Motivational variables involved in commitment of female soccer players at different competitive levels     

Marta Domínguez-Escribano  Leopoldo Ariza-Vargas  Carmen Tabernero 《Soccer & Society》2017,18(7):801-816

Today more and more women are playing sport and choosing activities previously considered the exclusive domain of men, such as soccer. The main purpose of this study was to analyse the role of motivational variables (individual and team) regarding the commitment to and future expectations of playing higher levels of competition in a sample of female association soccer players (N = 117) at different levels of competition (local, regional and national leagues). Results confirm that the highest league shows high values in perception of success (ego orientation and task orientation), transactional psychological contract and future expectations. On the other hand, the local league produces high values in relational contracts. A path analysis tests a theoretical model with all the motivational variables as predictors of sporting commitment and future expectations. It shows the power of individual and team motivational variables in terms of predicting the involvement of women in soccer.  相似文献   

High-Tech Classrooms Need Highly Competent Instructors     

Shaun D. Curran 《美中教育评论》2014,(10):737-742

The 21 st century classroom requires instructors with more advanced skills and competencies to deliver materials in a way that engages students both traditional and non-traditional. Traditional students have come to expect the incorporation of technology into their classrooms because they have grown up with it and can see its usefulness, while non-traditional students may need additional resources online in order to reinforce new concepts. By employing Web 2.0 technologies, like online video and discussion boards, into both the online and traditional on-campus classrooms, instructors can address both isolation and different learning styles, as well as address issues relating to problems with understanding concepts being taught and respond positively to feedback provided by both the students and administrators. In addition, utilizing Web 2.0 technology in the online classroom can reduce the isolation that many students feel in these classrooms by ensuring students can communicate with other students as well as the instructor.  相似文献   

Learning to teach physics through inquiry: The lived experience of a graduate teaching assistant     

Mark J. Volkmann  Marta Zgagacz 《科学教学研究杂志》2004,41(6):584-602

This investigation examines the difficulties encountered by one graduate teaching assistant as she taught Physics for Elementary Education, a large‐enrollment, inquiry‐based science course taught at a public Midwestern university. The methodological approach of hermeneutic phenomenology served as the lens to investigate the research question, “What is the lived experience of a graduate teaching assistant as she learned to teach physics through inquiry to elementary education students?” We summarize the findings in terms of the blending of two conceptual frameworks: orientations to science teaching and professional identity. We learned that fundamental beliefs about the nature of science support certain orientations, and if those beliefs remain unchallenged, then the orientation is unlikely to change. Finally, we discuss implications for strategies that may assist college‐level instructors with changing their orientation to teaching science. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 41: 584–602, 2004  相似文献   

Using a Virtual Agency to Teach Research     

Raymond Sanchez Mayers  Laura Curran  Fontaine H. Fulghum 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2019,39(4-5):477-488

ABSTRACT

Use of instructional technology in social work has grown rapidly in recent years. Despite this increase, there is limited empirical investigation of its impact. In this paper we describe the use of a virtual agency for the teaching of research methods and program evaluation at a school of social work. Evaluation of the virtual agency showed that students in general were satisfied with its use and that higher satisfaction led to higher satisfaction with the overall course. The authors also discuss some of the strengths and weaknesses of using a virtual agency for teaching research and program evaluation.  相似文献   

Foregrounding equity in mathematics teacher education   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Marilyn Strutchens  Jennifer Bay-Williams  Marta Civil  Kathryn Chval  Carol E. Malloy  Dorothy Y. White  Beatriz D’Ambrosio  Robert Q. Berry III 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2012,15(1):1-7

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Smart schools on the way: How school principals from Catalonia approach the future of education within the fourth industrial revolution     

Mogas  Jordi  Palau  Ramon  Fuentes  Marta  Cebrián  Gisela 《Learning Environments Research》2022,25(3):875-893

Learning Environments Research - The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is introducing developments in Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, and other technologies in different...  相似文献   

Difficulties in semantically congruent translation of verbally and symbolically represented algebraic statements     

Castro  Encarnación  Cañadas  María C.  Molina  Marta  Rodríguez-Domingo  Susana 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2022,109(3):593-609

Educational Studies in Mathematics - This paper describes the difficulties faced by a group of middle school students (13- to 15-year-olds) attempting to translate algebraic statements written in...  相似文献   

Orthographic learning in dyslexic Spanish children     

Paz Suárez-Coalla  Sara Ramos  Marta Álvarez-Cañizo  Fernando Cuetos 《Annals of dyslexia》2014,64(2):166-181

Reading fluency is one of the basic processes of learning to read. Children begin to develop fluency when they are able to form orthographic representations of words, which provide direct, smooth, and fast reading. Dyslexic children of transparent orthographic systems are mainly characterized by poor reading fluency (Cuetos & Suárez-Coalla 2009; Spinelli, De Luca, Di Filippo, Mancini, Martelli, & Zoccolotti, 2005; Wimmer, 1993). Therefore, the main problem for these children could be the difficulty in developing orthographic representations of the words they read. The aim of this study was to test the ability of dyslexic Spanish-speaking children (whose native language is Spanish) to develop orthographic representations and determine if the context helps them. For this, two experiments were conducted with a group of 100 children, 7–12 years of age. The groups were comprised of 20 dyslexics, 40 chronological age-matched controls and 40 reading level-matched controls. In the first experiment, eight unfamiliar words (four short and four long) were presented six times within the context of a story. In the second experiment, eight pseudowords were presented on a computer and the children had to read them aloud. In both experiments, the reading and articulation times of experimental and control stimuli were compared, before and after the training. Children without dyslexia showed a decrease of the influence of length of word on reading speed, indicating a lexical reading, while for dyslexic children, the influence of length remained unchanged. These results appeared when the stimuli were presented in the context of a story as well as when presented in isolation. In short, our results describe that dyslexic children of transparent orthographic systems have problems in developing orthographic representations of words.  相似文献   

Meeting the Discipline-Culture Framework of Physics Knowledge: A Teaching Experience in Italian Secondary School     

Olivia Levrini  Eugenio Bertozzi  Marta Gagliardi  Nella Grimellini Tomasini  Barbara Pecori  Giulia Tasquier  Igal Galili 《Science & Education》2014,23(9):1701-1731

The paper deals with physics teaching/learning in high school. An investigation in three upper secondary school classes in Italy explored the reactions of students to a structuring lecture on optics within the discipline-culture (DC) framework that organises physics knowledge around four interrelated fundamental theories of light. The lecture presented optics as an unfolding conceptual discourse of physicists regarding the nature of light. Along with the knowledge constructed in a school course of a scientific lyceum, the students provided epistemological comments, displaying their perception of physics knowledge presented in the classroom. Students’ views and knowledge were investigated by questionnaires prior to and after the lecture and in special discussions held in each class. They revealed a variety of attitudes and views which allowed inferences about the potential of the DC framework in an educational context. The findings and interpretation indicate the positive and stimulating impact of the lecture and the way in which DC-based approach to knowledge organization makes physics at school cultural and attractive.  相似文献   

Documenting Collections: Cornerstones for More History of Science in Museums     

Marta C. Lourenço  Samuel Gessner 《Science & Education》2014,23(4):727-745

Historians of science have recently become increasingly involved with collections and scientific instruments. This creates opportunities for a more significant role of history in museums of science, as well as more meaningful and contextualized exhibitions and educational programmes. However, complementing the mainstream focus on universal scientific principles with history requires structural and cultural changes in museums’ approaches and practices. In this paper we draw from recent collaborative work with historians of science at the University of Lisbon to reflect on the challenges museums face as they prepare for a more meaningful historical approach to science. We argue that documentation is crucial both before objects enter the museum and as regular collections practice. We propose a conceptual and methodological framework comprising two operational levels: documenting individual objects and documenting collections.  相似文献