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Il ruolo di teorie e tecniche dei test nell’insegnamento degli strumenti di assessment psicologico
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Come insegnare e studiare l’etica della ricerca. La sfida di un nuovo Corso di Dottorato di Ricerca
No full textCommunicating to the scientific community and disseminating to society are two different activities that must be studied and learned. Students should understand that scientific research and properly communicating its results have an essentially ethical purpose, namely to acquire and disseminate knowledge that enables people to choose and act freely. The University must train researchers to prepare adequate scientific publications, as well as to communicate the results to society. Only in this way it can be ensured that everyone, including study participants and stakeholders, have useful information to work within everyday life. The newly established international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral Ph.D. program in Ethics of Communication, Scientific Research, and Technological Innovation is an example of a program aimed at training these skills
Healthcare for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Italy
Full text linkThe Italian healthcare system is public and freely available to the population. With a few exceptions, there are no distinctions between the healthcare services and practices (e.g., primary care) designed for the general population and those for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Prevalence data on adults with IDD are lacking and most disability policies and resources are designed for people with disabilities broadly defined, without specification based on disability type or severity level. Recent legislation provides specific supports for individuals with severe disabilities or autism spectrum disorder. This paper describes the legislation and health policies developed for people with disabilities, the organization of the Italian healthcare system, and the organization of disability support services and healthcare services. Strengths (e.g., availability of many financial resources, adoption of biopsychosocial approach to disability, presence of innovative projects to address the healthcare needs of people with IDD) and weaknesses (e.g., lack of distinction among disability types, territorial differences, lack of disability training of healthcare providers) of the current healthcare practices are reported and discussed
Sense of community and peer feedback in a blended University Course
No full textThe Sense of Community, as an important construct that supports students’ par-
ticipation and deep learning, has two dimensions: Social Community and Learning
Community. Peer feedback is an instructional strategy employed in higher education
to encourage students to assume an active role in their learning activity. The present
study investigates the association between the Sense of Community and peer feed-
back activity in a blended university course designed according to the Progressive
Design Method. This method was developed using the Knowledge Building model
and incorporates peer feedback on project activities. For 30 university students
of a blended course the Sense of Community was measured with the Classroom
Community Scale and messages concerning the peer feedback activity in the online
environment were detected and analyzed through a content analysis. Then, with
a correlational research design the association between the Sense of Community
and peer feedback activity was investigated. Results show a statistically significant
relationship between both students’ participation in online activities and the peer
feedback activity with the Learning dimension of the Sense of Community. A posi-
tive relationship was found between the Learning dimension of the Sense of Com-
munity and the number of feedback messages that explained the positive aspects of
the project. Also, the results demonstrate a positive relationship between the Social
dimension of the Sense of Community and the number of feedback messages that
offered proposals for improvement. This study and its results help to design blended
university courses that promote an active role for the students and improve their
Sense of Communit
Development of a scale of Sense of Community in university online courses
No full textCreating a sense of community in online classes contributes to student retention and to their overall satisfaction with the course
itself. This study aimed to develop a scale of sense of community of students attending online university courses. A series of ordinal
exploratory factor analyses were conducted on data obtained from 839 students enrolled in Italian universities. Using an item analysis
method, we were able to select the 36 most valid items from an original set of 60 items we had previously defined. These items are
distributed across three related factors measuring membership, influence, and fulfillment of needs. This factorial structure replicates
the McMillan and Chavis’s model of sense of community, upon the basis of which this scale was developed. The three
factors presented good ordinal alpha and adequate convergent/divergent validity coefficients. The scale represents an efficient
tool for the design, monitoring, and evaluation of online courses
The Classroom Community Scale in face-to-face university context: Factorial structure and convergent/divergent validity
Full text linkThe Sense of Community (SC) in the university context relates to academic achievement, social par-ticipation, and well-being. One of the most common tools to measure student SC in the university context is the Classroom Community Scale (CCS), consisting of two subscales: Connectedness and Learning. This 2-factor structure has not been confirmed in face-to-face courses yet. The present investigation was aimed to verify its factorial structure and convergent/divergent validity in face-to-face university courses. The original 2-factor structure was partially confirmed via the explorative structural equation model with the data collected from 420 university students. The two resulting factors had internal consistency. More-over, they showed good convergent/divergent validity in relation to a different scale of SC and a scale of perceived social support ‒‒ a construct similar to, but distinct from, SC ‒‒ investigated in a group of 175 students. The CCS is an efficient tool for designing, monitoring, and evaluating face-to-face university courses
Le meduse dei nostri mari
No full textLa meduse dei nostri mari
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