How many hours of instruction are needed for students to become competent in engineering subjects?     

Alicia Perdigones  Susana Benedicto  Elvira Sánchez-Espinosa  Eutiquio Gallego  José L. García 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2014,39(3):300-308

The aim of this work was to compare the curricula of three different agricultural engineering courses and to determine the competence of graduating students in three subject areas in order to identify possible shortfalls in the number of hours of instruction (HI) required for full competence to be attained.

A total of 132 students sat a voluntary examination in the final year of their studies to determine their competence in three subject areas: electrical facilities, machinery and construction. The degree courses completed by these students are meant to provide them with the legal standing required to undertake infrastructure projects in agricultural installations.

This work detected significant differences in the competence of graduates in the mentioned subjects, depending on the number of HI they had received. Students who had received under 120 HI in these subjects were found to be significantly less competent than those who had received more.  相似文献   

Effects of added elastic tubes on open-chain knee extensor strength training     

Mônica de Oliveira Melo  Guilherme Auler Brodt  Lara Elena Gomes  Cláudia Tarragô Candotti  Marcelo La Torre  Jefferson Fagundes Loss 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2013,12(2):195-203

Attaching elastic tubes (ETs) to resistance training machines can affect the exercise load profile. The purpose of this study was to assess the training effects of added ETs, which were strategically attached to provide additional loads only during the deceleration phase of the knee extension exercise. Twenty-two healthy participants, assigned to either an experimental group (with ETs) or a control group (without ETs), participated in a 12-week strength-training program using a knee extension exercise machine. The acceleration effects were quantified and a method of attaching the ETs to the knee extension machine was developed. The effects of the added ETs were analysed by testing dynamic and isometric maximum contractions at four knee flexion angles (10°, 30°, 50°, and 80°). Analyses of covariance with the initial values as the covariate were used to examine the ET effects. A greater increase in isometric maximum strength was found in the experimental group than in the control group at knee flexion angles of 10° [effect size (ES) = 2.25] and 30° (ES = 1.18). No significant difference in the dynamic maximum strength was found between the groups. The use of ETs increased strength at smaller knee flexion angles with quadriceps that were relatively short.  相似文献   

Perceived coach-created and peer-created motivational climates and their associations with team cohesion and athlete satisfaction: evidence from a longitudinal study     

Tomás García-Calvo  Francisco Miguel Leo  Inmaculada Gonzalez-Ponce  Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel  Athanasios Mouratidis  Nikos Ntoumanis 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(18):1738-1750

Abstract

In this longitudinal study, we examined the extent to which perceived coach- and peer-created motivational climates are associated with athlete-group cohesion and satisfaction with participation among Spanish soccer players competing in the Third National Division. Multilevel modelling analyses showed that perceived coach-created task climate was positively related to perceived cohesion and players’ satisfaction with their participation within their team. Also, perceived peer-created task climate related positively to perceived cohesion. The results indicate the importance of considering peer-related aspects of the motivational climate in addition to considering the coach-related aspects of the motivational climate when examining motivational group dynamics in sport.  相似文献   

Greek Athletics     

Fernando García Romero 《国际体育史杂志》2013,30(9):1199-1201

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The Victor's Crown: How the Birth of the Olympics and the Rise of the Roman Games Changed Sport for Ever     

Fernando García Romero 《国际体育史杂志》2013,30(9):1221-1224

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European Standards in Russian Higher Education and the Role of English: a case study of the National University of Science and Technology,Moscow (MISiS)     

Richard West  Elena Frumina 《European Journal of Education》2012,47(1):50-63

This article considers the current changes in Russian universities, especially moves towards a more outward-looking, international approach, driven in particular by the Bologna Process. It is noted that the speed of change has been uneven, with many institutions slow to embrace reform. The situation at the National University of Science and Technology, Moscow (MISiS) is taken as an example of an institution where reform is moving ahead rapidly. The role of English teaching is examined as a driver of change. Research that informs the reforms is reported and the wider impact of English language teaching on academic quality and institutional culture is described and evaluated.  相似文献   

Use of education as social indicator in the assessment of sustainability throughout the life cycle of a building     

Marco A. Ruano  Marcos García Cruzado 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2012,37(4):416-425

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Summer Scientific Research for Teachers: The Experience and its Effect   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Westerlund  Julie F.  García  Dana M.  Koke  Joseph R.  Taylor  Teresa A.  Mason  Diana S. 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2002,13(1):63-83

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Teaching Through Collaboration: Flexibility and Diversity in Caregiver–Child Interaction Across Cultures     

Jennifer M. Clegg  Nicole J. Wen  Paige H. DeBaylo  Adam Alcott  Elena C. Keltner  Cristine H. Legare 《Child development》2021,92(1):e56-e75

Teaching supports the high-fidelity transmission of knowledge and skills. This study examined similarities and differences in caregiver teaching practices in the United States and Vanuatu (N = 125 caregiver and 3- to 8-year-old child pairs) during a collaborative problem-solving task. Caregivers used diverse verbal and nonverbal teaching practices and adjusted their behaviors in response to task difficulty and child age in both populations. U.S. caregivers used practices consistent with a direct active teaching style typical of formal education, including guiding children’s participation, frequent praise, and facilitation. In contrast, Ni-Vanuatu caregivers used practices associated with informal education and divided tasks with children based on difficulty. The implications of these findings for claims about the universality and diversity of caregiver teaching are discussed.  相似文献   

Improving Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Understanding of the Nature of Science Through an Analysis of the Historical Case of Rosalind Franklin and the Structure of DNA     

García-Carmona  Antonio 《Research in Science Education》2021,51(2):347-373

Research in Science Education - This qualitative study analyses how effective an activity based on the critical and reflexive reading of the historical case of Rosalind Franklin and the elucidation...  相似文献