bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pemanfaatan Video Animasi dalam Pembelajaran Matematika di Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Warmi Attin , Adirakasiwi Alpha Galih , Hidayati Nita , Roesdiana Lessa
Published: October 2024

ABSTRACTCommunity service with the theme of utilizing animated videos is motivated by the lack of utilization of media that can be used as support for learning. Animated video is one of the media that should be used by school teachers in learning, especially math learning. Low student interest in learning is partly due to the absence of interesting media in learning activities at school. The purpose of this Abdimas activity is to introduce to students that learning can use media in the form of animated videos which are like watching a movie but the content of the movie is a subject matter. This Abdimas activity was carried out at Sungaibuntu II Elementary School, Pedes District, Karawang Regency on October 9, 2023. The animated videos used in this Abdimas activity are in the form of mathematics materials such as the introduction of flat shapes, arithmetic about gross, tare and netto. The results obtained from this Abdimas activity are that students feel happy to learn with this animated video and all students can understand well, this can be seen when at the end of the video, students can recount the material that has been listened to. Schools feel happy with this activity and as a motivation for teachers to make interesting media for learning both math and other subjects. Keywords: Learning media, animated video  ABSTRAKPengabdian kepada masyarakat dengan pengambilan tema pemanfaatan video animasi ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kurangnya pemanfaatan media yang bisa digunakan sebagai penunjang untuk pembelajaran. Video animasi merupakan salah satu media yang seharusnya bisa digunakan oleh guru sekolah dalam pembelajaran khususnya pembelajaran matematika. Minat belajar siswa yang rendah salah satunya dikarenakan tidak adanya media yang menarik di dalam kegiatan pembelajaran di sekolah. Tujuan dari kegiatan Abdimas ini adalah untuk memperkenalkan kepada siswa bahwa untuk belajar itu bisa menggunakan media berupa video animasi yang mana seperti menonton film tetapi isi dari filmnya tersebut sebuah materi pelajaran. Kegiatan Abdimas ini dilaksanakan di SD Sungaibuntu II Kecamatan Pedes Kabupaten Karawang pada tanggal 9 Oktober 2023. Video animasi yang digunakan dalam kegiatan Abdimas ini yaitu berupa materi-materi matematika seperti pengenalan bangun datar, aritmatika soaial tentang bruto, tara dan netto. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan Abdimas ini yaitu siswa merasa senang belajar dengan video animasi ini dan semua siswa bisa paham dengan baik, ini terlihat ketika di akhir video, siswa bisa mencerikatan kembali materi yang telah disimak. Sekolah merasa senang dengan adanya kegiatan ini dan sebagai motivasi untuk para guru untuk membuat media yang menarik untuk pembelajaran baik matematika maupun pelajaran lainnya. Keywords: Media pembelajaran, video animasi
Penerapan Pendidikan Budaya 5S (SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU, DAN SHINTSUKE) untuk Meningkatkan Produktivitas Karyawan di PT PAL Indonesia
Authors: Supardi Supardi
Published: October 2024

Abstract: Productivity is a comparison between the results achieved with the overall resources used. The factor that greatly influences employee work productivity is work culture education. Work culture education that must be implemented properly and correctly at PT PAL Indonesia is 5S cultural education (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, and Shitsuke). This study aims to determine the effect of 5S cultural education on PT PAL Indonesia's employee productivity. The method in this study used explanatory research, with a total population and sample of 35 employees of the HC Development division. The data source in this study is primary data with data collection techniques using questionnaires. The data analysis used was instrument test, classical assumption test, descriptive analysis, and simple regression analysis. The results showed that 5S cultural education had a significant positive effect on employee productivity at PT PAL Indonesia by 63.9%. Abstrak: Produktivitas merupakan perbandingan antara hasil yang dicapai dengan keseluruhan sumber daya yang digunakan. Faktor yang sangat mempengaruhi produktivitas kerja karyawan yakni pendidikan budaya kerja. Pendidikan budaya kerja yang harus diterapkan secara baik dan benar di PT PAL Indonesia yakni pendidikan budaya 5S (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, dan Shitsuke). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan budaya 5S terhadap produktivitas karyawan PT PAL Indonesia. Metode dalam penelitian ini menggunakan explanatory research, dengan jumlah populasi dan sampel sebanyak 35 orang karyawan divisi HC Development. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Analisis data yang digunakan yakni uji instrumen, uji asumsi klasik, analisis deskriptif, dan analisis regresi sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan budaya 5S berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap produktivitas karyawan di PT PAL Indonesia sebesar 63,9%.
RC4 (Reading, Constructing, Collecting, Changing, Concluding) Learning Model to Enhance Students’ Scientific Literacy Skills: Is It Effective?
Authors: Kusumawardani Fersty Isna , Indrawati Indrawati , Putra Pramudya Dwi Aristya
Published: October 2024

Abstract: This study aims to identify the level of effectiveness of the application of the RC4 learning model on students' scientific literacy skills in science learning at junior high school. The participants involved in the present research consisted of 30 students from 7B class at SMP Negeri 1 Jember, East Java, Indonesia. The current research employed One Group with Pre-Test and Post-Test Research Design. Two trial sessions on Environmental Pollution and the Solar System material were administered. Data obtained from students' scientific literacy tests were analyzed using the Normalize Gain (N-Gain) formulation. The average N-Gain value in the small group trial showed a result of 0.53 and in the large group trial, it showed a result of 0.54. It can be concluded that the level of effectiveness of applying the RC4 learning model to students' scientific literacy skills was in the moderate category. Keywords: Scientific literacy, learning model, natural science, junior high school.  Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi tingkat keefektifan penerapan RC4 terhadap kemampuan literasi sains siswa pada pembelajaran IPA di SMP. Subjek pada penelitian ini terdiri dari 30 orang siswa kelas 7B di SMP Negeri 1 Jember, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah One Group with Pre-Test and Post-Test Research Design, dengan dua sesi uji coba pada materi Pencemaran Lingkungan dan Sistem Tata Surya. Kemudian data hasil literasi sains siswa dianalisis menggunakan formulasi Normalize Gain (N-Gain). Nilai rerata N-Gain pada uji coba kelompok kecil menunjukkan nilai sebesar 0,53 dan pada uji coba kelompok besar menunjukkan nilai sebesar 0.54. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tingkat keefektifan penerapan model pembelajaran RC4 terhadap kemampuan literasi sains siswa termasuk dalam kategori keefektifan sedang. Keywords: literasi sains, model pembelajaran, ipa, sekolah menengah pertama.
Application of Organizational Culture Education, Employee Engagement, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior to the Performance of Bank Mandiri Employees
Authors: Supardi Supardi
Published: October 2024

Human resources development in an organization has a strategic influence and role in determining progress and optimizing performance improvements which will have an impact on the survival of the organization. This research aims to test and analyze the application of organizational culture education, employee engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior to the performance of Bank Mandiri KCP Jakarta Muara Karang Dalam employees. The type of research used is explanatory research to explain the influence of one variable on another. The sampling technique used saturated sampling with a sample size of 32 employees. Data analysis includes descriptive analysis, instrument tests, classical assumption tests, and multiple linear regression analysis. The research results show that organizational culture education, employee engagement, and organizational citizenship behavior have a significant effect on the performance of Bank Mandiri employees, both simultaneously and partially. The contribution of the influence of the three independent variables to the performance of Bank Mandiri KCP Jakarta Muara Karang Dalam employees is 67.8%.
Examining Teaching Reading Using Local Culture-Based Pictorial Narrative Texts: A Case Study to Secondary School Students
Authors: Fauzi Iwan , Asi Natalina , Saman Tampung N. , Karani Elanneri , Luardini Maria Arina , Ngabut Mary Novary
Published: October 2024

The local culture integration in foreign language (FL) reading classroom can help learners understanding text more easily and quickly. This research took 37 secondary school students in the junior level (11 males & 26 females) as the sample. The quantitative research method was used with a case-study research design. There were three research objectives focused in this study: (1) the influence of local culture-based pictorial narrative texts on students' reading comprehension; (2) the correlation between students' perceptions of integrating local culture into the development of reading materials and students' reading comprehension; and (3) the difference of problems faced by students in understanding pictorial narrative texts in terms of purpose of the story, characters in the story, orientation, complications, and resolution of the story. The results showed that local culture-based pictorial narratives had a significant effect on students' reading comprehension, and were positively correlated to each other. In addition, students do not have discrepancy in terms of problems encountered when understanding the narratives such as the purpose of the story, characters in the story, orientation, complication, and resolution of the story.
Meaning Relations in the Novel Harga sebuah percaya by Tere Liye, How to Integrate Semantic Learning in University?
Authors: Widyaningrum Heny Kusuma , Hasanudin Cahyo , Pratiwi Cerianing Putri , Mobo Froilan D.
Published: October 2024

Meaning relations are semantic connections or connections between words, phrases, or concepts that appear in a text. The aim of this research is to describe the types of meaning relaxation in the novel Harga a Confidence by Tere Liye and to integrate it into semantic learning in higher education. This research uses a descriptive method. The data for this research are quotations from sentences in the novel Harga a Confidence by Tere Liye which contain meaning relationships, documentation and interviews. The research procedure uses six steps. The data analysis technique uses six analysis steps. The conclusions of this research are 1) Tere Liye's novel Harga a Confidence found the types of meaning relations of epizeuksis repetition, synonyms, antonyms, equivalence (equivalence of words), and collocations (comparison of words), and 2) forms of integration in semantic learning in higher education can be carried out through 9 steps, namely (1) Identifying the Concept of Meaning Relations, (2) Preparing Learning Modules, (3) Linking it to Semantic Concepts in General, (4) Introduction to Case Studies, (5) Active Learning, (6) Text Analysis Tasks, (7) Reflective Discussion, (8) Presentation of Results, (9) Evaluation.
Development of Fable Text Teaching Materials Based on Local Wisdom Values ​​for Middle School Students in Pematangsiantar for Indonesian Language Learning
Authors: Saragih Victorya Dumaris , Lubis Malan , Masniari Surya
Published: October 2024

The availability of teaching materials for tale texts including local wisdom remains restricted. This study intends to develop alternative teaching resources for character education through the use of learning technology. This is a development research project that will take place at SMP Negeri 4 Pematangsiantar City from January to May 2024. The study was carried out in stages, beginning with an analysis of the need for teaching materials with an educational component, followed by the collection, selection, and analysis of fable texts from the students' cultural surroundings that are suited to their psychological development. Data were gathered through interviews, observations, and document analysis. The data's validity is determined through expert examination. Data were analysed by content analysis. The research findings indicate that fable texts incorporating local wisdom might be employed as educational characters. Visually presenting open resources improves the function of character education for students
The Use of Teacher’s Observation for Assessing Students’ English Performance in CLIL
Authors: Muktamir Muktamir , Rohmah Ima Isnaini Taufiqur
Published: October 2024

Abstract : Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an educational approach that can be mutually beneficial for both content and language subjects. Many researchers had researched the field of CLIL implementation and assessment but specifically, researching teacher’s observation assessment in the CLIL classroom context in Indonesia is rarely investigated. The study was aimed to investigate the teaher’s observation assessment. This research was conducted through case study. The instruments to collect data were observation sheet, interview guide, and also documentation. The findings revealed that in conducting teacher’s observation assessment, the teacher was used some techniques: questioning, probing, and small group interactions. The research suggested that the teacher have to provide the students with information about the students can do with the language assessment to improve their awareness of the assessment in CLIL especially English performance assessment which integrated into content assessment and convey explicit assessment information to parents as well.Keyword: Assessment, CLIL, English performance, Teacher’s observation.Abstrak : CLIL adalah pendekatan pembelajaran yang memberi manfaat ganda, baik untuk pemahaman sebuah matapelajaran dan penguasaan Bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa pengantarnya. Telah banyak peneliti melakukan penelitian dengan topik penerapan pembelajaran dan penilaian pada kelas CLIL, namun penelitian yang berfokus pada penilaian melalui observasi pada kelas CLIL di Indonesia belum pernah dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi praktek penilaian kecakapan bahasa Inggris para siswa melalui obesrvasi. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan mengadopsi metode studi kasus. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk pengumpulan data adalah, lembar observasi, pedoman wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam menilai kecakapan Bahasa Inggris siswa mellaui observasi, guru melaksanakannya melalui bertanya, investigasi (probing), dan interactive dalam kelompok-kelompok kecil. Penelitian ini menyarankan bahwa Para guru perlu membekali para siswa informasi tentang apa yang harus mereka persiapkan dalam penilaian kecakapan bahasa Inggris yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman para siswa tentang penilaian pada kelas CLIL khususnya penilaian kecakapan bahasa Inggris yang diintegrasikan pada penilaian matapelajaran serta menyampaikan secara terbuka informasi penilaian kepada orang tua siswa.Kata kunci: CLIL, kecakapan bahasa Inggris, observasi guru, penilaian.
Self-sealing cementitious materials by utilizing superabsorbent polymers
Authors:   Forensic Structural Engineering Division, School of Engineering and Technology, National Forensic, Sciences University, Gandhinagar Gujarat, India, Alkarawi Rasha Jasim , Vakil Merool ,   Forensic Structural Engineering Division, School of Engineering and Technology, National Forensic, Sciences University, Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
Published: October 2024

A current direction in scientific research is the search for technological solutions that provide high reliability for building materials. Incorporating self-sealing agents during the design phase makes concrete more eco-friendly by reducing the maintenance processes and extending concrete's lifespan which leads to reducing the need to produce cement causing a lot of CO2 emissions. As a consequence, this investigation describes an attempt to assess the performance of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) as a self-sealing agent. In the experimental work, two different particle sizes were taken into consideration, SAP1 (425–600μm) and SAP2 (> 600 μm) and for preparing SAP-based concrete and the ratio of SAP was (0.3% wt of cement) with water/ cement (0.4). The regular test was performed for compressive strength at the age of 28 days and the pre-crack phase to generate the initial crack started after 28 days. Two series of sealing periods Cy4th and Cy10th under wet-dry cycles were taken to promote the sealing process. The DZM (Digital Zoom Microscope) system for microscopic analysis was used to detect the self-sealing phenomenon and the width of the sealing on the concrete cracks' surface by using specialist software (image process). The outcomes demonstrated that there was a positive effect of using SAP as a sealing agent, depending on particle size the SAP2 healed the crack up to 0.15mm and the percentage of partially sealing at Cy4th was 64% compared to the other mixes.
“And Oil out of the Flinty Rock” (Deut 32:13)
Authors: Abadi Omri Y. , Spiezer Yosef
Published: October 2024

Olive press caves are widespread in the archaeology of Judea but have not received due attention. This paper provides an integrative analysis of the caves and explains their use in oil production. The phenomenon has clear geographic and chronological parameters as a feature of early Roman period Judean settlement. This article proposes that olive press caves represent ethnically-bounded practices identified with Jewish society and are linked to production of ritually pure oil for temple rites and pilgrimage festivals in Jerusalem. It is argued that their architectural layout helped to maximize the ability to supervise, monitor and control the purity of workers.
Antropofagia, neomedievalismo y carnavales en las fiestas de Pirenópolis y Santo Amaro de Campos: un estudio comparativo para descolonizar las cavalhadas
Authors: Oliveira Amaral Clínio de
Published: October 2024

Este artículo presenta un análisis comparativo entre las festividades de Santo Amaro de Campos, comarca del municipio de Campos dos Goytacazes, en el interior del estado de Río de Janeiro, y Pirenópolis, en el interior del estado de Goiás. Desde un punto de vista teórico, optamos por analizarlos como una manifestación de antropofagia cultural, entendida como una práctica decolonial y como una manifestación neomedieval. En este artículo defendemos la hipótesis de que estas cavalhadas son resultado de la forma en que se redefinió la Edad Media en Brasil, que dio lugar a manifestaciones culturales y religiosas carnavalizadas e hiperbolizadas, las cuales no pueden entenderse como una herencia medieval, sino como algo específico de la cultura brasileña. Finalmente, se demostrará cómo en los casos de las dos festividades sólo se puede lograr una comprensión de estos fenómenos culturales si se consideran sus contextos locales.
El feminismo en la literatura infantil actual: análisis de Daniela Pirata de Susanna Isern
Authors: Arroyo Martínez Laura
Published: October 2024

En las últimas décadas, ha surgido un gran interés en el estudio, desde diversos campos de investigación, de la literatura infantil y juvenil. Esta realidad es satisfactoria, pero todavía queda mucho por hacer, principalmente en el estudio de la obra de autores y textos determinados. La presente investigación se centra en la obra de la escritora catalana Sussana Isern y, concretamente, en la colección de álbumes ilustrados Daniela pirata. El estudio se centrará en abordar los valores feministas que se presentan en la obra y en cómo se desarrollan.
Investigating the L3 lexical semantics access for Chinese-English-Russian trilingual
Authors:   Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Tiande Huang , Wanyi Zhao ,   Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Mingming Zheng ,   Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Hengshuang Liu ,   Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Published: October 2024

This study aims at identifying Russian lexical semantic access for Chinese-English- Russian trilinguals using cross-language visual-modal priming paradigm programed in Psycho Py and Brain Island. Twenty-two university freshmen in China who major in Russian participated in this study. This study examined the roles of L1 Chinese and L2 English in L3 Russian lexical semantic access for Chinese-English-Russian trilinguals. The findings are conducive to the Russian L2/L3 teaching.
MENYINGKAP IMPLEMENTASI DAN DAMPAK MODEL NEO-WEBERIAN STATE DALAM REVOLUSI BIROKRASI INTERNATIONAL
Authors: Umpain Siti Hatijah , Wardiyanto Bintoro
Published: October 2024

This research uses a literature review (SLR) study to investigate the application of the Neo-Weberian State (NWS) model in global bureaucratic reform, with an emphasis on economic, social and health issues. This research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the implementation of NWS, critically evaluate its success and provide recommendations for developing government governance and community services. This research applies a five-stage approach by Transfield to review the literature on the implementation of the Neo-Weberian State (NWS) over the past few decades. This review combines results from qualitative and quantitative research that has been published between 2021-2024 in various European countries. The results show that the Neo Weberian State (NWS) can increase efficiency in public services and overcome global challenges, despite facing internal obstacles, limited resources, complex regulations, and shortcomings in accountability and transparency. This research emphasizes the importance of adaptation according to context, capacity building, simpler deregulation, and strict supervision to ensure the effectiveness of the Neo Weberian State (NWS). The participation of government, civil society and the private sector is considered very important in creating new and creative public service solutions. This research outlines how the Neo-Weberian State (NWS) model faces broad challenges in carrying out bureaucratic reform. The NWS improves the quality of public services, addresses internal constraints, and emphasizes contextual adaptation, capacity building, modest deregulation, and strict supervision, which are critical to governance and public services. Although it provides a solution for solving problems in the current era of revolution, additional research is still needed to fully understand its impact and design more effective implementation models.
Using XGBoost Techniques to explore predictors of self-management competencies in general high schoo
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Shin Yunbeom , Won Hyoheon
Published: October 2024

This study aimed to provide meaningful implications by systematically analyzing variables that predict the self-management capabilities of general high school students using machine learning techniques. This analysis is particularly relevant given the growing emphasis on learner identity in global education. First, to predict the self-management capabilities of these students, eight machine learning regression models—Linear Regression, SVR, KNN, GBM, Bagging Regressor, Decision Tree, Random Forest, and XGBoost—were compared. XGBoost was identified as the most effective model, demonstrating low errors and high explanatory power. Next, the selected XGBoost model was applied to analyze the importance of variables in predicting self-management competency, using the Gain value as the evaluation criterion. It was analyzed that ‘setting a goal (meta-cognition) and studying while thinking about that goal’, ‘(attitude to work) even if it is difficult, I will choose what I like’, and ‘(meta-cognition) I can find and do what I need or task’ are relatively important variables compared to other variables. Additionally, a partial dependence plot was generated to examine the correlation between explanatory variables and response variables. It can be inferred that higher levels of metacognition and a more positive attitude toward work are associated with greater self-management abilities among general high school students.
The Effect of Private Education on Class Engagement and Academic Achievement Based on Latent Classes of Affective Attitudes in Mathematics: Using the Manual BCH 3-Step
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Song Hyo Seob , Jung Hee Sun
Published: October 2024

This study, using survey data from first-year middle school students in the 2015 Gyeonggi Education Panel Study (GEPS), applied the Manual BCH 3-step method and confirmed that there are significant differences in math class engagement and math academic achievement among latent classes of math affective attitudes. Additionally, the effect of private education on math class engagement varied by latent class, being either positive or negative, while the effect of private education on math achievement was consistently positive across all latent classes. By analyzing the differences in class engagement and academic achievement among latent classes of math affective attitudes and the effect of private education, this study provides meaningful implications for math classes and the role of math teachers.
A Comparison of Methods for Exploring Heterogeneous Subgroups Using Covariates in Longitudinal Study
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Lim Jincheol , Kim Hyunchul
Published: October 2024

Exploring heterogeneous subgroups in longitudinal studies is a crucial task. The use of SEM Trees, based on the decision tree paradigm, has recently been expanding. However, the application of SubgroupSEM, which is based on the subgroup discovery paradigm, is still insufficient. The purpose of this study is to compare the analysis procedures and results of the two methods from a theoretical perspective and discuss their applicability. To achieve this, we conducted an analysis using mathematics vertical scale scores and eight covariates provided by the Gyeonggi Education Panel Study (GEPS). The results revealed differences in the partitioning methods of the covariate space, the covariates used to derive the subgroups, and each subgroup membership. Based on these comparison results, this study provided practical guidelines to help researchers appropriately apply each method.
Exploring predictors of teacher efficacy among elementary and secondary school teachers in Seoul using Sparse group lasso: focusing on differences across school levels
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Baeg Sujin , Kim Ukil , Park Hyun-Jeong , Lee Youngin
Published: October 2024

Teacher efficacy, a key factor in teacher professionalism, enhances both teachers’ intrinsic motivation and students’ academic achievement and school adjustment. However, the level of teacher efficacy in Korea is among the lowest in the world. In order to create conditions and provide policy support to increase teacher efficacy, this study categorized teacher efficacy into three subdomains: teaching strategies, life guidance, and learning motivation. It explored the predictors of each subdomain, distinguishing between elementary and secondary school teachers due to their different tasks and roles. To this end, we applied Sparse group lasso regression analysis, which explores predictors by considering both group and individual variable selection in a penalized regression model. We used data from the first year of the Seoul Teacher Longitudinal Study 2020. The results showed that the predictors of teacher efficacy varied by school level and sub-domain of teacher efficacy. Based on these findings, policy implications for improving teacher efficacy were proposed.
Teachers’ cluster in personalized and ICT-based instruction in Korea and the USA
Authors:   Korean Society for Educational Evaluation, Shin Anna , Kim Hyesook
Published: October 2024

This study aims to analyze clusters of teachers' personalized and ICT-based instruction in South Korea and the United States and to explore the variables influencing these clusters. The K-means cluster analysis using PISA 2018 data identified four clusters: ‘High Personalization, High ICT Use’ (Korea 10.9%, U.S. 51.0%), ‘Low Personalization, High ICT Use’ (Korea 22.9%, U.S. 27.9%), ‘High Personalization, Low ICT Use’ (Korea 22.8%, U.S. 15.6%), and ‘Low Personalization, Low ICT Use’ (Korea 43.4%, U.S. 5.6%). The multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that teaching methods encouraging reading participation and strategy, teacher cooperation, and school ICT policies significantly affected teacher clustering in Korea. For U.S. teachers, teaching methods encouraging reading participation, professional development activities related to personalized instruction, and the school's average reading achievement and SES affected teacher clusters.
الأنشطة الاتصالية للعلاقات العامة في الحد من ظاهرة التصحر في العراق
Authors: نسرين مهدي عبد الحسين الباحثة , ريا قحطان احمد أ.م .د.
Published: October 2024

يهدف البحث الى معرفة الأنشطة الاتصالية للعلاقات العامة في وزارة الموارد المائية لمعالجة ظاهرة التصحر، كما تهدف إلى معرفة  مضامين الاخبار التي تناولت ظاهرة التصحر في وزارة الموارد المائية وعلى الصور والفيديوهات التي تناولتها ومعرفة اشكال المنشورات وأنواع الجمهور الذي يوجه له الرسائل الاتصالية  ، ذلك من طريق التحليل لشكل صفحة الوزارة  باستخدام أسلوب الحصر الشامل لمنشورات الوزارة خلال المدة من 1/6/2023 الى 31/8/2023 وهي ثلاث اشهر وهذه  المدة تلائم وقت الدراسة المحدد لموضوع البحث وللوصول الى نتائج البحث استخدمت الباحثة المنهج (المسحي والمقابلة )الذي يهدف الى تحليل المضمون للكشف عن الأنشطة الاتصالية التي تستخدمها العلاقات العامة في الحد من ظاهرة التصحر في العراق .
وتوصلت الباحثة الى جملة من النتائج أهمها: - ان ابرز الانشطة الاتصالية التي عالجتها العلاقات العامة في الوزارة محل البحث هي مقابلات تلفزيونية بنسبة مئوية بلغت (34,95) وتكرار بلغ (151) ان وزارة الموارد المائية اهتمت في صفحتها بقضية التصحر بسبب شحة المياه في نهري دجلة والفرات التي يعزو سبب تناقص الحصص المائية الواردة من الأراضي العراقية من قبل الدولتين الجارتين ايران وتركيا ، كما بينت الدراسة عن حجم اهتمام الوزارة محل البحث ظاهرة  التصحر إذا برزت حجم اهتمام وزارة الموارد المائية بشكل كبير حيث بلغ عدد منشوراتها ( 432), وتبين من الدراسة ان الإعلانات أخذت في وزاره الموارد المائية اهتمام بشكل كبير, وتصدرت أنواع الجمهور المقابلات الشخصية  من حيث الجمهور  مقابلة مسؤولي الوزارة مع مسؤولين في مؤسسات الحكومية الأخرى في وزارة الموارد المائية بنسبه  مئوية (84،78) بتكرار (78) اما مقابله مسؤولين وزارة مع الفلاحين جاءت بنسبه مئوية (13,04) بتكرار (12) .
المرتكزات الفكرية للسجن في النص المسرحي العربي (سجن النساء) استدلالاً
Authors: انس فاضل محمد الربيعي م.
Published: October 2024

يرتبط مفهوم السجن بالظلم والسياسية والقيود التي يفرضها المجتمع المتسلط اتجاه الانسان، اذ يرتبط السجن كبنية فكرية مع مجالات الحياة كافة وفق زمان ومكان تحدده طبيعة المجتمع تنطلق من الانسان وما يتمتع به من نزعة تحررية ازاء القيود السياسية والفكرية والاجتماعية. يحتوي البحث الحالي على أربعة فصول. احتوى الفصل الأول منه  (الإطار المنهجي) على مشكلة البحث والتي ارتكزت بالتساؤل الآتي: ما هي المرتكزات الفكرية للسجن في النص المسرحي العربي؟. بينما جاءت أهمية البحث بوصفه منجزاً معرفياً في مجال المسرح عامة والمسرح العربي خاصة ويفيد طلبة معاهد الفنون الجميلة وكلياتها والنقاد والعاملين في مجال الفن المسرحي. أما الفصل الثاني (الإطار النظري للبحث ) فقد احتوى على مبحثين. عني الأول بالتعرف على ادب السجون المفهوم والدلالة . بينما ضم المبحث الثاني المرتكزات الفكرية للسجن في النص المسرحي.  واختتم الفصل بالمؤشرات التي أسفر عنها الإطار النظري .وجاء الفصل الثالث من البحث وهو ( إجراءات البحث ) وضمّ مجتمع البحث ، وعينة البحث وأداته ومنهجه ، وتحليل العينة. وأختتم البحث بالفصل الرابع الذي احتوى على النتائج والاستنتاجات والمقترحات والتوصيات وثبت المراجع والمصادر.
Multimodal Cognitive Training Effects on Tablet-based Dual-Task Performance and Walking-while-Talking among Middle-aged Adults
Authors: Hartwig Sydney , LUO YAN , Lussier Maxime , Lin Xuan , Thomas D. David , Hatch Aizik , Taggart Adam , Phansikar Madhura , McAuley Edward , Kramer Arthur , Mullen Sean Patrick
Published: October 2024

Objective: This study investigated the impact of a comprehensive cognitive training program on dual-task performance (DTP) in low -active but generally healthy middle-aged adults, with DTP serving as an indicator of aging and neurocognitive decline.Methods: A total of 233 mid-life adults (average age = 46.73, 65.7% females) were randomly assigned to either the Games group (stationary dual-task training plus exergaming) or the Videos group (attention-control condition involving educational YouTube videos). The interventions were delivered in 10 sessions totaling 20 hours, both in-lab and at home. Performance improvement was assessed using a tablet-based dual-task and Walking-while-talking (WWT) test at baseline, month one post-intervention, and at a six-month follow-up.Results: The Games group demonstrated a larger improvement in tablet-based dual-task response times compared to the Videos group, with a reduction in response times by 26 ms versus an increase by 74 ms. A minor improvement in dual-task cost of 18 ms was also observed in a longitudinal analysis from baseline to the 6-month follow-up. Regarding WWT performance, a path model indicated that the Games group showed marked improvement in dual-task speed (β=.15; R2=.09; M diff=0.14 m/s) and error reduction (β=.20, R2=.07; M diff=1.82), while single-task measures remained unchanged.Discussion: The findings underscore the efficacy of cognitive interventions, like exergaming and stationary dual-tasks, in boosting DTP. The Games group demonstrated notable improvements in both tablet-based and WWT tasks, indicating dual-task specificity of our training. Such training could help counter neurocognitive decline and promote healthier aging. Further research is needed to confirm these findings and examine long-term impacts.
Experimental evidence that delegating to intelligent machines can increase dishonest behaviour
Authors: Köbis Nils , Rahwan Zoe , Bersch Clara , Ajaj Tamer , Bonnefon Jean-François , Rahwan Iyad
Published: October 2024

While artificial intelligence (AI) enables significant productivity gains from delegating tasks to machines, it can also facilitate the delegation of unethical behaviour. Here, we demonstrate this risk by having human principals instruct machine agents to perform a task with an incentive to cheat. Principals’ requests for cheating behaviour increased when the interface implicitly afforded unethical conduct: Machine agents programmed via supervised learning or goal specification evoked more cheating than those programmed with explicit rules. Cheating propensity was unaffected by whether delegation was mandatory or voluntary. Given the recent rise of large language model-based chatbots, we also explored delegation via natural language. Here, cheating requests did not vary between human and machine agents, but compliance diverged: When principals intended agents to cheat to the fullest extent, the majority of human agents did not comply, despite incentives to do so. In contrast, GPT4, a state-of-the-art machine agent, nearly fully complied. Our results highlight ethical risks in delegating tasks to intelligent machines, and suggest design principles and policy responses to mitigate such risks.
Russian Poetic Translation on the Pages of the «Russian Вulletin»: Bibliography
Authors: Zhatkin Dmitry
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the consideration of the place of poetic translation in the ideological concept and structure of the «Russian Вulletin»: (1856-1906) - one of the iconic Russian magazines of the second half of the 19th century. The appendix to the article provides a complete bibliography of Russian translations, as well as poems «on the motif» of works of Western European literature, published on the pages of the «Russian Вulletin».
Russian Poetic Translation in the Pages of the «World Labor» Magazine: Bibliography
Authors: Zhatkin Dmitry
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the examination of the specifics of poetic translations published in the World Labor magazine (1859–1866), the understanding of the range of translated authors and their works, the evolution of poetic translation taking into account the change in the content and ideological concept of the publication. The appendix to the article provides a complete bibliography of Russian translations, as well as poems «on the motif» of works of Western European literature published in the pages of the «World Labor» magazine.
Integrating Sparse Data for Climate-Driven Agricultural Productivity Estimation in Low-Income Countries: Bayesian and Long-Term Analytical Approaches
Authors: Katende Ronald
Published: October 2024

Agricultural productivity in low-income countries (LICs) is highly vulnerable to climate change, a challenge further compounded by the lack of reliable agricultural data. Existing models often assume the availability of comprehensive datasets, an assumption that does not hold true for LICs. This paper introduces a set of innovative frameworks designed to overcome data scarcity by integrating sparse agricultural data, high-resolution climate information, and advanced machine learning techniques. At the core of this approach is a Bayesian hierarchical model that combines satellite-derived climate data with incomplete in-situ agricultural data, enabling probabilistic estimates of productivity in data-limited contexts. The paper also presents a dynamic panel data model to explore long-term interactions between climate and agriculture, capturing sectoral dynamics over extended periods. Additionally, a novel framework for real-time assessment of agricultural productivity loss is introduced, leveraging Bayesian inference to estimate losses based on environmental proxies. These models are intended to improve predictive accuracy and provide practical tools for real-time monitoring and long-term analysis in data-constrained settings, contributing to stronger climate resilience and more informed decision-making in LICs.
Questioning Dark Oxygen Production in the Deep-sea Ferromanganese Nodule Field
Authors: Nakamura Kentaro
Published: October 2024

Previous studies have concluded that the natural process where oxygen is consumed as decomposition of organic matter that supplied from shallow waters occurs on the deep-sea floor. Sweetman et al.1 presented the surprising observation that deep-sea ferromanganese nodules generate oxygen, which they labelled as dark oxygen production. The authors claimed that oxygen was generated through the electrolysis of seawater by ferromanganese nodules. If true, it represents the discovery of a significant unknown energy source. Consequently, it may have an impact comparable to that of the discovery of submarine hydrothermal systems and the ecosystems that live there. However, regarding this interesting discovery and claim, I raise the following three main concerns: (1) the lack of evidence for electrolysis, (2) the improbability of the energy source, and (3) inconsistency with existing research.
Assessing the Function of the Technological Finance Cooperation Pilot Policy in China: Effect on Inclusive Green Growth
Authors: Wu Guoyong , Sun mengmin
Published: October 2024

To attempt to find a win-win path between environmental conservation and economic expansion, it is especially crucial to accurately define the influence of emerging policies on green effects. Based on the dataset of 282 cities at the prefectural level and above from 2010 to 2020, this paper uses difference-in-difference and dual machine learning models to investigate the impact and internal mechanism empirically of pilot policy combining science technology, and finance on inclusive green urban growth. The results show that the policy of the Technology Finance Cooperation Pilot (TFCP) has a considerable positive influence on inclusive green growth (IGG) in cities, especially when it comes to promoting economic growth and enhancing income distribution. After various robustness tests, the above conclusions are still valid. Meanwhile, from the mechanism analysis results, the policy mainly improves the level of IGG in cities by improving technological progress, enhancing the level of green innovation, and accelerating the development of digital inclusive finance. Furthermore, the impact of the TFCP policy on urban IGG is heterogeneous and mainly depends on the financial condition, geographical location, political status, and industrial characteristics of the city. Further analysis of the spatial effect of policies shows that due to the "siphon effect", the policy of TFCP has an incentive effect on the IGG level of pilot cities, while it has an inhibitory effect on non-pilot cities. Through comprehensive empirical analysis, this study not only strongly validates the positive role of TFCP policy on the IGG of urban economy, but also deeply explores the potential mechanism of this policy, providing new profound insights and enlightenment for policy making.
Rebuttal of Sweetman, A.K., Smith, A.J., de Jonge, D.S.W. et al. Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor. Nat. Geosci. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01480-8
Authors: Tengberg Anders , Hall Per , Kononets Mikhail
Published: October 2024

A rebuttal of this paper was submitted to Nature Geoscience The paper by Sweetman et al. (2024) is criticized for poor-quality lander incubation experiments, leading to faulty oxygen flux measurements. The authors misinterpret results and make unsupported speculations, raising serious concerns about the methodology, data handling, and overall conclusions of the study.
How Implicit Sequence Learning and Explicit Sequence Knowledge Are Expressed in a Serial Response Time Task
Authors: Barth Marius , Stahl Christoph , Haider Hilde
Published: October 2024

Sequence learning in the serial response time task (SRTT) is one of the few learning phenomena that are widely agreed to be implicit in nature (i.e., that learning may proceed in the absence of awareness). Evidently, it is also possible to explicitly learn a sequence of events. In the past few decades, research into sequence learning largely focused on the type of representation that may underlie implicit sequence learning, and whether or not two independent learning systems are necessary to explain qualitative differences between implicit and explicit learning. Using the drift-diffusion model, here we take a cognitive-processes perspective on sequence learning and investigate the cognitive operations that benefit from implicit and explicit sequence learning (e.g., stimulus detection or encoding, response selection, or response facilitation). To separate the processes involved in expressing implicit versus explicit knowledge, we manipulated explicit sequence knowledge independently of the opportunity to express such knowledge. Performance data from this experiment was fed into a dynamic drift-diffusion model that allowed us to disentangle the contributions of the above-mentioned processes to sequence-learning effects. Results revealed three findings that are relevant for sequence learning theories. We discuss how the diffusion model may be helpful in future research addressing these theories.
The Psychological Values Underlying Redistributive Behavior
Authors: Galvan Elijah Paul , Sanfey Alan
Published: October 2024

Economic inequality is an urgent issue which many societies are becoming increasingly confronted with. In spite of the dire consequences of allowing inequality persist unabated, efforts to mitigate inequality via redistribution typically fail, often because economically disadvantaged people oppose the very redistributive policies which would improve their lives. This counterintuitive finding has posed challenges to existing theories of human behavior, leading many to speculate that it is fairness, not material interest, which underlies redistributive choice. In the current study, we propose a novel experimental paradigm to assess how both fairness and self-interest impact redistributive choice. In an online sample of 231 participants, we demonstrate that the choice of redistributive tax rate was impacted by both factors. However, employing a computational modeling approach, we also find evidence that strategic norms underlie redistributive choice, both in choices observed in the laboratory and the policy views that participants hold.
Pain and value-based decision-making: An introduction and implications for neuroeconomics
Authors: Lopez-Guzman Silvia , Atlas Lauren Yvette
Published: October 2024

Pain is central to numerous clinical conditions and is the main reason that individuals seek medical treatment. Although pain involves subjective decisions and the psychophysics and neural basis of pain have been studied for decades, few have applied neuroeconomic approaches to the study of pain and its modulation. In this chapter, we provide an introduction to pain for those in the field of neuroeconomics. We focus on acute pain, which can be experimentally manipulated and studied using neuroscience tools. We first review aspects of pain-related decisions and the circuits that support different aspects of pain. We then discuss the common neural pathways that support pain and reward, as well as evidence of their interactions. Next, we introduce how pain might be viewed from a neuroeconomic perspective, focusing on the value of pain. Finally, we address hypotheses and outstanding questions for those at the intersection of pain and neuroeconomics. By providing this introduction, our goal is to inspire a new generation of studies that bridge neuroeconomics and pain to tackle critical challenges such as those brought about by the opioid epidemic.
A Paternal Age Effect on Leftism is Detectable with Continuous Measurements
Authors: Bronski Joseph
Published: October 2024

Previously, we showed that there is a paternal age effect on leftism (increasing leftism with increasing age of father when born), using a binary classification based on three items regarding Black Lives Matter, LGBT, and feminism [1]. A major limitation of that study was the use of the binary measurement. In this paper, we show that the same effect is detectable with a new, near-Gaussian measurement of leftism. The correlation between this measurement and paternal age was r = 0.12 (p < 0.001). This measurement has high reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.93) which far outperforms the commonly used Wilson-Patterson Conservatism Scale (α = 0.71) [2] as well as high criterion validity, as evidenced by the Cohen’s d between Republicans and Democrat on the measurement (d = 2.31, p < 0.001). Likewise, we show that, as before, there is no significant correlation between general leftism and age when having a child in fathers, suggesting this result is not due to older fathers being more leftist.