The reorganization of secondary school mathematics

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit

Animals at Large on the Highway

Animals at Large on the Highwa

Animals at Large on the Highway

Animals at Large on the Highwa

Analogy as Pedagogy: Using What Students Already Know in Library Instruction

Science teachers often employ analogies to help students understand new ideas and complicated processes. Orgill and Bodner (2004) write that “effective analogies can clarify thinking... and give students ways to visualize abstract concepts” (p. 15). Students are much more attentive in science class when instructors speak “a language that is more familiar and accessible” by using analogies and other similar rhetorical strategies (Lemke, 1990, p. 136). Brandt (1996) wrote about developing a library instruction activity for “teaching the internet” to college students through analogy in the early days of the web: “It does not focus on the technical details of how the Internet works, yet it gives students a visual model against which to relate problems or new situations” (p. 40). Brandt even suggests that librarians could teach students to explore the Internet by using an analogy that might have been more familiar to them: a library catalog search. Today, our analogies can work in the opposite direction, connecting familiar resources like Amazon and Spotify back to library catalogs and databases. Well-crafted analogies are powerful tools for increasing student interest, motivation, and understanding. However, research shows that on-the-fly analogies are much less effective in teaching abstract or difficult concepts (Harrison, 2006, p. 62). What if instruction librarians were to consciously employ well-crafted analogies to demystify library resources and research strategies as well as more abstract information literacy concepts? What if we see analogy as a pedagogy for library instruction? This presentation will explore why analogy works in library instruction, and participants will leave with the tools to craft effective analogies to use in their own teaching. Brandt, S. G. (1996). A conceptual understanding of the Internet. Computers in Libraries,16(3), 39-41. Harrison, A. G. (2006). The affective dimension of analogy. In P. J. Aubusson, A. G. Harrison, & S. M. Richie (Eds.), Metaphor and analogy in science education (pp. 51-63). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. Lemke, J. L. (1990). Talking science: Language, learning, and values. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation. Orgill, M. and Bodner, G. (2004). What research tells us about using analogies to teach chemistry. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2004(5), 15-32. http://doi.org/10.1039/B3RP90028

The Introduction of Smart Meters in Ireland: Privacy Implications and the Role of Privacy by Design

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Patch- and regional-level population biology, with particular reference to Gleditsia triacanthos (Fabaceae): Landscape and plant ecology across the geographic range.

Ecological analyses at large spatial scales have emerged over the past decade in response to increasing awareness of the importance of landscape- and regional-scale processes in structuring fragmented terrestrial communities. Even relatively large-scale ecological studies, however, are usually not large enough to observe the variation in conditions that a species experiences across its entire geographic range. The geographic ranges of tree species often encompass great latitudinal and altitudinal scope, and all the associated climatic and geological variability which subsequently affects a suite of ecological, physical and physiological factors. In this thesis I examine the applicability of classic theories and current frameworks for understanding regional-scale population dynamics of plants across their geographic range. I have reviewed several literature bases from the general \u27tree\u27 perspective, including metapopulation- and landscape ecology, patch-matrix models, connectivity and species ranges. I analyze population performance parameters at 22 populations of the dioecious tree Gleditsia triacanthos in relation to position in the range, population size and density, and measures of the surrounding landscape structure at various spatial scales. I examine the distribution of abundance across the geographic range of G. triacanthos with particular attention to the predictions of the central-peripheral model. I used GIS datasets of landcover to extract measures of the spatial structure of landscapes across the range, and determine whether variation in abundance can be explained by landscape spatial structure, and whether this is consistent across the range. Finally, I used GARP (Genetic Algorithm for Rule-Set Production) to develop habitat suitability models based on known occurrences in particular regional conditions, as well as conditions across the geographic range as a whole, and interpret the models in terms of niche breadth and overlap between central and peripheral populations. Many factors influence the distribution of abundance and population performance across the range in Honey Locust, and effects of these factors appear to differ regionally and latitudinally. Abundance and performance of G. triacanthos populations were not simply related to position in the range as predicted by the central-peripheral model. Populations at the western periphery of the species\u27 range have a broad niche, show active recruitment and high density and abundance, but high levels of developmental instability and low survivorship. Populations in the southern part of the range have a narrower niche breadth and show low recruitment, density, abundance and developmental instability, but high survivorship. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)Dept. of Biological Sciences. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis2005 .M87. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-11, Section: B, page: 5782. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 2005

Rhythms and dances for primary and elementary grades based on songs from the series New music horizons, published by Silver Burdett company

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1948. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

An evaluation of exercises for developing auditory and visual discrimination in beginning reading

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1940The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of planned training for auditory discrimination on beginning reading. It evaluated the effect of specific exercises on 1. Learning rate of children in beginning reading 2. Change in the child's auditory discrimination between likenesses and differences in words 3. Change in the child's visual perception of words, and 4. Actual reading score The experiment was carried on in an industrial city near Boston. Two groups of children in the first and second grades from the same district were selected for the experiment. The children in one building were used as the experimental group and those in the second were the control group

The Introduction of Smart Meters in Ireland: Privacy Implications and the Role of Privacy by Design

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Data retention in the aftermath of Digital Rights Ireland and Seitlinger

In a high profile decision delivered in April 2014, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found the Data Retention Directive1 to be in breach of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter).2 This article examines the impact of the ruling in Digital Rights Ireland across the EU and considers how the Irish legislature should respond to this decision in a manner that maintains the appropriate balance between the investigatory aims of the government and the protection of fundamental rights