Ethical Concerns in LowInputBreeds. Background Paper for the LIB Symposium in Wageningen 15-16 March

This paper is first part of a review of ethical concerns in the LowInputBreeds project. In this part, the overall context for raising ethical concerns for breeding for low input animal production and assessing these concerns is characterized. Low input animal production is different from conventional production in several important ways. This means that it faces a partly different array of ethical challenges, but also that the background for ethical assessment in many ways is different

M3: An Open Model for Measuring Code Artifacts

This document details design considerations of M3: a meta model for source code artifact

Developing Conceptual Place Value Intervention Curriculum For Upper Elementary Students

Conceptual Place Value (CPV) is the ability to flexibly increment (add) and decrement (subtract) numbers mentally (Wright, Ellemor-Collins, & Tabor, 2012). Within this project I analyze how to improve math achievement for upper elementary students who struggle with CPV concepts. Using Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson developmental theories I examine the educational needs of the students within upper elementary school grades. In addition, I investigate how mathematical understanding start and grow throughout a child’s development. Using this research, I developed Conceptual Place Value intervention curriculum for upper elementary students. This project consists of 15 lessons for each of the eight different CPV levels of understandings. Lesson plans were created using Understanding by design (UbD) template and are designed be taught using small group instruction. Each lesson contains an objective, list of materials, a Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) word problem for an opening, a main lesson and a closing. Additionally, assessment cards are developed to assess students’ mastery of each level

Inspiring the desire and passion to learn: a literature review

Includes bibliographical references

The anatomy of sustainable domestic laundering behaviour

Today’s washing appliances are much more efficient than those of a decade ago, yet the environmental benefits of this efficiency are counteracted by changes in consumer behaviour. This thesis presents two alternative ways to limit emissions from domestic laundering, as well as to better understand consumer behaviour related to the practice of keeping clothes clean. More specifically, it examines the potential for shared systems (which are common in Sweden) and finds that this setup could reduce climate impacts by at least 26%. Concerning behaviour, the results presented acknowledge that any final laundering practice is influenced by an intricate interaction between technology, social conventions, and individual concerns. Three overarching principles can be identified using current research literature concerning domestic laundry:1. Technology changes laundry conventions, while social context dictates market acceptance of new cleaning technology.2. Technological solutions are often suggested to influence laundry behaviour, but individual concerns seem to override the effect of the interventions.3. Consumer laundry practices are guided by social conventions that are also rooted in intrapersonal dynamics.Hopefully these principles (as well as the detailed results from the LCA model) could be used to better understand the possibilities and limitations of domestic laundering, and guide any future interventions aiming for a more sustainable society