Development of an exchange format for the European Environmental Chemical Data and Information Network (ECDIN)     

David J. Proctor  Alan Robson  Margaret A. Veal 《Information processing & management》1978,14(6):429-443

Increasing concern about the release of potentially harmful chemicals into the environment has led to efforts to collect data on such chemicals with a view to identifying and minimising the associated hazards. The collection and storage of such data requires cooperation and communication (both national and international) between partners in a general environmental data network. A format is described for the exchange of data between these network partners. This format is of general applicability. It is shown that a hierarchical tree structure best describes the situation. Rules are derived to identify and process the nodes in the tree such that information is neither lost nor degraded upon transfer between the network partners.  相似文献   

Behaviour Therapy: Techniques,research and applications     

Julia Tilling 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》2009,56(4):434-435

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Spoken language development in oral preschool children with permanent childhood deafness     

Sarant JZ  Holt CM  Dowell RC  Rickards FW  Blamey PJ 《Journal of deaf studies and deaf education》2009,14(2):205-217

This article documented spoken language outcomes for preschool children with hearing loss and examined the relationships between language abilities and characteristics of children such as degree of hearing loss, cognitive abilities, age at entry to early intervention, and parent involvement in children's intervention programs. Participants were evaluated using a combination of the Child Development Inventory, the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and the Preschool Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals depending on their age at the time of assessment. Maternal education, cognitive ability, and family involvement were also measured. Over half of the children who participated in this study had poor language outcomes overall. No significant differences were found in language outcomes on any of the measures for children who were diagnosed early and those diagnosed later. Multiple regression analyses showed that family participation, degree of hearing loss, and cognitive ability significantly predicted language outcomes and together accounted for almost 60% of the variance in scores. This article highlights the importance of family participation in intervention programs to enable children to achieve optimal language outcomes. Further work may clarify the effects of early diagnosis on language outcomes for preschool children.  相似文献   

Introduction: The Future of the Past in Three Dimensions     

Nancy Proctor 《Curator: The Museum Journal》2011,54(1):35-36

Abstract The digital editor of Curator: The Museum Journal introduces four authors in the special section “Focus on 3D/Digital” who examine four aspects of the 3D revolution on museums’ horizons (and in some cases, on the doorstep or inside the halls).  相似文献   

The Google Art Project: A New Generation of Museums on the Web?     

Nancy Proctor 《Curator: The Museum Journal》2011,54(2):215-221

Abstract On February 1, 2011, Google launched its much‐heralded Art Project in partnership with 17 museums from Europe and the U.S. Despite the limited content and a long wish‐list of enhancements, the Google Art Project offers a glimpse of innovative new ways for museums to use and be used on the Web, collaboratively.  相似文献   

Inquiry and Astronomy: Preservice Teachers’ Investigations of Celestial Motion     

Julia D. Plummer  Valerie M. Zahm  Rebecca Rice 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(4):471-493

This study investigated the impact of an open inquiry experience on elementary science methods students’ understanding of celestial motion as well as the methods developed by students to answer their own research questions. Pre/post interviews and assessments were used to measure change in participants’ understanding (N = 18). A qualitative approach was used to describe the nature of each participant’s investigation through an analysis of their science journal and poster presentations. A comparison of participants’ inquiry projects with the change in their understanding revealed that while most participants improved in both their area of inquiry and beyond, elementary science methods students may need more guidance to reach a full scientific understanding across all aspects of celestial motion.  相似文献   

Recognizing Students' Scientific Reasoning: A Tool for Categorizing Complexity of Reasoning During Teaching by Inquiry     

Dolan E  Grady J 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2010,21(1):31-55

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Bildungs-, Lern- und Integrationsprozesse im Freiwilligen Engagement     

Julia Franz 《Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft》2010,13(2):309-316

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Prospective primary mathematics teachers’ learning from on-line discussions in a virtual video-based environment     

Salvador Llinares  Julia Valls 《Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education》2010,13(2):177-196

The aim of this study was to investigate how participation and reification of ideas about mathematics teaching are constituted in on-line discussions when prospective primary mathematics teachers analysed video-cases about mathematics teaching. Prospective teachers enrolled in a mathematics methodology course participated for 4 weeks in two virtual learning environments that integrated the analysis of video-clips, on-line discussions and writing essays about key aspects of mathematics teaching. Three aspects were considered relevant to explain the prospective teachers’ learning: the way in which the theoretical information was used to frame and to interpret the events from mathematics teaching; the characteristics of engagement with others participating in the on-line discussions and the role played by prospective teachers’ beliefs. Possible reasons for the importance of these features include the specific questions posed in on-line discussions and the use of video-clips of mathematics teaching. These findings are considered useful in designing virtual learning environments and the kinds of tasks through which the understanding of mathematics teaching and learning-to-notice skills can be developed.  相似文献   

Changing cognitions in parents of two‐year‐olds attending Scottish Sure Start centres     

Lisa Marks Woolfson  Kevin Durkin  Julia King 《International Journal of Early Years Education》2010,18(1):3-26

The study examined how preschool intervention programmes set up by three Scottish local authorities changed parents’ cognitions. Quantitative parent outcomes were measured using Parenting Daily Hassles Scales (N = 88). A matched comparison group of parents (N = 55) recruited from the same areas of disadvantage but whose children did not attend the intervention programmes also completed questionnaires. Qualitative outcomes were evaluated using semi‐structured interviews (N = 30). A significant group × time interaction effect was found for daily hassle cognitions, Parenting Task–Intensity, Challenging Behaviour–Frequency and Challenging Behaviour–Intensity, with comparison group parents showing an increase in their experience of hassles during the ‘terrible twos’ compared with intervention group parents. Complementary qualitative data indicated that intervention group parents had gained valuable new insights into their children’s behaviour, changing how they thought about their role as parents and their behavioural and developmental expectations of their children. Implications for parental engagement in preschool programmes are discussed.  相似文献