bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Liderazgo en la educación: Una pedagogía para el siglo XXI
Authors: Betancur Cuartas Belisario
Published: August 2019

Introducción: el indócil corazónHace algo más de treinta años, una gélida tarde de noviembre de 1960, en el Aula Máxima de la adusta Universidad se congregaban el pensamiento, la industria, el estudiantado, el ejército, la banca y la iglesia, a rendir homenaje al maestro de maestros. El discurso académico fue asignado, por unanimidad paradojal, a un estudiante de quien, con razón, se esperaba antes una diatriba que un elogio. «Desde hace largos años se trabó un entente cordial entre el maestro severo y cierto estudiante insurrecto - decía el orador- que se obstinaba en meterse en sus sueños como en plaza fuerte. Expulsado del claustro, agregaba el insurrecto, llevó por muchos caminos su planta andariega y su indócil corazón errabundo. Trataba de cumplir su propio horóscopo, y antes de aceptar las viejas tablas se refugiaba en la utopía, con vasto gesto mesiánico. No podía expresar con claridad su mensaje, pero lo afirmaba intuitivamente como un presentimiento auroral». Enseguida entró el expositor en disquisiciones académ icas profundas, sobre la educación y las metodologías para irrigar en el almajuvenil y para sembrar en ella. «La escuela, decía, tiene una misión normativa, no simplemente forrnativa. No puede limitarse a alojar en la mente ajena, como si fuera una bodega, una serie de conocimientos superpuestos y datos eruditos. Poco vale cargar al hombre de fardos intelectuales, si ese saber no se absorbe hasta consubstanciarse con el sujeto, dándole una disciplina interior y sirviéndole como vía de comunicación con el mundo. Al proceso orgánico de humanización, concluía, se le llama cultura».
Física con programación
Authors: Madrid Zapata Luis Fernando
Published: August 2019

La Física a pesar de ser una materia práctica requiere para su comprensión de aspectos teóricos que se obtienen mediante el tratamiento matemático de las leyes y principios que rigen la naturaleza. El estudiode estas leyes quedan definidas entonces por fórmulas matemáticas que explican el comportamiento de ciertas variables en algún fenómeno físico determinado. Por fortuna, en los tiempos modernos disponemosde sofisticados equipos que permiten un adecuado análisis experimental de la Física en su parte práctica, además de los computadores que nos abre la posibilidad de efectuar innumerable cantidad de operaciones endécimas de segundo, mediante programas de computador diseñados con lenguajes que le permiten al computador tomar una serie de datos, procesarlos y arrojar resultados.El presente artículo contiene la codificación en TurboPascal necesaria para el estudio del movimiento parabólico basado en los trabajos presentados por estudiantes del Laboratorio de Física Mecánica. El programa se puede ejecutar desde un sistema operacional con el nombre PARABOLA.EXE requiriendo de archivos BGI y CHR para su ejecución. Quien desee, lo puede adquirir en el Laboratorio de Física Mecánica de la Facultad de Ingeniería de Sistemas de la Universidad Autónoma de Manizales.
Ética, economía y tecnología
Authors: Vallejo M. César
Published: August 2019

Tecnología, economía y ética representan tres niveles diferentes de la relación entre el ser humano y su entorno. La tecnología, en el campo del pensamiento aplicado, le permite al ser humano descifrar las leyes de complementariedad existente entre los entes materiales y “crear” otros bienes o productos. Mediante su aplicación y la combinación de insumos. La economía, en el campo del pensamiento analítico, le permite entender las leyes de la eficiencia y el comportamiento de los seres humanos cuando se enfrentan a la escasez, para optímízar los procesos de creación de valor económico. La ética, en el ámbito de la proyección vital del sujeto, le permite reconocer sus motivaciones esenciales, las que se justifican por sí mismas (el “valor en sí”)y le dan sentido a su vida cuando aplica el análisis económico, la tecnología o dimensiones de su vida diaria.
Metapsicología freudiana, acto cinematográfico
Authors: Douville Olivier
Published: August 2019

Después de haber presentado las circunstancias del rodaje de la película Misterios de un alma de Pabst, el autor explica la actitud hostil de Freud respecto a esta película que, sin embargo, tuvo tanto éxito. Más allá de las reservas o el desinterés que mostraba Freud hacia las formas más avanzadas del arte de su tiempo, su teoría de los procesos psíquicos puede ser muy conveniente para describir lo que el cine trae de nuevo a la situación de la imagen. ¿Qué pasa hoy con esto? ¿Cómo el cine lleva la marca del fin de las grandes narraciones y de las violencias de la historia? Psicoanálisis, semiología y ciencia del movimiento pueden unirse para hablar del cine, no sólo como un arte narrativo sino también como un arte que va a representar en su propia gramática las heridas infligidas a lo imaginario colectivo y a la capacidad de soñar.
Reseña de libro: ¿Qué ves cuando me ves?
Authors: Paragis Paula
Published: August 2019

Reseña del libro "Control social e imaginarios en las teleseries actuales" de Jorge Martínez Lucena, Arturo González de León Berini y Stefano Abbate.
Effect of Income Gap: Happiness, Cost and Midlife Crisis
Authors: wang lugang
Published: August 2019

Personal happiness, economic and social behavior and organizational behavior are widely concerned. New concepts and tools are defined such as ability income, expected income, expected difference, and income gap. With these new tools, this paper provides an in-depth analysis of common social and economic issues: statistics on the gap between rich and poor, midlife crisis, lifelong learning, layoff, happiness-income paradox, U-shaped curve of happiness, pension systems, seniority-wage system, and so on. The happiness does not depend on the actual income, but mainly depends on expected difference. Income gap increases the cost of the organization.
Holographic entanglement the big bang
Authors: Kuyukov Vitaly
Published: August 2019

Holographic entanglement the big bang
interpretation holographic phase and information surface
Authors: Kuyukov Vitaly
Published: August 2019

interpretation holographic phase and information surface
Stronger Resting-State Neural Oscillations Associated with Wiser Advising From the 2nd- but not the 3rd- Person Perspective
Authors: Cheng-li Huang , Zhang Haotian , Huang Hark , Duan Cuiwen , Yu Jing , Ferrari Michel , Hu Chao S.
Published: August 2019

This is the first electroencephalogram study of advising, exploring the personal perspective effect on wise advising. Participants advised hypothetical protagonists in life dilemmas from both the 2nd- and 3rd- person perspective. Their advice for each dilemma was rated by two independent raters on wisdom criteria, i.e., intellectual humility, intellectual flexibility, and perspective taking. The results revealed that participants felt a significantly shorter psychological distance from protagonists when advising from the 2nd- (vs. the 3rd-) person perspective, p < 0.001. However, there was no significant effect of perspective condition on wisdom score. Nevertheless, stronger resting-state theta, alpha, and beta powers in the frontal lobe were associated with wiser advising from the 2nd-, but not the 3rd- person perspective. Moreover, Z tests revealed that the correlations between the resting-state neural oscillations and wisdom scores were significantly stronger during advising from the 2nd- than the 3rd- person perspective. These results together suggested that advising from the 2nd- person perspective was more self-related, and mental activities during rest contributed to advising from the 2nd- but not the 3rd- person perspective.
Camel management in arid and semi-arid eco-system
Authors: Bhakat Champak
Published: August 2019

This is about camel management in arid and semi-arid eco-system and Camel management, Camelus dromedaries, Farmers, Milk, Desert eco-systems, Climate change, Camel use
Geometry focusing and entanglement surface
Authors: Kuyukov Vitaly
Published: August 2019

Geometry focusing and entanglement surface
Toleransi dalam Perspektif Orang Maluku
Authors: Iwamony Rachel
Published: August 2019

Di mata dunia, Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara yang dipandang memiliki tingkat toleransi tinggi. Sekalipun demikian, masyarakat Indonesia masih tetap perlu berupaya bersama untuk menjaga toleransi antar umat beragama karena masih sering terjadi intoleransi dalam kehidupan beragama di Indonesia. Karena itu, percakapan tentang toleransi masih sangat sering dilakukan. Hal inilah yang dilakukan oleh the Netherlands Indonesia Consortium for Moslem Christian Relationship melalui suatu konferesi bersama dengan tema Costly Tolerance. Dalam konferensi it, berbagai topik dipresentasikan dan dibahas. Salah satunya adalah Toleransi dalam Perspektif Orang Maluku. Toleransi dalam perspektif orang Maluku membahas tentang salah satu peribahasa lokal Maluku yaitu Ale Rasa Beta Rasa. Inti peribahasa ini adalah kesadaran diri utuk ikut merasakan apa yang dirasakan oleh orang lain. Emphati menjadi nilai mendasar dari peribahasa lokal tersebut. Dengan emphatii toleransi akan mudah dilakukan oleh siapapun.
收入缺口、幸福、组织成本、中年危机
Authors: wang lugang
Published: August 2019

本文定义了能力收入、期望收入、期望落差、收入缺口等新概念和工具，把微观层面的劳动者和宏观经济现象联系起来。本文运用这些新工具，深入分析了常见的社会和经济问题：贫富差距统计、中年危机、终身学习、企业裁员、人生的幸福曲线、养老保险制度、日本年功序列制等。
A definition of genomics
Authors: Nabi Isadore
Published: August 2019

A definition of the subject of genomics is proposed. Parallels to other fields and the task of interpretation are indicated.
Evolutionary computing in neuronal modeling
Authors: Bheemaiah Anil Kumar
Published: August 2019

The efficacy of genetic algorithms in the design of models that model specific and experimental aspectsof action potentials in a wide variety of organisms is proven. A specific example of a plant actionpotential is used to illustrate the use of genetic algorithms in the search for parameters of models. Theefficiency of the genetic algorithms as a search method is in the short generation span of theconvergence of the algorithm.
Central vs Decentralized motion control in worm robots.
Authors: Bheemaiah Anil Kumar
Published: August 2019

This paper describes two robotic solutions WAV and CMMWorm that illustrate a distributed and a centralized motion control and mechanism. Both approaches are shown to be equivalent but nature is inherently of a fault tolerant distributed nature while man made designs are centralized for ease of manufacturing. They are also inherently fault tolerant in the need for the replacement of only one control and propulsion mechanism.
PENGARUH KOMPENSASI MANAJEMEN DAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP MANAJEMEN PAJAK SUB SEKTOR MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Darta Melsy , Marlina
Published: August 2019

ABSTRACTThis study aims to examine the effect of management compensation, the number of board of commissioners and the percentage of independent commissioners on tax management. The object of this research is the food and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia stock exchange. The population in this study is the food and beverage sub-sector companies listed on the Indonesia stock exchange in the period 2013 - 2017. The sample used was Purposive Sampling, a total of 8 companies that will be sampled with 40 observations.The method of analysis of this study uses panel data regression using Eviews 8. The results of this study indicate that management compensation has a positive effect on tax management , the number of board of commissioners and percentage of independent commissioners have no effect on tax management. Keywords: management compensation, board of commissioners, the percentage of independent commissioners, tax management
Data Studi Fenomenologi Gay dan Biseksual Menggunakan Media Sosial Hornet
Authors: Rafiq Ainul
Published: August 2019

Berikut merupakan data hasil survei menggunakan kuesioner online yang disebar melalui media sosial hornet. Sebanyak 20 responden bersedia mengisi kuesioner dan disajikan dalam lembar kerja berikut. Hasil survei menyajikan data demografi, aktivitas seksual, dan kepercayaan terhadap keberadaan Tuhan.
PENGARUH PENAGIHAN PAJAK TERHADAP PENCAIRAN TUNGGAKAN PAJAK DI KANTOR PELAYANAN PAJAK PRATAMA PADANG SATU
Authors: Diana Yola , Marlina Marlina
Published: August 2019

ABSTRACTThis study aims to find the influence of tax collection on disbursement of tax arrears on tax office (kpp) pratama padang satu. The object of this study is the taxpayer at the tax office (kpp) pratama padang satu. The amount of research data in this study is as many as 30 consisting of 2.5 tax periods namely the year 2016-2018. The data in this research is sourced from secondary data obtained from tax office (kpp) pratama padang. Data analysis using simple linear regression analysis. Based on the research result, tax collection variable has a positive and significant influence on the disbursement of tax arrears. This is evidence from the result ttest and the level of significance is smaller than 0.05. For further research is expected to add research variable and the amount of data for more perfect research.Keyword : tax collection, disbursement of tax arrears
PENGARUH PEMAHAMAN PERATURAN PERPAJAKAN DAN MOTIVASI WAJIB PAJAK TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK PADA KPP PRATAMA PADANG SATU
Authors: Illahi Serly Kurnia , Marlina Marlina
Published: August 2019

ABSTRAKThis study aims to determine the understanding of tax regulations and motivation of taxpayers with tax compliance. The object of this research is the Padang Satu Primary Tax Office. The number of questionnaires in this study amounted to 92 questionnaires. The data from this study come from primary data obtained from the Padang Satu Primary Tax Office. Data analysis using multiple linear regression analysis. Based on the results of the study, not all positive variables are seen from the results of the t-test and the significance level is smaller than 0.05. for further research, it is expected to add research variables and the amount of data so that research is more accurate.Keyword:Understanding of Tax Regulations, Motivation of Taxpayers, Compliance of Taxpayers
PEREMPUAN SUNDAL TOKOH IMAN
Authors: Manongko Detty
Published: August 2019

Dalam tulisan ini, akan ditampilkan seorang wanita yang bernama Rahab, yang lebih dikenal sebagai perempuan sundal atau pelacur. Ia memiliki latar belakang kehidupan yang sangat buruk. Lalu mengapa kisah tentang wanita ini perlu dibahas?Kisah tentang Rahab seorang pelacur, sangat menarik untuk dibahas. Di tengah-tengah kebejatan moral seorang wanita tuna susila, timbullah iman. Iman itu dibuktikan oleh Rahab dengan tindakan untuk menyembunyikan dua orang pengintai Israel yang datang ke rumah Rahab. Walaupun iman itu disertai dengan kebohongan, ternyata Allah berkenan menghargai iman Rahab. Itulah sebabnya Allah merubah kehidupan Rahab. Latar belakang Rahab yang buruk tidak menyebabkan ia tetap berada dalam kondisi yang buruk pula.Persoalan ini juga menarik untuk dibahas, agar orang percaya makin mengerti tentang kedaulatan dan karya Allah dalam menyelamatkan seseorang. Allah dapat mengubahkan kehidupan seseorang yang memiliki latar belakang begitu bejat, menjadi hidup yang baik.Selanjutnya adalah menarik untuk melihat perubahan yang terjadi dalam diri Rahab. Allah menjadikan ia sebagai salah seorang wanita yang menjadi saluran keturunan Tuhan Yesus. Sehubungan dengan hal ini, sering timbul pertanyaan dikalangan orang percaya: Apakah tidak ada wanita lain yang lebih terhormat untuk dipakai oleh Allah? Bukankah sangat menjijikan jika dalam garis keturunan Kristus terdapat seorang wanita bekas pelacur yang bernama Rahab?
PENGARUH PENAGIHAN PAJAK TERHADAP PENCAIRAN TUNGGAKAN PAJAK DI KANTOR PELAYANAN PAJAK PRATAMA PADANG SATU
Authors: Diana Yola , Marlina Marlina
Published: August 2019

ABSTRACTThis study aims to find the influence of tax collection on disbursement of tax arrears on tax office (kpp) pratama padang satu. The object of this study is the taxpayer at the tax office (kpp) pratama padang satu. The amount of research data in this study is as many as 30 consisting of 2.5 tax periods namely the year 2016-2018. The data in this research is sourced from secondary data obtained from tax office (kpp) pratama padang. Data analysis using simple linear regression analysis. Based on the research result, tax collection variable has a positive and significant influence on the disbursement of tax arrears. This is evidence from the result ttest and the level of significance is smaller than 0.05. For further research is expected to add research variable and the amount of data for more perfect research.
PENGARUH SOSIALISASI PERPAJAKAN, KUALITAS PELAYANAN PAJAK, DAN TARIF PAJAK TERHADAP KEPATUHAN WAJIB PAJAK ORANG PRIBADI DI KPP PRATAMA PADANG SATU
Authors: Suarni  , Marlina Marlina
Published: August 2019

ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the effect of taxation socialization, tax service quality and tax rates on individual taxpayer compliance at the Padang Satu Primary Tax Office. This type of research is quantitative research. The population in this study were all individual taxpayers registered at the Padang Satu Primary Tax Office. Sampling was done using the Convenience Sampling method, with the Yamane formula calculation and a sample of 100 taxpayers was obtained. The data collection method used is using a questionnaire, and the analysis used is multiple regression analysis with the help of SPSS version 16. The results of the study show that: (1) Tax socialization has a positive significant effect on individual taxpayer compliance, (2) Service quality tax does not affect the compliance of individual taxpayers, (3) Tax rates do not affect individual taxpayer compliance.Keywords: Taxation Socialization, Tax Service Quality, Tax Rates and Individual Taxpayer Compliance.
Dialog Nabi Luth Alaihissalam dan Kaumnya
Authors: Rafiq Ainul
Published: August 2019

Misi yang diemban oleh Nabi Luth alaihissalam adalah mengajak penduduk Sodom untuk mentauhidkan Allah taala. Wujud ekspresi dari tauhid ini adalah meninggalkan hal - hal yang Dia larang. Selain itu, perbuatan mereka berupa melakukan aktivitas LSL sangat ditentang oleh Nabi Luth alaihissalam. Hal ini memperlihatkan bahwa aktivitas yang terkait dengan LSL, dilakukan secara sukarela ataupun terpaksa adalah terlarang oleh syariat Allah taala.
MEKANISME PPN DAN PPnBM
Authors: Prabowo Rachmad Gesah Mukti
Published: August 2019

Makalah ini merupakan tugas mata kuliah PPN dan PPnBM terkait mekanisme pengenaan Pajak Pertambahan Nilai (PPN) dan Pajak Penjualan atas Barang Mewah (PPnBM)
A ‘Giant Microfossil’ from the Gunflint Chert and its Implications for Eukaryote Origins
Authors: McMenamin Mark
Published: August 2019

We report here a ‘giant microfossil’ resembling the conidium of an ascomycete fungus (cf. Alternaria alternata). The specimen is preserved in stromatolitic black chert of the Gunflint Iron Formation (Paleoproterozoic Eon, Orosirian Period, ca. 1.9-2.0 Ga) of southern Ontario, Canada, and the rock that provided the thin section may have been collected by Elso Barghoorn as part of the original discovery of the Gunflint microbiota. The large size of the fossil sets it apart from other, tiny by comparison, Gunflint microfossils. The fossil is 200 microns in length and has cross walls. Individual cells are 30-46 microns in greatest dimension. The apical ‘spore’ is cap-shaped, and has partly separated from the rest of the structure. Cloulicaria gunflintensis gen. nov. sp. nov. may provide early evidence for eukaryotes (fungi) in the fossil record, and may also represent the earliest evidence for asexual reproduction in a eukaryote by means of mitospores.
Young children use and evaluate others’ arguments when forming and revising beliefs
Authors: Miosga Nadja , Schultze Thomas , rakoczy hannes
Published: August 2019

What do young children understand about arguments? In particular, do they evaluate arguments critically when deciding whom to learn from? To address this question, the present study investigated children at age 4 to 5, a period in which capacities for basic selective social learning have been documented. In Studies 1a/b, children were asked to make an initial perceptual judgment regarding the location of an object under varying perceptual circumstances; then received advice by another informant who had either better or worse perceptual access than they themselves; and were then allowed to make their final judgment. The advice given by the other informant was sometimes accompanied by utterances of the form “I am certain … because I have seen it”. These utterances thus constituted good arguments in some conditions, but not in others. Results showed that children engaged in more belief-revision when the informant gave this argument only when her perceptual condition was high, and thus her argument, was good. In Study 2, children were asked to find out about different properties (color vs. texture) of an object, and received conflicting testimony from two informants who supported their claims by utterances of the form “because I have seen it” (good argument regarding color; poor regarding texture) or “because I have felt it” (vice versa). Again, children engaged in context-relative evaluation of argument quality. Taken together, these finding reveal that children from age 4 understand argument quality in sophisticated, context-relative ways, and use this understanding for selective learning and belief-revision.
The war on prevention II: Battle metaphors undermine cancer treatment and prevention and do not increase vigilance
Authors: Hauser David
Published: August 2019

Bellicose metaphors for cancer are ubiquitous. But are they good metaphors for health communicators to use? Because metaphors can guide reasoning about abstract concepts, framing cancer with metaphors of battle, war, and enemies leads people to apply attributes of these concepts to cancer. The current research investigates how this affects inferences about cancer treatment, prevention, and monitoring. Battles and war are usually seen as being difficult. Indeed, reading about a person’s “battle” or “fight” against cancer makes cancer treatment seem more difficult (studies 1-4). One way to approach a battle is to surrender and give up control. Consistent with this implication, battle metaphors increase fatalistic beliefs about cancer prevention (e.g., believing that there is little one can do to prevent getting cancer; study 3). Finally, even though battles invoke vigilance and action, Study 4 failed to find that such metaphors motivate people to immediately see their doctor when imagining a cancer scare. These findings suggest that bellicose metaphors for cancer can influence the health beliefs of nonpatients in ways that may make them less willing to enact healthy behaviors.
A systematic review of randomized trials for engaging socially disadvantaged groups in health research: A distillation approach
Authors: Mullarkey Michael C , Dobias Mallory , Maron Alyssa , Bearman Sarah Kate
Published: August 2019

Research that fails to include sufficient representation from socially disadvantaged groups cannot make strong inferences about those groups. This relative lack of knowledge poses theoretical and clinical problems for health research. More effective community engagement with socially disadvantaged groups is often proposed as a way to increase research engagement. However, community engagement is a heterogeneous construct, including everything from how participants are contacted to whether researchers work with an organization within the community. Further, community engagement efforts vary widely in their effectiveness in recruiting and retaining participants from socially disadvantaged groups. Therefore, some types of community engagement may be more effective than others. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials attempting to increase recruitment or retention of socially disadvantaged groups. We then applied systematic distillation procedures to examine which components of community engagement interventions were associated with successful recruitment or retention outcomes. Generally, we found research process related variables (e.g. having a systematic contact plan) most frequently differentiated effective vs. ineffective recruitment or retention outcomes. Partial associations between components in effective interventions, including negative associations, were descriptively stronger than partial associations in the ineffective interventions, indicating targeted interventions may be more effective than more generalized interventions. The literature was also relatively sparse and at unclear-to-high-risk for bias. Future pre-registered, research process-oriented, and targeted recruitment and retention interventions may increase the research participation of socially disadvantaged groups in health research.
Ambulatory Assessment in Psychopathology Research: A Review of Recommended Reporting Guidelines and Current Practices
Authors: Trull Timothy J
Published: August 2019

The use of ambulatory assessment (AA; Trull & Ebner-Priemer, 2013) in psychopathology research, whichincludes experience-sampling methods (ESM) as well as ecological momentary assessment (EMA), hasincreased dramatically over the last several decades. Previously, methodological and reporting guidelineshave been presented to outline best practices and provide input on methodological issues and decisionsthat are faced when planning and conducting AA studies (e.g., Bolger & Laurenceau, 2013; Mehl & Conner,2012; Stone & Shiffman, 2002). However, despite the publication of these important resources andguidelines, it remains an open question as to how much uniformity or consistency is evident in the designand reporting of AA studies of psychopathology. To address this, we review the reported practices ofpublished studies using AA in major psychopathology journals (Journal of Abnormal Psychology,Psychological Medicine, Clinical Psychological Science) over the last 7 years (2012-2018). Our reviewhighlights: (1) sample selection and size; (2) sampling design; (3) selection and reporting of measures; (4)devices used and software; (5) compliance; (6) participant training, monitoring and remuneration; and (7)data management and analysis. We conclude with recommendations for reporting the features of futureAA studies in psychopathology.
Prospective associations between neuroticism and the common mental disorders: A comment on Brandes and Tackett (2019)
Authors: Jeronimus Bertus F.
Published: August 2019

The great review on the connection between neuroticism and psychopathology by Brandes and Tackett (2019) was read by me with interest, approval, and surprise, because a time dimension was missing. A developmental perspective may provide this Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) with mechanistic substance via the intricate interconnections between emotions, symptoms and personality processes as they evolve within each of us over the life span. Additionally, we disagree about neuroticism being the most difficult personality dimension to measure and the absence of frustration as a key element of neuroticism in youth. Also the most recent meta-analytic review of the prospective associations between neuroticism and the common mental disorders was missing. Finally, a strictly dimensional approach leaves me with many questions including why some people with high neuroticism scores do not develop disorders and are healthy and happy.
The Attitudes of Second Year EFL Students at Dr Moulay Tahar University towards Learning English Pronunciation through Mobile Assisted Language
Authors: GHOUNANE Nadia
Published: August 2019

Teaching and learning pronunciation has become a neglected issue because it is regarded as an abstract science, although it is a peripheral ingredient in English oral production. With the dawn of technology and its various tools, exploring pronunciation and its effectiveness in successful communication attracts a bunch of scholarly attention. The use of Computer Assisted Language Learning opens the gateway for the possibility to integrate other tools in language learning as mobiles and gives birth to mobile learning or free education. In this vein, the incentive behind the current research work is in twofold: to investigate the attitudes of both teachers and students towards the inclusion of mobiles in language learning, and to prove the effectiveness of this new approach in improving the listening and speaking skills of foreign language learners. To fulfill these aims, the researcher held an interview with 15 teachers teaching English at Dr Moulay Tahar University of Saida. The researcher also conducted a pretest and a posttest with 95 students of the second year from the same university. To this end, the findings revealed that both teachers and students have positive attitudes towards the introduction of mobile technology in language learning, even though some teachers still favor the traditional approaches of language teaching and learning. The results also demonstrated that the applications, used in the experiment, showed the usability of Mobile Assisted Language in learning English pronunciation.
Efficiency of an Educational Robotic Computer-mediated Training Program for Developing Students’ Creative Thinking Skills: An Experimental Study
Authors: Soliman Sobhy Ahmed
Published: August 2019

This research aimed at detecting the efficiency of a computerized training program based on programming the educational roboticists to develop creative thinking skills for the eighth grade basic education students at Manba'a El-Hekma School in Dhofar Governorate. Also, it investigates the nature of the proposed program, the efficiency of the program, and the significance differences between the two groups. The researcher used the experimental curriculum with the two groups; controlled and experimental to achieve the aims of the research and to test its hypotheses. The sample of the research consisted of 30 Students during the first term of the school year 2018/2019 and they were selected intentionally. Each group included 15 students. The experimental group students were trained to program the educational robotics using the computerized training program. Torrance test of creative thinking was applied before and after on the two groups, in addition to an evaluation card to the projects of the Students. The results showed that there are differences with statistical indication on the level of 0.5 between the two averages of the degrees of the experimental and the controlled groups, before and after the application of the creative thinking test and in the evaluation card of the Students' projects in the experimental group. By implication the research recommended to merge the techniques of the educational robotics and the artificial intelligence in teaching and education and training for provide the female teachers on using that technology and encouraging them to employ it in the process of teaching, using the electronic program prepared in this study.
The Implications of Online Translation Courses on Instructors’ Philosophy of Teaching
Authors: Ismail Sayed , Alsager Haroon Nasser , Omar Abdulfattah
Published: August 2019

The paper aims to shed more insights into the impact of online learning on the philosophy of teaching online translation courses. It starts from the premise that online translation courses have peculiar epistemological and pedagogical characteristics which differ from those available in conventional teaching settings. The traditional styles of teaching translation courses have generally focused on linguistic competence and translation and interpreting skills with a little focus on the increasing demands and changing conditions of the translation industry. In spite of the effectiveness of online translation courses in addressing the needs of both translation students and labor market in terms of offering diverse programs and courses including computer-assisted translation tools, subtitling, document management, and localization software, different challenges remain unresolved. These challenges can be attributed to different factors including the lack of a reliable philosophy of teaching that addresses the peculiar epistemological and pedagogical characteristics of online learning. In order to explore the role of philosophy of teaching in the effectiveness and quality of online translation courses, twenty seven online instructors were interviewed about their philosophy of teaching and strategies of addressing the online learning problems and challenges. It is suggested that instructors’ unawareness about the peculiar nature of online learning and learners’ needs has negative implications on students’ achievement and online learning process in general. Online translation instructors are thus recommended to integrate different teaching philosophies in order to improve interaction with students, better understand their needs, and prepare them for the translation industry and labor market.
Effectiveness of Project-Web Learning Approach in the Development of Action Research Skills among Master’s Students in Oman
Authors: Elsayed Abdelkader Mohamed Abdelkader
Published: August 2019

The study aimed to prepare a program in action research based on Project-Web Learning Approach, and investigate the effectiveness of this program to develop the action research skills for master's students at Dhofar University in Oman. The study was based on the semi-experimental design of one group (pre-post application). The study sample comprised (27) master’s students of Education Department in College of Arts and Applied Science of Dhofar University. Data were collected via the test of action research skills for the sample in the courses of educational research and seminar in curriculum & instruction. The study was carried out during 13 weeks. Data were analyzed using means, standard divisions, and T test. The study concluded that there was a significant difference at (0.01) between the mean grades of students in the pre- test of action research and that of the post-test in favor of the post-test. In light of the results, the study recommended preparing the content of all courses to master's students in accordance with the Project-web learning Approach, and improving the instructors’ performance to develop action research skills for their students.
Exploring the Effects of Interactive Response System (IRS) in an EFL Grammar Class
Authors: Wu Chia-Pei
Published: August 2019

Digital interactive language learning has become increasingly prevalent and significant in educational settings. It is challenging to apply collaborative learning methods because students tend to engage passively with traditional methods of lectures. Several studies have suggested that digital interactive technologies such as Zuvio Interactive Response System (IRS) have been applied to increase learning motivation. However, related studies on using IRS in English a foreign language (EFL) classrooms are limited in Taiwan, especially from learners' perspectives. The aim of this study was to integrate an interactive response system into an English grammar course and to explore whether the assistance of this digital tool could promote students' learning motivation and whether it could facilitate a student learning environment. Based on the research background and rationale, the following research questions were investigated: (1) How does the use of the IRS influence students' perceptions toward their learning attitudes? (2) How does the use of the IRS influence students' perceptions toward learning contents? (3) How does the use of the IRS influence students' perceptions toward classroom interaction? An experimental design was employed. This research was conducted in this one-semester project to uncover 49 EFL learners’ views of IRS in a grammar class. Zuvio IRS and the British Council Grammar Snacks videos were utilized in this experimental instruction. A questionnaire was administered and consisted of demographic information, Likert scale questions, and open-ended short-answer questions. The results showed positive attitudes for learning with Zuvio IRS and videos, and the interactions between students and the teacher that mediated by Zuvio IRS. Future studies might explore learning outcomes of students from different majors, implement results of IRS studies into curriculum and instruction, and create more appropriate questions into IRS.
Barriers to CALL Implementation in Written Expression Courses: EFL Teachers’ Perspectives
Authors: AGGOUNE Amina EL , GHAOUAR Nesrine
Published: August 2019

This research endeavor seeks to identify the perceived Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) obstacles faced by teachers of Written Expression Courses at the level of the department of English, Guelma, Algeria. For that sake and in an attempt to answer our research questions: What are the barriers that hinder EFL written expression teachers from the integration of CALL in their teaching practices? What recommendations can be given to overcome these barriers? Therefore, the quantitative questionnaire was used as a main research tool. It is chosen to elicit the participants’ perceptions, perspectives, and viewpoints. The research sample includes a number of seven participants of those who are teaching or had previously taught this module. The statistical results highlight the conclusion that the respondents’ most reported CALL barriers are extrinsic rather than being intrinsic. They mainly include: English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ resistance to change, lack of technical support, lack of training, and insufficient time in the Written Expression session.
The Impact of Digital Storytelling on ESL Narrative Writing Skill
Authors: Zakaria Mohd Azmi , Aziz Azlina Abdul
Published: August 2019

This paper presents a part of a study on the teaching of narrative writing by incorporating Digital Storytelling. Writing skill is an essential component in mastering English because it incorporates all elements in English. By integrating technology in the learning process, students would be able to improve their writing skill. In Malaysia, students’ performance in examination has declined in recent years since the marks are based mostly on students’ writing. This research aims to know the impact of Digital Storytelling towards Malaysian secondary school students by investigating its impact on content, grammar, vocabulary and overall performance. It also explores students' perception of Digital Storytelling. This quasi-experimental study involved 52 Form four students from a fully-residential school in Melaka who were chosen using convenient sampling as part of the controlled and experimental groups. Data were collected from pre-tests, post-tests and a semi-structured interview. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean analysis, Wilcoxon Signed Tank Test and Independent t-Test while qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings show that there is a significant difference in the score before and after the intervention but there is no significant difference between the score of the experimental group and the controlled group. Participants stated that DS motivates them to write and improves their writing. It is hoped that this study would provide an alternative to teaching narrative writing and adds to the current pool of literature. It is suggested for future researchers to conduct purposive sampling which could yield different results.
Conversation Analysis: Opening Sequences and Ritual Expressions of Informal Mobile Phone Calls between Saudis
Authors: Mahzari Mohammad
Published: August 2019

Much work of studying opening conversations has been conducted on landline telephone calls; whereas, mobile phone conversations have received less attention by researchers despite of the dominance of using mobile phone in our social life. Informed by conversation analysis (CA) approach, this study aims to identify the opening sequences and ritual expressions of informal mobile phone conversations among Saudi friends and relatives. Another goal is that to identify whether the opening sequences of mobile phone are similar or different from the landline telephone. The study will answer the following questions: what are the opening sequences and ritual expressions of mobile phone? And what are the similarities and differences between mobile phone and landline telephone in terms of the opening sequences. Thirty audio-recorded and transcribed mobile phone conversations served as the data source for this study. Data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively by using the CA approach. Findings showed that the majority of opening sequences of mobile phone calls were reduced to three sequences: summons answer, greeting exchanges, and how-are-you exchanges due the impact of caller ID. In addition, the sequence of identification/recognition can be found when the caller does not know the callee or the number is silent. Therefore, mobile phone and landline telephone have similarities and differences in the opening sequences in general. However, the differences observed can be a reason of the cultural practices for language use more than the effect of medium used in communication such as landline telephone and mobile phone in Saudi Arabic. Finally, more data are needed to investigate gender differences.
Engaging Students through Blended Learning Activities to Augment Listening and Speaking
Authors: Alsowayegh Najat Hussein , Bardesi Hisham Jameel , Garba Ibrahim , Sipra Muhammad Aslam
Published: August 2019

Present study examines pedagogically the effect of blended learning activities to augment listening and speaking at tertiary level. Teachers provided content online that allowed measuring the students’ engagement, satisfaction, teacher’s role, and content and examination. Using the tools online on Blackboard®, discussion on forums and listening activities, the teacher provided the blended learning activities. The three-step strategy (3SS) framework was adopted for language learning.It provided students strategies that generated, supported and manipulated the blended learning activities for learning in the face to face sessions. The study investigates how blended learning activities motivate the engagement of students, their satisfaction, the role of the teacher, content and assessment from the students’ point of view. The study uses a population of 38 students from two sections of a listening and speaking class (control G1 n = 20 and blended G2 n = 18), a placement test, examination results and responses from a questionnaire as instruments for examining the effect of blended learning activities on the students’ engagement, satisfaction, teacher’s role, content and examination. The results using descriptive statistics demonstrate positive effects of using blended learning activities in supporting the improvement of students’ learning on listening and speaking at elementary level.e. In brief, using the evidence from the study reveals that exposing foundation year students to blended learning activities have positive effects on students’ engagement, satisfaction, teacher’s role, content and examination when learning English. The paper situated itself in the discussion of providing enriched language learning content online for supporting and measuring learning through the objective measurement of the content from the opinion of the students.
A Study of EFL Students' Attitudes, Motivation and Anxiety towards WhatsApp as a Language Learning Tool
Authors: Ali Jamal Kaid Mohammed , Bin-Hady Wagdi Rashad Ali
Published: August 2019

This study aimed to explore the impact of WhatsApp on enhancing Saudi EFL students' language skills and areas. It also investigated EFL students' attitudes, motivation, and anxiety towards learning English via WhatsApp. The sample comprised 55 male and female students studying English at the College of Arts, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia. A closed-ended questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data from the sample. The results revealed that WhatsApp has a positive impact on learning English as a foreign language with a score of 3.9 as an overall mean. Students’ attitudes towards using WhatsApp for learning English scored 3.4, while the impact of WhatsApp on motivating EFL students to study English scored 3.6 in total. It was also found that WhatsApp reduced students’ anxiety with a score of 3.8 as the overall mean. Based on these results, the researchers suggest that WhatsApp should be activated at all stages of English language learning and teaching.
Can Home Use of Speech-Enabled Artificial Intelligence Mitigate Foreign Language Anxiety – Investigation of a Concept
Authors: Bao Minhui
Published: August 2019

The harmful effects of speech-related anxiety among learners and users of foreign language is well documented. Aiming to investigate the potential of reducing anxiety through ad libitum interaction with Artificial Intelligence chatbots, a controlled pilot study was conducted on East Asian staff of a large financial institution over a 4-week period, the sample of 40 divided between a test group using AI and the non-exposed subjects. Variety of measures were employed to gain as comprehensive an insight as warranted given the study limitations of a small sample, brief study period and relatively unsophisticated but freely available AI chatbot. The measures ranged from surveys of anxiety, attitudes toward daily chatbot usage, oral interviews and IELTS testing of English speaking ability. The results were cautiously encouraging: nearly universal endorsement of AI as a non-threatening interlocutor positively impacting subjects’ confidence and to the extent limited by time constraint, enhancing individual components of the IELTS paradigm. Moreover, significant linear relationship between individual anxiety survey items and overall IELTS scores at baseline was observed, lending a measure of validity to the construct developed for the occasion. In summary, it is felt that subject to further development and refinement, conversationally enhanced AI chatbots hold a significant promise toward reducing speech-related anxieties and learning inhibitions of English as a foreign language and thus merit further investigation toward this objective.
The Determinants of Use and Acceptance of Mobile Assisted Language Learning: The Case of EFL Students in Morocco
Authors: Morchid Nabil
Published: August 2019

The intent of this paper is to research the factors that determine students’ acceptance of mobile assisted language learning (MALL) in Morocco. This study emphasizes the inclusive character of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). After careful assessment of the multiple relationships within UTAUT, a modified version of the theory was hypothesized then researched for the impact it has on the English as Foreign Language (EFL) context in Morocco. The technology acceptance model in this paper emphasized four directions connecting performance expectancy, effort expectancy, teacher feedback and compatibility to behavioral intention, also referred to as the determinants of behavioral intention to use MALL. For the purpose of this study, a technology enhanced environment was created. A total number of 156 EFL common core students were brought to interact on a WhatsApp-based platform by means of text-messaging. The WhatsApp treatment was optimized to synchronize with the institutionalized character of the teaching of English in Moroccan public schools. The questionnaire method was used for data collection. The data were screened for missingness, normality and outliers. Then, multiple reliability and validity tests were performed to substantiate the legitimacy of the dataset. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used in the assessment of the measurement model and the structural model. The outputs of structural modelling corroborated the hypothesized directions connecting teacher feedback and compatibility to behavioral intention to use MALL while there was lack of support for the relationships linking performance expectancy and effort expectancy to behavioral intention to use MALL.