Use Of Simple Language Research Articles

Analisis Kompetensi Andragogi Tutor Pendidikan Kesetaraan dalam Pembelajaran di Sanggar Kegiatan Belajar (SKB) Kota Medan

This research aims to analyze the competence of equal education tutors in the Medan City Community Learning Activity Studio (SKB). The type of research used is qualitative descriptive research. There were 3 subjects in the research, namely tutors in the equivalency program. The data collection techniques used were observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques are data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The validity of the research includes source triangulation and technique triangulation. The research results show that tutors have shown significant efforts in understanding the characteristics and needs of students by approaching them directly and identifying individual habits and needs. Mastery of educational principles can also be seen through the tutor's efforts to integrate educational principles in learning by creating an active and interesting class atmosphere. In terms of curriculum development, tutors collaborate with external parties to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of the curriculum according to student needs, by paying attention to basic principles such as relevance and efficiency. The learning strategies implemented, including discussion methods and the use of simple language, succeeded in increasing students' understanding. Apart from that, tutors are able to create interactive, fun and challenging learning situations. Mastery of conventional learning media is good, but use of information and communication technology (ICT) varies, with some tutors facing technical and infrastructure obstacles. Finally, assessments are carried out using various tools, both tests and non-tests, to ensure fair and objective learning outcomes.

Pendampingan pembuatan bahan bakar gas dari Biomassa menggunakan Teknologi Gasifikasi

The utilization of new and renewable energy is of paramount importance considering the limited reserves of fossil fuels and the negative impacts resulting from their usage. Biomass presents an intriguing option as it can be renewed and is abundantly available in Indonesia. Gasification technology stands as one of the thermochemical methods to convert biomass into gas fuel. This process demonstrates high efficiency and generates low pollution. However, the knowledge of this technology remains confined to certain scientists and practitioners, necessitating the need for socialization and information dissemination, particularly in rural areas. Consequently, demonstrations and training sessions were conducted for the community in Kerinjing Village, Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. The demonstrations involved students who were trained to operate gasification equipment, with approximately 30 participants attending the training sessions. Additionally, presentations and discussions were held to elucidate the potential of biomass as gas fuel, the main components of gasification apparatus, and the process of converting biomass into gas fuel. The results of the demonstrations revealed a high level of enthusiasm among the residents of Kerinjing Village toward gasification technology. The residents displayed an easy grasp of the straightforward equipment operation and their ability to produce such equipment themselves due to its accessibility and ease of fabrication. The use of simple language in delivering information facilitated the comprehension of gasification technology among the community. In conclusion, gasification technology offers a simple yet promising approach to serve as an alternative energy solution in rural areas. Continuous demonstrations and socialization efforts are imperative to promote wider implementation of this technology, thereby advancing the adoption of new and renewable energy sources. Consequently, it is hoped that this initiative will address the constraints posed by limited fossil fuel reserves and contribute to sustainable development

The Effect of Comic Strip as Instructional Method in Enhancing Students’ Writing Skills

There have been several studies on the use of comics as an instructional tool for reading, but less on their use to writing, particularly descriptive text. The goal of this study is to find out how the comic strip affects the writing skills of students in the Islamic education program STAIN Mandailing Natal, especially their descriptive writing skills . This study was a experiment method. It was done by two classes, one called the experimental class and the other called the control class. Each class had 35 students. The Random sampling is used in the sampling of this study. This study uses SPSS windows 10 or statistical analysis to construct the T-Test while analyzing the data. This research finds that comic strips may improve students' descriptive writing. Through comic strips, students enhanced their writing abilities in all areas. The learning process is more efficient because of the use of simple language, clear images, and follow-up questions to ensure that everyone understood what was going on.

The Use of Simple Language in Informal Forest Education as a Key to the Correct Interpretation of Sustainable Forest Management-The Experience of Poland.

In view of the increasing conflict between society and forest management and a significant increase in the social functions of the forest, informal forest education is becoming increasingly important. In Poland, it is carried out mainly based on the field educational infrastructure, which consists, among other things, of forest educational paths equipped with educational boards. The paper presents the results of research on the assessment of the availability of texts presented on educational boards. The study was conducted on the basis of photographs of educational boards located on six educational paths in the forests of the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Lublin. Using the Google Lans application, the main text from each board was read and then analyzed in the Promovolt software program to determine the level of text accessibility using the Fog Index. The results were then compared with the opinion of respondents using an online survey, which indicated that most of the boards are written in language that is either simple, understandable to middle/high school students, or quite difficult but understandable to first-degree students. On the other hand, the respondents generally indicated the level of accessibility of the text to be easier because, in their opinion, it is enough to have a primary education to understand the content of the boards. This observation leads to the conclusion that in order for education to be more effective, simple language should be used, which can be understood by the less educated members of the population.

Information access and preventive measures during COVID-19 among migrants and general population

BackgroundAccess to information and adherence to preventive measures are crucial for containing the COVID-19 outbreak. This study examines access to information and adherence to preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic among migrant origin persons and the general population.MethodsData from the Finnish MigCOVID Survey conducted 10/2020 to 2/2021 among persons aged 20 to 66 years was used (n = 3 668). Participants in Health 2017 follow-up survey were the reference group (n = 3 490). We examined age and sex-adjusted access to information by language skills and adherence to preventive measures (staying home if fluish; keeping a safety distance; wearing a face mask; good hand and coughing hygiene; avoiding traveling abroad; avoiding shaking hands with others; downloading the Koronavilkku contact tracing app).ResultsPersons with excellent Finnish/Swedish language skills (96.8%; 95% CI 95.0-97.9) reported receiving sufficient information more often those with intermediate (92.3; 95% CI 88.8-94.8) or basic (91.0%; 95% CI 88.0-93.3) language skills. Overall high adherence to preventive measures was observed both among the migrant origin and the general population. However, significant differences in the migrant origin population by region of origin were observed. More pronounced differences between migrant origin persons and general population persons were observed for avoiding traveling abroad (83.7%; 95% CI 81.1-86.0 vs. 96.6%; 95% CI 95.6-97.3) and downloading the Koronavilkku app (42.8%; 95% CI 39.8-45.9 vs. 64.3%; 95% CI 61.7-66.8).ConclusionsPoorer perceived access to information by language skills points to the continuous need for use of simple language and multilingual communication materials. Self-reported adherence to key preventive measures campaigned by health authorities was generally high both among persons of migrant origin and the general population, although concerns were noted in adherence to these recommendation in some regional groups.Key messages Multilingual and multichannel communication is central in crisis situations to ensure adequate access to information among different population groups.Higher incidence of COVID-19 among migrant origin persons is likely related not only to information access and adherence to preventive measures, but also to various social and structural factors.

Protecting Autonomy of Rohingya Women in Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions

Protecting Autonomy of Rohingya Women in Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions

Cover Crop Champions: Linking Strategic Communication Approaches with Farmer Networks to Support Cover Crop Adoption

We conducted a case study of the 2017 Cover Crop Champions cohort to understand how the program changes farmers’ perceptions of cover crops and helps them overcome structural constraints to their adoption. Based on semi-structured interviews and document review, we found that the program changed the attitudes and behavior of farmers through two key mechanisms. First, Champions were trained in new communication methods, including the use of simple language intended to normalize cover cropping, sharing personal success stories, facilitating hands-on field demonstrations, and focusing on tangible benefits. Second, the program facilitated new farmer networks, while strengthening and connecting farmers with existing networks. Champions who were involved in existing networks were more likely to continue outreach after the program ended. This case study improves our understanding of how farmer networks and mentoring relationships, built on effective communication strategies, can help overcome constraints to crop diversification on grain farms in the U.S. Midwest.

Family interview for organ and tissue donation: good practice assumptions.

to identify information that can support creating good practice assumptions to develop family interview for organ and tissue donation. this scoping study, conducted in two Brazilian hospitals in the southern, between April and December 2017, included integrative review and consultation with 15 families who experienced interview for organ donation. For data analysis, thematic content analysis was used. three categories emerged: communication of death, which shows the need to know the history of hospitalization of patients; emotional support, the team must have mastery of the stages of mourning; information about donation, professionals need to know the stages of the donation process and respect families' time. good practice assumptions point to the need for team training, respect for family time and the use of simple language.

Book Review: The Less People Know about Us

The Less People Know about Us is an autobiographical book written by Axton Betz-Hamilton. The book focuses on her own experiences of child identity theft and the elder financial exploitation perpetrated by a loved one. Inspired by this experience, Dr. Betz-Hamilton went on to receive a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies and has since dedicated her research to the area of child identity theft. This book review evaluates the organization of the book exploring the usability of the book for practitioners in the field of financial therapy. The Less People Know about Us was enjoyable to read due to the use of simple language and short chapters which allows the readers to viscerally experience the emotions and experiences of a victim of identity theft perpetrated by a family member.

A strange magic

A strange magic Kendalyn Mckisick Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry Cassandra Atherton and Paul Hetherington, eds. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2020. 186 pp. ISBN- 978-0-522-87474-7 A book that has been long awaited, Anthology of Australian Prose Poetry, provides an overview of how prose poetry has come into the Australian poetic landscape while presenting a variety of prose poems written by Australian poets who are breaking away from conservative, traditional poetic forms. These poets stand next to one another here—as a sort of resistance—unified by a shared belief that prose can and should be an acceptable entry for poetics. The featured poems are varied in content while also providing examples of how a prose poem might approach taking up space on the page. Each block of text uncovers a unique truth: "Until now, and despite the excellence of prose poetry in Australia, there has never been such an anthology, although poets since 2002 … have called for one to be published, … the result of relative neglect of prose poetry by critics and editors in Australia" (1). The anthology opens with a fourteen-page essay of exposition from the editors that seeks to explain the why of the book and bring readers to a level ground of understanding before experiencing the delight to come. The essay, "A Strange Magic: Australian Prose Poetry," is broken into five sections, wherein the reader learns about the history of the prose poem, how it has evolved in Australia as well as other areas of the world, how select academics view the form, what some of the broader characteristics of the prose poem are, and how prose poetry is being defined in regard to the poems that have been selected. Because the concept of a prose poem is not entirely concrete and not fully derived from traditional lineated poetry, the definition section of the essay is helpful to give a firm foundation to the collection of poems that follow. The featured prose poems are extremely different from one another, cobbling together a clearer, larger view of what Australian prose poetry looks and sounds like, while simultaneously breaking open possibilities of topics that the prose poems might broach. As an American poet who primarily reads poetry by American poets, I find these poems to be quite different from the prose poetry with which I am familiar—prose poems that are primarily narrative and linear but also have an apparent freedom to blend prose and poetic form, using punctuation creatively in place of line breaks, [End Page 398] while even at times blending in concepts of visual art. The poems featured within the anthology show a spectrum of approaches to blocks of texts, including lists, written vernacular, font as decoration, heavy fragmentation, justified and nonjustified text, and indented paragraphs. Two poems within the book that represent the variety of the anthology are "Wha'd I Tell Ya?" by Raelee Lancaster (115) and "Pen-Sickness" by Vincent Buckley (42). Lancaster's poem tells a story of a child who has been taught by their Auntie to weave baskets but does not remember how to start the basket. The response of the Auntie is "Wha'd I tell ya?" to each action of the child, from not remembering to successfully finishing the basket, showing how the same words can take on different meanings in different contexts. The speaker of the poem is a child, portrayed primarily through use of simple language. Though the language is childlike, the actions and repetition of the title create a poetic pattern. "Pen-Sickness" is a poem that uses more traditional poetic language yet uses the prose form. The unknown speaker pulls the reader in, using the address "you," and describes the sometimes painful process of writing a poem, using language that would also describe a person who is lovesick, drawing a parallel between romantic relationships and the relationships between a poet (the pen) and the poem. Instead of setting a narrative scene, the poem lingers in the mind through symbolism. This book certainly contributes to a greater understanding of prose poetry, both the politics and the form, as well as offering a progressive vision of prose poetry entering the world...

ASSIMILATING AND REPRODUCING CONCEPTS AFTER PHARMACOLOGY LECTURE - A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY

Objective: Medical undergraduates learn pharmacology during the second phase of MBBS. Considering the expanding list of drugs and volatility associated with its learning, the objective of this study was to describe the factors that interfere with the assimilation and reproduction of the concepts in pharmacology.
 Methods: This was a descriptive study done in the Department of Pharmacology of a Government Medical College in Central Kerala for a period of 2 months. Five short answer questions were chosen to elicit responses from the participants in the form of a surprise test. A Google fill out form elicited the perception of the participants about learning during the pharmacology lecture. The data were sorted and entered into Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 16 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA). Descriptive data were expressed using frequencies and percentages.
 Results: Of the 148 students, 84 (56.75%) participated in the study. For the surprise test, the mean marks scored were 2.24±0.77 (maximum marks 5). Forty-seven (56%) participants claimed that they were attentive in pharmacology lectures only “sometimes.” The majority of the participants 82 (97.6%) “sometimes” found it difficult to imbibe the concepts in pharmacology. Seventy (83.3%) agreed that definitions are difficult to learn as such. Only 10 (11.9%) disagreed with the statement that a drug’s action cannot be interpreted as its use because sometimes actions can aggravate some diseases. Sixty-one (72.6%) participants had difficulty in understanding the word “rationale.” Five minutes break, continuity of topics, separate question-answer session at the end of class, summarization, a video demonstration of the mechanism of action, providing printed lecture notes, simple explanation, mnemonics to learn, clinical correlation, lectures during morning hours, and team-based quizzes were some suggestions to increase the assimilation of the subject.
 Conclusion: Participants had a mean score which was <50% of the total score. While the scores for definitions varied the question on uses of drugs fetched similar marks; however, the students had poor performance on the question related to rationale. Ignorance about the meaning of the word “rationale” shows the importance of regular feedback and the use of simple language in understanding the problems faced by the participants in learning the concepts in pharmacology.

Human Factors and the use of Simple Language

Communication is one of the human factors. Even two individuals use the same language, either English or their mother tongue, it still has problems. The problems often occur due to the mismatch between expectations and actual communications in accomplishing a task or activity. The information should be communicated to the right individual at the right time using the correct codes, context, terminology, and words. The individual, who received the information, should attend to the sources of information and acknowledge it.

Communication of Death in the Context of Infant-Child Donation: Best Practices for Creating Family Interview for Organ and Tissue Donation

ObjectiveTo analyze evidence capable of supporting best practices available in the literature to create dialogues about organ and tissue donation with parents of deceased children and adolescents. MethodsAn integrative literature review performed using Scopus, Cochrane, PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science database, and SciELo electronic libraries from November of 2013 to November of 2018, using keyword syntax for each database. The categories were developed using the Alicante model. ResultsA total of 745 articles were identified, with 7 selected for analysis. The information obtained was grouped into 3 categories: death communication, which indicates the importance of using simple and clear words; emotional support, which reveals the need to respect family time and the importance of empathy and compassion; and donation information, which punctuates the importance of dissociating communication about the death from that regarding organ donation. Conclusions. Evidence shows that best practices are the use of simple language, respect for the family during the grieving process, and the importance of establishing different situations in which to communicate about the death and the donation process.

Perspectives on Components of an Online Training and Support Program for Dementia Family Caregivers in India: A Focus Group Study

ABSTRACT Objectives There is a considerable need for support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia in developing countries, such as India. The purpose of the study was to identify the components and understand the acceptability of an online training and support program for dementia caregivers in India. Methods Three focus group discussions were carried out with dementia caregivers (2) and health professionals (1) to understand the requirements of an online training and support program from their perspective. The commonly recurring themes were identified and defined using thematic content analysis. Results The expectations from an online training and support program were wide-ranging from information about identification and management of dementia to support caregiver well-being. Use of simple language, cultural relevance, and an interactive design were suggestions to facilitate the use of the support program. Lack of time, difficulty in accessing the internet, lack of awareness about the portal, difficulty in reaching the rural population were anticipated as challenges in using the program. Conclusions The study highlights the requisite components of a first of its kind online training and support program in India by integrating the experiences, motivations, challenges, and expectations of caregivers and professionals involved in dementia care. Clinical Implications The focus group discussions in the current study provide a road map for the development of an online caregiver training and support program underlying the perspectives of the stakeholders for the consolidation of an effective dementia care program for lower resourced settings.

El sistema lingüístico romance en el desarrollo de la competencia comunicativa

Partícipes de una era globalizada en la que, además del inglés, lenguas romances como el castellano, el italiano o el portugués han alcanzado una enorme trascendencia internacional, este artículo pretende proporcionar las herramientas necesarias para desarrollar la competencia lingüística pasiva de hablantes románicos —en particular, de niños— proclives a comprender el sentido general de textos escritos en otros idiomas de su misma familia lingüística. Para ello, nos servimos de la literatura infantil, un tipo de producción literaria caracterizada por el empleo de un lenguaje sencillo sumamente útil para estudios contrastivos de este tipo. Utilizando fragmentos de “La Cenicienta” escritos en varias lenguas romances, aplicamos los siete tamices lingüísticos del método EuroComRom (2005). Su conocimiento se revela clave para comprender el orden lógico-semiótico de la estructura textual panrománica, un entramado lingüístico en el que se ven involucradas lenguas tan singulares como el maltés.

การจัดการศึกษาโดยครอบครัวโดยใช้ทรัพยากรการเรียนรู้อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ (Homeschooling Using Electronic Learning Resources)

Thai Abstract: วตถประสงคของการวจยครงน เพอสรางและพฒนาตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรอเลกทรอนกสทเกยวของกบการบรหารจดการของการศกษาโดยครอบครว และน าเสนอแนวทางการจดการศกษาโดยครอบครว โดยใชตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรอเลกทรอนกส งานวจยนเปนเชงวจยและพฒนา การวจยแบงเปน 3 ระยะ คอ 1) ระยะพฒนาตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรฯของการศกษาโดยครอบครว 2) ระยะทดลองใชตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรฯ และ 3)ระยะปรบปรงและน าเสนอตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรฯ เครองมอทใชในการเกบรวมรวมขอมลคอ แบบสมภาษณเชงลก แบบสอบถาม แบบสรปการอภปรายกลมสนทนาแบบเจาะจง วเคราะหขอมลดวยสถตเชงพรรณนา การวเคราะหองคประกอบเชงยนยนอนดบสอง และการวเคราะหเนอหา ผลการศกษาพบวา การบรหารจดการทรพยากรการเรยนรฯทเกยวของกบการจดการศกษาโดยครอบครว ประกอบดวย 4 องคประกอบซงเรยงตามน าหนกองคประกอบจากมากไปนอย ดงน ดานบคคล ดานทวไป ดานการเงน และดานวชาการ สงทควรปรบปรงดานโครงสรางและเนอหาของตนแบบทรพยากรการเรยนรฯ คอ การจดเรยงเนอหาตองใหมความเหมาะสม แบงหมวดหมและมการใชภาษาทเขาใจงาย และสงส าคญของการสรางทรพยากรการเรยนรฯนนจะตองสรางใหตรงกบกลมผใชงานจรงใหไดมากทสด ส าหรบงานวจยนสามารถแบงเบาภาระของรฐไดสวนหนง และมสวนชวยเหลอ สนบสนนการจดการศกษาโดยครอบครวของประเทศไทยได English Abstract: The purposes of this research were to construct and develop a prototype of electronic learning resources related to homeschooling management and to present the idea about homeschooling by a prototype of electronic learning resources. This research was a research and development study categorized into three stages: The 1st stage was to develop a prototype of electronic learning resources. The 2nd stage was to experiment a prototype. The 3rd stage was to improve a prototype and present idea about homeschooling by prototype. The tool for collecting the data was set of in-depth interview form, questionnaires and focus group discussion form. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, second order confirmatory factor analysis and content analysis. The results of this research showed that the management of the electronic learning source by family consisted of four factors which were ordered by volume of factors: PER, GEN, FIN and ACD. An improvement in content and the prototype of electronic learning resources proposal by arranging the contents into an appropriate order from simple to complex which included use of simple language for easy understanding. The electronic learning resources need to be created for the right and proper user who is best suited for the most efficiency of practice. In consequence, this research can be helpful and supportive to the government and can be useful and support the education by family in Thailand.

Factors Associated With Engagement With a Web-Based Lifestyle Intervention Following Provision of Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Mixed Methods Study.

BackgroundWeb-based interventions provide the opportunity to combine the tailored approach of face-to-face interventions with the scalability and cost-effectiveness of public health interventions. This potential is often limited by low engagement. A number of studies have described the characteristics of individuals who engage more in Web-based interventions but few have explored the reasons for these variations.ObjectiveWe aimed to explore individual-level factors associated with different degrees of engagement with a Web-based behavior change intervention following provision of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk information, and the barriers and facilitators to engagement.MethodsThis study involved the secondary analysis of data from the Information and Risk Modification Trial, a randomized controlled trial of a Web-based lifestyle intervention alone, or alongside information on estimated CHD risk. The intervention consisted of three interactive sessions, each lasting up to 60 minutes, delivered at monthly intervals. Participants were characterized as high engagers if they completed all three sessions. Thematic analysis of qualitative data from interviews with 37 participants was combined with quantitative data on usage of the Web-based intervention using a mixed-methods matrix, and data on the views of the intervention itself were analyzed across all participants.ResultsThirteen participants were characterized as low engagers and 24 as high engagers. There was no difference in age (P=.75), gender (P=.95), or level of risk (P=.65) between the groups. Low engagement was more often associated with: (1) reporting a negative emotional reaction in response to the risk score (P=.029), (2) perceiving that the intervention did not provide any new lifestyle information (P=.011), and (3) being less likely to have reported feeling an obligation to complete the intervention as part of the study (P=.019). The mixed-methods matrix suggested that there was also an association between low engagement and less success with previous behavior change attempts, but the statistical evidence for this association was weak (P=.16). No associations were seen between engagement and barriers or facilitators to health behavior change, or comments about the design of the intervention itself. The most commonly cited barriers related to issues with access to the intervention itself: either difficulties remembering the link to the site or passwords, a perceived lack of flexibility within the website, or lack of time. Facilitators included the nonjudgmental presentation of lifestyle information, the use of simple language, and the personalized nature of the intervention.ConclusionsThis study shows that the level of engagement with a Web-based intervention following provision of CHD risk information is not influenced by the level of risk but by the individual’s response to the risk information, their past experiences of behavior change, the extent to which they consider the lifestyle information helpful, and whether they felt obliged to complete the intervention as part of a research study. A number of facilitators and barriers to Web-based interventions were also identified, which should inform future interventions.

A Conversation with the Innovator in You [Book Reviews

The authors have considerable international experience, and their book focuses on their consulting experience with many multinational companies and universities. The book is a well timed need of the hour publication for corporations as the business world is changing. Innovation has become essential DNA in every organization. The authors emphasize the need for simple thinking and bringing out the best in individuals. The authors emphasized a common myth that innovation equals ideas. Their use of simple language allows the reader to understand the fundamentals of the way in which innovation occurs after the germination of an idea. Because the authors are innovators, this experience is reflected in their writing.

Barriers and facilitators for goals of care discussions between residents and hospitalised patients

PurposeTo observe how residents are engaging in goals of care discussions with patients and identify thematic patterns that inhibited (barriers) and promoted discussion (facilitators) about goals of care.DesignAdmission encounters between...

James Sacré, une écriture de gestes de vie

Dans la poésie française contemporaine, quelques poètes cherchent un retour et une remise en valeur de l’énonciation du sujet poétique. Au sein de ce panorama, le poète James Sacré constituerait un exemple de cette nouvelle approche qui voudrait retrouver l’expression du sujet poétique tout en évitant de tomber dans l’excès, l’ornementation et l’effusivité poétiques. Cette approche est mise en place à travers l’utilisation d’un langage simple, qui met en valeur la lisibilité, et qui n’hésite pas à prendre comme point de départ le côté le plus banal et anodin de la réalité. L’article étudie plus en profondeur l’un des procédés utilisés par le poète pour rétablir l’expression du sujet poétique, qui consiste en la mise en place d’une écriture de gestes de vie, ce qui montre le lien indéniable existant dans la poésie de Sacré entre la vie et les mots poétiques.