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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
ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION; THE CASE OF ARBAMINCH COLLEGE OF TEACHERS EDUCATION
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was assessing the implementation of inclusive education in Arbaminch college of teachers education with emphasis to the analysis of practice of inclusive education , challenges in implementing inclusive education and strong sides in the implementation of inclusive education, to this end, a descriptive survey design method was employed. Both primary and secondary sources of data were used. The primary source were principals, instructors and students of Arbaminch college of teachers education where as the secondary sources were different reports from unit and departments. A total of 66 respondents were participated in this study. Data collection tools were questionnaires, interview and focus group discussion. Based on the data analysis the following major findings were obtained. That study revealed that majority instructors did not get training on how to implement inclusive education and the college learning environment is not comfortable especially for students with disability and also there are beginning practice such as establishment of resource center, material support and construction of roads. To implement inclusive education in better way it is important to adapt the learning and material environment, facilitating training programs in teaching strategies and implementation of inclusive education should facilitated by the college community
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
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
ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT: THE CASE OF ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY IN NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of continuous assessment in Arbaminch University specifically in chemistry, Physics and mathematics department. To this end, a descriptive survey design method was employed. In this study the primary source of data are instructors and students of the selected departments. A total of 50 respondents participated in this study. Data collection tools were questionnaires and semi-structured interview. Based on the data analysis the following major findings were obtained. That study revealed that the majority instructors of the department have good understanding of continuous assessment. Most instructors provide tests and one project work for a given course in as semester; lack of student’s participation, large class size and shortage of time were the major challenges that encountered the implementation of continue assessment. Based on these findings it was safely concluded that the implementation of continuous assessment in selected departments has their own limitation and strong sides Finally, it was recommended that refreshment training should be provided for instructors in the area of continuous assessment, the university should work to solve problem of small class size so that all instructor would be able to implement continuous assessment and Maximizing student’s involvement. It is known that quality education and success in education comes from the active involvement of student. Therefore, students must be encouraged to engage cognitively, emotionally, and physically with the content
PRACTICES, PERCEPTION AND CHALLENGES OF ACTIVE LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF MIRAB ABAYA WOREDA GAMO GOFA ZONE
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to assess the practice, perception and the challenges of active learning in Mirab abaya woreda Gamo Gofa zone. To realize these purposes three basic questions were formulated. To address these questions the descriptive survey method was employed. In this study the primary source of data were teachers, school principals, supervisors and students of the selected schools. The questionnaires were distributed to 92 students, 47 teachers, and interviews were made with 6 directors and 3 cluster supervisors drawn from 6 schools. The sampling method used to select teachers and students was simple random sampling and directors and supervisors were selected using purposive sampling. The Data collection tools are questionnaires, semi structured interview and observation. The data obtained through questionnaires were quantitatively analyzed and interpreted in light of available literature, whereas the information obtained through interview and observation were qualitatively described to supplement the quantitative data. To analyze data descriptive statistics like percentage, mean, and standard deviations was used. Moreover, independent t-test and one way ANOVA was used. Based on the data analysis the following major findings were obtained. The study revealed that the majority of teachers have good understanding of active learning but they has problem in the implementation process, There is inbuilt supervision in schools to monitor and follow instructional process, There is lack of training about active learning method for teachers to update their knowledge and skill, Teachers are teaching students in traditional (teacher centred) method of teaching rather than student centre, There is no effective implementation of active learning across schools. Concerning the factors tendency of teachers to use teacher centered approach, tendency of students to be passive receiver of knowledge, shortage of time, workload, and large class size was also found to be as the major problem that affecting the implementation of active learning. Based on these findings, it was safely concluded that the implementation of active learning in selected schools has their own limitation that need improvement. Finally, it was recommended that teachers should show their commitment and put theoretical knowledge into practice, Supervisors and school directors in collaboration with Woreda education office should facilitate different short term training on active learning
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