Using the Text Structures of Information Books to Teach Writing in the Primary Grades     

Sarah K. Clark  Cindy D. Jones  D. Ray Reutzel 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2013,41(4):265-271

Teaching children in the primary grades the text structures and features used by authors of information text has been shown to improve comprehension of information texts and provide the scaffolding and support these children need in order to write their own information texts. As teachers implement the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards (CCSS), they will need support and training on how to meet these increased curricular demands. In this article, we describe how children’s information books can be used as exemplars of well-structured text models to teach young students how to write selected discourse patterns required in the CCSS. As children in the primary grades learn to recognize and use well-structured example information texts as models for their own writing, they will be better prepared to deal with less well-structured, more complex text examples in their reading and writing in the years to come.  相似文献   

ASSESSING STUDENT PERFORMANCE USING VIDEO IN COMBINATION WITH SELF,PEER, AND INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION CHECKLISTS     

Cindy Ratekin  Janice Harris  Sandra Needles 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(2):137-139

Abstract

In this article, the authors propose six standards for the work of Intergenerational Specialists in an emerging field of professional practice. These standards are intended to guide students in academic settings who are preparing to work as Intergenerational Specialists in direct service roles, administrative capacities, or the supervision and training of others in the field. In addition, they might also be considered useful guidelines for program developers who want to ensure mutually beneficial interactions between younger people and older adults in any kind of organized intergenerational context. The proposed Standards for Intergenerational Practice are currently being piloted by students in a graduate degree program, and eventually will be submitted to Generations United for endorsement and widespread acceptance by the field. These basic principles are consistent with NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practices for early childhood programs, and they are also consistent with ethical practices in programs for older adults.  相似文献   

Effects of High and Low Prior Knowledge on Construction of a Joint Problem Space     

Cindy E. Hmelo  Anandi Nagarajan  Roger S. Day 《Journal of Experimental Education》2013,81(1):36-56

The participants were 4th-year medical students designing a clinical trial to test a new hypothetical anticancer drug. They worked with the computer simulation the Oncology Thinking Cap in facilitated groups that differed in terms of their prior knowledge. Both groups engaged in constructive activity and reached similar endpoints. The groups differed qualitatively in how they went about constructing and navigating the joint problem space. The high-prior-knowledge group used their knowledge to help them construct plans, evaluate their actions, and stay focused on the goals of the experimental design task. The low-prior-knowledge group searched through the data exhaustively and used them to generate their plans. They were unsystematic in their planning and interpretation. They used the computer representations in their reasoning and worked at mapping the connections between the representations. The computer scaffolding played an important role for both groups, but the facilitator played a greater role in the low-prior-knowledge group.  相似文献   

SENIOR CISE : A PRINT EXERCISE INTERVENTION FOR OLDER ADULTS     

Nicole D. Jones  Michelle R. Della Corte  Claudio R. Nigg  Phillip G. Clark  Patricia M. Burbank  Cindy Padula  Carol Ewing Garber 《Educational gerontology》2013,39(8):717-728

This study was conducted to examine the efficacy of an inexpensive educational print exercise intervention based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) for older adults. Secondary objectives of this study were to examine the quality of the print intervention and possible ways to improve it through survey techniques. This was a posttest survey design. Information about the Senior cise booklet was distributed to senior housing communities and recreation centers throughout Rhode Island. One hundred thirty-three posters and 5,280 pamphlets with return postcards for ordering the Senior cise booklet were delivered over a period of nine months. Individuals who requested the booklet were contacted via telephone two weeks following mailing to assess the efficacy and quality of the booklet. Ninety-eight individuals requested the booklet and 61 participants completed the evaluation (mean age = 73 - 5.3 years; 77.1% female). The majority of participants found the booklet of good quality, stated that it created an interest, and said it inspired them to actually engage in physical activity. Survey participants cited only a few main good points and negative points about the booklet in general. The use of an inexpensive educational print intervention (Senior cise ) based on the TTM was well received and successful in engaging older adults to consider and participate in physical activity. The positive and negative points cited about the booklet will allow other researchers a better insight into what can make educational print interventions successful. Experimental research designs are recommended to evaluate more fully the efficacy of future exercise based print interventions.  相似文献   

德国家庭农场发展对中国发展家庭农场的启示     

徐会苹 《河南师范大学学报(哲学社会科学版)》2013,40(4):70-73

德国家庭农场,是世界公认的家庭农场的典范。二战后原西德政府成立时,其农户基本上也都是小块农田,与当前中国的农地发展状况极为相似。德国在家庭农场形成过程中通过实行土地整理措施为农场规模扩大提供了强力基础;明晰的土地产权制度使土地交易和租赁市场非常活跃,有利于家庭农场规模的扩大;政府政策资金的强力支持为家庭农场发展提供了强力支撑;完善的农业教育体制,为农场发展提供了高素质的劳动力。中国在家庭农场发展中应以德国家庭农场发展的历史为鉴,完善土地流转相关的法律法规,加大对土地流转的政策资金支持,加大现代农场主的培育。  相似文献   

Global perspectives and key debates in sex and relationships education: addressing issues of gender,sexuality, plurality and power     

Cindy H. Blair 《Gender and education》2016,28(4):599-601

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A Comparison of Child-rearing Practices among Chinese, Immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian-American Parents   总被引：12，自引：1，他引：12  

Chin-Yau Cindy Lin  Victoria R. Fu 《Child development》1990,61(2):429-433

This study investigated the differences and similarities in child-rearing practices among Chinese, immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian-American parents. The subjects of this study were the mothers and fathers of 138 children enrolled in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade in Taiwan and the United States. The child-rearing variables under study were: parental control, encouragement of independence, expression of affection, and emphasis on achievement. MANOVA yielded significant group effects on the parental variables. It was found that Chinese and immigrant Chinese parents tended to rate higher on parental control, encouragement of independence, and emphasis on achievement than Caucasian-American parents. The adaptability of the immigrant Chinese to the conditions of life and social structures of the United States, while maintaining traditional patterns of socialization, is discussed.  相似文献   

The effects of a data use intervention on educators’ satisfaction and data literacy     

Johanna Ebbeler  Cindy L. Poortman  Kim Schildkamp  Jules M. Pieters 《Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability》2017,29(1):83-105

Schools in many different countries are increasingly expected to use data for school improvement. However, schools struggle with the implementation of data use, because building human capacity around data use in education has not received enough attention. Educators urgently need to develop data literacy skills for being able to use data. For supporting schools with the endeavor of developing data literacy skills, we developed and implemented a data use intervention in secondary schools based in the Netherlands. This study therefore focuses on the effects of this intervention on educator satisfaction with the intervention and their data literacy skills and attitude toward data use. This study uses a quasi-experimental research design and employs a mixed-methods approach with a data use questionnaire filled in by data team schools (N = 9) and comparison schools (N = 42), a satisfaction questionnaire filled in by data team participants (N = 55), pre- and posttest knowledge tests filled in by data team participants (N = 36), and interview data (N = 11) from three case study schools. The results show that the participants were, for example, very satisfied with the support received during the intervention. Also, respondents developed new data literacy skills and showed a more positive attitude toward data use. The results show how teachers can be supported systematically in data use in their educational practice. In the conclusions, we discuss some important implications for practice regarding the intensity and duration of support and implications for further research.  相似文献   

Enrollment management and career services: Translating concepts into practice     

Cindy Heinzen M.A.  Thom D. Rakes 《Journal of Career Development》1995,22(2):117-123

Summary We in career services must move from feeling that enrollment management is not our job to the realization that much of what we already do positively impacts recruitment and retention. We must become more proactive in our efforts, and more demonstrative of our impact. Our image with students, parents, staff, faculty and alumni should include what we do to help bring students to our campus, and what we do to help make them successful learners, both while on campus and throughout their work life.  相似文献   

明日简讯     

马风华 《海外英语》2004,(2):18-19

垃圾之屋将垃圾改造成建筑材料——这一计划可以立刻解决两个问题:一、增加住房数量;二、减少垃圾数量。一家位于英国的试验工厂就在利用日常生活垃圾、挖掘上来的污泥、处理过的污水,以及垃圾焚化后留下来的炉灰制造一种有涂层的小圆球。这种小圆球可以被应用在许多建筑行业中。“这种加工处理的好处在于它发掘出了那些原来只能被用于填充低地的垃圾所蕴涵的潜在价值,把它们变成有用的建筑材料,而不用再费  相似文献