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Safety Climates in Construction Industry: Understanding the Role of Construction Sites and Workgroups
2013
Studies of safety climate in construction revealed a significant positive association between safety climate and various aspects of occupational health and safety. The mechanisms through which this impact operates are still unclear and safety climate is usually studied without considering the complexity of this industry (companies, worksites and groups). The aim of this research is to analyze to what extend there are differences between construction sites and to explore the relations between construction sites’ safety climate and workers’ safety response and to examine how this influence occur considering the workgroups. The safety climate was evaluated using a reduced version of the questi…
Reconstruction of undergraduate analytical chemistry laboratory course
2016
The Analytical chemistry laboratory course at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Jyväskylä was reconstructed due to problems in the traditional arrangement, structure and contents of the course. The purposes of the reform were: to increase student-centered activity, co-operation and inquiry-based learning; to strengthen the connections to real-life; to develop students’ critical-thinking skills; and to decrease the number of drop-outs during the course. The reconstructed course includes independent laboratory work tasks and a research project. The results of the projects are presented in a course seminar. All of the laboratory experiments are done in groups of 8-10 students un…
Magister : revista de formación del profesorado e investigación educativa
2016
La competencia colaborativa es una herramienta muy útil para el alumnado universitario. La diversidad de ámbitos profesionales que existen hoy en día demanda unos trabajadores competentes que se adapten a una realidad laboral compleja y cambiante. En este sentido, las relaciones interpersonales cobran gran importancia al requerir la colaboración entre profesionales para conseguir un objetivo final. El presente artículo describe una propuesta de trabajo colaborativo que se llevó a cabo con el alumnado universitario del cuarto curso de Magisterio de la Universitat de València que cursaban el itinerario de especialización en Educación Musical. Collaborative competition is a very useful tool fo…
Medical English in Italian University Courses in Sports Sciences: Some Issues in Focus
2014
Over the last few decades, the increasingly rapid progress of medical science and technology, together with the growing importance of English as the language of international communication, has made the study of medical English a crucial segment in the curriculum of medical undergraduates. In Italy, medical topics are studied not only in medical degree courses but also in those of sports sciences. This paper focuses attention on some medical English-related issues in sports sciences degree courses in Italian universities. More precisely, the work is divided into four main parts. The first part raises the terminological question concerning the denomination of the discipline “lingua inglese”/…
Angļu valodas mācīšanās motivāciju ietekmējošie faktori vidējās izglītības iestādē, 5 un 9. klašu skolēniem
2019
Šī darba mērķis ir pētīt skolēnu motivāciju, mācoties angļu valodu, un noteikt faktorus, kas vidusskolas skolēnus motivē mācīties angļu valodu. Darbā tiek pētīts, cik lielā mērā angļu valodas mācīšanās motivāciju ietekmē tādi faktori kā dzimums, valodas mācību ilgums kā arī zināšanu līmenis. Teorētiskajā daļā apskatītas galvenās motivācijas teorijas, kuru izpratne ir nepieciešama, lai saprastu galvenos motivācijas konceptus otrās valodas apguvē. Balstoties uz informāciju, kas iegūta aptaujājot vidusskolas skolēnus, praktiskajā daļā izskaidroti un interpretēti faktori, kuri visvairāk ietekmē skolēnu motivāciju mācīties angļu valodu.
Students' perceptions about the use of oral feedback in EFL classrooms
2016
Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää lukiossa opiskelevien oppilaiden näkökulmia ja mielipiteitä yleisesti palautteen antoon liittyen. Pääpaino oli suullisessa palautteessa, ja tutkimus pyrki selvittämään, milloin, miten ja kuinka paljon suullista palautetta annetaan englannin kielen tunneilla lukiossa, sekä millaista suullista palautetta lukiolaiset haluaisivat saada, ja mistä kielen osa-alueista. Palautteen anto on tärkeä osa oppimista ja opettamista. Palautteen antoa luokkahuoneessa on tutkittu aiemmin, ja usein tutkimukset ovat keskittyneet esimerkiksi korjaavaan palautteeseen ja sen eri muotoihin niin oppilaan kuin opettajan kannalta, tai kirjalliseen palautteeseen. Suullista …
Using Problem-focused Approach to Nurture Creativity and Entrepreneurship among Students
2015
Abstract This paper discusses the use of a problem-focused approach to nurture creativity and entrepreneurship among students in a school setting. The study sample consisted of three groups of students (age 16 years old) from three secondary schools in Malaysia. The participants consist of 25–35 students from each school (n=95). The data collection took place during three workshops, which were conducted using a problem-focused approach, with participants from each school. At the end of each workshop, participants were asked to fill in an electronic diary about their experience. The participants’ reflections after the first workshop were analysed to identify the use of a problem-focused appr…
Innovation practices in schools: The impact of different models of organization on the practice of Norwegian municipalities
2017
Services provided by primary schools have a significant impact on citizens’ living conditions. We need more knowledge of how innovation activities in primary schools should be organized and managed. This article addresses this gap by raising the following question: ‘Why do municipalities have different ways of organizing preventive work in primary schools and what impact do different organizational approaches have on professionals’ judgement and their decisions to call attention to children at risk, their response patterns and interdisciplinary/interagency cooperation?’ The qualitative exploration of these questions is based on in-depth interviews with head teachers and teachers in 10 Norw…
Los hábitos lectores en inglés de futuros maestros: Implicaciones didácticas
2014
Se presenta un estudio exploratorio y descriptivo sobre los hábitos lectores en inglés de estudiantes universitarios españoles para detectar cuáles son las áreas de atención prioritaria para poder seguir un Grado en inglés según el EEES. Se midió el nivel de inglés mediante el Oxford Online Placement Test. Se evaluaron los hábitos lectores y el tipo de materiales académicos que los estudiantes leen en inglés mediante un cuestionario. Gran parte de la muestra se encontraba en los niveles elementales e intermedios de dominio del inglés. Un porcentaje muy elevado de estudiantes declaró no tener el hábito de leer en inglés y leer solo materiales académicos obligatorios. Sin embargo, existe una …
Evaluating the citywide Edinburgh 20mph speed limit intervention effects on traffic speed and volume: A pre-post observational evaluation.
2021
Objectives Traffic speed is important to public health as it is a major contributory factor to collision risk and casualty severity. 20mph (32km/h) speed limit interventions are an increasingly common approach to address this transport and health challenge, but a more developed evidence base is needed to understand their effects. This study describes the changes in traffic speed and traffic volume in the City of Edinburgh, pre- and 12 months post-implementation of phased city-wide 20mph speed limits from 2016–2018. Methods The City of Edinburgh Council collected speed and volume data across one full week (24 hours a day) pre- and post-20mph speed limits for 66 streets. The pre- and post-sp…