Validity of GRE General Test scores and TOEFL scores for graduate admission to a technical university in Western Europe*     

Judith Zimmermann  Alina A. von Davier  Joachim M. Buhmann  Hans R. Heinimann 《European Journal of Engineering Education》2018,43(1):144-165

Graduate admission has become a critical process in tertiary education, whereby selecting valid admissions instruments is key. This study assessed the validity of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores for admission to Master’s programmes at a technical university in Europe. We investigated the indicative value of GRE scores for the Master’s programme grade point average (GGPA) with and without the addition of the undergraduate GPA (UGPA) and the TOEFL score, and of GRE scores for study completion and Master’s thesis performance. GRE scores explained 20% of the variation in the GGPA, while additional 7% were explained by the TOEFL score and 3% by the UGPA. Contrary to common belief, the GRE quantitative reasoning score showed only little explanatory power. GRE scores were also weakly related to study progress but not to thesis performance. Nevertheless, GRE and TOEFL scores were found to be sensible admissions instruments. Rigorous methodology was used to obtain highly reliable results.  相似文献   

Football,Masculinities and Health on the Gaza Strip     

Gerd von der Lippe 《国际体育史杂志》2014,31(14):1789-1806

This analysis is built on two questions: first, what discourses of a masculinity of resistance maintaining a sense of normality under abnormal conditions are drawn from the interviews of the footballers referred to in this article, and second, to what extent is football experienced as and felt to be a ‘free space of health’ for the Gaza players in a context of war and blockade and in relation to the situation before 2007. To answer these questions, the author interviewed, during July 2011, male athletes, coaches and managers in nine football clubs in Khan Younis and Gaza City. She also conducted 18 qualitative interviews during November 2011 with footballers in the two top Gaza leagues in Rafah, Khan Younis, Gaza City and Shati Prison Camp.  相似文献   

A Roadmap for Assessing Student Learning Using the New Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education     

Megan Oakleaf 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2014,40(5):510-514

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ADAPTING A METHODOLOGY FROM MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH TO CHEMISTRY EDUCATION RESEARCH: DOCUMENTING COLLECTIVE ACTIVITY     

Renee Cole  Nicole Becker  Marcy Towns  George Sweeney  Megan Wawro  Chris Rasmussen 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2012,10(1):193-211

In this report, we adapt and extend a methodology for documenting the collective production of meaning in a classroom community. A cornerstone of the methodological approach that we develop is a close examination of classroom discourse. Our efforts to analyze the collective production of meaning by examining classroom interaction are compatible with the relatively recent emphasis in mathematics and science education research that focuses on how communities of learners establish ideas through discourse and inquiry. The methodological approach we take builds on and extends an approach from mathematics education that uses Toulmin’s argumentation model to document and analyze students’ conceptual progress. Our modification introduces a new criterion for empirically demonstrating when particular ways of reasoning become part of the normative practices of the community. An example from an undergraduate course in physical chemistry is used to illustrate the methodology.  相似文献   

Detailed description of Division I ice hockey concussions: Findings from the NCAA and Department of Defense CARE Consortium     

Kathryn L.Van Pelt  Jaclyn B.Caccese  James T.Eckner  Margot Putukian  MAlison Brooks  Kenneth L.Cameron  Megan N.Houston  Matthew A.Posner  Jonathan C.Jackson  Gerald T.McGinty  Cameron J.Hillis  Thomas W.McAllister  Michael A.McCrea  Steven P.Broglio  Thomas A.Buckley 《运动与健康科学(英文)》2021,10(2):162-171

Objective:Since concussion is the most common injury in ice hockey,the objective of the current study was to elucidate risk factors,specific mechanisms,and clinical presentations of concussion in men’s and women’s ice hockey.Methods:Ice hockey players from 5 institutions participating in the Concussion Assessment,Research,and Education Consortium were eligible for the current study.Participants who sustained a concussion outside of this sport were excluded.There were 332(250 males,82 females)athletes who participated in ice hockey,and 47(36 males,11 females)who sustained a concussion.Results:Previous concussion(odds ratio(OR)=2.00;95%confidence interval(95%CI):1.02‒3.91)was associated with increased incident concussion odds,while wearing a mouthguard was protective against incident concussion(OR=0.43;95%CI:0.22‒0.85).Overall,concussion mechanisms did not significantly differ between sexes.There were specific differences in how concussions presented clinically across male and female ice hockey players,however.Females(9.09%)were less likely than males(41.67%)to have a delayed symptom onset(p=0.045).Additionally,females took significantly longer to reach asymptomatic(p=0.015)and return-to-play clearance(p=0.005).Within the first 2 weeks post-concussion,86.11%of males reached asymptomatic,while only 45.50%of females reached the same phase of recovery.Most males(91.67%)were cleared for return to play within 3 weeks of their concussion,compared to less than half(45.50%)of females.Conclusion:The current study proposes possible risk factors,mechanisms,and clinical profiles to be validated in future concussions studies with larger female sample sizes.Understanding specific risk factors,concussion mechanisms,and clinical profiles of concussion in collegiate ice hockey may generate ideas for future concussion prevention or intervention studies.  相似文献   

The Effect of Mobile Support Devices on the Anxiety and Self‐Efficacy of Hospital Float Staff     

Megan Riley McKee  Jeff M. Allen  Robin Tamez 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2014,27(2):59-81

Floating is the act of staff moving from one unit to another based on the needs of the patients in a hospital. Many staff who float to different units express negative feelings, including anxiety and lack of self‐efficacy. However, floating is an economical and efficient method to use staff across the hospital, especially with current staffing shortages in the United States. This study investigated how the use of mobile performance support devices may help reduce anxiety and increase self‐efficacy for staff who float to different units. With access to multiple resources available on mobile devices, Bandura's social learning theory and self‐efficacy concept set the framework through modeling, observing, and imitating others in order to reproduce certain behaviors and tasks and believe in one's capability to perform. A quantitative study incorporating the retrospective pretest‐posttest design was conducted using the population of float staff, both nurses and respiratory therapists, from Children's Medical Center of Dallas. Both the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory and General Self‐Efficacy Scale, along with a basic demographic tool, were used to explore anxiety and self‐efficacy in relation to the use of mobile performance support devices. Findings can be used to alleviate the negative feelings of staff toward the idea of floating.  相似文献   

Beliefs,Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?     

von Kotzebue  Lena 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2022,31(5):570-582

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Digital technologies have the potential to increase the quality of instruction; however, using digital technologies does not necessarily guarantee...  相似文献   

Judgment and Instructional Design: How ID Practitioners Work In Practice     

Colin M. Gray  Cesur Dagli  Muruvvet Demiral‐Uzan  Funda Ergulec  Verily Tan  Abdullah A. Altuwaijri  Khendum Gyabak  Megan Hilligoss  Remzi Kizilboga  Kei Tomita  Elizabeth Boling 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2015,28(3):25-49

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Supervision experiences of trans/gender expansive counselors-in-training: An interpretative phenomenological analysis     

Megan Degenstein  Jodi Tangen  Jessica Danielson 《Counselor Education & Supervision》2023,62(4):410-422

Clinical supervisors should be culturally competent working with transgender or gender expansive (TGE) counselors-in-training; however, minimal research exists regarding TGE counselors’ experiences in supervision. This interpretative phenomenological analysis study explored the supervision experiences of five TGE counselors-in-training. Findings revealed four super-ordinate themes and two sub-themes, and implications are discussed.  相似文献   

The Effects of Concreteness on Mathematical Manipulative Choice     

Megan Foulkes  Francesco Sella  Theresa Elise Wege  Camilla Gilmore 《Mind, Brain, and Education》2023,17(3):185-196

There is mixed evidence as to whether concrete manipulatives (e.g., toy animals) are better than abstract manipulatives (e.g., counters) for teaching mathematical concepts to children. Concreteness is defined as the amount of extraneous information a manipulative provides, and in this study we aimed to unpick which dimensions of concreteness influence manipulative choice. Researchers, teachers, and parents completed a comparative judgment task comparing images of manipulatives varying in different dimensions of concreteness, selecting which they would choose to teach arithmetic to children. The findings indicated homogeneous, 3-dimensional manipulatives were the most preferred across all groups to teach arithmetic to children, regardless of more extraneous features. This contradicts research recommendations to minimize the use of concrete manipulatives due to their distractive qualities. Instead, it suggests that some concrete features may be preferred in more naturalistic contexts. More research is required to investigate how different dimensions of concreteness influence learning outcomes for children both in artificial research contexts and in practice.  相似文献