An Agent-Based Model for Tertiary Educational Choices in Italy     

Leoni  Silvia 《Research in higher education》2022,63(5):797-824

Research in Higher Education - Although the low level of tuition fees and the absence of other access barriers, Italy is characterized by low educational attainments at the university level. This...  相似文献   

Why are smart people curious? Fluid intelligence,openness to experience,and interest     

Paul J. Silvia  Camilla E. Sanders 《Learning and individual differences》2010,20(3):242-245

The experience of interest is central to intrinsic motivation for learning, so it is important to understand the nature of interest and its sources. Individual differences in fluid intelligence (Gf) predict finding things more interesting, but it is possible that this effect is merely due to the overlap of Gf with openness to experience, a strong predictor of interest across many domains. The present research measured Gf, the Big Five traits, and the interestingness of contemporary poems and visual art. Latent variable models found that Gf predicted interest in both poems and pictures, even when openness and gender were included as predictors. Moreover, Gf and openness did not interact, indicating main effects rather than joint effects. The relationship between Gf and interest thus appears robust.  相似文献   

Evaluation of Preanalytical Quality Indicators by Six Sigma and Pareto`s Principle     

Sweta Kulkarni  R. Ramesh  A. R. Srinivasan  C. R. Wilma Delphine Silvia 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2018,33(1):102-107

Preanalytical steps are the major sources of error in clinical laboratory. The analytical errors can be corrected by quality control procedures but there is a need for stringent quality checks in preanalytical area as these processes are done outside the laboratory. Sigma value depicts the performance of laboratory and its quality measures. Hence in the present study six sigma and Pareto principle was applied to preanalytical quality indicators to evaluate the clinical biochemistry laboratory performance. This observational study was carried out for a period of 1 year from November 2015–2016. A total of 1,44,208 samples and 54,265 test requisition forms were screened for preanalytical errors like missing patient information, sample collection details in forms and hemolysed, lipemic, inappropriate, insufficient samples and total number of errors were calculated and converted into defects per million and sigma scale. Pareto`s chart was drawn using total number of errors and cumulative percentage. In 75% test requisition forms diagnosis was not mentioned and sigma value of 0.9 was obtained and for other errors like sample receiving time, stat and type of sample sigma values were 2.9, 2.6, and 2.8 respectively. For insufficient sample and improper ratio of blood to anticoagulant sigma value was 4.3. Pareto`s chart depicts out of 80% of errors in requisition forms, 20% is contributed by missing information like diagnosis. The development of quality indicators, application of six sigma and Pareto`s principle are quality measures by which not only preanalytical, the total testing process can be improved.  相似文献   

Knowledge space oddity: How to increase the intensity and relevance of the technological progress of European regions     

Roberta Apa  Ivan De Noni  Luigi Orsi  Silvia Rita Sedita 《Research Policy》2018,47(9):1700-1712

This work contributes to previous research on the relationship between specific features of a regional knowledge space and the technological progress of the region. In particular, the main element of originality of this work is to have singled out the determinants of the technological progress intensity and relevance. We acknowledge the importance of knowledge assets for new knowledge production, and we identify path-dependent processes that allow a region to become increasingly competitive in terms of innovation potential. In particular, adopting an evolutionary view of regional development, we describe the regional knowledge space through four crucial characteristics: 1) technological knowledge base, 2) technological cumulativeness, 3) technological diversification, and 4) technological relatedness. We then measure to what extent each of the knowledge space’s characteristics differently affects the technological progress intensity and relevance of the region. A longitudinal study of 269 European regions over the period 1996–2012 was organized using data from REGPAT and Eurostat databases. Results show that technological relatedness affects positively both the intensity and relevance of the technological progress of European regions and that the other components of the knowledge space show a different impact on the two features of the technological progress. Finally, implications for EU policies supporting and stimulating regional technological progress are discussed.  相似文献   

Reconstructing the internship program as a critical reflexive practice: the role of tutorship     

Silvio Ripamonti  Laura Galuppo  Andreina Bruno  Silvia Ivaldi  Giuseppe Scaratti 《Teaching in Higher Education》2018,23(6):751-768

Critical reflexivity has been acknowledged as fundamental in higher education. For facing complex situations in turbulent environments, students nowadays need not only to be taught technical knowledge, but also to be helped develop “relevant” learning for their future professional practice. In recent years, scholars have concentrated on what makes the internship experience a successful opportunity for the parties involved, and have also discussed the crucial role of a mentor/tutor in sustaining relevant and effective learning. However, the specific conditions that make tutorship successful in promoting critical reflexivity in such a boundary crossing experience need to be further explored. Aim of this paper is therefore to analyze what tutorship conditions sustain the development of critical reflexivity in internship. For this purpose, we will present the case study of an internship program run by one of the largest universities in northern Italy.  相似文献   

Transformation and digital literacy: Systematic literature mapping     

Farias-Gaytan  Silvia  Aguaded  Ignacio  Ramirez-Montoya  Maria-Soledad 《Education and Information Technologies》2022,27(2):1417-1437

Education and Information Technologies - The advancements of technology have allowed digital transformation to reach all productive sectors, including the education sector and its members. This...  相似文献