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Reusable Containers
When you prepare your dish for the party be sure to pack it in a container that can be reused instead of disposed of once it's empty.
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If you are making a dish, hit up the farmers market and source as many local ingredients as you can to use. If you are growing your own food, use some of the produce in your dish.
Bring some locally grown grass fed beef to be tossed onto the BBQ.
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Bring your own water bottle or mason jar to drink from instead of using the disposable plastic cups that will likely be available. Check out Ecobags for some great resusable water bottles.
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Instead of bringing food, offer to bring the plates, silverware and napkins. There are many companies that offer compostable or 100% post consumer recycled options that will reduce the impact on the planet. Eco-Products offers versionsthat are made from recycled materials and can be composted.
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When party guests see what you are doing, they will likely inquire and ask. Use it as a chance to educate them on why you are doing what you are doing and spread the green knowledge.
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42 CFR 423.1058 - Dismissal of request for hearing.
§ 423.1058 Dismissal of request for hearing.
(a) The ALJ may, at any time before mailing the notice of the decision, dismiss a hearing request if a party withdraws its request for a hearing or the affected party asks that its request be dismissed.
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The graph depicts the attendance at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in California from 2009 to 2015. In 2015, the attendance at the park was approximately 7.1 million.
Universal Studios Hollywood - additional information
Universal Studios Hollywood is a working movie studio and a theme park. First opened only as a studio in the early twentieth century, its popular tours lead to the building of attractions, which later developed into a full theme park. The rides and attractions at the park mostly are based on popular movies or television shows of the studio such as Jurassic Park the Ride, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem and The Simpsons Ride. As well as this, the park still offers the original attraction of a studio tour, allowing guests to see where and how movies are filmed.
Since 2009, the attendance at Universal Studios Hollywood has increased annually reaching 7.1 million visitors in 2015. Despite the consistent increase in attendance, the park still receives less visitors than its sister park Universal Studios Orlando which had 9.59 million guests in 2015. The Universal Parks brand has spread globally, there is now also a Universal Studios in Japan and Singapore, with plans to build parks in other international locations such as China and Russia. The success of the brand has allowed Universal Studios to become the third largest amusement park chain in the world in terms of attendance, behind Walt Disney Attractions and Merlin Entertainments.


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Thousands of dried caterpillars found in man's luggage in U.K.
In this undated photo released on Friday March 1, 2013 by the U.K. Border Agency, an official shows the seizure of dried caterpillars at Gatwick airport, England. British customs agents made a creepy discovery when an airline passenger was found with 94 kilograms of caterpillars in his luggage. The man claimed the insects were intended as food for personal consumption. (AP / UK Border Agency)
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childish behaviour
I really enjoy 'chess.com' and congratulate the people who have made it such a first class site, but what does one do about the sad ignorant plonkers who simply 'walk away' from a game that they have obviously lost, without the courtesy to resign.
I could list at least twenty or more of these moronic time wasters that I have encountered this year so far.
I'm certain that this must be a common problem, but what's to be done, is it worth reporting them? if so .... who does one report them to, and what action is taken.
thank you, bobk39.
Welcome to the pay version of yahoo chess.
There will always be such players. Eliminate such players from your list of opponents and eventually you will have plenty of congenial players to enjoy playing chess online.
#4GorillaCookies wrote:
Welcome to the pay version of yahoo chess.
Is it different for non-paying members then?
#5PrawnEatsPrawn wrote:GorillaCookies wrote:
Welcome to the pay version of yahoo chess.
Is it different for non-paying members then?
Not at all prawn
What are you talking about ?
Everytime i play you -you disable a chat. You are showing disrespect straight away. Its like i dont want to talk to you and now you ask for courtesy to resign you dont pay respect to other people so get the same treatment . I hope you understand.
You are putting people straight away against you so expect the same treatment if their game does not go well
You are born in 1939 so you should now if you ignore people they will pay back with the same coin
Have a nice day
It drives me mad that he disables chat too!
Stefani Germanotta is awesome!
#8BobK39 wrote:
but what does one do about the sad ignorant plonkers who simply 'walk away' from a game that they have obviously lost, without the courtesy to resign.
thank you, bobk39.
I know and understand how frustrating this can be, it takes the enjoyment out of the game when the opponent stalls or leaves.
We are working on something (coming soon) that will hopefully alleviate this.
For blind 1234 and Day Of Shadows.....The reason this person disables chat is for him to know and not you to assume.It never outs me off when someone disables chat, especially on live chess where you may want to be concentrating on your move without people trying deliberately to run your clock down with distractions.perhaps they have had a bad experience and have encountered several instances where they have said the usual "hi good luck" but then the opponent has persisted in chat above and beyond what you would expect...I've had comments like.."make your move I'm in a hurry" or "There's no way you will beat me look at my rating and look at yours" and is exactly THOSE sort of people that irritatingly walk away from a game they are badly losing because they possess no grace or sportsmanship.Stop assuming, making irrelevant comments and getting at the OP just because you have no common sense.
there are knobs in all sports.
Anonymity...simple as that. When you take away physical/social interaction it gives some an illconceived feeling of power...invincibility...or whatever you want to call it.
I can't chat during Biltz game for some reason. I used to be able to before I 'upgraded', but now when I try it tells me I can only talk to 'friends'. How they going to become friends if I can't talk to them?
They must think I'm very rude.
calico, you can chat with anyone, but you have to be on their friends list to use the voice chat tool.
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Bob i agree with blind1234 when we played i felt dissed when u turned off chat
You're not supposed to chat during a chess game anyway.
i am surprised that so many people have shown an interest in this matter, thank you all for your comments.
just in case there is anyone 'out there' who hasn't worked it out yet ... i have 'chat' turned off permanently for all of my games, but often send a comment after the game, and i am always happy to engage in further dialogue, but not whilst i am playing.
i don't have enough spare brain cells for that !
I too prefer to keep discussion at a minimum during games, especially in live chess. I hope opponents do not consider it rude, because I do not intend to slight anyone. Chat after the game is fine with me. Maybe, I am just conditioned that way from playing OTB.
Do people chat much at real life chess meetings?
I just get used to them leaving and do something in one of my groups or in facebook in another tab and wait for time to run out :)
#19GorillaCookies wrote:
Welcome to the pay version of yahoo chess.
As soon as I read this thought of '' Yahoo Chess '' too !
( keep a novel or newspaper handy whilst waiting on time to run down :)
Is there any place where you can report such a player who let's time run out. I just played against the person who resigned after long waiting, when I told him I'm gonna report him. I checked his game archive and he has time run out always when he is at the hopeless situation.


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text: Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi (EFMED) Cilt x, Sayı x, Month 20xx, sayfa xx-xx. Necatibey Faculty of Education Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education Vol. x, Issue x, Month 20xx, pp. xx-xx. Examining of the Predictors of Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of the Quality of the Science Fair Projects in Turkey* Hasan Said Tortop** Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey Received : xx.xx.20xx Accepted : 1xx.xx.20xx Abstract – This study aimed at examining the predictors of quality of science fair (SF) projects in the light of pre-service teachers" evaluation of SF rubric" domains. These projects were selected by judges in A city for the A Regional Exhibition of Science and Mathematics Project Study for Primary School Students: The SF projects were evaluated by thirty junior pre-service teachers who took the Projects Based Learning Applications course at A University A Faculty of Education in the Fall Term of the academic year of 2011-2012. The results of study revealed that the lowest mean scores of the domain of SF rubric was the method domain ( ̅ =1.35), and the highest mean scores of the domain of SF rubric was the utility domain ( ̅ =1.64) according to the results of the descriptive statistics. Surprisingly, the methods domain was one of the weakest predictors of overall scores of the SF rubric. It is important that project competitions and project based learning applications should do to help students to gain the scientific research skills. The necessary steps should be taken to help teachers and preservice teachers to look at the science fair and preparing SF projects from this perspective. Key Words: Science Fair, Judgment, Scientific Research Projects, Regression Analysis Özet - Bu çalışmanın amacı bilim şenliği (BŞ) değerlendirme ölçeği kullanılarak öğretmen adaylarının bir projenin kalitesine ilişkin yordayıcılarının incelenmesidir. Bunun için Türkiye"deki bir A ilinden A Bölge Sergisine (İlköğretim Öğrencileri Fen ve Matematik Projeleri Çalışması) seçilmiş otuz proje değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Projelerin değerlendirmesini 2011-2012 öğretim yılında Türkiye"deki bir A üniversitesinin A eğitim fakültesinde Proje Tabanlı Öğrenme Uygulamaları dersini alan üçüncü sınıfta okuyan otuz öğretmen adayı yapmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, projelerin en düşük altboyut ölçüt puan ortalaması "Kullanılan Bilimsel Yöntem" boyutu ( ̅ =1.35), en yüksek ölçek altboyut puan ortalaması ise "Kullanışlılık" boyutu ( ̅ =1.64) olarak belirlenmiştir. Şaşırtıcı bir şekilde toplam kalite puanını en düşük yordayıcı boyut "Kullanılan Bilimsel Yöntem" boyutudur. Proje yarışmaları ve proje tabanlı öğrenme uygulamaları öğrencilerde bilimsel araştırma becerilerini geliştirmeyi hizmet etmesi amacıyla yapılmalıdır. Öğretmen adayları ve öğretmenlerin proje yarışmalarına bu perspektiften bakmaları için gerekli önlemler alınmalıdır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Bilim Şenliği, Jüri Değerlendirmesi, Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri, Regresyon Analizi * This study was partially presented as a procedings at 9th International Conference on Hands-on Science Corresponding author: Hasan Said TORTOP, Assist.Prof. Department of Science Education, Bulent Ecevit University, Eregli Faculty of Education, Zonguldak, TURKEY. E-mail: [email protected] ** EXAMINING OF THE PREDICTORS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS'... 2 Introduction 1960s was a period when science education gained importance and when the policies of training scientists were on the agenda. It is seen that science programs changed in many developed and developing countries (McGee, 1996; Breederman, 1983; Kelly & Staver; 2005; DeBoer, 1991). In that period, Turkey was also among those countries that were influenced by this change (Demirbas & Yagbasan, 2005). In addition, it was seen in that period that students learnt to behave like scientists and that project competitions (science fairs) which allowed students to act like a scientist were commonly used. In Turkey, such attempts were made at high school level with the help of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (STRCT) in 1968 [STRCT, 2012)]. Today, it is seen that a number of countries have revised their science programs to train individuals equipped with the 21st century skills (such as collaboration, critical thinking, communicaiton, creativity and innovation, self-direction) (Ravitz, Hixson, English & Mergendoller, 2011). Turkey changed the elementary school curriculum of the science and technology course to make it laigned with the constructivist approach in 2005. The purpose of the new science curriculum was to train individuals who can research, interrogate, examine, associate science subjects with daily life and use scientific methods to solve the problems in every field of life and who know how to view the world from the perspective of a scientist (Board of Education, 2005). In Turkey, the Secondary School Students" Project Competitions have been organized by STRCT and MNE (Ministry of National Education) for a long time. In addition, a similar competition named Science and Mathematics Project Work for Elementary School Students has also been taken place at elementary school level with the cooperation of STRCT and MNE since the academic year of 2005-2006 academic year (STRCT, 2012; RDED,2012). Science fairs, which have become a tradition in developed countries, are exhibitions open to public in which students present their works (independent scientific research). In general, in these science fairs, juries make evaluations, and students are awarded based on their projects (Bunderson & Anderson, 2006; Abernathy & Vineyard, 2001). A science fair regarded as a celebration by Abernathy and Vineyard (2001) is defined as a place in which students share their studies with their friends, teachers, parents, scientists and other people in the society and make interpretations regarding their experiences. The primary purpose of science fairs is to help students understand and use scientific methods while designing and conducting experiments so that they can achieve their school program. Besides such benefits of science fairs as teaching students new things, spending enjoyable time, developing their research skills and helping them think critically and NEF-EFMED Cilt x, Sayı x, Aralık/Haziran 20xx/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. x, No. x, December/June 20xx TORTOP, H.S. 3 develop positive attitudes towards science, these science fairs also cause students to feel worried and stressed at the end of the competition and increase their anxiety level (Grote,1995; Bunderson & Anderson, 1996; Abernathy & Vineyard, 2001; Czerniak, 1996; Balas, 1998; Bellipanni & Lilly, 1999; Wang & Yang, 2003; Gomez, 2007; Kankelborg, 2005; Yayla, & Uzun, 2008; Fisanick, 2010). In the competition of "This is My Work" and in other similar project competitions, the purpose is to have young brains think and make observations, to encourage them to wonder and research and to help them reveal their potentials. In addition, it is an important result that the idea behind the project belongs totally to the student(s) (STRCT, 2012; RDED, 2012). The criteria for the evaluation of the works in these competitions are stated in competition guides. Although there seems to be much diversity in the evaluation of the works in provincial, regional and final exhibitions, it is generally stated by juries that the following criteria should be taken into consideration during evaluation: STRCT Evaluation Criteria 2009-2010 Project Guide, originality and creativity, the scientific method used, consistency and contribution, utility (economic, social academic, …), applicability or usefulness, literature review, conclusion and clarity, assimilation and mastery and obeying the safety warnings. There are a number of studies which emphasize the importance of the jury"s evaluation in project competitions and which point out that the projects developed should belong to the students. These are quite important for the quality of the competitions and for students" development (Grobman, 1993; Shore, Delcourt, Syre & Shapiro, 2007; Czerniak & Lumpe, 1996). In this respect, the evaluation of projects is fairly important. Such questions as "according to which dimension of the evaluation criteria are some projects developed by students considered to be better than those developed by other students?" or "to which aspects of the projects do the juries evaluating them give more importance in the evaluation process?" occupy the minds of students participating in project competitions as well as of their supervisors (Potter, 2009). Potter (2009) examined whose science fair rubrics" quality, and she argued that science fair rubrics should not a summative rubrics, at the same time it should be formative rubrics. And she examined, the extent to which patterns in student performance, as measured by the Potter Rubrics, predict judges' perception of the quality of the Project. This study examined to what extent the criteria in the evaluation scale determined by STRCT and Potter Rubrics (2009) in the Science and Mathematics Project Work for Elementary School Students also known as "This is My Work" started in elementary school Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi Necatibey Faculty of Education, Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education EXAMINING OF THE PREDICTORS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS'... 4 level in Turkey in the academic year of 2005-2006 predict the total score in the evaluation. For this purpose, the following research questions were directed: What is the order of importance of the criteria in the evaluation scale (STRCT Rubric) in the project competition of "This is My Work" according to the pre-service teachers? To what extent do the criteria in the evaluation scale (STRCT Rubric) in the project competition of "This is My Work" predict the total score given in the evaluation process by the pre-service teachers? To what extent do the criteria in the evaluation scale (Potter" Rubric, 2009) in the project competition of "This is My Work" predict the total score given in the evaluation process by the pre-service teachers? Is there any relation STRCT project evaluation rubrics scores between Potter" (2009) science fair project evaluation scores? Method This study used a correlation research design (Buyukozturk, Cakmak, Akgun, Karadeniz & Demirel, 2011). Relation of pre-service teachers' perception of quality (high, medium, low) between primary school students" scores of projects according to STRCT Rubrics and Potter Rubrics were examined. The dependent variable was the perception of quality (high, medium, low), and the independent variable was the score each pre-service teachers gave for each project in each domain (Potter, 2009). Procedure In this study, thirty projects were determined for evaluation by pre-service teachers. These projects were selected by judges in A city for the A Regional Science Fair Exhibition of "Science and Mathematics Project Study for Primary School Students: This is My Work" Science Fair (web address: http://tegm.meb.gov.tr/bubenimeserim/) in the academic year of 2009-2010. The researcher was also a mentor for this science fair. Tortop (2013b) examined all aspects of this science fair by looking at views of administrators, teachers and students. The quality of the projects were also examined by experts in the field of science education. In this study, the same thirty projects (Tortop, 2013b) were selected and examined in terms of the quality of projects by pre-service teachers. Participants In this study, while selecting of participants who will evaluate projects, some certain criterias are taken into account. The first criteria is that pre-service teachers should be at a certain level at which they gain educational acquisitions. In this respect prse-service teachers NEF-EFMED Cilt x, Sayı x, Aralık/Haziran 20xx/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. x, No. x, December/June 20xx TORTOP, H.S. 5 should be at the third class level (junior) at least. The second criteria, is that pre-service teachers should be trained on Project based learning model and science fair. So, as participants, thirty pre-service teachers who took the Projects Based Learning Applications course at A University A Faculty of Education in the Fall Term of the academic year of 20112012 in Turkey, were determined. The pre-service teachers assessed the projects according to the criteria of the project guide and Potter Rubrics ("This is My Work" Science Fair Project Guide, 2009; Potter, 2009). The pre-service teachers assigned such scores to the dimensions determined in the evaluation scale as "1" inefficient, "2" efficient and "3" very efficient (Potter, 2009; Tortop, 2013b). Data Analysis Descriptive analysis was used for assessment of science fair projects quality scores according to sub-dimension (such as originality, using scientific method) of STRCT Rubrics and Potter Rubrics at SPSS program. Mean scores and standart deviation was calculated for every sub-dimension of STRCT Rubrics and Potter Rubrics. Besides, in order to determine the predictors of the sub-dimension of STRCT Rubric and Potter Rubric scores related to STRCT Rubric and Potter Rubric total quality scores Multiple Linear Regression (Stepwise) was used at SPSS program (Buyukozturk et al., 2010). Results In the study conducted, 30 projects that were admitted to the regional exhibition were evaluated by 30 pre-service teachers. In this evaluation, the criteria determined by STRCT were taken into consideration (This is My Work Project Guide, 2009). Among these criteria, "taking safety measures" and "giving reference" were not included in the analyses as all of the 30 projects had common deficiencies in these dimensions. Results of First Research Question As a result of the evaluation of 30 projects that pre-service teachers conducted using the STRCT rubric, subscale avarage scores are shown in Table 2. For assesment of a science fair Project according to STRCT Rubric low score is "1", and high score is "3" for each subdimension. And total quality scores for a science fair Project low score is "7", and high score is "21". Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi Necatibey Faculty of Education, Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education EXAMINING OF THE PREDICTORS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS'... 6 Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of Rubric Mean Std. Deviation Total Score 13,2333 2,9431 Orginality and Creativity Domain 1,6089 ,6331 Used Scientific Method Domain 1,3533 ,4965 Consistency Domain 1,4589 ,5183 Utility for Economical and Social Domain 1,6489 ,5976 Applicability and Usefulness Domain 1,4844 ,5668 Conclusion and Clarity Domain 1,4656 ,5459 Assimilation and Comprehension Domain 1,4567 ,5453 As it can be seen in Table 1, the avarage of the highest quality score of the science fair projects is usability and originality in dimension. The average score of the lowest quality is seen in the dimension of the scientific method. This situation can be interpreted as; teachers, consulting projects, give little attention to this dimension and the jury groups that choose region exhibition, give very little importance to quality in this dimension. Results of Second Research Question The results of the regression analysis regarding the prediction of the total scores in the project evaluation are presented in the Table 2 and Table 3. In addition, further analyses were conducted with the stepwise method, one of regression analysis methods. The results obtained are presented in Table 3. Table 3 Multiple Linear Regression (Stepwise) predicting Overall Quality (according to STRCT Rubric) with Domains Unstandard ized Coefficient s Standardize d Coefficients Model g B Std. Error Constant 1,204 ,116 Consistency 1,103 ,060 Assimilation 1,421 Applicability Clearness β Correlatio ns t sig Zero Order r Partial r 10,420 ,000 ,194 18,440 ,000 ,573 ,576 ,055 ,263 25,997 ,000 ,502 ,529 1,190 ,054 ,229 21,894 ,000 ,644 ,476 1,227 ,046 ,263 26,477 ,000 ,576 ,528 B NEF-EFMED Cilt x, Sayı x, Aralık/Haziran 20xx/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. x, No. x, December/June 20xx 7 TORTOP, H.S. Originality 1,021 ,046 ,220 22,036 ,000 ,614 ,549 Methods 1,108 ,057 ,187 19,433 ,000 ,642 ,597 Utility ,988 ,051 ,201 19,408 ,000 ,641 ,604 R=,964 R2=0.93 F(7-892)=1454,178 p=,000 Dependent Variable: Total Score Predictors: (Constant), Originality, Methods, Consistency, Utility, Applicability, Clearness & Conclusion, Assimilation. When the paired and partial correlations between the predictive variables and the dependent variable (total score) were examined, it was seen that the highest relationship occurred between the Total Score and the Dimension of Consistency (r=.644); however, when the other variables were examined, the correlation between the two variables was found to be r=.525. The variables that had high level of relationship with the total score were Consistency (r=.644), Assimilation (r=.641), Applicability (r=.614), Conclusion (.607), Utility (r=.576), Originality (r=.573) and Method (.502), respectively. The Project Evaluation Form, with its all the sub-dimensions, revealed a high level of significant relationship (r=.96, R2=093 p<.001). All the dimensions explained approximately 93% of the total variance in the total evaluation score. According to the standardized regression coefficient (β), the relative order of importance of the total evaluation score for the predictive variables was as follows: Assimilation (.263), Clearness (.263), Applicability (.229), Originality (.220), Utility (.201), Consistency (.194) and Method (.187). When the results of the t-test regarding the significance of the regression coefficients were examined, all the dimensions were found to be significant predictors. Below is the mathematical model for the regression equation regarding the prediction of the total scores of the Project Evaluation Scale. Project Evaluation Scale Score = 1.204 + .263[Assimilation] + .263[Clearness] + .229[Applicability] + .220[Originality] + .201[Utility] + .194[Consistency] + .187[Method] As can be seen from this, the least predictive dimension in the evaluation of the projects is the "Method" dimension, and the most predictive dimensions were "Assimilation" and "Clearness". Results of Third Research Question Table 4 Multiple Linear Regression (Stepwise) predicting Overall Quality (according to Popper" (2009) Rubric) with Domains Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi Necatibey Faculty of Education, Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education EXAMINING OF THE PREDICTORS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS'... 8 B Std Error β t p B Constant Zero Partial r order r 4,820E15 1,000 ,000 ,371 - - ,702 1,000 Methods 1,000 ,000 ,352 - - ,697 1,000 Data Collection 1,000 ,000 ,336 - - ,711 1,000 Analysis 1,000 ,000 ,336 - - ,759 1,000 Background R=1.000 R2=1.000 F(4-895)=1981.64 p=,000 The following model is seen when the sub-dimensions of the total score of rating scale that was used by Potter" Rubric (2009), is analyzed. Project Evaluation Scale Scores = Constant + .371 [Background Dimension] + .352 [Methods Dimension] .336 [Data Collection Dimension] + .336 [Analysis Dimension] Results of Fourth Research Question Table 5 Correlation of STRCT Rubric Total Quality Scores between Potter" (2009) Rubric Total Quality Scores Potter" Rubric STRCT Rubric Pearson Correlation ,717** Sig. (2-tailed) ,000 N 900 ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). As it can be seen in Table 5, there is a highly significant correlation between STRCT Rubric scores and Potter"s Rubric scores (r=.717, p<.005). Discussion and Conclusion It is believed that science fairs can benefit students about scientific skills such as the scientific research (Grote, 1995; STRCT, 2013; Yayla & Uzun; 2008; LaBanca, 2008; Fisanick, 2010), science interest or career path (Olsen, 1985; Yayla & Uzun, 2008; Dionne et al., 2012), collaboration with peers (Yayla & Uzun, 2008; Fisanick, 2010) and so they have become a common practice and tradition in many countries (Cook, 2003; LaBanca, 2008). However, there are still some problems about science fairs such as academic dishonesty (Grobman, 1993; Syre & Shapiro, 2007; Shore et al., 2007; Shore & Delcourt, 1995, Syer & NEF-EFMED Cilt x, Sayı x, Aralık/Haziran 20xx/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. x, No. x, December/June 20xx 9 TORTOP, H.S. Shore, 2001; Tortop, 2013a; Tortop, 2013b) and anxiety (Fisanick, 2010; Shore et al., 2007; Kosick, 2009; Czerniak & Lumpe, 1996; Abernathy & Vineyard, 2001). While the high school level science fairs at the high school level started in 1968 in Turkey, the secondary school level science fairs ""This is My Work"" began in 2005-2006. A comprehensive study of all aspects of "This is my Work" science fairs was done by Tortop (2013b). In the study, mostly teachers stated that "I do not want to participate as a mentor, in the competition if not necessary", this attitudes of teachers effect the quality of the competition, of course. (Tortop, 2013b, 2013c). One implication of teachers" negative attitutes about the science fair is that the jury evaluation can not be relied on. Same findings that students and administrators concerned about the quality of jury evaluation (Tortop, 2013a, 2013b). There are also errors about the evaluation of the jury and acedemic dishonesty in literature (Grote, 1995a, Cook, 2003; Grobman, 1993; Syre & Shapiro, 2007). Mistakes in jury that contradict the aims of the competitions can lead the students and the teachers can go in the wrong direction (Tortop, 2013a, Tortop, 2013b; Cook, 2003). In this study, the pre-service teachers were asked to evaluate 30 projects selected in the regional science fair exhibition. The STRCT and Potter (2009) rating scales were used to measure the quality of the projects. The findings are quite remarkable. In the study, the lowest mean scores of the domain of science fair rubric was the Method domain ( =1.35), and the highest mean scores of the domain of the science fair rubric was the Utility domain ( =1.64) according to the results of the descriptive statistics. In science fair guidelines, while students are expected to acquire scientific method skills and perceive themselves as a scientists, in the evaluation, the situation of having the lowest score in scientific method shows that students and teachers pay little attention to this dimension and the juries did not eliminate the participants who paid little attention to the scientific method dimension. In addition, the model of regression formula was that; Overall Scores of Science Fair Rubric= 1.165 (constant) + .251(Assimilation and Comprehension Domain) + .250(Conclusion and Clarity Domain) + .225(Originality and Creativity Domain) + .221(Applicability and Usefulness Domain) + .205(Utility for Economical and Social Domain) + .192(Used Scientific Method Domain) + .184(Consistency Domain). Surprisingly, the Methods domain was one of the lowest predictors of the overall scores of the science fair rubric. Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi Elektronik Fen ve Matematik Eğitimi Dergisi Necatibey Faculty of Education, Electronic Journal of Science and Mathematics Education EXAMINING OF THE PREDICTORS OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS'... 10 These findings show that pre-service teachers hold such a perception; in determining the quality of a project in terms of scientific quality, the scientific method dimension that is used, is the least important dimension and assimilation and originality dimension of quality of the science projects, is more important. A similar situation can also be seen in students who look for the projects and in teachers who mentor the students in district science fair exhibition. This situation can be cause developing of a false perception about science by students who newly meet the science at secondary school level, therefore it is problematic for students future their science education (Czerniak, 1996; Cook, 2003; Blenis, 2000; Fisanick, 2010; Tortop, 2013a, Tortop; 2013b). However, Potter (2009) found out that "the students' mean scores in the domains of Method and Analysis did predict the students' mean Quality scores". In this respect, the results obtained in the present study are parallel to those of the study carried out by Potter (2009). Potter (2009) reported that the dimensions of Method and Analysis were the best predictors for the project scale developed by the researcher. However, depending on this situation, the researcher stated that students and supervisor teachers in project competitions should not ignore the importance of the other dimensions of the scale. According to Potter (2009), juries evaluating the dimensions of Method and Analysis, which are the best predictors of the overall score, should focus on evaluating these dimensions due to their limited time. These findings obtained via the results of teacher candidates" evaluations of the projects are quite remarkable and thoughtful. Because, the "scientific method" that students used while preparing their projects least predicted the overall score. In fact, this indicates which features of projects teacher candidates take into consideration while evaluating the projects. The new science program in Turkey (MNE; 2012) aims to help students acquire the ability to conduct scientific research. Science teachers should train students who know the scientific methods necessary to conduct scientific research (Grote, 1995; Cook, 2003; Abenarty and Vineyard, 2001; Tortop, 2013a, 2013b, 2013d). It is important that project competitions serve this purpose. The necessary precautions should be taken to help teacher candidates to view projects and project competitions from this perspective. In the evaluation of pre-service teachers using Potter" (2009) Rubric, it is seen that "scientific method" isn"t the highest predictor. Instead, surprisingly, "general information" dimension is the highest predictor, too. Pre-service teachers made a detailed examination, described the project well and demonstrated that their projects had been of high quality. This situation is seen that Tortop (2013b) findings about teacher views of the science fairs in NEF-EFMED Cilt x, Sayı x, Aralık/Haziran 20xx/ NFE-EJMSE Vol. x, No. x, December/June 20xx TORTOP, H.S. 11 Turkey. A teacher"s statement "Students can not do this project, I do not understand how they are selected by juries" is quite significant. Another finding is that there is a high correlation between STRCT rubric and Potter (2009) rubric. This is important in terms of the validity of the scales used in science fairs. However, what is important is that jury should be trained about which sub-dimensions they should pay attention to (Grote, 1995, Tortop, 2013a, 2013b, Bellipani, 1994). However, according to results of study, "Scientific Method" sub-dimension of STRCT Rubric is high predictors of total quality scores, as well as high predictors of Potter Rubric total quality scores too. Science fair projects are tools that are used to measure students" performance assessment (Messick, 1995). There is need to develop new assessment tools to assess students" science projects in terms of their performance. And "science educators only need to consider students' performance in Methods and Analysis when making decisions about student achievement" (Potter, 2009, pp.46) in the context of science fairs. Besides, in undergraduate, pre-service teachers should undergo training about what students should pay attention to in scientific research projects within the project-based learning applications. In Turkey, Ministry of Education took a decision that science teachers can take additional courses for science fair mentorship. 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Jason Kenney Remains Enigmatic, Open After A Decade In Spotlight
OTTAWA — Whatever you think you know about Jason Kenney probably doesn't conform to reality.
Kenney, the 48-year-old star lieutenant to former prime minister Stephen Harper, was one of the highest profile and most media-accessible ministers during a decade of Conservative rule that wasn't characterized by either trait.
Yet those who know him well say the common Kenney caricature — a rumpled, social conservative, partisan spear-carrying culture warrior with a permanent five o'clock shadow — almost entirely misses the mark.
Alberta Conservative MP Jason Kenney arrives at an event announcing he will be seeking the leadership of Alberta's Progressive Conservative party in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, July 6, 2016. (Photo: Jeff McIntosh/CP)
"He's one of the warmest, funniest, most engaging people ... whereas on television he probably comes across as more associated with the Harper years and a certain style of politics," says Mark Cameron, a former policy director in Harper's Prime Minister's Office who now heads an environmental research group.
Political reporters know Kenney as the guy who always had a point of view and was willing to share it and vigorously defend it — a rare trait in any government and pure gold during the buttoned-down Conservative reign.
"That's definitely his hallmark, that he's open, he's engaged and he likes to state his opinion and argue it openly, as opposed to always couching behind message lines," says Cameron.
Kenney announced Wednesday he is taking that direct engagement back home to Alberta, where he plans to seek the leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservatives while openly gunning for a merger with their bitter right-of-centre rivals, the Wildrose Party.
"He's one of the warmest, funniest, most engaging people ... whereas on television he probably comes across as more associated with the Harper years and a certain style of politics."
As former Conservative strategist and Kenney friend Tom Flanagan wrote Wednesday in the Globe and Mail, seeking a party leadership mandate on an explicit merger ticket has never been successfully executed in Canadian politics.
One longtime Kenney confidant, who did not want to comment on the record, explained his latest career move this way: "Every time he's had the opportunity, he's picked the area where he thinks he can have the most impact, most immediately."
Immigration and Human Resources and Skills Development were not traditional Conservative-friendly portfolios, said the source, but Kenney embraced the challenge.
"He's a guy who took every assignment and did things you would not do if you were a calculating politician measuring risk versus reward."
That's one perspective.
Bernie Farber, who as head of the Canadian Jewish Congress worked closely with Kenney for several years, provides another.
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"He always represented to me a confusion of ideas," says Farber, who credits Kenney with being "instrumental in recognizing the sin and folly" of Canada's treatment of Jews during the Second World War and helping make the story of the MS Saint Louis a focal point at Pier 21 in Halifax.
Kenney's workaholic schedule courting cultural communities on behalf of the Conservative party and his five-year stint as minister of Citizenship and Immigration — the longest ever in federal politics — eventually won over some progressives like Farber, only to have them turn their backs at some of his later policy moves.
"You name the multicultural group and he was a rock star. People loved him," said Farber, who ran for the provincial Ontario Liberals in 2011 and now heads Mosaic, a Toronto-based multicultural organization.
'I never really grasped where he stood'
"And yet this is the same minister of immigration and multiculturalism that did some of the most dark and negative things, certainly over the last three or four years, that really darkened Canada's reputation."
Farber cited as examples changes to refugee applicant health care, the niqab citizenship ceremony battle and the 2015 Conservative campaign's "Islamophobia."
"I never really grasped where he stood. To me it seemed to be that if the flavour of the day was we should go in this direction and this will help the Conservative party, then that's the direction we'll go — and he just spared nothing."
With Kenney, the contradictions just don't stop.
Converted to Catholicism, life-long bachelor
This indelibly Alberta MP is actually a son of Oakville, Ont., by way of Winnipeg and Wilcox, Sask., who studied philosophy at the Jesuit University of San Francisco, where he converted to Catholicism after an Anglican upbringing.
His grandfather, Mart Kenney, was a Canadian jazz star in the big band era, while Kenney's father helped restore the athletic glory of the famous Notre Dame High School and its professional hockey factory in Wilcox, where young Jason moved when he was eight years old. Yet Kenney exudes neither jazz cool nor jock arrogance.
He is a voracious reader, with two or three books on the go at any given time and an office packed with books on theology, religious art and philosophical treatises.
He is the former co-chair of the parliamentary pro-life caucus and formerly a same-sex marriage opponent who was also instrumental in providing refugee status for persecuted gays from the Middle East.
Long rumoured to have leadership ambitions
He is a life-long bachelor who has never been romantically linked to anyone in the gossip-obsessed capital.
"I wouldn't say he is a culture warrior but I'd say he's someone who takes his religious beliefs seriously and reflects on how they affect his political beliefs," says Cameron.
He remade Canada's immigration system and many would argue improved it greatly.
"When Jason Kenney became minister of immigration, the average wait time to become an immigrant to Canada was measured in years," says Kasra Nejatian, who started working for Kenney in 1999 and only recently left. "Because of him it's now measured in weeks."
Those who know him well say Kenney has never been driven by leadership ambitions, despite the long-held prevailing theories, and holds a personal mantra of "do something, don't be something."
After a decade of doing in Ottawa, Alberta now gets a chance to see if it can figure out Jason Kenney.
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Her name was Anna O'Sullivan. At this moment in time, she was seated at a wooden desk by her window, typing something and watching the fireworks that lit the night sky outside. Her brown hair was escaping from her ponytail, and she was wearing a green top with her favourite jeans. She had been born here, in South-East London, and here she had stayed all her life, living with her parents in the house that they had inherited from their parents, because as a teacher and a bakery worker, neither of them had a large income.
It was firework night, and Anna was extremely bored. As a fourteen year old only child, she had no one to talk to on days like this, so she would instead sit staring out of the window, looking at the fireworks, looking at the stars, which had always fascinated her.
Her bedroom was north-facing, and Anna could see at least two different choreographed firework displays, as well as two or three home displays. It was a lot warmer, and quicker, than going to see them, and she resolved to do this every year. The home displays were intermittent and often stopped for long periods of time, before returning with a bang that startled her every time.
When she had started to write, the light from Anna's laptop screen had reflected off her window, making it harder to see the fireworks, but she was skilled with computers and had managed to set the screen to dim. Computers were one of her hobbies, and she knew exactly how to mend it every time it broke, which was a frequent occurrence.
Anna leaned around the side of the screen, craning her neck to see the fireworks that had just erupted to the North-West. She stopped typing, because although she could touch-type she preferred to do so when she could see whether she was doing it right, not when she could not see anything at all. She paused, watching a huge firework explode in a shower of green and gold stars.
"Anna!" called her mother. "What are you doing?" Anna sighed. She needed to concentrate and did not want her mother interfering. Besides, if Angie walked in and saw who she was talking to, she'd be for it, and probably end up grounded. Anna wished, sometimes, that her parents were as laid back as her friends' parents, but she knew they were worried for good reason. They'd experienced everything she had – they were as wary of strangers as they were of alcohol, and that was saying something.
"I'm on the computer!" Anna replied, trying to keep her exasperation out of her voice, but not being entirely sure that she was succeeding.
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"I know! I'm completely ready, though, so stop fussing!" Anna grinned. She loved being able to moan at her mother.
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It has been interesting to listen to Chili as she increases her vocabulary in two languages and to observe her making the connection between words of the same meaning in each language. She sometimes thinks it is fun to play "interpreter" and say the word in both languages. Here are some examples of what she has been saying: snow-nieve, apple-manzana, I love you-mucho(she hasn't figured out the te quiero part yet), mine-mio(that was the first one, I guess just in case anyone didn't understand it was HERS), Ya voy-I'm coming(this one always makes me laugh), trash-basura, cookie-galleta, money-monedas(techinically monedas are coins, but at least she gets the connection), socks-medias(she can't say calcetines yet, so we're going with this). These are the ones that are coming to mind right now, I know there are more. It's so fun to hear her come up with new things.
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Year Built: 1960
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The room looked magisterial, touched by the art of dozens of travelers, and not least by the architect at some significance, though the fine details had been absorbed by punk and post-punk feminine rigor. The medial wall was decorated pink and granite grey, portraits of unknown women. Lauren said they stayed in past years, the painter moving on that spring to the northwest. Lauren was portrayed near the end of the wall, smiling in semi-profile with, as she said, a faux representation of her hair made to look Victorian. Each portrait had something humorous or anachronistic, she said, gesturing to one, representing the subject as the bust of an ancient wearing laurels, another featuring a top hat and monocle. The pictures enmeshed like billows of cumulus. The final portrait before the painter moved on had been of Lauren, remaining open space decorated as well, the portraits appearing elevated and like reticulated versions of animal shapes appearing in actual clouds. Erica thought it was done well, yet feeling too photogenic for herself wearing such a dress against this wall.
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This being a very dry year, I was considering hiking from Red's Meadow south to Onion Valley (with a MTR re-supply), ideally the first or second week of June so I can cross paths with a northbound PCT thru-hiking friend of mine at the MTR re-supply. I know normally this would be very early for a trip like this, but could this possibly be done without ice axe and crampons this year? I usually wait until July to explore the High Sierra so not sure what to expect in early June.
I was hoping it'd be possible since I'd finish my hike at Onion Valley rather than continuing over Forester and out to Whitney Portal. I'd be hiking solo and if axe or crampons would be needed then I'd wait a few more weeks to do it.
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