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UÄbeniki in znanje uÄencev
In Slovenia, textbooks are an integral part of the curriculum. Nationally certified textbooks guarantee both teachers and students that they provide all of the necessary knowledge in each subject. There are many available certified textbooks for each subject and teachers must decide which will be the source of instruction for their students. Our research question is whether groups of students who use different textbooks as their mandatory learning resource differ in their knowledge and their attitudes towards learning. We linked existing data from several sources and explored the scope of the use of different textbooks for mathematics and science subjects in primary schools. Data on student knowledge measured independently by National Assessments (and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study were used, and differences in knowledge and attitudes to learning between students who are taught using different textbooks were explored. Although the study has considerable limitations due to missing data, the results of the analyses indicate some profound differences in knowledge and attitudes between groups of students using different textbooks. These findings could serve as a guide for teachers when choosing the optimal available textbook for their students and, even more so, as support for improving the criteria in the national system of validation of textbooks in the future. The link between the use of textbooks and student learning outcomes also highlights the need to systematically collect information on the use of textbooks among students and follow the effects on achievement in order to improve the quality of future textbooks. (DIPF/Orig.
Tihomir Vukelja, Nesjedinljivo znanje
Prikaz knjige Tihomir Vukelja, Nesjedinljivo znanje: Bohrov doprinos filozofskoj teoriji spoznaje, KruZak, Zagreb 2004, 275 str
Znanje i tvrdnja: kritika Lackey
In the literature on assertion, there is a common assumption that having the knowledge that p is a sufficient condition for having the epistemic right to assert that pācall this the Knowledge is Sufficient for Assertion Principle, or KSA. Jennifer Lackey has challenged KSA based on several counterexamples that all, roughly, involve isolated secondhand knowledge. In this article, I argue that Lackeyās counterexamples fail to be convincing because her intuition that the agent in her counterexamples both has knowledge and do not have the epistemic right to assert is wrong. The article will progress as follows: In section 2, I present Lackeyās argument. In section 3, I suggest some more general reasons for doubting that the agent in her counterexamples actually has knowledge. I then show that from a virtue theoretic and Edward Craigās practical explication of knowledge perspectives the agent in Lackeyā s counterexamples does not know. Since the agent in Lackeyās counterexamples does not have knowledge, she has failed to convincingly prove that KSA is false. In section 4, I conclude by suggesting that, at most, what Lackeyās counterexamples demonstrate is a problem with a simplistic evidentialist and/or process reliabilist epistemology.U literaturi o tvrdnji, uobiÄajena je pretpostavka da je posjedovanje znanja da p dovoljan uvjet za posjedovanje epistemiÄkog prava da se tvrdi da pā nazovimo taj princip Znanje je dovoljno za tvrdnju, ili ZDT. Jennifer Lackey dovela je u pitanje ZDT koristeÄi nekoliko protuprimjera koji, ugrubo, ukljuÄuju izolirano znanje iz druge ruke. U ovom Älanku, argumentiram da Lackeyini protuprimjeri nisu uvjerljivi zbog pogreÅ”ne intuicije da djelatnik iz njezinih protuprimjera ujedno posjeduje znanje i epistemiÄko pravo tvrdnje. Älanak se razvija na sljedeÄi naÄin: U odjeljku 2, predstavljam Lackeyin argument. U odjeljku 3, dajem opÄenitije razloge za sumnju da djelatnik u njezinim protuprimjerima stvarno posjeduje znanje. Nakon toga pokazujem iz perspektive teorije epistemiÄkih vrlina i praktiÄke eksplikacije znanja Edwarda Craiga da djelatnik u Lackeyinim protuprimjerima ne posjeduje znanje. BuduÄi da djelatnik u Lackeyinim protuprimjerima ne posjeduje znanje, ona ne uspijeva uvjerljivo dokazati da je ZDT pogreÅ”an. U odjeljku 4, zakljuÄujem predlažuÄi da Lackeyini protuprimjeri u najboljem sluÄaju ukazuju na problem s pojednostavljenim varijantama epistemoloÅ”kog evidencijalizma i/ili procesnog relijabilizma
Znanje, stavovi i uporaba e-cigareta
Aim: Investigate knowledge, attitudes and use of e-cigarettes among Croatian population with validated online questionnaire.
Methods: Study included 531 subjects who volunteered to participate and was done using online anonymous questionnaire in 2017; the link to questionnaire was on social media on the University of Applied Sciences Official web site. To limit duplicate responses, one response per IP address was permitted. Specially designed questionnaire using internationally validated surveys: āThe young people in Scotland schools omnibus 2014: questions on e-cigarettesā, āMonitoring the future-National survey results on drug resultsā and The European commission-Special Eurobarometer Report-Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
Results: There were 379 (71.4%) women and 152 (28.6%) men in the study. Almost all (97.9%) participants have heard of e-cigarettes. The prevalence rate of the current use of e-cigarettes is (5.8%) of all respondents-9.2% men and 4.5% women. Men know more about e-cigarettes (ĻĀ²=8.573, ss=2, p=0.014), and use it more often than women (ĻĀ²=4.406, ss=1, p=0.036). The largest number of users are in the age group of 18-30 years, and the largest number of respondents who are seeing advertisements for e-cigarettes see them in social media. People with lower education have tried e-cigarettes more than people with higher level of education (ĻĀ²=9.750, ss=3, p=0.020). Cigarettes smokers have more knowledge about composition of e-cigarettes (ĻĀ²=7.966, ss=2, p=0.019) and more of them tried e-cigarettes than non-smokers (ĻĀ²=5.576, ss=1, p=0.018).
Conclusion: Questions related to knowledge show a lack of knowledge of the general population about possible consequences of long-term use e-cigarettes that can be expected. Populations at risk of consuming are younger men, having residency in the city, high school graduates, smokers and former smokers, so public health programs should be created and implemented to that population in cooperation with the educational and health sector.Cilj: Istražiti znanje, stavove i uporabu e-cigareta meÄu stanovniÅ”tvom u Hrvatskoj koristeÄi validirani on-line upitnik.
Metode: Istraživanje je ukljuÄilo 531 ispitanika koji su dobrovoljno ispunili on-line anonimni validirani upitnik 2017. godine; poveznica na
upitnik stavljena je na druÅ”tvene mreže VeleuÄiliÅ”ta u Bjelovaru. Za ograniÄavanje dupliciranih odgovora dopuÅ”ten je jedan odgovor po IP adresi. Posebno dizajnirani upitnik naÄinjen je od meÄunarodno validiranih anketa: āThe young people in Scotland schools omnibus 2014: questions on e-cigarettesā, āMonitoring the future-National survey results on drug resultsāi The European commission-Special Eurobarometer Report-Attitudes of Europeans towards tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
Rezultati: U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 379(71,4%) žena i 152(28,6%) muÅ”karaca. Gotovo svi (97,9%) sudionici Äuli su za pojam e-cigareta. Stopa prevalencije trenutne uporabe e-cigareta iznosi (5,8%) svih ispitanika - 9,2% muÅ”karaca i 4,5% žena. MuÅ”karci znaju viÅ”e o e-cigaretama (ĻĀ²=8,573, ss=2, p= 0,014), i koriste je ÄeÅ”Äe od žena (ĻĀ² =4,406, ss =1, p=0,036). NajveÄi broj korisnika je u dobnoj skupini od 18-30 godina, a najveÄi broj ispitanika koji vide oglase za e-cigarete, vidi ih na druÅ”tvenim mrežama. Osobe nižeg obrazovanja probale su e-cigarete viÅ”e od osoba s viÅ”im stupnjem obrazovanja (ĻĀ²=9,750, ss=3, p=0,020). PuÅ”aÄi cigareta imaju viÅ”e znanja o sastavu ecigareta (ĻĀ² =7,966, ss=2, p=0,019), a viÅ”e njih je probalo e-cigarete od nepuÅ”aÄa (ĻĀ²=5,576, ss=1, p=0,018).
ZakljuÄak: Dio upitnika vezan uz znanje ispitanika pokazuje nedostatak znanja opÄe populacije o moguÄim posljedicama dugotrajne uporabe e-cigareta. Ispitanici pod rizikom za konzumiranje e-cigareta su srednjoÅ”kolci, mlaÄi muÅ”karci koji imaju prebivaliÅ”te u gradu-urbanoj sredini, puÅ”aÄi i bivÅ”i puÅ”aÄi, tako da bi javnozdravstveni preventivni programi trebali biti kreirani i provedeni u toj populaciji u suradnji obrazovnog i zdravstvenog sektora
Djelotvorno znanje
U Splitu je smijenjen ravnatelj županijskog zavoda za javno zdravstvo, Dr Mladen SmoljanoviÄ. On je jedan od vodeÄih lijeÄnika javnog zdravstva i danaÅ”nje hrvatske medicine uopÄe. On je istaknuti hrvatski branitelj, vodeÄi graditelj hrvatske mreže zavoda za javno zdravstvo, istaknut u razvoju javnog zdravstva na medicinskom fakultetu u Splitu i potpredsjednik epidemioloÅ”ke sekcije Hrvatskog lijeÄniÄkog zbora. Smijenjen je dva mjeseca prije isteka mandata, optužen novo stvorenom inkvizicijsko-staljinistiÄkom financijskom metodom. Smjenjivanje je provedeno; zato jer su politiÄke stranke uvele obiÄaj smjenjivanje ravnatelja zdravstvenih ustanova, kao dio raspodjele politiÄke moÄi; zato jer su kolege spremne napredovati na temelju ovakvog ponaÅ”anja politike; zato jer srediÅ”nje medicinske institucije i struÄna druÅ”tva to dopuÅ”taju i zato jer narod nije upoznat da je to oblik direktnog razaranja hrvatske medicine i ugrožavanja Ā zdravstvene zaÅ”tite
Zvonimir Äuljak (ur.), Vjerovanje, opravdanje i znanje
Prikaz knjige Zvonimir Äuljak (ur.), Vjerovanje, opravdanje i znanje: suvremene teorije znanja i epistemiÄkog opravdanja, uredio, preveo i uvodne tekstove napisao Zvonimir Äuljak, Ibis Grafika, Zagreb 2003, 511 str
HIPERKOMPLEKSNO ZNANJE U GOSPODARSTVU TEMELJENOM NA ZNANJU
The paper provides a definition of hypercomplexity and hypercomplex knowledge in knowledge-based economies and proves the hypothesis that development, application and expansion of new technological achievements have a direct impact on a countryās economic growth. Data collected from relevant databases for 110 world countries were used in the calculations. Data for other countries have not been published, which is a typical limitation in the application of such research methodology. Developmental lags of the Republic of Croatia have been established by the method of transformation of variables in the analysed developmental indicators and their components, and proposals for their improvement have been provided. Taking into consideration the established effect of the increase in the Research Capacity Development Index, Technology and Innovation Efficiency Index, and the Ability to Absorb Knowledge and Technology Index on economic growth, Croatia needs to invest additional resources in the increase in human capital and labour productivity in order to reduce developmental lags.U radu se definira hiperkompleksnost i hiperkompleksno znanje u gospodarstvima temeljenim na znanju te se dokazuje hipoteza da razvitak, primjena i Å”irenje novih tehnoloÅ”kih dostignuÄa direktno utjeÄu na ekonomski rast zemlje. U izraÄunima su koriÅ”teni podaci prikupljeni iz relevantnih baza za 110 zemalja svijeta. Za ostale zemlje podaci nisu objavljeni Å”to predstavlja tipiÄno ograniÄenje u primjeni ovakve metodologije istraživanja. Metodom transformacije varijabli utvrÄena su razvojna zaostajanja Republike Hrvatske u promatranim razvojnim pokazateljima i njihovim komponentama te su dani prijedlozi za njihovo poboljÅ”anje. S obzirom na utvrÄenu vezu izmeÄu porasta indeksa razvijenosti istraživaÄkih kapaciteta, uÄinkovitosti tehnologije i inovacija te sposobnosti apsorpcije znanja i tehnologije na gospodarski rast, Hrvatska mora ulagati dodatna sredstva u poveÄanje ljudskog kapitala i produktivnosti rada da bi smanjila razvojna zaostajanja
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