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What’s in it for us? Tutors’, tutees’ and teachers’ perceptions of outcomes in a cross-age peer tutoring project.
No full textPeer tutoring is widely used to provide learning support or as an opportunity for learning that is different and additional to the traditional model of class teaching. The objective of this study was to explore the perceived impacts of an established cross-school, cross-age peer tutoring project – the Hamilton Primary Numeracy Project – to gain a better understanding of its impacts on participants. It was hoped that findings would inform development of future iterations of the programme.
A largely interpretative approach was employed to gather research findings, before and after the 20-week programme, from ca.80 participants across 6 Oxfordshire schools. Several data collection techniques were used, including ‘Salmon’ lines, hardcopy and online questionnaires. On conclusion of the programme, audio-recorded semi-structured group interviews were used to probe areas of interest in greater depth. The constant comparative method was used to code data, from which emergent themes were identified. Themes were mapped using network analysis. School staff contributed their perceptions of programme impacts in terms of the ‘five Cs’ of positive youth development: competence, confidence, character, connection and compassion.
Salmon-line data from tutees revealed perceptions of elevated levels of maths confidence and ability across the duration of the programme, alongside improved attitudes to the subject. These findings are corroborated by their teachers’ observations. Qualitative data showed that tutees derived enjoyment from the sessions and evidenced positive impacts on their mathematical understanding, confidence, independence and resilience. Many also cited the positive impact of the tutoring environment and their relationship with the secondary tutors. Being a programme tutor appears to have impacted the secondary students’ overall development, evidenced by their many perceptions characterised as one of the ‘five Cs’ or as a different life/ social skill, such as patience, adaptability and communication.
While presenting organisational questions for HPNP facilitators, and recognising that challenges exist for schools and participants, this study provides strong evidence supporting the continuation of the programme and, potentially, the wider application of such projects
Interview with Nicholas Christopher, author of Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City
No full textInterview with Nicholas Christopher, author of Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American Cit
Resurrecting the Author
No full textPresentation of Nicholas Wolterstorff\u27s Paper Resurrecting the Author with time after for questions beginning at 18:00
Heritability and Linkage Analysis of Appendicitis Utilizing Age at Onset
No full textAppendicitis usually afflicts the young, but there is a large tail in the distribution of onset age. The genetics of this disease are still not well understood. A heritability analysis and genome wide linkage analysis of a large twin dataset was undertaken. Treating age of onset of appendicitis as a censored survival trait revealed a heritability of 0.21, and found evidence of linkage to Chromosome 1p37.3. Author(s): Christopher Oldmeadow 1 * | Kerrie Mengersen 2 | Nicholas Martin 3 | David L. Duffy
Nicholas de Monchaux: Local Code / Real Estates
No full textNicholas de Monchaux is an architect and urbanist whose work explores the intersections between nature, technology, and the city. He is the author of Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo (MIT Press, 2011), an architectural history of the Apollo 11 spacesuit. He is Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at UC Berkeley. The work of his design studio has been exhibited widely and is currently being featured in the US Pavillion of the 13th Venice Biennale
Nicholas Meyer: 10-31-1979
No full textNicholas Meyer is a screenwriter, producer, director, and author, and a graduate of the University of Iowa. He is the author of the screenplay the Seven Per Cent Solution and co-author of The Black Orchid. He begins the interview by discussing his professional career as both a film writer/director and a novelist. He then talks about how he began writing novels, and discusses the research that goes into his novels. Meyer continues by discussing his movie Time After Time and concludes the interview by listing prominent teachers and writing influences.Archived web contentSUNY BrockportWriters Forum Video
Nicholas Meyer: 10-31-1979
No full textNicholas Meyer is a screenwriter, producer, director, and author, and a graduate of the University of Iowa. He is the author of the screenplay the Seven Per Cent Solution and co-author of The Black Orchid. He begins the interview by discussing his professional career as both a film writer/director and a novelist. He then talks about how he began writing novels, and discusses the research that goes into his novels. Meyer continues by discussing his movie Time After Time and concludes the interview by listing prominent teachers and writing influences.https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/writers_videos/1022/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Nicholas Wade by Marni Siegel, November 8, 2007
No full textThe interview was a project of the Center for Public Genomics (http://www.genome.duke.edu/centers/cpg/).Nicholas Wade is a science writer for the New York Times and author of several books, including LifeScripts, about genetics and genomics. He also covered the Asilomar Conference for Science magazine.Funded by a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute and the US Department of Energy (P50 HG003391)
LSE festival Beveridge 2.0 preview: the five giants by Nicholas Timmins
No full textOn Monday 19 February, LSE Festival opened with ‘The Five Giants and the Ministers Who Made a Difference’. Chaired by LSE Director Minouche Shafik, Nicholas Timmins, author of The Five Giants: A Biography of the Welfare State, and Professor Sir Julian Le Grand debated the key UK politicians who really made a difference when it came to Beveridge’s ‘Five Giants’: listen to the podcast here. Ahead of the event, Nicholas Timmins gives insight into the reception and impact of Beveridge’s 1942 report, as well as its enduring significance in today’s global, 21st-century context
01-06-2020 Author Nicholas Sparks Speaking at SWOSU on February 5
No full textAuthor Nicholas Sparks speaks at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford on Wednesday, February 5, and the public is invited
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