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Do Books Make a Difference? The Effects of an Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Grant and Teacher Professional Learning on Motivation for Reading in a Middle School

This study documents, over a three-year period, the effects of an Indigo Love of Reading Foundation grant and teacher professional learning in literacy on the motivation for reading in a large urban middle school. The school-wide focus on literacy included: 1) the development of a Literacy Exploratory, a 50-minute daily period set aside for teachers to help students develop as readers, choose books to read, and have time to be involved in a reading community, 2) ongoing teacher professional learning, and 3) a $125,000.00 Indigo Love of Reading Foundation grant. The grant was provided to support the school’s literacy initiatives through purchasing new books for the library and for the development of classroom libraries for every teacher. Using the Motivation for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) (Wigfield and Guthrie, 1997), students’ favourable ratings of four aspects of intrinsic reading motivation – efficacy, importance, challenge, and social – increased significantly over the course of the study. Teachers’ perceptions indicate they have valued the school-wide focus on literacy, their principal’s support, and the professional learning opportunities that were offered; they pointed to the effect of the grant on helping them create and use classroom libraries in their instructional practice. Students, too, indicated that their motivation for reading has been positively influenced by the school’s focus on literacy, with the suggestion that teachers continue to offer greater choice in their reading material. The findings of this study do not contradict previous research that shows, overall, motivation for reading declines over the middle school years.
Experiences of Tensions Between Exploitation and Exploration in Agile Software Development Projects

Context: Agile software development (ASD) projects were assessed through the classical triple constraints of cost, quality, and schedule, as well as on communication, collaboration, and responsiven ...
Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran SAVI (Somatic, Auditory, Visual, Intelectual) Terhadap Hasil Belajar Siswa Pada Mata Pelajaran Korespondensi di SMK Negeri 10 Surabaya

This study aims to know the difference from application of conventional method oral models that compared to Somatic, Auditory, Visual, dan Intellectual (SAVI) models in basic competiences learning about office communication of Grade X OTKP SMKN 10 Surabaya students. This kind of study is quasi experimental design with non-equivalent control group design.. The sample that used are students of class X OTKP 3 as a control class and class X OTKP 4 as an experimental class. Result of the analysist, found significant difference from experimental class study result where have 28,06 (gain score) that obtained from 78,06 (mean of postest) that reduced by 50 (mean of pretest). While for control class have 20,42 (gain score) that obtained from 58,18 (mean of postest) reduced by 47,78 (mean of pretest). Then, based on the t-test on the psychomotor values of students, it was obtained that tcount was 4,498 with a significance level of 00 (0.00) and a confidence level of 95% Î± = 0.05 with df = N-2 = 70, then a ttable = 1.994 was obtained. It can be concluded from the results of the t-test that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. Thus it was concluded that the difference after being applied Somatic, Auditory, Visual, and Intellectual (SAVI) was an increase in students results and speaking skills of class X OTKP students on the basic competiences learning about office communication
Le rapport entre langue et musique du point de vue linguistique

This article, which aims to bridge the gap between musicology and linguistics, deals with the interactions of language and music. Its starting point is the question of which phonological and especially prosodic characteristics of a language come into play when it is sung, i.e. when it is subject to musical specificities. First, the concept of ‘cantability’ will be critically examined and its essential definitional elements discussed. These form the methodological basis for the musicological and linguistic analysis of opera arias in German, French, and Italian, in the frame of a research project. This project will subsequently be placed in the interdisciplinary context of the cantability of languages, the interactionof language and music, and the interaction between composer, librettist, and singer.
Processing of Convention Agenda Selection: Applying the Information Processing Adoption Model

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that affect the selection of the agenda, which is the core content of convention events and the mechanism of agenda decision-makers' adoption of the agenda. In the convention industry, the agenda is the most important keyword faced by society. Although it plays a role in determining the success of the convention, related research is lacking. Therefore, in this study, an empirical study model was presented by referring to the decision processing through the personal information processing and the usefulness of the information. In addition, the attitude and impact on the agenda were analyzed by adding social norms and government policy agenda variables, which are social impact variables, in consideration of the convention context. Based on qualitative interviews with convention experts, a survey was conducted and a total of 203 data were collected. As a result, it was found that the association and timeliness of the agenda as a quality factor of the agenda act as a leading factor in the usefulness of the agenda and the necessity of the agenda. On the other hand, agenda necessity and source credibility did not significantly affect the usefulness of the agenda. It was confirmed that social norms and government policy agendas showed different results in attitude and intention. This is expected to be an academically and practically useful barometer by further organizing the theoretical framework of research on the convention agenda selection process, which was conducted without a rationale by using the information adoption model.
An Assessment of university undergraduates’ adoption of mobile technologies for learning

The study examined influence of undergraduates’ perceived usefulness and ease of use of mobile technologies on its adoption for learning. Two research questions guided the study. Four hundred (400) students were randomly selected from the two purposively selected universities in Ogun State South West Nigeria. The study employed multiple regressions in the analysis of the data collected. From the result it was found out that undergraduate students’ perceived usefulness (=0.305, t=3.867, p&lt;.05) has significant contribution on the adoption of mobile technologies for learning. Also, it was established that undergraduate students’ perceived ease of use (=0.151, t=1.992, p&lt;.05) has significant contribution on the adoption of mobile technologies for learning. The study concluded that perception of students on the usefulness and ease of use influences adoption of mobile technology for learning. Amongst others, the study recommended the need to encourage undergraduates to adopt mobile technologies for learning instead of social media only.
Virtual Reality Headset Implementation on Parsec Cloud Gaming Platform

Virtual reality (VR) based games are a type of game that provides immersive gaming experience, allowing players to dive into the virtual world of the game being played. VR-based games require a high minimum computer specification, so thin clients cannot play VR-based games properly. This research aims to see how to enable thin computers to play VR-based games by utilizing cloud gaming technology. Using a high specification computer as a server, an android device as a VR headset, this Final Project implements a VR headset device so that it can be used in conjunction with cloud gaming services to be able to play VR-based games on thin computers and see how well the implementation by seeing the result from computer resources used and the Quality of Services. With Parsec cloud gaming services, the application carried out in this Final Project can run well on computers with low specifications. CPU usage on the client computer when the service is running is high at 91% usage, with 2818 MB RAM usage. Quality of Service is obtained when setting the highest quality preset, with a throughput of 16MB with a delay of about 2 ms. VR games that are played can run well with a minimum bandwidth of 15 Mbps selected from the Frame per Second (FPS) results obtained to reach 56 FPS with medium quality settings.
Efektivitas Komunikasi Organisasi Melalui Penerapan Sistem Administrasi Persuratan Terintegrasi di Universitas Lampung

Communication is needed by humans in individual and organizational activities. Communication in an organization follows the development of the virtual era. Along with that, the needs of institutions have also changed, including the University of Lampung (Unila). The development of this technology used by University of Lampung in overcoming the problems of correspondence administration, such as the administration of correspondence documents that are vulnerable to being lost and the difficulty of knowing the administrative process. Therefore, the University of Lampung established a website-based integrated mail administration system. The correspondence administration system (SAP) is a system that accommodates correspondence administration in the University of Lampung environment in controlling the process of correspondence management, decision letters, and circular regulations of the chancellor. To optimize the application of SAP requires effectiveness of organizational communication. The purpose of this study was to describe the effectiveness of organizational communication through the application of integrated mailing administration systems at University of Lampung in terms of accountable factors, targets, security, fair, and transparent. This research was a quantitative study conducted at the University of Lampung and involved 171 respondents as sample. Based on the results, it was found that the categorical accountable factors were quite effective, the target factors categorized as quite effective, the security factors categorized as quite effective, the fair/non-discriminatory factors categorized as quite effective, and the transparent factors categorized as quite effective in applying SAP. It was concluded that organizational communication in the application of integrated mail administration systems at the University of Lampung had been running quite effectively in terms of accountable factors, targets, security, fair, and transparent.
Do I Still Need A Business Blog In 2020

Welcome to Learning with Connexion Solutions.  Today we are going to be talking about blogging, and why it is still worthwhile.  If you are considering ...
Advancements in Swarm Intelligence

Journal of Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation (SIEC) is a refereed all Engineering, Computer science and Engineering journal devoted to publication of original research papers, research notes, and review articles, with emphasis on unsolved problems and open questions in all Engineering & Computer science and Engineering. To tackle complex real world problems, scientists have been looking into natural processes and creatures-both as model and metaphor - for years. Optimization is at the heart of many natural processes including Darwinian evolution, social group behavior and foraging strategies. Over the last few decades, there has been remarkable growth in the field of nature-inspired search and optimization algorithms. Currently these techniques are applied to a variety of problems, ranging from scientific research to industry and commerce. The two main families of algorithms that primarily constitute this field today are the evolutionary computing methods and the swarm intelligence algorithms. Although both families of algorithms are generally dedicated towards solving search and optimization problems, they are certainly not equivalent, and each has its own distinguishing features. Reinforcing each other's performance makes powerful hybrid algorithms capable of solving many intractable search and optimization problems. SIEC is an international research journal, which publishes top-level work on computational aspects of artificial Intelligence; Robotics; Modeling & Analysis of swarm particle optimization; Swarm Intelligence; Evolutionary programming & Evolutionary strategies; Genetic Algorithm & Genetic Programming; Ant colony Optimization; Bacterial Forging; Artificial Life & Digital Organisms; Bioinformatics; Evolutionary Computation; Artificial Immune System; Computing; Nano computing; Computational intelligence, etc.
Pengembangan Buku Ajar Mata Pelajaran Korespondensi Semester Genap Kelas X Program Otomatisasi Tata Kelola Perkantoran di SMKN 1 Bangkalan

Research on the development of textbooks of correspondence subject in the even semester class X regarding office management automation sistem at SMKN 1 Bangkalan to study the program of develop textbooks, discuss the visibality of book, student for textbooks developed by researchers and being studied by, existing textbooks at SMK 1 Bangkalan, and which have been developed by researchers. This research is a Research and Development (R&amp;D) study with a development bentuk from Borg and Gall that is approved up to 7 stages: potential and problems, combining data, product design, design validation, design revision, product testing, product revision/final product. The subject of the study is a comparison of 20 students of X class majoring in a office administration education study sistem at SMK N 1 Bangkalan. The products show the visability of textbooks material expertss obtained a percentage of 94,4% with very forceful criteria, by linguists obtained a percentage of 91,4% with very forceful criteria, and by graphic experts of 84.8% with very forceful criteria. From the overall products of expert validation obtained a percentage of 90,2% with very forceful criteria. While the products of evaluations of obtained an average of 81% with very forceful criteria. So can be concluded textbooks of correspondence subject on the even semester developed are declared to be very suitable to be used as teaching materials at SMK N 1 Bangkalan.
Integration of Humanities and Professional Disciplines as a Factor of the Development of Students’ Creative Potential in a Technical University

The article examines the integration of humanities and professional disciplines as an important factor of the development of students' creative potential in a technical university.The author determines the need for the promotion of students' creative activity and reveals its essence based on the analysis of foreign and domestic scientists works on the development of the creative potential of future specialists in the technical field.Creative potential is usually associated with the shaping of social skills, the assimilation of historical experience, the correlation of cultural and historical consciousness and professional competencies.The problem of creative personality development in a technical university is solved on the basis of an integrated approach to the creation of universities educational space.This space includes educational, scientific, and social activities of students, traditional and innovative forms of work with students, the motivation of students in relation to professional activities, the active use of interdisciplinary methods in training, and the combination of practice-oriented training of future specialists with the development of universal skills.The article substantiates that the challenge of developing innovative and creative qualities in students can be successfully responded in the context of the integration of humanitarian, naturalscientific and technical disciplines.The determination of interdisciplinary connections, the development of skills to solve cognitive and technological issues in the frame of interdisciplinarity is of great heuristic value, what forms the specific knowledge necessary for professional activities.The comprehension of moral aspects of science, issues of engineering ethics, and the analysis of the complex relationships "mansociety-nature" as a part of construction and creative activity are of particular importance, they become open for research in intersubject communications.
FOSTERING LANGUAGE LEARNER AUTONOMY THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT OF ICT: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION

Learner autonomy has become a key issue in promoting effective language teaching. Besides, ICT has contributed to the betterment of English language teaching. In fact, there is still limited research which focuses on investigating English teachers’ perception on the use of ICT to promote learner autonomy. This study aimed to investigate the English teachers’ perception on the involvement of ICT for promoting learner autonomy. A Qualitative research design was employed in this study. The data were collected through online questionnaires and interviews. Thirty English teachers were voluntarily involved to participate in this research. The results of the study revealed that the majority of the English teachers saw ICT as an opportunity for them to promote learner autonomy since it helped the students to be more independent and engaged with the lessons. Further research focusing on students’ perspectives about learner autonomy was suggested to enrich the literature of language learner autonomy.
Performance Comparison between Direct Method and Tree-code used in N-body Simulation using Python

N-body simulation is a great tool to study the dynamics of many body system in astronomy. There a many method that could be used to perform N-body simulation. In this study, we compare two methods, direct method and tree-code to perform N-body simulation code written in Python. The advantages of direct method are it’s very straightforward and could be very accurate if we want to, the disadvantages are this method could take a lot of computational resources. In other hand, tree-code could perform much better in term of computational time, but lack of accuracy and limited to certain cases application. After performing N-body simulation using both method we found that simulation using both methods is very possible to be done in a computer with modest specification. The direct method and tree code perform similarly in small N (N 100). In term of energy conservation, both methods perform well and similar.
Archer Library: eResources at the University of Regina: Home

A guide to the various types of online resources available through the University of Regina libraries.
A method for photo-identification of turtles of the Phrynops williamsi species

This paper presents a method for photo-identification of Phrynops williamsi turtles. This identification is performed using shape descriptors which computationally represent the horseshoe-shaped and circular-shaped bands that can be found on the ventral surface of the turtle's head. The input image is converted to grayscale, binarized, filtered with morphologic operations, segmented based on the contours of the object and the components are selected based on their geometric characteristics. With the extraction of these characteristics, the method calculates de Fourier Descriptors and create a unique identifier used to identify the turtle from the input image. Results show that the presented method has reached a success rate of 85.71% in intra-class comparison and 85.17% in inter-class comparison.
META-ANALYSIS ON THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINORS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND IN OTHER INSTITUTIONS

The aim of the meta-analysis was to find evaluation studies on prevention programs on sexual abuse in institutions. Further, the meta-analysis asked for an effect of the prevention programs on the knowledge transfer on sexual abuse, the knowledge maintenance and anxiety and fear of sexual abuse. The meta-analysis included 39 evaluations of programs in the descriptive analysis. The analysis was based on studies with a pre-post comparison and an intervention group as well as a control group. Most of the studies used controlled assignment strategies for the intervention and control group. The analysis showed an effect of participating in a program on the knowledge transfer (0.61 (95 % CI = [0.45, 0.77]), and a long-term effect on the knowledge (0.58 (95 % CI = [0.09, 1.06]). Furthermore, the anxiety and fear to become a victim of sexual abuse was lower in the intervention groups than in the control groups (-0.23 (95 % CI = [-0.37, -0.08]). Therefore, the knowledge on sexual abuse could be increased by participation in a prevention program.
Integrated IP and Innovation Management 4.C1

Certificate Course Integrated IP and Innovation Management Part 4 | Chapter 1 RD, technology, and innovation management
Iterative convolutional neural network (ICNN): an iterative CNN solution for low power and real-time systems

With convolutional neural networks (CNN) becoming more of a commodity in the computer vision field, many have attempted to improve CNN in a bid to achieve better accuracy to a point that CNN accuracies have surpassed that of human&apos;s capabilities. However, with deeper networks, the number of computations and consequently the energy needed per classification has grown considerably. In this chapter, an iterative approach is introduced, which transforms the CNN from a single feed-forward network that processes a large image into a sequence of smaller networks, each processing a subsample of each image. Each smaller network combines the features extracted from all the earlier networks, to produce classification results. Such a multistage approach allows the CNN function to be dynamically approximated by creating the possibility of early termination and performing the classification with far fewer operations compared to a conventional CNN.
가상환경 변화에 따른 덤벨 컬 운동효과에 관한 운동역학적 검증

Objective: The purpose of this study is to apply exercise learning effect to various subjects through training effect and information accumulation based on verification of the effect on dumbbell curl exercises applied with virtual reality.Method: To analyze the effect on the dumbbell curl exercise in the virtual environment, a total of 20 persons with 10 males and 10 females who does not have orthopedics diseases were selected. The dumbbell weight of the subjects was set to a weight of 70% strength of 1RM. At this time, the virtual environment situation was set to four types; presence/absence of virtual environment, preferred colors, and unfavorable colors to perform dumbbell curl exercise. The anaysis of muscle activity was conducted by adhering four surface electrodes (Biceps Brachii, Triceps Brachii, Brachioradialis Muscle, Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus Muscle) on the right upper limbs. Independent sample t-test using SPSS (24.0) program was carried out to analyze average values and standard deviations for each variable depending on the presence/absence of virtual environments and changes in color (preferred colors, unfavorable colors) and the level of significancewas set to a=.05.Results: In the eccentric contraction, males showed high muscle activity in the Biceps Brachii under virtual reality. On the other hand, females had high muscle activity in the Biceps Brachii in the absence of virtual reality. Also, in case of a change of colors in the virtual environment, females had the high muscle activity in the unfavorable color in the eccentric contraction.Conclusion: During the dumbbell curl exercise, results of different exercises present depending on gender. When males put VR on and performs a basic dumbbell curl exercise, the effect of Biceps presents Brachii for them while exercising in unfavorable colors. However, since it is the basic research data of muscle exercise using virtual reality, it is necessary to verify whether or not it is effective for myopachynsis through long-term training rather than unity.