THE NATURE OF FEEDBACK:HOW DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEER FEEDBACK AFFECT WRITING PERFORMANCE

Although providing feedback is commonly practiced in education, there is general agreement regarding what type of feedback is most helpful and why it is helpful. This study examined the relationship between various types of feedback, potential internal mediators, and the likelihood of implementing feedback. Five main predictions were developed from the feedback literature in writing, specifically regarding feedback features (summarization, identifying problems, providing solutions, localization, explanations, scope, praise, and mitigating language) as they relate to potential causal mediators of problem or solution understand and problem or solution agreement, leading to the final outcome of feedback implementation.To empirically test the proposed feedback model, 1073 feedback segments from writing assessed by peers was analyzed. Feedback was collected using SWoRD, an online peer review system. Each segment was coded for each of the feedback features, implementation, agreement, and understanding. The correlations between the feedback features, levels of mediating variables, and implementation rates revealed several significant relationships. Understanding was the only significant mediator of implementation. Several feedback features were associated with understanding: including solutions, a summary of the performance, and the location of the problem were associated with increased understanding; and explanations to problems were associated with decreased understanding. Implications of these results are discussed

Remembering who and what is important.

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Chi square analysis of the supported employment and unsuccessful placement survey to assess individualized needs when program planning

This study is a chi square analysis of the Supported Employment Survey (SES) and the Unsuccessful Placement Survey (UPS) developed for the purpose of this study. Subjects included 76 males and 35 females ranging from the ages of 19 to 64. All of the individuals included in this survey have been involved in supported employment programs throughout the state of West Virginia. Individuals were surveyed based on DSM-IV diagnosed disability (mental retardation verses mental illness), support networks during placement (living independently or with a family member), and previous experience in sheltered workshops prior to placement in support employment programs. Results were analyzed using a CHITEST which yielded a chi square of 38.633, p-value of \u3c.0001 for support networks, chi square of 38.408, p-value \u3c.0001 for sheltered work experience. All of the independent tests indicate a statistically significant relationship between successful and unsuccessful supported employment placements based on specific demographic information. The results of this study provides data to suggest that supported employment programs must be initiated based on individualized information regarding disability, support networks, and sheltered work experience

The Role of the Fatty Acid Signaling Pathway in Dietary-Induced Obesity

In recent years, dietary fat has been shown to be capable of activing taste receptor cells in the tongue. Fatty acids (FAs), which act as the chemical cue and are found in dietary fat, activate a cellular signaling pathway that results in a unique signal being sent to the brain that is then interpreted as the taste of fat. One important element in this pathway is the ion channel TrpM5. It is responsible for depolarizing the taste cells that are activated by fatty acids; depolarization is an essential step in cellular response, making TrpM5 essential in the functioning of the FA signaling pathway. To study the potential roles of the FA signaling pathway, a mouse model, in which mice lacked the TrpM5 gene (TrpM5-/-), was used. From this model, I show that TrpM5 is essential for detection of fatty acids in the oral cavity; without TrpM5, mice were not able to detect FAs in the mouth. I also show here that TrpM5-/- mice eat significantly less and gain significantly less weight on a high fat diet than wildtype mice, who have the TrpM5 gene, linking TrpM5 to both fat intake and weight gain. Interestingly, these responses are only seen in male mice. Females lacking TrpM5 show no deficit in calorie intake compared to the wildtype females. Despite taking in the same amount of calories as the wildtype females, TrpM5-/- females still gain significantly less weight than the wildtypes. This posits a sex-specific response in terms of calorie intake on a high fat diet. Additionally, I show that the TrpM5 pathway is specific for a subtype of fatty acids, primarily the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and does not contribute to saturated fatty acid taste transduction. Lastly, in this study I show that both male and female mice who do not have TrpM5 excrete significantly less lipids in their feces than the wildtype mice; surprisingly not implicating TrpM5 in fat malabsorption. We are currently looking for other roles of TrpM5 in fat metabolism

Midwestern Artists\u27 Responses to the Demands of Entrepreneurial Management

Artists have the potential to achieve higher levels of success in business management, leadership roles, and entrepreneurial endeavors if equipped with the proper knowledge. Although artists may have a creative perspective and could possess many of the attributes sought after by organizations and communities in need of innovative leaders, their approaches to entrepreneurial management differ from traditional business managers or community leaders. The problem was poor understanding of how artists in Midwestern regions of the United States respond to the demands of entrepreneurial management. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to understand how 20 individuals who self-identified as artists and living or working in a specific county located in the Midwestern United States responded to entrepreneurial management demands. The key research question involved how these self-identified artists perceived and dealt with the demands of entrepreneurship through the lens of aesthetic leadership. Data from interviews, field notes, and observations were coded and categorized using NVivo to assist in identifying patterns and themes. Findings indicated that the self-identified artists indicated a need for entrepreneurial support, educational systems, and business development support from state and local community service programs that recognize and support their creative entrepreneurial endeavors. Understanding the intrinsic motivations that influence artists can help educators and contribute to business development that incorporates their unique circumstances. Art is transformational on many levels and benefits individuals, communities, organizations, and societies by promoting a more humanistic vision of the world

Calpain 3 and CaMKIIβ signaling are required to induce HSP70 necessary for adaptive muscle growth after atrophy.

Mutations in CAPN3 cause autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A. Calpain 3 (CAPN3) is a calcium dependent protease residing in the myofibrillar, cytosolic and triad fractions of skeletal muscle. At the triad, it colocalizes with calcium calmodulin kinase IIβ (CaMKIIβ). CAPN3 knock out mice (C3KO) show reduced triad integrity and blunted CaMKIIβ signaling, which correlates with impaired transcriptional activation of myofibrillar and oxidative metabolism genes in response to running exercise. These data suggest a role for CAPN3 and CaMKIIβ in gene regulation that takes place during adaptation to endurance exercise. To assess whether CAPN3- CaMKIIβ signaling influences skeletal muscle remodeling in other contexts, we subjected C3KO and wild type mice to hindlimb unloading and reloading and assessed CaMKIIβ signaling and gene expression by RNA-sequencing. After induced atrophy followed by 4 days of reloading, both CaMKIIβ activation and expression of inflammatory and cellular stress genes were increased. C3KO muscles failed to activate CaMKIIβ signaling, did not activate the same pattern of gene expression and demonstrated impaired growth at 4 days of reloading. Moreover, C3KO muscles failed to activate inducible HSP70, which was previously shown to be indispensible for the inflammatory response needed to promote muscle recovery. Likewise, C3KO showed diminished immune cell infiltration and decreased expression of pro-myogenic genes. These data support a role for CaMKIIβ signaling in induction of HSP70 and promotion of the inflammatory response during muscle growth and remodeling that occurs after atrophy, suggesting that CaMKIIβ regulates remodeling in multiple contexts: endurance exercise and growth after atrophy

STEM Pedagogy: The Concept of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Applied in Teaching Human Biology

Science teachers have been finding it difficult to truly apply the concept of integrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics when teaching the individual disciplines for which they have been certified. Students have not been able to see the unity that exists in STEM. This poster uses a human arm to demonstrate how teaching science can vividly expose the concepts of mathematics, engineering and technology. This demonstrates an inspired and motivated unit on teaching human biology which leads to understanding the relationship of science, technology, engineering, and mathematical concepts

Creating a Canonical Scientific and Technical Information Classification System for NCSTRL+

The purpose of this paper is to describe the new subject classification system for the NCSTRL+ project. NCSTRL+ is a canonical digital library (DL) based on the Networked Computer Science Technical Report Library (NCSTRL). The current NCSTRL+ classification system uses the NASA Scientific and Technical (STI) subject classifications, which has a bias towards the aerospace, aeronautics, and engineering disciplines. Examination of other scientific and technical information classification systems showed similar discipline-centric weaknesses. Traditional, library-oriented classification systems represented all disciplines, but were too generalized to serve the needs of a scientific and technically oriented digital library. Lack of a suitable existing classification system led to the creation of a lightweight, balanced, general classification system that allows the mapping of more specialized classification schemes into the new framework. We have developed the following classification system to give equal weight to all STI disciplines, while being compact and lightweight

Lesson Plan, World Geography, 6th Grade

TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills): (A) explain the geographic factors responsible for the location of economic activities in places and regions. B) identify geographic factors such as location, physical features, transportation corridors and barriers, and distribution of natural resources that influence a society\u27s political relationships. Lesson objective(s): 1. Identify the natural resources that lead to developing the agriculture industry in Rio Grande Valley (RGV). 2. Identify the key landforms that contributed to agriculture industry in RGV. 3. Identify the key leaders that contributed to the growth in agriculture. Differentiation strategies to meet diverse learner needs: Graphic organizers, visuals, videos, PowerPoint (PPT), peer to peer readin