Spatial/temporal indexing and information visualization genre for environmental digital libraries     

CHEN Su-shing GRUNWALD Sabine 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2005,6(11):1235-1248

INTRODUCTION A large number of environmental digital librar- ies have been designed and implemented recently to effectively manage environmental data such as satel- lite photos and images, map images, cartographic materials, and so on. Support for storing, distributing, searching for, retrieving, and utilizing this informa- tion is imperative in order for it to be used to its maximum potential benefit and effectiveness (Hicks and Tochtermann, 1998). The variability of envi- ronmental data…  相似文献   

Simians in the Shape School: A comparative study of executive attention     

Kristin French  Michael J. Beran  Kimberly Andrews Espy  David A. Washburn 《Learning & behavior》2018,46(3):281-293

Executive functions (EF) have been studied extensively in children and adults. However, EF tasks for young children can be difficult to administer and interpret. Espy (1997, Developmental Neuropsychology, 13, 495–499) designed the Shape School task to measure inhibition and switching in preschool-aged children. Shape School presents cartoon-like characters that children must flexibly name by their color, their shape, or both, depending on cues that indicate the appropriate rule. Shape School has been found to be age sensitive as well as predictive of performance on other EF tasks. We presented a computerized analogue of Shape School to seven rhesus macaques. Monkeys were trained to categorize characters by color or shape, or to inhibit this response, depending on whether the characters had eyes open, eyes closed, or wore hats. Monkeys performed above chance on the inhibition and switching components of the task. Long runs of a single classification rule and long runs of noninhibition trials had no significant impact on performance when the rule changed or inhibition was required. This nonverbal adaptation of Shape School can measure EF in nonhuman animals and could be used in conjunction with other EF tasks to provide a clearer picture of both human and nonhuman executive functions.  相似文献   

The stability of kindergarten teachers’ effectiveness: A generalizability study comparing the Framework For Teaching and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System     

Panayota Mantzicopoulos  Brian F. French  Helen Patrick  J. Samuel Watson  Inok Ahn 《Educational Assessment》2018,23(1):24-46

To meet recent accountability mandates, school districts are implementing assessment frameworks to document teachers’ effectiveness. Observational assessments play a key role in this process, albeit without compelling evidence of their psychometric rigor. Using a sample of kindergarten teachers, we employed Generalizability theory to investigate (across teachers, raters, and lessons) the stability of scores obtained with two different observation measures: The CLASS K-3 and the FFT. We conducted a series of Decision studies to document (for both measures’ constituent domains) the number of lessons per teacher and raters per lesson that would justify the use of observation scores for high stakes decisions. Acceptable, stable scores for individual-level decisions about teachers may generally require more raters and lessons than is typically used in practice (1–2 raters and fewer than 3 lessons). The considerable variability of observation-based scores raises concerns about either measure’s appropriateness for making individual or group decisions about teachers’ effectiveness.  相似文献   

How the institutional environment affects collegial exchange about teaching at German research universities: findings from a nationwide survey     

Lauer  Sabine  Wilkesmann  Uwe 《Tertiary Education and Management》2019,25(2):131-144

Tertiary Education and Management - This paper examines the relationship between the institutional environment and collegial exchange about teaching at German research universities. With the help...  相似文献   

MicroObservatory Net: A Network of Automated Remote Telescopes Dedicated to Educational Use     

Philip M. Sadler  Roy R. Gould  P. Steven Leiker  Paul R. A. Antonucci  Robert Kimberk  Freeman S. Deutsch  Beth Hoffman  Mary Dussault  Adam Contos  Kenneth Brecher  Linda French 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》2001,10(1):39-55

Many students have a deep interest in astronomy, but a limited opportunity to use telescopes to explore the heavens. The MicroObservatory Network of automated telescopes is designed to provide access to classroom teachers who wish their students to conduct projects over the World Wide Web. The intuitive interface makes it easy for even 10-year-olds to take pictures. Telescopes can be remotely pointed and focused: filters, field of view, and exposure times can be changed easily. Images are archived at the website, along with sample challenges and a user bulletin board, all of which encourage collaboration among schools. Wide geographic separation of instruments provides access to distant night skies during local daytime. Since first light in 1995, we have learned much about remote troubleshooting, designing for unattended use, and for acquiring the kinds of images that students desire. This network can be scaled up from its present capability of 240,000 images each year to provide telescope access for all US students with an interest in astronomy. Our WWW address is http://mo-www.harvard.edu/MicroObservatory/  相似文献   

Critical intercultural conversations: using activity systems analysis as a tool for educational ethnography     

Sabine Siekmann  Joan Parker Webster 《Ethnography and Education》2019,14(3):377-393

ABSTRACT

This paper explores the tensions that exist between the recognition of the importance of ethnicity and culture for individual and group identities without essentilisation, by reframing conceptualisations of multi- and interculturalism. Drawing from our ongoing ethnography conducted with a research community of Alaska Native PhD candidates involved in participatory action research, we examine how situated and multiple positionalities enacted through participation in Engeström’s concept of an ‘activity system’ can: (a) contribute to the ‘doing’ of ethnography and provide an analytic framework for ethnographic research; and, (b) contribute to understandings of multi- and intercultural education that promote the questioning of hierarchical power structures through dialogue aimed toward equity and social justice.  相似文献   

Reflexions sur l' intervention judiciaire en france dans le domaine de l' enfance victime de sevices     

Sabine Foulon  Juge d' Instruction 《Child abuse & neglect》1979,3(3-4)

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Gender and Gender Identity Differences in Learning Styles     

Sabine Severiens  Geert Ten Dam 《教育心理学》1997,17(1-2):79-93

In the past decade, extensive research on gender and learning styles has produced a multitude of findings: gender differences in learning styles are small on average, but across studies quite different results are observed. In the present study, this heterogeneity is the central focus of our attention. Two possible interpretations concerning the educational context and the concept of gender identity are investigated: the teacher and the subject he or she teaches. Besides the variable gender as a dichotomous variable, the variable gender identity is included to reflect the theoretical standpoint of the social construction of gender differences. Using multivariate techniques on a data set of 432 adult secondary students, the observed relations between gender, gender identity and learning styles are described. Gender identity turns out to explain more variance in the use of learning styles compared to gender. Furthermore, it is shown that gender (identity) differences in learning styles do not vary across teachers and, with one exception, they do not vary across subjects.  相似文献   

Benefits of personality characteristics and self‐efficacy in the perceived academic achievement of medical students     

Sabine Guntern  Hanke Korpershoek  Greetje van der Werf 《教育心理学》2017,37(6):733-744

This study investigates the joint impact of personality characteristics and self‐efficacy on the perceived academic achievement of medical students on top of their prior high school performance. The sample consisted of medical students in their pre‐clinical years. The students’ grade point average scores at high school were included as control variable in our explanatory models. Based on previous findings in the literature, we selected self‐discipline, social activity and emotional stability from the Five Factor Model of Personality as predictor variables. Furthermore, following the social cognitive theory of Bandura, we added self‐efficacy (students’ belief in their academic skills) as an additional predictor. The logistic regression analyses confirmed the importance of self‐discipline (positively related) and social activity (negatively related) for these students’ perceived academic achievement. Additionally, we found a positive contribution of self‐efficacy. The results of this study (as discussed in the final sections) have implications for support programmes in the practical field.  相似文献   

The multistable ontology of Don Ihde     

Steven French 《Metascience》2007,16(3):549-553

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