Retrospective Enhancement of Thesis Cataloging and the Match Rate of Authors in National Authority Files     

Karen Jensen  Christopher Carr 《Cataloging & classification quarterly》2020,58(6):566-590

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The researchers extracted a disproportionate stratified random sample from 40?years of thesis bibliographic records at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Match rates for thesis authors in the LC/NACO Name Authority File and in Canadiana Authorities were examined. ProQuest digitization of older theses, the creation of an institutional repository, the move to electronic theses and dissertations in 2011, and the implementation of vendor-assisted authority control in 2017 impacted bibliographic records. In addition to the dearth of matches in general, results uncovered false matches and significant changes to Library and Archives Canada thesis authority control practices over the years.  相似文献   

Designing Knowledge‐In‐Use Assessments to Promote Deeper Learning     

Christopher J. Harris  Joseph S. Krajcik  James W. Pellegrino  Angela Haydel DeBarger 《Educational Measurement》2019,38(2):53-67

Contemporary views on learning highlight that deep learning occurs not simply by accumulating knowledge, but by using and applying knowledge as one engages in disciplinary activity. Increasingly, those concerned with education policy and practice are shifting priorities toward supporting deeper learning by emphasizing the importance of students’ ability to apply knowledge in subject areas. Designers of student assessments are following suit and are taking on the challenge of creating a new generation of assessments. We present a principled approach for designing classroom‐based assessments that not only assess deeper learning, but also provide teachers with critical information about how students are progressing toward achieving ambitious new learning goals. Our approach follows the evidentiary reasoning of evidence‐centered design and builds on research about the important role of knowledge‐in‐use to support student learning. We illustrate our approach in the context of creating tasks that assess students' science proficiency as reflected in the Next Generation Science Standards that are gaining prominence in the United States.  相似文献   

A Companion to Ostrogothic Italy     

Christopher Heath 《Al-Masaq: Islam & the Medieval Mediterranean》2018,30(2):237-239

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The art of face-saving and culture-changing: sculpting Chinese football’s past,present and future     

Christopher B. Stride  Layne Vandenberg 《Sport in Society》2019,22(5):803-828

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In this paper, we consider the football statues of China, whose football team has dramatically underperformed relative to its population size and economic power. Although China lacks a participative grassroots football culture and has struggled to establish a credible domestic league, recent government intervention and investment has seen football’s profile rise dramatically. China’s many football statues are largely atypical in comparison to the rest of the world, including their depiction of anonymous figures rather than national or local heroes, the incorporation of tackling scenes in their designs, and their location at training camps. Through four specific examples and reference to a global database, we illustrate how these statues reflect the tensions and difficulties inherent in China’s desire to integrate itself into global football, and achieve its stated goal of hosting and winning the FIFA World Cup, whilst simultaneously upholding national, cultural and political values such as the primacy of hard work and learning, and saving face in defeat.  相似文献   

Demand cycles and market segmentation in bicycle sharing     

James Christopher Westland  Jian Mou  Dafei Yin 《Information processing & management》2019,56(4):1592-1604

Consumers often display unique habitual behaviors, and knowledge of these behaviors is of great value in prediction of future demand. We investigated consumer behavior in bicycle sharing in Beijing, where demand prediction is critical for cost-effective rebalancing of bicycle locations (putting bikes where and when they will be rented) and supply (number of bicycles). We created baseline statistical demand models, borrowing methods from economics, signal processing and animal tracking to find consumption cycles of 7, 12, 24 h and 7-days. Lorenz curves of bicycle demand revealed significant stratification of consumer behavior and a long-tail of infrequent demand. To overcome the limits of traditional statistical models, we developed a deep-learning model to incorporate (1) weather and air quality, (2) time-series of demand, and (3) geographical location of demand. Customer segmentation was added at a later stage, to explore potential for improvement with customer demographics. Our final machine learning model with tuned hyperparameters yielded around 50% improvement in predictions over a discrete wavelet transform model, and 80–90% improvement in predictions over a naïve model the reflects some current industry practice. We assessed causality in the deep-learning model, finding that location and air quality had the strongest causal impact on demand. The extreme market segmentation of customer demand, and our relatively short time span of data combined to make it difficult to find sufficient data on all customers for a model fit based on segmentation. We reduced our model data to only the 10 most frequent to see whether such segmentation improves our model's predictive success. These results, though limited, suggest that customer behavior within market segments is more stable than across all customers, as was expected.  相似文献   

Risk and Adversity,Parenting Quality,and Children's Social-Emotional Adjustment in Families Experiencing Homelessness     

Madelyn H. Labella  Angela J. Narayan  Christopher M. McCormick  Christopher D. Desjardins  Ann S. Masten 《Child development》2019,90(1):227-244

A multimethod, multi-informant design was used to examine links among sociodemographic risk, family adversity, parenting quality, and child adjustment in families experiencing homelessness. Participants were 245 homeless parents (M_age = 31.0, 63.6% African American) and their 4- to 6-year-old children (48.6% male). Path analyses revealed unique associations by risk domain: Higher sociodemographic risk predicted more externalizing behavior and poorer teacher–child relationships, whereas higher family adversity predicted more internalizing behavior. Parenting quality was positively associated with peer acceptance and buffered effects of family adversity on internalizing symptoms, consistent with a protective effect. Parenting quality was associated with lower externalizing behavior only when sociodemographic risk was below the sample mean. Implications for research and practice are discussed.  相似文献   

Points from the SENCo-Forum     

Christopher Robertson 《British Journal of Special Education》2021,48(4):519-523

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Investigating the impact of a Freirean informed coach education programme     

Ed Cope  Christopher J. Cushion  Stephen Harvey  Mark Partington 《Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy》2021,26(1):65-78

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“I Have Been Given the Power to Teach. The Children Understand Me Very Well.” The Social and Academic Impact of Deaf Teacher Training in Kenya     

Christopher Johnstone  Heidi Corce 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》2010,56(1):149-165

Kenya has 41 Deaf schools that serve children from Class 1 through secondary school. These schools are all characterised by the fact that they have very few teachers who are fluent in Kenyan sign language. In order to meet the needs of schools and to provide employment opportunities for Deaf Kenyan adults, a small non-governmental organisation identified Deaf secondary school students for training. They received two years of teacher training free of charge. Most have since been awarded teaching contracts by the Kenyan Teacher Service Commission or local school boards. This article reports on results from a preliminary study of the social and academic impacts of this innovation. Results indicate that Deaf teachers are inspirational in the classroom, represent a significant resource for their school communities and are preferred by Deaf students. A follow-up study on the relative learning gains of Deaf students when taught by Deaf teachers is planned once relevant data are available.  相似文献   

An investigation of Detect,Practice, and Repair to remedy math‐fact deficits in a group of third‐grade students     

Brian C. Poncy  Christopher H. Skinner  Philip K. Axtell 《Psychology in the schools》2010,47(4):342-353

A multiple‐probe‐across‐problem‐sets (tasks) design was used to evaluate the effects of the Detect, Practice, and Repair (DPR) on multiplication‐fact fluency development in seven third‐grade students nominated by their teacher as needing remediation. DPR is a multicomponent intervention and begins with a group‐administered, metronome‐paced assessment used to identify specific facts in need of repair. Next, Cover, Copy, and Compare (CCC) procedures are used to enhance automaticity with those specific facts. Lastly, students complete a 1‐min speed drill and self‐graph their fluency performance. Results showed large level and trend increases in fact fluency after DPR was applied across all three sets of multiplication problems. Discussion focuses on the importance of developing effective and efficient basic‐skill‐remediation procedures and directions for future research. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.  相似文献