—A Qualitative Comparative Study in the Subjects Mathematics and Economics

To teach effectively, teachers need subject-specific knowledge, such as content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, but also an ability to apply that knowledge to master demanding classroom situations. However, there is no consensus in research whether this ability should be modeled as a subject-specific ability or as a generic ability. This question is important for effective teacher training and especially for out-of-field teaching. In this exploratory study, we investigate the subject-specificity of the ability to apply subject-specific knowledge with German secondary pre-service teachers who are equally trained to teach mathematics and economics. We administered paper-pencil tests for subject-specific knowledge in both subjects to 37 pre-service teachers. In addition, video vignettes of instructional situations were used to elicit their ability to apply that knowledge. N = 6 cases showed apt subject-specific knowledge in both subjects to be analyzed regarding knowledge application. Based on a qualitative analysis of 93 responses to the video vignettes, teachers’ ability to apply that knowledge was examined. Our findings indicate systematic qualitative differences in the pre-service teachers’ responses in mathematics and economics. The results favor a subject-specific conceptualization of teachers’ ability to apply subject-specific knowledge in instructional settings. This implies for teacher training that learning opportunities for promoting teachers’ ability to apply their subject-specific knowledge in instructional settings should be designed specifically for the subject that will be taught. Our study also suggests that out-of-field teachers require training in both knowledge and an ability to apply this knowledge in teaching another subject, as their ability to apply knowledge may not transfer from their field of expertise.

Communicating prognosis to parents in the neonatal ICU: Optimistic vs. PEssimistic – “The “COPE”-Trial“ – Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial using scripted video-vignettes to explore communication preferences of parents of preterm infants

Background: One of the numerous challenges preterm birth poses for parents and physicians is prognostic disclosure. Prognoses are based on scientific evidence and medical experience. They are subject to individual assessment and, hence, will generally remain uncertain with regard to the individual. This can result in differences in prognostic framing and thus affect the recipients’ perception. In neonatology, data on the effects of prognostic framing are scarce. In particular, it is unclear whether parents prefer a more optimistic or a more pessimistic prognostic framing.Objective: To explore parents’ preferences concerning prognostic framing and its effects on parent reported outcomes and experiences. To identify predictors (demographic, psychological) of parents’ communication preferences.Design, setting, participants: Unblinded, randomized-controlled cross-over trial (RCT) at the Division of Neonatology of the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany, including German-speaking parents or guardians of infants born preterm between 2009 and 2019 with a birth weight <1500g. Inclusion of up to 204 families is planned, with possible reduction according to a blinded sample size reassessment after enrollment of 50 to 70 families, depending on the number of participants per family.Intervention: Embedded in an online-survey and in pre-specified order, participants will watch two video-vignettes depicting a more optimistic vs. a more pessimistic framing in prognostic disclosure to parents of a preterm infant. Apart from prognostic framing, all other aspects of physician-parent communication are standardized in both videos.Main outcomes and measures: At baseline and after each video, participants complete a two-part online-questionnaire (baseline and post-intervention). Primary outcome is the preference for either a more optimistic or a more pessimistic prognostic framing. Secondary outcomes include changes in state-anxiety (STAI-SKD), satisfaction with framing, evaluation of prognosis, future optimism and hope, preparedness for shared decision-making (each assessed using customized questions), and general impression (customized question), professionalism (adapted from GMC Patient Questionnaire) and compassion (Physician Compassion Questionnaire) of the consulting physician.Discussion: This RCT will explore parents’ preferences concerning prognostic framing and its effects on physician-parent communication. Results may contribute to a better understanding of parental needs in prognostic disclosure and will be instrumental for a broad audience of clinicians, scientists and ethicists.Trial registration: drks.de DRKS00024466. Registered on April 16, 2021