bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quine and the Contemporary Debate on Mindreading
Authors: Zanet Giancarlo
Published: January 2019

The paper examines some of the questions emerging from the debate on mindreading regarding Quine’s legacy and contribution to a new agenda on the issue. Since mindreading is an exercise in folk-psychology, a) which role folk psychology has to play according to Quine? b) was Quine’s account of mindreading closer to theory-theory, simulation theory or hybrid theory? c) was Quine a rationality theorist? d) are hybrid-theory and rationality theory incompatible as many would suggest? On the score of the answers to these questions, the paper tries to suggest a Quinean inspired blend of rationality-based and hybrid view-based strategies to explain mindreading.
Yet Another Confusion About Time Travel
Authors: Torrengo Giuliano
Published: January 2019

I argue that, contrary to an idea to be found in popularizations of time travel, one cannot more easily multiply oneself by taking younger versions of oneself back in time than by travelling back in time on one’s own. The reason is that the suggested multiplication of the traveller is, from a global perspective, only apparent.
Are Emotions Embodied Evaluative Attitudes? Critical Review of Julien A. Deonna and Fabrice Teroni’s The Emotions: A Philosophical Introduction
Authors: Smith Joel
Published: January 2019

Deonna and Teroni’s The Emotions is both an excellent introduction to philosophical work on emotions and a novel defence of their own Attitudinal Theory. After summarising their discussion of the literature I describe and evaluate their positive view. I challenge their theory on three fronts: their claim that emotions are a form of bodily awareness, their account of what makes an emotion correct, and their account of what justifies an emotion.
Imagining Zombies
Authors: Woodling Casey
Published: January 2019

Philosophers have argued that the conceivability of philosophical zombies creates problems for physicalism. In response, it has been argued that zombies are not conceivable. Eric Marcus (2004), for example, challenges the conceivability claim. Torin Alter (2007) argues that Marcus’s argument rests on an overly restrictive principle of imagination. I agree that the argument relies on an overly restrictive principle of imagination, but argue that Alter has not put his finger on the right one. In short, Marcus’s argument fails, but not for the reasons Alter gives.
Right-Making, Reference, and Reduction
Authors: Byron Michael
Published: January 2019

The causal theory of reference (CTR) provides a well-articulated and widely-accepted account of the reference relation. On CTR the reference of a term is fixed by whatever property causally regulates the competent use of that term. CTR poses a metaethical challenge to realists by demanding an account of the properties that regulate the competent use of normative predicates. CTR might pose a challenge to ethical theorists as well. Long (2012) argues that CTR entails the falsity of any normative ethical theory. First-order theory attempts to specify what purely descriptive property is a fundamental right-making property (FRM). Long contends that the notion that the FRM causally regulates competent use of the predicate ‘right’ leads to a reductio. The failure of this argument is nevertheless instructive concerning a point at which ethics and metaethics overlap.
Change Blindness and Misrepresentation
Authors: Kirkeby-Hinrup Asger
Published: January 2019

Some proponents of the higher-order thought (HOT) theory of consciousness defend the view that higher-order misrepresentation is possible. In support of this view they have proposed various pieces of empirical evidence. This paper examines one such piece of proposed empirical evidence; Change blindness (CB). CB occurs when a subject fails to detect salient changes in visual scenes. I propose an alternative interpretation of the CB phenomenon on which misrepresentation does not occur. Finally, I examine three lines of reply that might be pursued to defend the claim that CB is evidence of misrepresentation against my interpretation. I conclude that none of the lines of reply succeed in preserving CB as evidence of misrepresentation. The upshot is that, pending further evidence, CB cannot be deployed as empirical evidence in the debate on misrepresentation.
Why Tracking Theories Should Allow for Clean Cases of Reliable Misrepresentation
Authors: Mendelovici Angela
Published: January 2019

Reliable misrepresentation is getting things wrong in the same way all the time. In Mendelovici 2013, I argue that tracking theories of mental representation cannot allow for certain kinds of reliable misrepresentation, and that this is a problem for those views. Artiga 2013 defends teleosemantics from this argument. He agrees with Mendelovici 2013 that teleosemantics cannot account for clean cases of reliable misrepresentation, but argues that this is not a problem for the view. This paper clarifies and improves the argument in Mendelovici 2013 and responds to Artiga’s arguments. Tracking theories, teleosemantics included, really do need to allow for clean cases of reliable misrepresentation.
Pragmatism and Semantic Particularism
Authors: de Prado Salas Javier González
Published: January 2019

Pragmatist views inspired by Peirce characterize the content of claims in terms of their practical consequences. The content of a claim is, on these views, determined by what actions are rationally recommended or supported by that claim. In this paper I examine the defeasibility of these relations of rational support. I will argue that such defeasibility introduces a particularist, occasion-sensitive dimension in pragmatist theories of content. More precisely, my conclusion will be that, in the sort of framework naturally derived from Peirce’s pragmatist maxim, grasping conceptual contents is not merely a question of mastering general rules or principles codifying the practical import of claims, but decisively involves being sensitive to surrounding features of the particular situation at hand.
Rejectivism and the Challenge of Pragmatic Contradictions
Authors: Martin Ben
Published: January 2019

Rejectivism is one of the most influential embodiments of pragmatism within contemporary philosophy of logic, advancing an explanation of the meaning of a logical notion, negation, in terms of the speech act of denial. This paper offers a challenge to rejectivism by proposing that in virtue of explaining negation in terms of denial, the rejectivist ought to be able to explain the concept of contradiction partially in terms of denial. It is argued that any failure to achieve this constitutes an explanatory failure on the part of rejectivism, and reasons are then provided to doubt that the challenge can be successfully met.
On the Plausibility of Idealism: Refuting Criticisms
Authors: Kastrup Bernardo
Published: January 2019

Several alternatives vie today for recognition as the most plausible ontology, from physicalism to panpsychism. By and large, these ontologies entail that physical structures circumscribe consciousness by bearing phenomenal properties within their physical boundaries. The ontology of idealism, on the other hand, entails that all physical structures are circumscribed by consciousness in that they exist solely as phenomenality in the first place. Unlike the other alternatives, however, idealism is often considered implausible today, particularly by analytic philosophers. A reason for this is the strong intuition that an objective world transcending phenomenality is a self-evident fact. Other arguments—such as the dependency of phenomenal experience on brain function, the evidence for the existence of the universe before the origin of conscious life, etc.—are also often cited. In this essay, I will argue that these objections against the plausibility of idealism are false. As such, this essay seeks to show that idealism is an entirely plausible ontology.
Why are Events, Facts, and States of Affairs Different?
Authors: Polakof Ana Clara
Published: January 2019

This article claims that events, facts and states of affairs need to be differentiated. It takes as a starting point Chisholm’s (1976) claim that only his ontology of states of affairs explains effectively thirteen sentences related to propositions and events. He does this by reducing propositions and events to states of affairs. We argue that our ontology also solves those problems. We defend a hierarchized Platonist ontology that has concrete entities (objects and events) and abstract entities (properties, facts and states of affairs). The distinctions we propose allow us to explain the pre-analytic data analyzed by Chisholm without reducing entities. We claim that our ontology provides a different way of explaining that data, and is, thus, promissory.
Famine, Affluence and Intuitions: Evolutionary Debunking Proves Too Much
Authors: Holtzman Geoffrey S.
Published: January 2019

Moral theorists like Singer (2005) and Greene (2014) argue that we should discount intuitions about ‘up-close-and-personal’ moral dilemmas because they are more likely than intuitions about ‘impersonal’ dilemmas to be artifacts of evolution. But by that reasoning, it seems we should ignore the evolved, ‘up-close-and-personal’ intuition to save a drowning child in light of the too-new-to-be-evolved, ‘impersonal’ intuition that we need not donate to international famine relief (contra Singer 1972; Greene 2008). This conclusion seems mistaken and horrifying, yet it cannot be the case both that ‘up-close-and-personal’ intuitions are more reliable than ‘impersonal’ intuitions, and vice versa. Thus, Singer’s (2005) evolutionary debunking argument proves too much, and should not be taken seriously. However, Singer’s debunking argument is typical of an entire class of arguments that seeks to debunk normative principles by reference to evolution. This entire class of argument, I argue, therefore also proves too much to be taken seriously.
Oil Prices, Domestic Resource Gaps, and Breakeven Oil Prices in the Oil-Exporting Countries
Authors: Alqahtani Abdullah Saeed S , Ouyang Hongbing , Ali Adam , Saleh Shayem
Published: January 2019

This paper analyzes the economic impact of the oil prices, the domestic resource gaps, and the fiscal and external breakeven oil prices on the oil exporting countries (OECs). Specifically, this paper aims to examine the empirical behaviors of the oil prices, the domestic resource gaps, and the fiscal and external breakeven oil prices along with their influence on the economy of Saudi Arabia in order to determine the oil-economic gain/loss (OEG/L) and its influences on the Saudi Arabia economy over the period of 2008 to 2018. This study uses exploratory research design, with both linear and nonlinear regression models. This paper finds the oil prices, the domestic resources gaps, and the fiscal and external breakeven oil prices exert significant influences on the economic growth in Saudi Arabia. In addition, the fiscal breakeven oil price is considerably high in Saudi Arabia and has a marginal OEG/L of USD 2.3582 per barrel. Moreover, it is observed that the oil price has an irregular and unpredictable movement behavior and co-moved with the domestic resource gaps in Saudi Arabia. The findings implies that the economy diversification in Saudi Arabia could be achieved by setting policy on improving non-oil sectors and encouraging private sector involvement.
Investment Management Strategy in Financial Markets
Authors: Vunjak Nenad , Vitomir Jelena , Antonijević Tamara , Stojanović Petra
Published: January 2019

The subject matter of this research is investment management and its forms practiced in developed financial markets. The goal of this research is to elaborate on the strategies and characteristics of investment companies, hedge funds, venture capital funds, and LBO funds. Investments companies deal with professional management of financial assets of individual and institutional investors. Investment companies also deal with funds management.

Hedge funds establish a pool of assets to invest in securities. The strategy of hedge funds is: aggressive growth, unpayable securities, financial markets, and market neutrality.

Venture capital funds use the capital of investors to finance entrepreneurs and promising companies. They function as general partners, while the investors are limited partners. LBO funds use credits to finance acquisitions of companies. They collect their assets by: issuing shares, speculative bonds, and private placement of debt securities.
Modeling Macroeconomic Policymakers’ Interactions under Zero Lower Bound Environment: The New Keynesian Theoretical Approach
Authors: Praščević Aleksandra , Ješić Milutin
Published: January 2019

The paper examines how the implicit coordination mechanisms between the policymakers could help in overcoming negative macroeconomic consequences which are provoked by the problem of zero lower bound (ZLB) on the nominal interest rates. For the long period of time, before the global recession started, the ZLB problem was not found to be interesting for researchers. Immediately after the crisis outbreak, more attention was put on that problem within different approaches since conventional monetary policy faced substantial limitation in overcoming business cycles. Many authors have proposed new unconventional measures in both monetary policy and fiscal policy sphere. The theoretical approaches to the ZLB problem include many different aspects. In the paper we chose to use regime switching models adjusted to simulate occasionally binding constraints in order to investigate different scenarios within the New Keynesian framework. We found that coordination between more passive monetary policymaker and more active fiscal policymaker is crucial in the ZLB environment. Central bank has to follow monetary policy rule in which both inflation stabilization and output stabilization have certain positive weight. However, credible policy-making which is supported by the relevant institutions is a necessary precondition for implicit coordination, which substantially decrease the losses occurred as a consequence of ZLB on interest rates.
Disaggregating Okun’s Law: A Case-Study for Macedonia
Authors: Andonova Danica Unevska , Petrovska Magdalena
Published: January 2019

Okun’s law is one of the most widely-known stylized facts in the macroeconomic literature and policy. In this paper we study several aspects of Okun’s law in Macedonia between 2004 and 2016. Aggregate indicators show a link between output and unemployment that is in line with other emerging markets and regional peers. We also find that the relationship has been somewhat weaker in recent years, which might be related to the recent job-intensive growth in the wake of structural reforms after the global financial crisis and particularly the subsequent European debt crisis. When investigating whether various expenditure components of GDP may cause different unemployment reactions, an important issue that has not been sufficiently addressed in the literature, we find that domestic demand has a stronger effect. We also provide several robustness checks to our main findings, and illustrate how they might be used to improve forecasting.
Accidents Caused by the Difference in Air Pressure Inside the Diving Apparatus and the Water Surrounding the Diver
Authors: Dolatkowski Augustyn
Published: January 2019

This paper describes 4 unfortunate accidents caused by the difference in pressure inside and outside the diver’s suit. The issues relate to diver crushing, caisson disease, too fast an ascent to the surface and hypoxia as a result of exhaustion of oxygen in the diving apparatus are explained. The mechanism of the diving injuries was analysed and methods of prevention of such incidents were suggested.
Laser Welding Parameters Effect on the Weld Metals Properties at Duplex Stainless Steels
Authors: Réka Fábián Enikő
Published: January 2019

Nd: YAG laser welding of duplex stainless steels as 2205, LDX 2101, 2304, LDX 2404 grades were performed with and without addition materials. As additional material were used Metco 41C high nickel contain powder and 22 9 3 NL filler wire, conventional used for standard duplex stainless
steels. The mechanical and corrosion properties of duplex stainless steels welds are dependent on microstructure and chemical composition. The additional materials favourable effects on mechanical properties were observed. The best pitting corrosion resistance were observed at specimens welded with wire addition.
Finite Element Analysis of Extrusion Force and Work Characteristics of ECAP
Authors: Llerena Alex , Gonda Viktor
Published: January 2019

A planar finite element model is created for modeling the equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) processing of copper, by which the technological parameters can be determined for different initial parameters of the ECAP process. The structure of the model is described, as well as the extraction
of the force and work data, furthermore results for the effect of the initial parameters, e.g. the friction and the frictional model on the extrusion force and work characteristics are shown.
Assessing the State of Comprehensive Medication Management in a Sample of Primary Care Clinics
Authors: Pestka Debbie , Sorge Lindsay , Mendkoff Jordan , Frail Caitlin , Funk Kylee , Sorensen Todd , McClurg Mary Roth , Carroll Jennifer
Published: January 2019

OverviewComprehensive medication management (CMM) is an important tool to address medication-related morbidity and mortality and reduce health care costs. Medication therapy problems (MTPs) are a significant and costly barrier to improving patient outcomes1 and with more than half of all Americans taking at least one prescription drug,2 the need to manage and optimize patients’ medications is greater than ever.

This report examines select practice and practitioner characteristics of the primary care clinics that participated in the research project, Enhancing Performance in Primary Care Medical Practice through Implementation of Comprehensive Medication Management. To be eligible to participate, sites had to have: established relationships with care team providers, a way of electronically identifying patients most in need of CMM, reporting processes in place for CMM data, read/write access in the electronic medical record, and an established CMM practice or a commitment to providing CMM. Because of these inclusion criteria, most participating clinics had CMM services in place for several years and were mature in their design and delivery of services.

Site characteristics around the following areas were assessed: pharmacist and clinic demographics, delivery of pharmacy services, collaboration, billing and payment for CMM, and measuring CMM outcomes. The results of this report shed light on how CMM is being delivered in a sample of established CMM practices and therefore may provide benefit to those practitioners interested in building their own CMM practice.

 

Article Type: Original Research
MESSAGE SCHEDULING ON CAN BUS FOR SHIP ENGINE SYSTEMS
Authors: Dewanta Favian , Kim Dong-Sung , Munadi Rendy
Published: January 2019

This paper reports novel algorithm for handling real time message scheduling on CAN bus which consider buffer occupancy and message type (alarm, periodic real time and non real time). This algorithm is derived to reduce burden of the distributed control unit (DCU) which have obligation to deliver message within strict time and also manage buffer storage occupancy. The algorithm works by changing the message priority which is attached in the identifier field of message frame. The priority adjustment is performed by online calculation prior to send the message on the CAN bus. Finally, this proposed algorithm is applied on ship engine systems which consist of certain number of DCUs. In this networked control system, the proposed algorithm can decrease buffer overflow. Furthermore, the important message alarm and periodic real time message can be delivered within the deadline.Keywords: CAN Bus, message scheduling, DCU
HMM-BASED MODEL FOR DANCE MOTIONS WITH POSE REPRESENTATION
Authors: Anbarsanti Nurfitri
Published: January 2019

This paper presents a model for human dance motions based on hidden markov model. The whole dance is defined as sequences of several finite distinct gestures. Dance gestures are cast as hidden discrete states and phrase of dance as a sequence of gestures. In order to map the skeleton motion data to a smaller set of features, an angular skeleton representation of the human pose is also designed, for recognition robustness under noisy input of 3D sensor. A pose of dance is defined by this angular skeleton representation which can be quantified based on range of movement for discrete hidden markov model.
PERANCANGAN DAN IMPLEMENTASI DIRECTIONAL FEATURE EXTRACTION DAN SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES UNTUK MENERJEMAHKAN KATA DENGAN PENGENALAN HURUF HIRAGANA DALAM BAHASA JEPANG KE BAHASA INDONESIA BERBASIS ANDROID
Authors: Putri Fardilla Zardi , Irawan Budhi , Ahmad Umar Ali
Published: January 2019

Pada era global ini menguasai bahasa selain bahasa Indonesia merupakan salah satu kebutuhan penting yang harus dimiliki setiap orang. Banyak orang berkunjung ke negara lain untuk melakukan banyak kegiatan seperti bekerja, belajar, bahkan berlibur. Salah satu negara yang banyak dikunjungi adalah negara Jepang. Negara Jepang memiliki bentuk huruf yang berbeda dengan huruf latin pada umumnya. Untuk mempelajari bahasa Jepang tersebut dibutuhkan pemahaman dengan huruf-hurufnya. Seiring dengan berkembangnya teknologi, pengenalan karakter atau sering Optical Character Recognition (OCR) merupakan salah satu aplikasi teknologi pada bidang pengenalan karakter atau pola dan kecerdasan buatan sebagai mesin pembaca. Pada penelitian ini, akan dirancang sebuah aplikasi penerjemah kata dalam bahasa Jepang berbasis Android dengan memanfaatkan prinsip dasar OCR dengan menggunakan metode Directional Feature Extraction dan Support Vector Machine. Pengujian yang dilakukan memberikan hasil terbaik pada nilai akurasi yang dicapai dengan menggunakan metode Directional Feature Extraction dan Support Vector Machine adalah 85,71%. Pada penelitian ini, menggunakan 104 data latih. Hasil pengujian Beta atas empat poin, yaitu tampilan aplikasi, waktu respons sistem, ketepatan penerjemahan, dan manfaat aplikasi menunjukkan aplikasi dapat diklasifikasikan baik.
ANALISA KINERJA LONG TERM EVOLUTION MENGGUNAKAN METODE DYNAMIC SOFT FREQUENCY REUSE
Authors: Nurzain Zulfikar , Usman Uke Kurniawan , Vidnyaningtyas Hurianti
Published: January 2019

Teknik DSFR memiliki kualitas dan kapasitas throughput yang lebih baik dibandingkan dengan teknik SFR. Rata-rata nilai SINR pada setiap user yang berjumlah 60 user pada DSFR bernilai 9,372 dB sedangkan teknik SFR hanya mendapatkan rata-rata sebesar 1,1973 dB. Untuk rata-rata laju data tiap user dari teknik DSFR mendapatkan 1,0118 Mbps sedangkan untuk SFR hanya mendapatkan nilai 0,6493 Mbps. Tetapi dalam konsumsi daya sel tertinggi, pada teknik SFR hanya mengkonsumsi 17,6 W sedangkan pada teknik DSFR mengkonsumsi sebesar 23,66 W. Dengan teknik DSFR kapasitas throughput naik dan konsumsi daya naik.
DESAIN DAN IMPLEMENTASI MESIN QUERY UNTUK XML
Authors: Hans Thomas , Pradani Winang Sari , Darmantoro Dhinta
Published: January 2019

Salah satu kekuatan XML (Extensible Markup Languange) adalah pada fleksibilitasnya dalam menyatakan beragam jenis informasi dari beragam sumber. Untuk mengoptimalkan memanfaatkan kemampuan XML, diperlukan mekanisme yang memungkinkan ekstraksi, seleksi, integrasi, dan transformasi dari informasi yang disimpan dalam bentuk XML. Kemampuan dalam melakukan query pada sumber data XML menjadi semakin penting seiring dengan semakin populernya XML, dimana akan semakin banyak informasi yang akan disimpan, dipertukarkan, dan disediakan dalam bentuk tersebut. XQuery [2] adalah suatu bahasa query untuk XML yang dikembangkan oleh World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Bahasa ini diharapkan dapat menjadi bahasa query standar untuk XML. Penelitian ini bertujuan membuat suatu mesin query bernama XQEngine yang mampu memproses dan mengeksekusi bahasa XQuery. Tidak semua fitur bahasa XQuery akan didukung. Ada beberapa bagian dari bahasa XQuery yang tidak diimplementasikan. Ada pula bagian yang diimplementasikan dengan mengalami penyesuaian. Walaupun XQEngine tidak mendukung semua fitur bahasa XQuery, namun dari uji analisa kasus penggunaan, dapat dilihat bahwa XQEngine mampu menangani jenis-jenis query yang esensial. XQEngine dibangun menggunakan C++Builder� dengan platform Windows�. Versi awal dibangun pada platform Linux dengan bahasa pemrograman Java�.Kata Kunci : XML, mesin query, XQuery, XQEngine
SIMULASI PEMODELAN SISTEM LAYANAN GFR BERBASIS LOGIKA FUZZY PADA BUFFER SWITCH DI JARINGAN ATM
Authors: Munadi Rendy , Sardy Sar , Gunawan Dadang
Published: January 2019

Paper ini membahasan mekanisme pengendalian manajemen buffer dalam mengimplementasikan layanan Guaranteed Frame Rate (GFR) pada Jaringan ATM berbasis logika fuzzy yang dikenal sebagai Fuzzy Fair Buffer Allocation (FFBA). Mekanisme ini lebih fleksibel, mudah diimplementasikan dan memproses penerimaan, pengalokasian dan pembuangan sel yang masuk pada buffer sesuai sifat First Input First Output (FIFO), serta menjamin Minimum Cell Rate (MCR) bagi trafik TCP/IP di jaringan ATM. Sebagai parameter dalam simulasi ini, seperti ukuran buffer sisa dan jumlah sel terkirim yang mampu menunjukkan bahwa FFBA memberikan jaminan MCR, total throughput sistem yang lebih dari penggunaan mekanisme konvensional dan maksimum buffer occupancy, dapat dicapai dengan meningkatnya beban trafik prioritas tinggi.Kata kunci: layanan GFR, TCP/IP, Fuzzy Fair Buffer Allocation (FFBA), switch ATM
KINERJA SISTEM CHAOTIC DIGITAL CDMA DENGAN MODULASI QUADRATURE CHAOTIC SHIFT KEYING
Authors: Permadi Asep , Suwastio Hadi , Suyatno Suyatno
Published: January 2019

Salah satu definisi chaos adalah �sebuah keteraturan tanpa periodisitas�[10]. Salah satu sifat dari chaos adalah unpredictable atau tidak dapat di prediksi. Salah satu dari aplikasi chaos ini adalah digunakannya sinyal chaos pada teknik spreading code pada CDMA. Dengan teknik ini diharapkan tingkat keamanan dari sinyal informasi yang di tebar menjadi lebih tinggi. Teknik spreading code dengan menggunakan chaos ini sering disebut (CD)2MA atau Chaotic Digital Code Divission Multiple Access. Penelitian yang sudah dilakukan adalah teknik (CD)2MA dan dimodulasikan dengan menggunakan teknik modulasi VMSK (Very Minimum Phase Shift-Keying) yang mempunyai efisiensi bandwidth cukup efektif, namun proses demodulasinya sangat sulit sebab harus mengunakan filter kristal dengan delay group yang besar. Penelitian ini akan mencoba menggabungkan sistem (CD)2MA dan memodulasikannya dengan QCSK (Quadrature Chaotic Shift Keying). Dasar pemikiran QCSK adalah modulasi QPSK yang mempunyai performansi hampir sama dengan BPSK tetapi mempunyai efisiensi BW yang lebih baik. QCSK mempunyai efisiensi Bandwidth yang lebih baik yaitu setengah dari sistem DCSK. Hal ini diharapkan dapat mengimbangi sistem (CD)2MA yang menghasilkan lebar bandwidth yang cukup lebar.Hasil yang diharapkan adalah performansi dan efisiensi bandwidth sistem lebih baik atau sama dengan performansi yang dihasilkan dari sistem (CD)2MA yang dimodulasikan dengan modulasi VMSK.Kata kunci: Chaos, (CD)2MA, QCSK, VMSK, MAI, Processing Gain
THE EFL STUDENTS� REACTION IN ENGLISH TEACHING MATERIALS: AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER REPRESENTATION IN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK
Authors: Hendriwanto .
Published: January 2019

The role of teaching materials plays major contribution to the language development. The published materials bridge the content and the practice in the classroom. From the analysis it was found 25 images which represented the gender role in which man dominated in all chapters. The representative of image in the textbook employed the role of social background of what student perceived in the course book. The students perceived that the three images could represent their want. However, most images did not show students� daily activities. In addition, the findings showed that students� responses to the images in the textbooks had controversy related to the role of man and woman in the reality. Keywords: gender analysis, teaching materials, textbook analysis
THE USE OF TEACHERS� QUESTIONING STRATEGIES TO STIMULATE STUDENTS� CRITICAL LITERACY: A CASE OF TWO ENGLISH LECTURERS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Aimah Siti , Purwanto Bambang
Published: January 2019

To create an effective teaching, teachers should consider the use of questioning strategies to not only elicit students� attention, but also stimulate their critical literacy. This study aims to know the use of questioning strategies used by the English lecturers in the classrooms. An in-depth research was done to provide the information dealing with the reasons of using the questioning strategies and the questioning strategies used to stimulate students� critical literacy. A case study was carried out by involving two English lecturers of Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Indonesia. Both of them taught the second semester students in Reading class and Language Testing class in the Academic Year of 2017/2018. Data were collected through video-recordings and interview with both lecturers. The findings showed that both lecturers used question-planning strategies and question-controlling strategies as proposed by Xuerong (2012) and Walsh (2011). To stimulate the students� critical literacy, open-referential questions and follow-up questions were posed to encourage them to be more critical. Wait-time given by the lecturers also helped the students answered the questions, and their questions were more accurate, elaborate, and reasonable.Keywords: critical literacy; effective teaching; question-controlling strategies; question-planning strategies; teachers questioning strategies.
THE STUDENTS� ACHIEVEMENT IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH SONG USING SMULE APPLICATION
Authors: Khoiriyah Himatul , Waris Ahmad Mustamir , Juhansar Juhansar
Published: January 2019

The development of science and technology forces academics to be more creative in the teaching- learning process to achieve a better quality of education. Smule application as a part of science and technology development should be used effectively and creatively as a tool in that process especially in English education field. Therefore, this research aims at describing the students� achievement in pronouncing English song using Smule application and finding out the factors influencing students� achievement in pronouncing English song using Smule application. This research used quantitative data with descriptive statistical approach. The data were collected through English pronunciation test and questionnaire. The English pronunciation test was used to collect the data related to students� English pronunciation achievement and the questionnaire was used to find out the factors influencing students� English pronunciation achievement. The results showed that the mean score of students� achievement in pronouncing English song using Smule application was 3.81 or almost good. It was influenced by the low frequency in practicing pronunciation, the difficulty to balance singing karaoke and music instruments on fast song tempo, and the lack of using Smule application to sing karaoke.Keywords: achievement; English song; pronunciation; smule application; university students.
Peranan permainan tradisional dalam mengembangkan kemampuan matematika anak usia sekolah dasar
Authors: Siregar Nurdiana , Lestari Wiwiek
Published: January 2019

Math is never separated from the activities of life, not least the traditional game. The study aims to 1) describe the types of traditional games related to mathematical activities, 2) examine the role of traditional children's games in the practice of numeracy skills, and 3) examine the role of traditional children's games in introducing flat shape to children in Hamparan Perak Village. This study used a qualitative approach that the data obtained were analyzed descriptively. The subjects of this study are elementary school children (SD) who are domiciled in Hamparan Perak Village. Data collection techniques are observation, interview, and documentation. The results of the research are: 1) traditional game types that have the mathematical activities of traditional games, complexes, marbles and rocks, 2) traditional games to train children to count, recognize numbers, and numeracy skills such as addition and multiplication, 3) traditional games making children will be lines, rectangles, rectangles, and triangles.
Kemampuan mahasiswa calon guru matematika dalam pemecahan masalah pembuktian teorema geometri
Authors: Masfingatin Titin , Murtafiah Wasilatul , Krisdiana Ika
Published: January 2019

Pemecahan masalah sangat diperlukan baik dalam proses pembelajaran maupun dalam kehidupan. Pemecahan masalah membutuhkan suatu kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi. Khususnya dalam geometri pemecahan masalah yang sering dihadapkan adalah masalah pembuktian. Melalui pembuktian selain mengetahui kebenaran suatu teorema juga dapat mengasah kemampuan berpikir logis mahasiswa. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan pemecahan masalah pembuktian geometri oleh mahasiswa calon guru matematika Universitas PGRI Madiun. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dengan subjek penelitian sebanyak 2 mahasiswa berkemampuan akademik tinggi dan rendah yang melakukan pembuktian teorema geometri berdasarkan langkah-langkah pemecahan masalah Polya. Hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa kemampuan pemecahan masalah pembuktian geometri mahasiswa berkemampuan tinggi dalam setiap tahap pemecahan masalah adalah mahasiswa mampu menentukan hipotesis dan kesimpulan dengan bahasa matematis sendiri, mengaitkan dan menggunakan definisi, postulat dan teorema yang telah dibuktikan sebelumnya untuk menyusun pembuktian yang logis disertai visualisasi. Mahasiswa berkemampuan tinggi mampu menyusun metode pembuktian yang berbeda dari yang telah dilakukan. Mahasiswa dengan kemampuan rendah belum mampu merumuskan kesimpulan dengan bahasa matematika sendiri dan belum mampu membuat hubungan antar definisi, postulat dan teorema sehingga belum mampu menyusun pembuktian yang logis. Mahasiswa dengan kemampuan rendah belum mampu menyusun pembuktian yang berbeda dari yang telah dilakukan. Berkaitan dengan kemampuan pemecahan masalah ditemukan factor yang sangat mempengaruhi kemampuan pemecahan masalah mahasiswa yaitu kemandirian belajar (self regulated learning).
Using Learning Analytics to Improve Students’ Reading Skills: A case study in an American International School with EAL Students
Authors: Aristizábal Jorge Alexander
Published: January 2019

This paper shows how an American International School in Vietnam has been using data and Learning Analytics to learn about students learning from their assessment data and how to use these data to improve, among other areas, the reading skills of their mostly EAL student population. The source of data comes primarily from a Computer Adaptive Testing platform, commonly known as the MAP Growth test, which provides information about Math and Reading skills for each particular student.
The data provided is transformed and presented to educational stakeholders through visualizations created in a specialized software in order to dig into the data and answer the pedagogical questions emerged from teachers and administrators. This process involves a new field know and Learning Analytics and Visual Data Mining in order to find new information not usually evident in school datasets. The results indicate that when teachers identify specific strengths and areas for improvement get into a reflective process that end up in actions plans for overall school and student learning improvement. In addition, learning analytics proves itself to be an effective way to understand what students learn and engage in actions to improve the conditions where learning happens.
O Mapeamento Colaborativo: seu surgimento, suas características e o funcionamento das plataformas (Collaborative Mapping: its emergence, characteristics and how does it work)
Authors: Bravo João Vitor Meza , Sluter Claudia Robbi
Published: January 2019

O Mapeamento Colaborativo é um contexto de uso dos mapas que se desenvolveu em função do surgimento da Web 2.0. O desenvolvimento das tecnologias da informação mediante o contexto da Web 2.0, possibilitou que indivíduos sem educação formal em Cartografia usassem e produzissem geoinformação. Para se compreender este novo contexto de uso dos mapas é necessário que se apresente e discuta os conceitos, características e tecnologias que orbitam a temática do mapeamento colaborativo. Nesse sentido, este artigo foi proposto com a intenção de se apresentar uma revisão conceitual sobre o atual estágio em que se encontram as discussões acadêmicas sobre a temática do mapeamento colaborativo. Com este artigo oportuniza-se reflexões que podem gerar pesquisas científicas neste campo do conhecimento.   A B S T R A C TCollaborative mapping is a new map use context, developed under the Web 2.0 technological structure. Specifically, the Collaborative Mapping applications have enabled individuals without education in Cartography and GIS to use and produce geoinformation. Consequently, it is necessary to discuss the concepts, the characteristics, and the technologies surrounding this new map use context, to comprehend its dynamics and to visualize research opportunities. In this paper we have presented a conceptual review about the Collaborative Mapping subject, its emergence, characteristics, and how does it work, hoping to provide insights into the research opportunities, as well as, to give a conceptual background for the other researchers whose interest lies upon this topic.Keywords: Collaborative Mapping, VGI, Web 2.0, Review.
Balanço Hídrico na Bacia Amazônica Brasileira (Water Balance in the Brazilian Amazon Basin)
Authors: Coutinho Eliane de Castro , Rocha Edson José Paulino da , Lima Aline Maria Meiguins , Ribeiro Hebe Morganne Campos , Gutierrez Lucy Anne Cardoso Lobão , Barbosa Ana Júlia Soares , Paes Gleicy Karen Abdon Alves , Bispo Carlos José Capela , Tavares Paulo Amador
Published: January 2019

O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar o balanço hídrico na Bacia Amazônica Brasileira no período de 1982-2012; determinando a vazão referência de cada sub-bacia; determinando a influência dos fenômenos El Niño e La Niña no balanço hídrico; além das diferenças desse balanço ocorridas entre as sub-bacias da margem esquerda e margem direita. A importância desse estudo deve-se ao fato que a Região Amazônia comporta a maior florestal tropical e a maior bacia hidrográfica do mundo, suprindo as necessidades de umidade do resto do pais. Contudo o desmatamento da floresta e a ocorrência de eventos extremos de precipitação modificam o ciclo hidrológico, interferindo na precipitação, vazão e evaporação. Nesse estudo foram utilizadas 224 estações pluviométricas e a vazão de referência em 8 sub-bacias, do rio Solimões, Negro, Trombetas, Jari, Purus, Madeira, Tapajós e Xingu. Assim este estudo encontrou resultados importantes, onde a taxa de evaporação a partir da precipitação teve valores entre 58 e 62% entre as calhas sul e norte, respectivamente, além disso em média a evaporação teve uma tendência positiva ao longo do período estudado mostrando que durante o El Niño essa taxa é maior na margem esquerda e menor na margem direita. A B S T R A C T The present work aimed at studying the water balance in the Brazilian Amazon Basin in the period from 1982 to 2012; by determining the reference flow of each sub-basin; by determining the influence of El Niño and La Niña phenomena in the water balance; as well as the differences of this balance that occurred between the sub-basins of the left and right banks. The importance of this study is due to the fact that the Region Amazon houses the largest tropical forest and the largest river basin in the world, supplying the humidity needs of the rest of the country. However, deforestation and the occurrence of extreme events of precipitation change the hydrological cycle, affecting the precipitation, flow and evaporation. In this study, 222 rain stations were utilized, as well as the reference flow of 8 sub-basins of rivers Solimoes, Negro, Trombetas, Jari, Purus, Madeira, Tapajós and Xingu. Thus, this study found significant results, where the rate of evaporation resulting from precipitation had values between 58% and 62% between the northern and southern channels, respectively. Moreover, on average, evaporation had a positive tendency over the studied period showing that during El Niño, this rate is higher in the northern channel and lower in the southern rail.Key words: extreme events, precipitation, flow and evaporation.
Electronic textbooks: analysis of proposals and experience of introtaction in educational practice
Authors: Antokhova Alina
Published: January 2019

The question of ensuring an equal access to quality education is highly radicalized during the period of rapid technological development. An introduction of electronic educational resources in educational process, electronic textbooks, in particular, is one way of addressing the above problem. The article includes an analysis of foreign experience in using of electronic textbooks. It was defined the benefits and risks in the use of electronic textbooks, requirements to them. The article also gives an overview of the needed support of classrooms which for today are testing the mentioned textbooks within the experiment of introduction of electronic textbook as well as it analysis the draft of the plan of realization of this experiment. The role of interactive textbooks in modernizing education is also stated in the article. Since an electronic textbook is currently in a phase of formation in Ukraine, a comparative analysis of proposals by different publishers was carried out in the article. The range of multimedia textbooks which can be found on the following platforms: MozaWeb and Rozumniki, namely, Я досліджую світ (eng. I Investigate the World) (1st form), Art (1st form), Nature study (5th form), World History (5th form) were analysed to determine whether they fulfill the conditions of the curriculum, the demands of NUS, the Order about electronic textbook (from 2nd May 2018), the Education Act. The possibilities for future experimental work were defined in the article.
Future teachers training of using the phototherapy by digital technologies
Authors: Kulimova Yuliia
Published: January 2019

The article actualizes the problems of professional pedagogical education, in particular, the problem of using the information and communication technologies in the process of mastering students of pedagogical universities the phototherapeutic technologies. The author identifies the main functions of phototherapy in the conditions of the modern information environment (transfer of thoughts and memories, expansion of social connections, improvement of skills of self-understanding and self-expression, provision of role development and transformation, construction of socio-psychological identity) on the basis of the analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature. Solved the content and features of the process of using various phototherapeutic technologies ("work with polarities", "creation of a portrait", "conversation", "photodiary" etc.) in the process of the future teachers professional training. Highlighted the main tasks of the implementation of phototherapy: actualization of emotional development, enhancement of educational motivation, development of digital competence and skills of interpersonal interaction, creative self-expression and others. The article presents the results of the questionnaire for students of the specialties "Primary Education", "Preschool Education", "Choreographic Education" and "Social Work" on the needs of phototherapy using digital technologies in the modern educational environment of pedagogical higher establishment. Characterized the ways of implementation the phototherapeutic technologies with the help of digital applications (Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Corel Photo-Paint, CorelDRAW, Google Drive, Google Slides, Prezi, Live Picture, PowerPoint, Quik etc). Considered the possibilities of using virtual social services for the purpose of effective organization of the educational process, outlined the ways of application of virtual social services for the development of phototherapeutic competence of future teachers.
Google scholar as an instrument for monitoring professional development of higher education institute
Authors: Familyarskaya Larissa
Published: January 2019

The article describes the influence of globalization and informatization of public life on the transformation of the educational and scientific spheres. The necessity of continuous monitoring of the effectiveness of scientific activity, which can be evaluated using both qualitative and quantitative indicators, has been identified. Their analytical work on the publishing activity of teachers of the higher education institution determines the actual directions of development of scientific research. The normative-legal framework on the system of criteria for evaluating the scientific achievements of the institution of higher education, methodical approaches to the analysis of the changes effectiveness in the professional activity of scientific and pedagogical workers is described. The possibilities of using Google Scholar as a teacher of a higher education institution, in particular postgraduate, as an open science-computer database and a tool for generalizing professional development of a scientist are considered. The peculiarities of the citation index of the scientists publications are described, which is a scientific metric that is currently used to assess the effectiveness of the scientific workers activities and university instructors, and to set up the profile of a scientist in the system under consideration. It was found that analytical work and generalization of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the scientific results and pedagogical activity can reveal a general assessment of the scientific activity effectiveness of individual scholars, departments, faculties, as a whole institution of higher education. The level of use analysis on the possibilities of Google Scholar in the practice of teachers in higher education institutions and assessment of their publishing activity by scientific and pedagogical workers by means of scientometric indicators based on the citation system Google Scholar. The perspective directions of scientific activity are characterized.
Computational thinking as a modern educational trend
Authors: Tykhonova Tetiana , Koshkina Hanna
Published: January 2019

In the article, the authors consider the essence of the concept of "computational thinking" as an actual contemporary trend in foreign education. The relevance, theoretical significance of the notion of computational thinking, is substantiated, various approaches to the definition of its essence are described. The operational definition of computational thinking for 12-year secondary education is presented. Author's definition of computational thinking is given as the intellectual ability of a person to solve complex problems by constructing systems and processes that can be implemented using computers. The main components of computational thinking are described: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms. The authors emphasize that computational thinking is inherent primarily to programmers, but with the development of computers and their use in all areas of human life, this kind of thinking becomes a universal ability, necessary for anyone to succeed in a digital society. Computational thinking is closely linked to procedural, algorithmic, structural and critical thinking, and contains these types of thinking. The necessity of forming computational thinking of pupils during learning various school subjects is substantiated. The experience of improving the skills of teachers in the formation and development of computational thinking of pupils is described. It is concluded that the introduction of methods and means of forming computational thinking in the educational process requires a large-scale continuous professional training of teachers and new pedagogical approaches.