Communication Students' Mathematics Anxiety: Implications for Research Methods Instruction     

Raymond D. Baus  S.-A. Welch 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(4):289-299

This study examined indicators of math and speaking competence in three student major categories (N = 263). Communication (n = 178), business (n = 58), and liberal arts (n = 27) majors completed scales measuring math anxiety (Betz, 1978 Betz , N. E. ( 1978 ). Prevalence, distribution, and correlates of math anxiety in college students . Journal of Counseling Psychology , 25 , 441 – 448 .[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), math performance (Dowling, 1978 Dowling , D. (1978). The development of a mathematics confidence scale and its application in the study of confidence in women college students. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Ohio State. [Google Scholar]), math self-efficacy, and public speaking apprehension (McCroskey, 1982 McCroskey , J. C. ( 1982 ). An introduction to rhetorical communication , Englewood Cliffs , NJ : Prentice-Hall . [Google Scholar]). These variables explained 27.5% of the variance in reported major. Business majors had higher math performance and math self-efficacy scores and lower math anxiety scores than persons majoring in communication or liberal arts, whereas communication majors reported lower public speaking apprehension scores than business or liberal arts majors. Sex differences were found on all mathematics variables, with females scoring higher in math anxiety and lower in math self-efficacy and performance than males. Findings are examined for their implications concerning research methods instruction.  相似文献   

National Council on Measurement in Education 1997 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals     

Michael J. Kolen  Catherine J. Welch 《Educational Measurement》1996,15(2):32-35

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The discourse of discourse analysis: a response to Ninnes and Burnett     

Anthony Welch 《比较教育学》2003,39(3):303-306

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The effectiveness of direct instruction in a third-world context     

Bonnie Grossen  Bernadette F. Kelly 《International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue internationale l'éducation》1992,38(1):81-85

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Evaluation of the PSNS course. I: Design and implementation     

Wayne W. Welch 《科学教学研究杂志》1972,9(2):139-145

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Effectiveness of the Additional Early Mathematics program for teaching children early mathematics     

Van De Rijt  Bernadette A.M.  Van Luit  Johannes E.H. 《Instructional Science》1998,26(5):337-358

This paper presents the results of a study of the development of early mathematical competence among young poor arithmetic achievers in the 4–7 year age group. Research has shown that arithmetic difficulties later in life can be explained by an insufficient development of early mathematical competence: i.e. different aspects of early mathematical competence. The different aspects of early mathematical competence are derived from cognitive psychology and from a didactical point of view with an emphasis on (the various phases of) counting. The Piagetian operations (seriation, correspondence and classification) are used, however, as much as possible embedded in a counting context.After selection by way of an early mathematical competence test, children with a score below a criterium are presented with an additional program. This program consists of activities, embedded in real (daily) life themes, in which attention is paid to the different aspects of early mathematical competence. The program is given to the children with a guiding or a structuring instruction form. The results of the study show that it is possible to stimulate the development of early mathematical competence among young poor arithmetic achievers. The way in which instruction is offered has no influence on achievement.  相似文献   

Learning about Mentoring; the Enfield experience   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Kate Sheraton  Bernadette Clinton  Ian Terrell 《Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning》2013,21(3):42-47

Over the last few years there has been a growing body of knowledge, both nationally and in Enfield, of the expertise required for mentoring newly qualified teachers (NQTs). Coordinating the LEA support for this group we identified a gap in the provision for those in their second and third years of teaching. The article describes the efforts that were made through the accreditation of teachers' work to support teachers new to the profession to develop as reflective practitioners. This work is based mainly on the experiences of a group of teachers who were NQTs in 1992–93 and who wrote assignments that were submitted in May 1994. It is in three parts. In Part One we identify the problem as we see it; in Part Two we present our model for filling the ‘gap’; and Part Three explores the learning outcomes for the new teachers and ourselves.  相似文献   

Comparing children's attitudes towards disability     

Bernadette Cairns  Kirstie McClatchey 《British Journal of Special Education》2013,40(3):124-129

This study, carried out by Bernadette Cairns, principal officer for Additional Support Needs and Early Education in the Highland Council Additional Support Needs Team, and Kirstie McClatchey, a research assistant in the Highland Council Psychological Service, explores children's attitudes towards disability, making a comparison between a school with a high number of pupils with additional support and complex needs where the philosophy was one of inclusion, and a school with few children with additional support needs. An opportunity sample of children (N = 82) in Scotland was obtained, and interview data were collected from pupils regarding video clips they had viewed of children with varying disabilities. Results found that children from the more inclusive school had a greater number of prior experiences of children with disabilities, made different suggestions for helping children with disabilities and had more positive attitudes towards having a pupil with disabilities in their own class. To conclude, these findings suggest that inclusion in schools may lead to a positive effect on children's acceptance and understanding of disabilities.  相似文献   

Shaping America: The Supreme Court and American Society. Edward Mannino. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2009.     

Bernadette V. Russo 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》2012,35(4):381-382

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Comparative economy of iron and steel rails     

Asubel Welch 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1870,90(1):22-32

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