Biological Sensitivity to Context. + Author Affiliations Bruce J.
Ellis, Division of Family Studies and Human Development, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210078, Tucson, AZ 85721-0078; e-mail: bjellis@email.arizona.edu. Conventional views suggest that exaggerated biological reactivity to stress is a harmful vestige of an evolutionary past in which threats to survival were more prevalent and severe. Recent evidence, however, indicates that effects of high reactivity on behavior and health are bivalent rather than univalent in character, exerting both risk-augmenting and risk-protective effects depending on the context.
. © 2008 Association for Psychological Science. Adult Shyness: The Interaction of Temperamental Sensitivity and an Adverse Childhood Environment. Traditional versus Open Office Design. A Longitudinal Field Study Abstract Research in open office design has shown that it is negatively related to workers’ satisfaction with their physical environment and perceived productivity.
A longitudinal study was conducted within a large private organization to investigatethe effects of relocating employees from traditional offices to open offices. A measure was constructed that assessed employees’satisfaction with the physical environment, physical stress, coworker relations, perceived job performance, and the use of open office protocols.
The sample consisted of 21 employees who completed the surveys at all three measurement intervals: prior to the move, 4 weeks after the move, and 6 months after the move. Margaret Heffernan: Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work. Introvert? Extrovert? Tips for a Balanced Classroom. Jan/Feb 2012 To download a pdf copy of the magazine click here: DOWNLOAD Introvert?
Extrovert? Tips for a Balanced Classroom by Shawn Thompson Over the years I've noticed that my introverted students have a hard time adjusting to some aspects of learning because of their introversion, which could be expected to further complicate the situation by undermining their self-esteem. This is not a problem coming from them alone. I ought to know, because I am an introverted teacher who has struggled for years without understanding introversion myself.
Introversion is an innate temperament beginning at birth that reveals itself in a collection of preferences in behaviour, according to a source I rely heavily on, the psychologist Marti Olsen Laney, the introverted author of the 2002 book The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. The differences begin in biology. According to the literature on the subject, introverts have positive and valuable attributes. When Quiet Students Struggle. Perla was a quiet twelve-year old student who never caused problems.
She seemed to slip into invisibility when no one was looking—and given how often no one was looking, she remained invisible for a good part of the first quarter. As a brand new middle school social studies teacher, I barely noticed her. Global Superpower: Is the Best of the Best Really the Best? This article accompanies the feature "Never Too Young: The International Baccalaureate Program Goes Down a Grade.
" Last January, President George W. Bush lauded the program as a model for boosting student achievement in science and math. One month later, a school district in Pennsylvania tried to abolish it after several board members complained about its costs and its philosophy. After decades of operating quietly on the margins of education, the International Baccalaureate program has leaped into the limelight, sparking the controversy and confusion that inevitably accompany innovation.
Is IB the best way to improve the nation's schools, as supporters claim? No Chalk-and-Talk "The program focuses on getting kids to think deeply about disciplines, about learning, and about themselves," says David Weiss, president of the Guild of International Baccalaureate Schools of the Northeast and assistant superintendent of Commack Public Schools, on Long Island.