Promoting Library Visibility Through Creative Programing     

Shalu Gillum  Natasha Williams 《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(3):236-251

Abstract

Digital libraries and their librarians face a challenge to remain visible to users since almost all their resources can be accessed without having to visit the library space. Libraries with a primarily electronic collection can promote their visibility through creative programing that draws people into the library space or provides opportunities for users to engage with librarians. A new, primarily digital academic health sciences library shares its experiences with developing creative user events and programs to promote the library’s visibility.  相似文献   

‘Doing research was inspiring’: building a research community with teachers     

Dragana Martinovic  Natasha Wiebe  Snezana Ratkovic  Colleen Willard-Holt  Terry Spencer  Maria Cantalini-Williams 《Educational Action Research》2013,21(3):385-406

This paper reports on a mixed-methods study related to K–12 teachers’ understandings of what research is, and what enables or inhibits teacher use of research in the classroom towards informing their instructional practices. In a collaboration exemplifying school board and university partnerships, we examined the nature of associations between teachers and education research(ers). Our findings indicated that teachers felt both connected and disconnected to research practices in education. Participants suggested ways to establish and sustain better links and collaborations among the communities of teaching and research. This paper emphasizes the importance of universities, schools and teachers working together to conduct meaningful research and apply current knowledge in the field of education.  相似文献   

Effects of Perinatal HIV Infection and Early Institutional Rearing on Physical and Cognitive Development of Children in Ukraine     

Natasha A. Dobrova-Krol  Marinus H. van IJzendoorn  Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg  Femmie Juffer 《Child development》2010,81(1):237-251

To study the effects of perinatal HIV-1 infection and early institutional rearing on the physical and cognitive development of children, 64 Ukrainian uninfected and HIV-infected institutionalized and family-reared children were examined (mean age = 50.9 months). Both HIV infection and institutional care were related to delays in physical and cognitive development, with a larger effect of the rearing environment. Family care, even of compromised quality, was found to be more favorable for children's physical and cognitive development than institutional care. The impact of the quality of child care on physical and cognitive development is discussed in light of future interventions.  相似文献   

THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY MODEL APPLIED TO A UNIVERSITY LIBRARY'S WORK EFFICIENCY     

Natasha L. Wells  Andrew Stanley  Florence Martin 《Performance Improvement》2014,53(3):14-21

This case study describes how the human performance technology model was applied to enhancing a university library's work efficiency. The university librarian identified several concerns with the work efficiency of her administrative team and wanted to find a way to help the team members handle an increasing workload while still producing the same great results in quality of work. A number of factors had a negative impact on their efficiency: constant interruptions in the team's daily work routines by excessive foot traffic through their workspace, ineffective and frequently canceled staff meetings, and inefficient communications. A number of interventions were chosen to address these issues based on needs of the administrative team and the analyses performed during the course of the project.  相似文献   

Moving frontiers of empire: production,travel and transformation through technologies of display     

Natasha Macnab  Kevin Myers 《Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education》2013,49(6):769-795

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Test Anxiety Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Treatment Studies from 2000–2010     

Nathaniel von der Embse  Justin Barterian  Natasha Segool 《Psychology in the schools》2013,50(1):57-71

High‐stakes tests have played an increasingly important role in how student achievement and school effectiveness are measured. Test anxiety has risen with the use of tests in educational decision making. Students with high test anxiety perform poorly on tests when compared to students with low test anxiety. School psychologists can play an important role as experts both in tests and measurement and mental health in providing consultation and treatment for students with test anxiety. This article describes the results of a systematic literature review of the last 10 years of test‐anxiety interventions. Results indicate that there are few studies that have examined test‐anxiety interventions with elementary and secondary school students. However, techniques including biofeedback, behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, priming competency, and mixed approaches have demonstrated promising results. Suggestions are made for school psychologists for the delivery of evidenced‐based test anxiety interventions.  相似文献   

Genetics Interfaces: Representing Science and Enacting Public Discourse in Online Spaces     

Michelle Sidler  Natasha Jones PhD 《Technical Communication Quarterly》2013,22(1):28-48

This article analyzes the Web interfaces of two well-known national civic action groups, both related to genetics research: the Genetic Alliance and the Innocence Project. These two sites are excellent examples of interface design and information retrieval, and they also attempt to translate complex science to the general public, even those traditionally most underrepresented and marginalized by the complexities of science and technology. The Genetic Alliance and Innocence Project provide excellent case studies for technical communication courses about the necessity to marry factual scientific knowledge with cultural and emotional rhetorics while providing an interface for multiple stakeholders in public policy change.  相似文献   

The Effects of Autocorrelation on the Curve-of-Factors Growth Model     

Daniel L. Murphy  S. Natasha Beretvas  Keenan A. Pituch 《Structural equation modeling》2013,20(3):430-448

This simulation study examined the performance of the curve-of-factors model (COFM) when autocorrelation and growth processes were present in the first-level factor structure. In addition to the standard curve-of factors growth model, 2 new models were examined: one COFM that included a first-order autoregressive autocorrelation parameter, and a second model that included first-order autoregressive and moving average autocorrelation parameters. The results indicated that the estimates of the overall trend in the data were accurate regardless of model specification across most conditions. Variance components estimates were biased across many conditions but improved as sample size and series length increased. In general, the two models that incorporated autocorrelation parameters performed well when sample size and series length were large. The COFM had the best overall performance.  相似文献   

Correction to: Basic Auditory Processing Skills and Phonological Awareness in Low-IQ Readers and Typically Developing Controls     

Sarah Kuppen  Martina Huss  Tim Fosker  Natasha Fegan  Usha Goswami 《Scientific Studies of Reading》2013,17(6)

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Validity and feasibility of an obstacle course to assess fundamental movement skills in a pre-school setting     

Brooke Klingberg  J. J. A. A. M. Hoeboer  Natasha Schranz  LM Barnett  Sanne I. De Vries 《Journal of sports sciences》2019,37(13):1534-1542

Failure to master age-appropriate fundamental movement skills (FMS) at a young age can limit motor skill competence affecting health. Assessments often have issues with feasibility and implementation in a field setting. As such, the purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and feasibility of the Athletic Skills Track (AST), in a pre-school setting. For the validation study sixty-five 3–6 year old children (25 boys and 40 girls) from five pre-schools across Adelaide, Australia participated. Correlations and linear regression analysis (adjusted for age and gender) were used to investigate the association between the time to complete the AST and the raw score of the Test of Gross Motor Development 2 (TGMD-2). For the feasibility study pre-school staff completed a semi-structured interview regarding the feasibility of the AST. The AST took less than a minute per child and the TGMD-2 around 20 minutes for two children. There was a strong negative correlation (r = ?0.63, p < 0.01) between the AST scores and the TGMD-2 scores. All five staff reported strengths of the AST to be its short administration time, setup and appropriateness. These results suggest that the AST could be a feasible and valid method of FMS assessment in Australian pre-schools.  相似文献