Recent development in the role of special education in kindergarten children includes the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). ICT nowadays is recognized as a tool that can foster the knowledge and the experiences for this crucial age and the support of specific areas in kindergarten according to the educational perspective and the areas of needs they serve is thought signi...

A second order family of special Lagrangian submanifolds of C m is a family characterized by the satisfaction of a set of pointwise conditions on the second fundamental form. For example, the set of ruled special Lagrangian submanifolds of C 3 is characterized by a single algebraic equation on the second fundamental form. While the ‘generic’ set of such conditions turns out to be incompatible, ...

The sound mode hydrodynamic dispersion relation is computed up to order q 3 for a class of gravitational duals which includes both Schwarzschild AdS and Dp-Brane metrics. The implications for second order transport coefficients are examined within the context of Israel-Stewart theory. These sound mode results are compared with previously known results for the shear mode. This comparison allows ...

In this short note, we present a fast and reliable algorithm for evaluating special nth-order pentadiagonal Toeplitz determinants in linear time. The algorithm is suited for implementation using Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) such as MACSYMA and MAPLE. Two illustrative examples are given. 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Formulas for the cosines of the higher-order phase invariants that arise in crystal structure analysis are derived as expected values from determinantal joint probability distributions. The values of the cosines of the invariants are expressed in terms of averages over simple functions of known structure factor magnitudes. The formulas are termed "special" to distinguish them from formulas that...

Distributed leadership can enhance the professional learning communities of schools. The present study explored the leadership experience of Jordanian special education teachers, and their perceptions of common constraints to leadership. A mixed method design was used, including a survey (n = 136) and an interview (n = 23). Results indicated that special education teachers had little experience...

This article presents a historical review of mathematics education since the late 1950s in the United States. Three themes are used to organize the literature reviewed in the article: (a) broad sociopolitical forces, particularly highly publicized educational policy statements; (b) trends in mathematics research; and (c) theories of learning and instruction. At times, these themes coincide, as ...

A neurodevelopmental screen in the medical examination of 3750 school entrants with a mean age of 5 years 4 months was validated as a predictor of coordination and communication difficulties. Class teachers of 6, 7, and 8 year olds completed a questionnaire about motor and communication success and difficulty in school activities. Below average ratings on the neurodevelopmental screen were asso...

This is a small pattern language for running online trainings. The language starts with an entry pattern ONLINE TRAINING. All other patterns are supporting this pattern and help to make online trainings more alive. Some of the patterns are not exclusive for online uses, for instance PREPARED EXAMPLE or TEST RUN. These patterns could be part of a pattern language for trainings as well. They are ...