Pandemic Pedagogy: Elements of Online Supportive Course Design

The purpose of this study was to identify which course design elements students perceive as supporting an easier transition to emergency remote teaching due to COVID-19, as well as to use those items to develop the Online Supportive Course Design (OSCD) measure. By asking students to rate their course with the easiest transition and hardest transition to emergency remote teaching, this study identified which structural elements were most important for supporting students during the transition. Using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, a seven-item measure was developed to operationalize OSCD, and initial validity was established by examining the relationships between OSCD, autonomy support, and teacher competence. Finally, practical implications for university faculty and areas for future research are discussed

Structure-directing effects in (110)-layered hybrid perovskites containing two distinct organic moieties

We acknowledge support from the University of St Andrews, the China Scholarship Council (studentship to YYG) and the Leverhulme trust (RPG-2018-065).The hybrid perovskites (ImH)(GuH)PbBr4 and (TzH)(GuH)PbBr4 (ImH+ = imidazolium, GuH+ = guanidinium, TzH+ = 1,2,4-triazolium) both adopt (110)-oriented layer structures. However, the GuH+ cation adopts differing crystallographic sites in the two structures (intra-layer versus inter-layer); this is discussed in terms of the sizes of the organic cations and their hydrogen-bonding preferences.PostprintPeer reviewe

Exploring diversity in the relationships between teacher quality and job satisfaction in the Nordic countries : insights from TALIS 2013 and 2018

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Secondary ice production: current state of the science and recommendations for the future

Measured ice crystal concentrations in natural clouds at modest supercooling (temperature ;.2108C) are often orders of magnitude greater than the number concentration of primary ice nucleating particles. Therefore, it has long been proposed that a secondary ice production process must exist that is able to rapidly enhance the number concentration of the ice population following initial primary ice nucleation events. Secondary ice pro- duction is important for the prediction of ice crystal concentration and the subsequent evolution of some types of clouds, but the physical basis of the process is not understood and the production rates are not well constrained. In November 2015 an international workshop was held to discuss the current state of the science and future work to constrain and improve our understanding of secondary ice production processes. Examples and recommendations for in situ observations, remote sensing, laboratory investigations, and modeling approaches are presented

Teachers’ Beliefs About Knowledge of Teaching and Their Impact on Teaching Practices: The Role of Beliefs in the Classroom

This study investigated secondary school mathematics teachers’ beliefs about knowledge of teaching and its impact on their teaching practices. Two teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through an interview and classroom observations. The results indicated that the teachers’ beliefs about the goal of mathematics education and about the importance of teachers’ understanding the way students think about certain mathematics subjects had impact on their teaching practices. However, the teachers’ teaching practices were also affected by the students