VALIDATION OF THE BODYMEDIA MINI ARMBAND TO ESTIMATE ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF FEMALE BASKETBALL PLAYERS DURING VARIABLE INTENSITY GAME-LIKE CONDITIONS

Monitoring an athlete’s energy intake and energy expenditure (EE) is an important consideration of nutritional planning for sport conditioning and peak performance. In order to provide appropriate recommendations regarding nutritional requirements and caloric needs, an accurate determination of energy requirements is necessary. By knowing an individual’s EE, a coach or trainer may be effectively able to determine training loads and volumes necessary for periodization, and seasonal planning for a particular sport. Purpose: To examine the accuracy of the BodyMedia mini armband, to assess EE in female basketball players during various-intensity game-like conditions. Methods: A cross-sectional correlation design with multiple observations was employed. This investigation required three testing sessions, an orientation session, and 2 experimental trial sections. Trials included a maximal multistage 20-m shuttle run (Trial I) and 30-minute basketball skills session (Trial II). The independent variable for this investigation was EE estimated by the Mini armband. The dependent variable was EE determined by the indirect calorimetry (IC) method. Results: EE assessed with the Mini and EE measured with the IC method was significantly correlated for both Trial I (r= 0.839) and Trial II (r= 0.833). EE calculated by the Mini was significantly underestimated in both Trial I (9.41 ± 26.1 total kcals) and Trial II (56.71 ± 14.1 total kcals). During Trial I the underestimation of EE increased with an increase in test level and intensity. Conclusion: Due to the underestimation of EE by the Mini, the development of exercise specific algorithms to improve the estimation of EE during intermittent exercise in basketball players is warranted

Playbuilding for Environmental Literacy: A Guidebook Resource for Secondary Educators

This MRP presents a guidebook resource for secondary educators who wish to use the method of Playbuilding (PB) in the classroom to investigate the environmental literacy (EL) of their students. EL is a set of skills that enables people to read, write, and interpret information and opinions about the environment and translate them into personal, contextual meaning that impacts people’s ability to take action and agency with environmental issues in their lives. This research project first presents a literature review of all relevant PB and EL research and resources for secondary educators. Then, this study collects and analyses data to inform a new Ontario-based resource for using PB to explore EL that includes the planning, facilitating, and evaluating components of implementing a learning lesson with secondary students

Use of Drawing to Improve Word Retrieval in Chronic Nonfluent Aphasia

Aphasia disrupts multiple language processes with anomia often being the most common problem. Compensatory strategies have been utilized for individuals with severe anomia, including writing, gesturing, and drawing (Farias, Davis, & Harrington, 2006). However, few formal programs have focused on promoting drawing as a means of communication. These typically use drawing as a substitute for language rather than a tool to enhance verbal expression (Sacchett, 2002). Furthermore, training usually emphasizes ability to recognize drawing rather than information exchange (Morgan & Helm-Estabrooks, 1987; Trupe, 1986 as cited in Sacchett, 2002). Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA) is a treatment approach based on the premise that although individuals with anomia have difficulty retrieving words, ability to access features related to targets is often somewhat intact (Beeson, Holland, & Murray, 1995). The semantic system is accessed by producing words related to targets, with individuals incorporating these strategies as self-cues to retrieve target words (Boyle, 2004; Chapey, 2001; Rider & Wright, 2008). To date, this approach has aimed to enhance only verbal output. The purpose of this investigation was to examine if an individual with chronic mixed aphasia could clinically improve ability to name pictured objects through implementation of a drawing protocol. RE underwent a brief but intense treatment program incorporating drawing with SFA to improve word retrieval

Esplorare l’impatto di un Teacher Study Group in una Università Italiana

This study explored the impact of a teacher study group involving twelve senior faculty over a five month period at University of Padova, Italy. The objective was to improve teaching and promote community building by reflecting, sharing and practicing teaching and learning activities within a small group. Theoretically the study is framed from a model of faculty development andtransformative learning theory. Using a qualitative design this study explored what motivated faculty to participate in this group, the benefits of the group experience and the impact group experience on how participants thought about teaching and learning. Findings reveal for this group they had a real passion for teaching and desire to improve their practice. However, despite the power of the learning community change was small, incremental and reflected morein new ideas about teaching and not definitive change. The outcomes of this study have significant implications for faculty development within an Italian higher education setting, such that teacher study groups need to be long term, capitalize on learning through faculty relationships and that the responsibility of change doesn’t reside exclusively within the faculty, the larger institutionalcontext plays a significant role as well.Il presente studio esplora l’impatto di un teacher study group che ha coinvolto 12 professori senior per un periodo di cinque mesi presso l’università di Padova. L’obiettivo è stato quello di migliorare le pratiche didattiche e di promuovere la creazione di una comunità attraverso la riflessione, la condivisione di pratiche di insegnamento e di attività di apprendimento all’interno di un piccolo gruppo. Dal punto di vista teorico lo studio si inserisce nel modello di faculty developmente della teoria trasformativa. Usando un disegno di ricerca qualitativo esplora la motivazione dei docenti a partecipare a questo gruppo, i benefici dell’esperienza in gruppo e l’impatto dell’esperienza stessa sulle loro credenze rispetto all’insegnamento e apprendimento. I risultati rivelano che il gruppo è stato motivato dalla passione per l’insegnamento e dal desiderio di miglioramento delle pratiche. Nonostante il potere esercitato dalla comunità di apprendimento,il cambiamento è stato molto lento, di tipo incrementale e si riflette maggiormente nella elaborazione di nuove idee rispetto all’insegnamento e non in cambiamenti definitivi. I risultati del presente studio hanno delle implicazioni significative nello sviluppo delle competenze del docente universitario in higher education, tra cui la constatazione che un teacher study group dovrebbe avere una durata lunga, capitalizzare l’apprendimento attraverso le relazioni eche la responsabilità del cambiamento non risiede esclusivamente nei docenti, ma l’istituzione in senso ampio gioca un ruolo significativo

Teaching4Learning@Unipd: Promoting Faculty Development and Organizational Development and Change

The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges of implementing a faculty development program that fosters active learning with a focus on the role of the organizational culture in the change process. The context is the University of Padova which has been promoting a faculty development since 2016. This paper highlights how the university\u2019s historical, institutional and national settings influence how teaching and learning is conceptualized and practiced. In response, implementing an innovative faculty development program requires a multi-prong approach, top down and bottom up, that involves inspiring the faculty, developing institutional buy-in, acquiring monetary investment, and promotion beyond the confines of the university

SNC Graduates Quick to Land Jobs, Enter Grad School

Three graduates tell SNC parents about their post-graduation journeys in Fall 2018

A Prediction Model for Chronic Kidney Disease Includes Periodontal Disease

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