COLLEGE ALGEBRA STUDENTS�� ATTITUDES TOWARD MATHEMATICS IN THEIR CAREERS     

Joe Champion  Frieda Parker  Bernadette Mendoza-Spencer  Ann Wheeler 《International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education》2011,9(5):1093-1110

The purpose of this study was to identify the degree to which college algebra students’ value mathematical skills in their prospective careers. A survey was administered to N = 144 students in 6 college algebra classes at a mid-sized doctoral granting university. Students in half the classes completed a data analysis project, and half of the students planned to major in a business-related degree. Logistic regression suggested that students held mostly positive attitudes about the value of mathematics in their career, with business students expressing more positive attitudes than those reported by non-business students. Unexpectedly, those who completed the data analysis project expressed less positive attitudes on 6 of the 20 survey items.  相似文献   

儿童青少年骨骼肌相关体适能测试的10大研究问题     

Sharon Ann Plowman 《北京体育大学学报》2015,38(12):55-67

摘要：本文的研究目的是引起人们对儿童青少年骨骼肌相关体适能测试的10个亟待解决的问题的关注,目标是激发更多的研究来解答这些问题。这些急需解决的问题包括明确儿童青少年肌肉力量、爆发力（power）、耐力、柔韧性的有效、可信、可行的场地测试方法与健康风险因素/标记物之间的关系;确定运动训练对这些关系的影响;记录追踪这些关系。需要仔细并有针对性地检验柔韧性在健康相关体适能（HRPF）中的作用。体重/体成分在健康相关体适能中是一个独立的组成部分,但它也是一个能够影响骨骼肌测试项目成绩的因素。体重,体脂肪和中心性肥胖以及对这些测试结果进行调整的可能性都是非常重要的研究问题。有几个问题是关于哪些场地测试最适用于学校。最后,需要建立真正的健康相关体适能测试参考标准的界值点。总的来说,为了青少年HRPF,需要在骨骼肌领域进行更多高质量的研究。  相似文献   

Kissing in the Carnage: An Examination of Framing on Twitter During the Vancouver Riots     

Lauren M. Burch  Evan L. Frederick  Ann Pegoraro 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2015,59(3):399-415

This study examines the frames found on Twitter during the Vancouver riots on June 15, 2011. A textual analysis was employed, and resulted in the identification of 5 frames: fandom, riot propagation, global perspectives, shame on Vancouver, and real fans vs. idiots. The identification of these frames illustrated Twitter's role as a source of news and information, and also an outlet for shaping public opinion and cultural perception. Twitter provided the opportunity to counter public perceptions of Canadian hockey fans and the rioters through displays of dissociation, embarrassment, remorse, and comparisons to substantial global events of political unrest.  相似文献   

Training letter and orthographic pattern recognition in children with slow naming speed     

Nicole J. Conrad  Betty Ann Levy 《Reading and writing》2011,24(1):91-115

Although research has established that performance on a rapid automatized naming (RAN) task is related to reading, the nature of this relationship is unclear. Bowers (2001) proposed that processes underlying performance on the RAN task and orthographic knowledge make independent and additive contributions to reading performance. We examined the benefits of training orthographic pattern recognition and speeded letter recognition for children in Grades 1 and 2 with slow naming speed. Children first received training in either orthographic pattern recognition or speeded letter recognition, and then switched to the other type of training. Results indicated that speeded letter recognition can improve through training, but only when preceded by training in orthographic pattern recognition. Orthographic pattern recognition training improved the accuracy and speed of reading training words, whether training occurred alone or following letter training. Letter training prior to the orthographic training provided no additional benefit. Together, these results argue for the importance of orthographic training for children with slow naming speed.  相似文献   

Viewing the changing world of educational technology from a different perspective: Present realities,past lessons,and future possibilities     

Martie Sanders  Ann George 《Education and Information Technologies》2017,22(6):2915-2933

This review paper focuses on likely reasons for the rhetoric-reality gap in the use of educational information and communication technology. It is based on the assumption that the present challenges being experienced with educational ICT might be avoided in the future if we look at the current challenges from a different perspective, by revisiting past research to gain insights from the history of innovations in educational technology. Seven major lessons emerging from the review could inform future directions so that the future does not simply replicate the disappointing results achieved thus far. We argue that the vision for ICT has been unrealistically ambitious, and review reasons to justify this point of view. We suggest that setting more attainable goals, based on the actuality of educational contexts, might be a more pragmatic way to go in a future of constantly changing educational technology.  相似文献   

Developing assessment policy and evaluating practice: a case study of the introduction of a new marking scheme     

Fiona J. L. Handley  Ann Read 《Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education》2017,21(4):135-139

In 2011, Southampton Solent University, a post-1992 university in southern England, introduced a new marking scheme with the aims of changing marking practice to achieve greater transparency and consistency in marking, and to ensure that the full range of marks was being awarded to students. This paper discusses the strategic background to the scheme's development, analyses the role of the working group and stakeholder involvement in developing the initiative, and presents a critical commentary on its success within the frame of the university as a ‘learning organisation’ [Senge, P. M. (2006). The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organisation. London: Random House].  相似文献   

Part-time work and advancement: a study of female professional staff in Australian universities     

Janis Bailey  Carolyn Troup  Glenda Strachan 《Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management》2017,39(3):282-295

One focus of gender equity policies in universities has been the creation of ‘retention’ part-time work for professional staff, which allows employees to move between full-time and part-time hours at their request. This paper examines whether such ‘good’ part-time jobs can contribute to or at least not impede women’s career advancement. The paper examines the correlation between job classification and part-time work, and whether a period of part-time work acts as a significant ‘brake’ on a woman’s career trajectory. This study uses data from the 2011 Work and Careers in Australian Universities survey. Part-time work is used extensively by lower-classified women, but rarely by those in higher classifications. Part-time work stalls career advancement compared to working full-time, but this brake is reduced if a woman transitions back to full-time work.  相似文献   

BULLYING AMONG KOREAN ADOLESCENTS: THE ROLE OF EMPATHY AND ATTACHMENT     

Sukkyung You  June Lee  Yunoug Lee  Ann Y. Kim 《Psychology in the schools》2015,52(6):594-606

In efforts to increase the field and society's understanding of bullying, the authors investigated how various forms of attachment (mother, peer, and school) are directly and indirectly related to bullying behavior through empathy, and whether these relationships are moderated by gender. Adolescents, of grades 7 through 9, from one middle school in Seoul were surveyed. Using structural equation modeling, the study identified significant gender differences in the direct and indirect effects of attachment on bullying behavior. For male students, greater school attachment was directly related to less bullying behavior and maternal and peer attachment had indirect effects on bullying behavior, mediated by student cognitive empathy. For female students greater maternal attachment was directly related to less bullying behavior, and peer attachment had an indirect effect on bullying behavior, mediated by student affective empathy. The study provides evidence supporting increased emphasis on empathy development in bullying prevention programs.  相似文献   

Studying Triggers for Interest and Engagement Using Observational Methods     

K. Ann Renninger  Jessica E. Bachrach 《教育心理学家》2015,50(1):58-69

In this article, we discuss the contribution of observational methods to understanding the processes involved in triggering interest and establishing engagement. We begin by reviewing the literatures on interest and engagement, noting their similarities, differences, and the utility to each of better understanding the triggering process. We then provide background information about observational methods and a case illustration of their use in a post hoc analysis of observation records collected during an out-of-school biology workshop. In conclusion, we consider the advantages and limitations of observational methods. We suggest that they can offer unique insight into the triggering process. In the post hoc analysis, this includes information about multiple, co-occurring triggers for interest and variation in responses to triggers based on learner characteristics. It is acknowledged that observational methods are not sufficient, but they are necessary; they provide essential detail, especially for understanding the triggering process.  相似文献   

ON SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT: RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS          下载免费PDF全文

Angela F. Lukowski  Martha Ann Bell 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2015,80(1):182-195

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