scholarly journals Social networks and academic performance in physics: Undergraduate cooperation enhances ill-structured problem elaboration and inhibits well-structured problem solving

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Pulgar ◽  
Cristian Candia ◽  
Paul M. Leonardi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Structured Problem Solving

Systems theories

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc J. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Real World ◽  
Common Pool Resources ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Real World Problem

This chapter covers systems theories relevant to understanding and working to enhance the resilience of social-ecological systems. Social-ecological systems contain natural resources, users of those resources, and the interactions between each. The theories in the chapter share lessons about how to build effective governance structures for common pool resources, how to facilitate the spread of worthwhile ideas across social networks, and how to promote collaboration for greater collective impacts than any one organization alone could achieve. Each theory is summarized succinctly and followed by guidance on how to apply it to real world problem solving.

Certain models of granular computing based on rough fuzzy approximations

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 2797-2816
Author(s):  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
Anam Luqman ◽  
Ahmad N. Al-Kenani
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Granular Computing ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Mathematical Framework ◽  
Human Reasoning ◽  
Accuracy Measures ◽  
Lower And Upper Approximations

An extraction of granular structures using graphs is a powerful mathematical framework in human reasoning and problem solving. The visual representation of a graph and the merits of multilevel or multiview of granular structures suggest the more effective and advantageous techniques of problem solving. In this research study, we apply the combinative theories of rough fuzzy sets and rough fuzzy digraphs to extract granular structures. We discuss the accuracy measures of rough fuzzy approximations and measure the distance between lower and upper approximations. Moreover, we consider the adjacency matrix of a rough fuzzy digraph as an information table and determine certain indiscernible relations. We also discuss some general geometric properties of these indiscernible relations. Further, we discuss the granulation of certain social network models using rough fuzzy digraphs. Finally, we develop and implement some algorithms of our proposed models to granulate these social networks.

A Comparison of Coping Strategies Among Homeless Women With Dependent Children and Homeless Women Without Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942097811
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Talley ◽  
Patti Hammonds-Greene
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Homeless Women ◽  
Homeless Shelters ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Dependent Children

The purpose of this study was to compare the coping strategies between homeless women with dependent children and homeless women without dependent children. Of the 192 homeless women in this study, 64 were mothers whose dependent children lived with them, and 132 were women who did not have dependent children living with them. The women were recruited from homeless shelters in Georgia, in the Metro Atlanta area and surrounding counties. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to test the differences between both groups using their scores on the Coping Strategies Inventory scales survey instrument (problem-solving skills, problem reframing, and ability to access social networks). Univariate analysis was used to look at each dependent variable. There was no statistical difference in coping strategies between both groups. The conclusions from this study suggest continued research regarding the benefit of coping strategies among homeless populations.

scholarly journals Cyberdependency and School Performance among Students in 3rd Grade of Bingerville High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. p47
Author(s):  
DJELLE Opely Patrice-Aime
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
School Performance ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Scoring Matrices ◽  
School Learning ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
3Rd Grade

This study examines the link between cyberdependency and school performance among students in the 3rd grade of the Mamie Houphouët Fêtai High School in Bingerville. It covers a sample of one hundred and ninety (190) female students between the ages of 14 and 17. Students’ addiction to the Internet and social networks is measured using a questionnaire based on Vavassori et al. (2002) and Young’s Internet Addiction Test in its French version validated by Khazaal (2008). As for academic performance, they are verified using the end-of-term scoring matrices. The results, obtained using student T and Anova, show that students in the third grade using the Internet as teaching tools have higher academic performance than their peers who use it as entertaining instruments. All these different results are explained by the models of Zuckerman (1969) and Viau (1994). Ultimately, this study will inform and raise awareness among students, educational system actors and parents about the risks of excessive use of the Internet and social networks on school learning.

scholarly journals Japanese and Swedish Mathematics Teacher Educators’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge – An Institutional Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukiko Asami-Johansson ◽  
Iiris Attorps
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Pedagogical Content Knowledge ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Educators ◽  
Structured Problem Solving ◽  
Area Determination

The aim of this paper is to investigate which kind of conditions and constraints affect Japanese and Swedish teacher educators’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). We analyse the praxeologies of the lessons in which the educators teach area determination. Our study shows that the Japanese teacher educators’ PCK are more explicitly shared by the community of the teacher educators compared to the Swedish counterpart. Also, the detailed Japanese curriculum and the structured problem solving approach promote to illustrate how to construct rich mathematical and didactical organisations for prospective teachers.

scholarly journals The Use of Critical Reading in Understanding Scientific Texts on Academic Performance and Problem-solving Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-409
Author(s):  
Özlem Koray ◽  
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Sercan Çetinkılıç ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Science Performance

This study aimed to investigate the effect of critical reading (CR) practices in science courses on academic achievement, science performance level, and problem-solving skills. The experimental method and factorial design were used. The study was conducted with 102 seventh-grade students from a public school in Turkey during the 2014–2015 academic year. Experimental and control groups were formed. CR practices were followed in the experimental group and teaching practices appropriate to the curriculum were used in the control group. Data were collected with the “Multiple-Choice Academic Achievement Test” to determine the students’ academic level in the “Human and Environment Unit: The Science Performance Level Test” to determine their science performance level and the “Logical Thinking Group Test” to determine the level of their problem-solving skills. The variables of academic achievement and science performance levels were labeled “Academic Performance.” Independent samples two-way ANOVA was applied to analyze the data using SPSS 18.0 software. The results revealed that the students in the experimental group, who were taught science using CR practices, were significantly more successful than the students in the control group, whose teaching was appropriate to the current curriculum in terms of academic achievement, science performance level, and problem-solving skills. It is of critical importance to use such innovative practices, which combine various disciplines, to allow students to excel at reading, which is a basic skill, at all educational levels in order to raise contemporary and social individuals.

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