Students’ opinions on blended learning and its implementation in terms of their learning styles     

Benlihan U?ur  Buket Akkoyunlu  Serap Kurbano?lu 《Education and Information Technologies》2011,16(1):5-23

The purpose of this article is to examine students’ views on the blended learning method and its use in relation to the students’ individual learning style. The study was conducted with 31 senior students. Web based media together with face to face classroom settings were used in the blended learning framework. A scale of Students’ Views on Blended Learning and its implementation, Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory, Pre-Information Form and open ended questions were used to gather data. The majority of the students’ fell into assimilators, accommodators and convergers learning styles. Results revealed that students’ views on blended learning method and its use are quite positive.  相似文献   

CONCEPTUAL CHANGE TEXTS IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING: A STUDY ON THE PARTICLE MODEL OF MATTER     

Anne Beerenwinkel  Ilka Parchmann  Cornelia Gr?sel 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2011,9(5):1235-1259

This study explores the effect of a conceptual change text on students?? awareness of common misconceptions on the particle model of matter. The conceptual change text was designed based on principles of text comprehensibility, of conceptual change instruction and of instructional approaches how to introduce the particle model. It was evaluated in an empirical study with 214 students. Students?? learning was measured with a pre?Cpost-test design. Item response theory was used for analysing students?? answers. We found that reading the criteria-based text fostered students?? awareness of common misconceptions about the particle model and yielded overall improved results as compared to reading a traditional text.  相似文献   

The communicative competences of students and teachers in different levels of education in North Cyprus     

?i?dem?Hürsen  Zehra??z??nar  Fezile??zdaml?  Hüseyin?UzunboyluEmail author 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2011,12(1):59-66

This study was conducted in order to determine the beliefs of students and teachers in different levels of education about their communicative competences. The study group of this research is consisted of 600 secondary school, high school and undergraduate students and 41 of their teachers. In this study, it is observed that not a significant correlation at a considerable degree exists in the communicative competences of students with their teachers, who are from different nationalities, gender and levels. Furthermore, regarding students, educated at different levels, no relation has been observed in their communicative competences with their teachers. Moreover, while students consider their communicative competences with their teachers to be moderately adequate, teachers consider their communicative competences with their students to be adequate in general.  相似文献   

Bundeskanzleramt/Verfassungsdienst Zul?ssigkeit universit?tsautonomer Studiengeb��hren; Rechtsgutachten des o. Univ.-Prof. DDr. Heinz Mayer     

Theo ?hlinger 《Zeitschrift für Hochschulrecht, Hochschulmanagement und Hochschulpolitik: zfhr》2011,10(6):193-195

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Bundeskanzleramt/Verfassungsdienst Zul?ssigkeit universit?tsautonomer Studiengebühren; Rechtsgutachten des o. Univ.-Prof. DDr. Heinz Mayer  相似文献   

Asian medical students: quality of life and motivation to learn     

Marcus A. Henning  Susan J. Hawken  Christian Kr?geloh  Yipin Zhao  Iain Doherty 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2011,12(3):437-445

Issues linked with the notions of quality of life (QOL) and motivation to learn among Asian medical students have not been well documented. This is true in both the international and the New Zealand contexts. Our paper addresses this lack of research by focusing on the QOL of international and domestic Asian students studying in New Zealand, where Asian students form a significant proportion of tertiary students. Although there is evidence to suggest that Asian students do well academically, it was felt that an investigation into their QOL would be instructive as QOL will likely have an impact on cognition, behavior, general well-being, and motivation. The present study surveyed fourth- and fifth-year medical students to examine the relationship between QOL and motivation to learn and to consider how Asian medical students compare against European medical and non-medical student peers. The study utilized the World Health Organization—Quality of Life questionnaire (BREF version) and a shortened version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire. The results show that the Asian medical students in this study generated significantly lower scores in terms of their satisfaction with social relationships compared with their non-Asian peers. In addition, international Asian medical students appear to be more at risk than domestic Asian students with respect to test anxiety. The paper considers the findings and the implications for quality of life, motivation to learn, medical education, and the Asian student community.  相似文献   

Exploring a Science Teacher’s Uncertainty with Integrating Engineering Design: An Action Research Study     

Brenda?M.?CapobiancoEmail author 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2011,22(7):645-660

This study examines a fifth grade science teacher’s attempts at integrating engineering design using the construct of uncertainty. Collaborative action research served as a supportive mechanism to uncover and confront the teacher’s uncertainties. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, reflections, classroom observations, lesson plans, and student work. Data analysis entailed the use of grounded theory. Findings from this study revealed that teaching science through engineering design is both challenging and problematic. Underpinning the teacher’s pedagogical experiences was the constant force of uncertainty, in various forms, and how her sense of doubt was beneficial rather than problematic.  相似文献   

Coupled 3D discrete-continuum numerical modeling of pile penetration in sand     

Jian?Zhou  Qi-wei?JianEmail author  Jiao?Zhang  Jian-jun?Guo 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2012,13(1):44-55

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Propolis modulates vitronectin, laminin, and heparan sulfate/heparin expression during experimental burn healing     

Pawe? Olczyk  Katarzyna Komosińska-Vassev  Katarzyna Winsz-Szczotka  Ewa M. Ko?ma  Grzegorz Wisowski  Jerzy Stojko  Katarzyna Klimek  Krystyna Olczyk 《Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B》2012,13(11):932-941

Objective

This study was aimed at assessing the dynamics of vitronectin (VN), laminin (LN), and heparan sulfate/heparin (HS/HP) content changes during experimental burn healing.

Methods

VN, LN, and HS/HP were isolated and purified from normal and injured skin of domestic pigs, on the 3rd, 5th, 10th, 15th, and 21st days following thermal damage. The wounds were treated with apitherapeutic agent (propolis), silver sulfadiazine (SSD), physiological salt solution, and propolis vehicle. VN and LN were quantified using an immunoenzymatic assay and HS/HP was estimated by densitometric analysis.

Results

Propolis treatment stimulated significant increases in VN, LN, and HS/HP contents during the initial phase of study, followed by a reduction in the estimated extracellular matrix molecules. Similar patterns, although less extreme, were observed after treatment with SSD.

Conclusions

The beneficial effects of propolis on experimental wounds make it a potential apitherapeutic agent in topical burn management.  相似文献   

A Realistic Evaluation of Two Training Programs on Implementing Skin-to-Skin as a Standard of Care     

Kajsa Brimdyr  Ann-Marie Widstr?m  Karin Cadwell  Kristin Svensson  Cynthia Turner-Maffei 《The Journal of perinatal education》2012,21(3):149-157

The authors used realistic evaluation to examine the real-world effectiveness of two 5-day training techniques on sustained optimal skin-to-skin practices that support Step 4 of the revised Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). The authors found that education alone was insufficient to effect sustainable practice change. Exposure to the 5-day immersion model (Practice, Reflection, Education and training, Combined with Ethnography for Sustainable Success, or PRECESS) alone or combined with education was an effective strategy to change and sustain the standard of care for skin-to-skin practice (p < 0.00001). The intended outcome of sustained practice change toward implementation of skin-to-skin care through immersion or a combined approach shows promise and should be repeated in other localities.  相似文献   

Make the Stillborn Baby and the Loss Real for the Siblings: Parents’ Advice on How the Siblings of a Stillborn Baby Can Be Supported     

Pernilla Avelin  Kerstin Erlandsson  Ingegerd Hildingsson  Anna Davidsson Bremborg  Ingela R?destad 《The Journal of perinatal education》2012,21(2):90-98

This study aimed to investigate parents’ advice to other parents on the basis of their own experiences of siblings’ taking leave of a stillborn sister or brother. The study was a Web questionnaire study of 411 parents. The thematic content analysis resulted in two categories: “Make the stillborn baby and the loss real for the siblings” and “Take the siblings’ resources and prerequisites into account.” Parents’ advised that siblings should see and hold the stillborn baby and, thus, be invited and included into the leave-taking process with respect to the siblings’ feelings, resources, and prerequisites. Based on these findings, professional caregivers can usefully be proactive in their approach to facilitate and encourage the involvement of siblings.  相似文献