First Graders’ Understanding of Measurement     

Kathryn Castle  Jackie Needham 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2007,35(3):215-221

This study focused on the meaning of measurement to a group of 16 first grade students. A university professor and the teacher of the students partnered together using qualitative analysis of field notes, student interviews, and student work samples gathered from September through May of a school year. Findings indicate students’ knowledge of measurement including transitivity, unit iteration, conservation of number and length, and social knowledge of measurement terms and tools increased over the year. Researchers identified six themes of students’ measurement understanding including that children’s literature played a motivating role in student-initiated measurement activities. Recommendations call for first grade measurement activities focused on what it means to measure rather than on how to measure. Researchers caution that educators using mathematics curriculum and assessment should not assume that primary grade students understand conservation and unit iteration.  相似文献   

Robotic Construction Kits as Computational Manipulatives for Learning in the STEM Disciplines     

Florence R. Sullivan  John Heffernan 《Journal of Research on Technology in Education》2016,48(2):105-128

This article presents a systematic review of research related to the use of robotics construction kits (RCKs) in P–12 learning in the STEM disciplines for typically developing children. The purpose of this review is to configure primarily qualitative and mixed methods findings from studies meeting our selection and quality criterion to answer the review question: How do robotic construction kits function as computational manipulatives in P–12 STEM education? Our synthesis of the literature has resulted in four key insights that are new to the field. First, RCKs have a unique double application: They may be used for direct instruction in robotics (first-order uses) or as analogical tools for learning in other domains (second-order uses). Second, RCKs make possible additional routes to learning through the provision of immediate feedback and the dual modes of representation unique to RCKs. Third, RCKs support a computational thinking learning progression beginning with a lower anchor of sequencing and finishing with a high anchor of systems thinking. And fourth, RCKs support evolving problem-solving abilities along a continuum, ranging from trial and error to heuristic methods associated with robotics study. Furthermore, our synthesis provides insight into the second-order (analogical) uses of RCKs as computational manipulatives in the disciplines of physics and biology. Implications for practice and directions for future research are discussed. (Keywords: computational manipulatives, constructionism, computational thinking, problem solving, robotics, STEM)  相似文献   

Circle Time: The perceptions of teachers and pupils     

Jackie Lown 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2002,18(2):93-102

The interest of teachers and educational psychologists in circle time has grown over recent years, and there has been an explosion of publications offering activities and curriculum on the subject. Despite this expansion in publications, there has not been an accompanying growth in efficacy-based research about circle time. The current literature contains little evidence of its effectiveness. The present paper outlines a research study, undertaken within one local education authority and as part of the researcher's work on the Education Doctorate programme at Sheffield University, that aimed to investigate teacher and pupil perceptions of circle time. It concludes that both groups view circle time as a positive intervention. The study raises questions about the possibilities regarding socially mediated learning.  相似文献   

Longitudinal Associations of Childhood Parenting and Adolescent Health: The Mediating Influence of Social Competence          下载免费PDF全文

Brittany P. Boyer  Jackie A. Nelson 《Child development》2015,86(3):828-843

The current study examined a process through which parenting during the primary school transition contributes to cardiovascular health in adolescence, a foundational period for adult health trajectories. Using path analyses, social competence was tested as a mediator between parental sensitivity and adolescent health among 884 families. Results indicated that mothers’ and fathers’ sensitivity was associated with increasing social competence from first grade (age 7) to sixth grade (age 12), which was associated with higher awakening cortisol in ninth grade (age 15) and decreasing blood pressure from sixth to ninth grade. Results suggest that social competence mediates associations between childhood parenting and adolescent cardiovascular risk, and may be protective to children's health over time.  相似文献   

Getting involved in international development activities: UK initiatives and hidden benefits          下载免费PDF全文

Jackie Cheeseborough  Shane Godbolt  Maria J. Grant 《Health information and libraries journal》2015,32(1):1-4

Jackie Cheeseborough and Shane Godbolt describe the role that UK health information professionals have in global health and in supporting colleagues from developing countries to continue to develop as a provision. They give an overview of a range of organisations working to improve access to health information in developing countries and in particular Sub‐Saharan Africa including Book Aid International, HIFA, INASP, ITOCA, Phi, TALC, THET and Research4Life. Even in a recession, many UK health librarians are choosing to get involved in international development activities in low‐resource countries by volunteering, and discovering hidden benefits for their own organisations, and their own continuing professional development.  相似文献   

SELF‐ESTEEM GROUPS AT THE ELEANOR SMITH SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SUPPORT SERVICE     

Wendy Quayle  Jackie Holsworth 《Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties》2013,18(2):21-24

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SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND THE MORAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS     

Margaret Gorman  Joseph Duffy  Margaret Heffernan 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(3):422-431

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AMSs: Questions to Spark Librarian Engagement     

Jackie Belanger  Megan Oakleaf 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2013

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EDITORIAL     

Mary Briggs  Suzanne Carrington  Chris Coates  Mary Doveston  Anthony Feiler  Cath Gristy  Elaine Hall  Jenny Hankey  Jane Holford  Marie Howley  Mary Kellett  Jackie Lown  Elspeth McCartney  Diane Montgomery  Melanie Nind  Sue Pearson  Richard Rose  Geoff Tennant  Kate Wall  Philip Garner 《Support for Learning》2009,24(1):3-4

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Impact of Virtual Work Environment on Traditional Team Domains     

Gary D. Geroy  Jackie Hartman  Joel Olson 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2002,15(3):11-42

An extensive literature review and a phenomenological heuristic case study examined a virtual work team to determine what were salient domains of the team and determine the effect the virtual work environment had upon these domains. The study determined that post‐modern philosophy and postindustrial society are linked to changes in the marketplace and the development of virtual work environments. Seven team domains were identified. The virtual work environment affects the communication domain of teams most strongly. This effect impacts the remaining domains. Decision processes were determined to be narrower and featured conformity. Effectiveness was shown to be diminished by the reduction of social facilitation and increase in social loafing. Leadership was affected by the change in the communication network from an all‐channel network to a wheel network. Relationship and trust were affected by erosion of trust. Roles changed with the team's reduced ability to resolve differences and execute detailed action. Purpose became more task‐oriented. Technology emerged in the study as the new virtual team domain. Factors involved in team members' satisfaction were related to personality, isolation, and team membership.  相似文献