The purpose of this research program was to explore the effectiveness of the Predict- Observe-Explain (POE) teachingllearning technique to diagnose students' understanding of science and identify students' level of achievement with reference to the Science Student Outcome Statements for Australian schools. This research employed an interpretive action research approach with a sample of students from three Australian metropolitan high schools in grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, whose ages ranged between 14 and 17 years. Three data collection methods were used to generate data for interpretation, namely, written POE responses of students, in-class journals and student interviews. Data collected were interpreted using three theoretical perspectives, namely, Chi et al.'s theory of ontological categories, Hewson and Hennessey's conceptual change theory to determine the epistemological status of students' understanding of science, and Chinn and Brewer's model to classify types of students' responses to contradictory observations. This purpose of using this methodology was to obtain an in-depth, plausible and credible account of students' understanding and their level of achievement. POE tasks were concerned with heat and the expansion of water, solubility of salt, and power and resistance of light globes. The data revealed common ideas amongst students that are contrary to scientists' science; furthermore, students showed that they were able to articulate their own ideas based on the POE tasks. The findings in this research reveal that these POEs were effective in capturing a range of possible student observations and prediction outcomes when worded in an open-ended format. / Quality information on students' understanding and on the way they responded to contradictory data was obtained when POEs were administered by teacher demonstrations and were designed to produce phenomena that were clear, immediate and had only one aspect to observe. Furthermore, the data suggest that POEs are effective in identifying students' achievement across levels within a substrand of the Australian Student Outcome Statements and enable the teacher to observe and document a spread of achievement over a range of levels rather that a single outcome. The results of this research suggest that POEs are effective in diagnosing students' understanding of science and their level of achievement. The POE tasks can be used by teachers to insightfully design learning activities and strategies that start from the students' viewpoint rather than that of the teacher or the scientist. Findings in this research have implications for curriculum development and learning strategies, teacher development, and the promotion and assessment of students' understanding and level of achievement.

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Type 1 diabetes is a long-term diagnosis, the prognosis of which is directly related to the patient's ability to self-manage the disorder. Adolescents are not currently taught how to manage diabetes; instead, parents and educators expect self-management to be more of a learned behavior from their parents. The purpose of this project was to create a quality improvement plan which the regional pediatric diabetes center study site could implement to improve adolescent glycemic control. Orem's self-care theory was used as theoretical framework for the design and evaluation of the project. The practice-focused question for this doctoral project was: Can a quality improvement plan focused on diabetes self-management education support better control of the glycemic ranges of Type 1 diabetes in adolescents during the transition of self-management from parent to child? The design of the project included creation of curriculum for classes as well as streamlining blood glucose reporting within the center. The quality improvement plan outcomes provided an improvement on hemoglobin A1c of 0.3% for those utilizing the reporting systems and an improvement of 0.4% for those who had attended the education classes. Of the 11 patients who routinely sent in blood glucose over the 4-month time period, 10 met the goal of checking glucose as directed. These outcomes indicate the potential need for more concise direction within nursing practice to provide individual ages within the pediatric population with specific education plans to improve health outcomes. Improving the glycemic control of adolescents living with diabetes allows for a better transition into adulthood with a decreased risk of long-term complications, significantly contributing to positive social change.

Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar articulações estabelecidas entre o Teatro nos Museus e Centros de Ciência e a alfabetização científica, no intuito de desvelar como peças teatrais do projeto Núcleo de Artes Cênicas da Estação Ciência (NAC), da Universidade de São Paulo, podem favorecer a alfabetização científica. Para isso focalizou-se em problematizar o Teatro enquanto ação de museus e centros de ciências, bem como suas possíveis interações com a exposição. A pesquisa foi realizada na perspectiva da análise qualitativa e foi realizada em duas etapas, um estudo exploratório e um estudo de caso. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário, entrevistas e análise de documentos (projeto submetido ao CNPq, texto da peça, filmagem da encenação e relatório técnico). Os resultados encontrados demonstraram que a proposta de alfabetização científica implícita no NAC contempla as dimensões natureza da ciência e da tecnologia e a relação entre ciência, tecnologia, sociedade e meio ambiente. A dimensão conceitos e conhecimentos básicos da ciência e da tecnologia é contemplada em menor intensidade, salvo nos momentos em que o NAC se mobilizou para construir as denominadas aulas espetáculo. Especificamente com respeito ao espetáculo analisado os diversos sistemas cênicos são mobilizados na abordagem das diferentes dimensões da alfabetização científica, contribuindo para a construção de ideias a respeito da ciência e da tecnologia. Com respeito à relação do teatro com outras atividades museais, em especial a exposição, foi verificada uma relação de complementaridade, na qual o teatro assume a característica de, além de abordar a alfabetização científica nas diferentes categorias teóricas definidas nessa pesquisa, auxiliar as outras atividades nos ajustes que fossem necessários. Foi perceptível que a divisão das atribuições entre a encenação e a exposição não é rígida, o fato de uma informação ou aspecto da temática aparecer em uma estratégia não impediu que o mesmo aparecesse na outra. / This research aims to analyze relationships between Theater in Science Museums and the scientific literacy, to explicate how the theatre performed on Núcleo de Artes Cênicas (NAC), of the São Paulo University, can promote the scientific literacy. For this focused in problematizing the Theater while action of museums and science centers, as well as their possible interactions with the exhibition. This research was performed in looming of qualitative analysis and was performed in two steps, an exploratory study and a case study. The data were collected by questionnaires, interviews and analysis of documents (project submitted to the CNPq, the dramas text, videotaping of drama and technical report). The results demonstrated that the proposal for scientific literacy implicit in NAC contemplates the dimensions nature of science and technology and the relationship between science, technology, society and environment. The dimension concepts and basic knowledge of science and technology is contemplated in lesser intensity, except in moments in which the NAC mobilized to build the denominated classes spectacle. Specifically with respect to drama analyzed the different scenic systems are deployed in the approach of the different dimensions of scientific literacy, contributing to the construction of ideas about science and technology. With respect to the relationship of theater with other activities important museums, in particular the exhibition, it was verified a relationship of complementarity, in which the theater assumes the characteristic, in addition to addressing the scientific literacy in different theoretical categories defined in this study, the other auxiliary activities in adjustments that were necessary. It was noticeable that the division of tasks between the drama and the exhibition is not rigid, the fact of an information or aspect of the theme appears in a strategy did not prevent the same appeared in another.

Work, leisure and retirement are fundamental aspects of life for individuals with an intellectual disability, just as with the general population. Many educational efforts have taught knowledge and skills to persons with an intellectual disability to improve their functioning in the work and leisure domains. More recently, retirement concerns have become particularly salient because so many individuals now live much longer. The present study looked at using a conceptual approach to improve education in these three domains. It employed the principles that instruction works much better when it proceeds from an individual=s existing concepts and that instruction should teach useful concepts that an individual can apply to improve his or her real world functioning. This conceptual approach has not been used much with the education of persons with an intellectual disability. In Study 1, sixty adults with an intellectual disability were interviewed to determine their existing concepts of work, leisure and retirement and their work and leisure histories. Most had solid concepts of work and leisure, but with some gaps, particularly in notions of volunteer work and occupational status. Most reported satisfactory work and leisure lives. Most had a relatively poor concept of retirement at best and had done little or no retirement planning. These data suggested some key targets for an educational program to improve their knowledge and functioning in these domains. In Study 2, these data were used to develop an instructional program that focussed on gaps in knowledge of volunteer work, banking, budgeting and participation in satisfying leisure activities and in retirement planning. This instructional program was delivered over eight weeks to a class consisting of nine adults with an intellectual disability, with some success. This general conceptual approach can be usefully applied to teaching in other important domains with persons with an intellectual disability. They can be taught key concepts which they can use to live their lives more purposely and independently.

Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo analisar articulações estabelecidas entre o Teatro nos Museus e Centros de Ciência e a alfabetização científica, no intuito de desvelar como peças teatrais do projeto Núcleo de Artes Cênicas da Estação Ciência (NAC), da Universidade de São Paulo, podem favorecer a alfabetização científica. Para isso focalizou-se em problematizar o Teatro enquanto ação de museus e centros de ciências, bem como suas possíveis interações com a exposição. A pesquisa foi realizada na perspectiva da análise qualitativa e foi realizada em duas etapas, um estudo exploratório e um estudo de caso. Os dados foram coletados por meio de questionário, entrevistas e análise de documentos (projeto submetido ao CNPq, texto da peça, filmagem da encenação e relatório técnico). Os resultados encontrados demonstraram que a proposta de alfabetização científica implícita no NAC contempla as dimensões natureza da ciência e da tecnologia e a relação entre ciência, tecnologia, sociedade e meio ambiente. A dimensão conceitos e conhecimentos básicos da ciência e da tecnologia é contemplada em menor intensidade, salvo nos momentos em que o NAC se mobilizou para construir as denominadas aulas espetáculo. Especificamente com respeito ao espetáculo analisado os diversos sistemas cênicos são mobilizados na abordagem das diferentes dimensões da alfabetização científica, contribuindo para a construção de ideias a respeito da ciência e da tecnologia. Com respeito à relação do teatro com outras atividades museais, em especial a exposição, foi verificada uma relação de complementaridade, na qual o teatro assume a característica de, além de abordar a alfabetização científica nas diferentes categorias teóricas definidas nessa pesquisa, auxiliar as outras atividades nos ajustes que fossem necessários. Foi perceptível que a divisão das atribuições entre a encenação e a exposição não é rígida, o fato de uma informação ou aspecto da temática aparecer em uma estratégia não impediu que o mesmo aparecesse na outra. / This research aims to analyze relationships between Theater in Science Museums and the scientific literacy, to explicate how the theatre performed on Núcleo de Artes Cênicas (NAC), of the São Paulo University, can promote the scientific literacy. For this focused in problematizing the Theater while action of museums and science centers, as well as their possible interactions with the exhibition. This research was performed in looming of qualitative analysis and was performed in two steps, an exploratory study and a case study. The data were collected by questionnaires, interviews and analysis of documents (project submitted to the CNPq, the dramas text, videotaping of drama and technical report). The results demonstrated that the proposal for scientific literacy implicit in NAC contemplates the dimensions nature of science and technology and the relationship between science, technology, society and environment. The dimension concepts and basic knowledge of science and technology is contemplated in lesser intensity, except in moments in which the NAC mobilized to build the denominated classes spectacle. Specifically with respect to drama analyzed the different scenic systems are deployed in the approach of the different dimensions of scientific literacy, contributing to the construction of ideas about science and technology. With respect to the relationship of theater with other activities important museums, in particular the exhibition, it was verified a relationship of complementarity, in which the theater assumes the characteristic, in addition to addressing the scientific literacy in different theoretical categories defined in this study, the other auxiliary activities in adjustments that were necessary. It was noticeable that the division of tasks between the drama and the exhibition is not rigid, the fact of an information or aspect of the theme appears in a strategy did not prevent the same appeared in another.

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China is facing severe aging problems. It is estimated that in 2050, people over 60 in China will cover more than 25 percent population. How to make the elderly people’s life more meaningful and more fruitful becomes an urgent issue. To obtain the goal of setting up a learning society, as well as to loosen the heavy burden aroused by aging problem, community education is applied as an effective way to the elderly people widely to enhance their living standard. A lot of researches have been done on community education and the elderly education respectively abroad. China started to do such topic study later than Western countries but the speed of aging has soared during last 20 years. The blank of study especially the elderly people who live in rural area should aroused the attention of this society.  This field study is to find out the factors that may lead to the elderly people’s subjective factors of participation into community education. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and society support theory, with the help of questionnaire and interview, the author finds out the current situation of the elderly’s participation in community education in Shuyuan Township, and factors that may influence the frequency of participation. The author proposes several suggestions which can be used to improve current situation as policy adviser.

There is now and may always be a difference of opinion on the advisability of contact sports for the younger and usually more immature boys. It is said by some that the many and varied experiences and attitudes gained through early participation in team contact sports greatly over-balances any detrimental effects which might occur. The other point of view expresses the opinion that anything which is gained at this younger age can and will be better accepted. when there is less chance or physical, mental, and social strain or damage. The age groups considered ln this study are usually exempted from the above discussion. High school boys, with some limitations, are felt to be mature enough to compete in these activities. However, the maturity of many ninth and tenth grade boys can be questioned. In any case, competitive athletics for all high school boys is a firm part of the school program and continuous effort should be made to improve the conditions which surround it. It was the purpose of this study to show the physical affects of the contact team sport of football on two classes of boys. The comparison was made between ninth and tenth grade boys and eleventh and twelfth grade boys, all of whose injuries were obtained during practice for or actual participation in interscholastic competition in high school football.