Intergenerational programs for young children: Organizational procedures     

Alfred James  Kathy Leon 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1992,19(3):9-13

Bringing together groups of preschoolers with older people is a concept that is gaining in popularity. Commonly referred to asintergenerational, these experiences — when carefully planned — have been shown to provide children with positive experiences. More specifically, the National Council on Aging defines intergenerational programs as planned activities that increase cooperation and exchange between any two generations for their mutual benefit.I never seen my great grandpa — I seen some old people in Minnesota.Brandon, age fourAlfred James is Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education, Department of Education, Washburn University, Topeka, KS. Kathy Leon is Director of Menninger Child Care Center, Menninger, Topeka, KS.  相似文献   

The relationship between linguistic characteristics and reading/writing performances of Norwegian children     

Nils Søvik  Marit Samuelstuen  Kyrre Svarva  Alfred Lie 《Reading and writing》1996,8(2):199-216

The relations between different word categories and children's reading and writing performances were examined in twenty 9-year-old children. Results indicated for Norwegian, which is more regular than English but less regular than Finnish, that the length and the frequency of words and their interactions are factors substantially related both to children's reading, writing time (writing velocity), and spelling performances, whereas the regularity factor affected children's spelling only. Significant intercorrelations among reading and writing (accuracy and spelling) measures were found.  相似文献   

The principle of operative concept formation in geometry teaching     

Peter Bender  Alfred Schreiber 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》1980,11(1):59-90

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The failure of a successful intervention: a case study     

Susan Walters  Katie Brown  Alfred Hirshoren 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》1978,25(1):26-35

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Summing up     

Alfred White Franklin 《Child abuse & neglect》1979,3(1):xvii-xx

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Assessing giftedness with the WISC‐III and the SB‐IV     

Michael Simpson  Dominic A. Carone  William J. Burns  Traci Seidman  Doil Montgomery  Alfred Sellers 《Psychology in the schools》2002,39(5):515-524

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Third Edition (WISC‐III) and the Stanford‐Binet Intelligence Scale–Fourth Edition (SB‐IV), were administered to 20 gifted children and 20 non‐gifted children to examine the extent of the difference in IQ scores obtained on the two tests and whether order effects were present. Results show that the SB‐IV Composite Score was significantly higher than the WISC‐III Full Scale IQ for both groups. However, for the gifted group, unlike the non‐gifted group, this difference achieved significance only when the SB‐IV was administered first. When either IQ test was administered to the gifted students for the first time, without the confound of a learning influence, there was no significant difference in mean scores. However, when both tests were administered, it was found that the SB‐IV influenced the WISC‐III Full Scale IQ in a downward direction whereas the WISC‐III influenced the SB‐IV Composite Score in an upward direction. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.  相似文献   

A path-dependence perspective on the adoption of Internet of Things: Evidence from early adopters of smart and connected sensors in the United States     

Tian Tang  Alfred Tat-Kei Ho 《Government Information Quarterly》2019,36(2):321-332

As an integral part of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart and connected sensors are emerging information and communication technologies that collect and transmit real-time data from various urban domains to inform decision-making. While smart sensors and IoT technologies have great potential to transform public service provision, their adoption in the public sector seems to be slow and incremental. Using cross-sectional data of 65 large and mid-sized cities in the United States, we examine what affects local governments' adoption of smart and connected sensors. We propose a path-dependence explanation for the incremental adoption and test if a local government's sensor adoption behavior is shaped by its existing policy priorities and managerial practices in related fields. Our results show that local governments' early adoption of smart sensors is likely to stem from their needs in specific policy domains. We also find that a local government's historical paths on urban sustainability and data-driven decision-making practices can predict its trajectory of sensor deployment, in terms of the scope and the integration of smart sensors across different urban domains. Surprisingly, a local government's e-government progressiveness is not a significant predictor. Our results confirm the incremental change in smart sensor adoption and provide implications for local governments' IoT planning.  相似文献   

What does playing cards have to do with science? A resource-rich view of African American young men     

Alfred R. Schademan 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2011,6(2):361-380

The study examines the resources related to science that African American young men learn and develop by playing a card game called Spades, a common cultural practice in African American communities that dates back to the Civil War Era. The qualitative study examines what the Spades players at a local high school consider when making decisions about what cards to play. A significant finding is that the players use, learn and develop resources such as the ability to make observations, draw inferences, and use empirical data to inform future actions and decisions. Such reasoning bears a resemblance to central practices of science and challenges long held deficit views of African American young men. Implications of the research findings are discussed.  相似文献   

The effects of computer-assisted instruction and locus of control upon preservice elementary teachers' acquisition of the integrated science process skills     

Beth Eddinger Wesley  Gerald H. Krockover  Alfred Devito 《科学教学研究杂志》1985,22(8):687-697

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) versus a text mode of programmed instruction (PI), and the cognitive style of locus of control, on preservice elementary teachers' achievement of the integrated science process skills. Eighty-one preservice elementary teachers in six sections of a science methods class were classified as internally or externally controlled. The sections were randomly assigned to receive instruction in the integrated science process skills via a microcomputer or printed text. The study used a pretest-posttest control group design. Before assessing main and interaction effects, analysis of covariance was used to adjust posttest scores using the pretest scores. Statistical analysis revealed that main effects were not significant. Additionally, no interaction effects between treatments and loci of control were demonstrated. The results suggest that printed PI and tutorial CAI are equally effective modes of instruction for teaching internally and externally oriented preservice elementary teachers the integrated science process skills.  相似文献   

Home cage feeding time controls responding under multiple schedules     

Alfred V. Bacotti 《Learning & behavior》1976,4(1):41-44

Eleven rats were exposed to a multiple variable-interval 1-min variable-interval 1-min schedule of reinforcement. All rats were initially fed a daily ration of food in the home cages immediately after the end of each session. In a later phase of the experiment, the same amount of food was fed 1 h after the end of each session. Later, five rats were again fed immediately after each session. Amount of food received and deprivation level in terms of percent of free feeding weight were constant across conditions. Response rates decreased within each session under immediate feeding. When feeding was delayed, rates in each component of the multiple schedule increased throughout the session and the decreasing trends were generally eliminated. The results suggest that home cage feeding time, apart from changes in deprivational level, is an important variable in the control of behavior in experimental sessions.  相似文献