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Psychometric properties of instruments measuring views on inclusion (PREIS, PREIS-E, EFI-L, FEDI)
No full textSichtweisen auf Inklusion werden im Kontext der Professionalisierung von (angehenden) Lehrkräften seit einigen Jahren intensiv beforscht. Dabei entstand eine Vielzahl an Instrumenten, um Einstellungen und subjektive Sichtweisen zu untersuchen, deren psychometrische Qualität in sehr unterschiedlicher Weise geprüft wurde. Die Sicherstellung dieser in Form von Replikationen findet bislang wenig Eingang in den sonder- und inklusionspädagogischen Forschungsdiskurs. Im Fokus des Beitrags steht die Replikation der Gütekriterien der Instrumente PREIS, PREIS-E, EFI-L und FEDI mit Lehramtsstudierenden aller Schularten (N = 450). Die interne Konsistenz sowie Retest-Reliabilität aller untersuchten Skalen ist akzeptabel bis gut mit Ausnahme des FEDI. Die Ergebnisse konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalysen bestätigen die postulierten Faktorenstrukturen, wenngleich bei EFI-L, PREIS und FEDI einzelne Modellfit-Indizes Schwächen aufweisen. Signifikante Korrelationen zwischen den untersuchten Instrumenten liefern weitere Hinweise auf deren Konstruktvalidität. Darüber hinaus liefern die Ergebnisse Hinweise auf Messinvarianz zwischen unterschiedlichen Lehramtsstudiengängen. (DIPF/Orig.)In the field of teacher education research, attitudes towards inclusion (ATI) have been investigated for some years. Many different ATI measures resulted from this research as well as a variety of approaches to examine the psychometric quality of these measures. Yet, replication studies to assure findings have been neglected in special needs and inclusive educational research. This article aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the (German) measures PREIS, PREIS-E, EFI-L and FEDI based on a sample of pre-service teachers (N = 450). Internal consistency and retest reliability is acceptable up to good for all measures, except for FEDI. Results from confirmatory factor analyses support the postulated factor structures, although for EFI-L, PREIS and FEDI, some of the model-fit-indices indicate shortcomings. Significant correlations between all measures indicate construct validity. Furthermore, the results indicate measurement invariance between teacher education programs. (DIPF/Orig.
Characterizing the time-perspective of nations with search engine query data
No full textVast quantities of data on human behavior are being created by our everyday internet usage. Building upon a recent study by Preis, Moat, Stanley, and Bishop (2012), we used search engine query data to construct measures of the time-perspective of nations, and tested these measures against per-capita gross domestic product (GDP). The results indicate that nations with higher per-capita GDP are more focused on the future and less on the past, and that when these nations do focus on the past, it is more likely to be the distant past. These results demonstrate the viability of using nation-level data to build psychological constructs
Therapeutic Algorithm for Congenital Ptosis Repair with Levator Resection and Frontalis Suspension : Results and Literature Review
No full textBackground: Several treatments have been described for the treatment of congenital ptosis, but there are few studies that analyze the effectiveness of a therapeutic approach rather than a single technique. Aims: In this study, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness of our therapeutic algorithm, which relies on levator muscle resection and frontalis suspension with silicone rods, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or autologous fascia lata. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed all patients affected by congenital ptosis who underwent corrective surgery at a single department between January 1998 and January 2016. Results: A total of 116 procedures were performed in 86 patients, accounting for 35 levator resections, 67 frontalis suspensions, and 14 revisions. A satisfactory result was observed in 65 cases after one procedure (75.6%). Complications occurred in 13 cases after primary surgery (15.1%). Ptosis relapse was observed in 25 cases after primary procedure (21.5%). Frontalis suspension displayed a higher number of complications than levator resection (22.2% vs 3.1%, p=0.02). Conclusion: Our therapeutic algorithm was effective in 75.6% after one procedure. Frontalis suspension procedures encountered a higher rate of complication than levator resection. Fascia lata should be preferred to silicon rods whenever possible due to the lower recurrence rate. These issues confirm the therapeutic algorithm, although larger prospective studies are necessary to validate our approach
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Das (Un-)Ausgesprochene der Flucht in aktuellen, realistischen Kinderhörbüchern
No full textJagdschian L. Das (Un-)Ausgesprochene der Flucht in aktuellen, realistischen Kinderhörbüchern . In: Josting P, Preis M, eds. Hörmedien für Kinder und Jugendliche . kjl&m extra . Vol 21. München : kopaed; 2021: 177-186
Square Dancing with the Stars to Enhance Dynamic Hirschman Linkages?
No full textIn this Presidential Address, the author takes the reader on a reconnaissance of his life and time as a regional scientist. He points out scenery he found scintillating along the way, hoping that some may pick up the banner and chew on a few of the ideas for a while. He suggests a revisit to Albert O. Hirschman’s notion of key sectors and more empirical analysis related to Marcus Berliant’s and Masahisa Fujita’s notion of knowledge creation and transfer.Presidential Address, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2014 (53rd Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe 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
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