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Enhancing the potential of design conferences
A study of six international design conferences was carried out in 2002, to review opportunities for improving inter and intra-disciplinary knowledge dissemination. A metacognitive perspective (Flavell, 1979) was adopted for the consideration of individual differences and their affect upon delivery and reception of information. A participative observational method was used by the investigator, as a presenter and audience member at all six conferences. This investigation reviewed conference organisation, venue facilities, presentation format, delivery, and audience comments. The investigatorâs presentations were all delivered using the same format, which aimed to facilitate ease of contextualisation and retention of information. It was concluded that there are a number of quality improvements that can be adopted in the short and mediumterm, by organisers, presenters and audience members
Getting your point across: an academic guide to giving presentations
This guide gives advice on how to plan, deliver and reflect upon an academic presentation
Science subject leader development materials: Spring 2010
These are the materials from the spring 2010 science subject leader development meetings (SLDM). They provide support and challenge for science departments within the 'Narrowing the Gaps' agenda by focusing on strengthening science learning and teaching. Comprises tutor notes, slide presentation, slide handouts and activity handouts
The personal created through dialogue: enhancing possibilities through the use of new media
This paper explores the relationships between a number of different developments in higher education pedagogy, which are subsumed under the broad heading of progress files. The overall concern of the paper is to explore the ways in which personal reflection and learning is enhanced through dialogue. The paper explores the ways learners engage in dialogue in two environments that use different aspects of digital technologies to support the development of portfolios. The findings from the case studies point to the ways in which different technologies facilitated personal reflection mediated through sharing and dialogue. We develop the idea of affordances as a relationship whereby the learner is involved in a purposeful engagement with the possibilities created by their environment. The affordance of digitised technologies in supporting dialogue is, therefore, conceptualised in relation to the characteristics of the learner, not as a simple technology relation
IMPLEMENTING GROUP PRESENTATION USING POWERPOINT ( GPPPt ) TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTSâ SPEAKING COMPETENCE ( A Classroom Action Research at the Tenth Grade ( X-C ) , the Second Semester Students of SMA Negeri 1 Ngawi in 2009/2010 Academic Year )
Implementing Group Presentation Using
PowerPoint
(
GPPPt
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to Improve the Studentsâ Speaking Competence
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A
Classroom Action Research at the Tenth Grade
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X-C
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, the Second Semester
Students of SMA Negeri 1 Ngawi in 2009/2010 Academic Year
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. A Thesis: English
Education Department, Graduate School, Sebelas Maret University, 2010.
The objectives of this research are to:
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identify whether or not and to
what extent the use of âGPPPtâ is able to improve the studentsâ speaking
competence; and
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2
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describe the situations when GPPPt is being applied in the
speaking class. In this research, the problem refers to the learning English,
especially their speaking competence which is still low.
The research methodology applied in this research is action research
with two cycles in which each cycle starts from planning, acting, observing, and
reflecting. The data collected are the qualitative data and the quantitative data.
The qualitative data are collected from observation, interview, questionnaire, and
document. The quantitative data are collected from the pre test in pre research and
the post test in Cycle 1 and Cycle 2. The qualitative data are analyzed by Constant
Comparative Method and the quantitative data are analyzed by descriptive
statistics.
The implementation of GPPPt has succeeded in improving and enhancing
the studentsâ English speaking competence. It could be seen from these indicators:
1
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it is able to:
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a
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help the students to express their mind and ideas quickly;
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b
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help the students make sentence
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s
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fluently;
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c
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improve the studentsâ
pronunciation to be relatively accepted;
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d
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influence the students to use correct
grammar to make sentence
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s
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; and
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e
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increase the studentsâ achievement in
speaking evaluation; and 2
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it enables to:
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a
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reduce the studentsâ temptation to
have a chat with their desk mates;
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b
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respond the teacherâs questions actively;
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c
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influence the students to avoid doing non academic activities; and
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d
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motivate the
students to use either their dictionaries or grammar books in English class.
Besides, from the collected data, the students had obtained better score
from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2. For instance, the mean of pre test score of the pre
research was 66.76, while the mean of the post test score in Cycle 1 was 74.00 and
that of Cycle 2 was 77.64.
That the implementation of GPPPt has succeeded in improving and
enhancing the studentsâ English speaking competence, I would like to propose
some suggestions for the English teachers, especially those who teach in senior
high school to:
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apply GPPPt to conduct the teaching learning process in the
speaking class;
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2
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improve their acquisition of knowledge about GPPPt; and
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3
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provide more chance for the students to practice their English orally through
GPPPt
Importance of Visual aids in the English teaching process of fourth and fifth year at national autonomous institute âSan Isidro, during II semester 2005
This is true, because we can listen something, but we can keep in our mind many things when we see it .Although we talk and talk, is more important when we see it. This work has been made at the national autonomous institute âSan Isidroâ, in this institute there are 1179 students in the following shifts: morning, afternoon and evening. This research is directed to students and teachers of the morning and afternoon shifts, with the purpose to contribute to English teaching âlearning process. Taking the fundamental elements of curriculum for lesson plans and programs implementation like using visual aids to teach .the use of visual aids influence in the better development of English teaching âlearning process.
To carry out this work we made consultations in bibliographical resources, we have interviewed to qualify human resources and we also analyzed many materials. We applied instruments like: survey to English teachers and students to compile data, direct and indirect observations in the classrooms to verify what it is expressed in the survey. The use of visual aids have been very unlimited ,the most used are : whiteboard , picture textbooks ,real objects ,photos ,flashcards ,so on, but in this work we verify the misuse of some visual aids that are in this institute like : computers , overhead projector ,that is causing a problem in the studentâs learning ,because when they come to the university they donât know to use the computer and others visual aids.
For next school year and it will also give teachers a new perspective in teachin
Doctor of Nursing Practice Transformative Leadership AI assignment
Assignment Overview: In this assignment, students will delve into the complex realm of transformative leadership in nursing practice through a comprehensive case study analysis. Students will examine real-world scenarios and apply their knowledge of leadership theories, ethical considerations, and advanced nursing concepts to critically analyze the role of transformative leadership in achieving positive patient outcomes and fostering organizational change
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