becoming change agents in practice through action research

... alterations affecting these mutants, changes in flavedo colour index (CI) were measured throughout fruit development in both mutants As shown in Figure 1B, flavedo CI in clementine followed a sigmoid ... DNAbinding protein FC923410 C31704G03 Expressed protein FC932314 C34207C06 FC923118 C31701C08 Putative nematode-resistance protein CX299915 C07004A01 CX301008 C08004F12 Auxin-binding protein ABP19a ... reaction could be impaired in this genotype, leading to its distinctive pale yellowish peel The concomitant increase of b-cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin in 39E7 might indicate a substrate-product...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... formal research following a scientific method had little impact on educational practice Through action research, he argued, changes in educational practice were possible In terms of what action research ... main steps in the essaywriting process: writing the thesis statement, gathering ideas for the body, ordering and linking paragraphs in the essay, writing and revising short essays Step 1: Writing ... writing essays with four main steps: writing thesis statement, gathering ideas for the body, ordering and linking paragraphs in essays and writing and revising short essays Teaching writing essays...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:31

... Goldstein B: Interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders J Spinal Cord Med 2007, 30:10-19 Collaborative Care for Depression in the ... provided by the research team in implementing system changes QUERI researchers took staff step-by-step through the process of developing this program and provided education, assistance in hiring people, ... measuring rates of influenza and pneumococcal immunization among veterans with spinal cord injury and disease to identify gaps in care For example, EPRP data indicated that national influenza vaccination...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... Goldstein B: Interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates in veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders J Spinal Cord Med 2007, 30:10-19 Collaborative Care for Depression in the ... provided by the research team in implementing system changes QUERI researchers took staff step-by-step through the process of developing this program and provided education, assistance in hiring people, ... measuring rates of influenza and pneumococcal immunization among veterans with spinal cord injury and disease to identify gaps in care For example, EPRP data indicated that national influenza vaccination...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21

... following definitions of action research: In the general meaning, it is “ research which has the primary goal of finding ways of solving problems, bringing about social change or practical action, ... practice were possible In terms of what action research was, having considered what it was not, action research had been defined in many different ways In Stephen Corey’s definition Action research ... issues into consideration such as choosing interesting topics, creating interest in the topic, activating schemata, varying topics and genre and providing necessary information In writing lesson,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:58

... Participatory Action Research 23 the process Systems action research also has the advantage of training practitioners in research methods, including competence in social practice, cooperative action, ... experiments play an active part in the research by giving feedback to researchers through their actions and opinions, the action research is usually called participatory action research (PAR) PAR methods ... evaluated them Through this experience, he felt that action, research, and training would grow together More recently, Liu (1990) again argued that intervention through action research in social sciences...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 04:20

... Action Research: Refining the Method 143 4.5.1 Developing the Mk II data collection instrument and establishing the habit of continuous learning 145 4.5.3 Developing the Corporate Practice ... Willianls (1980) who define cost eneineerine as "that arca of engineering principles where engineering juclgement and experience are utilised in the application of scientific principles and techniques ... 5.3 The Corporate Practice Questionnaire 161 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.4 Applying the data in workshops 156 Building on the data in working parties 158 Combining insights with fresh...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 21:20

... was born in Akkar Atika, in Lebanon, in 1973 He obtained the Engineering degree in electrical and electricity from the Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1995 He ... containing a change in variance (from to 2) at point 10000 (b) Evolution of DCS before and after the change time (change not detected) (c) Evolution of MDCS before and after the change time (change ... detect the level of the fatigue during driving These signals contain a background (low-level) activity corresponding to the postural maintaining (what is the part of interest for the study) as well...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 19:20

... assist in meeting KPI's by changing behaviours to support the team and company goals therefore increasing the bottom line In other areas of training Jan has excelled in defining critical business ... problems before introducing the refinement in the final product development process In retailing don't wait for weeks of accumulated sales before ordering the items that are selling Reordering should ... we continue doing an activity as a routine but the reason for doing so is no longer exits Creativity is breaking away from habitually doing things and finding a better and easier way of doing the...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 17:20

... occurring, to a state of ‘inner knowing’ (understanding), (e.g., working through the issues in Sophie’s ward) Realising is the action phase where individuals or teams bring something new into ... one Pain assessment practices Completing a pain algorithm Drawing on the data to focus specifically on pain management practices with older people, one example of a change in practice is outlined ... happens in the learning process by distinguishing different levels of perceiving reality and action that follows from it The three levels proposed are sensing, presencing, and realising Sensing incorporates...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:23

... strategies for the integration of individual patient’s preferences in decision making based on clinical practice guidelines Our research questions are: How should clinical practice guidelines be adapted ... [45] In this project, we focus on the level of guideline use in clinical practice to enhance implementation of shared decision making by improving clinical practice guidelines Population in- depth ... patient involvement in decision making [15] We hypothesise that guidelines can be adapted to facilitate the integration of individual patients’ preferences in clinical decision making Guidelines...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... strategies for the integration of individual patient’s preferences in decision making based on clinical practice guidelines Our research questions are: How should clinical practice guidelines be adapted ... [45] In this project, we focus on the level of guideline use in clinical practice to enhance implementation of shared decision making by improving clinical practice guidelines Population in- depth ... patient involvement in decision making [15] We hypothesise that guidelines can be adapted to facilitate the integration of individual patients’ preferences in clinical decision making Guidelines...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20

Ngày tải lên: 24/11/2014, 02:03

... speaking and listening skills? The methodological approach was action research using mixed methods for data collection The action research consisted of four main stages (Planning, Acting, Observing ... imitates the action of holding a micro and singing, playing badminton and turning pages to explain her hobbies After her introduction, the teacher can create a circumstance for the students to practice ... the effect of teaching 1.2.3.3 The use of eye contact The eye is “the window of the mind”, and it can reflect inside things in deep place in people‟s mind In the English teaching, teachers have...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... spoken discourse In the field of action, speaking is the action of: conveying information or expressing one‟s feelings in speech, the activity of delivering speeches, communicating in a specified ... at the beginning of the research in order to identify the difficulties in learning speaking skill In the talks, the topics were also about the students‟ interest in learning English in general ... Gerald Susman (1983) The action research consisted of five main stages: diagnosing, action planning, taking action, evaluating, specifying learning 2.8.1 Phrase 1: Diagnosing - Personal class observation...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... “self-reflective inquiry” From these definitions, researchers suggested some main features of an action research as follows - Combination of action and research - Intervention to solve real problems in the ... can be used to give practice in all the skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, in all the stages of the teaching – learning sequence: presentation, repetition, recombination, and free ... results in reducing students‟ interest in joining games 4.2 Implications On the basis of the findings, the researcher would like to give some recommendations for teachers who are teaching at Sunrise...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2015, 08:03

... think-aloud model that includes the reasoning involved in that includes the reasoning involved in using the strategy, thereby revealing his/ using the strategy, thereby revealing his/ her reading ... following strategies: Reading Strategies Having a purpose Inferring 15 Identifying sentence structure Previewing Predicting 16 Inferring unknown vocabulary Skimming 10 Reading actively 17 Identifying ... language Scanning 11 Identifying genres 18 Using background knowledge Clustering 12 Reading to present 19 Identifying style and its purpose Evaluating 13 Integrating information 20 Identifying paragraph...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:26

... talking in class at the moment Teacher‟s cue Students‟ sentences sing The boy is singing in class at the moment eat The boy is eating in class at the moment 28 laugh The boy is laughing in class ... characteristics, we can see that in the ALM there is much interaction during chain drills or in dialogs However, most interaction is between the teacher and students, and it is initiated by the teacher, ... students by encouraging cooperative activities and refraining from inducing competitiveness (Knowles, 1973) In communicative activities, the teacher does not intervene right after initiating the activities...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:28

... Observing stage 30 3.5 Evaluation stage 34 3.6 Summary of the main findings 38 CHAPTER IV: CONCLUSION 39 4.1 Summary of the main findings 39 4.2 Implications for teaching speaking and listening through ... inquiring, inviting, stating, suggesting, modelling, and listening Aside from that, they should provide feedback by praising, encouraging exploration, orienting, helping children to reflect, offering ... traditional instruction featuring competitiveness, independent work and passive listening, cooperative learning is a matter of sinking or swimming together. It is positive interdependence, according...

Ngày tải lên: 19/03/2015, 10:28

... Rationale for Action Research Design 3.1.1 Action Research 3.1.1.1 Definition of Action Research Action research is known by many other names, including participatory research, collaborative inquiry, ... learning‖ According to this author, autonomous learners understand the purpose of their learning, share in the setting of learning goals, take initiatives in planning and executing learning activities, ... especially in learning vocabulary However, the current educational reform has resulted in significant changes in both teaching and learning In the field of English language teaching and learning, some...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 10:21