Consensus projects: teaching science for citizenship     

Stein DankerT. Kolstø 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(6):645-664

In the first part of this article it is argued that knowledge of social aspects of science are of importance and relevance for science education for citizenship. The focus is on the importance of debate, criticism and evaluation of knowledge claims, within the scientific community. Knowledge of the nature and the limits of science are necessary as tools to interpret and debate statements with a science dimension occurring in debates over socio-scientific issues. The second part of this article presents a teaching model for engaging students in thoughtful decision-making on controversial socio-scientific issues. The main features of the teaching model are the evaluation and criticism of knowledge and opinions and the establishing of a consensual conclusion that includes a recommended action. Using the consensus project model implies an introduction to important social aspects of science concerning evaluation and validation of knowledge claims.  相似文献   

A Functional Analysis of Presidential Direct Mail Advertising     

William L. Benoit  Kevin A. Stein 《Communication Studies》2013,64(3):203-225

This study investigated the nature of direct mail advertising, a commonly used but little studied form of political campaign communication. 715 brochures were content analyzed employing the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse and Issue Ownership Theory. Acclaims were more common than attacks, which in turn were more frequent than defenses. Primary campaign pamphlets used more acclaims and fewer attacks than general campaign brochures. Democrats used more attacks and fewer acclaims than Republicans. In the general campaign, incumbent party candidates acclaimed more and attacked less than challengers. Incumbents were also prone to use past deeds to acclaim more, and attack less, than challengers. Incumbents tended to use future plans to acclaim more, and attack less, than challengers. Winners used more acclaims and fewer attacks than losers. Overall, direct mail brochures discussed policy more than character. Democrats discussed policy more and character less than Republicans. Democrats discussed Democratic issues more, and Republican issues less, than Republicans. Incumbent party candidates discussed policy more, and character less, than challengers. Winners discussed policy more, and character less, than losers. Winners attacked more on policy, and less on character, than losers. Similarities and differences between direct mail advertising and other message forms were discussed.  相似文献   

Apologia,Antapologia, and the 1960 Soviet U-2 Incident     

Kevin A. Stein 《Communication Studies》2013,64(1):19-34

The study advances a typology of antapologia (discursive reply to apologia) by examining Soviet responses to U.S. image repair during the 1960 U-2 incident. Following U.S. image repair, the Soviets used strategies designed to strengthen its persuasive attack on the United States as well as to weaken U.S. apologia.  相似文献   

Improving Bhutan’s academic libraries,recommendations from a situational analysis     

Stein Kristiansen  Fathul Wahid  Bjørn Furuholt 《International Information and Library Review》2013,45(4):192-204

Abstract

This paper reports from a survey of media exposure and level of knowledge among senior high school students at various locations in Indonesia. Government budgets for education have recently been dramatically reduced in Indonesia and increasing financial burdens are put on the households, like in many other poor countries. There is a tendency to increasing differences in quality of schooling among social layers and geographical areas. Main conclusions in this research are that information asymmetry exists as a problem in society and that type of school and location matter more than media exposure for students’ knowledge level. Students in public schools generally score significantly higher than those in private institutions. Also, students’ level of knowledge tends to fall with decreasing level of geographical centrality. Our policy recommendations include increased public investment in quality schooling for all.  相似文献   

Coach learning to help teachers learn to enact conceptually rich,student-focused mathematics lessons     

Stein  Mary Kay  Russell  Jennifer Lin  Bill  Victoria  Correnti  Richard  Speranzo  Laurie 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2022,25(3):321-346

The past decade has witnessed a strong, standards-based call for improving what mathematics is taught and how it is taught. In the USA, districts have hired instructional coaches to help teachers shift their teaching from algorithm-based instruction to instruction that is more student-centered and conceptually focused. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the field’s understanding of (a) the specific coaching practices that help teachers enact more conceptual-based forms of instruction; and (b) how coaches learn to enact those practices. Using a design-based implementation research approach, we trained coaches using a particular model for one-on-one coaching (Content-Focused Coaching); the coaches then worked with teachers to plan lessons aligned with the coaching model. Data consisted of videotapes of pre-lesson conferences that were transcribed and coded according to the model. Analyses of 32 coaches’ practice over a 2-year period suggest that each of the three components of our coaching model (attention to student thinking, pedagogy, and mathematics) demonstrated statistically significant improvement over time. An illustrative analysis of five coaching sessions of one coach revealed a progression over five sessions from planning discussions that stayed at the level of general strategies to more specific conversations about teaching a particular task and then to deeper discussions that integrate attention to mathematical concepts, student thinking, and pedagogical moves. We view this delineation of coach learning as an important first step in laying the groundwork for the design of future coach training.

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Grappling with teaching design and technology: a beginning teacher's experiences     

Sarah J. Stein  Ian S. Ginns  Campbell J. McRobbie 《Research in Science & Technological Education》2013,31(2):141-157

This paper reports on an investigation into the first time implementation of a technology education unit of work by a beginning primary school teacher. The researchers monitored the teacher's implementation of the unit across a 6 week period using an interpretivist research approach. A variety of data sources were drawn upon including teacher and student interviews, video and audio recordings of small group and whole-class interactions, and student-developed artefacts. Providing appropriate learning activities to assist students to develop understanding about patterns and shapes incorporated into buildings and other structures to enhance strength and stability was a challenge faced by the beginning teacher. However, she drew support from a teaching resource, which provided guidance and structure for the teaching of technology concepts and processes related to strength and stability of structures and materials. The resource helped her to develop learning activities that were appropriate to the topic and to the needs of the students in her class. Implications of the study relate to the needs of teachers grappling with teaching design and technology for the first time and the support that they can gain from predetermined planning and teaching models and well-developed teaching resources.  相似文献   

Kids,Television, and Violence     

Aletha Huston Stein  Lynette Kohn Freidrich  M.S. Heller  S. Polsky 《Communication Booknotes Quarterly》2013,44(7)

Aletha Huston Stein and Lynette Kohn Freidrich's Impact of Television on Children and Youth (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975—$2.50, paper)

M.S. Heller and S. Polsky's Studies in Violence and Television (New York: Research Services Division of American Broadcasting Company, 1976—apparently free on request to researchers, paper)  相似文献   

On the cause of the light of flames     

W. Stein 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》1875,99(4):296-300

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THE IMPACT OF AN OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF THE WEIGHT CONCEPT ON STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING     

Hana Stein  Igal Galili 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2015,13(6):1487-1515

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Achieving and Maintaining Metadata Quality: Toward a Sustainable Workflow for the IDEALS Institutional Repository     

Ayla Stein  Kelly J. Applegate  Seth Robbins 《Cataloging & classification quarterly》2017,55(7-8):644-666

This article documents the steps taken to assess metadata errors within the IDEALS repository. It describes the workflows established to create accurate and consistent metadata, focusing especially on the batch ingest and retroactive metadata remediation processes. It also seeks to address theoretical issues surrounding the concept of metadata quality.  相似文献