Reflective Model Research Articles

Exploring the Use of Gibbs’ Reflective Model in Enhancing In-Service ESL Teachers’ Reflective Writing

While the importance of reflective writing is widely acknowledged worldwide, the lack of exposure to systematic reflective models to enhance reflexivity is a major concern among in-service teachers in many developing countries. This paper presents a qualitative case study that aimed to explore the elements reflected by a group of English as a Second Language in-service teachers through their reflective writing. Specifically, it explored how the in-service teachers wrote reflections before Gibb’s reflective model was introduced to them as well as examined to what extent the systematic model managed to help them write better reflections. This study contributed to the body of knowledge on reflective writing among in-service teachers. Gibbs’ reflective model was introduced as a systematic framework to guide their reflective writing for eight weeks. Multiple methods such as semi-structured interviews, reflection logs and field notes were collected and thematically analysed. The findings indicated that the teachers managed to write better reflections on their teaching after using the model. The teachers reported that Gibb’s reflective model provided clearer guidelines for writing reflection, minimized difficulties in the evaluation and analysis of their teaching, and provided a space for thinking about their action plans. Gibbs’s reflective model can be used as a tool to enhance ESL teachers’ reflexivity and professional development.

The Effect of Organizational Climate and Work Engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) through Work Motivation as a Mediator Variable for Special School Teachers

This study aims to analyze the model of the influence organizational climate and work engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) through work motivation as a mediator variable. This study examines the direct and indirect influence of organizational climate and work engagement on OCB, with work motivation as a mediator variable for special school teachers. The data analysis used is SEM-PLS validity and reliability of measuring instruments using reflective measurement models, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and second order. Hypothesis testing is done by looking at R2, Q2, and GoF values. The results showed that work motivation as a mediator variable functioned partially. The model in this study has good predictive relevance with a hypothesis test result of 0.084.

Data and model dual-driven seismic deconvolution via error-constrained joint sparse representation

Deconvolution is an essential step in seismic data processing. Sparse-spike deconvolution often is used to enhance the resolution of the seismic image by adding a model-driven regularization term. However, this method does not consider the features of the data, nor does it exactly describe the relationship between seismic data and the desired attribute (such as seismic reflectivity). We have developed a data and model dual-driven seismic deconvolution method based on error-constrained joint sparse representation (SR) using borehole measurement and surface seismic data. The combined features of the borehole reflectivity and the surface seismic data can be obtained through joint dictionary learning. With the help of the joint dictionary, the relationship between seismic waveforms and reflectivity is captured by the sparse coefficients. We construct the regularization term of deconvolution by alternately decomposing the error of the synthesized data via sparse reconstruction and the observed seismic data. Unlike model-driven methods, the constraint term of the new method can be established by the error-constrained SR. Based on this SR, the initial model of reflectivity is obtained to realize the sparse deconvolution of seismic data under the constraint of borehole data features. In general, this method is a data and model dual-driven deconvolution. Synthetic and field data tests demonstrate that this method can effectively improve the resolution and accuracy of deconvolution.

The Influence of Reflective Learning Model on Students' Metacognitive Awareness in Islamic Religious Education

This study aims to explore how implementing a reflective learning model affects students' metacognitive awareness in the context of Islamic Religious Education. A single-group pretest-posttest experimental design was employed, involving 62 participants divided into experimental and control groups. Data were gathered using a metacognitive awareness questionnaire comprising 20 items. The findings from the t-test analysis with a significance level of 0.001 revealed a significant disparity in metacognitive awareness between the experimental and control groups. The experimental group, which utilized the reflective learning model, exhibited a considerably more significant enhancement in metacognitive awareness compared to the control group that employed a traditional learning model. These suggest that using a reflective learning model positively influences students' metacognitive awareness in the context of Islamic Religious Education. The implications of this research emphasize the necessity of integrating reflective learning models into the teaching practices of Islamic Religious Education to promote students' metacognitive awareness

Reflective Transition Practice Model: The New Graduate Registered Nurse.

Reflection is a strategy that may enhance transition into practice for the new graduate registered nurse (NGRN). If introduced in the early stages of practice, reflection can be used as a tool to continuously evaluate and improve practice. A theory synthesis of Meleis' transition theory and Schon's reflective practice model was developed to support reflection as a tool for new nurses transitioning into the role of professional nurses. Reflection has the potential to improve the NGRNs' perception of their role, decrease feelings of disconnectedness, and improve patterns of response.

Can Organizational Culture Encourage Islamic Banking Performance?: The Role of Organizational Commitment as Mediation

Purpose: This research aimed to observe the influence of organizational culture and organizational commitment on presentation in Aceh Sharia banking and the mediating impact of organizational commitment among organizational culture and performance using two methods, namely VAF and Bootstrapping. Theoretical framework: The concept model for this research was constructed from the reflective indicator model. The evaluation of the measurement model was carried out by external load and evaluation of the internal model (structural model). Design/methodology/approach: The research was performed on permanent employees of Aceh Sharia banking. The sampling method was a random sampling, through a questionnaire, with a self-administered process as a research tool. The pls-sem is a method of data analysis with the Smartpls analysis tool. Findings: The results showed that organizational culture had a positive and important influence on Commitment and organizational activity that would affect Acehn's Sharia banking activity. Research, Practical & Social implications: In addition, organizational commitment has the role as a partial mediation among the association organizational culture and presentation. Originality/value: It showed the importance of work-related behaviors and shared conceptions in Islamic banking in achieving Aceh's Islamic banking success.

Analyzing the linkage between Islamic financial literacy and Islamic banking services adoption: evidence from Turkey

PurposeThe purpose of this study is twofold. First, this research explores the level of Islamic financial literacy of customers in the context of Islamic banking. Second, this study examines the determinants of customer adoption of Islamic banking in Turkey.Design/methodology/approachThis study gathered sample data from 409 participants determined using the purposive sampling method. In the study, first, the reflective measurement model is used to examine the reliability, validity and multicollinearity problems of the variables. Then, AMOS structural equation model (SEM) is used to reveal the relationship between Islamic financial literacy and Islamic banking services. Additionally, this study performed both descriptive and inferential analysis to understand customer literacy about Islamic banking and their adoption behavior of Islamic banking.FindingsThe results obtained from descriptive assessment indicate that Turkish customers of Islamic banking possess sufficient literacy about Islamic banking. Moreover, the results from SEM indicate that the adoption of Islamic banking by customers is significantly predicted by the role of Sharia Board management, Islamic banking and purpose of financial institution, religious factor and legitimacy of Islamic financial system.Research limitations/implicationsThis study focuses only on the level of knowledge and perceptions of customers who have accounts in Islamic banks or financial institutions in Turkey. It does not focus on the level of knowledge and perception of Muslims who do not have accounts in Islamic banks and financial institutions.Originality/valuePrevious studies on Islamic banking are mostly studies that investigate customers’ perceptions of the Islamic banking system and why individuals prefer Islamic banks. In particular, studies examining the relationship between individuals’ Islamic financial literacy level and Islamic banking preferences are limited. This study is considered to be an original study as it investigates the relationship between the Islamic financial literacy level of individuals and their adoption of Islamic banking services in Turkey.

Phase evolution in epitaxial Gd2O3 due to anneal temperature for silicon on insulator application

Epitaxial growth of Si on rare-earth oxides on Si wafer using sputter technology promises cheaper and high-volume manufacturing of Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers over costly solutions like the smart-cut method. Further, rapid thermal annealing (RTA) in standard complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) processing affects the performance of SOI substrate through chemical and crystal phase change. Herein, we present a systematic study on the rich physical and chemical phase evolution of epitaxial Gd2O3 grown on Si (111) using RF sputtering subjected to RTA temperatures (850−1050 °C). First, X-ray diffraction analysis shows a significant enhancement of the epitaxial cubic phase in as-deposited Gd2O3 at an optimum RTA temperature of 850 °C, which is partially explained by epitaxial-regrowth of an amorphous layer at Gd2O3/Si interface as observed in Transmission Electron Microscopy. Secondly, the degradation of crystallinity beyond 900 °C is correlated with temperature-dependent Si diffusion into Gd2O3 that becomes observable by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Gd2O3 crystallinity is completely quenched into the amorphous gadolinium silicate phase at 1050 °C. Eventually, we employed X-ray reflectivity modeling to evaluate the film thickness variation with RTA. This study provides a detailed insight into the structural and chemical dynamics occurring in epitaxial-Gd2O3 film for CMOS-relevant temperatures.

A Historical Text-Based Game Designed to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

Designing an intervention that can effectively develop critical thinking skills is challenging because of the problems of transfer and domain specificity. The authors describe the design and development of a text-based game that could teach players important critical thinking skills in the domain of history. This was achieved by combining Schon's reflective practitioner model with game-based learning principles. The work contributes to the existing literature because the combination of the models employed allowed the game design to address the problem of transfer, as well as developing critical thinking skills. The instrument used to evaluate the effectiveness of the game was a questionnaire based on the reflective practitioner model. The gathered qualitative data were analysed through affinity diagramming. The results show that the game that was developed has the potential to encourage advanced levels of historical thought, as well as critical thinking skills.

A Study on Awareness, Exposure and Attitude towards Digital Citizenship among University Students in Malaysia

Digital citizenship has received considerable huge attention from numerous researchers in recent years. Due to the tremendous work put forth by the scholars, the researchers aimed to explore in-depth the relationship between students’ aptitude towards digital citizenship in the Malaysian educational context. This survey gathered 256 responses from 17 public universities from the central region, north region, south region, and the east region as well as East Malaysia. Three independent variables namely students’ awareness, students’ exposure, and students’ attitude and their relationships with digital citizenship (digital security, digital etiquette, and digital rights and responsibilities) as dependent variables were examined. This study relied on Partial Least Square Modeling (PLS-SEM) to probe the relationship between the IV and DV. A higher-order construct was studied with a focus on the reflective model. The internal consistency, factor loading, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the constructs with their indicators were all tested using the measurement model. The structural model was applied to measure the relationship between the constructs. This research reported that there was a substantial relationship between students' awareness, exposure, and attitude toward digital citizenship. In conclusion, public university students in Malaysia were well informed, exposed, and had a meticulous attitude towards digital citizenship; however, proper training and well guidelines have to be emphasized in a certain area, especially from the spectrum of digital security. Further study is encouraged, and further recommendations were also discussed in this paper.

Big data analytics capability and contribution to firm performance: the mediating effect of organizational learning on firm performance

PurposeThe study examines how firms may transform big data analytics (BDA) into a sustainable competitive advantage and enhance business performance using BDA. Furthermore, this study identifies various resources and sub-capabilities that contribute to BDA capability.Design/methodology/approachUsing classic grounded theory (GT), resource-based theory and dynamic capability (DC), the authors conducted interviews, which involved an exploratory inductive process. Through a continuous iterative process between the collection, analysis and comparison of data, themes and their relationships appeared. The literature was used as part of the data set in the later phases of data collection and analysis to identify how the study’s findings fit with the extant literature and enrich the emerging concepts and their relationships.FindingsThe data analysis led to developing a conceptual model of BDA capability that described how BDA contributes to firm performance through the mediated impact of organizational learning (OL). The findings indicate that BDA capability is incomplete in the absence of BDA capability dimensions and their sub-dimensions, and expected advancement will not be achieved.Research limitations/implicationsThe research offers insights on how BDA is converted into an enterprise-wide initiative, by extending the BDA capability model and describing the role of per dimension in constructing the capability. In addition, the paper provides managers with insights regarding the ways in which BDA capability continuously contributes to OL, fosters organizational knowledge and organizational abilities to sense, seize and reconfigure data and knowledge to grab digital opportunities in order to sustain competitive advantage.Originality/valueThis article is the first exploratory research using GT to identify how data-driven firms obtain and sustain BDA competitive advantage, beyond prior studies that employed mostly a hypothetico-deductive stance to investigate BDA capability. While the authors discovered various dimensions of BDA capability and identified several factors, some of the prior related studies showed some of the dimensions as formative factors (e.g. Lozada et al., 2019; Mikalef et al., 2019) and some other research depicted the different dimensions of BDA capability as reflective factors (e.g. Wamba and Akter, 2019; Ferraris et al., 2019). Thus, it was found necessary to correctly define different dimensions and their contributions, since formative and reflective models represent various approaches to achieving the capability. In this line, the authors used GT, as an exploratory method, to conceptualize BDA capability and the mechanism that it contributes to firm performance. This research introduces new capability dimensions that were not examined in prior research. The study also discusses how OL mediates the impact of BDA capability on firm performance, which is considered the hidden value of BDA capability.

Empowering Educators to Sustain Reflective Teaching Practices: The Validation of Instruments

This study aimed to investigate the sustainability of an instructional design utilizing the novel approach of the Reflective Teaching Model for Reading Comprehension (RTMRC), and to continuously develop and validate instruments for reflective measures to ensure the sustainable teaching of reading comprehension. The RTMRC design was featured based on two main parts: the reflective teaching process (planning, acting, reflecting and evaluating) and the reading comprehension process (reader, strategy, text and task). Then, a quasi-experiment (the pre- and post-test control group design) was conducted with 168 grade-9 students to assess the performance of the RTMRC in practice. The reflective questionnaire was also applied as an instrument to gather feedback from students about the instructional context, with the aim of supporting the sustainable reflective practices of the teacher. The reading achievement in the experimental group was evaluated and fostered using this model. Through the analyses of t-tests and Cohen’s d effect size, it was found that the experimental group teaching with RTMRC outperformed the control group without RTMRC teaching. Using exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, Rasch analysis and testing measurement invariance across groups, we report that the instruments were found to be valid for measuring the effect of the RTMRC in teaching reading comprehension in English Language Teaching (ELT) in a sustainable manner.

Qualifying Method-Centered Teaching Approaches through the Reflective Teaching Model for Reading Comprehension

The purpose of this study was to qualify method-centered teaching approaches by investigating the effects of the reflective teaching model for reading comprehension (RTMRC) on ninth-grade students’ English reading comprehension achievement in Myanmar. Three kinds of method-centered teaching approaches, namely reciprocal teaching, interactive teaching, and questioning, were qualified, compared, and examined while using the RTMRC. A quasi-experimental research design was used. The participants included 458 ninth-grade students, five English teachers, and 10 peer observers. Pre- and post-tests, a student questionnaire, and an observation scheme were used to assess the effectiveness of the RTMRC over 15 weeks. Structural equation modeling, Rasch analysis, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), effect size (Cohen’s d), and various descriptive statistics revealed that the teachers’ reflections on the instructional context were very effective for student reading comprehension achievement, the students appreciated interactive teaching the most, students’ achievements for the literal, inferential, and evaluative comprehension questions were the highest, and the RTMRC was more effective than other traditional teaching methods. In essence, the RTMRC can assist English language teachers in improving their students’ reading comprehension.

Perceptions of practicum actors in the primary teacher education practicum program

This study looked at the perceptions of the three practicum actors (prospective teachers, placement school teachers (mentors), and teacher educators (tutors) of the primary teacher education practicum program of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia. To that end, a mixed methods approach with a concurrent design was utilized. The quantitative data were collected from randomly selected 799 participants (290 prospective teachers, 252 placement school teachers, and 257 teacher educators) using a survey questionnaire; while the qualitative data were garnered using interviews and focus group discussions from 60 practicum actors. The data were analyzed quantitatively using mean, standard deviation, one sample t-test, and one-way ANOVA and qualitatively using descriptions and narrations. The findings revealed that although teaching practicum is supposed to be an imperative aspect of teacher learning that is instrumental to putting theories into practice, the overall perception of the three practicum actors was lower than the expected level. By far, student teachers’ and placement school teachers’ level of understanding of the basic assumptions of practicum in line with the reflective practitioner model of teacher education was minimal. Knowledge is still considered as transferring from the teacher to students, learning as receiving, and teaching as a process of transferring knowledge. Hence, continuous awareness creation on the basic assumptions of the reflective practitioner model of practicum and its core values is required. Besides, there should be a structure formed carefully of experts in teacher education to lead the program through strong school-college link and collaborative work of the hosting schools and teacher education colleges.

Reflective supervision: The symbolic hands that hold.

Nonprofit organizations, providing psychotherapy services in community-based settings, are often faced with the tensions inherent in both ensuring quality services while limiting program costs. The same is true in private and public health care settings, where services regularly navigate cost reductions and budget cuts. At the Ububele Educational and Psychotherapy Trust, an nonprofit organization in South Africa, reflective supervision is seen as a critical component for effective, ethically sound, and culturally sensitive intervention despite competition for financial resources. This article will provide an overview of the organization's reflective supervision model, motivating for the need to prioritize reflective supervision for frontline staff. It also provides a case example, to demonstrate the value of reflective supervision for promoting practitioner reflexivity and preventing practitioner burnout in a highly traumatized environment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Teaching Practices in Teacher Education Departments as a Factor of Professional Development of Teacher Candidates: A Proposed Project

The Teaching Practice (TP) of teacher candidates is a key factor in their professional development. On this basis, this paper seeks to highlight the role of TP in the professional development of teacher candidates, the main characteristics of TP and the basic models of TP, which are applied internationally in Teacher Education Departments. The implementation methodology of the proposed TP project is based on the combination of the following three models: the partnership and collaborative learning model, the reflective learning model and the pedagogical content knowledge focused model. Based on these parameters, the novelty of this paper is the structuring of a proposal of a TP project for teacher candidates, which results from their direct and experiential activation in the teaching and learning process of formal education. The proposed plan includes the following four stages of implementation: i) Observation of three classroom days where the teacher candidates will teach, ii) Lesson planning in collaboration with the TP academic supervisor, iii) Implementation of lessons by the teacher candidates over a period of fifteen teaching days in the TP implementing schools, iv) Evaluation/reflection on campus of University after the TP in the TP implementing schools.

VERIFICATION OF THE WAVE FACTORIZATION METHOD FOR CALCULATION OF DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS DURING TOWING IN A FLOW IN ACCELERATION MODE

For purposes of asymmetric confrontation with the Russian Navy, distributed systems (DS; cable, tethered, etc.) for unmanned underwater vehicles need further development and improvement. To date, specifics and methods of designing such DSs are insufficiently covered in scientific and technical literature. Distributed systems include towed systems of constant or variable length in a flow of liquid, underwater communication cables, pillars of offshore oil platforms, etc. This definition includes mechanical objects with one of the linear dimensions at least 10 – 20 times larger than the other two. The main limitations for application of the finite difference method (FDM) for numerical modeling of wave propagation and reflection in DS are the peculiarities of the defining quasi-linear equations. They are related to the need of simultaneous calculation of variables responsible for fast and slow wave processes. The term "singularly perturbed system of equations" is used for such systems of equations. These perturbations are the result of a significant difference in propagation velocities of longitudinal, configurational, bending, and torsional waves in DS at the physical level, etc. In this regard, it is necessary to apply the special step-by-step methods of regularization and filtering of numerical results. This imposes certain limitations on the possibility of simulating real processes and on the accuracy of obtained results, and forces the use of the implicit difference schemes and high-frequency filtering. The method of parallelization of the finite-difference operator and the program code according to the wave type is considered. The idea of parallelization by waves is based on the physical feature of propagation of different types of waves in distributed systems – a difference of 10 – 100 or more times between the propagation velocities of the longitudinal, transverse (configurational), bending and torsional waves in DS. The increase in productivity of the MPI version of a programming code when performing calculations on the SMP system is on average at least 30 – 100%, depending on the required accuracy of calculations and parallelization options. The version of the parallelized code, which uses the wave factorization method, is relevant when solving tasks of DS control, operational numerical analysis of transient modes of motion, etc., where performance is critically necessary. The comparative assessment of the accuracy of the experimental data, the original (non-parallelized) algorithm and the parallelized algorithm was carried out using the example of the numerical solution of the problem of the towing vessel’s movement in the acceleration mode when towing the DS.

Innovation Activities and Their Impact on Product Innovation Results: Evidence from a Sectorial Study

In the current competitive context, innovation has become a necessity, to the point that it seems that no company can survive without developing innovation processes. One of the great concerns of small and medium-sized companies is about the investment of resources in innovation activities and their success. Therefore, this article analyzes the influence of different innovation activities performed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Colombian Caribbean region on their product innovation outcomes and thereby provides a solid groundwork for the design of innovation strategies. To achieve this objective, a data collection instrument was first validated in 56 SMEs, followed by the application of a reflective measurement model with convergent validity analysis. The results of the model application revealed that investment in Research and Development (R&D) and innovation, knowledge transfer, technology adoption, and financial aspects explain to a greater extent the introduction of new products to the market.

‘It’s the little bits that you have enabled me to see’. Reconceptualising the voices of babies using the video interaction dialogue model with early years educators

ABSTRACT Grounded in Froebelian Principles, infused with Bakhtin’s Dialogism, this paper draws from a larger ethnographic doctoral study to illuminate the way seven Early Childhood Educators based in England reflect on, and reconceptualise the voices of babies through engagement with a new reflective model, Video Interaction Dialogue (VID). Through a process of rewinding and slowing down time, individuals reflected on the emotional dimensions of interactions with babies to uncover how their voices manifest in practice. Conflict between personal dispositions, professional responsibility and opposing forces in the broader environmental climate occurred but, stepping back from authoritative, regulated pressures in the nursery environment promoted opportunities for new ways of thinking to emerge. Analysis of data was framed within a Cultural Historical Wholeness Approach, examining societal, institutional, and personal dimensions. Three dominating themes emerged: Reconceptualization of babies’ voice and agency, Empowerment, Reaffirmed value in professional role. Fundamentally, educators embarked on a journey becoming highly conscious of their own actions enacting an increased integrity and confidence to reframe the voice of babies as a valued aspect of institutional practice.

Exploring the structural characteristics of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) and ASCOT-Carer.

Measurement models inform the approach to assess a measure's validity and also how a measure is understood, applied and interpreted. With preference-based measures (PBMs), it is generally accepted that they are formative; however, if they are applied without preferences, they may be reflective, formative or mixed. In this study, we sought to empirically test whether the reflective, formative or mixed measurement model best describes PBMs of social care-related quality of life (SCRQoL) - specifically, the ASCOT and ASCOT-Carer. We also explored the network approach, as an alternative. ASCOT and ASCOT-Carer data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes models to test reflective, formative or mixed measurement models, respectively. Network analysis of partial correlations using the Gaussian graphical model was also conducted. The results indicated that the reflective measurement model is the worst fit for ASCOT and ASCOT-Carer. The formative or mixed measurement models may apply to ASCOT. The mixed measurement model was the best fit for ASCOT-Carer. The network analysis indicated that the most important or influential items were Occupation and Personal cleanliness and comfort (ASCOT) and Time and space and Self-care (ASCOT-Carer). The ASCOT and ASCOT-Carer are best described as formative/mixed or mixed measurement models, respectively. These findings may guide the approach to the validation of cross-culturally adapted and translated versions. Specifically, we recommend that EFA be applied to establish structural characteristics, especially if the measure will be applied as a PBM and as a measure of SCRQoL. Network analysis may also provide further useful insights into structural characteristics.