Cognitive factors predicting intentions to search for health information: an application of the theory of planned behaviour     

Astrid Austvoll‐Dahlgren  Ragnhild S. Falk  Sølvi Helseth 《Health information and libraries journal》2012,29(4):296-308

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On meaning making in mathematics education: social, emotional, semiotic     

Falk Seeger 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2011,77(2-3):207-226

This paper is an attempt to add to the foundation of our understanding of meaning making in mathematics education. This attempt seems to be necessary as a growing body of research, primarily in developmental psychology, begins to change our view of early human development. Empathy, reciprocity, and implicit understanding seem to be more suitable concepts to describe human development and learning than the ones previously employed, based, e.g., on aggression as natural instinct or competitiveness as genetically wired basic drive.  相似文献   

Science learning in a leisure setting     

John H. Falk  Martin Storksdieck 《科学教学研究杂志》2010,47(2):194-212

Most people visit a science center in order to satisfy specific leisure‐related needs; needs which may or may not actually include science learning. Falk proposed that an individual's identity‐related motivations provide a useful lens through which to understand adult free‐choice science learning in leisure settings. Over a 3‐year period the authors collected in‐depth data on a random sample of visitors to a large recently opened, hands‐on, interactive science center; collecting information on why people visited, what they did within the science center, what they knew about the subject presented upon entering and exiting, and what each individual's long‐term self‐perceptions of their own learning was. Presented is a qualitative analysis of visitor interviews collected roughly 2 years after the initial visit. Although there was evidence for a range of science learning outcomes, outcomes did appear to be strongly influenced by visitor's entering identity‐related motivations. However, the data also suggested that not only were the motivational goals of a science center visit important in determining outcomes, so too were the criteria by which visitors judged satisfaction of those goals; in particular whether goal satisfaction required external or merely internal validation. The implications for future informal science education research and practice are discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 47:194–212, 2010  相似文献   

Collaborative information seeking: A field study of a multidisciplinary patient care team     

Madhu C. Reddy  Patricia Ruma SpenceAuthor Vitae 《Information processing & management》2008

Multidisciplinary teams are an essential aspect of modern organizational work. These teams often work in information-rich environments but little is known about their collaborative information seeking (CIS) behavior. We have been studying the CIS behavior of teams in the context of medical care. We conducted an ethnographic field study of a multidisciplinary patient care team in an emergency department to identify (a) team information needs and (b) situations that trigger collaborative information seeking activities. We identified seven categories of information needs as expressed by questions asked by team members. The majority of questions focused on medical information, but there were a larger than expected percentage of questions focusing on organizational information. We also identified three triggers for CIS activities. These triggers are: (1) lack of expertise, (2) lack of immediately accessible information, and (3) complex information needs. The questions and triggers highlight the importance of face-to-face communication during CIS activities and how CIS activities could lead to interruptive workplaces. We also discuss organizational and technical implications for supporting CIS behavior of teams.  相似文献   

History of Physics in Science Teacher Training in Oldenburg     

Riess  Falk 《Science & Education》2000,9(4):399-402

For several years Oldenburg University inGermany has offered a study program in History ofPhysics for physics teacher students. Some courses ofthe ordinary physics curriculum were modified with anemphasis on history and philosophy of science, andsome lectures focussed on historical subjects werenewly created. Moreover the candidates for final examscan choose a historical topic – usually centered on anexperiment – as the subject of their exam paper. Inthe following article the courses are shortlydescribed, some examples of the students' achievementsare presented, and the educational relevance ispointed out. Finally the experiences of the project sofar are described and assessed.  相似文献   

Problems with German Science Education     

Riess  Falk 《Science & Education》2000,9(4):327-331

The main problems of science (especiallyphysics) teaching in Germany are students' lack ofinterest and motivation in the subject, their poorunderstanding of scientific concepts, ideas, methods,and results, and their lack of comprehension of thesocial, political, and epistemological role ofscience. These circumstances result in a growing`scientific illiteracy' of the population and adecline in democratic quality concerning decisionmaking processes about scientific and technologicalprojects. One means of improving this situation liesin the use of history and philosophy of science inscience teaching. School science curricula undtextbooks neglect almost completely the importance ofhistory and philosophy of science. In this paper, themain empirical results concerning motivation andknowledge are given. Some examples from sciencecurricula and textbooks are presented, and some of thefew reform projects in Germany are listed. As aconsequence a compensatory program is proposed inorder to create the prerequisites for raising scienceeducation in Germany to an international standard.  相似文献   

An operational,policy-oriented research categorization scheme     

Charles E. Falk 《Research Policy》1973,2(3):186-202

The currently used Basic-Applied research classification schemes and the criteria used to define them: (a) do not really identify different types of research activity but rather motivation of performers and sponsors or the expected generality of results; (b) generate relatively ambiguous statistical data and (c) generate great difficulties among those who have to produce or collect the information. It is suggested that this particular mode of research classification is not optimally responsive to the needs of policy makers, who are primarily interested in the utility of results, and that this utility is related to different operational types of research. A substitute broad research activity taxonomy is proposed based on a single criterion - degree of external intellectual constraints. On this basis, a simplified operational mode of statistical data collection is proposed. It is illustrated how science policy formulation, especially in the areas of resource allocation and organization, would be facilitated by use of these more suitable concepts and the resulting improved quantitative information.  相似文献   

Talent identification and early development of elite water-polo players: a 2-year follow-up study   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Falk B  Lidor R  Lander Y  Lang B 《Journal of sports sciences》2004,22(4):347-355

The processes of talent detection and early development are critical in any sport programme. However, not much is known about the appropriate strategies to be implemented during these processes, and little scientific inquiry has been conducted in this area. The aim of this study was to identify variables of swimming, ball handling and physical ability, as well as game intelligence, which could assist in the selection process of young water-polo players. Twenty-four players aged 14-15 years underwent a battery of tests three times during a 2-year period, before selection to the junior national team. The tests included: freestyle swim for 50, 100, 200 and 400 m, 100-m breast-stroke, 100-m 'butterfly' (with breast-stroke leg motion), 50-m dribbling, throwing at the goal, throw for distance in the water, vertical 'jump' from the water, and evaluation of game intelligence by two coaches. A comparison of those players eventually selected to the team and those not selected demonstrated that, 2 years before selection, selected players were already superior on most of the swim tasks (with the exception of breast-stroke and 50-m freestyle), as well as dribbling and game intelligence. This superiority was maintained throughout the 2 years. Two-way tabulation revealed that, based on baseline scores, the prediction for 67% of the players was in agreement with the final selection to the junior national team. We recommend that fewer swim events be used in the process of selecting young water-polo players, and that greater emphasis should be placed on evaluation of game intelligence.  相似文献   

A Classic Probability Puzzle     

Ruma Falk 《Teaching Statistics》1996,18(1):17-19

A classic probability puzzle, presenting an absurd result, is analysed. Clearing the confusion caused by this problem sheds light on basic concepts of probability theory.  相似文献   

Object and pattern discrimination learning by young children as a function of availability of cues     

C T Falk 《Child development》1968,39(3):923-931

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