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The Effect Of Using The Application Of Whatsapp In The Mobile Phone In The Achievement Of Students In The Fourth Grade In English Language In The Directorate Of Qasabat Amman District In Jordan أثر استخدام تطبيق الواتس آب في الهاتف النقال في تحصيل طلبة الصف الرابع الأساسي في مبحث اللغة الإنجليزية في لواء مديرية قصبة عمان في الأردن, Dr. Heba Nimer Alkhrishah

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effect of mobile applications on student achievement in English Language. The study employed a quasi-experimental design. The sample of the study consisted of (30) students from the fourth grade of the Esa'af Al-Nashasheebi primary school\ the Directorate of Qasabat Amman District for the academic year 2017/2018. To achiever research objectives, the researcher divided the students into two equal experimental and control groups, the students of the experimental and control groups studied the material according to the usual method, the teacher then sent additional information about the material studied in the class room to …

The Role Of Administrative Development Units In Achieving The Requirements Of The Knowledge Society In The Official Jordanian Universities From The Point Of View Of Their Administrators دور وحدات التطوير الإداري في تحقيق متطلبات مجتمع المعرفة في الجامعات الأردنية الرسمية من وجهة نظر الإداريين فيها, Sana Irshaid Hawamdeh, Prof. Saleh Nasser Olimat

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The study aimed to identify the role of the administrative development units in achieving the requirements of the knowledge society in the official Jordanian universities from the point of view of their administrators using the descriptive survey method. The questionnaire was developed and distributed to a sample of 382 administrative leaders and administrative staff from three universities The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) among the means of responses of the study members due to the university variable.

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The Impact Of Using Computer In Individual And Collective Learning Of The Legs Movement In Freestyle Swimming أثر استخدام الحاسوب في التعلم الفردي والجماعي لحركة الرجلين في السباحة الحرة, Gade M. Obaid

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This research aims to identify the impact of using computer use on individual and collective learning of the legs movement in free swimming compared to the traditional method used. On a sample consisting of (74) female students of physical education faculty at Yarmouk university who registered in the swimming course and were distributed into the three research groups. After implementing the research experiment, the researcher concluded that the use of computers in the collective learning method has the best impact on learning the legs movement in freestyle swimming compared to individual and traditional learning one. Also, the use of …

Social Media Technology And Its Relationship With The Level Of Social Alienation Feeling Of Students At The University Of Jordan تكنولوجيا التواصل الاجتماعي وعلاقتها بمستوى الشعور بالاغتراب الاجتماعي لدى طلبة الجامعة الأردنية, Doua Teaser Al-Khlaila

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the social media technology and its relationship with the level of social alienation feeling of students at the University of Jordan, The study population consisted of all faculty memebers of arts students at the University of Jordan, Their number reached (2512) male and female student. The study sample consisted of (458) male and female students, they were selected by the random clusterd method, they formed (18.2%) from the study population. Two instruments have been used: The first for the degree of using social media technology, and the second for level of social alienation feeling. …

The Effect Of Using An Accelerating Learning Model On The Acquisition Of Mathematical Concepts And Development Of Their Mathematical Self Concept Among Sixth Grade Female Students In Jordan أثر أنموذج تسريع التعلم في اكتساب المفاهيم الرياضية وتنمية مفهوم الذات الرياضية في مقرر الرياضيات لدى طالبات الصف السادس الأساسي في الأردن, Ola Ahmad Al- Muwalla, Prof. Ibrahim Al- Shar’A

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the effect of using Smith and his collegues accelerating learning model on the acquisition of mathematical concepts, and developing mathematical self concept among sixth grade students. To achieve the purposes of the study, a purposeful sample of (80) Sixth grade students were selected and distributed randomly on the study groups: The experimental group reached (40) students, and the control group reached (40) students. The analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out if there were significant differences between the two groups. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences on the acquisition …

Cognitive Control And Its Relation To Social Competence Among First Grade Students In Private Schools In Amman For The Academic Year (2018/2019) التَّحكم المعرفي وعلاقتُه بالكفاءَةِ الاجتماعيَّة لدى طلبة الصَّفِ الأول الأساسي في المدارسِ الخاصَّةِ في عمَّان للعامِ الدراسي 2018) /2019 (, Nahar H. Alziyoudi, Dr. Jihan W. Matter

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between the cognitive control and the social competence and the level of each of one of them among first-grade students in private schools in Amman for the school year (2018/2019(whose number amounted to (32436 (students. The sample of the study was (800) male and female students. They were chosen based on the Random cluster method. And the study relied on the correlational descriptive approach. The cognitive control scale and the social competence measure were used to suit the nature of the study. The results showed that the level of …

The Effect Of Using A Website Based On Self-Learning On Developing Skills Performance Towards Learning Microsoft Office Skills Among Seventh Grade Students أثر موقع إلكتروني قائم على التعلم الذاتي في تنمية الأداء المهاري لتعلم مهارات مايكروسوفت أوفيس لدى طلبة الصف السابع, Saleh Mohammad Al-Zafiri, Dr. Muhannad Anwar Al-Shboul

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aims at investigating the effect of using a Website based on self-learning on developing skills performance towards learning Microsoft Office skills among seventh grade students. The study used a quasi-experimental research design as research methodology. The study sample consisted of (61) students of the seventh grader students in the Ibn Al-Tufyel School, who were intentionally chosen. The students were randomly divided into two groups: the control group which studied Microsoft Office Skills by using the conventional approach; it consisted of (31) participants; and the experimental group which studied Microsoft Office Skills by using a Website based on …

The Psychological Needs And Their Relationship To The Learning Styles Among University Youth With High Tendency Towards Intellectual Deviation And The Ways To Reduce It الحاجات النفسية وعلاقتها بأساليب التعلم لدى الشباب الجامعي مرتفعي الاتجاه نحو الانحراف الفكري وطرق الحد منه, Ahmed S. Elmasoudy

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at finding out the psychological needs and their relationship to the learning styles among university youth with high tendency toward intellectual deviation and the ways to reduce it. the study used the descriptive methodology and the purposive sample contained (30) male and female students with high tendency toward intellectual deviation. the psychological needs scale and the learning styles scale-revised were applied on them. The results indicated that the youth have a low level in the psychological needs satisfaction, They also prefer the superficial learning style and they have weakness in the deep and strategic learning style. …

The Role Of Saudi Arabian Universities In Combating Extremism As Perceived By The Faculties دور الجامعات السعودية في مكافحة التطرف حسب تصور الكليات, Dr. Ameera Al Hammouri, Dr. Areej Altuwayjiri

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: The purpose was to identify the role of universities in Saudi Arabia in combating extremism from viewpoints of the faculties. The researchers designed a 30-item questionnaire covering four domains and was administered to a sample of (264) faculty members selected by the random convenience sampling method. Results revealed high significance of the role of universities in Saudi Arabia in extremism combating efforts as perceived by the faculties, where the political domain was placed first, then the academic domain was placed secondly and the social domain was ranked lastly. Results showed statistically significant differences among subject estimates on the study …

The Effect Of An Instructional Program Based On Constructivism Approach Supported With Electronic Instructional Games On Developing Classroom Interaction Skills Among Basic Third Grade Students برنامج تعليمي مستند إلى المنحى البنائي المدعم بالألعاب التعليمية الإلكترونية في تنمية مهارات التفاعل الصفي لدى طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي, Asma Habess Al Mustafa, Prof. Safa Ameen Al-Kelany

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at investigating the effect of an instructional program based on constructivism approach supported with electronic instructional games on developing classroom interaction skills among basic third grade students. The study sample consisted of (38) students. They were chosen from third graders students, were deliberately selected from a public school in Dirctorate of Wady Alsayer, the study sample distributed randomly into two groups experimental group (20) students studied through instructional program based on constructivism approach supported with electronic instructional games, and the control group (18) students studied through normal method. In order to provide answers to the study …

Ten Steps To Organize A Virtual Scientific Symposium And Engage Your Global Audience, Jiye Son, Jasmine Sabio, Ankit Jain, Rein V. Ulijn

Publications and Research

The paper describes guidelines for the planning, organization, and successful execution of virtual, global scientific conferences for global audiences. The guidelines are based on experience and lessons learned during the organization of the 3-day 2020 Virtual Systems Chemistry Symposium hosted on Zoom webinar and Twitter, held on May 2020 with over 1000 registered participants from 46 different countries.

With The Constitutional Right To Abortion Gone, An Uncertain Medical Future For Huntington’S Disease Families, Kenneth P. Serbin Phd

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

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The Role Of Wisdom In Navigating Social Media Paradoxes: Implications For Consumers, Firms, And Public Policy, Abigail B. Schneider, Sunaina Chugani, Tavleen Kaur, Jason Stornelli, Michael Luchs, Marat Bakpayev, Tessa Garcia-Collart, Bridget Leonard, Lydia Ottlewski, Laura Pricer

Marketing Faculty Publications

Social media has transformed the nature of communication and simultaneously given rise to paradoxes—irresolvable situations where contradictory elements co-exist. These paradoxes are pervasive, and they can jeopardize consumer welfare because they are difficult to navigate. In this conceptual paper, we argue that the principles of wisdom provide a unique and constructive lens through which to view the social media landscape with the aim of maximizing well-being. We illustrate three social media paradoxes at individual, interpersonal, and societal levels of analysis. We also translate wisdom theory into practical recommendations for consumers, marketers, and public policy makers to facilitate wiser use of …

2019 Statewide Child Death Report, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Dawn L. Davidson, Elizabeth Holka

Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports

The purpose of this report is to provide comprehensive information regarding the circumstances by which children die in Nevada in order to prevent future child deaths and improve the health and safety of children in the state.

Site-Directed Mutagenesis Of Serine-72 Reveals The Location Of The Fructose 6-Phosphate Regulatory Site Of The Agrobacterium Tumefaciensadp-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase, Mashael Alghamdi Dr., Rania Ali Z Hussien, Yuanzhang Zheng, Hiral Patel, Matias D. Asencion Diez, Alberto A. Iglesias, Dali Liu, Miguel A. Ballicora

Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works

The allosteric regulation of ADP–glucose pyrophosphorylase is critical for the biosynthesis of glycogen in bacteria and starch in plants. The enzyme from Agrobacterium tumefaciens is activated by fructose 6-phosphate (Fru6P) and pyruvate (Pyr). The Pyr site has been recently found, but the site where Fru6P binds has remained unknown. We hypothesize that a sulfate ion previously found in the crystal structure reveals a part of the regulatory site mimicking the presence of the phosphoryl moiety of the activator Fru6P. Ser72 interacts with this sulfate ion and, if the hypothesis is correct, Ser72 would affect the interaction with Fru6P and activation …

Beyond The Academy: Connecting Research And Policy, Angela Hackstadt

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

In April 2021, members of New York State Covid-19 and Minority Health Disparities Engaged Researchers Working Group began contributing a series of white papers to a collection in Scholars Archive, University at Albany's institutional repository. This poster reports on the reach of that collection after one year. The literature suggests that information users beyond the academy rely on a variety of sources in the course of their work, most of which can be described as grey literature. The poster will also present preliminary data collected from information users in the nonprofit and government sectors of New York State. It illustrates …

The Prevalence Of Glaucoma In The Jirel Ethnic Group Of Nepal, Sarah Miller, Nicholas B. Blackburn, Matthew Johnson, Sandra Laston, Janardan Subedi, Jac C. Charlesworth, John Blangero, Bradford Towne, Suman S. Thapa, Sarah Williams-Blangero

School of Medicine Publications

Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide with individuals in Asia disproportionately affected. Using a cross-sectional study design as part of the Jiri Eye Study, we assessed the prevalence of glaucoma in the Jirel population of Nepal and provide new information on the occurrence of glaucoma in south central Asia. Over a four-year period, 2,042 members of the Jirel population, aged 18 years and older, underwent a detailed ocular examination. Glaucoma was diagnosed using the International Society of Geographical and Epidemiological Ophthalmology criteria. The mean (SD) age at exam was 42.3 (16.7) years and 54.1% of the …

Exploring Toluene Biosynthesis In Microbial Consortia Derived From Sediments And Superfund Site Groundwater, Raymond J. Poche

LSU Master's Theses

While the aromatic hydrocarbon toluene is widely regarded as a contaminant associated with discharges of crude oil and refined petroleum products (e.g., gasoline), the enzyme phenylacetate decarboxylase catalyzes the decarboxylation of phenylacetate to yield toluene. Research described in this thesis further investigated toluene biosynthesis by a microbial consortium originating from chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In anoxic growth media supplemented with phenylacetate as a precursor, toluene accumulation was found to be maximal at near-neutral to slightly acidic pHs (toluene accumulation greater than 1 mg/L at pH in the range of 5.6 to 7.6, but was not observed for …

Locked Down With Abusers: Designing For The Dignity And Autonomy Of Domestic Violence Survivors During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Miso Kim, Dan Jackson, Jules Sievert, Morgan Wilson

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The COVID-19 pandemic and national quarantine requirements exacerbated domestic violence, as survivors had to stay at home with their abusers with limited access to communication channels or resources for help. In this project, a team of lawyers, designers, and technologists collaborated to assist a domestic violence clinic at a law school to design services to help student attorneys and advocates to better connect with domestic violence survivors who sought legal help during the pandemic. The aim of this service was to support the domestic violence survivors with remote assistance, such as remote intake, a safe means of collecting information, and …

Walking In My Shoes: Creating A Toolkit For Co-Designing A Shared Vision For City Development, Monique De Costa, Nadia Anam, Jiayi Shi, Diego Muñoz, Sonja Pedell

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This research explores the creation of co-design methods that build and maintain long-term relationships in council development projects and engages in innovative design outcomes for the future of the city. A series of workshops were conducted with participants, including designers and urban planners. Stage 1 investigated mechanisms of building trust and understanding roles and responsibilities to test different relationship dynamics. Stage 2 explored activities suitable for dealing with innovation, negotiation, and shared planning to test innovative design outcomes. Findings show that relationship dynamics developed better through conversational activities than pure brainstorming, and that innovative outcomes were best generated through the …

Documenting New Design Ontologies, Tracy Manuel

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Ontological design — characterized by the understanding that what we design designs us — has been invoked as a necessary framing in redirecting the design discipline toward more pluralistic and sustainable ends. In this paper, I situate ongoing conversations about process documentation within emergent conversations surrounding ontological design, considering ways in which innovative documentation practices may support new ontological agendas. By considering process documentation as a hermeneutical, knowledge-making practice, I speculate ways that new, experimental modes of process documentation may afford designers — and design itself — new vantage points from which to (re)interpret design practice and the discipline writ …

Design Capabilities For Community Resilience: Towards Dialogic Practices And Policies, Mariana Fonseca Braga, Emmanuel Tsekleves

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper draws on a pilot study insight into Brazilian informal-settlement communities’ problems, adaptative strategies and needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although communities play a noteworthy role in resilience, emergency and recovery plans often lack sufficient community engagement. This contributes to leaving particularly disadvantaged communities behind. Inequalities were further exacerbated during the pandemic, urging the deployment of plural and sustainable measures, which can promote equity in a global health crisis. Design can play a meaningful role in tackling inequalities in emergency and recovery. However, this role of design is still under-researched in resilience. We expand on related work analyses to …

Metaphors For Designers Working With Ai, Dave Murray-Rust, Iohanna Nicenboim, Dan Lockton

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In this paper, we explore the use of metaphors for people working with artificial intelligence, in particular those that support designers in thinking about the creation of AI systems. Metaphors both illuminate and hide, simplifying and connecting to existing knowledge, centring particular ideas, marginalising others, and shaping fields of practice. The practices of machine learning and artificial intelligence draw heavily on metaphors, whether black boxes, or the idea of learn-ing and training, but at the edges of the field, as design engages with computational practices, it is not always apparent which terms are used metaphorically, and which associations can be …

Towards A Standard: Designing An Open-Source Clay Measuring Tool, Tavs Jorgensen, Sonny Lightfoot

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper describes early stage research into the development of a common standard for measuring clay hardnesses in craft and design practice. The research has emerged in the context of the development of 3D printing with ceramic paste. The paper initially provides the wider context and motivation for research followed by a review of the development of this new area of practice – an area of innovation that has largely been driven by individual design practitioners through an open source approach. The paper also outlines existing approaches for measuring the plasticity and hardness of clay. The paper presents key re-search …

Tree Box: Designing Embedded And Embodied Interaction For Contemplative Experiences In Nature-Rich Environments, Sónia Matos, Daniel Sousa

DRS Biennial Conference Series

We present Tree Box, an interactive artefact designed to connect users to nature-rich environments through contemplation. The object draws on recent debates that juxtapose the benefits of meditation and mindfulness practices with exposure to nature-rich environments. Combining both with embedded and embodied interaction, we hope to add to the growing importance of designing for human well-being and planetary health. Technically, Tree Box uses Bluetooth wireless technology to locate spots for contemplation in natural surroundings. The prototype also uses a vibrating motor and an accelerometer sensor to invite users to stop in each location. By drawing on the literature that informed …

Talking About Food: Reflecting On Transitions Of Practice In People With Lived Experience Of Food Poverty, David Perez, Roger Whitham, Gemma Coupe, Leon Cruickshank

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In this paper, we deploy a practice theory lens to explore how co-design activities have enabled individuals to transition to new and different advocacy, inquiry and engagement practices. The co-design project we describe sought to bring about change in a national network of organisations addressing food poverty in the UK. The aim of the project was to collaborate with young people and adults from different communities of the North of England to co-design tools for gathering stories and enabling advocacy relating to food insecurity. We use a practice theory lens to describe the relationships between co-design activities and transitions in …

Framing Scenario Thinking In A Mode Of Futures By Design Inquiry, Corbin Raymond, Andrew Morrison, Henry Mainsah

DRS Biennial Conference Series

In Transdisciplinary Design inquiry, the conceptual and ideational need to be clarified when relational and qualitative methodologies are enacted. This is crucial concerning complex, emergent, and urgent matters of climate change, sustainability, and collective citizenship. Theoretically, this paper covers conceptualizing scenarios as part of future-orientated envisioning and sits between design, anticipation, and foresight studies. We then propose three scenario thinking devices based on initial literature review and conceptual positioning to engage scenario thinking. The paper proposes a reframing of scenario thinking by design research as a means to inform clearer scenario building for long term sustainable collaborative futures. Methodologically, we …

Values Arising From Participatory Inclusive Design In A Complex Process, Stella Boess, Floris Jansen

DRS Biennial Conference Series

This paper addresses inclusive design in a situation of complexity and how to improve it. The focus is on the inclusive design of a complex process and its tools, which is increasingly an issue in systemic design challenges. The current situation of climate change means we need to work on sustainability and inclusion at the same time. The paper presents a case study of an energetic renovation process and the stakeholders’ activities and views in it. In a research-through-design process, the paper traces the possibilities to intervene in the process with communication tools to increase inclusivity of both process and …

Participatory Tool For Productive Citizenship In A Regional Maker Network, Luca D'Elia, Lina Monaco, Viktor Malakuczi

DRS Biennial Conference Series

The various types of fab-labs and makerspaces distributed in the urban context can be recognised as an organism capable of optimizing resources, producing ideas and artefacts in a participatory culture, that is also a tool for citizen engagement and self-organisation. This contribution reports on a series of surveys aimed at identify-ing and evaluating the network of urban manufacturers and users across the maker culture in Italy’s Lazio region. These actors are inserted in a framework of public and private initiatives, and they cover a social role within the urban fabric. Based on the regional context of inquiry, the ongoing research …

Design Research At The Border Of Art, Technology, And Healthcare: Interdisciplinary Challenges Of Games For Health Research, Aslihan Tece Bayrak

DRS Biennial Conference Series

Healthcare research is increasingly becoming more multidisciplinary with the involvement of various disciplines outside the medical sciences including but not limited to engineering, computer science, human computer interaction, and games. Since game development is interdisciplinary, games for health (G4H) encloses transitions between technology, humanities, social sciences, and health & rehabilitation. At an overlapping discourse of multi-disciplinarity, inter-disciplinarity, and trans-disciplinarity, this paper presents design research as a core research methodology for G4H research via reflecting on a G4H project. The aims of the paper are (1) motivating the use of design research for G4H, (2) reflecting on the challenges of interdisciplinary …