Personal construct psychology as a constructivist approach to learning     

Dr Tony Fetherston 《Research in Science Education》1994,24(1):370-370

This paper proposes that Kelly's Personal Construct Psychology deserves examination as a constructivist basis for science teaching and learning. It argues that because of the explicit nature of the psychology, the clear definition of learning and meaning and the integration of affective, psychomotor and cognitive dimensions of learning, the psychology has much to offer science education.  相似文献   

The spirit that always denies     

Tony Hafliger 《Higher Education Quarterly》1986,40(3):294-302

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Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia): Equal Opportunities Issues     

Tony Cline  Rea Reason 《British Journal of Special Education》1993,20(1):30-34

Their article raises important questions concerning the lack of attention to issues of equal opportunity in the literature on specific learning difficulties. The authors identify five objectives for professional practice and research.  相似文献   

The Right to Teach, the Right to Learn     

Laurie Bush  Tony Hill 《British Journal of Special Education》1993,20(1):4-7

Believe that the findings and recommendations of the Elton Committee have much to offer schools for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, as well as mainstream schools. They outline the way they have introduced 'assertive discipline' into behaviour management policy of the school.  相似文献   

Letters to the Editor     

James Graham  Peter T. Farrell  Tony Best  Gerda Hanko  Helen Robinson 《British Journal of Special Education》1993,20(2):70-71

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Is Language Learned?1     

D. E. Cooper 《Journal of Philosophy of Education》1975,9(1):93-104

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Lord Salisbury and the Politics of Education     

Tony Taylor 《Journal of educational administration and history》1984,16(2):1-11

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Response time variations in an online search system.     

M D Cooper 《Journal of the American Society for Information Science》1983,34(6):374-380

The response time characteristics of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) ELHILL bibliographic search system are examined in this article. Transactions for a five-week period are analyzed and average response times are calculated for typical search commands, by time of day, and by file being searched. Overall, the response time of the system was found to be 2.1 seconds, a very low value. Based on statistical tests of significance applied to the data, it was concluded that response time differences can be explained in terms of the number of users on the system and not the command issued by the user nor the file the user searched.  相似文献   

An empirical investigation of factors influencing the adoption of data mining tools     

Tony Cheng-Kui Huang  Chuang-Chun Liu  Dong-Cheng Chang 《International Journal of Information Management》2012

Previous studies explored the adoption of various information technologies. However, there is little empirical research on factors influencing the adoption of data mining tools (DMTs), particularly at an individual level. This study investigates how users perceive and adopt DMTs to broaden practical knowledge for the business intelligence community. First, this study develops a theoretical model based on the Technology Acceptance Model 3, and then examines its perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and its ability to explain users’ intentions to use DMTs. The model's determinants include 4 categories: the task-oriented dimension (job relevance, output quality, result demonstrability, response time, and format), control beliefs (computer self-efficacy and perceptions of external control), emotion (computer anxiety), and intrinsic motivation (computer playfulness). This study also surveys the moderating effect of experience and output quality on the determinants of DMT adoption and use. An empirical study involving 206 DMT users was conducted to evaluate the model using structural equation modeling. Results demonstrate that the proposed model explains 58% of the variance. The findings of this study have interesting implications with respect to DMT adoption, both for researchers and practitioners.  相似文献   

Academic Development as Academic Work     

Tony Harland  David Staniforthb 《International Journal for Academic Development》2013,18(1-2):25-35

In this paper the authors reflect on their experiences of being academic developers and suggest how our profession might advance in the future. Our inquiry focuses on academic development and how we can support our clients more effectively. We propose that the profession of academic development should aim for academic status with many more research‐active staff contributing to its knowledge base. If this profession were located within the already recognized research field of higher education, we believe a number of potential benefits could accrue. These include a new level of professional standing, greater efficiency in our universities and a more substantial academic development community. Our thoughts and arguments on the nature of our work are framed within a discussion of professional identity, knowledge and academic freedom.  相似文献