{"title":"Designing Information Provision Experiments","authors":"Christopher Roth","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3638879","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3638879","url":null,"abstract":"Information provision experiments allow researchers to test economic theories and answer policy-relevant questions by varying the information set available to respondents. We survey the emerging literature using information provision experiments in economics and discuss applications in macroeconomics, finance, political economy, public economics, labor economics, and health economics. We also discuss design considerations and provide best-practice recommendations on how to (i) measure beliefs; (ii) design the information intervention; (iii) measure belief updating; (iv) deal with potential confounds, such as experimenter demand effects; and (v) recruit respondents using online panels. We finally discuss typical effect sizes and provide sample size recommendations.(JEL C90, D83, D91)","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115425846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Vanjari, Snehal Bakre, R. Parmar, Vidhisha Singal
{"title":"Technological Aids for Dyscalculic Children","authors":"N. Vanjari, Snehal Bakre, R. Parmar, Vidhisha Singal","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3564540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3564540","url":null,"abstract":"Dyscalculia is associated with the child’s inability to understand the basic mathematical concepts. Dyscalculia covers a variety of challenges in mathematics that include understanding the numbers which are the root of mathematics to the inability to grasp the mathematical language. Hence, for such kid’s dealing with mathematics even in day to day life is a challenging aspect and even more difficult if they have no tools that would be an aid to their disability. Although there are many interactive learning techniques, most of the time students tend to lose interest so learning in the form of game can be helpful and can enhance learner’s motivation. The process of learning through games is known as gamification. The main aim of gamification is providing a technological aid to support students suffering from dyscalculia. Understanding of gamification is an important task as playing video games and games are considered as tasks for entertainment purposes, so it is not considered as an aid in learning. So, gamification awareness is very important, to be considered as an aid to teach children suffering from dyscalculia.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124226576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Mahalakshmi, Makesh Narsimhan Sreedhar, Ravi Kiran Selvam, S. Sendhilkumar
{"title":"Exploiting Bi-LSTMs for Named Entity Recognition in Indian Culinary Science","authors":"G. Mahalakshmi, Makesh Narsimhan Sreedhar, Ravi Kiran Selvam, S. Sendhilkumar","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3545088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3545088","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the use of Bidirectional LSTMs for recognition of Named Entities over the Indian Recipe Blogs. Recipe posts from popular blogs including Hebbar's Kitchen are harvested and trained for recognizing NEs. Both the word embeddings and character embeddings are utilized as feature vectors for training the Bi-LSTM. CRF model is used for joint decoding of the labels. The system shows a development data F1 score of 92.87% and test data F1 score of 94.66%. The dataset used and meta-results obtained are released freely for research use.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116830989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Perception of College Going Young Adults towards Online Streaming Services","authors":"S. Mavale, Ramandeep Singh","doi":"10.31033/ijemr.10.1.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31033/ijemr.10.1.18","url":null,"abstract":"The research conducted focuses upon the perception of college going young adults towards online video streaming services. Researcher has worked upon responses gathered from young adults, their perceptions and various options available to them. Researchers collected responses from 120 college going young adults from Pune. The respondents were from the age category of 15 to 25 years of age. The data was collected using google forms and it was analysed using Google’s analytical tools. It was found that most of the student services and these services proved to be one of the biggest sources of entertainment for these students. Traditional media is losing its lustre because of various advantages of streaming services. Students admitted that their schedule is affected because of time spent on video streaming services. Today the top three video streaming platforms are YouTube, Netflix and Hotstar.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130297101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Inquiry-Based Science Comics on Primary Learners' Scientific Literacy Skills","authors":"Muhammad Randy Fananta, Tria Umbara, N. P. Valdez","doi":"10.35609/gjbssr.2019.7.4(1)","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35609/gjbssr.2019.7.4(1)","url":null,"abstract":"Objective - The fundamental scientific literacy skills of primary learners remains crucial as the STEM and Industry 4.0 thrusts begin to configurate across levels. Espousing the view that a visual fun-laden learning medium fosters learners' understanding on natural phenomena and its scientific literacy, this research aims to examine the effect of inquiry-based science comics as a learning medium in improving primary learners' scientific literacy skills. Methodology/Technique – This study employs the quasi-experimental method, specifically, the pre-test/post-test control group design. Three levels of learners' scientific literacy which covers scientific concepts and phenomena (LTC-1), thinking (LTC-2), and scientific inquiry processes (LTC-3) were quantitatively measured by using problem-set tests. The inquiry sequences of observing, questioning, exploring, discussing and evaluating were integral features of the inquiry-based comics and provided the direction of the learning sessions. Improvements in the learners' scientific literacy skills were qualitatively triangulated through series of class observations, learners' experiments and related artefacts, and post-mortem group discussion. Finding - The results show that there was a significant difference in students' scientific literacy using the inquiry-based comic. The increase in gained score occurred in the first (LTC-1) and second (LTC-2) level of scientific literacy. The skills of making diagrams, charting data and drawing conclusions also progressed in the experimental group. This finding indicates that inquiry-based science comics provide a support platform in developing the fundamental scientific literacy skills of primary graders. Novelty - The results of this study contribute to the limited literature on the use of instructional inquiry-based science comics in order to leverage scientific literacy skills of primary years. Type of Paper: Empirical.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132775772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Emotional Intelligence, Learning Style, Self Efficacy and Creativity on Independence Learning","authors":"Osly Usman, Sarah Cicilia","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3510613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3510613","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to determine whether the Effect of Emotional Intelligence, Learning Style, Self Efficacy and Creativity to Independence Learning. The research was carried out for two months, starting from November to December 2019. The research method used was a survey method with the approach of causality. The population in this study is the millennial population totaling 204 respondents. Data collection techniques using literature techniques and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS software version 3. PLS (Partial Least Square) with structural equation analysis (SEM). Results showed that each variable has the same effect. It can be said if the high Learning Independence then of emotional intelligence, learning styles, self-efficacy and good creativity in the learning process. Emotional intelligence, learning styles, self-efficacy, and good creativity would generate high Learning Independence. The above description shows that it is significant jointly and significant correlation between Emotional Intelligence, Learning Style, Self Efficacy and Creativity.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126424957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Games of the XXII Olympiad as an Instrument of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy","authors":"I. Orlov","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3489798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3489798","url":null,"abstract":"The 1980 Olympiad in Moscow (the first Olympiad in Eastern Europe and the socialist state) is viewed through the prism of the successes and failures of the cultural and sports diplomacy of the Soviet state. Olympics-80 as a kind of mega-project \"developed socialism\" promoted (albeit temporarily) not only to strengthening the position of the Soviet Union in the international arena (especially in the background of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan), but also unity of Soviet citizens in the face of \"Western threat\". The situation was somewhat more complicated with attempts to use the Olympic project to strengthen the socialist camp. \u0000 \u0000The source base of the research was the materials of the State archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian state archive of socio-political history and the Central archive of Moscow, as well as the published documents of the Russian state archive of modern history. \u0000 \u0000It is shown that, despite the boycott of the Olympics, its consequences did not have a particularly strong impact on the development of sports ties and international tourism in the USSR. For example, in 1980, at the suggestion of the delegation of the USSR, the participants of the world conference on tourism, when adopting the Manila Declaration on world tourism, included in the Declaration all the initiatives of the Soviet delegation. And since 1982, the process of restoring international sports contacts began.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128831618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Honesty, Ability, Norm, and Socioeconomic Status: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh","authors":"Minhaj Mahmud, Dina Tasneem","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3478988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3478988","url":null,"abstract":"In a real effort task experiment, we study the (dis)honesty of undergraduate students in Bangladesh. Consistent with earlier studies, when they self-report their performance, a significant fraction of students cheats to varying degrees. We find that an individual’s own ability, as well as social norms in terms of beliefs about peers’ behavior, are the two most important factors influencing (dis)honesty in our experiment. In particular, a higher actual performance in the real effort task reduces both the likelihood and extent of cheating, while the belief that peers are cheating increases both the likelihood and extent of cheating. Additionally, a lower perceived fear of detection increases the extent of cheating, but does not increase the likelihood of cheating. Among the two most important indicators of socioeconomic status that we considered, such as parents’ education and income, only mother’s level of education shows a significant negative effect on the likelihood of cheating.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":" 25","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133122926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Native and Non-Native EFL Teachers Dichotomy: Terminological, Competitiveness and Employment Discrimination","authors":"Mersad Dervić, Senad Bećirović","doi":"10.17323/jle.2019.9746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17323/jle.2019.9746","url":null,"abstract":"The application of ‘native’ and ‘non-native’ labels to EFL professionals has been influenced by the argument over their discriminatory nature. L1 proponents claim that natives are innate with linguistic competence while non-natives are referred to as second-best. A review of studies investigating the coherence of these terms supported the validity of this phenomenon. However, competing theories emphasise the importance and impact of discriminatory terminology not addressed by natives This paper looks at this debate in some detail and aims to balance the need for accurate descriptive labelling against the damaging effects of pejorative categories. It also discusses teaching and linguistic competence in light of both “native” and “non-native” categories. The discourse focuses on the advantages and disadvantages attributed to the native versus non-native EFL teacher and employment discrimination issues faced by non-native EFL teachers in institutions, job advertisements, and in the administration of institutions themselves today. It was concluded that a more refined approach to describing different types of EFL professionals is required, which does not negatively disadvantage either L1 or L2 teachers of English.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134056428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding the Influence of Service-Learning Experiences in Relation to Students' Transformational Leadership","authors":"Dr. Zoncita Norman","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3458709","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3458709","url":null,"abstract":"Current trend in higher education today involves transformational teaching and learning strategies (e.g., cultural immersion study abroad, mainstreaming, experiential teaching – such as project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, service-learning, etc.). This current pedagogical trend is evolving from the traditional individualized lecture method to more experientially engaging and participatory methodologies such as service learning, and other transformational approaches inclusive of diversity and cultural awareness such as cross-cultural learning (Lopes-Murphy & Murphy, 2016), active learning, cooperative learning, dramaturgy (Barbuto, 2006), and intercultural/multicultural learning (Ippolito, 2007). These transformational approaches demonstrate practical active involvement, participation, and engagement of students both in domestic and global institutions and settings in higher education. In this perspective, this reflection seeks to highlight the influence of service-learning experiences on students' transformational leadership enhancement/or development in higher education. In doing this, I define and explain service learning and volunteerism; define and explain transformational leadership, review recent pertinent literature on transformation leadership; and finally, draw my conclusion.","PeriodicalId":395403,"journal":{"name":"Applied Communication eJournal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132315724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}