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Exploring the Use of Actigraphy to Investigate Sleep Problems in Older People with Intellectual Disability
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van Dijk, E.; Hilgenkamp, T. I. M.; Evenhuis, H. M.; Echteld, M. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: The aim of this study was to explore the use of actigraphy to investigate sleep problems in a convenience sample of clients of Dutch intellectual disability (ID) care providers. Based on data obtained in a large multi-centre study on healthy ageing in people with ID, research questions were: "To what degree are actigraphic…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Sleep, Computer Software, Foreign Countries
Great Expectations: Temporal Expectation Modulates Perceptual Processing Speed
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Vangkilde, Signe; Coull, Jennifer T.; Bundesen, Claus – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2012
In a crowded dynamic world, temporal expectations guide our attention in time. Prior investigations have consistently demonstrated that temporal expectations speed motor behavior. We explore effects of temporal expectation on "perceptual" speed in three nonspeeded, cued recognition paradigms. Different hazard rate functions for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Time, Perception Tests, Perception
Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Commitment: Exploring the Relationships between Indicators of Teachers' Professional Identity
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Canrinus, Esther T.; Helms-Lorenz, Michelle; Beijaard, Douwe; Buitink, Jaap; Hofman, Adriaan – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study investigates how relevant indicators of teachers' sense of their professional identity (job satisfaction, occupational commitment, self-efficacy and change in level of motivation) are related. A model is proposed, tested with structural equation modelling (SEM) and refined using data from 1,214 Dutch teachers working in secondary…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Motivation
Good Teachers and Deviant Learners? The Meeting of Practices in University Level International Education
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Tange, Hanne; Jensen, Iben – Journal of Research in International Education, 2012
The article focuses on the impact of internationalization on university lecturers' practice. Based on interviews with 36 employees from Danish universities, we discuss what internationalization means for the classroom relationship between university teachers and international students. The article is inspired by an intercultural communication…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Intercultural Communication, International Education, Teaching Methods