PROBLEM SOLVING OF TYPICALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN ON AN ADAPTATION OF THE TWENTY QUESTIONS TASK

This cross sectional study examined problem solving by typically developing children on the Rapid Assessment of Problem Solving test (RAPS). The RAPS, a modification of Mosher and Hornsby’s 20Q task, requires the examinee to solve three problems. Each problem involves asking yes/no questions to identify a target picture from a 32-picture array with as few questions as possible. Participants were 73 young (ages 7-9), 79 early adolescent (ages 10-13) and 77 adolescent (ages 14-17) children residing in Kentucky. Children were seen in the summer months and administered the RAPS on a single occasion, with 22 of the children being testing twice. All children passed screening tasks and completed RAPS testing without difficulty. Test-retest stability for the RAPS was adequate for clinical purposes and no learning effects were seen on the test. Results were examined to identify group differences in components of executive functioning (planning, strategy selection, strategy execution, and strategy shifting) that impact problem solving efficiency. To determine how children went about solving problems, questions were classified by type and in terms of when they were asked in the sequence of questions leading to solving of a problem. Results revealed that the young group differed from the early adolescent and adolescent groups on several objective measures: number of questions to problem solve, use of constraint questions, problem solving efficiency, mean integration planning score, and overall RAPS efficiency. The young group also differed from the two older groups in terms of the types of questions asked and when certain types of questions were asked in solving a problem. Young children were more prone to guess on early questions whereas older children asked effective constraint questions. Many of the differences suggest young and older children and young and older adults differ in their ability to integrate information needed to solve RAPS problems effectively. Findings of this study suggest there are age-related differences in solving fixed-alternative 20Q problems and provide a normative data base for using the RAPS to assess problem solving of both normal and disabled children in the age range studied

Interaction Of Anxiety Level, Lecture Atmosphere, And Testing Atmosphere On Test Scores

Environmental atmospheres of lecture and test for high anxious and low anxious students were factorially manipulated in order to assess the effect on classroom test performance. Results indicated that an unrelaxed lecture atmosphere was more conducive to optimal test performance than a relaxed lecture atmosphere. Other factors and all interactions were found to be insignificant. Theoretical implications were discussed

Perancangan Permainan Perjalanan Keselamatan Bersama Yesus Untuk Anak-anak Usia 6 (Enam) Sampai 12 (Dua Belas) Tahun Di Surabaya

Pada jaman modern ini, teknologi sudah berkembang, terutama internet.Internet sangat mudah diakses terutama anak-anak sehingga seks dan kejahatan mudah sekali untuk diakses oleh anak-anak.Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif dekstriptif sehingga ditemukanlah solusi yang tepat bagi anak-anak.Melalui wawancara dan studi lapangan telah ditarik sebuah permasalahan bahwa anak-anak tidak bisa fokus ketika pengajaran rohani disampaikan sehingga dibutuhan solusi yang tepat yakni permainan yang mendidik serta berisi tentang ilmu berhitung dan ajaran kristiani seperti mukjizat-mukjizat Yesus.Maka dirancanglah sebuah permainan papan “Perjalanan Keselamatan Bersama Yesus untuk Anak-Anak Usia 6 (enam) sampai 12 (dua belas) Tahun di Surabaya”

The Ursinus Weekly, October 22, 1951

Seniors elect Paul Doughty new president • Full day planned for return of Old Timers • Weekly staff is enlarged by new members • Y retreat termed success; Varied program enjoyed • Chem group plans trip to exhibition • Ruby pictures slated • FTA plans roast for all members • Red Cross plans first aid, life saving courses for students • \u2755 show features night club life • 4 members added to Lantern staff • Chairmen named for junior events • Jobs offered • Scientific phenomena featured in magic show October 31 • Y cabinet makes new appointments • F&M demands no pre-game visitation • Editorials: New topics needed; British bar allusions • Letters to the editor • Alumni • Engagement • Identical twins revolt against heredity laws • Cutting classes requires skillful maneuvering and also fat purse • Ruth Reed goes to Venezuela for Y summer work • Ursinus meets Wagner on Homecoming day • Spying by Happy Chandler helped Centre top Harvard • Belles are victors in last 60 seconds as Rittenhouse scores winning goal • Glock paces Ursinus scorers • Curtis takes lead in interdorm loop • Bakermen lose to Rutgers, 5-4 • Grizzlies beat Swarthmore to gain football holiday • Swarthmore defeated in J.V. hockey, 5-4 • Pre-med society changes constitution; Election slated • WSGA secures dates for activities meetings during year • Debating explained • Meistersingers practice • Pre-legal drive opens • Chess club loseshttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/weekly/1524/thumbnail.jp

Association between frequency of telephonic contact and clinical testing for a large, geographically diverse diabetes disease management population

Diabetes disease management (DM) programs strive to promote healthy behaviors, including obtaining hemoglobin A1c (A1c) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) tests as part of standards of care. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between frequency of telephonic contact and A1c and LDL testing rates. A total of 245,668 members continuously enrolled in diabetes DM programs were evaluated for performance of an A1c or LDL test during their first 12 months in the programs. The association between the number of calls a member received and clinical testing rates was examined. Members who received four calls demonstrated a 24.1% and 21.5% relative increase in A1c and LDL testing rates, respectively, compared to members who received DM mailings alone. Response to the telephonic intervention as part of the diabetes DM programs was influenced by member characteristics including gender, age, and disease burden. For example, females who received four calls achieved a 27.7% and 23.6% increase in A1c and LDL testing, respectively, compared to females who received mailings alone; by comparison, males who were called achieved 21.2% and 19.9% relative increase in A1c and LDL testing, respectively, compared to those who received mailings alone. This study demonstrates a positive association between frequency of telephonic contact and increased performance of an A1c or LDL test in a large, diverse diabetes population participating in DM programs. The impact of member characteristics on the responsiveness to these programs provides DM program designers with knowledge for developing strategies to promote healthy behaviors and improve diabetes outcomes

Reading Graphic Novels in School: texts, contexts and the interpretive work of critical reading

This paper uses the example of an extra-curricular Graphic Novel Reading Group in order to explore the institutional critical reading practices that take place in English classrooms in the senior years of secondary school. Drawing on Stanley Fish's theory of interpretive communities, it questions the restrictive interpretive strategies applied to literary texts in curriculum English. By looking closely at the interpretive strategies pupils apply to a different kind of text (graphic novels) in an alternative context (an extra-curricular space) the paper suggests that there may be other ways of engaging with text that pupils find less alienating, more pleasurable and less reminiscent of 'work'

Pain experience, expression and coping in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a pilot study using mixed methods

Introduction: There is limited research exploring the pain experience of boys and young men with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods pilot study to assess the feasibility of using particular measures of pain, pain coping and quality of life within semi-structured interviews with boys and young men with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and a postal survey of their parents. Non-probability, convenience sampling was used. Results: Twelve young men aged 11 to 21 years (median 15 years), three of whom were still ambulant, and their parents / guardians were recruited. The measures used were acceptable to the young men and demonstrated potential to provide useful data. Two-thirds of young men suffered from significant daily pain which was associated with reduced quality of life. Pain complaints were largely kept within the family. Young men's pain-coping strategies were limited by their restricted physical abilities. Statistical power based on these preliminary results suggests a study of approximately 50 boys/young men which appears feasible. Conclusions: Further study is needed to explore acceptable and effective methods of pain management in this population and ways of enhancing pain-coping strategies. In clinical practice, assessment of pains and discomfort should form part of all routine consultations

Using technology for improving population health: comparing classroom vs. online training for peer community health advisors in African American churches

Technology is increasingly used in health promotion interventions. Project HEAL (Health Through Early Awareness and Learning) compared two methods of training lay community health advisors (CHAs): 1) the traditional/classroom approach vs. 2) a new online training system.https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-10-S1-A6