Moreover, the ambition seems to be that such research can tell teachers what they should do in order to increase student achievement, operationalised, as mentioned, in terms of measurable learning outcomes (for a recent discussion see Thomas, 2021; see also Biesta, 2007; Davis, 2017; and ...
No definition is given of the term “accuracy” and no discussion is offered of how theoretical constructs used in practical theory (such as “languaging”, “resemiotization” and “body dynamics”) can be operationalised. 4 Descriptions involve the observer including “all that has been obser...
Despite this, leadership in the clinical environment is becoming increasingly cited as an important component in the transition of the National Health Service (NHS) and in the development of clinician led services. In medicine, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will soon be operational and the De...
Definitions of key terms and how they are operationalised in the three studies. TermDefinitionHow measured? Hungera The absence of fullness, as related to, for example, gastrointestinal and post-absorptive signals, and the time since and size of the previous meal. Rating of hunger (made ...
These studies have approached research into hunting ability in a variety of ways, and it is important to consider the possible meanings of the concept in principle, and the ways in which it can be operationalised. ‘True hunting ability’ (i.e. true skill at finding and killing wild ...
Practice audit tools Audit tools have also operationalised family and carer engagement, with the aim to systematically examine rou- tine clinical practices in health settings. For example, the Think Family audit tool, designed for use in adult men- tal health and children's services in Northern...
[23]. Accordingly, we aimed to synthesise a diverse body of literature to develop a conceptual framework of a concept (value) that has not been consistently defined and operationalised in this context (process evaluation). The critical interpretive synthesis approach is inductive and interpretive, ...
as they follow the same principle of frustration of basic psychological needs and introjection of shame and guilt, albeit with different effect sizes (see [15]). A similar limitation arises with respect to self-compassion, which was operationalised by only two of the original six facets. In ...
Belief the model of care is working Despite the variation discussed around the aim of the model of care, the midwives in both models were confident that their care has a positive impact on women. ‘I really do truly believe that we make a massive difference to people's social outcomes, I...
Thirdly, O'Conner and Paunonen (2007) suggested that the effects of intelligence and personality would depend on how academic achievement was operationalised and therefore recommended that multiple measures of academic achievement be used. They cited work by Rothstein et al. (1994) who compared ...