Influences of the Text and the Reader's Background Knowledge Upon Responses to Comprehension Questions     

Norma Mudd 《Literacy》1987,21(2):125-134

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Land of misfit toys: Mothers’ perceptions of educational environments for their children with Down syndrome     

Norma S. Blecker  Norma J. Boakes 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(5):435-447

Inclusive education is defined as educating students with disabilities in general education programmes with their non‐disabled peers. In order to create a successful learning environment for all children, general and special educators must be responsive to all students’ needs. Although inclusive education practices were developed over 15 years ago, some educators may be unwilling or unprepared to employ this model. A total of 546 teachers from 54 schools in southern New Jersey in the United States completed surveys to determine whether they displayed the dispositions, knowledge and skills necessary to implement inclusive education. Results of the surveys were analysed to determine whether significant differences in attitude and skill levels exist between special and general educators and the impact of their years of teaching on their readiness for inclusion. The analysis yielded an agreement that children with disabilities profit from interactions with non‐disabled peers. Although special educators appear more knowledgeable of inclusive practices, they are more likely to see the benefit of a segregated environment. Teachers with greater than seven years of experience voiced the continued need for administrative support, planning time and professional development opportunities.  相似文献   

Teaching Clinical Social Work in Spanish: Cultural Competency in Mental Health     

Mark Lusk  Silvia Chavez Baray  Jose Palomo  Norma Palacios 《Journal of Teaching in Social Work》2013,33(4):443-453

We have developed a new graduate elective in the MSW degree program called Evaluación e Intervención en Español (Assessment and Intervention in Spanish). This class, taught entirely in Spanish, is designed to train Spanish-speaking MSW students in culturally and linguistically competent clinical practice with Hispanic clients. In this case study, we summarize the course.  相似文献   

Perception of self-selected running speed is influenced by the treadmill but not footwear     

Pui W. Kong  Norma G. Candelaria  Joe Tomaka 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2013,12(1):52-59

In this study, we examined whether self-selected overground running speed was consistent (1) with perceived overground speed on the treadmill and (2) among barefoot and three footwear conditions. Participants ran across a 20-m runway 10 times for each overground condition, with running speed calculated from kinematic data. For the treadmill condition, the participants were instructed to run at a speed that felt similar to their overground speed. This treadmill speed was chosen upon perception, with the display covered from the participant's view. Repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to detect differences in speed between overground and treadmill running, and also among barefoot and footwear conditions. Coefficient alpha (α) was calculated to determine repeatability of observations in each overground condition. The speed was higher during overground (3.65 ± 0.40 m/s) than treadmill (2.25 ± 0.75 m/s) running but did not differ among the barefoot and the three footwear conditions. Overall, overground speed was highly repeatable within an individual (α = 0.96–0.98). Researchers might consider using self-selected speed when investigating overground running mechanics with different foot–ground interface conditions. The influence of treadmill on the perception of speed may be related to shear force, running duration, joint load control, and/or other psychological factors.  相似文献   

Editorial     

Norma Presmeg 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2011,76(1):1-2

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An investigation of relationships between students’ mathematical problem-posing abilities and their mathematical content knowledge     

Xianwei Y. Van Harpen  Norma C. Presmeg 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2013,83(1):117-132

The importance of students’ problem-posing abilities in mathematics has been emphasized in the K-12 curricula in the USA and China. There are claims that problem-posing activities are helpful in developing creative approaches to mathematics. At the same time, there are also claims that students’ mathematical content knowledge could be highly related to creativity in mathematics, too. This paper reports on a study that investigated USA and Chinese high school students’ mathematical content knowledge, their abilities in mathematical problem posing, and the relationships between students’ mathematical content knowledge and their problem-posing abilities in mathematics.  相似文献   

Building an educative community for early childhood development     

Norma Rudolph 《International Journal of Early Years Education》1996,4(3):61-71

This article briefly describes the policy changes in Early Childhood Development in South Africa since 1994. It describes an attempt in Northern Province to generate discussion about the changes with a group of teacher‐practitioners and to highlight the action necessary to develop and implement the policies. The methodology of the process is discussed, with particular reference to the role of the researcher as an agent for change.  相似文献   

Did the Greeks and the Romans Play Football?     

Norma D. Young 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(4):310-316

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Sweat lactate response during cycling at 30 degrees C and 18 degrees C WBGT     

Green JM  Pritchett RC  Tucker DC  Crews TR  McLester JR 《Journal of sports sciences》2004,22(4):321-327

Sweat lactate reflects eccrine gland metabolism. However, the metabolic tendencies of eccrine glands in a hot versus thermoneutral environment are not well understood. Sixteen male volunteers completed a maximal cycling trial and two 60-min cycling trials [30 degrees C = 30 +/- 1 degrees C and 18 degrees C = 18 +/- 1 degrees C wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)]. The participants were requested to maintain a cadence of 60 rev min(-1) with the intensity individualized at approximately 90% of the ventilatory threshold. Sweat samples at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 min were analysed for lactate concentration. Sweat rate at 30 degrees C (1380 +/- 325 ml x h(-1)) was significantly greater (P < 0.05) than at 18 degrees C (632 +/- 311 ml x h(-1)). Sweat lactate concentration was significantly greater (P < 0.05) at each time point during the 18 degrees C trial, with values between trials tending to converge across time. During the 30 degrees C trial, both heart rate (20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 min) and rectal temperature (30, 40, 50 and 60 min) were significantly higher than in the 18 degrees C trial. Higher sweat lactate concentrations coupled with lower sweat rates may indicate a greater relative contribution of oxygen-independent metabolism within eccrine glands during exercise at 18 degrees C. Decreases in sweat lactate concentration across time suggest either greater dilution due to greater sweat volume or increased reliance on aerobic metabolism within eccrine glands. The convergence of lactate concentrations between trials may indicate that time-dependent modifications in sweat gland metabolism occur at different rates contingent partially on environmental conditions.  相似文献   

Growing up human: The case for sexuality in children's books     

Norma Klein 《Children‘s Literature in Education》1977,8(2):80-84

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