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Daudzvalodu kompetences loma angļu leksikas apguvē
2021
Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Daudzvalodu kompetences loma angļu leksikas apguvē”. Tā mērķis ir izpētīt daudzvalodu pratības lomu angļu valodas vārdu krājuma vai leksikas apguvē. Darba teorētiskā daļa nodrošina zinātnisko pamatu empīriskajiem pētījumiem. Izklāstītās tēmas ir saistītas ar daudzvalodību, leksikona apguvi, vārda pārzināšanas aspektiem, kā arī procesu, kura rezultātā mentālajā leksikonā tiek veidoti vārdi. Darba empīriskais pētījums sniedz gan vēsturisko valodu kontekstu Latvijā, gan apskata mūsdienu situāciju. Tas ietver kvalitatīvu un kvantitatīvu pētījumu par mērķa grupu, kurā ir 17 skolēni vecumā no 10 līdz 13 gadiem, kuri apmeklē vispārējās izglītības iestādes Latvijā. Pētījuma…
SPECIĀLO NOZARU ANGĻU VALODAS APGUVĒJU PRAGMATISKĀS KOMPETENCES PILNVEIDE TIEŠSAISTES VALODAS KURSA IETVAROS
2022
Pragmatiskā kompetence ir būtiska mutiskās un rakstveida saziņas sastāvdaļa speciālo nozaru angļu valodā. Tādēļ šī darba mērķis bija izpētīt speciālo nozaru angļu valodas apguvēju pragmatiskās kompetences pilnveidi darba autores piedāvātā kursa modeļa ietvaros, kas balstījās uz runas aktu paradigmu. Lai pierādītu pragmatiskās kompetences pilnveides paņēmienu un līdzekļu lietderību tiešsaistes vidē, tika veikta piecu individuālu speciālo nozaru angļu valodas apguvēju kvalitatīva gadījuma izpēte, izmantojot tādus izpētes instrumentus kā datorizētus pragmatiskās kompetences testus pirms un pēc kursu apguves. Izstrādātā valodas funkcijās balstītā valodas mācību programma, kursa plāns un izmanto…
Just a leader? Leadership work challenges and identity contradiction experienced by Finnish physician leaders.
2021
PurposeThis study seeks to improve the understanding of physician leaders' leadership work challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe subjects of the empirical study were physician leaders (n = 23) in the largest central hospital in Finland.FindingsA total of five largely identity-related, partially paradoxical dilemmas appeared regarding why working as “just a leader” is challenging for physician leaders. First, the dilemma of identity ambiguity between being a physician and a leader. Second, the dilemma of balancing the expected commitment to clinical patient work by various stakeholders and that of physician leadership work. Third, the dilemma of being able to compensate for leadership sk…
Nursing students' perceptions of a video-based serious game's educational value: A pilot study.
2018
Abstract Background Despite an increasing number of serious games (SGs) in nursing education, few evaluation studies specifically address their educational value in terms of face, content, and construct validity. Objectives To assess nursing students' perceptions of a video-based SG in terms of face, content, and construct validity. In addition, the study assessed perceptions of usability, individual factors, and preferences regarding future use. Design A pilot study was conducted. Setting and Participants An SG prototype was implemented as part of two simulation courses in nursing education: one for home health care and one for hospital medical-surgical wards. The SG aimed to teach clinica…
Agency, expertise and working life skills : Students’ conceptions of the generic competences required in the world of work
2021
Fundamental changes in working life highlight the demands on the co-operation between the educational sector and working life, that should contribute to students’ employability. In addition to discipline-specific expertise, the development of working life skills has received increasing attention when it comes to employment. Drawing on data from Finnish universities of applied sciences (n=5) and universities (n=3), this paper examines how students (n=380) value the generic competences needed in in the world of work. The study is based on European reforms of labour markets and educational structures. This paper adds to current discourses around employability by highlighting differences betwee…
Virtual Reality Simulator Training of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomies — A Systematic Review
2012
Background and Aims: Simulators are widely used in occupations where practice in authentic environments would involve high human or economic risks. Surgical procedures can be simulated by increasingly complex and expensive techniques. This review gives an update on computer-based virtual reality (VR) simulators in training for laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Materials and Methods: From leading databases (Medline, Cochrane, Embase), randomised or controlled trials and the latest systematic reviews were systematically searched and reviewed. Twelve randomised trials involving simulators were identified and analysed, as well as four controlled studies. Furthermore, seven studies comparing black…
THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF FUTURE TEACHERS
2021
In Latvia, inclusive education is relevant as seen in the past several decades, during which time society has developed a more comprehensive understanding of and made significant progress towards implementing inclusive education. Nevertheless, there is still a gap between the priorities of education policy and reality in educational institutions. The quality of education accorded to students is informed by the knowledge, understanding and experience of teachers in the implementation of concepts of inclusive education. The current study aimed at identifying the visions of prospective teachers (already working in schools) concerning inclusive education. To explore the experiences of future te…
The Technical Language in the Practice of the Students Learning the French Language
2012
Abstract The technical language is a basic element in the practice of the students in the modern organizations. At present moment the situation of the technical language acquired by the students is rather uncertain, because in universities there is the tendency to teach the classical French language, based on literary texts. In this context, they are only few teachers having a cognitive and lexical knowledge which includes the technical specialized language.The objectives of our study dedicate themselves to the discovery of new strategies and didactic methods in order to make easier the study and the education of the technical vocabulary. We worked with a group of 87 students of French lang…
The effect of using a mobile literacy game to improve literacy levels of grade one students in Zambian schools
2014
This intervention study was conducted to document conditions under which a computer based literacy game (GraphoGame™) could enhance literacy skills of first grade students in an African city. The participants were first grade students from Government schools (N = 573). These students were randomly sampled into control (N = 314) and various intervention groups (N = 259). GraphoGame™ was administered on cellphones to students at their schools under supervision. Each student in the study was assessed using a battery of locally developed cognitive tests that measured emergent literacy skills (Orthography test), decoding competence (Spelling test), vocabulary (Picture Vocabulary Test—PVT) and ar…
Masked priming effects are modulated by expertise in the script.
2010
In a recent study using a masked priming same–different matching task, García-Orza, Perea, and Muñoz (2010) found a transposition priming effect for letter strings, digit strings, and symbol strings, but not for strings of pseudoletters (i.e., [Formula: see text] produced similar response times to the control pair [Formula: see text]). They argued that the mechanism responsible for position coding in masked priming is not operative with those “objects” whose identity cannot be attained rapidly. To assess this hypothesis, Experiment 1 examined masked priming effects in Arabic for native speakers of Arabic, whereas participants in Experiments 2 and 3 were lower intermediate learners of Arabi…