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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
The cooperative learning for improving student’s motivation, in octavo año “C” at Unidad Educativa “ Camilo Gallegos” in the city of Riobamba, Chimborazo province, during the school year 2014-2015.
Get PDFThe current thesis project carries out a research study of an important problem in the learning English process, which was whether or not the Cooperative learning method helps to improve the student’s motivation in the learning English process, in Octavo Año “C”, at Unidad Educativa “ Camilo Gallegos” in the city of Riobamba, Chimborazo province.
The population used was formed by thirty six students of Octavo Año “C”, at Unidad Educativa “Camilo Gallegos” as a subject of this research. The present research had been constituted as an exploratory research, it was descriptive and explicative. The data were collected by a pre-observation to analyze the behaviour of the students, and the techniques applied during the English classes; and also by a post-observation after the application of Cooperative learning method in the English classes. It was developed during a length of time in the school year 2014-2015. The data collection tool was the observation guide, and the data were analyzed with statistical tables which were presented in pie charts to reach the hypothesis testing.
At the conclusion of research, the presentation and discussion of qualitative statistical result of the total sample group by application of observation guide found that, students had lack motivation in English classes because the methods and techniques which were being applied didn’t let learners take an active participation making the classes bored and monotonous.
After applying the Cooperative Learning method, it was determined that student’s motivation enhanced. The students working in groups interacted and helped each other’s. The learners had fun learning English so that, they were more interested in learning the language. So it is recommended for teachers and students the use of Cooperative learning, because it allows students take an active participation in class and get involved in teaching learning process to achieve a significant learning.El proyecto de tesis actual lleva a cabo un estudio de investigación de un problema importante en el proceso de aprendizaje de Inglés, que era o no el método de aprendizaje cooperativo ayuda a mejorar la motivación del estudiante en el proceso de aprendizaje de Inglés, en el Octavo Año "C", en la Unidad Educativa "Camilo Gallegos" en la ciudad de Riobamba, provincia de Chimborazo.
La población utilizada fue formado por treinta y seis estudiantes de Octavo Año "C", en la Unidad Educativa "Camilo Gallegos" como sujeto de esta investigación. La presente investigación se había constituido como una investigación exploratoria, fue descriptivo y explicativo. Los datos fueron recogidos por una pre-observación para analizar el comportamiento de los estudiantes, y las técnicas aplicadas en las clases de inglés; y también por un puesto de observación después de la aplicación del método de aprendizaje cooperativo en las clases de inglés. Se desarrolló durante un período de tiempo en el año escolar 2014-2015. La herramienta de recolección de datos fue la guía de observación, y los datos se analizaron con tablas estadísticas que se presentaron en gráficos circulares para llegar a la prueba de hipótesis.
A la conclusión de la investigación, la presentación y discusión de los resultados estadísticos cualitativa del grupo total de la muestra mediante la aplicación de guía de observación encontró que, los estudiantes tuvieron la falta de motivación en las clases de inglés porque los métodos y técnicas que se están aplicando no dejaron que los estudiantes toman un participación activa haciendo las clases aburridas y monótonas.
Después de aplicar el método de aprendizaje cooperativo, se determinó que la motivación del estudiante mejorado. Los estudiantes trabajan en grupos interactuaron y se ayudaron mutuamente de. Los alumnos se divirtieron aprendiendo Inglés para que, ellos estaban más interesados en el aprendizaje del idioma. Por lo tanto, se recomienda a los profesores y estudiantes el uso de aprendizaje cooperativo, ya que permite que los estudiantes tomen una participación activa en clase y se involucren en el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje para lograr un aprendizaje significativo.UNACH, Sede Ecuado
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The Facebook social network as a teaching resource in the extracurricular educational teaching-learning process of English language of the students of Séptimo Semester Class "A"at Carrera de Idiomas at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, city of Riobamba in the academic term March-July 2015
Get PDFThe purpose of the research was to study how students use Facebook to further their studies. This research is important because institutions appear to be using social networking to recruit and retain students. Students even use such technology to further their studies or what they believe might be good institutional uses for social media with regard to their academic programs.
The application of Facebook social network as a teaching resource in the extracurricular educational teaching-learning process of the English language of the students of Séptimo Semester Class "A"at Carrera de Idiomas at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, helped them to improve and reinforce their English language.
The present work contains 4 chapters that are developed as follows:
Chapter I refers to Referential Framework which provides information about: the topic of the thesis, the problem setting, the problem formulation, and the general and specific objectives
Interference of mother tongue in English language learning in students of seventh semester in language career at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo in academic period april 2015 - august 2015.
Get PDFThe aim of this Project was to determine how the mother tongue interferes in English language learning in students of seventh semester in language career at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo in academic period April 2015 - August 2015. The Hypothesis was there is interference of mother tongue in English language learning in students of seventh semester in language career at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo in the academic period April 2015 – August 2015. The method applied in the investigation was Quality - Quantitative, the types of research were: Documental, Field and Bibliographic, the level of research were: Descriptive and Diagnostic. For data collection was used observation guides and surveys, the population were 22 students of seventh semester in language career at Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo. The main results according the outlined objectives show the following: there was interference of mother tongue in English language learning, the main reasons why the mother tongue interferes are because students think in Spanish and translate their ideas into English and this interference provoke in them translation, lack of fluency and use of Spanglish words.El objetivo de este proyecto fue determinar la forma en la lengua materna interfiere en el aprendizaje de idiomas Inglés en los estudiantes de séptimo semestre en la carrera de Idiomas de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo en período académico de abril 2015 - agosto 2015. La hipótesis era que hay interferencia de la lengua materna en Inglés aprendizaje de idiomas en los estudiantes de séptimo semestre en la carrera de idiomas de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo en el periodo académico de abril 2015 - agosto 2015. El método aplicado en la investigación era de calidad - cuantitativo, los tipos de investigación fueron: Documental, de campo y bibliográfica, el nivel de la investigación fueron: descriptiva y de diagnóstico. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó guías de observación y encuestas, la población eran 22 estudiantes de séptimo semestre de la carrera de idiomas en la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo. Los principales resultados de acuerdo a los objetivos señalados muestran lo siguiente: hubo interferencia de la lengua materna en el aprendizaje de idiomas Inglés, las principales razones por las interfiere lengua materna se deben a que los estudiantes piensen en español y traducir sus ideas en Inglés y esta interferencia provocan en ellos traducción, falta de fluidez y el uso de las palabras de SpanglishUNACH, sede Ecuado
The use of games and songs as methodological strategies to develop the skills of English language in the students of tercero de bachillerato at Unidad Educativa “San Gerardo” in San Gerardo parish in the academic year 2015-2016
Get PDFNowadays English is a language of utmost importance around the world, becoming a core subject in the Educational Institutions, but in practice The process of teaching - learning this language becomes boring, despite the importance of the same. For this reason it is necessary the use of different strategies that motivate students to learn this language, which present the following research: using games and songs such as methodological strategies to develop the skills of listening and speaking through which students put into practice the knowledge acquired and reflect significant result in learning English. This research is analyzed step by step on how the use of games and songs help to the development of comprehension and oral expression on the English language, this requires the inclusion of methodological strategies that help teachers improve the teaching process, where students have the opportunity to take part in different activities and develop the skills and: listen and speak as second language through effective activities that encourage cooperation and active participation in class.En la actualidad el Inglés es un idioma de suma importancia alrededor del mundo, convirtiéndose en una materia básica en las Instituciones Educativas, pero en la práctica del proceso de enseñanza- aprendizaje de este Idioma llega a ser aburrido, a pesar de la importancia del mismo. Por esta razón es necesario el uso de diferentes estrategias que motiven a los estudiantes aprender este idioma, por lo cual se presenta la siguiente investigación: el uso de juegos y canciones como estrategias metodológicas para desarrollar las habilidades de escuchar y hablar, a través de las cuales los estudiantes ponen en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos y reflejar resultados significativos al aprender el Inglés. La presente investigación es analizada paso a paso sobre cómo el uso de juegos y canciones ayudan al desarrollo de la comprensión y expresión oral del idioma inglés, para esto es necesario la inclusión de estrategias metodológicas que permitan a los profesores mejorar el proceso de enseñanza, donde los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de formar parte de diferentes actividades y desarrollar la destrezas como: escuchar y hablar un segundo idioma a través de actividades eficaces que fomentan la cooperación y la participación activa en clase
“Observation of the use of technological tools (smart phone and tablet) in reading comprehension of the English language mong students in 8th grade basic education general parallel “A” of the Unidad Educativa of Cajabamba Tomas Oleas during the period 2015 – 2016”
Get PDFThis research was carried out with the objective of determining the influence of technological tools such as the Tablet and the smart phone in the reading comprehension of the English language in the students of the Unidad Educativa Tomas Oleas. The methodology used was qualitative, because it allowed, through an observation guide, to observe the development and the cognitive capacities of the students and the teacher when reading a text. It is inductive because, through the application of the observation guide, it was possible to describe and analyze the students and the teacher, the ways in which they identify the main ideas and secondary, synthesize readings, identify key words, argue, reflect, Recognize characters and draw conclusions. The level of research is: descriptive, because students were observed to use the phone and Tablet in an English class, and it is exploratory because it helped to identify behaviors and attitudes in students, when using the technological tools. I work with 24 students from the 8th parallel year "A" to whom it was applied, an observation guide. With the analysis and interpretation the objectives are checked, because it is evident that the technological tools do influence the comprehension of the English language. Then, we find the conclusions that were obtained with this research work and the respective recommendations with the aim of improving the processes in the development of reading comprehension, showing practical activities that allow students to improve the development of the comprehension of a text.Esta investigación se realizó con el objetivo de determinar la influencia de las herramientas tecnológicas como la Tablet y el teléfono inteligente en la compresión lectora del idioma ingles en los estudiantes de la Unidad Educativa Tomas Oleas. La metodología que se empleó es cualitativa, porque permitió mediante una guía de observación, observar el desenvolvimiento y las capacidades cognitivas de los estudiantes y la docente al momento de leer un texto. Es inductiva porque, a través de la aplicación de la guía de observación, se logró describir y analizar a los estudiantes y a la docente, sobre las formas del como ellos identifican las ideas principales y secundarias, sintetizan lecturas, identifican palabras claves, argumentan, reflexionan, reconocen personajes y establecen conclusiones. El nivel de investigación es: descriptiva, porque se observó a los estudiantes utilizar el teléfono y la Tablet en una clase de inglés, y es exploratoria porque, ayudó a identificar comportamientos y actitudes en los estudiantes, al momento de utilizar las herramientas tecnológicas. Sé trabajó con 24 estudiantes del 8vo año paralelo “A” a quienes se les aplicó, una guía de observación. Con el análisis y la interpretación se comprueba los objetivos, porque se evidencia que las herramientas tecnológicas si influye en la lectura comprensiva del idioma inglés. Luego se encuentran las conclusiones que se obtuvieron con este trabajo investigativo y las respectivas recomendaciones con el ánimo de mejorar los procesos en el desarrollo de la comprensión lectora, mostrando actividades prácticas que permita a los estudiantes mejorar el desarrollo de la comprensión de un texto.UNACH, sede Ecuado
STRATEGIES TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS IN THE LEARNING PROCESS OF ENGLISH IN THE 8TH GRADE OF BASIC EDUCATION PARALLEL “A” IN TÉCNICO LICTO HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015
Get PDFAt the time of observing the institutional development one of the major problems was the use of few strategies to motivate which prevents the efficient performance of the Técnico Licto high school. Since, strategies and techniques are very necessary learning resources for teaching nowadays. Besides, strategies and techniques are designed to lead to better learning, because of them; we can develop the knowledge, acquire skills with less effort and incorporate the ideals and attitudes that we as future teachers must provide our students.
The following research aims to prove whether the use of motivational strategies influence positively in the learning process of English. To address the issue at hand, we will start by explaining that a key factor at the time of learning the language is motivation which has to do no more than the strategies used by the teacher. This itself has become a main objective to decrease difficulties when teaching
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