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Going Beyond the Text: The Inferencing Processes of Skilled Readers in L1 and L2 across Reading Tasks
Get PDFThis small exploratory study investigated the inferencing processes of skilled first language (L1) and second language (L2) readers for two academic tasks. The goal was to examine possible effects of language and task, or reading purpose, on the frequency and distribution of inferences. Participants (n = 10) were native speakers of German enrolled at a large university in Hessen, Germany in a B.Ed. program. Participants read two expository texts (one written in German and the other written in English) in two task conditions: summary and position-paper. Think-aloud protocols while reading and stimulated recall immediately after reading were recorded, transcribed, coded, and the results were compared quantitatively and qualitatively across tasks and languages. The statistical analyses indicated that there were task effects on inferencing processes, and that they were stronger in L2. When reading for a summary purpose, inferencing processes differed across languages which was not the case for the position-paper task. Readers’ inferencing processes differed significantly across tasks in L2, but not in L1. The results suggest that skilled readers strategically inference based on academic task demands, but that transfer of strategic inferencing skills from L1 to L2 is not complete even with advanced L2 readers. Findings raise questions about the explicit instruction of strategic inferencing for academic tasks in L2 reading classrooms
Correlation of Formative Assessments as the Means of Predicting Summative Performance in Paramedic Students
Get PDFBackground: Paramedic programs use formative assessments to determine cognitive competency. Understanding the number of failed units as a probability of passing the summative exam will allow programs to set additional benchmarks. The purpose of this study was to determine whether failure in formative exams determines success on a summative exam.
Methods: Formative and summative scores from 2011 - 2016 for paramedic students with accounts in Fisdap, an Internet-based administrative database, were retrospectively reviewed for the following criteria: provided consent for research, completed all six formative (unit) examinations, and completed a summative (comprehensive) examination. Analyses were performed with Pearson correlations and linear regression.
Results: A total of 1,406 student records were included based on inclusion criteria. Correlation with each formative and the summative examination were all significant, p \u3c0.001: Cardiology 0.597; Airway 0.571; Medical 0.571; Trauma 0.566; Ob/Pediatrics 0.549; Operations 0.495. The cardiology exam was shown to have a moderate correlation on summative performance, whereas the operations exam had the weakest correlation. The number of formative examination failures was a significant predictor of the probability of passing the summative examination, t(1405) - -31.02 p\u3c0.001. Zero failed unit examinations yielded a 100% probability of passing. Three failed formative exams yielded a 60.4% probability. Four failed attempts yielded a 44.8% probability. Failure of all six formative exams yielded a 13.4% probability of passing the Paramedic Readiness Exam Version 3.
Conclusion: Not all formative examinations hold the same predictive power on the probability of passing a summative examination. Each had their own correlation value. Students who did not fail formative examinations have a 100% likelihood of passing the summative examination
Prehospital use of ipratropium bromide paired with salbutamol as treatment for shortness of breath.
Get PDFClinical Scenario: Two primary care paramedics respond to code 4 for a 55 year old male patient severely short of breath. Questioning his wife reveals that the patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), takes Ventolin (salbutamol) when necessary and takes Atrovent (ipratropium bromide) daily. He took his Atrovent today, but experienced sudden onset shortness of breath after walking up the flight of stairs in his home.
PICO Question: In patients with shortness of breath from respiratory diseases, does the use of prehospital ipratropium bromide paired with salbutamol provide a better outcome than salbutamol treatment alone
MY LANGUAGE: Nlaka\u27pamux word for Thank You
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Scotiabank Impact Story: Helping Create a New Generation of Renewable Energy Workers
No full textAs a 21 year-old college student, [Forrest] understands that finding solutions to environmental challenges will depend on young people like him
2017 Research & Innovation Day Program
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Stop Sticks: Reducing the Rist of Needlestick Injuries in Paramedic Practice
Get PDFAt any moment while performing patient care duties, paramedics are at risk of exposure to blood and infection from blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of needle stick injuries (NSI) is becoming more feasible with technology and engineering advancement
I AM INDIGENOUS: Dylan White
No full textWhat does it mean to be Indigenous?https://first.fanshawec.ca/firstnationscentre_visualcontent_videos_iam/1007/thumbnail.jp
The DLI goes to College
Get PDFStatistics Canada offers yearly regional training to post secondary institutions who are participating members of the Data Liberation Initiative (DLI). Library personnel who act as DLI delegates for their institutions learn how to gain access to statistics and data products and disseminate this information to researchers. This conference presentation focuses on Fanshawe College, the first Ontario college to join the DLI in 2008