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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
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
Raising The Game: Improving Maths Outcomes For Primary School Pupils
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The main aim of this development work was to diminish differences in maths outcomes between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged primary school pupils by using structured games as a maths intervention.
Methods:
The participants were 36 disadvantaged Year 2 children, 18 teachers and TAs from 9 schools, and the project leads. They all benefited from the approach of using structured games to improve maths outcomes. The methods used included using structured games to teach maths, providing specific guidance for teachers and TAs, coaching adults in questioning and assessment, and playing the games repeatedly in a supportive framework.
Findings:
The main findings of the development work were that using structured games to teach maths to disadvantaged Year 2 pupils resulted in an average score gain of 61 points over the year, improved enjoyment of maths, and increased confidence in teaching and supporting maths learning.
Implications:
The findings suggest that using games-based approaches to teaching maths can help disadvantaged pupils make remarkable progress, boosting their engagement, confidence, and love of maths. Teachers and TAs also benefit from the approach, gaining confidence in teaching and using questions to support learning
Developing Primary Subject Networks
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This iniative aimed to create supportive networks across the full primary curriculum to enhance teaching and learning, build social capital, and equip teachers with new resources and strategies.
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Subject leaders in primary schools, including experienced and new to the role, who are keen to develop expertise and challenges in the 4 foundation subjects. Subject networks were set up for 4 foundation subjects, with meetings half-termly and after school. Webinars, conferences, and visits to the National Gallery and Camden Archives were used to enhance teaching and learning. Resources and strategies were shared in meetings and on a padlet.
Findings:
Teachers report feeling better equipped to support colleagues and excited by new resources and strategies.
Implications:
The development of primary subject networks has had a positive impact on teaching and learning, with teachers feeling better equipped to support colleagues and share resources. This has resulted in increased enthusiasm and willingness to work collaboratively
Moving into compact methods of calculation – procedure versus conceptual understanding.
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The purpose of the study was to explore how and whether it was possible to have more children working securely with compact methods of calculation, specifically in multiplication, in order to meet the new mathematics curriculum requirements.
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The participants were 30 Year 5 students who were not secure in multiplication methodology, but had an understanding of partitioning and place value and fluent recall of times tables. They expressed a preference for the grid method. The methods used included Lesson Study, parrot on the shoulder coaching, Variation Theory, spot the mistake modelling, re-grouping, and purposeful practice of worked examples. Intelligent practice was used to focus on small changes that reinforced the concept, and calculations were presented horizontally to encourage conceptual understanding.
Findings:
The main findings were that children preferred the grid method due to its visual and structured nature, which allowed them to stay focused and identify errors quickly. With the compact method, place value was implicit and it was harder to stay on track.
Implications:
The findings suggest that children are more successful with compact methods of calculation when they are supported with a highly structured and visual approach. This approach allows them to focus and identify errors quickly, leading to increased confidence and understanding
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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