The Development of the Manchester Motor Skills Assessment (MMSA): An initial evaluation     

C. Bond  M. Cole  H. Crook  J. Fletcher  J. Lucanz  J. Noble 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2007,23(4):363-379

This article is an initial evaluation of a motor skills assessment for primary aged children. The Manchester Motor Skills Assessment (MMSA) is designed to be quick and easy for teaching assistants to complete, with the dual purposes of informing group programme planning and demonstrating an individual child’s progress following a period of intervention. Inter‐rater reliability checks were conducted during initial assessments of 37 children in 11 schools. Focus groups discussed practical relevance of the tool. The evidence from this small‐scale study suggests that a range of assessors can reliably complete the MMSA. The tool also taps into functionally relevant motor skills for primary age children and informs programme planning. The MMSA appears to be a promising tool for supporting primary schools in identifying children with motor skills difficulties. The contribution of EPs to the MMSA’s development and implementation is discussed.  相似文献   

Victorian radicals and Italian democrats,by Marcella Pellegrino Sutcliffe     

Nigel Todd 《History of education》2016,45(5):691-693

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Interpretation,negotiation, and validity in naturalistic research   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Saville Kushner  Nigel Norris 《Interchange》1980,11(4):26-36

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Our shrinking ozone layer     

Shashi K. Pathak  Nigel J. Mason 《Resonance》2002,7(12):71-80

Depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer is one of the major environmental concerns for the new millennium having serious implications on human health, agriculture and climate. In the past decades, research by the international scientific community has been directed towards understanding the impact of human interference on the Earth’s atmosphere. The importance of ozone radiation absorption in the atmosphere and the general kinetics of the stratospheric ozone depletion mechanisms have motivated many theoretical and experimental studies on various chemical species. The distribution of ozone and other trace gases in the atmosphere is governed by the complex interaction of dynamical, chemical and radiative processes. This article concentrates on the basic concepts underlying the problems that may be faced by humankind due to reduction in the ozone layer in coming decades, and the ways in which the scientific community can contribute to predicting and remediating these effects through design of international treaties, regulations and amendments.  相似文献   

Student feedback via screen capture digital video: stimulating student’s modified action     

Nigel Jones  Panicos Georghiades  John Gunson 《Higher Education》2012,64(5):593-607

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Student teachers' attitudes and beliefs about inclusion and inclusive practice   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Nigel Beacham  Martyn Rouse 《Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs》2012,12(1):3-11

The beliefs and attitudes of teachers are an important element in the development of inclusive education and its associated practices. Teacher education is seen as crucial in helping to develop positive attitudes and beliefs that are thought to promote inclusion, although attempts to reform teacher education in order to address issues of inclusion are complex. The paper reports the findings from a set of surveys that studied student teachers' attitudes to, and beliefs about, inclusion and exclusion at the beginning and end of a newly reformed 1‐year professional graduate diploma course at the University of Aberdeen, which places inclusion at the heart of the programme. The findings from the surveys indicate that both primary and secondary student teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the principles of inclusive education remain positive throughout the course and are largely undiminished by school experience. This contradicts some findings that are reported elsewhere, where attitudes and beliefs become more negative following experience in schools. Findings from this study also show that attitudes, beliefs and understandings of the principles of inclusion are enhanced by consideration of the ideas underpinning ‘Learning without Limits’.  相似文献   

Improving the Motivation and Retention of Online Students Through the Use of ARCS-Based E-Mails     

Jason Bond Huett  Kevin E. Kalinowski  Leslie Moller  Kimberly Cleaves Huett 《The American journal of distance education》2013,27(3):159-176

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This study examined the use of ARCS-based, motivational mass e-mail messages designed to improve the motivation and retention of students enrolled in an online, entry-level, undergraduate computer applications course. Data from the Course Interest Survey, based on Keller's ARCS model, were gathered and analyzed for two online groups (one treatment and one control) and compared with a face-to-face class for differences in attention, relevance, confidence, satisfaction, and overall motivation. Based on the analysis, this article argues that simple, cost-effective, and easy-to-design mass e-mail messages show potential for addressing some of the motivational needs and retention concerns of online students.  相似文献   

A COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION     

Charles M. Bond∗ 《Religious education (Chicago, Ill.)》2013,108(9):901-907

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Law,religious freedoms and education in Europe     

Nigel Fancourt 《British Journal of Religious Education》2013,35(2):218-220

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Personal and Social Education in the Special School: A Research and Development Project     

Nigel Leech  Eric Hall 《Pastoral Care in Education》2013,31(3):210-215

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