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A Novel Approach to Teaching and Assessing Students’ Critical Thinking in University Mathematics
No full textThis paper investigates the attitudes of the university mathematics lecturers towards the use of deliberately misleading mathematics questions in teaching and assessment as a pedagogical strategy with their students. The intention of using such questions is to enhance students’ critical thinking. Critical thinking is understood here as “examining, questioning, evaluating, and challenging taken-for-granted assumptions about issues and practices” as defined by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. The study is based on a survey of university lecturers who have been introduced to the suggested pedagogical strategy. Their attitudes are compared with the attitudes of secondary school mathematics teachers
Exploration of Changes in Autistic Adult’s Digital Learning Experience in Higher Education After the Shift in Digital Teaching Technology Since 2021
No full textThis qualitative research study examines the changes in experience and efficiency of interactive digital learning (synchronous and asynchronous) in higher education for autistic adult students between 2021 and the present. Due to the rapid advancements in digital teaching technology, new and different dominant barriers and facilitators to effective online learning have emerged, resulting in an overall improvement in the perception and experience of adult autistic students in distance learning. Our findings suggest that digital teaching technology and its accessibility guideline implementation plays a significant role and can be a crucial differentiator for institutions of higher learning and technology vendors
A Multimethod Evaluation of the Idaho Continuous Enrollment Initiative
No full textResearchers evaluated the Idaho Continuous Enrollment Initiative, a program supporting educationally disadvantaged, non-traditional students with at-risk characteristics. Using two analytical methods—null hypothesis significance testing and Observation Oriented Modeling—analyses across five grant-funded projects determined personal demographic characteristics such as gender and race did not have a statistically significant impact on three key success metrics. Instead, high-impact practices like peer mentoring and cohort-based learning models improved continuous enrollment, credit completion rates, and cumulative GPAs. Evidence suggests student success initiatives should focus on implementing these supportive structures, rather than focusing on demographic characteristics, to effectively enhance student retention and academic achievement for educationally disadvantaged students
Bilingualism, Trilingual Ism, Hybrid Language – Reflection on the Conditions for a Successful Plurilingual Education - Presentation and Case Analysis - Life Story, Longitudinal Approach
No full textThe aim of this work is to reflect on the optimal conditions necessary for plurilingual education. A practical family case is discussed, based on a longitudinal approach spanning three generations. The issue of bilingualism and hybrid language is addressed, with a focus on the harmful effects of linguistic hybridization resulting from the absence of a reference language. What are the best conditions for a successful multilingual education? But what are also the conditions and pitfalls on the long road to a plurilingual education? There are two fundamental aspects to this: firstly, the assessment of what has been achieved in each language, in terms of bilingualism, throughout the school career, by means of school results; secondly, the assessment of the mother tongue or father tongue of reference, using the comparative method. This method has three parameters: vocabulary, semantics and morpho syntax. The Neel test by Chevrier-Müller was used for Turkish children aged 8;0 - 8;6. A longitudinal approach involving four children was employed, as it allowed us to step back in time and assess the development of each child
Drawdown Risk and the 2024 Presidential Election
No full textDrawdown risk measures show how the value of an investment changes from a peak to a trough and are widely used by practitioners1 . This paper provides instructions for analyzing drawdown risk around Presidential elections, with methods extendable to other events and horizons. The approach can be applied by analysts at financial planning firms or students in finance, investment, or business analytics courses. Exercises can be performed using SAS, VBA, STATA, R, or Python. In a classroom setting, students analyze risk in preparation for a hypothetical financial planning meeting with clients concerned about the 2024 Presidential Election. Check numbers are provided for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, showing that investors who bought the S&P 500 index one- , three-, or six-months prior experienced maximum drawdown risk of 7.5%, 9.6%, or 9.6%, with recovery periods of 7, 50, or 50 days. Instructions allow analysis for the most recent seven elections, supporting both applied teaching and practitioner-oriented risk evaluation
Assessing the Effects of Countries’ Environmental Policy Stringency on Private Sector Eco-Innovation Performance
No full textThe increasing global focus on environmental issues has led governments and public institutions to enforce stricter regulations in recent decades, pushing the private sector towards eco-friendly solutions and innovations. While some scholars posit that stringent environmental policies cause polluting industries to relocate to countries with less rigorous standards, other research emphasizes that government pressure is crucial for achieving environmental goals and reducing private-sector impacts.
This study assesses how environmental policy stringency influences eco-innovation performance in firms headquartered within a country. Using descriptive statistics and data from the COR&DIP database and the Environmental Policy Stringency (EPS) index provided by the OECD, the study finds a small positive effect of policy stringency on eco-innovation performance. It also underscores the importance of accurately analyzing historical environmental policies to gauge their impact on private sector innovation. The findings contribute to the literature on national environmental policies and eco-innovation, offering valuable insights for companies navigating environmental regulations and policymakers developing effective regulations to encourage green technologies
A Simulation Study of the Utilization of a Flexible Appointment Scheduling System
No full textMany services offer reservations for appointments. Often, the available appointment slots are preset, of equal length, and sequentially arranged throughout the workday. Customers choose among those slots for the most convenient time slot. Instead, if they can be offered a slot precisely to their convenience (if available), it may lead to gaps in the workday that cannot be filled, thus reducing the utilization of the service provider. Here, we estimate the amount of under-utilization introduced in such a flexible appointment system using simulation, assuming uniformly distributed demands. This is useful in balancing the service provider's utilization and the customer's waiting time
The Rationality of Cooperation and Prevention in Contract Management: Reducing Conflicts in Heavy Construction and Electromechanical Assembly in Brazil Through the Application of the Causal Mark Theory
No full textThis article argues that preventive contract management minimizes conflicts in heavy construction and improves project efficiency. Based on data from 324 heavy construction and electromechanical assembly contracts, including projects in the Mining Sector, the data demonstrate that projects with Contract Management have significantly lower damage/conflict rates. Inspired by prior research on the "Use of the Arrow of Time and Criteria for Transmission of Cause Marks in Conflict Management," presented at the 37th Annual IACM Conference, this study applies the "Cause Marks" theory to mathematically show how clear records prevent ambiguities and reduce financial and temporal impacts. Additionally, we support the thesis that cooperative and preventive attitudes are the most rational and beneficial in any administrative or business environment
United States vs. Dane Watson: A Teaching Case
No full textThis teaching case can be used in various classes: accounting, tax, business law, or ethics. It can be used at either the undergraduate level or the graduate level, perhaps with different learning objectives. It is derived from a real criminal court case where the defendants paid workers using gold and silver coins with a fair value above their face value. For tax purposes, the defendants were using the face value of the coins as the amount of compensation even though the coins were immediately traded for cash. Also, the workers were required to sign independent contractor agreements, so no income, Social Security, or Medicare taxes were withheld
What’s in a Culture? Students’ Perceptions of and Experiences With U.S. Higher Education Institutional Culture
No full textThrough interviews with 54 undergraduates across 11 U.S. higher education institutions, this study examines how students perceive (1) their institutions’ cultures; (2) their institutions’ adherence to their avowed cultures; and (3) the cultures’ influences on several aspects of students’ experiences. Four cultures emerged across institutional types: social justice; supportive; openness; and do-it-all. Despite shared perceptions of institutional cultures, students’ perceptions of their HEIs’ adherence to these cultures differed, with students of color less likely than White students to perceive adherence. Nevertheless, most students said that their institutions’ cultures positively impacted their experiences