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Arabic Reading Fluency Rates: An Exploratory Study, Hanada Taha Thomure, Gail Brown, Richard Speaker, Haitham Taha, Rana Tamim, Nerolie O'Neill

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Reading fluency has been defined as the process of automatically associating graphemic and phonetic information in a text with minimal conscious attention if any at all. Research has found that the effect of fluency on reading proficiency is of importance to student learning and that increasing oral reading fluency (ORF) rates has been correlated in several studies to improved comprehension. However, no reading fluency rates (FR) or standards in Arabic have been established to date. This exploratory study begins to examine Arabic language ORF and proposes an initial Arabic reading fluency scale. Thirty-five teachers from six private bilingual schools across …

Responsible Imagineering: John Dewey's Pluralistic Ethics And Technological Innovation, John A. Machielsen

Education and Culture

I argue for taking John Dewey’s pluralistic ethics as a starting point, or embedded practice, from and in which technological innovations are conceptualized, critiqued, designed, tested, and eventually implemented. Dewey reconstructs human reason into operational intelligence where all behavior becomes gradually imaginative. I take Dewey’s view of moral deliberation as a basis for a responsible process-based methodology combining creative technological design with the training of imaginative prospection. I further use Dewey’s conception of technology that holds that implements, but also ideas and concepts are tools, forms of technology. I end by looking at the educational impact for the creative industries.

Development And Evaluation Of The Values-Centered Assessment Tool (Vcat) To Inform Culturally Responsive Behavioral Parent Training Intervention, Daniel Kwak

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this study, we aimed to develop and evaluate the use of the Values-Centered Assessment Tool (VCAT) intended for use by behavior analysts to design and provide culturally responsive behavioral parent training intervention for children with behavioral difficulties who are from diverse cultural backgrounds. The study was completed in two phases using a mixed methods research approach. In Phase 1, the VCAT was developed through review of literature and interviews with behavior analysts and was validated through an expert panel review. Major revisions made from the initially developed VCAT included the addition of (a) a questionnaire for parents, (b) information …

Knowledge Overconfidence Is Associated With Anti-Consensus Views On Controversial Scientific Issues, Nicholas Light, Philip M. Fernbach, Nathaniel Rabb, Mugur V. Geana, Steven A. Sloman

Business Faculty Publications and Presentations

Public attitudes that are in opposition to scientific consensus can be disastrous and include rejection of vaccines and opposition to climate change mitigation policies. Five studies examine the interrelationships between opposition to expert consensus on controversial scientific issues, how much people actually know about these issues, and how much they think they know. Across seven critical issues that enjoy substantial scientific consensus, as well as attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines and mitigation measures like mask wearing and social distancing, results indicate that those with the highest levels of opposition have the lowest levels of objective knowledge but the highest levels of …

Deification Or Demonization: Jesus’ Post-Resurrection Body In Luke 24:36-40, Shannon Dugger

Pursuit - The Journal of Undergraduate Research at The University of Tennessee

There has been much scholarly debate about the mythological category of Jesus, arguing that the Lucan portrayal of his post-resurrection body aligns either with Roman-period beliefs about ghosts or resurrected gods. This paper examines Greco-Roman ghost stories, apotheosis narratives, and academic work from both sides of the debate pertaining to Luke 24:36-401 in an attempt to better understand why the passage resists categorization. The paper also introduces theories of liminality and anomy to explain the possible ambiguity in the gospel’s portrayal of Jesus’ body. The paper concludes that Luke 24 is neither clearly a ghost story nor a deification story. …

The Implementation And Effective Use Of Graphic Organizers In The Classroom: Graphic Organizers To The Rescue, Fabienne Sara Nicholas

LC Journal of Special Education

Many students are faced with the daily routines and demands of reading complex, ambiguous, de-motivating text book materials which pose no significance to them, and in many situations, they are unable to derive meaning or make sense of what they have read. One of the many unfortunate circumstances that students with learning disabilities have to face daily include challenging tasks, which are comprised of: texts not being reader-friendly, text materials written above their reading and comprehension level, text which focuses on skills instruction in isolation, and, text which requires higher-level thinking and reasoning. This sometimes leads to frustration. Students with …

Asperger Syndrome: Literature Review, Jeanie Floyd

LC Journal of Special Education

This paper provides information centered on the general categories of academic and social functioning of individuals with AS. Prior to this review, a summary of important contributors in this field is deemed appropriate.

Defining Reading Disabilities: Multiple Deficits Behind One Problem, Kelley Jacobs

LC Journal of Special Education

The ability and lack of ability to read have been well-researched for over a century. Early research done by the French neurologist Dejerine in 1896, helped pave the way for further research in the area of reading disabilities (Wolf, 1999). Dejerine first spoke of alexia, or the inability to read, which seemingly resulted from brain lesions in the temporal lobe. Since then, psychologists and educational professionals have researched dyslexia as well as the broad category of reading disabilities to find possible causes. Many theories and possible causes have surfaced as a result of this research. Most notably, research has identified …

Humor And Laughter As Intentional Teaching Strategies: Professional Development For Early Childhood Educators, Rebecca Ellen Fish Hegstad

Graduate Teacher Education

Research has shown that humor and laughter benefit young children’s social-emotional development (Lovorn, 2008; Semrud-Clikeman & Glass, 2010). Humor and laughter also benefit teachers (Chaniotakis & Papazoglou, 2019). However, despite the benefits, research has also shown that teachers may be hesitant to use humor and laughter for fear of "losing control," not feeling inherently funny, and/or because teachers have not been taught how to use humor effectively (Chaniotakis & Papazoglou, 2019; Lovorn & Holaway, 2015). Cekaite and Andrén (2019) revealed that teachers in early childhood settings rarely responded to children’s laughter with laughter. The difference between teachers’ beliefs and practices …

Doctoral Capstone Culminating Project: Addressing Language Barriers To Parent Education In Pediatric Outpatient Settings, Agnes M. Valentin

Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects

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Long-Term English Learners In Middle School: Perspectives On Growth In Language Acquisition And Academic Learning, Barbara Doerfler

Dissertations

Middle schools in the United States today have a large population of English learners (ELs), and many of them have been educationally labeled as long-term English learners (LTELs). In some middle schools, over half of the ELs in seventh and eighth grades meet the criteria for classification as LTELs. This is especially concerning as these students will shortly be moving on to high school with limited English proficiency, which will continue to affect their academic performance and may limit their choices in higher education and career paths. This study explored the educational experience of LTELs in middle school by seeking …

Weaving In The Verses Of Monotheism, Hamid Angry I Want, Dreams Of Abdul The Benefactor Sugar

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This research aims at showing strategies of cohesion and its role in the textual cohesion in verses of monotheism in the Holy Qur’an, and this research attempts to study two important phenomena: sense relations and the science of appropriateness. Sense relations study the text in accordance with a new linguistic vision and apply it to Qur’anc texts according to most prominent relations in the current study such as (cause and similar, question-answer relations, addition relation, and dialog relation). as far as the second phenomenon is concerned (science of appropriateness) seeks for vocabularies, which connect verses. The study concludes the most …

Argumentative Factors In The Musnad Of Hisham Bin Al-Hakam, Loyalty Mohammed Abbas

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research aims to highlight the impact of argumentative factors in directing the product’s discourse towards a specific argumentative destination; To convince the recipient of the result he wants, and to achieve the goal of producing the discourse, the problem of the research raises several questions, the most important of which are: How do the linguistic elements affect the support of the argumentative argument, and push the recipient to acquiesce and be convinced of the discourse.

Existential Deliberative Context In Selected Verses Of The Holy Qur’An, Nora Abdul Jabbar Al-Azerjawi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This research deals with the concept of context in modern Arabic studies, the types of the existential deliberative, referential or indicative context such as personal references, temporal and spatial indications, and the significance of these indications in the Arabic sentence and the linguistic consistency of the text, and its coherence.

Types Of Differentiation In Arabic, Muhammed Karim Jabbar, Emad Muhammed Al-Bekitawi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Anthropomorphism is a phenomenon adopted in achieving linguistic unit differentiation, whether the need for such differentiation in the generation of utterances from other utterances, the ways of derivation and conjugation, or whether it is a need. Grammar and linguists have denied many places in this phenomenon in order to explain changes in the structure of some language units, which correspond to unaltered language units. The research has made it possible to follow up on the purpose for which the change was made one of the two ends of the differentiation, to identify the types of differentiation. What differentiation has made …

The Effect Of Context On Linguistic Analysis In Linguistic Differences In Arabic Book, Bassem Khairy Khudair

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Professor Dr. Ali Kazem Al-Mashri's book "Linguistic Differences in Arabic" is one of the most important books and studies that have been concerned with explaining the linguistic differences in which the context was dominant in the linguistic conception of Al-Mashri. The first section talks about context, the second is concerned with synonymy and opposites. The third section includes the impact of context on the manifestations of differentiation in Arabic, and the fourth section is concerned with the linguistic context as one of the foundations of phonetic and verbal differentiation. The fifth section was concerned with the point of view of …

Explanation Of Al-Akbari’S Lamiyat Al-Arab In Light Of Textual Analysis, Ali Farhan Jawad

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research concluded with the approach of a heritage text to contemporary theory in the linguistics of the text, and the research depended on the explanation on the foundations that the theory said in the seven criteria mentioned by Bougrand, then it took a path in the textual study, and the research concluded that the Arab heritage in its explanations was filled with the search for The text’s consistency and consistency with a variation in the term, and the distinction of the heritage text under study by the breadth of its knowledge system, and its imitation of the linguistic code …

Uncertainty In The Poetry Of Abu Tammam The Study Of Psychology, Sattar Jabbar Rseg

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Ambiguity in poetry is a departure from the familiar from linguistic rules to what is not familiar from them. And poetry must be ambiguous. when its ambiguity is indicative of art and creativity. Abu Tammam has always been the orbit of critics. old and new. for some of them applaud his poetry. and others disapprove of it. and some of them see it as ambiguous. Therefor. Psychological reading was one of the critical readings that aimed at reading the literary text. Especially what was ambiguous to search for the causes of ambiguity

Exploring The Impact Of Workshops And A Mini-Project In Student Teachers Becoming Qualitative Researchers, Junjun Muhamad Ramdani, Elih Sutisna Yanto, Melisa Sri, Rahmat Djunaedi

The Qualitative Report

Drawing on Vygotsky's "space framework" (Harré, 1984; Mostofo & Zambo, 2015), this article reports the findings of our action research project that examined student teachers' beliefs and behavior changes while completing a qualitative research project. Our research question was, "to what extent do student teachers change their beliefs and behaviors about qualitative research (QR) after participating in a two-workshop series of qualitative designs in language classrooms and doing a mini-project?" The participants of this study were eight student teachers at an Indonesian university, and the research data was collected through questionnaires and interviews. The study's findings show that student teachers …

Individual And Social Factors Influencing Sports Science Internship Students’ Practice-Based Learning: A Phenomenological Study, Peson Chobphon

The Qualitative Report

The results of this study will help form guidelines for developing students’ capacities for learning in authentic workplace settings to better prepare them to be effective and efficient in their chosen careers. This phenomenological study examined factors influencing practice-based learning and how participants learned from their practice. Six fourth-year students majoring in sports science who had recently returned from their internships took part in this study. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed on the transcripts to characterize the participants’ shared experiences, which yielded the following seven themes of factors influencing their practice-based learning: (a) clear career …

Prereferral Interventions: Past, Present, And Future Directions, Hajnal Sandidge

LC Journal of Special Education

Despite the widespread existence of prereferral intervention programs, there appears to be little consistency regarding its goals, implementation, the make-up of prereferral intervention teams, types of interventions and measures of the effectiveness of prereferral programs. This paper plans to review the literature on prereferral interventions and also examine the above mentioned aspects.

Maturity Analysis Of The Information Governance Model Matrix In The Correspondence And Archives Department Of The Batam Indonesia Free-Zone Authority, Rayhan Musa Novian, Azman Mat Isa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Activities in government institutions have many contain of information, that is managing in performing administrative functions. Law no. 30 of 2014 concerning Government Administration and Law No. 34 of 2009 concerning Archives requires government institutions to manage information appropriately. Researchers investigated information governance carried out by the work unit at the Batam Indonesia Free-Zone Authority to support the good governance process. This research uses qualitative methods with a case study approach to get comprehensive results. The results of interviews, observations and documentation studies simultaneously use data triangulation techniques by displaying, presenting data and verifying data. Results of this research indicate …

Examination Of Autism Symptoms Across Ethnic Groups: Cross-Cultural Validation Of The Baby And Infant Screen For Children With Autism Traits (Biscuit), Esther Hong

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction and the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Variations in prevalence across different racial and ethnic groups have been reported. Though the reason for these variations is unclear, racial and ethnic disparities in access to early screening services, cultural differences in ASD presentation, and the use of culturally insensitive screening tools appear to contribute to disparities in ASD diagnosis. Thus, cultural validation studies of ASD screening tools are needed to investigate the cultural utility of these instruments for use with diverse …

Gis Automated Delineation And Analysis Of Cancer Service Areas In The United States, Changzhen Wang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Delineating a meaningful and reliable geographic unit pertaining to cancer care is essential in examining geographic variations in cancer care for better analysis, management, and planning. Public health researchers have devoted great efforts to defining various service areas, which; however, lack scientific rigor or are unrepresentative of the highly specialized cancer care markets, and their methods have become obsolete in the era of big data and high geo-computation. This study develops the “Spatially Constrained Leiden (ScLeiden)” method, a network community detection algorithm in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and applies it to delineate a series of coherent cancer service …

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The Bullying Game: Sexism Based Toxic Language Analysis On Online Games Chat Logs By Text Mining, Nihan Yıldırım, Et Al

Journal of International Women's Studies

As a unique type of social network, the online gaming industry is a fast-growing, changing, and men-dominated field which attracts diverse backgrounds. Being dominated by male users, game developers, game players, game investors, the non-inclusiveness and gender inequality reside as salient problems in the community. In the online gaming communities, most women players report toxic and offensive language or experiences of verbal abuse. Symbolic interactionists and feminists assume that words matter since the use of particular language and terms can dehumanize and harm particular groups such as women. Identifying and reporting the toxic behavior, sexism, and harassment that occur in …

Amalgamation Of East And West In The Art Of Amrita Sher-Gil, Prachi Priyanka

Journal of International Women's Studies

An avant-garde aesthete and one of the pioneers of modern art in India, Amrita Sher-gil (1913 – 1941) was a remarkable combination of sensitivity and sensuousness. Her artworks show an array of influences that were sourced from her Indo-Hungarian origin, and her encounters with French and Italian discourses. An iconoclast at heart, she was a social rebel who lived life on her own terms. Some of her works include ‘Village Scene’, ‘In the Ladies Enclosure’, ‘Self-portrait as a Tahitian’, ‘Red Brick house’, ‘Hill Scene’ and the South Indian Trilogy, ‘Bride’s Toilet’, Brahmacharis’ and ‘South Indian Villagers Going to Market’. Her …

Multilingualism And The Social Status Of Women In The City Of Osijek In The 19th And Early 20th Centuries, Ljubica Kordic, Visnja Lachner

Journal of International Women's Studies

The authors strive to present the social status of women in Croatian cities in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries on the example of the multilingual city of Osijek. The main goal of the paper is to determine the social position of women at that time and to examine whether and to which extent it was influenced by their knowledge of three languages spoken in the multilingual milieu of the city: Croatian, German, and Hungarian. The corpus of the research encompasses job announcements and advertisements related to women in two local newspapers in the German language Die Drau …

Leveraging Personal Values In An Endocrine Therapy Adherence-Promoting Trial For Breast Cancer Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Investigation, Joanna J. Arch, Elizabeth Slivjak, Emma E. Bright, Catherine M. Crespi, Michael E. Levin, Sarah R. Genung, Madeline Nealis, Karen Albright, Jill L. Mitchell, Ami D. Sheth, Jessica F. Magidson, Annette L. Stanton

Psychology Faculty Publications

Background: Improving medication adherence represents one of the greatest behavioral challenges in medicine. Personal values are an under-examined source of motivation for adhering to medication. This secondary analysis leverages a mixed-method approach to understanding a novel, online, values-based intervention (‘REACH’) for promoting endocrine therapy (ET) adherence among breast cancer survivors, using data from a randomized trial.

Methods: Breast cancer survivors with challenges taking ET (n=88) were randomized 1:1 to ET Education + Values (REACH) or Education-only online interventions. This report focuses on the three values strategies used in REACH to promote ET adherence: affirming health-related values, using values-based …

The Influence Of A Learning Management System (Lms) And Microblogging On Social Presence, Sense Of Community, And User Interface Satisfaction In A Distance Education Course, Andrew G. Leach

Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs

The impact of social media on everyday life is undeniable. Social media has transcended its initial purpose of connectivity and branched into other sociocultural aspects. Educators must create a rich and active learning environment where students can actively engage with their educational curriculum. This study used a mixed methods approach to investigate the influence that learning management systems (LMS) and microblogging (social media) have on key elements of distance education design. These elements include social presence, sense of community, and overall user interface design. Students’ perceptions of these elements were collected from students enrolled in a graduate course during summer …