Archive for February, 2003
03-02-26
Tags: O p e n W i k i - Front PageThis Wiki calendar does several things interesting You ca create a new diary page only for future dates Links to previous/future months
Month and Year are links to TitleSearch
However, what’s needed:
Each date should be linked to a page. How to create a new link without the ? […]
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03-02-26
Tags: O p e n W i k i - Open Wiki/Suggestions/Edit WYSIWYGI’ve integrated a WYSIWYG editor into Open Wiki v.78 with pretty good success. There were only marginal changes to the existing code, but I did modify the myWikify.asp and myStyle.xsl to suit HTML better. I’ve tried to leave the base code alone as best […]
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03-02-25
Tags: http://www.jsmf.org/zarticles&pap/John/oxford/oxford-lecture.ppt
They made an interesting point that educational researchers do not pay attention to brain research. Evidence comes from several “high profile” books including the NRC Reading book (1998), How People Learn, and Knowing What Students Know. They typically include little or no evidence from cogneural studies.
Their point is that educators are happy with […]
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03-02-24
Tags: Similarity
Amos Tversky (1977) proposed a feature-based contrast model of similarity, in which common features tend to increase the perceived similarity of two concepts, and where feature differences tend to diminish perceived similarity. For instance, Tomato and Cherry are similar by virtue of their common features Round, Fruit, Red and Succulent. Likewise, there are dissimilar by […]
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03-02-24
Tags: The International Dyslexia Association T1Investigating attitudes and motivation […]
Multilingual & Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Dyslexia ConferenceJune 27-29, 2002Washington, DC
Conference Handouts
Thursday, June 27, 2002Keynote Address Phonology, Reading Development and Dyslexia:A Cross-Linguistic PerspectiveUsha GoswamiProfessor of Cognitive Developmental PsychologyBehavioural & Brain Sciences UnitInstitute of Child HealthUniversity College London30 Guilford St.London WC1N 1EHtel. 020 7831 0975fax. 020 7831 7050
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03-02-24
Tags: Curriculum Vitae Page for Dr. Rob Hubal Robert C. Hubal, Ph.D.Senior Research EngineerTechnology Assisted Learning DivisionRTI Internationalrhubal@rti.org 919/541-6045 1997 to date.
Education
S.B., Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, MA, 1987.M.S., Computer Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1992.Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1996.
Senior Research Engineer, RTI International , […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Academic Staff Profile: Usha Goswami Professor Usha Goswami Index Page >>>
Position/StatusProfessor of EducationFellow, St John’s College, Cambridge
E-mail Address: ucg10@cam.ac.uk
Telephone number: 01223 369631
QualificationsB.A. (Hons) in Experimental Psychology, University of OxfordP.G.C.E. University of London in Primary EducationD. Phil. in Developmental Psychology, University of Oxford
Membership of Professional Bodies/AssociationsSociety for Research in Child DevelopmentExperimental Psychology […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Rhyme and rhythm offers new approach on dyslexia
“This new approach is now being studied in ten languages. It could have significant implications for how we detect and treat dyslexia in future.”
Professor Goswami concluded;
“P- centres are determined by comparatively long sound cues - of the order of 0.1-0.2 seconds. Our studies suggest that integrating information over […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Journal General Psychology: Training in Timing and Accuracy in Golf The Journal of General Psychology, January 2002 issue, published a major research study by faculty in the Department of Psychology, central Michigan University, that reports a 20% increase in golf shot accuracy for golfers across a range of abilities versus […]
Training in Timing and Accuracy in Golf
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03-02-23
Tags: Abstract
Effect of Interactive Metronome IM Training on Children with ADHD
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a specific intervention, the Interactive Metronome, on selected aspects of motor and cognitive skills in a group of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study included 56 boys, age 6 to 12 years, […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Interactive Metronome: Introduction
The Interactive Metronome (IM) is a computer-based training program shown to improve attention, coordination and timing in children and adults with a wide range of cognitive and physical difficulties including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Attention, coordination and timing difficulties have been linked to developmental, behavioral and learning problems. This innovative program provides a […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Poor rhythm ‘at heart of dyslexia’
Onset of vowels
Professor Ush Goswami, from the Institute of Child Health at University College London, said: “We already know that dyslexic children find it much more difficult to identify which words rhyme and which do not.”
“This requires identifying the onset of the vowel, for example the difference […]
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03-02-23
Tags: Nikon D100 review: Page 3. Body & Design [Digital Photography Review]For those who are new to digital SLR’s it’s worth noting that they don’t provide a live preview image like consumer digital cameras. This is because of the reflex mirror, mechanical shutter and design of the sensor (which can’t be used to provide a video […]
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03-02-20
Tags: Infantile Amnesia Lecture “What I have in mind is the peculiar amnesia which, in the case of most people, though by no means all, hides the earliest beginnings of their childhood up to their sixth or eight year.” (Freud, 1905/1953) Elizabeth Johnston, […]
Sigmund Freud was one of the first psychologists to identify the phenomenon of infantile amnesia:
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03-02-20
Tags: Piaget and Infantile Amnesia Infantile Amnesia Infantile Amnesia
Freud claimed that they are repressed because they are too painful or too sexually charged for us to deal with as adults. He also suggested that repressed early memories are replaced by “screen memories” of ordinary events that are less threatening.
Why is it that most of us can’t remember […]
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03-02-20
Tags: http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~wbrewer/earth.html Child models of the shape of the earth; Vosniadou & Brewer (1992); Fig. 1; p. 549. Return to professional homepageLast updated May 14, 2000 by EFB
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03-02-18
Tags: Physical Knowledge in InfancyA lot of animated GIF for Spelke et al studies. very cool.
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03-02-18
Tags: CHEN Huichang’s website
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03-02-18
Tags: tcl_ym2002_gui.tcl: adjust EM_status thresholds and expt logic (exp fix ratio & variation) on the interface Make sure the current data file does not overwrite existing EDF subjnum
Features
use menu->file->set path to choose the directory for saving EDF file. The listbox automatically shows the current EDF files
To-dos:
output SUBJECT INFO vars to EDF file
gender
time/date
experimenter??
expt name
Not just testtrial; write the whole expt
test […]
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(Computing, Research) | 1
03-02-17
Tags:
Phone: make sure answer machine works
Cleanex, whipes, etc.
Paper work: consent forms, debriefing form**, subject list, etc.
Instructions: write the instructions.
Comprehension questions: write them! –> Ali Connell? Too late.
Program:
DESIGN: write the full program: % of expt trials, logic
TIMING: add timeing code to RETRACE, DISPLAY ON/SWITCH, sacc/fix events, etc.
CHECK: EDF data file.
TEST: sacc detection function.
ADD: TK […]
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