Teaching Interdisciplinary Archaeology: Our Students as Our Future Agents of Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
Helen Blouet
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
College Level ◽  
Interdisciplinary Learning ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Effective Problem

AbstractI discuss my experiences using archaeology and anthropology to teach college-level students how to be interdisciplinary thinkers and doers. Although the number of students who complete archaeology and anthropology degrees is relatively small in the United States and worldwide, programs and courses in such fields offer any student important opportunities in active, interdisciplinary learning that contribute to effective problem-solving using multiple lines of information. Courses and learning activities can question stereotypes depicting archaeology as a “useless” discipline (Arendt 2013:79), and they can prepare students to engage in and adapt to countless personal and professional situations while also learning about archaeology, its benefits, and its potential for relationships with similar and different fields. Therefore, the active learning of multimethod, interdisciplinary archaeology can prepare college-level students to address change and uncertainty in their homes, communities, and professions.

scholarly journals Toward a Culture of Health in the United States: Introducing the HPP Arts in Public Health Supplement

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5S-7S
Author(s):  
Jill Sonke ◽  
Lourdes Rodríguez ◽  
Melissa A. Valerio-Shewmaker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Public Health Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
The University ◽  
Critical Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion Practice

The arts—and the arts and culture sector—offer fertile ground for achieving a culture of health in the United States. The arts and artists are agents of change and can help enable this vision and also address the most critical public health issues we are contending with, including COVID-19 and racism. The arts provide means for engaging dialogue, influencing behaviors, disrupting paradigms and fueling social movements. The arts uncover and illuminate issues. They engage us emotionally and intellectually. They challenge assumptions. They call out injustice. They drive collective action. They heal—making arts + public health collaboration very relevant in this historic moment. In this special Health Promotion Practice supplement on arts in public health, you’ll find powerful examples and evidence of how cross-sector collaboration between public health and the arts can advance health promotion goals and impacts, and make health promotion programs not only more accessible to diverse populations but also more equitable and effective in addressing the upstream systems, policies, and structures that create health disparities. You will see how the arts can empower health communication, support health literacy, provide direct and measurable health benefits to individuals and communities, and support coping and resilience in response to COVID-19. This issue itself exemplifies cross-sector collaboration, as it was created through partnership between Health Promotion Practice, the Society for Public Health Education, ArtPlace America, and the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and presents voices from across the public health, arts, and community development sectors.

Coach Evaluation From Three Perspectives: An Athletic Director, a Coach and a Consultant

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Gillham ◽  
Keith Hansen ◽  
Connor Brady
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Athletic Directors ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
College Level ◽  
International Level ◽  
Athletic Director ◽  
Stakeholder Views ◽  
Number Of Factors

Coaches are evaluated and judged on a large number of factors (Gillham, Burton, & Gillham, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to describe the views of three different professionals on coach evaluation. An athletic director and a coach from different Canadian colleges and a coaching consultant responded to the same series of questions regarding coach evaluation at the college level. Across the three professionals, the views expressed are more similar than dissimilar, with each professional emphasizing a different piece of the coach evaluation process. The information presented aligns both with coaching standards in the United States and at the International level. Stakeholder views are compared with the coaching science literature and recommendations for athletic directors and coaching scientists are provided.

Vendor Master Data Cleaning – a Project for Accounting Class

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Gantman ◽  
Lorrie Metzger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Cleaning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public University ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Master Data

We present a data cleaning project that utilizes real vendor master data of a large public university in the United States. Our main objective when developing this case was to identify the areas where students need guidance in order to apply a problem solving approach to the project. This includes initial analysis of the data and the task at hand, planning for cleaning and testing activities, executing this plan, and communicating the results in a written report. We provide a data set with 29K records of vendor master data, and a subset of the same data with 800 records. The assignment has two parts - the planning and the actual cleaning, each with its own deliverable. It can be used in many different courses and completed with almost any data analytics software. We provide suggested solutions and detailed solution notes for Excel and for Alteryx Designer.

Animalia

2016 ◽  
pp. 360-384
Author(s):  
Sara Bakken ◽  
John Bielinski ◽  
Cheryl K. Johnson ◽  
Yigal Rosen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
International Student ◽  
The United States ◽  
Complex Problem ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
Time Zones ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Different Cultures

The study described in this chapter is based on a joint World ORT, Israeli Ministry of Education and Pearson initiative to provide an opportunity for international student collaboration on a series of complex science problems. Students from four schools in Israel, three in the United States and one in Mexico, participated in collaborative complex problem-solving on science topics selected by teachers at the participating schools. The intent was to expose students to the realities of collaborating with people under unfamiliar conditions (such as different cultures, languages, and time zones) in order to reach a shared goal, and to foster the value of this practice. The chapter presents the rationale for the project, describes the Animalia mini-course in detail, presents major findings and discusses implications for future curriculum development and further research.

College Students' IQS

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 743-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Murray
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Level ◽  
College Age ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Local Norms

Wechsler-Bellevue IQ scores obtained by college level Ss were reviewed. Some indications suggest a rise in college students' IQ level. WAIS scores for college-age Ss in different areas of the United States were compared in the interest of gathering local norms, as an aid to guidance personnel in recommending students for college eligibility.

Problem-Solving Skills of the U.S. Workforce and Preparedness for Job Automation

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phyllis A. Cummins ◽  
Takashi Yamashita ◽  
Roberto J. Millar ◽  
Shalini Sahoo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Advanced Technologies ◽  
International Assessment ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Skill Category

Automation and advanced technologies have increased the need for a better understanding of the skills necessary to have a globally competitive workforce. This study used data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies to compare problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments among adults in South Korea, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Canada, Estonia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Overall, the United States had the lowest scores among all countries, and in all countries scores declined with age. The United States had higher proportions of survey participants in the lowest skill category and lower proportions in the top-skill categories. The results of this study suggest changes in the U.S. educational and lifelong learning systems, and policies may be necessary to ensure all adults have the necessary skills in a competitive workforce.

What's Going On

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 33
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Long Island ◽  
The United States ◽  
Time Limit ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Creative Problem Solving ◽  
Outstanding Achievement ◽  
Creative Problem

Math olympiad. The purpose of the Long Island Math Olympiad for Elementary Schools (LIMOES) is to provide opportunities for creative problem solving to students in grades 3-6. Some 11 000 children from over 300 schools in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Guam participated in the 1980-81 Olympiads. Competitions are scheduled for January, February, and March in 1982. The problems are mailed to the participating schools, with instruct ions for date of administration and the time limit on each problem. Certificates, cloth patches of the Olympiad logo, pins, and trophies are awarded to students for outstanding achievement. For more information contact George Lenchner, President LIMOES, One Kent Road, Valley Stream, NY 11 580.

Camping

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-297
Author(s):  
Teodora Cox ◽  
Samantha Nickerson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
The World ◽  
Family Activity ◽  
Set Up

Camping is a popular family activity in the United States and around the world. From camping prep to set up and favorite activities in the water or around the fire, recollections of family camping trips are etched in the memories of many students and grown up alike. Revisit some of these favorites or get ideas for new memories with the myriad problems in this collection. Math by the Month features collections of short activities focused on a monthly theme. These articles aim for an inquiry or problem-solving orientation that includes four activities each for grade bands K–2, 3–4, and 5–6.

Metacognition of Problem-Solving Strategies in Brazil, India, and the United States

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Wiley ◽  
C. Dominik Güss
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
The United States ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Combination Strategy ◽  
Problem Solving Strategies ◽  
Production Strategy ◽  
The U.S

AbstractMetacognition, the observation of one's own thinking, is a key cognitive ability that allows humans to influence and restructure their own thought processes. The influence of culture on metacognitive strategies is a relatively new topic. Using Antonietti's, Ignazi's and Perego's questionnaire on metacognitive knowledge about problem-solving strategies (2000), five strategies in three life domains were assessed among student samples in Brazil, India, and the United States (N=317), regarding the frequency, facility, and efficacy of these strategies. To investigate cross-cultural similarities and differences in strategy use, nationality and uncertainty avoidance values were independent variables. Uncertainty avoidance was expected to lead to high frequency of decision strategies. However, results showed no effect of uncertainty avoidance on frequency, but an effect on facility of metacognitive strategies. Comparing the three cultural samples, all rated analogy as the most frequent strategy. Only in the U.S. sample, analogy was also rated as the most effective and easy to apply strategy. Every cultural group showed a different preference regarding what metacognitive strategy was most effective. Indian participants found the free production strategy to be more effective, and Indian and Brazilian participants found the combination strategy to be more effective compared to the U.S. participants. As key abilities for the five strategies, Indians rated speed, Brazilians rated synthesis, and U.S. participants rated critical thinking as more important than the other participants. These results reflect the embedded nature and functionality of problem solving strategies in specific cultural environments. The findings will be discussed referring to an eco-cultural framework.

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