Can creative podcasting promote deep learning? The use of podcasting for learning content in an undergraduate science unit          下载免费PDF全文

Mark Pegrum  Emma Bartle  Nancy Longnecker 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2015,46(1):142-152

This paper examines the effect of a podcasting task on the examination performance of several hundred first‐year chemistry undergraduate students. Educational researchers have established that a deep approach to learning that promotes active understanding of meaning can lead to better student outcomes, higher grades and superior retention of knowledge over time. We attempted to promote such an approach by setting a task that involved student collaboration, contextualisation of content, and communication through new media, specifically creative podcasting. Examination results were used as a source of empirical evidence of changes in understanding and retention that occurred for students who completed this task. In comparing results across 2 years on similar questions related to the podcasting topics, we found a statistically significant improvement after introduction of the podcasting task on the questions related to one of the topics on which students had actively created their own podcasts (“acids & bases”), but not on the other (“oxidisation and reduction”). Improved learning outcomes in the form of better understanding and retention over time in at least one case suggest that under some circumstances creative podcasting may indeed help to promote a deep learning approach.  相似文献   

Determining optimal trial size using sequential analysis     

Paul Geoffrey Taylor  Kwee-Yum Lee  Raul Landeo  Damien Michael O'Meara  Emma Millett 《Journal of sports sciences》2015,33(3):300-308

When characterising typical human movement profiles, the optimal number of trials analysed for each participant should ensure a stable mean. Sequential analysis is one method able to establish the number of trials to stability by assessing a moving point mean against a set bandwidth. As the total trial number determining this bandwidth is selected arbitrarily, the effect of applying different total trial numbers on the results of sequential analysis was investigated. Twenty participants performed 30 trials of overarm throwing, and sequential analyses were applied to three dimensional (3-D) kinematic data over 10, 20 and 30 trial numbers. We found a total of 20 to be the preferred trial number for sequential analyses. Erroneous results were produced consistently by 10 trial number groups, while moving point means were statistically unchanged after the 10th trial. Subsequently, sequential analyses were applied to 20 trials to establish trials to stability in discrete and time series elements of the 3-D kinematic data. The results suggest that a trial size between 13 and 17 provides stable means for overarm throwing kinematics.  相似文献   

Taking library instruction into the online environment: one health sciences library's experience     

Susan C. Smith  Emma C. O'Hagan 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2014,102(3):196-200

In 2012, an academic health sciences library serving a large research university and medical center introduced synchronous online training for a diverse group of users, including clinicians, researchers, faculty, and distance students. Participants in these “Express Training” classes completed two surveys to assess their experiences. Survey results indicated classes were well received but revealed some areas for improvement. Included are issues that should be considered when implementing online library instruction to meet the diverse needs of academic health sciences library users. Given the popularity of online training among on-campus and distance users, it will be continued and expanded.  相似文献   

BOOK REVIEWS     

Allyson Jule  Carole Leathwood  Emma Rawlins  Emma Renold  Heather Pennington  Mary Klein 《Gender and education》2007,19(4):535-548

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Grave expectations: rumours of a human clone pregnancy spark health fears and horrors     

Coghlan A  Young E 《New scientist (1971)》2002,174(2338):4

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A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research: the influence of school context on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder     

Ruth Gwernan-Jones  Darren A. Moore  Paul Cooper  Abigail Emma Russell  Michelle Richardson  Morwenna Rogers 《Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties》2016,21(1):83-100

This systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research explored contextual factors relevant to non-pharmacological interventions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schools. We conducted meta-ethnography to synthesise 34 studies, using theories of stigma to further develop the synthesis. Studies suggested that the classroom context requiring pupils to sit still, be quiet and concentrate could trigger symptoms of ADHD, and that symptoms could then be exacerbated through informal/formal labelling and stigma, damaged self-perceptions and resulting poor relationships with staff and pupils. Influences of the school context on symptoms of ADHD were often invisible to teachers and pupils, with most attributions made to the individual pupil and/or the pupil’s family. We theorise that this ‘invisibility’ is at least partly an artefact of stigma, and that the potential for stigma for ADHD to seem ‘natural and right’ in the context of schools needs to be taken into account when planning any intervention.  相似文献   

Les graphes de flux dans l'Enseignement secondaire     

Emma Castelnuovo  Daniela et Claudio Gori-Giorgi 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》1974,5(4):467-492

Sans résuméTravail effectué dans le cadre du groupe de recherche en didactique de la mathématique du Conseil National des Recherches.  相似文献   

Maternal mind-mindedness and attachment security as predictors of theory of mind understanding   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Meins E  Fernyhough C  Wainwright R  Das Gupta M  Fradley E  Tuckey M 《Child development》2002,73(6):1715-1726

This study investigated relations between social interaction during infancy and children's subsequent theory of mind (ToM). Infant-mother pairs (N = 57) were observed in a free-play context at 6 months. Interactions were coded for (a) mothers' use of mental state language that commented appropriately on the infants' mental states, and (b) mothers' use of mental state language that did not appropriately reflect their infants' minds. A third variable was (c) security of attachment, which was assessed using the Strange Situation procedure at 12 months. Performance on a battery of ToM tasks at 45 and 48 months was positively correlated with (a), but was not related to (b) or (c). A regression analysis showed that mothers' use of appropriate mental state comments independently predicted overall ToM performance, accounting for 11% of the variance. Children's verbal ability was the only other independent predictor of ToM performance, accounting for 16% of the variance. These findings represent the earliest known social predictor of individual differences in ToM.  相似文献   

Quantifying participation in,and the effectiveness of,remediating assessment in a university mathematics module     

Emma Howard  Maria Meehan  Andrew Parnell 《Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education》2019,44(1):97-110

In Maths for Business, a large first-year mathematics module, the continuous assessment component comprises 10 weekly quizzes which combine to contribute 40% of the final module mark. If students did not receive the full five marks on their weekly quiz, they were provided with the opportunity to resubmit their corrected weekly quiz with an explanation of their error(s) for one additional mark. We refer to this process as ‘remediation’. Of the students who had the opportunity to remediate, ～70% did. Through examining learning management system data, we show that the remediation process encouraged students to access module resources. Furthermore, by using a Bayesian hierarchical model to account for students’ level of participation, achievement and prior knowledge, we show that participation in the remediation process positively impacted the final examination marks of moderate to high-achieving students (based on initial continuous assessment marks). However, participation in the remediation process provided limited benefit to low-achieving students. We conjecture this is because these students had not achieved a level of understanding whereby participation in the remediation process could progress their knowledge.  相似文献   

Sustaining institution-wide induction for sessional staff in a research-intensive university: the strength of shared ownership     

Kelly E. Matthews  Julie M. Duck  Emma Bartle 《International Journal for Academic Development》2017,22(1):43-55

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The Tutors@UQ programme provides an example of a formalised, institution-wide, cross-discipline, academic development programme to enhance the quality of teaching that has been maintained for seven years despite a pattern of substantial organisational change. We present a case study of the programme framed around a four-phase model of educational change and interpreted through the lens of social network perspectives that explores the question: What factors enabled the programme to become successful and sustained over time? Shared responsibility for the creation, development, and on-going implementation achieved through collaborative partnerships emerged as a central factor for the sustainability of the tutor induction programme.  相似文献