Note-taking Tools Research Articles

Bahasa slang positif vs negatif pada gen z di Sumatera Barat

The inventiveness of teenagers—including those in West Sumatra—is what leads to the diversity in language usage. Abbreviations and acronyms have a role in the creation of slang. The purpose of this study is to characterize the different types of slang, their definitions, and the variables that affect their usage or emergence. The research employs a descriptive qualitative methodology that involves the use of skilled listening and engagement strategies to collect data, as well as recording and note-taking tools. data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion-drawing are the steps in the data analysis process. The results of data analysis show that the use of slang by Gen Z in Padang City has two forms of slang, namely abbreviations and acronyms, slang with a positive meaning is 14 data, in general the slang is an abbreviation of several regional names, while slang with a negative meaning is 15. In general, slang is an abbreviation of the words sarcasm, insults, insults and ridicule. Factors in the use of slang by Gen Z in West Sumatra are social factors, and developments in the times that are increasingly developing, including being considered modern slang, and keeping up with current developments.

Argument structure and semantic role analysis of English speech act verb order

This study is qualitative descriptive research that examines the English speech act verb “order” in English. The purpose of this study is to analyse the argument structure and its role in semantics. The type of data used in this study is secondary data sourced from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The research instrument utilized in this study is a human instrument supported by hardware such as a computer, along with software such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, as well as note-taking tools like pen and paper. Data for this study was collected using the corpus linguistics method and observation methods with note-taking techniques. The data were analysed by using the macro role theory by van Vallin & Lapolla (1997). The study results indicate that the verb "order" can have two arguments, the actor argument and the undergoer argument, and each argument can have its semantic role. The actor argument can entail the semantic role of the agent, while the undergoer argument can entail the semantic role of the theme.

The acceptance of tablet for note-taking in consecutive interpreting in a classroom context: The students' perspectives

This study aims to examine interpreting students' perceptions of using tablets for interpreting note-taking (INT). A mixed-method approach was adopted, including quantitative methods based on Gile's two-phase effort model of consecutive interpreting (CI) to investigate respondents' experiences and perceptions, as well as qualitative methods to explore differences between professionals and beginners regarding their preferences and user experiences with note-taking tools. Additionally, factors within the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework that significantly impacted the acceptance of tablet-based interpreting were analyzed. Our research findings reveal valuable insights into students' attitudes towards integrating technology into interpreter training programs while highlighting key factors influencing tablet-based note-taking adoption or rejection among participants. Moreover, this study emphasizes the importance of developing an application specifically designed for INT to meet the unique needs of interpreters and stresses that training plays an essential role in facilitating the adoption of tablet-based INT. Teachers are suggested to take the initiative to try tablet-based INT themselves before they make their decisions on whether to introduce the technology to their students.

Writing Better Research Articles for Publication

Background: Many research articles have been rejected by journals although authors provide the original subjects or ideas. Scholars and experts comment that the research papers are not well-written, but they do not provide the concrete guidelines for writing good research papers. Objective: This article aims to provide generic structure, practical guidelines and advice for writing each section of a research paper. Methods: The study used descriptive qualitative method and observation and notetaking tools to collect the data/information. Key terms/phrases like ‘how to write research articles’, ‘structuring research papers’ were used to collect the materials. The author observed the structure of research articles and synthesized some review articles about writing each section of a research paper; then the generic guidelines and practical advice were prepared for writing a research article. Findings: The IMRaD structure (introduction, methods, result and discussion) in a research paper has high impact. The introduction briefly informs what the research was done why and how. Method section explains in detail what method was utilized why and how. Results presents what the data found without explanation. Discussion section carries the meanings of the results concerning with present contexts and previous research. Conclusion and limitation sections are prepared with the supports of the results. For other sections of an article, the author guidelines should be followed. Conclusion: Author guidelines, generic structure of a research article, practical guidelines and advice prevent the most common errors and help the author produce a good research article for publishing. This article gives teachers, students, authors, editors, peer-reviewers and readers a helping hand in writing/reading a research paper.

Needs and unmet needs for support services for recently pregnant intimate partner violence survivors in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic

BackgroundGlobally, 2–14% of women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy. Timely response to IPV is critical to mitigate related adverse health outcomes. Barriers to accessing limited IPV support services are pervasive in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Ethiopia; key barriers include mistrust, stigmatization, and self-blame, and discourage women from disclosing their experiences. Infection control measures for COVID-19 have the potential to further disrupt access to IPV services.MethodsIn-depth qualitative interviews were undertaken from October-November 2020 with 24 women who experienced IPV during recent pregnancy to understand the needs and unmet needs of IPV survivors in Ethiopia amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Trained qualitative interviewers used a structured note-taking tool to allow probing of experiences, while permitting rapid analysis for timely results. Inductive thematic analysis identified emergent themes, which were organized into matrices for synthesis.ResultsQualitative themes center around knowledge of IPV services; experiences of women in seeking services; challenges in accessing services; the impact of COVID-19 on resource access; and persistent unmet needs of IPV survivors. Notably, few women discussed the violence they experienced as unique to pregnancy, with most referring to IPV over an extended period, both prior to and during COVID-19 restrictions. The majority of IPV survivors in our study heavily relied on their informal network of family and friends for protection and assistance in resolving the violence. Though formal IPV services remained open throughout the pandemic, restrictions resulted in the perception that services were not available, and this perception discouraged survivors from seeking help. Survivors further identified lack of integrated and tailored services as enduring unmet needs.ConclusionsResults reveal a persistent low awareness and utilization of formal IPV support and urge future policy efforts to address unmet needs through expansion of services by reducing socio-cultural barriers. COVID-19 impacted access to both formal and informal support systems, highlighting needs for adaptable, remote service delivery and upstream violence prevention. Public health interventions must strengthen linkages between formal and informal resources to fill the unmet needs of IPV survivors in receiving medical, psychosocial, and legal support in their home communities.

Note-taking with convertible laptops in teaching-learning consecutive interpreting. Results from an MA Degree programme pilot study

Different areas within interpreting are now beginning to make specific use of generic information and communication technologies (ICT) to provide help and support for interpreters. Consecutive interpreting is one of the modalities in which ICT can have a major impact, and so this article deals with introducing digital devices as a note-taking tool. In more specific terms, it presents a pedagogical pilot study with students and teachers in the Conference Interpreting MA Degree programme at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (MUIC). After this trial, the views of students and lecturers alike were collected via a questionnaire. It concludes with a proposal related to the teaching and pedagogical aspects which should be taken into account before introducing the use of these devices in consecutive interpreting training.

A comparative study of interagency communications and information exchange in disaster response among selected countries.

Effective communications and secure information exchange platforms during disasters and emergencies are among the significant factors in inclusive disaster management and can radically contribute to better preparedness, efficient and timely responsiveness, and, finally, maximal reduction of damages and fatalities. The present study was to compare communications and information exchange among disaster response organizations in selected countries. This applied research, carried out in 2022, was a qualitative descriptive-comparative study pursuing a content analysis approach. Australia, Turkey, India, America, Japan, and Iran constituted the statistical population of the study. The sampling was based on the countries' disaster histories and response experiences. The note-taking tool was used to extract and collect data during the review of texts, documents, and articles, and the qualitative content analysis method was employed for data analysis. The outcomes of the descriptive-comparative analysis fell into four main comparative axes of the selected countries, including comparing reference, authority, and coordinator organizations in the response phase, comparing planning records and histories in disaster and emergency management comparing the contribution or non-contribution of government, military institutions, and non-governmental organizations to disaster and emergency management, the commonalities of the selected countries' disaster and emergency management and dependence on government. The results revealed that all selected countries depended on the government in managing disasters and emergencies, and the four communication platforms, i.e., landline telephone, mobile phone, radio communications systems, and couriers, were the common communication and information acquisition sources.

Easily applicable social virtual reality and social presence in online higher education during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

Social virtual reality (social VR) platforms gained popularity among users over the last few years. They provide users with a sense of social presence, potentially stimulating social interaction in distance education. Insights on how VR enhances the social aspects of learning are scarce, however, and past examinations often focused on the effects of short usage times of self-developed VR learning applications. To analyze the potential of a simple-to-apply off-the-shelf social VR environment in distance education, in this qualitative study, a sample of 35 master's students employed the AltspaceVR platform for university seminars and group work over a six-week while campus access was restricted due to the covid-19 pandemic, and 23 of them were interviewed to examine their perception of the technology. The results show that social VR facilitated feelings of social presence, a more natural and spontaneous way of communicating with peers and teachers, and an increased sense of community in the classroom, compared to the alternative of videoconferencing. Participants reported high acceptance of the technology for teaching and learning tasks, particularly for interactive activities (e.g., workgroups) in small groups, but also identified limitations related to aspects such as image resolution, lack of note-taking tools, or the feeling of dizziness and fatigue after prolonged use. These results highlight the potential advantages of social VR for stimulating the social dimensions of online education, as well as the remaining challenges that need to be addressed to enable its use in higher education.

Understanding the Effects of Structured Note-taking Systems for Video-based Learners in Individual and Social Learning Contexts

Video-based learning is widely adopted by online learners, yet, learning experience and quality may be negatively affected by asynchronous and remote natures of video-based learning. As note-taking is a common practice employed by video-based learners and is known to be an effective way to trigger active construction and processing of knowledge, yet as a meta-skill, it is challenging to most learners. In this study, we aim to approach the goal of providing cognitive and social scaffolds to video-based learners by structuring their note-taking process. We presented and evaluated structured note-taking systems designed for learners in two contexts, namely, individual learning context and social learning context. With an online controlled study involving 43 participants, we compared the structured note-taking systems with two baseline systems (for individual learning and social learning contexts respectively) and found that structured note-taking significantly improved certain aspects of video-based learning such as and higher cognitive engagement and lower distraction. We discussed our results to inform the design, iteration, and adoption of note-taking tools in video-based learning.

Gap of premarital counseling in family support law

Aim: The effort to improve the stability of marriage for decades is aimed at family counselors and planners of women and youth issues; but family support requires a regulated legislation. In this research, the examination of premarital counseling gap in the family support law was put on the agenda. method: This research is fundamental-applied and was carried out in a descriptive analytical way. Documentary-library information method and note-taking tool were used to collect information. Findings: The Family Protection Law was approved in 2011 and it has considered specific legal instructions for different aspects of the family. But in some important areas, this law seems to have shortcomings. Conclusion: In general, according to the study of the provisions of the Family Protection Law, it seems that the void of pre-marriage counseling is evident in the collapse of families and the increase in the number of divorces.it seems that the void of pre-marriage counseling is evident in the collapse of families and the increase in the number of divorces.

Virtual Microscopy in Undergraduate Pathology Education

ObjectivesWhole-slide imaging and virtual microscopy (VM) have revolutionised teaching, diagnosis and research in histopathology. This study aimed to establish the feasibility of achieving early integration of clinical reasoning with undergraduate pathology teaching on a VM platform and to determine its student-centricity through student feedback.MethodsThis study was conducted at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, between August and December 2017. A total of 38 VM-centred clinical cases were introduced to 49 students in an integrated undergraduate medical curriculum. The cases were aligned to curricular objectives, reinforced the pathologic basis of disease with critical thinking and were delivered across 15 interactive small-group sessions. A simulated cross-disciplinary integration and judicious choice of pertinent diagnostic investigations were linked to principles of management. Feedback was obtained through a mixed-methods approach.ResultsUser-friendliness, gradual learning curve of VM and annotation-capacity were scored as 4–5 (on a Likert scale of 1–5) by 91.84%, 87.76% and 83.67% of the participants, respectively. Most students agreed that the content matched the stage of learning (81.63%), theme of the week (91.84%) and development of a strong clinical foundation (77.55%). Integration (85.71%) and clinico-pathological correlation (83.67%) were the strengths of this educational effort. High student attendance (~100%) and improved assessment scores on critical thinking (80%) were observed. Software lacunae included frequent logouts and lack of note-taking tools. Easy access was a significant student-centric advantage.ConclusionA VM-centred approach with a clinico-pathological correlation has been successfully introduced to inculcate integrated learning. Using the pathologic basis of disease as a fulcrum and critical reasoning as an anchor, a digitally-enabled generation of medical students have embraced this educational tool for tutor-guided, student-centred learning.

Using a Guided Note-Taking Tool in a Prelicensure Pharmacology Course.

Using a Guided Note-Taking Tool in a Prelicensure Pharmacology Course.

The Use of the Traditional Tools in Consecutive Interpreting: Advantages and Disadvantages

This study is a plea for introducing ‘pen and paper’ as traditional tools in consecutive interpreting. The study is built on the examination of the traditional note-taking tools and their use in interpreting. Its purpose is to discuss their potentialities, as well as to determine to what extent the traditional tools and methods of note-taking are still valuable and compatible with other new ones. The discussion is done through the descriptive method of the process and techniques of consecutive interpreting. The development of these themes aims to point out the benefits to obtain by the use of traditional tools. The study tries, also, to reveal the advantages and disadvantages of the use of these traditional tools compared to the new technological devices used in consecutive interpreting. The results confirm the effectiveness of these traditional pen and paper tools, as they still in work that enables the consecutive interpreter to accomplish his/ her work. The conclusion and findings suggest some solutions such as the use of traditional tools threatened by e-generation devices and digital technology. It, also, mitigates the attacks on these formal tools. It provides a method for the fulfillment of the objectives of consecutive interpreting regardless of the tools used by the interpreter.

Note-Taking in the Digital Age: Evidence from Classroom Random Control Trials

Existing studies of how note-taking tools affect student learning typically find that students who choose to take notes on a computer perform worse on assessments than students who take notes on paper. To our knowledge, the literature has not disentangled whether this result is due to the notetaking process itself, or instead due to the characteristics of students who choose to use computers to take notes. In order to answer this question we employ a within-subject random control trial experiment and conclude that taking notes on computers does not have a statistically meaningful impact on student performance.

Using iBook Features to Support English Language Learners and Struggling Readers

Technology can play an important role in the development of reading fluency. Taking notes, recording brainstorm sessions, peer-reviewing, and publishing are all skills that support students in becoming academically literate for advanced schooling. This descriptive case study explored the use of the iBook application and features that come standardly loaded on the iPad device to improve reading comprehension and enhance student engagement. The results indicate that several features of the iBook application, such as word definitions, the notetaking tool, and Wikipedia searches, among others, were highly valuable for instructional purposes.

IMPACT OF SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE ON CUSTOMER’S SATISFACTION OF AHWAZ TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY (IRAN) AND THE MEDITATIVE ROLE OF FLEXIBILITY

Living in meta-information age beside the everyday acceleration of information technology lead customers to utilize electronic facilities and services fort doing their tasks quickly and easily. Customers would be satisfied with services always available to be used and to encourage customers to reuse them. To this end, the present study scrutinizes the influence of telecommunication hardware and software services with the relevant components on customer satisfaction with respect to the function of flexibility taken by the company. The main goals of the research are as follows: 1. investigating the influence of software infrastructures on customer satisfaction, given the mediative role of flexibility, 2. investigating the influence of hardware infrastructure on customer satisfaction, given the mediative role of flexibility. The method is survey research, library research along with note-taking tools. SPSS software is employed for information analysis. According to the findings, there is a significant relationship between software agents (transaction speed, ease of use, access speed, safety and teaching method) and hardware agents (environment, facilities, adornment and equipment) in customer satisfaction. The results revealed that hardware and software agents influence customer satisfaction indirectly. Article visualizations:

Predicting meeting participants’ note-taking from previously uttered dialogue acts

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a new supervised machine learning study on the prediction of meeting participant’s personal note-taking from spoken dialogue acts uttered shortly before writing. Design/methodology/approach This novel approach of providing cues for finding important meeting events that would be worth recording in a meeting summary looks at temporal overlaps of multiple people’s note-taking. This research uses data of 124 meetings taken from the AMI meeting corpus. Findings The results show that several machine learning methods that the authors compared were able to classify the data significantly better than a random approach. The best model, decision trees with feature selection, achieved 70 per cent accuracy for the binary distinction writing for any number of participants simultaneously or no writing, whereas the performance for a more fine-grained distinction of the number of participants taking notes showed only about 30 per cent accuracy. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that meeting participants take personal notes in accordance with the utterance of previously uttered speech acts, particularly dialogue acts about disfluencies and assessments appear to influence the note-taking activities. However, further research is necessary to examine other domains and to determine in what way this behaviour is helpful as a feature source for automatic meeting summarisation, which is useful for more efficiently satisfying people’s information needs about meeting contents. Practical implications The reader of an Information Systems (IS) journal would be interested in this paper because the work described and the findings gained could lead to the development of novel information systems that facilitate the work for businesses and individuals. Innovative meeting capture and retrieval applications, satisfying automatic summaries of important meeting points and sophisticated note-taking tools that suggest content automatically could make people’s daily lives more convenient in the future. Social implications There are wider implications in terms of productivity and efficiency. Business value is increased for the organisation, as human knowledge is built more or less automatically. There are also cognitive and social implications for individuals and possibly an impact on the society as a whole. It is also important for globalisation, social media and mobile devices. Originality/value The topic is new and original, as there has not been much research on it yet. Similar work was carried out recently (Murray, 2015; Bothin and Clough 2014). This is why it is relevant to an IS journal and interesting for the reader. In particular, dialogue acts about disfluencies and assessments appear to influence the note-taking activities. This behaviour is helpful as a feature source for automatic meeting summarisation, which is useful for more efficiently satisfying people’s information needs about meeting contents.

Note-taking as a main feature in a social networking platform for small and medium sized enterprises

Managing knowledge (especially tacit knowledge) in small and medium sized enterprises has always been a challenge. They have special characteristics that are related to their size, structure and their members’ coordination and collaboration. Theses specifications affect the process of knowledge management in such enterprises. In addition, they suffer from the missing of codified and standardized supports. All these factors illustrate the urgent need to provide them with an appropriate knowledge management solution. In this paper, the special needs for knowledge management in this kind of enterprises is illustrated. The importance of an effective note-taking tool is justified. A semantic model that takes into account these needs is presented. In addition, we explain our choice of MEMORAe web platform as a tool for knowledge organization. We also clarify the functionalities which have been added to MEMORAe platform in order to be dedicated to these enterprises. Finally, the web platform is introduced.

Welcome to the revamped resource reviews section

Beginning with this issue, the Resource Reviews department has new coeditors, a new name, and a slightly larger scope. As the name change from “Electronic Resources Reviews” to just “Resource Reviews” suggests, we are broadening the scope of this column beyond what is traditionally considered electronic resources in libraries. We will still review those, but we will also review software and other technology tools that may or may not be library-specific but that will help our readers do their work and accomplish their goals more efficiently and effectively. The first review of this kind appears in this issue: a comparison of two online note-taking tools. Your new coeditors bring complementary expertise to this column. Emily McElroy has many years of experience purchasing, licensing, and managing electronic resources, as well as extensive collection development experience in medical and general academic libraries. Janet A. Crum, AHIP, has extensive experience managing technology in medical libraries, as well as some experience with collection development and electronic resource management. We welcome suggestions for resources to review, as well as volunteers to review them. If you would like to recommend a resource for review and/or volunteer to be a reviewer, please email either or both of us.

An Empirical Two-Group Study into Electronic Note-Taking

The relationship between students learning traditionally or through virtual worlds using computer-oriented tools is of keen interest. Although, the extent to electronic learning varies in great degrees from entire online environments to partial complimentary tools which differ according to their functions. The focus of this research paper is to discuss the paradigm shift from traditional means of study to computerisation, in particular relating to the area of note-taking. Research into cognitive factors associated with learning and performance including memory have put forward suggestions, which could assist the cumulative learning process. Comparative analysis between a number of note-taking techniques refined the study with the electronic adaptation of the popular Cornell method with the proposed En-AISR platform. Emphasis has been placed on the influence and significance towards the amalgamation of multi-modal features to enhance and stimulate students learning experience. A two-group study measured students learning, performance, and experience between both systems using usability criteria. Outcomes from this experiment suggest a positive influence of a multi-modal note-taking tool as a complimentary learning aid.