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A case study on the impact of using google classroom on collaborative writing and editing among tertiary-level students / Siew Fong Lin
Get PDFInvestigation on the use of both collaborative writing and Google Classroom during group tasks among Malaysian students from a degree in Graphic Design programme is the objective of this study. The participants selected had completed a productcentred English course which focused on communication at the workplace, academic writing and reading for academic purposes prior to data collection. Group-writing tasks in the form of producing a memorandum, a letter of complaint and an argumentative essay were performed by four case study groups in this study. Research instruments used to obtain data of the student collaboration were interviews, diary entries and observations. Consequently, benefits on task
performance derived from student collaboration and the impact of using Google Classroom in collaborative writing and editing were obtained. The critical incidents observed in the study were an increase of motivation in performing tasks and a decrease of anxiety in receiving feedback from peers. In addition, recommendations on improving collaborative writing and editing ranged from setting a shorter deadline for collaborative work, providing clear roles to participants and providing appropriate guidance in providing feedback. It could be concluded that Google Classroom is an effective application in promoting learning among tertiary-level students when its use is refined
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
Conflict Resolution Strategies Observed During Discussions among Students with Different Personalities
No full textThe aim of this study is to obtain insight on conflict resolution strategies during collaborative writing among students with different personality profiles categorised under Leonard Personality Inventory (LPI) in Malaysia. A case study group consisting of five Diploma in Mass Communication students were observed. The research instruments used were video recordings, interviews, diary entries and observations. The findings in this study showed the use of conflict resolution strategies in reducing conflict in the course of collaboration. Consequently, there were mixed results on the group dynamics. The methods in conflict resolution could be divided into collectivist and individualistic approaches. The former were using humour to diffuse tension, filtering ideas and diverting attention from conflict by voluntary involvement in performing sub-tasks. However, the latter were the leader being abrasive towards group members and the group members ignoring leader’s guidance. In addition, it was obvious that some participants behaved according to their personalities consistently while some placed priority on their roles played in the group. It is recommended that self-reflection be encouraged to improve collaboration and guidance on facilitation of groups be provided to group leaders prior to their collaboration.</jats:p
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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