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Kaczmirek, Lars. "Human survey interaction usability and nonresponse in online surveys." [S.l. : s.n.], 2008. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-21508.
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Kaczmirek, Lars [Verfasser]. "Human survey interaction : usability and nonresponse in online surveys / von Lars Kaczmirek." [Mannheim] : [Univ.], 2008. http://d-nb.info/992375924/34.
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Wong, Christopher M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Kid's Survey Network : teaching data literacy with multiplayer online games." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53130.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2009.Includes bibliographical references (p. 66).
Current advancements in technology have permeated modern society, especially among the younger generations of computer users. Today's youth have grown up accustomed to video games and online social networking as standard elements of life. In contrast, many people of all ages today do not have a good grasp of data literacy. Many people simply do not understand statistics, charts, graphs and other survey data, which are all very commonly used in all aspects of everyday life. Kids' Survey Network is a large project that aims to focus the comfort and proficiency that middle school students have with web technology into an effective education tool to teach data literacy. This thesis project entails the creation of a suite of multiplayer learning games that reinforce the various other components of Kids' Survey Network.
by Christopher Wong.
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Zimmerman, Tekeisha. "Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Online Student Connectedness Survey." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804927/.
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The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this study was to examine data from the instrument for initial evidence of validity and reliability and to establish a nomological network between the OSCS and similar instruments utilized in the field. The study utilized sequential exploratory factor analysis- confirmatory factor analysis (EFA-CFA) and correlational analysis to assess results of the data. Students enrolled in online courses at higher education institutions located in the United States served as the sample for this study. Three instruments were used during the study. The OSCS was administered first so that the factor structure could be examined for factor validity. Once confirmed, the Classroom Community Scale (CCS) and the Community of Inquiry Scale (COI) served as the instruments to examine nomological validity through correlational analysis of data.This study provided evidence of factor validity and reliability for data from the OSCS. After the initial EFA-CFA, the four-factor structure held, and 16 of the 25 original items remained for nomological testing. Statistically significant correlations were demonstrated between factors contained in the OSCS, CCS, and COI, providing further evidence of construct validity. These results indicate that for the sample used in this study, the OSCS provides data that are valid and reliable for assessing feelings of connection between participants in online courses at institutions of higher learning.
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Costaregni, Amanda Rose. "The Our Florida Reefs Coastal Use Survey: An Online Survey to Support Stakeholder Management Recommendations for Southeast Florida." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/398.
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Coral reefs are an important resource world-wide. Unfortunately, coral reef conditions are declining in many areas due to both global and local stressors. The objective of this study was to survey stakeholders in southeast Florida to better understand reef use in the region. Stakeholders spatially identified where and how often they conducted their activities. These data were compiled and analyzed in GIS to determine spatial use patterns. Both location and intensity of use were analyzed to determine which areas may be under greater stress from recreational activities. It was found that reef use was not evenly distributed in the region but clustered around inlets and piers. Reef use differed between user groups (i.e. SCUBA divers, fishers) and demographics. It was also found that use in the Broward-Miami Coral Reef Ecosystem Region was spread out over a wider spatial scale than the use in the regions north and south..
These data are important as they have the potential to inform the recommendations being made to improve coral reef management in southeast Florida. The study can provide a better understanding of human-environmental relationships and the trade-offs involved so that recommendations can better decrease user conflicts, maximize economic productivity, and preserve the environment.
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Dhakal, Usha. "MAILED VERSUS INTERNET SURVEYS: COMPARING FINDINGS OF A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR AMERICANS AGED 50 YEARS AND OLDER." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564674382317356.
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Mwangi, Grace Wangari. "Post-operative Trachomatous Trichiasis in Africa: a systematic review and online survey." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30108.
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Background
High incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes after surgery in most trachoma-endemic settings poses a major challenge to global elimination of trachoma. This systematic review aimed to assess the incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes of trichiasis surgery in Africa, based on findings of observational and interventional studies.
Search methods
We searched PubMed, Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, CINAHL and Health Source Nursing through EBSCOhost, Web of Science [all databases], and Cochrane Central Register of
Controlled Trials for relevant studies on the subject. We also searched the reference lists of included
studies to identify further potentially relevant studies. We included all observational and interventional studies that measured post-operative trichiasis as one of the primary outcomes. Only studies conducted in Africa were included in this review.
Data collection and analysis
Two reviewers independently screened the titles and abstracts, selected and assessed the articles for inclusion in this review. Any disagreements were resolved through discussion or by consulting a third reviewer. Where necessary, the corresponding authors of included studies were contacted to provide any missing data. Our primary outcome was post-operative trichiasis, which was defined as any eyelash touching the globe at different time points after surgery.
Main results
Thirty-five studies, including 12,943 participants, met the inclusion criteria. A number of the studies included in this review utilized the same data to measure the incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes over different follow-up periods.
Overall, a review of the included studies revealed a pattern of high incidence of post-operative trichiasis and other poor outcomes ranging from 2.3 at 6 weeks to 65% at 7 years. This incidence varied by type of study design, surgical procedure and technique used as well as the follow up period among other factors.
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Heschel, Jessica Rose. "Sexual Satisfaction in Women with Physical Disabilities: Results of an Online Survey." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1309388680.
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Tomy, Amitha Therese. "Sleep disturbances among immigrants in Sweden : A cross-sectional online survey study." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-104570.
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Introduction: adequate sleep is essential to maintain a healthy life. Inadequate sleep causes various health impacts. The Centers for disease control and prevention (CDCP) from the USA announced in 2015 that sleep disorders and insufficient sleep are global health epidemics. Globally, immigration has risen especially in Sweden compared to past decades. Immigration is one of the factors of social determinants of health. Since immigration show an increasing trend, it is necessary to give much attention to the sleep health of immigrants in a health science context. Aim: The main purpose of this study is to explore the prevalence and factors associated with sleep disturbances among immigrants in Sweden. Method: Cross-sectional survey study conducted by distributing self-administered questionnaires online. Results: the prevalence of sleep disturbance among immigrants in Sweden was 69.16% (n=83). The most common self-identified factors associated with sleep disturbance were stress (62.4%, n=73) as psychological factors and high room temperature (48.3%, n=58) as environmental factors Conclusion: These findings show the necessity of taking immediate action to prevent further sleep consequences and climate change effects because of the increasing immigration trend. Future research studies can focus more on interventions that could control the impact of climate change-related sleep disturbances.
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Vate-U-Lan, Poonsri, and poonsri vate@gmail com. "Internet-Based Survey Design for University Web Sites: A Case Study of a Thai University." RMIT University. Education, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080530.152800.
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In recent years with the increasingly world-wide introduction of the Internet, the use of online questionnaires has increased dramatically. However in Thailand, there has been only very limited systematic research on web-based design in Thailand, including for Thai undergraduates who are the biggest group of Thai internet users. The particular characteristics of the Thai language (e.g. no capital letters, no break between words, Thai script etc.) present some interesting challenges for online Thai surveys. This experimental study investigated web-based survey design principles based on an English language background trial at a Thai university with individual interviews and focus groups with the use of think aloud and other research techniques. The findings of two types of web usability tests revealed that the scrolling web-based format was the most suitable for conducting surveys and that such surveys are most likely to attract higher response rates when endorsed by a trusted organization, when instructions are short, simple and specific, when closed and dichotomous questions provide sufficient answer options and when matrix and semantic differential questions are limited. Research also indicates that the font, Ms Sans Serif of size
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Labuschagne, M. M. M. (Margaret Mary McDonald). "The virtual sacrament : a literature survey of the Eucharist as liturgical ritual online." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46190.
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In this study, the Eucharist as a liturgical ritual celebrated in the online space is
explored. The study begins with an exploration of the terms worship, liturgy and
ritual, settling on the term liturgical ritual. The methodology of practical theological
interpretation is then considered, with the first step, the descriptive-empirical task
being undertaken. The conceptual framework for the study is located within the postmodern
discourse of liminality, using the metaphors of language, play, bricolage,
embodiment, time and space to explore the intersection of liturgical ritual, network
culture and liminality. A literature survey considers the research completed in the
area of online ritual, and highlights two major themes, those of embodiment and
community, which challenge the Eucharist online becoming a reality.Dissertation (MPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Clayton, John Francis. "Development and validation of an instrument for assessing online learning environments in tertiary education: The Online Learning Environment Survey (OLLES)." Thesis, Curtin University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/550.
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Increasingly the perceived benefits of using networked computers, software applications and computer simulations in learning activities are being exploited at all educational levels and within all curricula areas. As web-based and online software applications such as browsers, search engines, communication tools and data-bases mature, so does educator's use of this medium for teaching and learning. How we can investigate the impact of these technologies upon the educational experiences of learners was the fundamental concept addressed by this thesis. The study reports on the design, development and validation of a web-based survey instrument for use in online learning environments in tertiary education. The thesis investigated both previous psychosocial learning environment instrument development studies and the nature of environments created by the use of information and communication technologies. The research followed a two-phased instrument development process. Phase one focused on content validity, identifying salient scales and items and piloting the instrument with a limited audience. Phase two focused on construct validity, conducting an extensive field test with a web-based form and performing statistical analysis on the online data collected. Principal components analysis, with oblique and orthogonal rotations, confirmed the structure of a 35-item 7-scale instrument. The thesis concludes by confirming the new instrument, the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLLES), will allow conclusions to be drawn about student perceptions on the interactions occurring in their online environments in an economical and efficient manner.
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Clayton, John Francis. "Development and validation of an instrument for assessing online learning environments in tertiary education : the online learning environment survey (OLLES) /." Curtin University of Technology, Science and Mathematics Education Centre, 2007. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=17188.
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Increasingly the perceived benefits of using networked computers, software applications and computer simulations in learning activities are being exploited at all educational levels and within all curricula areas. As web-based and online software applications such as browsers, search engines, communication tools and data-bases mature, so does educator's use of this medium for teaching and learning. How we can investigate the impact of these technologies upon the educational experiences of learners was the fundamental concept addressed by this thesis. The study reports on the design, development and validation of a web-based survey instrument for use in online learning environments in tertiary education. The thesis investigated both previous psychosocial learning environment instrument development studies and the nature of environments created by the use of information and communication technologies. The research followed a two-phased instrument development process. Phase one focused on content validity, identifying salient scales and items and piloting the instrument with a limited audience. Phase two focused on construct validity, conducting an extensive field test with a web-based form and performing statistical analysis on the online data collected. Principal components analysis, with oblique and orthogonal rotations, confirmed the structure of a 35-item 7-scale instrument. The thesis concludes by confirming the new instrument, the Online Learning Environment Survey (OLLES), will allow conclusions to be drawn about student perceptions on the interactions occurring in their online environments in an economical and efficient manner.
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Groce-Niehoff, Stephanie. "The Effect of a Lottery Incentive on Response Rate for an Online Survey." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1391675230.
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Harper, Todd Martin. "Online Survey System for Image-Based Clinical Guideline Studies Using the Delphi Method." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3476.
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The increasing use of health information technology (HIT) is due to a rising interest in improving the quality of health care. HIT has the potential to reduce cost and transform services. Proper clinical support systems will contribute to the meaningful use of HIT systems by providing a wide array of data to clinicians for the diagnosis and treatments. Clinical guidelines, created by a consensus of experts, can be put in place to assist physicians in making clinical decisions. Delphi methods are commonly used to create consensus from surveys completed by a team of experts. Image-based studies could create guidelines that standardize severity, deformity or other clinical classifications. As these studies were traditionally conducted using paper-based media, the cost and time requirement often make the process impractical. Using state of the art Web 2.0 technologies, a web-based system can aid medical researchers in conducting image-based Delphi studies for improved clinical guidelines and decision support.
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Löbler, Helge. "Was Internet-Nutzer wirklich wollen!: Online-Umfrage." Automaten Markt, September 1997, S. 150 – 152, 1997. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A14308.
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Škorpil, Jiří. "Online hlasovací systém." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta informačních technologií, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-363824.
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This master's thesis describes design, implementation and testing of online voting system. Based on the research of existing solutions, as well as the identification of their shortcomings for the target user group, the requirements for the new system are specified. This information system is primarily intended to be used for assembly of unit owners, members meeting of building housing cooperative, or meeting of the municipal council, general meeting of shareholders and similar.
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Nordin, Hanna. "ANIMATION VS. COMIC STRIPFOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION : A Mixed Method Approach through an Online Survey." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för informatik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-186823.
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Knowledge and its distribution are important for people to understand the world. In principle, science and academic research is the ultimate reliable source when knowledge is at stake, and an efficient way of communicating knowledge is through stories and narratives. As the use of digital devices is increasing, so are the use of digital devices for communicating storytelling. According to previous research, immersive and interactive forms of digital storytelling, such as video games, are beneficial for communicating knowledge. These media are, however, costly and time consuming. Communicating knowledge through more simple means is thus valuable too. The aim of this thesis was to investigate which method of communication, animated video, or comic strip, that leads to best performance, most knowledge, and is preferred. To do this a mixed method approach was conducted. The participants were asked eight questions related to the narrative. With each question three response options were provided for the participants to choose from. The collected data was analyzed through two statistical analyses, as well as a qualitative analysis. The findings suggest that there is no statistically significant difference between animated video and comic strip regarding the issue of developing knowledge, but that there is a difference in preference. These findings, as well as limitations, are further discussed in the paper.
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Davis, G. Scott. "Customer satisfaction for professional Services Group, Inc. development of an online customer satisfaction survey /." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003davisg.pdf.
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JABBARI, BEHZAD J. "EXPERIMENTS IN PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1123627488.
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Berg, Marcus. "Evaluating Quality of Online Behavior Data." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Statistiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-97524.
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This thesis has two purposes; emphasizing the importance of data quality of Big Data, and identifying and evaluating potential error sources in JavaScript tracking (a client side on - site online behavior clickstream data collection method commonly used in web analytics). The importance of data quality of Big Data is emphasized through the evaluation of JavaScript tracking. The Total Survey Error framework is applied to JavaScript tracking and 17 nonsampling error sources are identified and evaluated. The bias imposed by these error sources varies from large to small, but the major takeaway is the large number of error sources actually identified. More work is needed. Big Data has much to gain from quality work. Similarly, there is much that can be done with statistics in web analytics.
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Hoffman, Nicholas G. "Behavioral Religiosity Inventory : measure construction and validation /." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1968005081&sid=20&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Axelson, Sara. "The use and value of student support services a survey of undergraduate students in online classes /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1338910041&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Almenara, Carlos A., Hana Machackova, and David Smahel. "Sociodemographic, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Correlates of Using Nutrition, Weight Loss, and Fitness Websites: An Online Survey." JMIR Publications, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626067.
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Nutrition, diet, and fitness are among the most searched health topics by internet users. Besides that, health-related internet users are diverse in their motivations and individual characteristics. However, little is known about the individual characteristics associated with the usage of nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites.
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to examine the individual factors associated with the usage of nutrition, weight loss, and fitness websites.
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An invitation to an online survey was published on 65 websites and discussion forums. In total, we employed data from 623 participants (aged 13 to 39 years, mean 24.11 [SD 5.26]). The measures included frequency of usage of nutrition, weight loss and fitness websites, excessive exercise, eating disorder symptomatology, internalization of the beauty ideal, weight status, and perceived online social support. Participants' data were used as predictors in a base linear regression model.
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The final model had an acceptable fit (χ210 =14.1; P=.17; root mean square error of approximation=0.03; comparative fit index=0.99; Tucker-Lewis index=0.99). Positive associations were found between usage of (1) nutrition websites and being female, higher levels of excessive exercise, and perceived online social support; (2) weight loss websites and excessive exercise, internalization, being female, eating disorder symptomatology, and being overweight or obese; and (3) fitness websites and levels of excessive exercise, internalization, and frequency of internet use.
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The results highlighted the importance of individual differences in the usage of health-related websites.Revisón por pares
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Plummer, Elizabeth. "A survey of preK-12, university and adult online language educators’ background, experiences, training and challenges." Diss., University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6249.
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This study focused on investigating the background, experiences, challenges and training of current online language teachers. An online survey was sent and completed by a total of 264 current online language teachers consisting of a total of 40 questions. Findings show online language teachers are highly experienced in face-to-face classrooms as reported by their years of experience and level of their advanced degrees but typically have less than five years of experience teaching online. They also teach in a variety of contexts including grade levels from early childhood education to adult education; in twenty different countries around the world; as well as twenty languages from commonly taught to less-commonly taught languages. The majority of respondents reported participation in some form of training for teaching online with just over half indicating they had participated in training focused on teaching language online. The area respondents reported having the most training in was technology with assistive technology and professional practice as areas where they report the least amount of training. The most common provider of training was an employer with formats that ranged from a one-time session to ongoing training. Data suggest the practice areas current online language teachers struggle with most in teaching language online are: technology, student autonomy and online language pedagogy. Preferences for professional development in meeting challenges were primarily dependent on if a respondent expressed having a challenge ‘to a great extent’ or ‘to some extent’ with respondents in the former generally preferring structured and the latter unstructured professional development. In suggesting recommendations for training individuals to teach language online, respondents reported that online pedagogy and online language pedagogy should be covered in formal teacher preparation programs in addition to the typically covered areas of technology and facilitation. Relationships across grade levels and languages taught are presented using chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests of significance, independent sample t-tests as well as binary linear regression are utilized in exploring the strength of the relationships among the variables in the present study. The study concludes with a discussion of the educational and theoretical implications and directions for future research.
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Abedin, Behnam. "Social entrepreneurs value co-creation in online communities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/231390/1/Behnam_Abedin_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis examined how and why social entrepreneurs in Australia use online communities for value co-creation. It specifically investigated social entrepreneurs' motivations to participate in online communities, the barriers that might inhibit them from participating in online communities, and the particular abilities that they need to have in order to participate in online communities. Moreover, this study explored value co-creation activities that social entrepreneurs perform in online communities to create value together for all parties involved and the positive outcomes for them as the result of their participation in online communities.
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Stenson, Benjamin J. "A study of an online adaptation of an off campus adult student survey / by Benjamin J. Stenson." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131428164.pdf.
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Tobias, Radeke. "The relationship between computer gaming hours and depression or social phobia in adults. An international online survey." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-294371.
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Background: In the past decades, there was a worldwide increase in people playing video games. Researchers have started to conduct studies and identified positive and negative associations with video gaming. Comparable studies have been done. Aim: The aim is to analyse, if there is an association between the average hours an adult participant has played computer games per day and depression or social phobia. Methods: Data from 4,936 adults who voluntarily participated in an online survey which was posted in the forum ‘www.reddit.com’ has been analysed. The survey included two verified Scales (CES-D and SPIN). Multiple linear regression was applied to test for significance respectively for each sex and after adjusting for other variables. Results: More than 56% of the participants were above the suggested cut-off scores of the CES-D Scale and more than 44% of the SPIN Scale. Positive associations were found between ‘Computer Gaming Hours’ and the outcomes ‘Depression’ and ‘Social Phobia’ in the total population. After stratifying for gender, no associations were found in all groups in the variable ‘Gender’ towards the outcome ‘Depression’. However, a positive association was found towards the outcome ‘Social Phobia’ for ‘males’ and ‘females’. Conclusions: The findings are not generalizable. Researcher need to investigate the differences between the results of this study compared to other studies, as well as the high prevalence of depression and social phobia among the participants. Additionally, more studies need to investigate, if having a depression or social phobia can lead to increased video gaming hours.
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Barry, David. "An online survey to investigate clinicians' use of, attitudes towards, and perceived competency around, outcome monitoring practices." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/14704.
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In recent years, there has been an ever increasing emphasis placed on the collection and use of patient reported outcome measures (PROM) in mental health services. This emphasis stems from a culture of evidence based practice, wherein PROM are shown to improve therapeutic outcomes at the clinical level, as well as provide information for the appropriate development of services and commissioning at a national level. This study uses an online survey to explore the use of PROM by mental health staff (n=112) in various Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services across England. Attitudes toward routine outcome monitoring practices and perceived competency around PROM use were also measured. Results found that although significant numbers of staff were using PROM, the amount of data being collected falls short of policy targets. Staff’s attitudes towards the practice are shown to be ambivalent, whereas overall perceived levels of competency were reasonably good. The relationships between attitudes, competence and PROM usage are discussed and a prediction model for PROM usage is developed in light of existing psychological theory. Results showed that training played an important role in the uptake of PROM and implications for the dissemination of training programs are emphasised.
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Benzigar, Sasikumar. "A Survey Study of the Association between Perceptions of Interactions,Learning and Satisfaction among Undergraduate Online Students." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1394725752.
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Tucker-Seeley, Kevon R. "The Effects of Using Likert vs. Visual Analogue Scale Response Options on the Outcome of a Web-based Survey of 4th Through 12th Grade Students: Data from a Randomized Experiment." Thesis, Boston College, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2624.
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Thesis advisor: Michael RussellFor more than a half century surveys and questionnaires with Likert-scaled items have been used extensively by researchers in schools to draw inferences about students; however, to date there has not been a single study that has examined whether alternative item response types on a survey might lead to different results than those obtained with Likert scales in a K-12 setting. This lack of direct comparisons leaves the best method of framing response options in educational survey research unclear. In this study, 4th through 12th grade public school students were administered two versions of the same survey online: one with Likert-scaled response options and the other with visual analogue-scaled response options. A randomized, fixed-effect, between-subjects experimental design was implemented to investigate whether the survey with visual analogue-scaled items yielded results comparable to the survey with Likert-scaled items based on the following four methods and indices: 1) factor structure; 2) internal consistency and test-retest reliability; 3) survey summated scores; and 4) main, interaction, and simple effects. Results of the first three indices suggested that both the Likert scale and visual analogue scale produced similar factor structures, were equally reliable, and yielded summated scores that were not significantly different across all three school levels (elementary, middle, and high school). Results of the factorial ANOVA suggested that only the main effect of school level was statistically significant but that there was no significant interaction between item response type and school level. Results of the post-survey questionnaires suggested that students at all school levels preferred answering questions on the survey with the VAS compared to the LS nearly three to one
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2008
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation
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Hoffman, David D. "Considering the Crossroads of Distance Education: The Experiences of Instructors as They Transitioned to Online or Blended Courses." DigitalCommons@USU, 2016. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4910.
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In the short history of online education research, researchers studying teacher experiences regularly relied on anecdotal examples or small samples. This research sought to support and enhance previous findings concerning the best practices in online education through a nationwide survey of online and blended course instructors. The survey inquired about demographics (such as age, race, and gender), professional position(i.e. tenured professor), institution, department, and their initial and current feelings about teaching online education. It questioned if the respondents studied online as students,what resources administrators provided, their audience, length of instructional experience, and personal behaviors such as blogging or using social media. It also asked what they would want administrators to know, all with the intent to verify current beliefs about the best practices, discover additional possibilities, and find practices,demographics, and behaviors that may be associated or correlated with positive or negative experiences in online education. The study did not acquire enough responses to make generalizable statistical conclusions to the population of online instructors at the top higher educational institutions of the United States, yet the findings supported many of the established best practices in online education: establishing teacher presence, choosing the best content, establishing supportive class communities with interactive social activities, using variety, communicating expectations with students, beginning with clearly defined learning outcomes, making the course materials easily accessible and navigable for students, and emulating the best classroom pedagogies while acknowledging and adjusting for the differences. It also revealed six primary factors the participants felt impacted their positive or negative experiences in online learning: (a) the instructor’s impressions that they/the course succeeded or failed; (b) the quality or lack thereof of student responses and learning; (c) the amount of interaction with students in the course; (d) the perceived availability or unavailability of effective, helpful, and timely support from the institution, colleagues, and IT/technical department; (e) the level of reliability, ease-of-use, and functionality of the LMS or software; and (f) the attitude of the instructor about the medium, including the freedom of design and creation;Additionally, it revealed some instructor concerns about fair compensation for time and effort, particularly when beginning online instruction.
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Green, Tonya Merlene. "The Refusal Problem and Nonresponse in On-Line Organizational Surveys." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332568/.
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Although the primary role of the computer has been in processing and analysis of survey data, it has increasingly been used in data collection. Computer surveys are not exempt from a common problem: some refuse to participate. Many researchers and practitioners indicate the refusal problem is less for computer surveys, perhaps due to the novelty of the method. What has not been investigated is the refusal problem when on-line surveys are no longer novel. This research study examines the use of one form of computer-assisted data collection, the electronic or on-line survey, as an organizational research tool. The study utilized historical response data and administered an on-line survey to individuals known to be cooperative or uncooperative in other on-line surveys. It investigated nonresponse bias and response effects of typical responders, periodic participants, and typical refusers within a sample of corporate employees in a computer-interactive interviewing environment utilizing on-line surveys. The items measured included: participation, respondent characteristics, response speed, interview length, perceived versus actual interview length, quantity of data, item nonresponse, item response bias, consistency of response, extremity of response, and early and late response. It also evaluated factors reported as important when deciding to participate, preferred data collection method, and preferred time of display. Past participation, attitudes toward on-line organizational surveys, response burden, and response error were assessed. The overall completion rate of 55.7% was achieved in this study. All effort was made to encourage cooperation of all groups, including an invitation to participate, token, on-line pre-notification, 800 number support, two on-line reminders, support of temporary exit, and a paper follow-up survey. A significant difference in the participation of the three groups was found. Only three demographic variables were found to be significant. No significant differences were found in speed of response, interview length, quantity, item nonresponse, item response bias, consistency, and extremity. Significant differences were found in the perceived and actual times to complete the survey.
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Iyer, Radha. "Investigating the effectiveness of an online course : development of the comparative learning environment questionnaire." Thesis, Curtin University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1538.
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This study was undertaken with the purpose of evaluating a newly-developed online course. The study involved, firstly, designing, developing and validating two questionnaires that could be used to assess the relative effectiveness of the online course in terms of students’ perceptions of the learning environment and attitudes. The development of the learning environment instrument drew on and extended the wide array of already validated instruments in the field of learning environments. The development used a multi-stage approach that included a review of pertinent literature, identifying salient scales and developing pertinent survey items. Both surveys were field tested and refinements were made on the basis of the findings. Its unique format allowed the comparison of the newly-developed online course with a parallel face-to-face course. The learning environment survey assesses the six scales of Task Orientation, Responsibility and Independence, Access, Computer Usage, Authentic Learning, Information Design and Appeal and the attitude instrument is comprised of three scales, namely, Student Enjoyment, Academic Efficacy and Anxiety.The learning environment survey and attitude survey were administered to 1000 students, of whom 991 provided complete and usable responses. Analyses of the data obtained from 991 students were conducted to support the factorial validity and internal consistency reliability of both the learning environment and attitude instruments. For the learning environment instrument, principal axis factoring with varimax rotation (conducted separately for the online and face-to-face course) confirmed that, without exception, all items had a factor loading of at least 0.40 on their a priori scale and no other scale. The scale reliability estimates were high for both versions of the learning environment instrument, ranging from 0.85 to 0.92 for the online course and from 0.85 to 0.91 for the face-to-face environment. The attitude instrument also was found to be reliable. Factor analysis confirmed the a priori structure of the student attitudes instrument for the online and face-to-face courses comprising 18 items in three scales. All items had a factor loading of at least 0.40 on their a priori scale and no other scale. The Cronbach alpha coefficient for the online and face-to-face course for each of the three attitude scales ranged from 0.91 to 0.95 for online course and from 0.91 to 0.96 for face-to-face course.Qualitative information from focus-group interviews with 90 students were used to supplement and support the quantitative results. Interview data collected from 90 students who took part in the semi-structured interviews and focus-group discussions helped to confirm and provide reasons for the quantitative findings that students generally had more positive views of their online course than the face-to-face course.Data collected using the learning environment and attitude surveys were used to compare students’ scores for the online and face-to-face courses using MANOVA. The results indicated statistically significant (p<0.05) differences for all six learning environment and three attitudes scales, with students’ scoring higher for their online learning environment. For the six learning environment scales, had enjoyment and academic efficacy lower for anxiety when compared to the face-to-face course. In addition, the effect sizes (calculated to determine the magnitude of the differences in standard deviations) were found to be large (ranging from 0.39 to 1.00) for all of the learning environment and attitude scales. The qualitative information supported these findings in all cases, and helped to explain the reasons why.Associations were found between students’ perceptions of the online learning environment and their attitudes (Enjoyment, Academic Efficacy and Anxiety). The multiple correlation were statistically significant for all three outcomes. The regression weights (ß) indicated that five of the six learning environment scales were positively, significantly (p<0.05) and independently related to Enjoyment and Academic Efficacy, and two of the six learning environment scales were negatively, significantly (p<0.05) and independently related to Anxiety. These result suggest that, to increase the likelihood of students’ enjoyment of the online course, the instructional design should incorporate material that is presented in manageable amounts with clear guidelines and instructions (Task Orientation), provide opportunities for students to proceed through the course at their own pace and to repeat components that have not been understood (Access), use authentic tasks to which students can relate (Authentic Learning) and use audio and visual materials, tables and graphics to assist students to understand the content (Information Design and Appeal). Two environment scales, Access and Information Design and Appeal, were statistically significantly (p<0.05) related to Anxiety. with students studying the online course being less anxious if there was more Access and Information Design and Appeal.
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Al-Dabaan, Rasha Abdullah. "Dental practitioners' knowledge of the management of child abuse and neglect : survey and development of an online training program." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2014. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/dental-practitioners-knowledge-of-the-management-of-child-abuse-and-neglect(23b8d060-6437-453a-b9bc-d5a85533082c).html.
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Background: There is evidence that dental professionals have an important role in safeguarding children in the dental practice. Dentists have the ability to recognize child abuse and neglect and report suspected abuse to relevant agencies. However, several barriers that prevent dentists from taking action and reporting child maltreatment were reported by others. That is why training dentists in child protection is so essential; training increases awareness and knowledge about signs and symptoms that are related to child abuse and neglect, eliminates misconceptions that might be perceived as barriers preventing reporting child maltreatment, as well as acquiring knowledge about current local pathways regarding referral of child maltreatment. No reported research was found related to knowledge, experience, attitudes and training in child protection for dentists working in Saudi Arabia. Objectives: To cast light on this topic, two studies were undertaken, Firstly, a survey was carried out on dental practitioners working in Saudi Arabia to analyze their experience, knowledge in identifying child abuse and neglect, as well as their attitudes towards reporting child abuse and neglect, barriers preventing reporting and any previous training in safeguarding children they might have taken. Their results were compared to results of dentists living in the UK. The UK group was chosen as a baseline in this study because it was already established that the subject of safeguarding children is an integral part of dental training in the UK. Finally an online training program in basic child protection was then designed for dental practitioners living in Saudi Arabia and was tested and rated using pre- and post- training questionnaires embedded in the training package and one month post-training survey. Materials and Methods: The first part of this project comprised a cross sectional self-report questionnaire survey. The questionnaire used assessed knowledge, experience, attitudes, perceived barriers preventing child abuse reporting and history of training in child abuse and neglect. It was pilot tested, then presented in two formats; paper-pencil and online for easy access. A random sample of 600 dentists living in the UK was chosen from the 2009 General Dental Council register. They received both formats and were able to choose the preferred one. Members of the Saudi Dental Society in Saudi Arabia received the online format via an e-mail from the Saudi Dental Society due to absence of postal addresses for this group. The second part of the project consists of developing an online basic child protection training program for dental practitioners living in Saudi Arabia. The content of the training program was developed on the basis of previous studies (Kempe et al., 1962; Becker et al., 1978; Wright & Thornton, 1983; Needleman, 1986; Schmitt, 1986; Da Fonseca et al., 1992; Welbury & Murphy, 1998b&c; Tsang & Sweet, 1999; Naidoo, 2000; Hibbard & Sanders, 2004; Cairns et al., 2005b; Kellogg, 2005; Harris et al., 2007; Leeners et al., 2007; Harris et al., 2009a; Nuzzolese et al., 2009; Asnes et al., 2010; Balmer et al., 2010; Sujatha et al., 2010; Hinchliffe, 2011). An invitation was sent to dental practitioners registered with the Saudi Dental Society to join the research. Volunteers had to complete a 3-4 hour online training program. A certificate from King’s College London was used as an incentive for dentists to participate, and 82 participants completed the whole training package, including pre- and post- training program surveys and a set of questions rating the training program. Sixty-two participants completed the one month post training survey that assessed change of attitudes related to child protection in participants one month after completing the training package. Results: In the first survey, 168 dental practitioners living in the UK participated in this study and 122 dentists identified from the Saudi Dental Society participated from the Saudi group. Knowledge about child abuse and neglect varied between the two groups. Dentists in the UK group identified more cases of dental neglect throughout a year (67.3 per cent) compared to 29.5 per cent cases by the Saudi group. However, a large proportion (59.0 per cent) of dentists from the Saudi group suspected some form of child maltreatment in their practice in the last 5 years; which was around double the percentage found in the UK group. Dentists living in the UK took more positive action after suspecting abuse when compared to the Saudi Arabian group. The proportion of participants working in Saudi Arabia who did not take any action after suspecting abuse was around three fold that of participants working in the UK. And perceived barriers to reporting child maltreatment were higher in dentists from the Saudi group. Dentists working in the UK had significantly more training in child abuse and neglect while dentists working in Saudi Arabia barely had any previous training (3.3 per cent), although training was found to be an important predictor for knowledge, attitudes and experience with child abuse and neglect in this study. In the second study; 82 participants completed the whole training package and 62 completed the one month post-training survey. More than half these Saudi dentists (57.3 per cent) worked in Universities and 54.9 per cent were GDPs. The results of the study show that there was a significant increase in knowledge after taking part in the child protection training program in comparison to their baseline knowledge (p < 0.001). Very good appraisals were given to the program upon rating it. Since the training program, 21.0 per cent have or will adopt a child protection policy in their practice, 29.0 per cent identified a staff member to lead on child protection since the program, almost all participants have been aware of child abuse and neglect (CAN) signs in their daily practice and 27.4 per cent have made a report of a suspected case of CAN in the last month since the training. Conclusions: There is a need for further training and support for dental practitioners in recognizing child abuse and neglect and identifying appropriate care pathways for children who are victims of abuse. The web-based training program in child protection received positive appraisal from dental practitioners and dental students living in Saudi Arabia. The program was effective in increasing knowledge in Saudi dentists and changing attitudes to be more positive and proactive in safeguarding children.
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Lorz, Alexander, and Jelka Meyer. "Partizipative Frühwarnung in virtuellen Teams durch adaptive Online-Befragungen." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-139990.
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Bradford, George. "A Relationship Study of Student Satisfaction With Learning Online and Cognitive Load." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2069.
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This study sought to explore if a relationship exists between cognitive load and student satisfaction with learning online. The study separates academic performance (a.k.a., 'learning') from cognitive load and satisfaction to better distinguish influences on cognition (from cognitive load) and motivation (from satisfaction). Considerations that remain critical to the field of instructional design, as they apply to learning online, were described and used to guide a review of the literature to find directions to fulfill the goal of this study. A survey was conducted and 1,401 students responded to an instrument that contained 24 items. Multiple analysis techniques found a positive, moderate, and significant (p < .01) correlation between cognitive load and satisfaction. Most importantly, the results found that approximately 25% of the variance in student satisfaction with learning online can be explained by cognitive load. New constructs emerged from a Principal Components Analysis that suggest a refined view of student perspectives and potential improvement to guide instructional design. Further, a correlation, even a moderate one, has not previously been found between cognitive load and satisfaction. The significance of this finding presents new opportunities to study and improve online instruction. Multiple opportunities for future research are briefly discussed and guidelines for developing online course designs using interpretations of the emerged factors are made.Ph.D.
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Smith, Philip C. "Teaching Inclusivity: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Their Knowledge, Skills And Attitudes Toward Working With English Language Learners In Mainstream Classrooms." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001222.
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Richens, Yana. "Investigation into Fear of Birth using a mixed methods design." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2018. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/investigation-into-fear-of-birth-using-a-mixed-methods-design(a1a508d0-e87a-4db9-9495-41e45f537e91).html.
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Background: Fear of birth (FOB) is becoming increasingly recognised as a clinical issue that can have profound effects on the mother and her experience of pregnancy and birth. Failure to identify women with FOB could potentially lead to them feeling isolated and unsupported, and impact on their psychological health and the health of their baby. Aim: The main aim of this study was to gain an understanding of FOB and the associated impact on health professional practice, clinical outcomes and women's experiences of birth. The objectives were to: identify the most effective way of measuring FOB in clinical practice; investigate the most appropriate antenatal intervention to support women who fear childbirth; inform the study design for an RCT to assess the effectiveness of the intervention; and assess the most meaningful outcomes to include in future work. Methods: An explanatory mixed-methods study design was used. The first phase was a two-part online survey sent to Heads of Midwifery at 202 maternity units in the UK via Survey Monkey. Respondents were asked to give details of their unit in part 1 and service provision and evaluation for women with FOB in part 2. The second phase was a prospective cohort study of 148 women who had not experienced childbirth who were consecutively attending the Elisabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, London or St Mary's Hospital, Manchester. Demographic data and details of sources of information on pregnancy were collected from participants in the first trimester along with their score on the tool chosen to measure FOB, the Fear Of Birth Scale (FOBS), and a saliva sample to measure cortisol level. In the third trimester, a second FOBS score and saliva sample were collected, and the Personal Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) were administered to measure depression and anxiety respectively. Birth outcomes for the participants were collected from clinical records. In the third phase, 15 women participating in the second phase were purposively selected to reflect a range of FOBS scores and interviewed by telephone using a semi-structured interview to find out their experiences of pregnancy, being part of the study and service provision. Results: Response rates for the online survey were 63% for part 1 and 54% for part 2. Consultant obstetricians 25% had the most involvement in the care of women with FOB, followed by consultant midwives 21% and 30% had a designated midwife for dealing with FOB and only 32% provided specialist midwifery-led services for women with FOB, with 16% referring to a consultant obstetrician and 47% providing no specialist provision. No unit provided an evaluation of their services, although 19% had undertaken local audits. In the cohort study, using a cut-off of 54 for the FOBS, 30/148 (20%) had a FOB in the first trimester while 21/80 (26%) had a FOB in the third trimester. Compared with the first trimester, 51/80 women showed an increase in FOBS score, with 14 gaining and 7 losing a FOB. FOBS scores were not correlated with salivary cortisol in either trimester but they were correlated with PQH-9 and GAD-7 scores in the third trimester. They were also associated with a previous history of depression but only in the first trimester (p=0.011). FOBS scores showed considerable variability and a high measurement error, indicating a need for further refinement and psychometric testing. The qualitative interviews identified three themes underlying FOB: fearing the worst (pain, fear for the baby and fear of the unknown and complications), pathways to fear (friend-induced fear, mother-induced fear or reassurance and media-induced fear) and igniting or reducing fear (sources of information, support and communication). Conclusions: The FOBS is a potentially effective way of measuring FOB in clinical practice and research, but it requires enhancement informed by the themes identified by this study and psychometric testing in all three trimesters. An enhanced version of the FOBS could be used as the primary outcome to measure FOB during pregnancy in an RCT assessing the effectiveness of a suitable intervention, with the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 as secondary outcomes to measure depression and anxiety during pregnancy. An intervention to support primiparous women with FOB should be developed informed by the findings of this study, including components such as psychological education, relaxation, social support, reliable information sources and continuity of carer.
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Lorz, Alexander, and Jelka Meyer. "Partizipative Frühwarnung in virtuellen Teams durch adaptive Online-Befragungen." Technische Universität Dresden, 2006. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A27857.
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Pscheida, Daniela, Claudia Minet, Sabrina Herbst, Steffen Albrecht, and Thomas Köhler. "Use of Social Media and Online-based Tools in Academia: Results of the Science 2.0-Survey 2014: Data Report 2014." Technische Universität Dresden, 2015. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A29117.
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The Science 2.0-Survey investigates the dissemination and use of online tools and social media applications among scientists of all disciplines at German universities (institutions of higher education) and research institutions (Leibniz, Helmholtz, Max Planck institutes). Results show that digital, online-based tools have found widespread use and acceptance in academia and must therefore be considered a central component of scientific working processes. Furthermore the data gathered also make it clear that certain usage patterns begin to emerge and stabilise as routines in everyday academic work.
The most popular tools are the online encyclopedia Wikipedia (95% of all respondents use it professionally), mailing lists (78%), online archives/databases (75%) and content sharing/cloud services such as Dropbox or Slideshare (70%). Meanwhile, social bookmarking services remain largely untapped and unknown among scientists (only 5% professional usage).
Online tools and social media applications are most commonly utilised in a research context. In addition to Wikipedia (67%), the top three tools used for research purposes are online archives/databases (63%), reference management software (49%) and content sharing/cloud services (43%). In teaching, learning management systems (32%) play a significant role, even though this mainly applies to universities. Video/photo communities (25%), online archives/databases (23%) and content sharing/cloud services (21%) are also used by scientists in the context of teaching. However, there seems to be some backlog in the fi eld of science communication. Scientists are rarely active in this area; 45 per cent of respondents say science communication is not part of their range of duties, while for another 40 per cent such activities comprise no more than 10 per cent of their daily workload. When active in the fi eld of science communication, scientists seem to favour classic online-based tools such as mailing lists (44%) or videoconferences/VoIP (35%), while typical Web 2.0 tools such as weblogs (10%) or microblogs (6%) are rarely used in this context. Social network sites (SNS) with a professional and/or academic orientation (30%), however, are relatively common for communication purposes in academia. The situation is similar for science administration practices where, although the use of online-based tools and social media applications is more common, no more than one-quarter of the scientists use a particular tool, while personal organizers/schedule managers (27%) dominate.
The main factors cited by scientists as preventing them from using online-based tools and social media applications professionally are a lack of added value for their own work (30%), insufficient technical assistance (21%) and insufficient time to become familiar with the handling of the tools (15%). In particular, many scientists do not use microblogs (53%), discussion forums (41%) and weblogs (40%) professionally because they cannot see any added value in using them.
With regard to the attitudes of scientists in relation to the use of online tools and social media applications, results show that they are aware of privacy issues and have relatively high concerns about the spread of and access to personal data on the Internet. However, scientists generally have few reservations about dealing with social media and show themselves to be open to new technological developments.
This report documents the results of a Germany-wide online survey of a total of 2,084 scientists at German universities (1,419) and research institutions (665). The survey explores the usage of 18 online tools and social media applications for daily work in research, teaching, science administration and science communication. In addition to the frequency and context of use, the survey also documents reasons for the non-use of tools, as well as general attitudes towards the Internet and social media. The survey was conducted between 23 June 2014 and 20 July 2014 and is a joint project of the Leibniz Research Alliance „Science 2.0“, led by the Technische Universität Dresden’s Media Center.:Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Methodology and research design
3. Characterisation of the data sample
Gender
Age
Type of institution
Academic position
Duration of employment in academic context
Subject group
Fields of activity
4. Use of social media and online-based tools
4.1 General use of social media und online-based tools
General usage
Devices
4.2 Use of social media und online-based tools in academic work
Professional and private usage
Frequency of professional usage
Professional usage by gender
Professional usage by age
Professional usage by subject group
Professional usage by position
4.3 Use of online-based tools and social media applications in various areas of academic activity
4.3.1 Use of online-based tools and social media applications in research
4.3.2 Use of online-based tools and social media applications in teaching
4.3.3 Use of online-based tools and social media applications in science administration
4.3.4 Use of online-based tools and social media applications in science communication
4.4 Barriers to the use of social media applications and online-based tools in everyday academic life
Reasons for professional non-use of online tools
4.5 Active and passive use of social media applications in everyday academic life
5. Attitudes to the use of social media applications and online-based tools in
everyday academic life
Overall attitudes
Attitude measurement reliability analysis
Attitudes by gender
Attitudes by age
Attitudes by position
Attitudes by subject group
References
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Cover letter German
Questionnaire English
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Burton, Jonathan. "Development and analysis of a survey assessing eleventh grade high school students' preferences for specific types of online course structures." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2009. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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McAloon, Antoinette. "An investigation of health care professionals' attitudes to obesity and the associated impact on clinical management : an online factorial survey." Thesis, Ulster University, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695318.
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Background: The obesity pandemic is causing premature mortality, increasing morbidity and escalating healthcare costs. It is globally acknowledged that current obesity management strategies are failing. It is also accepted that clinicians may hold an Anti-fat bias. To-date it has not been established if there is a relationship between strategy failures and clinicians' attitudes. This 'uncharted territory' was the driving impetus to undertaken a study investigating possible links and consequences. Aims: To establish healthcare clinicians' attitudes towards patients with obesity and test the extent to which their attitudes influenced obesity management. Methods: Online vignettes were generated via Factorial Survey Design methods to assess obesity management by clinicians. The obesity Implicit Association Test (IAT) was used to assess subconscious Anti-fat bias. Data were collected anonymously from a multi-professional convenience sample in a virtual research site managed by Project Implicit®. Multiple gatekeepers in two health trusts and two universities emailed invitations to potential participants who entered the site via a hyperlink. These volunteers self-administered eight vignettes with integrated patient photographs, a demographic questionnaire and the IA T. On completion participants were instantly provided with personalised feedback on their implicit obesity attitude. Multivariate regression, ANOVA and summary statistics were utilised in analysis. Results: Of the 427 clinicians participating 79% were female, 48% were nurses, 35% doctors, 9% were dietitians with 59% of the total being post registrants and 33% pre registrants. A widespread Anti-fat bias was identified. Patient and clinician variables that influenced motivation to treat, the likelihood of discussing weight and the time spent with the patient were identified. All this information represented original data contributed to the literature base. Conclusion: This study has produced original data relating to obesity attitudes and clinical behaviour. Current healthcare strategies should be reviewed to take account of this new knowledge and its potential to improve current levels of intervention effectiveness. The data also suggests a new direction of travel for policy makers, clinical teachers and researchers.
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Blackmore, Caitlin E. "The Effectiveness of Warnings at Reducing the Prevalence of Insufficient Effort Responding." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1412080619.
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Schulz, Anja, Emilia Bergen, Petya Schuhmann, Jürgen Hoyer, and Pekka Santtila. "Online Sexual Solicitation of Minors: How Often and between Whom Does It Occur?" Sage, 2016. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A35635.
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Objectives: This study examined how frequently online sexual solicitation of adolescents and children by adults occurs and what characteristics the perpetrators have using a novel methodological approach. Method: In an online survey, we investigated the frequency of online sexual solicitation exhibited by adult Internet users (N ¼ 2,828), including a subgroup recruited on pedophilia-related websites. Perpetrators soliciting adolescents were compared to those soliciting children concerning solicitation outcomes (e.g., cybersex) and demography. Results: In total, 4.5 percent reported soliciting adolescents and 1.0 percent reported soliciting children. Most solicitors of adolescents and children were from pedophilia-related websites (49.1 and 79.2 percent). Solicitation frequently involved sexual outcomes (47.5 percent), which also followed nonsexual interaction. The minors’ age did not affect the odds of sexual outcomes. A substantial proportion of perpetrators were female. Conclusions: This study offers unprecedented data on the number of adults soliciting minors. Although adolescents were more often target of solicitation, the risk of sexual outcomes was equally high in solicitation of children, suggesting younger children to be considered in prevention efforts as well. Nonsexual interactions resulting in sexual outcomes need to be more closely examined to inform appropriate prevention efforts. Moreover, awareness should be raised about females as perpetrators.
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Andersson, Madeleine, and Maya Grönlund. "Förtroende för socialtjänsten." Thesis, Stockholm University, Department of Social Work, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-28563.
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The purpose of this essay is to examine trust, or lack of trust, in the social services. Previous research considering this topic is limited, which, in our point of view, implies the need of further studies. A quantative method was used, consisting of an online questionnaire containing statements about the social services. The statements were designed using a five level Likert-scale which required the respondent to rate their level of agreement. The questionnaire was published on five webcommunities directed to parents. We found, as previous research has shown, that the majority of the public, who lack personal experience of the social services, find it difficult to respond to statements about institutions such as the social services. Our results also indicates that the social services fail to gain the trust of a majority of the respondents and more then half of the respondents are of the opinion that the social services is in absence of the knowledge that they need to carry out their work. Despite these results half of the respondents would initiate a contact with the social services if they felt the need to do so.
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Blundell, Gregory Edgar. "A DISRUPTION OF ONLINE LEARNING COURSE DESIGN:COMPARING SELF-REPORTED LEVELS OF FACULTY SATISFACTION WITH ONLINE COURSES CREATED APPLYING THE 2011-2013 EDITION OF THE QUALITY MATTERS™ RUBRIC STANDARDS TO THOSE ONLINE COURSES CREATED WITHOUT." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1426268368.
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Oliveira, Júlia Custódio Carelli de. "Cyberbullying entre adolescentes usuários de internet: um estudo de levantamento online." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2016. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/1395.
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Os últimos anos são marcados por mudanças radicais nos modos de comunicação. A difusão das tecnologias permite que usuários tornem-se expostos à violência interpessoal, perseguições e agressões que ocorrem no meio virtual, o que caracteriza o cyberbullying, definido como ato agressivo e intencional, realizado por um grupo ou indivíduo através de contatos eletrônicos. Com o objetivo de descrever e explorar as suas manifestações, bem como possíveis formas de enfrentamento, foram desenvolvidos três textos. O primeiro tem o objetivo de apresentar e discutir o conceito de cyberbullying, a partir de uma investigação baseada em pesquisa bibliográfica. O segundo artigo objetiva apresentar dados iniciais de uma pesquisa sobre cyberbullying entre usuários de internet (estudo piloto). Participaram do estudo 70 adolescentes entre 13-17 anos de idade (média: 15,6 anos; DP=1,18). As tipologias de cyberbullying mais apontadas foram: insultos em fóruns online (20%); publicação online de foto embaraçosa sem a permissão da pessoa que nela aparece (18,6%). As estratégias de enfrentamento apontadas como mais eficientes foram: remover o agressor da lista de contatos (55,7%), dizer aos pais/familiares (54,3%) e bloquear o agressor (52,9%). Por fim, o terceiro texto buscou analisar os dados de um estudo de levantamento online, realizado com 453 adolescentes entre 13 e 17 anos, residentes na cidade de Juiz de Fora-MG. Dentre os participantes, 67,3% relataram ao menos um incidente de cyber agressão e 63,8% referiram ao menos um episódio de cyber vitimização nos últimos seis meses, sendo que 78,6% pontuaram ao menos um ponto no escore geral, ou seja, vítimas ou agressores. As duas estratégias apontadas pelos participantes como mais eficazes para lidar com o cyberbullying foram bloquear o agressor (81%) e remover o agressor da lista de contatos (84%). Os resultados quantitativos e qualitativos são apresentados, analisados e discutidos com base na literatura disponível, visando contribuir para o conhecimento científico, além de fornecer implicações práticas e uma melhor compreensão do fenômeno no cenário brasileiro.
Recent years are marked by radical changes in communication modes. The diffusion of technologies allows users to become exposed to interpersonal violence, persecution and attacks that occur in the virtual environment, which features cyberbullying, defined as aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual through electronic contacts. In order to describe and explore its manifestations as well as possible ways of coping, three texts were developed. The first aims to present and discuss the concept of cyberbullying from a research-based literature. The second article presents initial data from a survey of cyberbullying among Internet users (pilot study). The study enrolled 70 adolescents between 13-17 years of age (mean: 15.6 years; SD = 1.18). The most frequently mentioned types of cyberbullying were insults in online forums (20%); online publication of embarrassing picture without the permission of the person who appears in it (18.6%). The coping strategies identified as most effective were: remove the aggressor from the contact list (55.7%), tell parents / relatives (54.3%) and block the offender (52.9%). Finally, the third text seeks to analyze data from an online survey study conducted with 453 teenagers between 13 and 17 years, living in the city of Juiz de Fora-MG. Among the participants, 67.3% reported at least one incident of cyber aggression and 63.8% reported at least one episode of cyber victimization in the last six months, and 78.6% scored at least one point in the overall score, or be victims or perpetrators. Both strategies identified by participants as more effective in dealing with cyberbullying were blocking the offender (81%) and remove the offender from the contact list (84%). The quantitative and qualitative results are presented, analyzed and discussed based on the available literature, in order to contribute to scientific knowledge, and provide practical implications and a better understanding of the phenomenon in Brazilian scene.
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Whittemore, Jean Becky. "A Newborn Screening Disorders Online Portal for Primary Care Providers and Parents." Diss., NSUWorks, 2019. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/1088.
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Parents do not always receive accurate, timely and comprehensive information regarding a positive newborn screening from their infants’ primary care providers. The dissertation outlines the investigation of this problem. The methodology of the study is discussed including the survey of parents and primary care providers using the past system, the development of a web portal with a focus on plain language and action focused handouts. Without a simple to understand parent handout the newborn screening process is more stressful to families. Review of the literature is detailed including newborn screening, patient education, health literacy, Internet usage, online health education, design of patient education websites and the evaluative process of learning tools.
Surveys informed the content of the web-based patient portal for both parents and PCP. Abbreviated parental stress scores did not identify elevated stress in parents during the initial PCP visit when the NBS results and plan of care were discussed. Evaluation of the planned web portal was permanently delayed related to change in statewide policies; thus, a standalone website was developed using Agency for Health Care Research and Quality’s patient education material tool for understandability and actionability of both patient handouts and web portals. Physician actionable NBS handouts were also developed. Formative evaluation using experts’ input, one-to-one trials and small group trials of the handouts for the site were completed with minor revisions made to the portal.
The formative evaluation using the simple survey tool would have provided any additional portal changes required. Strengths of the study to include survey response rates, rigor of the comments by both parents and PCPs as well as constructive feedback from NBS experts are highlighted. The weakness is the lack of having a final participant group identified or available related to local NBS policies. Recommendations for future research are highlighted as well as discussion of changes in federal policy that will now allow further NBS research without the limitations once imposed.
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Mullins, Jo Nell Maynard. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Company's Online Health and Safety Training Program by Assessing Its Employees Perceptions and Knowledge." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2005. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1033.
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate a company’s online H & S training program. The ABC Company’s online 8-hr HAZWOPER refresher course is based on current OSHA standard topics required for certification and principles flexible to fit site- or task-specific situations and conditions.
An 18-question survey was used to evaluate employee perceptions of online training compared to traditional classroom training. Perceptions were compared by demographic variables (e.g. gender, position, race, age and longevity with the ABC Company), which suggested that only age had an influence on employee response. Fifty-five percent of the employees surveyed preferred online training as compared to 45 percent for classroom training. The difference in percent was not significant (p >0.05). Comparing pretest with posttest scores from the online training course identified an increase in retention of knowledge. Therefore, it was determined that the online training program is effective, at least from the company’s perspective.