University of Waikato Research: Recently added
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Community and family literacies in Aotearoa New Zealand: Critical analysis of current policies and practices
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, 2016)Video of Introduction in the Waikato Journal of Education -
Art that moves and re imagines place: a case-study on Tron Rocks
(2018)This workshop and presentation pushes into public art spaces and mobilities by drawing attention to place, environmental exploration, movement and the politics of care and kindness. Ideas loop back to, and are inspired by ... -
Linear dimensionality reduction in linear time: Johnson-Lindenstrauss-type guarantees for random subspace
(2017)We consider the problem of efficient randomized dimensionality reduction with norm-preservation guarantees. Specifically we prove data-dependent Johnson-Lindenstrauss-type geometry preservation guarantees for Ho's random ... -
BioDome Adventure
(2017)Simon Taylor, from the University of Waikato, discusses how the context of a bio-dome topic has invigorated learning in science classes. He draws on recent developments in exploring socio-scientific issues and how a group ... -
Fostering project management competencies in undergraduate engineering: An exploration of the use of management- educated tutors as coaches in problem-based learning
(2018)CONTEXT Problem-based learning (PBL) helps engineering graduates develop the competencies needed in order to engage effectively with complex and uncertain workplace demands. PBL’s effectiveness, however, also depends on ... -
Microwave aquametry of roasting coffee beans
(IEEE, 2016)We constructed a fluidsed-bed coffee roaster with a roast chamber that is also a microwave cavity in order to measure water content of roasting coffee. We identify factors involved in roasting that influence the data. We ... -
Using neural fields to model motor evoked potentials due to transcranial magnetic stimulation
(2018)Neural field models, in which populations of neurons are described through ensemble-averaged properties such as firing rate and axonal flux, have been well-used to describe electroencephalogram (EEG) effects in natural ... -
Flipped classroom learning in a first-year undergraduate engineering course
(2018)Flipped classrooms support student-centred learning and are increasingly being adopted in institutions of higher learning worldwide. This paper is a report on the findings of a two-year funded project conducted on the ... -
Using swarm optimization to enhance autoencoder’s images
(2017)Autoencoders learn data representations through reconstruction. Robust training is the key factor affecting the quality of the learned representations and, consequently, the accuracy of the application that use them. ... -
News from INTAV 2018
(International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA), 2018)INTAV ran a workshop entitled “Best practices in tephra collection, analysis, and reporting – leading toward better tephra databases”, on Saturday 19 August, 2017, in Portland, Oregon, USA. The oneday workshop followed the ... -
Pedological and some other soil-related activities within the Earth sciences discipline at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand − the first 50 years (1969-2018)
(New Zealand Society of Soil Science, 2018)We outline teaching and research activities relating to pedology and soil survey, and some other soil-related work involving geomechanics, both in New Zealand and Antarctica, carried out by staff and students in the Earth ... -
Enhancing teachers’ understanding of young students’ learning in technology
(ITEEA, 2017)This paper describes a study of teachers’ understanding of teaching and learning and the formative assessment of students aged 4-7 years of age in technology education. The research aimed at assisting teachers’ understanding ... -
Beginning teachers learning to teach mathematics through problem-solving
(2018)New Zealand curriculum documents have referred to mathematics as a problem-solving endeavour for more than 25 years. Although an intended curriculum focus, problem-solving seems to be an aspect of mathematics that many ... -
Retained Primitive Reflexes: The influences of Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) in the classroom – preliminary results from one student
(2018)This research investigates the influences of Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) on student achievement and behavioural outcomes, with teacher and parent perspectives included in the analysis. The individualised movement ... -
The thing’s revelation: Some thoughts on Māori philosophical research
(The University of Waikato, 2015)In indigenous research projects, there is a strong emphasis on interviews and the analysis of the data that results. There is, however, another form of research that still calls to be fully acknowledged. Philosophical ... -
Māori cultural definitions of sexual violence.
(2016)Exploring definitions of sexual violence in Aotearoa highlights that on the whole such definitions are located within dominant Pākehā frameworks that do not provide adequately for understanding the context of sexual violence ... -
2016 Subtidal Ecological Survey of Tauranga Harbour and development of benthic health models
(Massey University, 2018)This report summarises the results of biological and physical data collected from a broad-scale subtidal survey of Tauranga Harbour conducted between March and May 2016. The survey was designed to understand more fully the ... -
He waipuna koropupū: Taranaki Māori wellbeing and suicide prevention
(Te Rau Matatini, 2017)The research project He Waipuna Koropupū aimed to explore and share a knowledge base that could inform practice in relation to Taranaki Māori suicide. The project was grounded upon the notion that through Taranaki knowledge ... -
Analogy instructions promote efficiency of cognitive processes during hockey push-pass performance
(American Psychological Association, 2019)Analogy instructions may promote effective skill acquisition by providing movement-specific information that can be processed as a single, meaningful unit, rather than as separate “bits” of information (Liao & Masters, ... -
A study of children’s search query formulation habits
(2017)The strategies children use for digital information search in educational settings are rarely explored. Open questions remain on such fundamental issues as to which information-seeking strategies children employ, how they ...
