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An older brother explains all the things he hates to do, although he does them to set a good example for his younger brother. Includes suggested learning activities.
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Experimental narratives: A comparison of human crowdsourced storytelling and AI storytelling
The paper proposes a framework that combines behavioral and computational experiments employing fictional prompts as a novel tool for investigating cultural artifacts and social biases in storytelling both by humans and generative AI. The study analyzes 250 stories authored by crowdworkers in June 2019 and 80 stories generated by GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 in March 2023 by merging methods from narratology and inferential statistics. Both crowdworkers and large language models responded to identical prompts about creating and falling in love with an artificial human. The proposed experimental paradigm allows a direct and controlled comparison between human and LLM-generated storytelling. Responses to the Pygmalionesque prompts confirm the pervasive presence of the Pygmalion myth in the collective imaginary of both humans and large language models. All solicited narratives present a scientific or technological pursuit. The analysis reveals that narratives from GPT-3.5 and particularly GPT-4 are more progressive in terms of gender roles and sexuality than those written by humans. While AI narratives with default settings and no additional prompting can occasionally provide innovative plot twists, they offer less imaginative scenarios and rhetoric than human-authored texts. The proposed framework argues that fiction can be used as a window into human and AI-based collective imaginary and social dimensions.
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Just like daddy
\"This charming story offers a playful look at the common childhood desire to be \"just like daddy.\" A little boy wakes with the dawn and eagerly embraces his day. His enthusiastic account of his daily activities, rendered in vivid color by author-illustrator Ovi Nedelcu, alternate with the perspective of daddy himself. This gently ironic compare-and-contrast leads to a satisfying conclusion that is sure to resonate with all readers. Discover what makes it all worthwhile in this transcendent story that celebrates the bond between parent and child\"--Jacket.
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Optimistic Fiction as a Tool for Ethical Reflection in STEM
Greater emphasis on ethical issues is needed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The fiction for specific purposes (FSP) approach, using optimistic science fiction texts, offers a way to focus on ethical reflection that capitalizes on role models rather than negative examples. This article discusses the benefits of using FSP in STEM education more broadly, and then explains how using optimistic fictions in particular encourages students to think in ethically constructive ways. Using examples of science fiction texts with hopeful perspectives, example discussion questions are given to model how to help keep students focused on the ethical issues in a text. Sample writing prompts to elicit ethical reflection are also provided as models of how to guide students to contemplate and analyze ethical issues that are important in their field of study. The article concludes that the use of optimistic fictions, framed through the lens of professional ethics guidelines and reinforced through ethical reflection, can help students to have beneficial ethical models.
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The real slam dunk
Ten-year-old Marcus plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister, and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream.
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Empowering Young Adults Through Diversity in YA Fiction
[...]writing became second nature to her as a young teen. For a brief period, she abandoned her dream of becoming an author but later reignited her passion for writing by taking some creative writing classes at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where she wrote adult literary short fiction. Upon completion of those courses, she returned to writing young adult books. ADVICE FOR WRITERS After writing her first book, Liselle has found writing subsequent books a little easier. Liselle would have loved to have books featuring Black girls who were positive role models when she was growing up, but they were not easy to find, and she didn't know how to ask for them.
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Detective Characters in Children’s Books: A Literacy Perspective
The study was conducted to examine the characteristics of detective characters in children’s books and their potential impact on literacy development. A document analysis design was employed in the study. To ensure data diversity, 38 books authored by 26 different writers were selected for examination. While selecting the books that constitute the dataset, attention was given to selecting different publishers and authors and ensuring that each book includes a “detective character” in its content. The data obtained from the examination of the books regarding detective characters were categorized into positive characteristics, negative characteristics, conflict resolution methods, physical attributes, interactions with the environment, personal preferences, and their contribution to fostering literacy skills. According to the findings of the study, detective characters were prominently portrayed with positive attributes, which can engage young readers and support the development of literacy by encouraging critical thinking, problem-solving, and reading for pleasure.
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LEARNING TEAM LEADERSHIP THROUGH FILM: Analyzing the Stages of Group Development in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Film has been used to teach leadership in recent decades, but a review of the literature indicates much of this work is prescriptive rather than empirical. This study sought to understand the effectiveness of film in an undergraduate leadership class by determining learner perceptions of a film analysis assignment and exploring learner ability to identify the stages of group development. A mixed-method approach was undertaken. Learners were surveyed to elicit their perceptions of an essay assignment where they analyzed the stages of group development in the film Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. In addition, their essays were subject to a content analysis to determine if learners could successfully identify the stages of group development. The survey indicated that learners enjoyed the assignment and preferred film analysis as an assessment of their understanding of group development. The content analysis indicated that learners could identify the stages of group development throughout the movie. However, there was variation in which scenes were representative of the different stages. Future research should explore the distinction between inductive and deductive approaches to content instruction and learner outcomes. Film familiarity and its impact on learner outcomes should also be investigated.
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Portrait of the Homo Academicus as a Messy Female Investigator
A doctoral student is sensitive, regardless of gender May 2016 British author Naomi Alderman publishes an anticipation novel entitled The Power, The premise is extremely effective because of its simplicity, It is delivered through an epistolary exchange between Neil, a researcher author of an unpublished historical research, and a female academic and well-established author, The context is settled: women hold power and men are poor, fragile little things who are subservient to them.This has always been the case, Laughable, powerful, subversive, wrote the critic, The doctoral student who has become a doctor still laughs about it. Can we project ourselves into a role for which we have neither images nor representations? [...]she studies these representations through popular culture. The portrayal of organizations in Scandinavian and English-language television series over the past decade has offered a new set of possible role models for working women, from the executive woman in high heels and a glass of wine to the pugnacious and anti-social investigator to the surgeon confronted with the glass ceiling phenomenon. The female character is no longer a stooge, and Cathy Gale inaugurates a profession that will see a succession of leading female investigators in television fiction. [...]in the United States, for NBC, Angie Dickinson will embody from 1974 a Police Woman. title of the series known elsewhere under the name of Sergeant Anderson.
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College Socialization Through Fiction: A Q Methodology Study on the Anticipatory Socialization of First-Generation Students
This study aims to understand how prospective first-generation college students develop their perceptions of college engagement before college attendance through secondary sources. A group of high school students were assigned to read a college-themed mystery novel and rank a series of statements relating to college engagement before and after the activity. Viewpoints of college engagement shifted from a solely academic focus to a more holistic focus after reading the novel. Enjoyment and relatability of the novel were major factors contributing to the shift in viewpoints. Findings suggest that college preparation programs need to expand beyond academics to include social and emotional components through engaging mediums.
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