scholarly journals Measuring Spatial Ability for Talent Identification, Educational Assessment, and Support: Evidence from Adolescents with High Achievement in Science, Arts, and Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-85
Author(s):  
Anna V. Budakova ◽  
Maxim V. Likhanov ◽  
Teemu Toivainen ◽  
Alexey V. Zhurbitskiy ◽  
Elina O. Sitnikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Ability ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Achievement ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Talent Identification ◽  
Paper Folding ◽  
Occupational Achievement ◽  
Gifted Adolescents

Background. Spatial ability (SA) is a robust predictor of academic and occupational achievement. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of 10 tests for measuring of SA in a sample of talented schoolchildren. Objective. Our purpose was to identify the most suitable measurements for SA for the purpose of talent identification, educational assessment, and support. Design. Our sample consisted of 1479 schoolchildren who had demonstrated high achievement in Science, Arts, or Sports. Several criteria were applied to evaluate the measurements, including an absence of floor and ceiling effects, low redundancy, high reliability, and external validity. Results. Based on these criteria, we included the following four tests in an Online Short Spatial Ability Battery “OSSAB”: Pattern Assembly; Mechanical Reasoning; Paper Folding; and Shape Rotation. Further analysis found differences in spatial ability across the three groups of gifted adolescents. The Science track showed the highest results in all four tests. Conclusion. Overall, the study suggested that the Online Short Spatial Ability Battery (OSSAB) can be used for talent identification, educational assessment, and support. The analysis showed a unifactorial structure of spatial abilities. Future research is needed to evaluate the use of this battery with other specific samples and unselected populations.

Development and validation of men's sexualizing behaviors of women scale

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Dominique A. Malebranche
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Task Force ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sexual Objectification ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Task Force Report ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
The Impact

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Sexualization has been posited to be a part of a larger process of socialization with negative implications (APA, 2010; Ward, 2016). Recent reviews of gender-based violence and exploitation have focused on important elements that highlight the impact of the pervasive experiences of sexual objectification and sexual commodification on women and girls, but relatively limited literature has explored domains of men's sexualizing behaviors. Using the theoretical domains outlined in the APA Task Force Report on the Sexualization of Girls (APA, 2010), the present study developed and validated a measure of men's sexualizing behaviors toward women (MSBWS) on a sample of 308 adult males (ages 18-34). Using exploratory factor analysis, results indicated three-factors that defined the MSBWS: Covert, Commodified, and Overt Sexualization. Analyses also revealed the MSBWS to have high reliability for the overall scale as well as the three subscales. Evidence for construct validity was revealed in significant correlations with all criterion variables (e.g., attitudes of sexual objectification, traditional masculinity and sexual aggression) and suggest broad implications that men's sexualizing behaviors is a measurable construct. Future research may further validate the MSBWS using confirmatory factor analysis on independent samples and examine relevant variables of the possible harm of sexualizing behaviors.

Međunarodni naučni skup na Pedagoškom fakultetu u Užicu (2011–2021): hronološki pregled i buduća perspektiva

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Stamatović ◽  
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Mirjana Stakić
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Assessment And Evaluation ◽  
Professional Development Of Teachers ◽  
The Future

The paper is based on the overview and description of ten monographs from in- ternational scientific conferences held in the period between 2011 and 2021 at the Facul- ty of Education in Uţice, and is aimed at recording topics and issues discussed in them, and making suggestions for future research of problems, goals and perspectives in the teaching and learning process. The review of the monographs from these international scientific conferences showed that the interest of theoreticians and practitioners is firmly focused on general questions of education and rearing, teaching and learning, as well as questions of educational assessment and evaluation, textbook quality, and education and professional development of teachers. Topics in the field of elementary education are predominant, so in the future, it would be worth paying more attention to the current topics in the field of preschool and higher education.

Family Therapy With Gifted and Talented Adolescents

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney M. Moon ◽  
Volker Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Family Therapy ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Gifted And Talented ◽  
Counselor Training ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Family Therapists ◽  
Gifted Adolescents ◽  
Guiding Questions

Family therapy has been recommended as a counseling modality for gifted adolescents and their families. The purpose of this article is to propose and discuss 3 guiding questions that can help counselors conceptualize and differentiate family therapy with gifted and talented adolescents: (1) What is the problem? (2) Who is in the room? and (3) What approach to family therapy will be most effective? For each question, we first summarize relevant family therapy theory and research. Then, we provide recommendations based on a small, but growing literature on counseling with families of gifted and talented youth plus our own clinical experience as family therapists working with families of gifted and talented adolescents. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of this literature for clinical practice, counselor training, parents of gifted adolescents, and future research.

scholarly journals Test UHCJ20m—Measurement Procedure Standardization and Metric Characteristics Determination

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3971
Author(s):  
Aleš Dolenec ◽  
Ivan Milinović ◽  
Vesna Babić ◽  
Dražan Dizdar
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Measurement Procedure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maximum Speed ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Jump Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Very High

The purpose of the research study was to standardize the measurement procedure and determine the reliability, homogeneity, and sensitivity of a 20 m unilateral horizontal cyclic jump test (UHCJ20m) whose intentional (assumed) measurement aim is the lower extremities’ explosive strength. The subject sample consisted of 31 students from Zagreb University (20.68 ± 1.96 years of age, height 185.16 ± 7.19 cm, body mass 79.48 ± 9.23 kg) actively involved in various sports events. The UHCJ20m test was performed three times using a dominant (take-off) leg with an active rest of 15 min between the repetitions. The results showed that the UHCJ20m test had satisfactory sensitivity and a very high reliability: Cronbach α = 0.95, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.94 and homogeneity average intertrial correlation (AVR) = 0.88. Future research studies should be aimed at determining the metric characteristics of the UHCJ20m test with a population of athletes in sports characterized by start acceleration and maximum speed running.

Examining Predictors of Visual Search Success in Transportation Security Officers and Behavior Detection Officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1308-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall D. Spain ◽  
Jerry W. Hedge ◽  
Jennifer K. Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
Visual Search ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Search Performance ◽  
Behavior Detection ◽  
Transportation Security ◽  
Security Officers ◽  
And Behavior

Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and Behavior Detection Officers (BDOs) are an integral part of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) multilayered security program. Both officers are required to visually search their environments for prohibited items and cues that might be indicative of a threat. The purpose of this project was to identify factors that predicted the visual search success of these officers. A simulated visual search task was completed by 375 TSOs and BDOs, along with a battery of surveys designed to measure individual differences in personality traits, abilities, hobbies, and spatial ability. Results showed that TSOs and BDOs were highly accurate in their searches but that TSOs searched images faster than BDOs without sacrificing accuracy. Additional results showed that the strongest predictors of visual search accuracy were search speed and search consistency, but spatial ability emerged as a significant predictor for TSOs and frequency of video-game play emerged as a significant predictor for BDOs. Additional traits were also correlated with search performance but did not emerge as significant predictors in our regression models. Practical implication and directions for future research are discussed.

Characterizing Competencies for Human-Centered Design

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Kramer ◽  
Alice M. Agogino ◽  
Celeste Roschuni
Keyword(s):  
Core Competencies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Successful Design ◽  
Research Interviews

Employees and employers alike increasingly value human-centered design, as it can drive innovation across a wide range of industries. With the growing interest in understanding human-centered design processes as they apply in different professions, there is a rising need to recognize the specific competencies necessary to perform these jobs well. Though there is a body of research on how people discover, create, and use design methods, there is a lack of understanding of what core competencies are necessary for people to apply these methods. Previous interactions with target users of theDesignExchange, an interactive community-driven portal to support design researchers and practitioners, have demonstrated a desire for increased awareness of the competencies required for employability and for successful design practice. This paper reports on a portion of an expansive competency-finding project aimed at identifying the core set of competencies that human-centered design practitioners need and employers seek. In this paper, we present our lists of cultivated mindsets, specialized disciplinary skills, contextualized tasks, and basic skills in human-centered design. These lists represent a first pass at identifying the essential and underlying competencies a practicing or aspiring human-centered designer must have in order to perform their current or future design tasks. The work we present in this paper serves as a preliminary starting point for future research interviews with design practitioners and employers, as we seek to understand human-centered design competencies.

scholarly journals The Effect of Head Inclination on Intraocular Pressure in the Prone Position

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Marzilli
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Staff Satisfaction ◽  
Patient Handoff ◽  
The Impact

Patient safety relies on effective and efficient communication among healthcare providers. Tools, such as standardized checklists, ensure information sharing in a consistent, predictable format. In the perioperative setting, where handoffs occur at several points and among various disciplines, high reliability is essential. This systematic review focused on the impact of standardized communication practices on perioperative staff satisfaction as it relates to sustainability of the new practice. The electronic databases PubMed and Google Scholar were used. Six articles met inclusion for the systematic review and of these six, four were determined to be of high quality through the application of The CASE Worksheet. The handoff tools implemented in these four studies were the electronic anesthesia information management system (AIMS), I-PASS mnemonic that described the illness, patient summary, action list, situation awareness and synthesis by receiver, Peri-op Handoff Protocol and a variation of the ‘Surgical Safety Checklist’ originally developed by WHO. Results of this systematic review suggest that these standardized communication methods are effective in improving perioperative staff satisfaction. Further research may prove helpful to determine if one handoff tool design is superior to the others. While future research could be performed to provide a larger sample size, the limited data gathered from this systematic review shows promising results. Implementing a standardized approach to perioperative communication and patient handoff has been shown in these studies to be beneficial in terms of staff satisfaction. Furthermore, it would be valuable to examine the indirect impact these communication tools have on patient care. Healthcare providers have the responsibility and opportunity to improve patient care through the adoption of standardized communication processes.

scholarly journals Preparing for the Worst Crisis Scenario on the Flag Carrier Garuda Indonesia in Digital Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61
Author(s):  
Aqida Nuril Salma
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Communication ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Corporate Communication ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Reliability Organization ◽  
Communication Plan ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Depth Interview

Life in the digital era runs instant and fast-paced. The development of science and technology, especially the Internet and social media has a very strong influence. Not only does it affect the daily activities of people's lives, but also the activities of the professional world, especially in crisis communication that is considered more complex, and even raises new possibilities in which each company will be more vulnerable to crisis with a greater impact than ever. Thus, preparing for the worst possible scenario will help a crisis situation go as smoothly as possible. In consequence, organizations today are required to have a structured and internet-based crisis communication plan and policy as an effort to respond to these developments. This research paper presents an exploratory study conducted to understand how the practitioners prepare for the worst scenario and the strategy of handling it, and how the planning is influential to the success of crisis communication. An in-depth interview was conducted to senior corporate communication executives and crisis manager from High Reliability Organization (HRO). This paper concludes by suggesting  and  drawing up  guidelines for practitioners to structuring an effective crisis communication plan as well as directions for future research in this domain for researchers to take up.

Individual Differences in Young Children’s Spatial Ability: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelcida Llissett Garcia ◽  
LaTreese Hall ◽  
Shannon M. Pruden
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Spatial Ability ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Mathematics Ability ◽  
Spatial Tasks ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Language Influence

Individual differences in children’s spatial ability, both intrinsic and extrinsic, emerge in early childhood, with preschool- and school-age children showing a great deal of variability on spatial tasks that continue throughout life. These individual differences are predictive of children’s mathematics ability and achievement, children’s science ability and achievement, and later entry and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Thus, the identification of factors that affect individual differences in and development of children’s spatial ability is not only important for the advancement of theory but may also help us to identify barriers to successful STEM achievement. There is extensive literature suggesting that child characteristics such as motor skill, working memory and executive function, spatial anxiety, spatial play, teacher characteristics such as spatial anxiety and spatial competence, and parent characteristics including their own spatial ability and production of spatial language influence children’s spatial ability. This systematic review aims to outline mechanisms that explain the development of individual differences in children’s intrinsic and extrinsic spatial ability. As part of this systematic review of current literature, we introduce a framework for how individual differences in children’s spatial thinking develops. Lastly, we will discuss limitations of the existing literature and suggest directions for future research.

A confirmatory factor analysis of the challenges of effective management of construction workforce in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lerato Millicent Aghimien ◽  
Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa ◽  
Chimey Anumba ◽  
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Purpose The South African construction industry (SACI) is a huge employer of labour as the industry depends mostly on human resources to carry out its activities. However, the industry has also been noted for its poor workforce management and lack of attention to human resource management (HRM) issues. Therefore, this study aims to assess the challenges facing the effective management of the construction workforce in South Africa with a view to improving HRM activities in the industry and improve overall service delivery through an effectively managed workforce. Design/methodology/approach A pragmatic philosophical view using a mixed-method research design was adopted. The study’s qualitative strand was achieved through a Delphi, whilst the quantitative strand was achieved through a questionnaire survey. In addition, descriptive and inferential statistics such as mean item score, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were adopted for data analysis. Findings With high reliability, construct validity and model fit indices, the study found that for effective HRM to be attained within construction organisations, careful attention must be given to issues surrounding the nature of the industry, unhealthy working environment, employee-related issues, diversity and working condition in the industry. Originality/value Whilst several studies have been conducted on HRM, there is a lack of studies on the major challenges facing effective HRM in the SACI. The findings also offer future research studies a good theoretical platform to build upon.

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