Investigation of Poor Academic Achievement in Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy     

V. J. Hinton  D. C. De Vivo  R. Fee  E. Goldstein  Y. Stern 《Learning disabilities research & practice》2004,19(3):146-154

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a neurogenetic developmental disorder that presents with progressive muscular weakness. It is caused by a mutation in a gene that results in the absence of specific products that normally localize to muscle cells and the central nervous system (CNS). The majority of affected individuals have IQs within the normal range, generally with lower verbal than performance IQ scores. Prior work has demonstrated selective deficits on tests of verbal span and immediate memory. For the current study, 26 boys with DMD (and normal intellectual function) and their unaffected siblings were evaluated. Paired comparisons demonstrated that the children with DMD had significantly poorer academic achievement scores than their siblings, even though their vocabulary levels and home and educational environments were comparable. Children with DMD also had more behavioral concerns, physical disabilities, and poorer verbal memory spans. Linear regression indicated that behavioral concerns, executive function, and physical disability did not contribute substantially to academic performance, whereas performance on verbal span did. DMD presents with a selective developmental aberration in verbal span that has wide‐ranging consequences on learning skills.  相似文献   

Editorial     

C. S. Yogananda 《Resonance》2001,6(9):1-2

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Unresolved Mysteries: The Myth of the Missing Warrior and the Government Deceit Theme in the Popular Captivity Culture of the Vietnam War     

Robert C. Doyle 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》1992,15(2):1-18

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Introductory statement     

Karen C. Cohen 《Journal of Science Education and Technology》1992,1(2):83-84

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论体育教育专业改革的职业需求适应性   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

陆玉林  张蕴琨 《湖北体育科技》2001,20(3):88-89,92

体育教育专业在培养中小学体育师资方面起着重要的作用,因而,体育教育专业的培养目标和教学模式必须适应现代社会的需求,适应中小学体育教学.21世纪中小学体育必将进行一系列的改革.分析了中小学体育的教学目标、教学方法和课程设置,同时对体育教育专业改革的若干方面进行了探讨.  相似文献   

National Testing or Political Testing: I s There a Difference?     

Herbert C. Rudman 《Educational Measurement》1993,12(3):5-9

Are two national reports on standardized testing realistic or simplistic? What is the difference between “political” testing and conventional testing? What are some likely consequences of politicizing school testing?  相似文献   

Engaging Students with Learning Disabilities in Instructional Discourse: A Commentary on the REACH Papers     

C. Addison Stone 《Learning disabilities research & practice》2002,17(3):201-203

The four articles on instructional discourse contributed by the members of the REACH project offer rich examples of the learning opportunities for students with learning disabilities (LD) in upper‐elementary and middle‐school content classrooms. In this commentary, I highlight possible reasons for variations in instructional engagement within and across the studies, discuss the challenges to engaging students with LD in discipline‐based instruction, and stress the value for the LD field of greater attention to instructional discourse.  相似文献   

Financing Universities in the Federal Republic of Germany     

H.C.K. Alewell 《Higher Education Quarterly》1990,44(2):123-141

Financing universities in times of increasing demands in all fields of public expenditure is a problem of nearly all European counnies not least because of the ongoing process of European integration. Comparing the different national systems of financing universities may be a means to foster cooperation and competition in a step by step growing network of universities in the European Community. This paper tries to give some insights into the German system; special considerotion is given to its federal structure and its implications for the universities' financthg system, because these problems may be of interest to other countries also. Of course this survey cannot be complete; details must be left to detailed information. The first part of the paper gives a survey of the higher education system in the Federal Republic of Gennany. The second part deals with the sources of funds, including the structure of mong streams to the universities. The third part refffs to the restrictions in using state money in the universities and the problems resulting; the fourth and final part concentrates on problems of the future, especially getring third party finds, and the diversifiation. of financing.  相似文献   

体育舞蹈教学中的音乐选择及其作用   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

聂军 《湖北体育科技》2001,20(3):99-100

音乐在体育舞蹈教学中具有极其重要的作用,它可以激发人的情感,并对舞蹈动作的设计编排起着诱导作用.正确选择音乐能够帮助学生达到良好的锻炼效果.  相似文献   

对高校健美操教学动作编排和音乐选用技巧的研究   总被引：7，自引：0，他引：7  

马亦梅 《湖北体育科技》2001,20(3):83-85

运用文献资料法、实践法等方法,对高校健美操教学动作编排和音乐选用进行了初步研究,认为健美操编排设计要有整体性和创新性;动作的选择应充分考虑健美操的自身特点,在编排中要合理运用具有健美操特点的对称组合动作;编排设计应有外型姿态美,要能充分体现出项目的特色和个性特征.健美操动作的主要部分选用快节奏的音乐更容易提高练习者的兴趣和更易于引起观众的共鸣.在开始部分或结束部分选用较慢节奏的音乐能够更充分的表现出快节奏音乐的速度和力度;选用单纯的音乐比带有外文歌曲的音乐可能产生的效果更好.  相似文献