25,188 research outputs found
Wissensstandsanalyse zum Verbraucher- und ErnĂ€hrungsverhalten bei ökologischen Lebensmitteln mit Einbezug der AuĂer-Haus-Verpflegung
Die vorliegende Studie enthĂ€lt einen umfassenden Ăberblick zur nationalen wie internationalen Verbraucherforschung fĂŒr Ăko-Lebensmittel. Insgesamt wurden 562 Publikationen basierend auf 338 wissenschaftlichen Studien aus dem Zeitraum Januar 2000 bis Juni 2011 zu den Themengebieten Determinanten des Verbraucherverhaltens, Verbrauchersegmentierung, Produkt-, Preis-, Kommunikations- und Distributionspolitik sowie AuĂer-Haus-Verzehr analysiert und hinsichtlich ihrer Datengrundlage und Methodik bewertet. Die Betrachtung der einschlĂ€gigen englisch- und deutschsprachigen Literatur lieferte Erkenntnisse zum Wissensstand ĂŒber die Verbraucherforschung fĂŒr Ăko-Lebensmittel und ermöglichte die Identifizierung relevanter ForschungslĂŒcken fĂŒr Deutschland, die richtungsweisend fĂŒr die zukĂŒnftige Forschung ist. Insgesamt ergab sich eine hohe Publikationsdichte insbesondere in den letzten vier Jahren. Zu den zahlenmĂ€Ăig am hĂ€ufigsten behandelten Themengebieten gehören die Determinanten des Verbraucherverhaltens, die Produktpolitik sowie die Preispolitik. Dennoch sind auch hier viele gĂ€nzlich unbearbeitete Fragestellungen, bspw. zu den GeschmacksprĂ€ferenzen unterschiedlicher Verbraucher-gruppen, zu umweltfreundlichen Verpackungen sowie zur Preiskenntnis und Preispsychologie des Konsumenten, zu finden. DarĂŒber hinaus konnten innovative Aspekte der Trendforschung zum Thema Ăko-Lebensmittel ausgemacht werden. Andere Themengebiete wie zum Beispiel Kommunikationspolitik und AuĂer-Haus-Verzehr sind bisher kaum untersucht. Die Status-Quo-Analyse wurde mit den Ergebnissen aus einer Online-Befragung und einem Experten-Workshop ergĂ€nzt, um die Relevanz der identifizierten ForschungslĂŒcken einzuschĂ€tzen und den Forschungsbedarf aus Praktiker- und Expertensicht zu ermitteln. Aus dieser umfassenden Analyse konnten konkret Empfehlungen fĂŒr zukĂŒnftige Forschungsschwerpunkte in Deutschland abgeleitet werden
Two-phased knowledge formalisation for hydrometallurgical gold ore process recommendation and validation
This paper describes an approach to externalising and formalising expert knowledge involved in the design and evaluation of hydrometallurgical process chains for gold ore treatment. The objective was to create a case-based reasoning application for recommending and validating a treatment process of gold ores. We describe a twofold approach. Formalising human expert knowledge about gold mining situations enables the retrieval of similar mining contexts and respective process chains, based on prospection data gathered from a potential gold mining site. Secondly, empirical knowledge on hydrometallurgical treatments is formalised. This enabled us to evaluate and, where needed, redesign the process chain that was recommended by the first aspect of our approach. The main problems with formalisation of knowledge in the domain of gold ore refinement are the diversity and the amount of parameters used in literature and by experts to describe a mining context. We demonstrate how similarity knowledge was used to formalise literature knowledge. The evaluation of data gathered from experiments with an initial prototype workflow recommender, Auric Adviser, provides promising results
Beyond Manpower Planning: ROA's Labour Market Model and its Forecasts to 2002
This paper describes the forecasting model of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA), which has been developed for making forecasts about developments of the labour market position of different types of education with respect to the Dutch labour market. Every two years, ROA compiles forecasts of changes in the labour market in the medium term, differentiated by a large number of economic sectors, occupational classes and types of education to illustrate the meaning of the information. The paper aims particularly to describe the objectives, the basic principles, the theoretical foundations and the structure of ROA''s forecasting approach and the major labour market indicators in more detail. The forecast labour market developments for the types of education up to the year 2002 will also be presented. Due to the low level of aggregation used, these forecasts provide very useful information for people who are involved in decisions about educational investments.education, training and the labour market;
Multimedia information technology and the annotation of video
The state of the art in multimedia information technology has not progressed to the point where a single solution is available to meet all reasonable needs of documentalists and users of video archives. In general, we do not have an optimistic view of the usability of new technology in this domain, but digitization and digital power can be expected to cause a small revolution in the area of video archiving. The volume of data leads to two views of the future: on the pessimistic side, overload of data will cause lack of annotation capacity, and on the optimistic side, there will be enough data from which to learn selected concepts that can be deployed to support automatic annotation. At the threshold of this interesting era, we make an attempt to describe the state of the art in technology. We sample the progress in text, sound, and image processing, as well as in machine learning
A STUDY OF HOW MATHEMATICS TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN HONG KONG CATER FOR STUDENTSâ INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
The purpose of this study is to investigate how teachers cater for studentsâ individual
differences in the context of a reform-based Mathematics curriculum, using the topic
âSimilar trianglesâ. A group of six Hong Kong secondary schools in different locations,
and with different banding and setting policies, took part in the study. The students
were in the age-group 12 to 13 years.
A naturalistic research design, without any interference from the researcher, was
chosen to examine teacher behaviour. The emphasis was on observing, describing,
interpreting and exploring events in the complex setting of the classroom, via a case
study approach. Data were collected from the six teachers through interviews,
questionnaires, and video and audio recording of five to six lessons for each teacher.
There was also one focus group interview with students from each teacherâs classes.
This research reports on how the methods suggested in the Curriculum Guide for
catering for individual differences were implemented in the classroom. In general, the
teachers involved: (1) attempted to check studentsâ prior knowledge, but only a small
number of students was involved; (2) asked questions at different levels, but did not
know about the studentsâ learning progress; (3) chose content which was most likely
to follow the textbook; (4) were unable to vary the focus to help students to learn; and
(5) could not identify what was hindering students in working out problems during
seatwork.
This study indicates that teachers are using their own methods to try to solve the
problem of catering for student diversity, but the approaches they employ are not of a
high enough quality to help students. Also, the ways in which teachers catered for
individual differences in students varied considerably. This was found to depend on:
the learning atmosphere; the opportunities created for student responses; variations in
the scaffolding used; and the level of studentsâ motivation for learning. It is strongly
recommended that teachers open their minds to contacts outside the classroom to
refresh their teaching repertoire, and try to use some new methods which are related to
the theories discussed in this research. Also, it is suggested that policy makers could
build on the teachersâ experiences to enhance their ability to handle student diversity
Does Conservation Status Matter if Youâre Ugly? An Experimental Survey of Species Appeal and Public Support
Wildlife conservation is of the utmost importance to the preservation of a healthy planet, with the extinction of wild animals increasing at previously unseen rates. However, conservation is also becoming increasingly difficult without strong public support, and this often varies in extent and success when it comes to different species and taxa. There is considerable research investigating how the physical characteristics of species affect public support of their conservation. Results suggest species seen as more charismatic, or even more likeable, are more likely to gain support for their conservation, regardless of conservation status. This study aimed to identify whether conservation status, and concern for it, is as important of a consideration for endangered species that are not seen as simply likeable or appealing, or whether this tends to be more ignored for such species. We found that for the treatments/species we chose in our experiment, and in the context we distributed the survey in, their conservation status was a more significant factor than their perceived appeal when it came to public support for their conservation. These results have implications for wildlife conservation efforts, as it shows that appeal is not always the most important factor when attempting to garner support, and that influencing the perception of concern for certain species may be a more effective avenue than relying on appeal for successful wildlife conservation
Teachersâ Perception of the Trade/Entrepreneurship of the New Senior Secondary Education Curricula
The paper studied teachersâ perception of the trade/entrepreneurship subjects that form a central part of the new senior secondary school curriculum in Nigeria. It used a 35/7 matrix questionnaire to identify and rank teachersâ perception of the 34 trades/entrepreneurship subjects. A total of 53 teachers drawn from the four distinct fields of study (Science & mathematics, Technology, Humanities, and Business Studies) participated in the study. Simple statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients were used for data analysis. Result showed different ratings of the trade subjects and two prominent determinants of choice of trade subjects. The study recommended some considerations for staging trade subjects in school. Keywords: Trade/entrepreneurship, curriculum, teacher perceptio
Diversifying assessment across the âTwo Culturesâ: student-produced podcasts in Geography
Since 2008, following growing collective interest in learning technologies and pedagogy, Geography and History departments at Northumbria and Newcastle Universities have successfully incorporated student-generated podcasting into a mixture of science, humanities and social science modules across all undergraduate levels. This paper presents a number of innovative examples using this approach, with the aim of promoting student creativity and analytical skills in ways different from traditional report- or essay-based assessments. It goes on to consider some of the advantages and challenges of this alternative assessment mode, from both student and tutor perspectives, across the science-humanities divide
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