Participation In Contests Research Articles

The Opportunists in Innovation Contests

Overview: Organizations increasingly turn to innovation contests for solutions to their complex problems. But these contests still face a fundamental inefficiency: they need to attract many participants to find the right solution, resulting in high costs and uncertainty. Studies have identified multiple dichotomies of successful and unsuccessful solver types, but these diverge. These studies also offer little guidance on how to attract successful solver types. We introduce the opportunist-transactor dichotomy, bridging whom to attract and how to attract them. Opportunists view the contest as a onramp to a new pursuit instead of a temporary undertaking. Characterizing solvers according to this new dichotomy was a better predictor of success than existing ones: in our context, most winners were opportunists. This type of solver was also reliably attracted by the seeker’s in-kind incentives, unlike those described by the other dichotomies. Our insights provide a deeper understanding of participants in complex contests and a concrete lever for influencing who shows up to solve.

Menumbuhkan Literasi Anak Di Era Digital Berbasis Komunitas Di Komunitas Peduli Membaca (KOMPIM) Melalui Lomba Dedongengan Desa Ngemplak Kidul Kec. Margoyoso Kab. Pati

<em>Child literacy is a big challenge for the world of education today. This is influenced by various reasons including the increasingly widespread negative effects of digital, and the effects of online learning during Covid-19. The school environment, family and the surrounding community have a big contribution in improving children's literacy. The Dedongengan Competition activity is one of the efforts to foster community-based children's literacy in Ngemplak Kidul Village, Margoyoso District, Pati Regency. This activity was carried out using the PLA (Participatory Learning and Action) method. by using the PLA method various parties can participate in the implementation of this activity. With this method the participation of various parties was successfully carried out. Various partners include KOMPIM, local village government, local educational institutions, PMII Mutamakin Commissariat, KPI Study Program, and PIAUD Study Program. This dedongengan contest was successfully carried out with 11 children participating, and enthusiastically from partner institutions. Contest participants convey local wisdom fairy tales using attractive costumes. It is hoped that this activity can be continued continuously by the local community</em>

When makers meet the metaverse: Effects of creating NFT metaverse exhibition in maker education

The main purpose of this paper is to conduct empirical research on the effectiveness of application of a metaverse in maker education. While the control group of students participate in a general maker class that encourages making digital content for relevant contest participation, the experimental group was treated to register their digital artwork as an NFT certified by blockchain technology and display them in the metaverse as a form of a virtual exhibition. The study findings show that while there was a significant statistical difference in terms of creative problem-solving and creative curiosity for both groups, only experimental participants showed improvement in creative cognition. In addition, following the addition of the metaverse treatment, a significant statistical improvement was found in terms of a sense of achievement towards their making process as well as ownership of their making products. Furthermore, the sentiment analysis collected from students' reflection papers reveals that the compounding result of their opinions, appraisals, complaints, emotions, or attitudes towards the metaverse exhibition was generally positive. Based on the findings, this paper suggests a new maker education model by expanding the previous one, TMSI (Thinkering, Making, Sharing, Improving), to a concept of TMIOS (Thinkering, Making, Improving, Ownering, Sharing).

Employee Engagement in Quality Improvement and Patient Sociodemographic Characteristics in FQHCs

Improving the quality of care is of paramount importance in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). One strategy is to engage frontline employees by encouraging them to generate and share ideas for quality improvement. In a national sample of 54 FQHCs, we explore the relationship of employee engagement in quality improvement—via participation in innovation contests that sought ideas to improve patient care and offered opportunities to vote on shared ideas—and patients’ sociodemographic characteristics. Although all FQHCs deliver care to underserved populations, we find considerable variation in patients’ socioeconomic status in our sample. Furthermore, employees in FQHCs that serve a higher percentage of patients living in poverty and/or a higher percentage of Hispanic patients were less likely to participate in idea submission and voting. Our findings suggest that sociodemographic characteristics of the patients served in FQHCs may be important determinants of success when implementing quality improvement initiatives.

ANALISIS WACANA KRITIS KAMPANYE VAKSINASI COVID-19 DALAM KOMIK DARING #dukungvaksinitukeren DI INSTAGRAM

Problems in handling COVID-19 vaccinations related to receiving and unclear information in the community are a serious matter as well as the reason for the vaccination campaign with a comic strip competition organized by Bank BRI with the hashtag #dukungvaksinitukeren on Instagram. This study aims to find out the discourse on the COVID-19 vaccination campaign by looking at the levels offered by critical discourse analysis in the online comic #dukungvaksinitukeren on Instagram. This research done with qualitative research with Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis method. The data collected by using and analizing three online comics #dukungvaksinitukeren which had been selected based on the most likes among the contest participants. The data analysis technique was carried out with three levels of analysis on the micro, meso, and macro structures which were then discussed to see the development of online comic discourse in social media in particular.c #dukungvaksinitukeren covering the microstructural, mesostructural, and macrostructural levels, it shows the use of language, discourse practices, and socio-cultural issues related to the situation during the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination is displayed in a hyperrealistic way to put forward tho whom striving COVID-19 vaccination in society. It also found how the development of media in the production of online comic discourse is considered the closest medium and an effective form of discourse in instilling power or domination along with its interests.

SHAPING OF CHILDREN’S SOCIAL HEALTH WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN DIFFICULT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES

Parents’ difficult life circumstances can impede the acquisitionof child’s necessary life skills and cause concern about its adequatesocialization and social health. The purpose of the article is to identifyand reveal ways to shape social health of children whose parents are indifficult life circumstances. Specialists should identify children’s problems,assist in solving them and provide social and pedagogical support.It is necessary to carry out therapeutic and corrective actions. In orderto promote socialization and social health, social workers, psychologists,social educators can use art therapy, game therapy, trainings, which arespecially designated for such children. The use of these methods reduceschildren’s level of negative emotions and anxiety, increases their selfconfidence,makes it possible to form sustainable behavioural reactions.The article explains the possibilities of extracurricular activities, theimpact of which on the shaping of social health can be recognized undoubtedly.Children’s participation in various kid’s clubs is an importanttype of activity. Extracurricular educational institutions create a platformfor positive informal communication, and their mentors’ influenceis also important. Participation in contests and competitions developspurposefulness, perseverance, ability to overcome difficulties; teaches tomake every effort to achieve results, to fight according to the rules, toaccept failures and defeats with dignity and aims to success. Due to activeparticipation in extracurricular activities, children create the basisfor further resilience, which involves the recognition of their personalcapabilities and vulnerability and is associated with personal success invarious spheres, especially against the background of stress or adverse circumstances. The process of socialization and shaping of children’s personalitywhose parents are in difficult life circumstances requires comprehensivesupport and participation of various social specialists for along time. If the educational potential of the family is reduced, it isnecessary to involve opportunities of other institutions that contributeto the shaping of social health.

Level-k Models and Overspending in Contests

The experimental evidence on contests often reports overspending of contest participants compared to the theoretical Nash equilibrium outcome. We show that a standard level-k model may rationalize overspending in contests. This result complements the existing literature on overspending in contests, and it bridges an open gap between the contest and auction literature. In fact, the literature on auctions often runs parallel to that on contests.Overbidding in auctions has also been documented empirically, and it has been shown that, in private-value auctions, such overbidding can be rationalized by level-k reasoning. We bridge the existing gap between the auction and contest literature by showing that overbidding may also be true in a theoretical contest environment with level-k reasoning.

ФОРМУВАННЯ КОМПЕТЕНЦІЙ НАУКОВОГО МОВЛЕННЯ У СТУДЕНТІВ-ФІЛОЛОГІВ

The article characterizes the main problems of the formation of written scientific speech competences among students- philologists. Also, the article describes ways to overcome the difficulties in the process of studying such disciplines: «Methodology and organization of scientific research» and «The theory and practice of philological research». The major task of the work programs of the disciplines is to master scientific speech skills among students, which is an existing competences representative that allows sharing own achievements and gaining experiences in approbation (printing articles, presentations on seminars and conferences, writing a thesis). In modern higher educational establishments, one of the tasks is to develop scientific – research competences among students. Therefore, teachers have an additional task: not only to train to write and to put works into shape, but first of all they have to motivate to work themselves, to offer relevant, interesting for students research topic without duplication any titles of already existing articles and websites, etc. The article describes the specific of preparation philologists ukrainists and polonists of Khmelnytskyi National University to write scientific articles, term papers, and diploma works. It was suggested algorithms for work with students, which teachers follow during forming scientific speech competences; the peculiarities of the research results presentation was highlighted through speeches at conferences and the publications of articles in student assemblies. It is these types of work that allow to test the results of research and teach students to public speaking, develop skills to lead a discussion. Acquisition of scientific speech competencies will help certified philologists, who can later work in educational institutions, together with students to participate in various scientific activities, including competitions, olympiads, conferences, etc. All participants of the scientific-educational process must follow academic decency. It is obligatory and emphasized. Because this is one of the conditions for Ukraine's educational European integration. In the longer term, we have tentative plans for other issues to be considered, issues related to organizing scientific work in higher educational establishments, including the application preparation, project activities, participation in competitions and contests, etc.

Building Teen Empowerment through a Clean Air Contest: Implications for Designing Education Outreach

Utah suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the nation from inversions during its winter months. Since 2015, the authors have led a growing annual high school public service announcement (PSA) contest that teaches teens about the air pollution implications of their new driving privilege and driving/transportation strategies to help preserve air quality (e.g., refraining from idling, carpooling, taking the bus, etc.). Creating a clean air PSA is a hands-on, action-oriented undertaking that motivates contestants to think about what they can do to tackle local air pollution and how they can influence others to adopt clean air actions. Past survey evaluations of contest participants indicate a higher likelihood to engage in air pollution-reduction behaviors after the contest and that the teens engage and influence their parents and family members to follow suit. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with nine contestants and their parents/guardians (n=19), this study investigates 1.) teens' perceptions and experience with the contest and how its design and implementation contribute to their understanding of Utah's air pollution and motivations to adopt clean air actions; and 2.) what aspects of the contest trigger teen engagement with their parents/guardians about air pollution. Findings illuminate how contests may be designed to motivate adolescents to adopt more sustainable behaviors and become persuasive environmental change agents within their families.

마라톤대회 참가자의 라이프스타일이 지각된가치 및 브랜드태도에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study is to apprehend the attitude toward the value and brand people who participated in the marathon contest held by the sports brand felt depending on the detailed type of the lifestyle and to provide the basic material helpful for the marketing analysis of the brand. This study is aimed at providing implications on the sports brand marathon contest that is proceeding now. Hereupon, the study was conducted targeting 291 people who participated in ‘2018 Adidas Myrun Seoul’. The questionnaires were used as the survey tool and when it comes to the data processing method, the frequency analysis, explorative factor analysis, credibility analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were carried out by means of SPSS 23.0 Ver. Program. First, it was revealed that the social intercourse pursuit, self-display pursuit, exercise pursuit, achievement pursuit of the sports brand marathon contest participants’ lifestyle had a partially significant effect on the perceived value, but it was shown that the fashion pursuit did not influence the perceived value. Second, although it was revealed that the fashion pursuit and social intercourse pursuit of the sports brand marathon contest participants’ lifestyle had a significant effect on the brand attitude, but it was shown that the self-display, exercise pursuit, and achievement pursuit did not influence the brand attitude. Third, although it was revealed that the obtainment and emotion of the perceived value of the sports brand marathon contest had a significant effect on the brand attitude, but it was shown that the social element did not influence the brand attitude. It is necessary for the sports brands to segment and analyze the participants’ disposition because the purposes of each participant can be different because the sports brand marathon contest is not the formal marathon contest, and they need to concretely apprehend what participants pursue in the sports brand marathon contest.

Variation between species, populations, groups and individuals in the fitness consequences of out-group conflict.

Out-group conflict is rife in the natural world, occurring from primates to ants. Traditionally, research on this aspect of sociality has focused on the interactions between groups and their conspecific rivals, investigating contest function and characteristics, which group members participate and what determines who wins. In recent years, however, there has been increasing interest in the consequences of out-group conflict. In this review, we first set the scene by outlining the fitness consequences that can arise immediately to contest participants, as well as a broader range of delayed, cumulative and third-party effects of out-group conflict on survival and reproductive success. For the majority of the review, we then focus on variation in these fitness consequences of out-group conflict, describing known examples both between species and between populations, groups and individuals of the same species. Throughout, we suggest possible reasons for the variation, provide examples from a diverse array of taxa, and suggest what is needed to advance this burgeoning area of social evolution.This article is part of the theme issue ‘Intergroup conflict across taxa’.

Writing and choosing problems for a popular high school mathematics competition

In this paper, we consider the issues involved in creating appropriate problems for a popular mathematics competition, and how such problems differ from problems typically encountered in a classroom. We discuss the differences and similarities in school curricula versus the generally agreed upon topics encountered in international competitions. The question of inspiration for the development of competition problems is dealt with from the standpoint of the problem author, while aspects related to the motivation of the contest participant, objective and subjective problem difficulty and mathematical precision in mathematics competitions are also discussed.

Praktik Perlombaan Kicauan Burung

The practice of singing bird competitions is often carried out in Ujungpadang Village, South Padangsidimpuan District, Padangsidimpuan City, namely on Sundays once a week and once a month.Each participant buys a registration ticket to take part in the competition.Ticket prices vary depending on the class and the event that will be followed by the participants of the competition.The awarding of prizes is determined by the number of participants who take part in the competition, and the proceeds from ticket sales. The objectives to be achieved in this study were to find out the practice of the chirping of birds that occurred in Ujungpadang Village, South Padangsidimpuan District, Padangsidimpuan City and an overview of Muamalah Fiqh on the practice of the competition. This research is a qualitative field research, namely data collection is carried out by direct observation to Ujungpadang Village, South Padangsidimpuan District, Padangsidimpuan City, documentation, and interviews with the Chair of the Organization/Committee, Contest Participants, Judges, and the community who know about the practice of the chirping birds competition. occurred in the Village. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the practice of chirping birds competition in Ujungpadang Village, South Padangsidimpuan District, Padangsidimpuan City, namely each participant is required to buy a registration ticket to the committee to take part in the competition. The factors that cause people to be interested in participating in the competition include as a means of entertainment, to channel the hobbies of bird lovers, the selling price of birds becomes more expensive and they are interested in the prizes for the competition. The practice of the chirping of birds that occurred in Ujungpadang Village, South Padangsidimpuan District, Padangsidimpuan City, can be said to be a competition that is not appropriate and is not allowed. This is because the prize giving to the winner has an element of maysir, with the funds given coming from the money for the registration ticket for the competition participants.

Teaching system transformation of logistics engineering major from the perspective of smart economy: an empirical study from China

ABSTRACT The technology and service modes of logistics industry are changing greatly in smart economy, and innovation is becoming new development engine, which promotes the urgent transformation requirement of teaching system of logistics engineering majors in universities. Based on the data from logistics engineering majors in Chinese universities in 2021, a relevant study on the undergraduate logistics engineering major is carried out. Along with ‘ability-motivation-opportunity’ (AMO) theory, this paper analyses the influence of ability, motivation and opportunity on the transformation. The current situation of teaching system, the existing problems and the improvement measures are investigated. Based on the above analysis, this paper puts forward the relevant suggestions to promote the cultivation of innovative talents, mainly including planning and designing the training programme system for logistics engineering major, placing more emphasis on logistics practice courses, promoting undergraduate students’ participation in various logistics contests, and increasing the level of teaching investment and guarantee.

Team members influence retention in a First Peoples’ community-based weight-loss program

The aim of this study was to evaluate program retention factors in a repeated team-based weight-loss and healthy lifestyle program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Data comprised 3107 participants in 10 Aboriginal Knockout Health Challenge contests. Multiple variable and bivariate analyses compared age, gender, self-reported behaviors (physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption) and objectively measured weight between completers and non-completers. First-time participants (n = 3107) who completed were more likely to be female, be older, weigh less and have more completing members in their team; only the number of team members completing was significant among participants (n = 1245) who took part in a second contest participation. Multivariate results were similar, with a participant’s odds of completing on their first and second participation occasion increasing by 1.16 and 1.18, respectively, with every teammate completed. Given that the strongest effect centered on a social factor, this highlights the importance of having community-driven design and the benefits of a group-based approach to engage and maintain First Peoples’ engagement in preventive health programs. Further, by identifying a change in factors associated with retention in successive weight-loss attempts, this study improves understanding of retention in weight-loss programs more generally.

Conflicts with Momentum

Take the fort, then take the city. In a two-stage, two-party contest, victory in the initial stage can provide an advantage in the final stage. We examine such momentum in conflict scenarios and investigate how valuable it must be to avoid a Pyrrhic victory. Our main finding is that although the elasticity of effort—which we allow to vary between the two stages—does impact the contestants’ effort levels, it has no bearing on the endogenously determined value of momentum itself. Further, rent dissipation in the two-stage conflict is equal across party whether or not an individual obtains first-stage momentum. Thus, momentum helps a player solely by enhancing marginal ability for victory in the second-stage contest. It does not, however, change the player’s net calculus of second-stage contest spending. Such contestable advantage is also found to be more rent-dissipative than innate/uncontestable advantage. Therefore, Pyrrhic victories should be more common for contests with an intermediate stage or stages in which advantages can be earned, ceteris paribus. While intermediate targets appear as useful conflict benchmarks, they dissipate additional expected contest rents. This additional rent-dissipative toll exists even for backward-inductive equilibrium behavior in a complete information setting. Whereas the quagmire theory suggests parties can become involved in problematic conflicts due to incomplete information, the present paper finds that the setting of conflict—namely, contestable intermediate advantage—can alternatively generate rent-dissipative tolls. Similarly, contestable advantage can lead parties to optimally forego contest participation (i.e., if conflict parameters do not meet the participation constraint). This is in contrast to a one-stage simultaneous contest with second-stage parametric values of the present contest.

ДУХОВНО-ІНТЕЛЕКТУАЛЬНЕ ВИХОВАННЯ УЧНІВ У ХАРКІВСЬКІЙ СПЕЦІАЛІЗОВАНІЙ ШКОЛІ І-ІІІ СТУПЕНІВ № 87

The article presents the experience of organizing the spiritual and intellectual education of students in an institution of general secondary education. The role of the volunteer movement, student self-government is highlighted. The positive role of participation in contests and promotions of various levels is indicated. The impact of pedagogical support on the success of educational activities has been revealed

Трансформаційні практики українського бізнесу під час пандемії коронавірусу і війни

It is noted that the individualized society with an increased tendency to nomadization, which began to form on Ukrainian territory, was forced to transition to sedentarization during the coronavirus pandemic, and during the war was affected by the opposite processes. “Narrowing the boundaries” of objective reality forces people to “expand the boundaries”, pave new paths and find/create alternative environments for the existence and realization of their creative abilities, which also applies to business. It is established that entrepreneurs began to produce new and transform existing business practices: closing, “zero” work, spending the “financial cushion”, relocation, covering the cost of materials, safe logistics, helping activists, changing the vector of entrepreneurial activity to foreign markets, implementing projects, participation in contests, grant programs, special initiatives (eDeclaration, “Supporting business in conditions of war”, grants to support micro and small businesses, Diia.Business, Virtual center Diia.Business, “Export in conditions of war”, access to international market and search for partners abroad, "Buy Ukrainian products and services", etc. It is suggested to strengthen the business strategy through the use of such effective tools as: landing page, multi-page site, Instagram, marketing kit, selling video, working with the database of customers, performance marketing, Google ADS, targeted advertising on Instagram & Facebook, marketing mix model, etc.; their positive and negative aspects. It is emphasized that transformative business practices in Ukraine can contribute not only to the formation of new trends, but also to the revolutionary transformation of economic forms – the transformation and renewal of economic consciousness.

PROGRAMMING BY FUTURE TEACHER OF LABOR TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY OF PERSONAL PORTFOLIO FOR LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Introduction. Modern innovative in content and nature of Ukraine's educational system does not fully meet global trends in society and the labor market, which requires the formation of advanced educational policy to ensure the appropriate level of professional development of future teachers of labor education and technology. Purpose. Investigate the process of professional development of future teachers of labor training and technology in the process of independent work and reveal the features of programming his personal portfolio for life and professional prospects. Methods. The following methods were used for the research: study of methodical and scientific-pedagogical literature on the research topic; analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, study and generalization of advanced pedagogical experience. Results. It is investigated that the use of personal portfolio provides personal educational trajectory of professional development of future teachers of labor education and technology, stimulates independent student work, intensifies participation in higher education events, competitions, contests, conferences, charity fairs, exhibitions, festivals and others. The development of a personal portfolio by a future teacher of labor education and technology as a method of assessment and forecasting allows you to solve a number of personal (personal and professional) tasks and gradually and systematically build the prospect of their own formation and growth. Originality. In the article are covered the principles of application of portfolio technology; identifies the tasks of professional development of future teachers in the personal portfolio; the structure of the personal portfolio of future teachers of labor education and technology is presented. Conclusion. The results of the study, logical and systematic analysis of psychological and pedagogical, scientific and methodological literature, practice in the process of educational and professional activities in higher education institutions highlight the need for personal programming of personal portfolio by future teachers of labor training and technology for life and professional prospects. Also, the results of the study give grounds to assert that in the professional development of the future teacher is necessary – the formation of an active life position – the need for self-development and self-improvement. Shifting the emphasis of the educational process to self-educational activities necessitates the training of future teachers of labor education and technology adequate perception and understanding of their capabilities, the development of their reflective abilities.

«Doomed to Success»: Promoting School Power, Role of the Family, and Inequality on the Way of the Olympiads Winners to University

The article proposes to consider the preparation and participation in intellectual contests (Olympiads) for schoolchildren for further admission to selective universities as a specfic type of tracking, the choice of an educational trajectory. The most part of studies of school Olympiads deal either with issues of methodological training of schoolchildren and teachers, or with a comparison of students who got into universities according to the results of the Unified State Exam or the results of Olympiads. This paper closes a gap related to the involvement of schoolchildren into the Olympiad movement and their choice of Olympiads as an admission strategy. The study was conducted in a qualitative methodology: due to semi-structured interviews with students who entered universities according to the results of the All-Russian Olympiad of Schoolchildren (VSOSH), the individual experience of the Olympiad students is reconstructed. The total number of participants of the study is 61 students who represent different areas of the Olympiads and different regions of Russia (graduates of Moscow schools are not specifically included in the sampling because of the active support of Olympiads in the schools of the capital). The results of the study demonstrate the promoting school power, when students receive additional support and encouragement to participate in Olympiads, the conscious choice of Olympiads as an alternative strategy for the admission to universities, the role of teachers, the community of Olympiad participants, and family members in informing about the possibility of participating in Olympiads, as well as related barriers and inequality of access to information and support.