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L’apprendimento generativo e il reflective learningnella didattica universitaria: una ricerca con studenti universitari
2020
The present paper describes the results of a research carried out with 205 students attending the 2nd year of the degree course in Primary Education from the University of Palermo in A.Y. 2018-2019. Generative and reflective learning are the framework of the research, central in the teaching-learning process for the construction of professional, competent and responsible teachers. The research path wanted to verify the validity of the McDrury and Alterio Storytelling model (2003) in order to increase students reflective, narrative and critical competence, to promote generative learning and make students aware of their talents.
Outdoor Scenes Pixel-wise Semantic Segmentation using Polarimetry and Fully Convolutional Network
2019
International audience; In this paper, we propose a novel method for pixel-wise scene segmentation application using polarimetry. To address the difficulty of detecting highly reflective areas such as water and windows, we use the angle and degree of polarization of these areas, obtained by processing images from a polarimetric camera. A deep learning framework, based on encoder-decoder architecture, is used for the segmentation of regions of interest. Different methods of augmentation have been developed to obtain a sufficient amount of data, while preserving the physical properties of the polarimetric images. Moreover, we introduce a new dataset comprising both RGB and polarimetric images…
Positive Learning and Pluriliteracies
2017
Deeper learning and the development of transferable knowledge and skills are highly desirable goals in Higher Education programs. However, current studies indicate that these goals are rarely achieved. In this article, we will present a model of deeper learning that promotes the development of disciplinary literacies and transferable knowledge. Based on our joint work we will outline a revised course design that aims at putting the principles of deeper learning into practice through a focus on affect, student engagement, knowledge construction, meaning making and active demonstration of understanding as well as reflective practice. Further, we will outline a research agenda for evaluating a…
Valutazione partecipata e continuità nei servizi educativi zero-sei: una ricerca-intervento in un quartiere della città di Palermo
2021
RIASSUNTO In questo articolo verrà condotta inizialmente una riflessione sulla funzione della valutazione di contesto sia in termini formativi individuali e di gruppo, sia in termini di cambiamento organizzativo, adottando una prospettiva ecologica e sistemica. Successivamente, attraverso la narrazione di un percorso di ricerca sulla costruzione di un possibile curricolo zero-sei, condotta per tre anni con un gruppo di insegnanti di scuola dell’infanzia statale ed un gruppo di educatrici di un nido comunale operanti nello stesso territorio (un quartiere del centro storico di Palermo), verranno messi in luce e problematizzati ambiti di continuità e di discontinuità tra i due servizi educativ…
Formulating a Revised Taxonomy for Modes of Listening
2012
Abstract Listening to sounds or music is not a homogeneous act of grasping meanings by hearing. Yet it is often portrayed as such, especially when the intentional stance of a listener is overlooked. This paper distinguishes listening as the action-oriented intentional activity of making sense of the world. It is proposed that the multifaceted and heterogeneous nature of ‘understanding by listening’ can be outlined in terms of distinct modes of listening. Building upon previous accounts, a revised taxonomy of nine listening modes (reflexive, kinaesthetic, connotative, causal, empathetic, functional, semantic, reduced and critical listening) is proposed and illustrated by examples. Modes refe…
What characterizes Norwegian nursing students’ reflective journals during clinical placement in an African country?
2015
Abstract Introduction An increasing number of Norwegian nursing students take part in exchange programmes in African countries. Reflective journals are often used to enhance clinical placements learning outcomes. Aim To identify the features that characterized students' experiences reported in their reflective journals during clinical placements in an African country in light of cultural competence. Methods Qualitative text analysis of 350 reflective journals written by 197 students taking part in an exchange programme in one of three African countries. Results The reflective journals were characterized by the students' personal emotions, judgements of others and comparisons between what th…
Outcomes of primary teacher education in Finland : an exit survey
2016
Seven final year cohorts of Finnish pre-service primary teachers (N = 384) were given an exit survey, which measured their estimated attainment of knowledge and experience in the 10 domains of professional activity considered critical for new teachers in the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standards. The results indicated that the profile of the graduates was uneven, showing low levels of satisfaction in the fields of special education and cooperation but high levels of satisfaction in the fields of reflective practice and planning. The satisfaction with the estimated knowledge and experience achieved was divided into three components of pedagogic, instruct…
Promoting mentalizing in organisations through learning operative groups
2021
Current and pressing scientific and technological changes are producing drastic transformations within organisations, creating anxiety and uncertainty and inhibiting the reflective function of the workers who experience conditions of senselessness and estrangement from their work. This article presents a case study from learning operative group training sessions aimed to promote the identity work through the (re)activation of the reflective function towards the definition of new shared meanings. As part of a broader organisational development process, group training sessions based on learning operative groups were arranged in order to offer participants a group reflective space in which eac…
On limits and colimits of variety-based topological systems
2011
The paper provides variety-based extensions of the concepts of (lattice-valued) interchange system and space, introduced by Denniston, Melton and Rodabaugh, and shows that variety-based interchange systems incorporate topological systems of Vickers, state property systems of Aerts, Chu spaces (over the category of sets in the sense of Pratt) of P.-H. Chu and contexts (of formal concept analysis) of Wille. The paper also provides an explicit description of (co)limits in the category of variety-based topological systems and applies the obtained results to extend the claim of Denniston et al. that the category of topological systems of Vickers is small initially topological over the category o…
Single-Element Reflective Digital Holographic Microscopy
2021
Digital holographic microscopy (DHM) is a well-known microscopy technique using an interferometric architecture for quantitative phase imaging (QPI) and it has been already implemented utilizing a large number of interferometers. Among them, single-element interferometers are of particular interest due to its simplicity, stability, and low cost. Here, we present an extremely simple common-path interferometric layout based on the use of a single one-dimensional diffraction grating for both illuminating the sample in reflection and generating the digital holograms. The technique, named single-element reflective digital holographic microscopy (SER-DHM), enables QPI and topography analysis of r…