Sentences with phrase «traditional research methods»

Equivalence of computerized and traditional research methods: The roles of scanning, social environment, and social desirability

In 2007 and 2008, the Heartland curators, eschewing traditional research methods, set out on a series of old - fashioned road trips through the vast center of the United States.

While traditional research methods are based on comparing the effects of public and private schools on a student's test scores, EdChoice was able to compile random - assignment research which ensures that the results were not misconstrued by factors such as demographics or parental motivation.

Qualitative research could involve evaluation of teaching tools using a small sample to create improved products, or sensitive research with small hard - to - reach groups who would not normally respond to traditional research methods such as surveys or telephone interviews.

Using traditional research methods (reading old books) and non-traditional film processes (boiling old books) Gatten's films trace the contours of private lives and public histories, combining philosophy, biography, and poetry with experiments in cinematic forms and narrative structures.

Citizen science may be a useful and cost - effective means to increase knowledge of shark populations on coral reefs, but scientists do not yet know enough about how data collected by untrained observers compares to results from traditional research methods.

The future of personalized medicine, Basu believes, depends on an influx of researchers who can think beyond traditional research methods.

However, while traditional research methods play an important role within health promotion research, it is also important to understand how qualitative «evidence» can be used to inform health promotion practice.

For a healthcare client, these techniques allowed us to find and understand the experience of subjects who would be unlikely to participate in more traditional research methods such as focus groups or surveys.

Not exact matches

He researched the traditional monk money - making methods, such as growing and selling shiitake mushrooms or cucumbers.

That's because the varying backgrounds and experiences of those on your team bring you insights that are tougher to uncover with traditional market research methods.

Using PRIME's proprietary social media analytics methods and technology, the research firm identified 13 million relevant social media posts from March 2013 to December 2013 on the subject of mobile payment innovation in the context of MasterCard and its industry peers; sentiment analysis shows the majority of posts were driven by news - story sharing 92 % positive / factual, only 8 % negative tone overall which is a reflection of the original content as it appeared in traditional news outlets.

What we do know today is that traditional methods of structured customer, buyer, and market research that are quantitative based can not address the social and cultural changes taking place in our business society.

One can point to the emergence of a variety of critical approaches to religion in general, and to Christianity in particular, which have contributed to the breakdown of certainties: These include historical - critical and other new methods for the study of biblical texts, feminist criticism of Christian history and theology, Marxist analysis of the function of religious communities, black studies pointing to long - obscured realities, sociological and anthropological research in regard to cross-cultural religious life, and examinations of traditional teachings by non-Western scholars.

Some of the traditional psychoanalytic methods for opening up blocked communication between the unconscious and the conscious mind, e.g., free association and analyzing the transference neurosis, are unnecessarily time - consuming and expensive and their therapeutic effectiveness does not seem to be confirmed by empirical research evidence.

This may be significant for topical skin applications, as other research shows that virgin coconut oils have higher amounts of antioxidants, particularly virgin coconut oils produced by traditional methods.

Using traditional anthropological methods and laboratory observations, our research addresses clinically important pediatric questions like:

Carried out on Ashmore Reef (tropical) and Macquarie Island (Sub-Antarctic), the research found that the ever - increasing precision provided by drones, along with the ability to survey hard - to - reach populations, may mean that wildlife monitoring projects move from traditional methods to drone technology.

At the September workshop, the teachers became the students as they read a research article under the guidance of Sally Hoskins, a professor at City College of New York who studies such educational methods and teaches biology courses that use primary literature in lieu of traditional textbooks.

«Traditional methods of infectious disease research using animal models have provided limited information about disease progression until the study's endpoint, when investigators could analyze tissues from those animals,» he said.

The research team used GPS and accelerometer data loggers deployed on cheetahs, along with traditional observation methods.

EPSRC's cuts can also be partly attributed to its stopping, on 31 January 2011, the funding of Ph.D. students through the long - traditional method of including them in research project proposals.

Timothy Morton, lead author of the study and a Princeton associate research scholar of astrophysical sciences, developed Vespa because the vast amount of data Kepler has gathered since its 2009 launch has made the traditional method of confirming planets by direct ground - based follow - up observation untenable, he said.

We found this out using traditional methods from climate research, such as point maps,» says Mesquita.

Together they have used traditional methods from climate research to study how animals are affected by changes in the climate.

The different colors and shapes within the same species group however make the traditional morphological methods of taxonomic research hard to use to identify the real species diversity within the family.

«New research method questions traditional efficacy trial model.»

Villarini said they think that their research will help better communicate changing flood patterns to a wider audience, compared with more traditional methods of looking at flood risk.

New research shows traditional Chinese recipes and cooking methods put a damper on these unhealthy by - products.

A new documentary film questions the traditional methods of brain cancer treatment and research.

This traditional method has its downfalls, and automation in behavioral recognition is a crucial step towards advancements in biomedical, genetic, and molecular research.

Resistance also comes from those more familiar with traditional clinical research methods.

The Foundation seeks to establish a laboratory to test nutrient content of foods, particularly butter produced under various conditions; to conduct research into the «X Factor,» discovered by Dr. Price; and to determine the effects of traditional preparation methods on nutrient content and availability in whole foods.

More than any traditional or alternative method I have used or researched, EFT works to overcome food cravings and helps you reach dietary success.

Based on recent research and a new physiological theory I propose an alternative training method that I believe to be significantly better than traditional strength training.

It should be noted that this method of conducting research has limitations by traditional research standards; it was directed at a biased group (they were all my educated readers, after all!)

An important line of dietary research studies traditional diets and their methods of food preparation.

I share this love of real food, including traditional preparation methods based on my reading of Dr. Weston A. Price's research and allergy - free recipes following some principles of the ancestral food / paleo / primal templates.

This research could provide a critical starting point to encourage the use of natural therapies to treat colon cancer, rather than the traditional slash, burn and poison methods that cause more harm than good for many who suffer from the disease.

Some of these differences include: the ability to search from a deep pool of potential partners outside of one's existing social networks; the ability to communicate online or via email prior to arranging for a face - to - face interaction; and matching algorithms that allow users to filter potential partners based on pre-existing criteria.3 Other research has indicated that the efficiency of online dating and the size of the potential dating pool compared with traditional methods make the process especially useful for people (such as gays and lesbians, or middle aged heterosexuals) who may have limited options for meeting people within their immediate geographic area or social circle.4 Still others have speculated that the rise of online dating has encouraged young adults, especially men, to forego marriage because they can always find women to date and that lowers their interest in committing to long term relationships.5

Not only that, the research is clear that strategies that combine the use of traditional face - to - face classroom methods with computer - mediated activities are here to stay.

Our «Transforming Learning» research looks even further beyond these benefits to analyse with teachers and pupils how new flipped, challenge ‑ based and blended learning methods compare with more traditional methods.

What's more, it doesn't seem wise to me to just abandon everything through more traditional teaching methods, such as how writing benefits the brain and body as well as the power of traditional learning to teach researching skills, world facts, and listening skills.

Being able to involve technology within the core part of the lesson, such as researching on a tablet or using an app to complete part of a task can grab the learner's attention more than some traditional methods of teaching.

She is interested in researching emerging technologies and how gamification can transform traditional assessment and delivery methods to enable higher engagement and completion.

It unveils research that Pew and Common Sense Media have done on teacher perception of technology's impact on student attention, and that many teachers believe it is now more difficult to teach children using traditional methods.

Growing research shows that Montessori schools create lasting, positive social effects.82 Since the Montessori Method focuses on personal development, Montessori students improve in their social and emotional intelligence at a faster rate than students in traditional education.83 In light of this finding, Montessori schools can be an important vehicle for integrating students of diverse backgrounds and fostering critical life and social skills needed for the 21st century.

Even more powerful than the research methods that produced this report, she says, are randomized studies: true apples - to - apples comparisons, like one she and a colleague did with Chicago schools, that examine charter school students and those who would have liked to attend a charter school but are in a traditional school.

LYRIC's School - Based Initiative goes beyond traditional existing approaches to creating safe and supportive school environments for LGBTQQ youth by implementing innovative, research - based methods that address two core goals:

Two digital learning methods were identified to form the basis of the research: a traditional eLearning course and a pure online game.