University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

About: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire is a education organization based out in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poison control & Population. The organization has 1780 authors who have published 2690 publications receiving 93094 citations. The organization is also known as: UW-Eau Claire & University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Reading Comprehension Performance of Adolescents Withlearning Disabilities

Abstract: A study was conducted to examine the effects of prior knowledge on the reading comprehension performance of students with learning disabilities. Instruction in information and vocabulary concepts was provided to 13 junior-high school students with learning disabilities who had been predetermined to lack the prior knowledge required by an experimental test of reading comprehension. The effect of prior knowledge was examined by comparing the performance of an experimental group (high prior knowledge group) to a control group (low prior knowledge group). The effect of text structure was also examined by comparing reading comprehension performance on three types of reading passages - textually explicit, textually implicit, and scriptually implicit. The results indicated that students in the experimental group increased their prior knowledge and, as a result of instruction, demonstrated superior reading comprehension performance. In addition, text structure was found to affect reading comprehension performance...

Informal communication of co‐workers: a thematic analysis of messages

Abstract: Purpose – Although informal communication at work has been shown to serve important functions of sociality, little is known about the messages that comprise routine, everyday interaction. The purpose of this paper is to examine two different informal interactions between 100 remote employees and their central office peers to determine the kinds of messages used in informal interaction using thematic analysis.Design/methodology/approach – Teleworkers recalled informal interactions with central office peers; interactions were coded using constructivist methodology, then collapsed into dominant themes using a constant comparison approach. Patterns in responses were then related to a literature‐based (constructivist) analysis of how informal communication functions.Findings – Five key themes were identified: personal disclosure, sociality, support giving and getting, commiserating/complaining, and business updates and exchanges. These informal workplace interactions also reflected underlying dimensions of per...

Evolution and the trolley problem: people save five over one unless the one is young, genetically related, or a romantic partner

Abstract: We investigated men's and women's responses to variations of an ethical thought experiment known as the Trolley Problem. In the original Trolley Problem, readers must decide whether they will save the lives of five people tied to a track by pulling a lever to sacrifice the life of one person tied to an alternate track. According to W. D. Hamilton's (1964) formulation of inclusive fitness, people's moral decisions should favor the well-being of those who are reproductively viable, share genes, and provide reproductive opportunity. In two studies (Ns = 652 and 956), we manipulated the sex, age (2, 20, 45, and 70 years old), genetic relatedness (0, .125, .25, and .50), and potential reproductive opportunity of the one person tied to the alternate track. As expected, men and women were less likely to sacrifice one life for five lives if the one hypothetical life was young, a genetic relative, or a current mate.

Use of Self-Monitoring of Attention with LD Students: Research and Application.

Abstract: This paper examines the use of self-monitoring of attention with learning disabled (LD) students in academic settings. Three theoretical models of cognitive behavior modification—the operant model, the cognitive-behavioral model, and the cognitive model —are briefly described, followed by a discussion of the methodological considerations which limit the interpretability of self-monitoring research. A review of self-monitoring studies with LD children reveals that although self-monitoring is effective at increasing on-task behavior, concurrent academic gains are not evident. This failure to produce academic gains is discussed in terms of current conceptualizations of attention which suggest that students must be taught not only how to pay attention, but what to pay attention to. Therefore, attention deficits among LD students may reflect an inability to perceive what is relevant in academic tasks rather than a general inability to attend. Implications for instructional design are discussed.

International Research Collaboration : Building Teams and Managing Conflicts

Abstract: International research collaboration is a crucial, complex, and fragile process; effective strategies are needed to manage the inevitable conflicts that arise. Valuing diversity and developing cooperative goals, engaging in self-reflection and reflexivity, promoting collaborative dialogue, taking time, and developing trust are discussed as strategies to support a fuller international engagement..