Minimum reading fluency necessary for comprehension among second‐grade students     

Matthew K. Burns  Heather Kwoka  Becky Lim  Melissa Crone  Katherine Haegele  David C. Parker  Shawna Petersen  Sarah E. Scholin 《Psychology in the schools》2011,48(2):124-132

The current study examined the relationship between oral reading fluency (ORF) and reading comprehension for students in second grade. A total of 84 participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions that involved reading a grade‐appropriate passage with either 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30% scrambled words and answering subsequent comprehension questions. The correlation coefficient between ORF and the number of comprehension questions correctly answered was r = .54. Receiver operating characteristics were then used to empirically derive a minimum ORF score necessary for comprehension, indicating that when these students read 63 words correct per minute they successfully comprehended what they read. Finally, the diagnostic accuracy of the derived criterion of 63 words read correctly per minute was tested and resulted in overall correct classification of .80. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.  相似文献   

Gender differences in information behavior concerning Wikipedia,an unorthodox information source?     

Sook Lim  Nahyun Kwon 《Library & information science research》2010

This study examined gender differences in information behavior concerning Wikipedia. Data were collected using a Web survey in spring 2008. The study used a convenient sample that consisted of students who had taken an introductory undergraduate course at a large public university in the Midwestern United States. A total of 134 out of 409 students participated in the study. As information consumers, male students used Wikipedia more frequently than their female counterparts did. With respect to the purposes of Wikipedia use, male students used Wikipedia for entertainment or idle reading more than their female counterparts, while there were no gender differences regarding Wikipedia use for other purposes. Male students were more likely to discount the risks involved when using Wikipedia information compared to their female counterparts. Furthermore, male students had higher ratings than female students regarding most aspects of Wikipedia, including outcome expectations, perceptions about its information quality, belief in the Wikipedia project itself, emotional states while using Wikipedia, confidence in evaluating information quality, and further exploration. Finally, there was no gender difference regarding the number of years of Wikipedia use. However, male students reported having more positive experiences with the information quality of Wikipedia than their female counterparts. Overall, the findings of this study were consistent with those of previous studies concerning gender. Given the acknowledgment of the knowledge value of Wikipedia in recent literature, it seems that there are more advantages to using Wikipedia than there are disadvantages. The current study shows that male students seem to enjoy such benefits more than female students and may have more opportunities to develop their information literacy skills than female students by actively using Wikipedia. This suggests that educators need to encourage female students in particular to explore Wikipedia strategically as an initial information source so that they can develop their information literacy skills for unconventional sources.  相似文献   

Lumbar spinal loads and muscle activity during a golf swing   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Lim YT  Chow JW  Chae WS 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2012,11(2):197-211

This study estimated the lumbar spinal loads at the L4-L5 level and evaluated electromyographic (EMG) activity of right and left rectus abdominis, external and internal obliques, erector spinae, and latissimus dorsi muscles during a golf swing. Four super VHS camcorders and two force plates were used to obtain three-dimensional (3D) kinematics and kinetics of golf swings performed by five male collegiate golfers. Average EMG levels for different phases of golf swing were determined. An EMG-assisted optimization model was applied to compute the contact forces acting on the L4-L5. The results revealed a mean peak compressive load of over six times the body weight (BW) during the downswing and mean peak anterior and medial shear loads approaching 1.6 and 0.6 BW during the follow-through phases. The peak compressive load estimated in this study was high, but less than the corresponding value (over 8 BW) reported by a previous study. Average EMG levels of different muscles were the highest in the acceleration and follow-through phases, suggesting a likely link between co-contractions of paraspinal muscles and lumbar spinal loads.  相似文献   

Understanding Singaporean preschool teachers' beliefs about literacy development: Four different perspectives     

Christina Lim 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2010

Investigating teachers' beliefs may shed light on their activities in the classroom, and in turn, on the pedagogical process itself. It is, however, not easy to study teachers' beliefs empirically. Q-methodology has been used over several disciplines to systematically investigate individuals' points of view on a range of issues. A study involving Q-methodology was conducted in Singaporean preschools to investigate some teachers' perceptions of early literacy development and instruction. The study revealed four viewpoint groups among the 30 preschool teachers who participated in the study, and possible teacher characteristics that distinguish the viewpoints from each other. The results suggest that the differences in viewpoints are indicative of differences in cultural expectations held by various groups of teachers.  相似文献   

Creative economies,creative cities Asian-European perspectives: the GeoJournal Library Series Vol. 98     

Lorraine Lim 《Cultural Trends》2012,21(2):181-182

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Cultural capitals revaluing the arts,remaking urban spaces     

Lorraine Lim 《Cultural Trends》2011,20(2):219-221

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The use of online forums to support inquiry in a PBL environment: observations from a work-in-progress     

Cynthia Lim 《British journal of educational technology : journal of the Council for Educational Technology》2005,36(5):919-921

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Implementation of a values training program in physical education and sport: a follow-up study     

Koon Teck Koh  Martin Camiré  Si Hui Lim Regina  Woo Sin Soon 《Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy》2017,22(2):197-211

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Books,Bytes, and Buildings: The Academic Library's Unique Role in Improving Student Success     

Amanda Nichols Hess  Katie Greer  Shawn V. Lombardo  Adriene Lim 《图书馆管理杂志》2015,55(8):622-638

Student persistence and completion are paramount in higher education, and institutions are employing targeted programs and initiatives to address these concerns. The academic library can play an especially important role in these efforts, given its unique interdisciplinary mission and its integrated instructional programs. With a foundation in both higher education and library and information science literatures, this article describes how one academic library engaged in cross-campus programs, partnerships, and initiatives to contribute to student success efforts. Other libraries may find these examples useful as they consider how to frame their work in the context of their institutions’ student persistence efforts.  相似文献   

Effects of using history as a tool to teach mathematics on students’ attitudes,anxiety, motivation and achievement in grade 11 classrooms     

Siew Yee Lim  Elaine Chapman 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2015,90(2):189-212

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