Informal Learning Through Science Media Usage     

Michaela Maier  Tobias Rothmund  Andrea Retzbach  Lukas Otto  John C. Besley 《教育心理学家》2014,49(2):86-103

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Teaching writing to middle school students: a national survey     

Steve Graham  Andrea Capizzi  Karen R. Harris  Michael Hebert  Paul Morphy 《Reading and writing》2014,27(6):1015-1042

A random sample of language arts, social studies, and science middle school teachers from the United States were surveyed about their preparation to teach writing, beliefs about responsibilities for teaching writing, use of evidence-based writing practices, assessment of writing, use of technology, and adaptations for struggling writers. The findings from this survey raised concerns about the quality of middle school writing instruction. Many teachers believed their preservice and inservice preparation to teach writing was inadequate. Middle school students spend little time writing or being taught how to write. While most teachers used a variety of evidenced-based writing practices and made adaptations for struggling writers, such methods were applied infrequently. Most teachers did not appear to use assessment data to shape how they taught writing, and computers played a relatively minor role in middle school writing instruction. Even though teachers generally agreed that writing was a collective responsibility, language arts teachers placed a greater emphasis on writing instruction than social studies and science teachers.  相似文献   

I want to be a scientist/a teacher: students' perceptions of career decision-making in gender-typed,non-traditional areas of work     

Christine Bieri Buschor  Christa Kappler  Andrea Keck Frei  Simone Berweger 《Gender and education》2014,26(7):743-758

The study examines the career decision-making of Swiss academic high school students opting for a career in a non-traditional, gender-typed area of work during the transition to higher education. Based on a longitudinal study, a qualitative study with 11 female students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and 13 male student teachers was conducted in order to analyse their perceptions of the career decision-making process. They felt supported by their parents and teachers. Women showed a strong sense of identity as future scientists without mentioning specific career goals. Men, by contrast, referred to job security-related considerations and emphasised the importance of role models for their choice. Female students emphasised their status of being ‘unique in a men's world' whereas male student teachers highlighted the role of ‘masculinity in the classroom'.  相似文献   

Training Planning and Working Memory in Third Graders     

Andrea Paula Goldin  María Soledad Segretin  María Julia Hermida  Luciano Paz  Sebastián Javier Lipina  Mariano Sigman 《Mind, Brain, and Education》2013,7(2):136-146

Working memory and planning are fundamental cognitive skills supporting fluid reasoning. We show that 2 games that train working memory and planning skills in school‐aged children promote transfer to 2 different tasks: an attentional test and a fluid reasoning test. We also show long‐term improvement of planning and memory capacities in 8‐year‐old children after playing adaptive computer games specifically tailored to entrain these cognitive functions. Working memory capacity expanded from 5 to 7 items by using our games. Furthermore, steady progression in the task indicates that this capacity can be trained rapidly. Planning abilities persisted in a nonmarkovian form of play, where a move is highly influenced by previous moves, avoiding back‐ups. Here, we introduce a public and growing platform ( http://www.matemarote.com.ar/ ) developed for this research which has the potential for wide use in educational research.  相似文献   

The Impact of Professional Development on Library Faculty Attitudes,Practices, and Knowledge of Student Learning Assessment     

Lyda Fontes McCartin  Andrea Falcone  Shannon Marie Smith 《Public Services Quarterly》2013,9(3):214-230

In order to align with university-wide assessment initiatives and to promote a systematic approach to one-shot assessment within our library, a team of five librarians participated in a campus-wide professional development program about student learning assessment. We then implemented library-specific professional development about student learning assessment for one-shot instruction. We provide an overview of the professional development program and discuss our study that explored the impact of the program on librarians’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes about student learning assessment. Our findings indicate that faculty participants had a positive change in practice, knowledge, and attitude after participating in the professional development program.  相似文献   

Resting Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry and Communication Apprehension,Verbal Aggression,and Other Social Interaction Constructs: A Meta-Analytic Review     

John S. Seiter  Andrea Sandry 《Communication Research Reports》2013,30(4):287-298

This study examined the effect of body piercing on perceptions of an employment seeker's credibility, hirability, and attractiveness. Participants (undergraduate students and managers) viewed a photograph of a job candidate who wore either no jewelry, an earring, or a nose ring, and then rated dimensions of the candidate's credibility, hirability, and attractiveness. Analysis indicated that although the candidate's attractiveness ratings were not affected by the type of jewelry he wore, his credibility ratings decreased when he was wearing jewelry, and his hirability ratings decreased when he was wearing a nose ring. These results and their implications are discussed.  相似文献   

Convergence Concerns in Local Television: Conflicting Views From the Newsroom     

Laura K. Smith  Andrea H. Tanner  Sonya Forte Duhe 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2013,57(4):555-574

This nationwide survey studies the impact of convergence on reporters and producers in small and medium local television markets. The article examines the manner in which convergence-related responsibilities affect the daily routines of these news workers. It also assesses their perceptions of convergence and challenges they face, including concerns about the impact of convergence on the quality of their work. Authors compare these views to the opinions of news directors across the United States (gathered in previous research), finding significant differences between news workers' perspectives and those of their bosses.  相似文献   

Application of Excel® Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts for Efficient Library Data Analysis and Illustration     

Andrea Miller 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(3):169-186

ABSTRACT

Excel® pivot tables and pivot charts are ideal tools for increasing efficiency in previously time-consuming tasks involved in the analysis of library data, such as electronic resource usage statistics. Building upon the background presented in an introductory article, this companion article continues with information concerning essential techniques and applications. Data must be properly formatted in preparation for its use with pivot tables and pivot charts. Steps in the creation of both pivot tables and pivot charts are detailed along with potential pitfalls. Best practices are covered with specific tips for ensuring accurate results.  相似文献   

Testing Expert-Based Versus Student-Based Cognitive Models for a Grade 3 Diagnostic Mathematics Assessment     

Mary Roduta Roberts  Cecilia B. Alves  Man-Wai Chu  Margaret Thompson  Louise M. Bahry  Andrea Gotzmann 《教育实用测度》2013,26(3):173-195

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of three cognitive models, one developed by content experts and two generated from student verbal reports for explaining examinee performance on a grade 3 diagnostic mathematics test. For this study, the items were developed to directly measure the attributes in the cognitive model. The performance of each cognitive model was evaluated by examining its fit to different data samples: verbal report, total, high-, moderate-, and low ability using the Hierarchy Consistency Index (Cui & Leighton, 2009), a model-data fit index. This study utilized cognitive diagnostic assessments developed under the framework of construct-centered test design and analyzed using the Attribute Hierarchy Method (Gierl, Wang, & Zhou, 2008; Leighton, Gierl, & Hunka, 2004). Both the expert-based and the student-based cognitive models provided excellent fit to the verbal report and high ability samples, but moderate to poor fit to the total, moderate and low ability samples. Implications for cognitive model development for cognitive diagnostic assessment are discussed.  相似文献   

Looking to the future: producing transdisciplinary professionals for leadership in early childhood settings     

Jennifer Cartmel  Kym Macfarlane  Andrea Nolan 《Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development》2013,33(4):398-412

This paper reports on an Australian initiative Developing and Sustaining Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals, where academics and professionals shared knowledge, experience and research about transdisciplinary practice. The project aimed to develop an understanding of the strategies and skills early childhood professionals and practitioners required to strengthen pedagogical leadership when working in multi-agency organisations. The conceptual framework underpinning the design, analysis and evaluation of the project was bricolage. Bricolage enabled the researchers, professionals and practitioners and other organisational members to consider the principles of multiplicity, complexity, relationality and criticality. The use of bricolage created an opportunity for a more comprehensive level of analysis to occur. A model of professional development emerged from the analysis of the data and was subsequently used to develop an open source learning website.  相似文献