Jan H Spyridakis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4083505 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jan H Spyridakis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jan H |
| FAMILY NAME | Spyridakis |
| SIGNATURE | SPYRIDAKIS J H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Promoting gender diversity in STEM faculty through leadership development
Purpose The advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education is dependent on institutional culture changes in academia. Faculty equity, diversity and inclusion efforts must engage departmental leadership. The purpose of this paper is to describe the growth and expansion of the ADVANCE leadership program at the University of Washington (UW) for department chairs that was designed to provide department chairs the skills, community…
Internet Use in Uzbekistan
This article reports on an ongoing investigation of Internet development in Central Asia. Begun in 2000, the research currently focuses on recent developments in Uzbekistan, including changes in legislation governing telecommunications. The results of two surveys conducted in November and December 2002 in Tashkent and Bukhara, Uzbekistan, are presented. These surveys of managers at Internet access points and information technology professionals p…
Internet Use in Uzbekistan
An Empirical Method of Assessing Topic Familiarity in Reading Comprehension Research
While numerous studies have shown that prior knowledge and topic familiarity affect comprehension and usability of a text, few researchers account for readers' topic familiarity in studies that investigate other reading comprehension variables. This research note briefly reviews the literature on the effect of prior knowledge and text familiarity on document comprehension and usability and discusses current methods for assessing subjects' topic f…
Signals in Expository Prose
THE AUTHORS examine the effects of three signal types on relatively sophisticated readers and their comprehension of technical expository prose. A signal is generally described as a word, phrase, or statement that preannounces content and/or reveals relationships in content. Previous studies have failed to show consistent effects for signals with good comprehenders. Approximately 300 college-level subjects (pre-engineering majors) read one of fou…
Signals in Expository Prose
THE AUTHORS examine the effects of three signal types on relatively sophisticated readers and their comprehension of technical expository prose. A signal is generally described as a word, phrase, or statement that preannounces content and/or reveals relationships in content. Previous studies have failed to show consistent effects for signals with good comprehenders. Approximately 300 college-level subjects (pre-engineering majors) read one of fou…
Promoting gender diversity in STEM faculty through leadership development
Purpose The advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education is dependent on institutional culture changes in academia. Faculty equity, diversity and inclusion efforts must engage departmental leadership. The purpose of this paper is to describe the growth and expansion of the ADVANCE leadership program at the University of Washington (UW) for department chairs that was designed to provide department chairs the skills, community…
Signals in Expository Prose
THE AUTHORS examine the effects of three signal types on relatively sophisticated readers and their comprehension of technical expository prose. A signal is generally described as a word, phrase, or statement that preannounces content and/or reveals relationships in content. Previous studies have failed to show consistent effects for signals with good comprehenders. Approximately 300 college-level subjects (pre-engineering majors) read one of fou…
An Empirical Method of Assessing Topic Familiarity in Reading Comprehension Research
While numerous studies have shown that prior knowledge and topic familiarity affect comprehension and usability of a text, few researchers account for readers' topic familiarity in studies that investigate other reading comprehension variables. This research note briefly reviews the literature on the effect of prior knowledge and text familiarity on document comprehension and usability and discusses current methods for assessing subjects' topic f…
Internet Use in Uzbekistan
This article reports on an ongoing investigation of Internet development in Central Asia. Begun in 2000, the research currently focuses on recent developments in Uzbekistan, including changes in legislation governing telecommunications. The results of two surveys conducted in November and December 2002 in Tashkent and Bukhara, Uzbekistan, are presented. These surveys of managers at Internet access points and information technology professionals p…
Internet Use in Uzbekistan
Promoting gender diversity in STEM faculty through leadership development
Purpose The advancement of equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education is dependent on institutional culture changes in academia. Faculty equity, diversity and inclusion efforts must engage departmental leadership. The purpose of this paper is to describe the growth and expansion of the ADVANCE leadership program at the University of Washington (UW) for department chairs that was designed to provide department chairs the skills, community…
Computer Science (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Comprehension (2 works) · Developing country (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · ICT Impact and Policies (2 works)