Unders and Overs: Using a Dice Game to Illustrate Basic Probability Concepts          下载免费PDF全文

Sandra Hanson McPherson 《Teaching Statistics》2015,37(1):18-22

In this paper, the dice game Unders and Overs is described and presented as an active learning exercise to introduce basic probability concepts. The implementation of the exercise is outlined and the resulting presentation of various probability concepts are described.  相似文献   

Coping with Stress: Supporting the Needs of Military Families and Their Children     

Theresa J. Russo  Moira A. Fallon 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2015,43(5):407-416

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The emergence and development of the sociology of sport as an academic specialty   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

J W Loy  G S Kenyon  B D McPherson 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》1980,51(1):91-109

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Gains in marking reliability from item-level marking: is the sum of the parts better than the whole?     

Christopher Wheadon  Anne Pinot de Moira 《Educational Research and Evaluation》2013,19(8):665-679

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Community‐based early intervention for children with behavioural,emotional and social problems: evaluation of the Scallywags Scheme     

Kathryn Lovering  Ian Frampton  Ben Crowe  Alice Moseley  Moira Broadhead 《Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties》2013,18(2):83-104

Scallywags is a community‐based, early intervention programme for young children (aged 3–7) with behavioural, emotional and social problems, which integrates work in the home and school with a parenting curriculum and direct work with children. A pre‐post intervention study across multi‐sites of 340 participants is reported. Using standardised measures, the study found statistically significant reductions in problems at home and school experienced by children who completed the programme, and in parental stress levels. Participation was found to be high and the project acceptable to parents, many of whom would be described as hard to reach. The rigorous evaluation of this real‐life service and its positive outcomes highlight the potential of such programmes to tackle the needs of these children and families, and help prevent longer‐term problems associated with early onset behavioural problems, including social exclusion, antisocial behaviour and educational failure.  相似文献   

Relationship between abdominal adiposity,cardiovascular fitness,and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in British adolescents     

Moira S. Lewitt  Julien S. Baker 《运动与健康科学(英文)》2020,9(6):634-644

BackgroundPuberty is a critical time in the development of overweight and obesity. The aim of this study was to examine relationships between measures of adiposity, cardiovascular fitness, and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study design, 129 girls and 95 boys aged 12.9–14.4 years at various stages of puberty were included, along with their mothers (n = 217) and fathers (n = 207). Anthropometric assessments of adiposity were made, along with cardiovascular physical fitness, using the 20-m shuttle run test, and biomarkers associated with cardiovascular risk, including glucose, insulin, triglyceride, fibrinogen, and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations.ResultsWaist-to-height ratio values were similar in boys and girls and correlated positively with diastolic blood pressure, insulin, triglyceride, fibrinogen, and CRP concentrations, and inversely with cardiovascular fitness scores. Skinfold thickness measurements were higher in girls. High-molecular-weight adiponectin concentrations were lower in boys than girls, particularly in late puberty, and CRP levels were higher. Cardiovascular fitness, maternal body mass index (BMI), and paternal BMI contributed independently to the variance in waist measurements in girls and boys. Gender, triceps skinfold thickness, and weight-to-height ratio, but not parental BMI, contributed independently to the variance in cardiovascular fitness.ConclusionThere is a relationship between measures of adolescent adiposity and parental weight that involves factors other than cardiovascular fitness. Adolescent boys have relatively more abdominal fat than girls and a tendency to have a proinflammatory profile of biomarkers. These observations suggest that family and social environmental interventions are best undertaken earlier in childhood, particularly among boys.  相似文献   

A Study of Functional Literacy Skills in Young Adults with Down Syndrome     

Sandra Bochner  Lynne Outhred  Moira Pieterse 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》2001,48(1):67-90

This paper presents data from a study of young adults with Down syndrome who were born either just before, or during the period when radical changes to special education services for people with intellectual disabilities were introduced. The specific aim of the study was to examine the development of language and literacy skills in a group of young adults with Down syndrome, some of whom had been educated at a time when there was an increase in expectations for achievement and opportunity to learn. Results showed that all but one of the young adults had learned to read, though for some, these skills were limited. In general, there was evidence of a positive relationship between age (for those born after 1970), attendance at an integrated school situation, and the achievement of more advanced reading and language skills. It was also evident that learning to read provides both a functional daily living skill and a satisfying recreational activity for young adults with Down syndrome.  相似文献   

The New Curriculum for the Teaching of English——With Which Dialectical Knowledge in Education Is Raised     

田凤俊  MoiraLaidlaw 《宁夏师范学院学报》2004,25(5):77-81

The paper ,with a theory of Action Research and especially dialectical knowledge, gives a brief analysis and disussion of the New English Standard Syllabus(aim called the New Curriculum) and also points out the difference between the New Curriculum and the traditional syllabus of the basic English course. It is also theoretically and practically designed with some excellent suggestions on how to study the New Curriculum and make good use of English teaching.  相似文献   

How do tutors use data to support their students?     

Steve Walker  Tom Olney  Carlton Wood  Anactoria Clarke  Moira Dunworth 《Open Learning》2019,34(1):118-133

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Despite widespread enthusiasm, evidence of the effectiveness of learning analytics remains mixed. One possible explanation for this is that insufficient attention has been paid to the contexts in which it is introduced. We report here on a small-scale study into the prior use of data and communications technologies by tutors, who comprise a key user group in The Open University’s tuition model. Tutors interviewed reported using a complex set of data sources and information tools, and creating local/personal tools and methods for keeping track of students and their interactions with them.  相似文献   

Laptop as Messenger: an Exploration of the Role of Portables in Home-School Liaison     

Guy Merchant  Moira Monteith 《Literacy》1997,31(2):23-26

Into the now substantial research into the use of word processing as a tool to develop children’s writing, the role of the laptop computer has recently added a fresh dimension. Such machines add flexibility and portability to classroom management and there are numerous questions about their impact. In this article Guy Merchant and Moira Monteith examine one possible benefit of the use of laptops, their potential for drawing together home and school and initiating and sustaining home-school dialogue.  相似文献