Catchy utterances, such as proverbs, verses, and nursery rhymes (i.e., “No pain, no gain” in English), contain strong-prosodic (SP) features and are child-friendly in repeating and memorizing; yet ...the way those prosodic features encoded by neural activity and their influence on speech development in children are still largely unknown. Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), this study investigated the cortical responses to the perception of natural speech sentences with strong/weak-prosodic (SP/WP) features and evaluated the speech communication ability in 21 pre-lingually deaf children with cochlear implantation (CI) and 25 normal hearing (NH) children. A comprehensive evaluation of speech communication ability was conducted on all the participants to explore the potential correlations between neural activities and children’s speech development. The SP information evoked right-lateralized cortical responses across a broad brain network in NH children and facilitated the early integration of linguistic information, highlighting children’s neural sensitivity to natural SP sentences. In contrast, children with CI showed significantly weaker cortical activation and characteristic deficits in speech perception with SP features, suggesting hearing loss at the early age of life, causing significantly impaired sensitivity to prosodic features of sentences. Importantly, the level of neural sensitivity to SP sentences was significantly related to the speech behaviors of all children participants. These findings demonstrate the significance of speech prosodic features in children’s speech development.
Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are widely used in military, traffic, medical and so on. The design of routing protocol for WSNs is limited by the single nature of the local topology information. ...Meanwhile, the power supply of sensor networks node, communication ability and storage capacity are limited, so how to improve the efficient energy of nodes and extend the networks life cycle is the focus of current research. This study proposes the improved algorithm for the LEACH (Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy) clustering algorithm, considering the residual energy of the nodes and the factors of the long distance node, the T(n) is readjusted and the new method is proposed. Then the data fusion rate is introduced to allow the cluster-heads to fuse data before sending the data, and send the data to the base station. Finally, the free-space model and the multi-path fading model are adopted to avoid the excessive consumption of energy caused by the node d4. The authors’ simulation results show that the improved algorithm can reduce the energy consumption of the networks and prolongs life cycle.
The purpose of this study is to determine wether the improvement of students' mathematical communication skills using the IMPROVE learning model is better than the improvement of students' ...mathematical communication skills using the conventional method, and also to find out the students' thinking habits towards mathematics learning through the IMPROVE learning model. This research was conducted at SMPN 1 Bojongpicung grade VII of the 2018-2019 school year. The method used is a quasi experiment method with nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design research. This research involved a sample of 64 students divided into two classes. One class as the experimental group that received learning with the IMPROVE learning model and then another one as the control group that was used the ordinary learning method. Sampling is done by purposive sampling technique. To get the data of the research results, the researcher used a mathematical communication ability test instrument and questionnaire for students' thinking habits. Data processing enhances students' mathematical communication skills using Mann Whitney, habitual data thinking students use the percentage of answers for each student. Based on data analysis, the improvement of students' mathematical communication skills using the IMPROVE learning model is better than increasing students' mathematical communication skills using conventional method, and students' thinking habits are positive towards the learning mathematics using the IMPROVE learning model.
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This study aims to analyze whether: (1) the influence of the approach of contracting the needham model to the mathematics learning outcomes; (2) the influence of students' mathematical ...communication ability on the mathematics learning outcomes; and (3) the influence of the implementation of the needham's approach to the learning outcomes in terms of communication skills mathematical. This research uses a quantitative approach with experimental design and causal comparative research. Sampling technique with cluster sampling. Data collection techniques are mathematical communication ability test and learning outcomes test. Hypothesis testing using anava technique of two cell lines is not equal to 5% significance level. Prior to hypothesis test, prerequisite test was done by equilibrium test with t test of two independent samples, normality test with kolmogorov-smirnov test and homogeneity test with f test. The result of anava technique of two cell lines is not equal shows that: (1) there is influence of the approach of contracting of Needham model to the result of learning mathematics: (2) there is influence of mathematical communication ability to the learning result of mathematics: (3) no influence of the approach of contracting of Needham model to the result of mathematics learning in terms of mathematical communication.
The relevance of the study is conditioned by the growth of intercultural communication in modern post-industrial society, as a result of which there is a need to change views on the development of ...foreign language competence among students of middle school age for its effective improvement and further use in professional activities. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the development of English-language competence in reading among general secondary education students and to search for methods to overcome difficulties in the process of mastering a foreign language. In the course of the research, the author used general scientific theoretical methods, including methods of analysis, synthesis, generalisation, and classification. The study describes the main views on the development of foreign language competence, in particular in reading, among high school students, based on the results of research by Ukrainian and foreign scientists. The term "reading" was defined and its main categories were considered, such as types of reading, levels of text comprehension, general skills of the individual in reading in a foreign language, and so on. It has been identified that the main difficulties in the development of English-language reading competence among general secondary education students are linguistic ones, in particular spelling, and psychological, based on the lack of motivation to learn the language. The study presents tips for English language teachers, focused on improving the development of English-language reading competence among students, including the use of authentic materials, information technologies, as well as the use of practical exercises that help improving reading aloud. The prospects for further research consist in the empirical substantiation of the methodology for overcoming the difficulties of forming English-language competence among high school students
The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of GeoGebra in three-dimensional geometry learning on students 'mathematical communication ability as a whole and based on students' prior ...mathematical abilities. This quasi-experimental research with randomized posttest only design included 84 XII grade students in high school in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Before the research, students were grouped based on their prior mathematical abilities including high, medium and low groups. The research data were the results of mathematical communication skills tests consisting of 7 questions which were then analyzed by Mann- Whitney test. The results reveal that overall and for students with high and medium mathematical prior abilities, there were significant differences in mathematical communication skills between students who received GeoGebra assisted Geometry learning and students who obtained conventional mathematics learning, while for students with low prior mathematical ability, there is no significant difference.
With the rise of the medical tourism industry in Taiwan and changes in the country's population structure, nurses are facing greater challenges than ever before. Both professional knowledge and ...English proficiency are indispensable. Various types of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses have emerged to assist healthcare professionals to build their English abilities and cope with the changing demands of their profession. However, related research indicates that the deficient state of English communication skills among nurses in Taiwan may hinder the country's ability to effectively promote medical internationalization and handle ongoing changes in its population structure. To effectively face this predicament, educators must re-examine the current design of ESP courses. Therefore, this article was developed to explore ESP courses from the three perspectives of language descriptions, needs analysis, and learning theories. Furthermore, the concepts and research related to these three perspectives, includi
This study aims at findings whether collaborative method can improve students' spoken communition or not. This study use quasi experimental design with Posttest-Only, Non-Equivalent Control Group ...Design. The sample of this research were student’s of State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Palu. The instrument in this research was speaking English test ability. The tests were carried out in five times with different learning themes. Data analysis was performed by descriptive statistics and inference and presented in the form of percentages, frequency, min and statistical analysis in t test comparison (t-test) and Pearson correlation test. The researcher finds distribution of scores for the students’ spoken communication ability posttest is normal and variance-covariance for the dependent variables is homogeneous across the independent variables. The researcher finds a significant difference between the experimental class taught by a learning model of three theories collaboration and controclass taught by conventional learning model. The result of students spoken communication ability on first test had higher compared second test. Similarly, also with the students’spoken communication abilities between the second tests with the third test, the third test with the fourth test, and the fourth test with the fifth test was very significant. The researcher also finds increased English spoken communication ability in experimental class. Improvement of spoken communication is due to model of learning English based on collaborative theory
This study examined the structural relationship among clinical nurses' communication ability, self-leadership, self-efficacy, and nursing performance. A structural model analysis was applied to ...identify factors influencing nursing performance and analyze the effects of self-leadership and self-efficacy as mediators. A survey was conducted among clinical nurses working in general hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon Province of the Republic of Korea. In the final analysis, data from 168 questionnaires were used. SPSS 24.0 and Amos 23.0 programs were used for frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model analysis, and mediating effect analysis through bootstrapping. The significance level was set at 5% for all analyses. First, the model's fitness figures met the criteria for the appropriate judgment presented in previous studies, so the model between nurses' communication ability, self-leadership, self-efficacy, and nursing performance was suitable for predicting a causal relationship. Second, the relationship between nurses' communication ability and self-leadership had a statistically significant effect. Also, the relationship between communication ability and self-efficacy had a statistically significant effect. Third, nurses' communication ability affected nursing performance through self-efficacy.
The purposes of this research were to describe: (1) the communication ability of children with autism before using a story book, (2) the communication ability of children with autism after using a ...story book, (3) the significant effect between story book for the communication ability of children with autism. The research design was experiment method with the single subject (Single Subject Research) and A-B-A’ design. The data was collected by using an assessment and observation. It has been collected by percentage. Based to the result, the mean level was 85.7 in intervention condition. Overlap percentage was 0%, it has showed that the intervention with telling story by the story book had an effect to the behavior’s target of communication ability. It could increased the communication ability of children with autism. The conclusion of this research showed that by using the story book can increase the communication ability of children with autism after getting intervention by using the story book. The suggestion for the teacher should use a media such as a story book that based on the theme to increase the communication of children with autism
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