Capacity For Judgment Research Articles

Professionalism assessment of students in clinical education through Situational Judgment Test (SJT)

BackgroundThe study aims to assess the situational judgment capability of students in various professions, including medicine, surgical nursing, anesthesia nursing, and emergency medical technology, using a validated and adapted Situational Judgment Test (SJT).MethodsThe cross-sectional study was conducted at Qom University of Medical Sciences in 2023–2024. The study consisted of two steps: (1) adaptation and validity assessment of the SJT in various health professions, and (2) evaluation of students’ situational judgment capability using the adapted SJT. Participants included 207 students from surgical nursing, anesthesia nursing, medicine, and emergency medical technology departments, selected through stratified random sampling. The SJT included 10 constructed-response scenarios developed by Alkhuzaee and colleagues in 2022. The validation and adaptation process utilized consensus methods, and the SJT was modified to a selected response format based on a knowledge-based approach. Scores ranged from 0 to 30. Cohen’s method and norm-referencing standard deviation were used to calculate a cut-off score. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t-test, ANOVA, and ANCOVA).ResultsThe face and content validity of the adapted SJT with a selected-response format was confirmed by expert agreement. The reliability of the SJT was approved, with a Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.81. The mean score of students’ situational judgment in professionalism was 11.90 (SD 4.54). Students’ professions significantly impacted their situational judgment scores (F (3.201) = 3.67, p = 0.01, Partial Eta Squared = 0.052).ConclusionThe adaption and validation of SJT with a selected response format were confirmed by experts who evaluated the situational judgment capabilities of students in different clinical professions. The reliability of the SJT was acceptable—Cohen’s method as a standard-setting approach assisted in identifying students needing support and training. The moderate level of situational judgment capacity confirmed the development of the educational program for the improvement of non-cognitive and non-technical skills such as judgment and decision-making in the field of professionalism.

DASC-21 score and risk of rehospitalization and all-cause mortality after discharge in older patients with heart failure.

The impact of cognitive dysfunction-associated activities of daily living (ADL) on mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure has not yet been evaluated. We retrospectively evaluated DASC-21, the incidence of all-cause mortality, and rehospitalization for heart failure after discharge in 329 older patients with heart failure. The mean age was 85.1 ± 7.4 years (62.6% women). There were 110 cases of death from any cause (33.4%) during 25.5 ± 16.1 months of follow-up and 166 cases of rehospitalization from heart failure (50.5%) during 16.1 ± 15.2 months of follow-up. The DASC-21 score was not significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality or rehospitalization. For each item of the DASC-21 questionnaire, defective route-finding (item 6) (HR = 2.631, P = 0.003), common sense and capacity for judgement (item 9) (HR = 1.717, P = 0.040), instrumental ADL (IADL) for shopping (item 10) (HR = 1.771, P = 0.020), and IADL for meal preparation (item 14) (HR = 1.790, P = 0.019) were significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality. Disabilities in route finding (HR = 2.257, P = 0.005), IADL for shopping (HR = 1.632, P = 0.016), and IADL for transportation (HR = 1.537, P = 0.033) were significant risk factors for rehospitalization due to heart failure. Even in the multivariate-adjusted model, disability in defective route-finding was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.148, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.090-4.236; P = 0.027) and of rehospitalization for heart failure (HR = 2.138, 95% CI 1.153-3.963, P = 0.016). In older patients hospitalized for heart failure, route disability was associated with all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure after discharge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 1130-1136.

Modeling confidence in causal judgments.

Counterfactual theories propose that people's capacity for causal judgment depends on their ability to consider alternative possibilities: The lightning strike caused the forest fire because had it not struck, the forest fire would not have ensued. To accommodate a variety of psychological effects on causal judgment, a range of recent accounts have proposed that people probabilistically sample counterfactual alternatives from which they compute a graded measure of causal strength. While such models successfully describe the influence of the statistical normality (i.e., the base rate) of the candidate and alternate causes on causal judgments, we show that they make further untested predictions about how normality influences people's confidence in their causal judgments. In a large (N = 3,020) sample of participants in a causal judgment task, we found that normality indeed influences people's confidence in their causal judgments and that these influences were predicted by a counterfactual sampling model in which people are more confident in a causal relationship when the effect of the cause is less variable among imagined counterfactual possibilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Democracy, Bargaining, and Education

ABSTRACT Democracy, as collective self-government by citizens, rests on citizens’ capacity to bargain in good faith with those whose interests are not their own. Fair bargains that ensure adequate security and welfare rest on an implicit agreement: Each citizen recognizes that sectional interests (including our conceptions of ideal justice) will never be fully realized, but they are better off inside the bargain than outside of it, and will bargain again another day. Striking and revising civic bargains depend on the education of citizens: In aggregate, the citizenry must develop the requisite civic skills, political knowledge, and capacity for judgment.

Effects of game-based learning integrated with the self-regulated learning strategy on nursing students' entrustable professional activities: A quasi-experimental study

BackgroundIn the field of nursing education, the expertise and knowledge required to perform Leopold's Maneuvers are critical, forming an integral part of Entrustable Professional Activities for nursing students. As a result, mastering Leopold's Maneuvers has become a core component of nursing education. Despite this, the prevailing didactic methods in many nursing courses tend to limit interactive and contextual learning experiences, which can hinder students' ability to engage deeply with the subject matter. This lack of engagement may subsequently affect both the effectiveness of students' learning and students' clinical judgment capacity, essential elements in the competencies of Entrustable Professional Activities. MethodsA quasi-experimental design was employed in this study, involving a total of 55 nursing university students, with 28 participants in the experimental group and 27 in the control group. The research incorporated game-based learning integrated with the self-regulated learning strategy, and employed a pretest, posttest, and questionnaires to assess students' learning performance, self-efficacy, and learning motivation. The experimental group participated in game-based learning with the self-regulated learning strategy, whereas the control group experienced game-based learning without the integration of self-regulated learning. Learning performance was analyzed using an independent samples t-test, while Analysis of Covariance was employed to compare the self-efficacy and learning motivation of the two groups. ResultsThe findings showed that the integration of game-based learning with the self-regulated learning strategy can significantly improve students' learning performance, self-efficacy, and learning motivation. ConclusionAs an integral part of Entrustable Professional Activities, Leopold's Maneuvers were integrated into an interactive game-based learning environment, coupled with the self-regulated learning strategy in nursing education. This approach aimed at cultivating core competencies among nursing students. This study has demonstrated its efficacy in engaging students effectively, serving as a dynamic resource for immersive learning in Leopold's Maneuvers, aligning well with the design considerations for promoting Entrustable Professional Activities in nursing education.

Qualitative Content Analysis for Critical Thinking and Skill Development: A Case of Chemistry Curriculum

In the era of globalization and knowledge, critical thinking development is a necessary skill. The research focuses on analyzing the Chemistry curriculum for grades IX-X to explore its emphasis on fostering critical thinking skills among students being an essential skill for the twenty-first century. It aims to develop problem-solvers, independent thinkers, and decision makers capable of applying their knowledge to real-life challenges. The curriculum advocates for interactive, learner-centered, participative, inquiry-based, practical, problem-solving, and analytical skills. It prioritizes the measurement of students' capacity for critical judgment, focusing on analysis and synthesis. NVivo 12 software was used with a qualitative content analysis approach to analyze the document. The findings of the study revealed a significant focus on the development of critical thinking to make them problem solvers, independent thinkers, and decision-makers to apply to the challenges of real life. As regards the standards and benchmarks, the curriculum is designed accordingly for the promotion of in-depth knowledge and higher-order thinking skills. Furthermore, the curriculum advocates for interactive, learner-centered, participative, inquiry-based, practical, problem-solving, and analytical skills. The assessment guidelines prioritize the measurement of student's capacity for critical judgment, focusing on analysis and synthesis. The study concludes by providing recommendations for teacher training, resource allocation, collaboration among stakeholders, regular curriculum updates, further research, and fostering a culture of critical thinking within educational institutions.

A Pluralist Approach to Joint Responsibility

A Pluralist Approach to Joint Responsibility

A New Scene of Thought: On Waldow’s Experience Embodied

ABSTRACT In her book Experience Embodied, Anik Waldow challenges and reimagines the traditional interpretative approach to the concept of experience in the early modern period. Traditionally, commentators have emphasized early moderns’ views on the first-person perspective and eschewed the relevance of our embodiment to their epistemological outlooks. My focus here is on Waldow’s chapter on Hume, wherein she analyzes Hume’s account of our capacity for reflective moral judgment, arguing that he understands it as natural despite the countless ways in which our embodied social experiences impinge on it. After detailing Waldow’s contributions, I clarify, corroborate, and criticize them. Since I contend that Waldow is broadly successful in her interpretative efforts, I suggest that she undermines the traditional interpretative approach to experience in the early modern period, but not in the sense that she moves us away from the epistemological towards other lenses. Rather, Waldow should be understood as showing that, at least in the case of Hume’s metaethics, the epistemological is embodied, is social, and is both cognitive and sentimental.

Democratic faith. A philosophical profile of Richard J. Bernstein

Democratic faith. A philosophical profile of Richard J. Bernstein

Ethics Guideline Development for Neuroscience Research involving Patients with Mental Illness in Japan

This study aims to develop guidelines of key concepts and specific considerations to make the research more ethical when conducting neurological examinations and treatment interventions in mentally ill patients. We analyzed guideline development theory and literature, previous issues, and discussions with specialists of philosophy, medicine, sociology, and bioethics. The selection of research participants, drafting of intervention plans, and informed consent process were examined with reference to the dual burden; the minimal risk as a general rule of ethical allowance levels, assent and dissent to assess the individual’s judgment capacity for consent, relational autonomy for personal consent with assistance by the proxy, and risk/benefit assessments. When conducting studies, this guideline requires that these three processes be set up appropriately on a case-by-case basis.

The disunity of moral judgment: Implications for the study of psychopathy

ABSTRACT Since the 18th century, one of the key features of diagnosed psychopaths has been “moral colorblindness” or an inability to form moral judgments. However, attempts at experimentally verifying this moral incapacity have been largely unsuccessful. After reviewing the centrality of “moral colorblindness” to the study and diagnosis of psychopathy, I argue that the reason that researchers have been unable to verify that diagnosed psychopaths have an inability to make moral judgments is because their research is premised on the assumption that there is a specific moral faculty of the brain, or specific “moral” emotions, and that this faculty or set of emotions can become “impaired”. I review recent research and argue that we have good reason to think that there is no such distinct capacity for moral judgment, and that, as a result, it is impossible for someone’s “moral judgment faculty” to become selectively disabled. I then discuss the implications of such a position on psychopathy research, the coherence of the disorder, and the moral responsibility of psychopaths.

Social Entrepreneurial, Market Orientation, and Learning Orientation: Evidence from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Kenya

This paper aimed to examine the effect of Social Entrepreneurial, Market Orientation, and Learning Orientation among small and medium-sized enterprises in Kenya. A survey research design approach was adopted. The study population consisted of all the licensed small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya. However, out of the total 10,924 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a sample of 386 was selected based on Yamane (1967) procedure. The data were collected with the aid of a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested through the entry regression analysis technique. Evidence obtained from the analysis confirmed moderating effect of market orientation on the relationship between social entrepreneurial behavior and learning orientation of small and medium-sized enterprises (p = .001, b = -.4574, t(296) = -4.0766, p < .01). This study had limitations. First, the study focused only on the aspects of social entrepreneurial behavior linking it to learning orientation. SE dimensions such as Entrepreneurial virtue and Judgment capacity may be studied in the future. Second, the study concentrated on the economy of Kenya, which is a developing country; thus, the result may vary in other economies. Based on the findings, the study recommends that small and medium-sized enterprises should develop social entrepreneurial behavior to enhance learning orientation and overall performance. Thus, the study contributes to the inconclusive debate on social entrepreneurial behavior (SE), market orientation, and learning orientation nexus as strategic organizational resources.

Social Entrepreneurial Behavior and SMEs' Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Kenya

Purpose: The objective of this paper was to examine the effect of social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) on SMEs' competitive advantage in Kenya.Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey research design approach was adopted. The study population consisted of all the licensed small and medium-sized enterprises in Nairobi County, Kenya. However, out of the 10,924 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a sample of 386 was selected based on Yamane's (1967) procedure. The data were collected with the aid of a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested through the entry regression analysis technique.Findings: Evidence obtained from the analysis confirmed that social entrepreneurial behavior (β= 0.499, p < 0.05) had a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage.Research limitations: This study had limitations. First, the study focused only on the aspects of social entrepreneurial behavior linking it to competitive advantage. SEB dimensions such as Entrepreneurial virtue and Judgment capacity may be studied in the future. Second, future studies may examine various methods of measuring social entrepreneurial behavior. Thirdly, the study concentrated on the economy of Kenya, which is a developing country. Thus the result may vary in other economies.Practical implications: Based on the findings, the study recommends that small and medium-sized enterprises should consider social entrepreneurial behavior to enhance competitive advantage and improve their overall performance.Originality/Value: The framework builds on the essential themes of competitive advantage and shows their relevance in practice through social entrepreneurial behavior. Thus, the study partly contributes to the inconclusive debate on social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) and firm competitive advantage nexus by arguing that social entrepreneurial behavior (SEB) has a direct effect which is more important in enhancing an organization's competitive advantage.

The Pedagogy of Bafflement: Bernard Bailyn's History 2910, Fall 1996

The Pedagogy of Bafflement: Bernard Bailyn's History 2910, Fall 1996

Machine Capacity of Judgment: An interdisciplinary approach for making machine intelligence transparent to end-users

Intelligent machines surprise us with unexpected behaviors, giving rise to the question of whether such machines exhibit autonomous judgment. With judgment comes (the allocation of) responsibility. While it can be dangerous or misplaced to shift responsibility from humans to intelligent machines, current frameworks to think about responsible and transparent distribution of responsibility between all involved stakeholders are lacking. A more granular understanding of the autonomy exhibited by intelligent machines is needed to promote a more nuanced public discussion and allow laypersons as well as legal experts to think about, categorize, and differentiate among the capacities of artificial agents when distributing responsibility. To tackle this issue, we propose criteria that would support people in assessing the Machine Capacity of Judgment (MCOJ) of artificial agents. We conceive MCOJ drawing from the use of Human Capacity of Judgment (HCOJ) in the legal discourse, where HCOJ criteria are legal abstractions to assess when decision-making and judgment by humans must lead to legally binding actions or inactions under the law. In this article, we show in what way these criteria can be transferred to machines.

The Topicality of Hegel’s Concept of “Bildung” for Our Liberal Society

In the following article, I will explain Hegel’s definition of modernity from the point of view of his understanding of “Bildung,” since this is a fundamental and newly relevant theme of Hegel’s philosophy nowadays. “Bildung” can be transliterated as education, but may also be interpreted as a general formative or developmental process, or cultivation (culture, respectively). With the term “Bildung” Hegel also refers to the formative self-development of the mind, its coming to individual as well as collective flourishing. The objective spirit manifests itself in the culture of humans. However, education in the sense of “Bildung” does not take place primarily through the transmission of information, values, norms, etc. by the teacher, but through “experience” [Erfahrung], which signifies the conflicting process by which a spiritual being discovers its own identity or self, while at the same time striving for self-consciousness, which is in the process of self-discovery. Through education, the human mind develops its capacity for understanding, reflection and judgment, and thus overcomes its natural intellectual, spiritual, normative, aesthetic, etc., poverty.

Optimization of Substation Alarm Information Processing Based on BP Neural Network

When a fault occurs in the power grid, a large number of alarm messages will come out. In order to reduce the damage caused by power outages, the staff should find out the location and type of faults as soon as possible based on the alarm messages uploaded from the control center. However, we are currently facing problems in handling these alarm messages such as reliability of protection actions and circuit breaker tripping, correctness of received alarm messages, and the possibility of the existence of unreceived alarm messages. The fault tolerance of the BP neural network is studied in this paper, and the fault tolerance of the network corresponds to the size of the fuzzy zone formed by the test samples. The fault tolerance of the network is improved by eliminating the fuzzy zone, and a hierarchical causal rule reasoning network with a structure of four layers is established for each element in the station. An accessible path for the candidate cause of the fault is divided into two stages as follows: from the candidate cause to the protection operation and from the protection operation to the circuit breaker trip, which are assigned different credibility contribution rates. At the same time, the artificial bee colony algorithm is combined to identify the operation mode of the substation using its reasoning and judgment capacity and make the necessary corrections to get some output results of the neural network. The results of the examples suggest that the proposed evaluation method has a small workload of calculation and can identify the faulty components with high reliability and their causes, quickly and accurately.

#AlmaToo: The Art of Being Believed

Abstract Despite the key role played by Alma Schindler Mahler-Werfel (1879–1964) in the preservation of her husband Gustav’s compositions and biography, she has often been viewed as having deliberately distorted his legacy. As sometimes happens to the widows of accomplished men, Alma’s capacity for sound judgment and right to control her image have been challenged by her husband’s devotees. This article considers Alma’s situation in terms of the #MeToo movement’s demand for the reevaluation of sexual politics between powerful men and younger women. Fundamental to this reconsideration is the imperative to listen to what individuals say about their experiences. Alma was nearly twenty years Gustav’s junior and pregnant when their marriage was hastily arranged. I explore key elements in their relationship, such as the devastating letter in which Gustav forbade her to compose, in terms of new conceptualizations of gaslighting, grooming, consent, character assessment, and believability articulated by the #MeToo movement. This theoretical foundation grounds extensive critique of both the conventions of fin-de-siècle Vienna and the chauvinism of late twentieth-century scholars. I conclude by briefly proposing an alternative perspective on Alma’s musical contributions based on her writings, compositions, and editorial, organizational, and curatorial activities. The revision of assumptions about one of Europe’s most famous musical couples has gained urgency since #MeToo began to articulate a new perspective on gender relations and artistic aspirations founded on social justice.

The two modern liberties of Constant and Berlin

ABSTRACT The paper challenges the general perception that the positive–negative freedom discourse privileges negative liberty. It demonstrates that Constant and Berlin’s dual freedom conceptual scheme contains the blueprint of a modern concept of positive freedom and it reveals the nature of negative freedom in an entirely new light. Constant’s ancient and modern liberties have many similarities with Berlin’s two concepts of freedom – positive and negative. The paper shows that these similarities warrant a parallel study and allow us to examine the relation between the two sides of the freedom dichotomy by using the compound terms modern/negative and ancient/positive freedom. It is argued that understanding the relation between the two freedoms depends on accepting ancient/positive liberty as practiced by the participants of modern revolutions. Then we can see why this freedom can both violate and complement modern/negative freedom. The paper argues that the combined tension and mutual dependency of the two freedoms can be explained by tapping into a metaphysical study of human agency, where metaphysics is understood as conceptualisation of moral experience. This helps demonstrate why Constant’s modern liberty and Berlin’s negative liberty rely on satisfaction as a key category reflecting individuals’ capacity for subjective judgement.

Snowpark users’ multi-faceted relationship with risk

A majority of snow sports enthusiasts now use snowparks, even if only occasionally. Epidemiological studies highlight the high probability of accidents occurring at these facilities, compared to traditional pistes. We sought to understand why and how snowparks users tackle such dangers. The representations and behaviours adopted by riders were identified using a questionnaire-based survey, developed after an initial phase of qualitative research. Age and level of expertise are the two main criteria around which the specificities of snowparks users’ relationship with risk are organised. With a few rare exceptions, every expert freestyler has sustained an injury of some severity. At the same time, expert freestylers engage in a process of ‘denial’ regarding the dangers involved in their sport. However, expert freestylers are not simply reckless. Indeed, their relationship with risk appears to be highly calculated, judging from the various behaviours they adopt to minimise the risk of an accident occurring. Helmet wearing is the only risk management behaviour that is adopted less frequently as the individual level of ability increases. Such an attitude allows experts to test their own capacity for judgement and independent thought, while also demonstrating it to others. Thus, the relationship experts have with risk is shaped to a degree by their desire to feel part of a community and stand out from the crowd. The benefits expected from flirting with danger are the greatest and the most diverse among younger individuals. For these individuals, taking risks is a quest to find themselves and their limits and thus forge an identity.