Mapping remote and multidisciplinary learning barriers: lessons from challenge-based innovation at CERN     

Matilde Bisballe Jensen  Tuuli Maria Utriainen  Martin Steinert 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2018,43(1):40-54

This paper presents the experienced difficulties of students participating in the multidisciplinary, remote collaborating engineering design course challenge-based innovation at CERN. This is with the aim to identify learning barriers and improve future learning experiences. We statistically analyse the rated differences between distinct design activities, educational background and remote vs. co-located collaboration. The analysis is based on a quantitative and qualitative questionnaire (N?=?37). Our analysis found significant ranking differences between remote and co-located activities. This questions whether the remote factor might be a barrier for the originally intended learning goals. Further a correlation between analytical and converging design phases was identified. Hence, future facilitators are suggested to help students in the transition from one design phase to the next rather than only teaching methods in the individual design phases. Finally, we discuss how educators address the identified learning barriers when designing future courses including multidisciplinary or remote collaboration.  相似文献   

Interacting with People who have Severe Communication Problems: Ethical considerations     

Stephen von Tetzchner  Karen Jensen 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》1999,46(4):453-462

People who have severe speech and communication problems have difficulties making themselves heard both in everyday communications and society at large. In spite of the positive results which have followed the development of non-vocal intervention strategies, this group of people is at risk for being left out of the social common and being alienated. It is important to realise that one cannot do in the technical what one cannot do in the ethical. Unless both social interaction and intervention with people who have severe communication impairments are based on ethical reflection, the moral standards that are applied to this group may be lower than for other people. True communicative interaction depends on the acceptance that the other partner has something of value to communicate, even if the means for expressive communication are limited and the messages are vague and difficult to understand. A moral requirement for autonomy, that is, an equal footing or right to expression, places an ethical imperative on the more competent communication partner to strive to overcome the asymmetrical relationship and help the disabled person create authentic messages. Ethics is awareness based on the reflection on moral phenomena, grounded in the norms and values of the society and typically the result of discourse and co-constructive reflection, in the form of everyday discussions as well as of public philosophical scrutiny. Communication is a vehicle of reflection and discourse may be regarded as joined reflection. Thus, time for discourse in professional work may be a prerequisite for ethical practice.  相似文献   

Effect of a prolonged altitude expedition on glucose tolerance and abdominal fatness     

Chen MT  Lee WC  Chen SC  Chen CC  Chen CY  Lee SD  Jensen J  Kuo CH 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2010,81(4):472-477

In the present study, we investigated the effect of a long-term mountain expedition on glucose tolerance and insulin action. Twelve registered mountaineers ages 31 years (SD = 1.1) participated in a 25-day expedition at a 2,200-3,800-m altitude with an average duration of 8 hr per day. Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) was substantially reduced during hiking. Glucose tolerance and insulin responses were measured prior to and twice during the expedition period. Maximal oxygen consumption increased from 43.0 +/- 2.7 to 49.1 +/- 2.2 mL/kg/min. Percentage of body fat decreased from 19.4 +/- 6.8% to 16.9 +/- 5.9%. The area under the curves for insulin and glucose during the oral glucose tolerance test were also reduced in Days 3 and 25. The present study demonstrated that altitude hiking activity is an effective lifestyle intervention to improve insulin action.  相似文献   

Changes in students' understanding of evolution resulting from different curricular and instructional strategies     

Murray S. Jensen  Fred N. Finley 《科学教学研究杂志》1996,33(8):879-900

This study assessed students' learning of evolution by natural selection within four different sections of an introductory biology course. Each section used a different combination of curricular materials (either traditional or historically rich materials) and instruction (either paired problem solving or traditional lecture). Students in the study completed pre- and postintervention evolution tests. Students' responses were analyzed to create variables for both correct and alternative conceptions of evolution. Pretest and posttest data were used to create difference scores that were compared both within and between teaching sections. Pre-to-post gains were expected in the correct (Darwinian Conception) scores, while pre-to-post losses were expected in the Alternative Conception scores. Also, students in the experimental sections were expected to perform better than those in the traditional sections. Pretest-to-posttest differences within each section showed gains in correct conceptions but few reductions in alternative conceptions. Comparisons between sections support the use of the paired problem-solving instructional strategy in conjunction with the historically rich curriculum. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.  相似文献   

Decrease in pulmonary diffusion capacity after maximal exercise     

B S Rasmussen  B Hanel  K Jensen  B Serup  N H Secher 《Journal of sports sciences》1986,4(3):185-188

Oppression of the chest, cough and orthopnea are well known to occur in some athletes after competitions, maybe reflecting an increase in lung water. In order to indicate if lung water increases after maximal exercise we measured pulmonary diffusion capacity before and 2.1 h after a short maximal arm exercise bout in 11 canoeists and showed a decrease of 6.7%. The result may be explained by a calculated 17% increase in alveolar interstitial volume.  相似文献   

Reform der Sportlehrer-Ausbildung     

Hans-Gert Artus  Norbert Baumann  Reiner Bussek  Hermann Gall  Hans Jensen  Christiane Müller  Konrad Stripp  Claus Tiedemann  Peter Weinberg  Clemens Menze 《Sportwissenschaft》1974,4(1):99-103

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A test of a linear programming model as an optimal solution to the problem of combining methods of reading instruction     

James W. Mills  Philip K. Jensen  Martin Hershkowitz 《Instructional Science》1973,2(2):215-233

Traditional research on the methods used in teaching developmental reading at the higher educational levels has focused on either an examination of one method or a comparison of different methods. An important problem which has been largely ignored is that of developing rationales and methods for combining different methods on an individualized basis. Linear programming provides a mathematical model for determining an optimal combination of available methods in accordance with the student's original levels of input, expected gains, and goals. The study reported herein tested an application of the Linear Programming Model at the Reading Clinic of Drew University. Results, while not conclusive, indicate that this approach yields greater gains in speed scores than a traditional approach for this population.This study was made possible by a grant from the ESSO Education Foundation to Drew University of Madison, N. J. Part of this presentation is adapted from an earlier statement of the problem (Hershkowitz et al., 1969). An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Operations Research Society of America, 41st National Meeting.Currently, Associate Professor in the Psychology Department; was Director of the Reading Clinic at the time of the study.Chairman of the Psychology Department.Currently, Senior Scientist of the Planning Systems Division, Operations Research, Incorporated; was Project Manager for Educational Research and Evaluation, Automation Industries, Incorporated, Vitro Laboratories Division, at the time of the study.  相似文献   

Preventing alcohol-exposed pregnancy among American-Indian youth     

Jamie Jensen  DenYelle Baete Kenyon  Jessica D. Hanson 《Sex education》2016,16(4):368-378

Research has determined that the prevention of alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) must occur preconceptually, either by reducing alcohol intake in women planning pregnancy or at risk for becoming pregnant, or by preventing pregnancy in women drinking at risky levels. One such AEP prevention programme with non-pregnant American-Indian (AI) women is the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) Changing High-risk alcohOl use and Increasing Contraception Effectiveness Study (CHOICES) Programme, which shows promise in reducing AEP risk in AI women aged 18 or older. A community needs assessment was conducted with key informant interviews and focus groups with an emphasis on how to expand OST CHOICES. To identify relevant inter-related themes, a content analysis was conducted on qualitative feedback from the focus groups and interviews. Altogether, key informant interviews were completed with 25 health and social service professionals. Eight focus groups were held with 58 AI participants, including adult women of child-bearing age, elder women, and adult men. Several sub-themes regarding the prevention of AEP with youth were identified, expanding the OST CHOICES curriculum into the schools, and the role of family and culture within AEP prevention.  相似文献   

Comprehensive Guidance: Implementation standards and career planning in Utah schools: The sixth C—Coordination     

R. Lynn Jensen Ed.D. 《Journal of Career Development》1996,23(1):61-72

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The Responsive State and Teachers     

Knud Jensen 《欧洲师范教育杂志》1995,18(2-3):187-196

Important developments in the Danish political situation are described. Emphasis is upon the relations between changes in politicians’ understanding and how the emergence of what has been called the ‘Responsive State’ might influence schooling and teachers’ work. Three changes of educational policy in Denmark are particularly relevant: (1) since 1991 a new system of govemment for schools; (2) an agreement, signed in 1992, redefining the contractual status of teachers; (3) a new school act of 1993, operational since August 1994, designed to reform the broad aims of the schooling System and the design and content of the curriculum. Broader political trends to these particular policy shifts are reviewed and discussed. They can be seen as a heavy attack on teaching as a profession; they seek to increase the influence and power of parents and politicians at the level of the local community and reduce further the influence teachers have on their own work. It is important to consider these policies against a consideration of how teachers themselves perceive and define their conditions of work. Three investigations are presented. Teachers are concerned about: (a) democratic educational values, (b) their students and their own qualifications, and (c) relations with parents to whom they feel accountable.  相似文献