Classroom teachers’ experiences implementing a movement integration program: Barriers,facilitators, and continuance     

《Teaching and Teacher Education》2017

This study was designed to qualitatively examine fifteen classroom teachers' experiences in implementing a movement integration (MI) program, TAKE 10!^®, using the comprehensive school physical activity program framework. Data were collected through observations, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires. Barriers to MI implementation included time and space constraints, whilst facilitators were gaining knowledge during training and developing competencies through experience. Reasons for program continuance included scheduling MI into weekly routines, children's request for the program, and collaboration among teachers. Suggestions for teachers' professional development related to MI are provided in view of the study's findings.  相似文献   

Investigating the synergy of critical thinking and creative thinking in the course of integrated activity in Taiwan     

Yulin Chang  Bei-Di Li  Fa-Chung Chiu 《教育心理学》2015,35(3):341-360

The relationship lying between critical thinking and creative thinking is opposite or complementary, results of previous relevant researches have not yet concluded. However, most of researches put the effort to compare the respective effect of the thinking methods, either the teaching of creative thinking or that of critical thinking. Less of them showed the interest to investigate the combined effect of these two thinking skills teaching, especially its synergy. Therefore, present study aimed to discuss the synergy of critical thinking and creative thinking, and investigated the joined effect of these two methods of thinking in the courses of ‘Integrated Activity courses’. Not only the separate influence but also the synergy would be our interests. Moreover, the outcome would also be compared with the learning result of single creative thinking skill teaching. Participants were 147 male students and 118 female students of ninth grade from 8 intact classes in a public middle school in Taiwan, the number of total participants were 265. Experimental design was ‘nonequivalent control group pretest/post-test quasi-experimental design’. Participants were assigned into three groups, three intact classes for creative thinking teaching group (EG1), three intact classes for ‘critical thinking and creative thinking combined teaching group (EG2)’ and two intact classes for regular teaching method group (watching video, control group). All participants took the assessment ‘The New Creative-Thinking Testing’ and ‘The Critical-Thinking Testing, Level 1’ after receiving the courses as post-test. Data were analysed statistically by one-way ANCOVA. The results showed that:

1. Regards to the performance in Integrated Activity courses, no significant difference was found among students in EG1 and those in EG2. However, the students in both experimental groups got higher scores than those in control group did.

2. As for the ability of critical thinking, students in EG2 got higher score than those in EG1 and CG did, but no difference was found among the students in EG1 and those in CG.

3. In respect of originality, students in EG2 got higher score than those in EG1 did, the influence of critical thinking was significant.

Theoretical and possible applications of the results were also discussed. Present study not only manifests the correlation between creative thinking and critical thinking, but also provides the empirical data for synergy in actual pedagogical situations.  相似文献   

International Approaches to Whole-of-School Physical Activity Promotion     

Jaimie McMullen  Déirdre Ní Chróinín  Tuija Tammelin  Małgorzata Pogorzelska  Hans van der Mars 《Quest (Human Kinetics)》2015,67(4):384-399

Increasing physical activity opportunities in schools has emerged as a global priority among school-aged youth. As a result, many countries have designed and implemented whole-of-school physical activity initiatives that seek to increase physical activity opportunities that are available to school-aged children before, during, and after school. Considering the comprehensive school physical activity program conceptual framework, this article includes a discussion of the initiatives from four countries: Finland (Finnish Schools on the Move), Ireland (Active School Flag), Poland (PE with Class), and the United States (Let’s Move Active Schools). Background information, implementation strategies, best practices, development opportunities, and relevant research from each country will be presented. Exploring different perspectives sheds some light on the international landscape relative to whole-of-school physical activity promotion and provides direction for future and continued research and practice.  相似文献   

浅析模拟联合国活动发展中遇到的问题     

熊栎天 《乐山师范学院学报》2015,(5)

模拟联合国活动是遵照精简过后的联合国议事规则而举行的、主要由青年人参加的一种学术性质的模拟活动。它由模拟联合国培训和会议两部分组成,参与者、组织者与模拟联合国会议是其三个基本要素。文章论述了模拟联合国活动三要素及发展中面临的问题,并据此提出建议和思考。  相似文献   

Moodle环境下课程教学及评价设计应用研究——以《环境与草原保护法学》为例     

马东宇 《广播电视大学学报》2014,(4):106-114

以模块化动态学习环境Moodle为研究对象,选择内蒙古电大自建省开课程《环境与草原保护法学》作为研究样本,尝试将案例教学与模块活动设计相结合,基于Moodle环境进行在线课程教学及评价设计,在实现课程网络(移动设备)访问、在线学习和资源支持的基础上,初步探索适合内蒙古电大自身教育特点的、基于Moodle环境的在线课程设计一般流程以及实现学习建构、活动设计和效果评价的新模式,为省开课程实现完全在线学习和评价考核改革提供参考和借鉴。  相似文献   

职校德育工作理念的新思考     

王学云 《天津职业院校联合学报》2014,(9):115-117

中职学校作为培养社会技能型劳动者的主阵地,其德育应突破传统德育的弊端,走出一条现实的、理性的、确能有所成效的德育之路。观念的树立是行为的先导,所以职校德育工作者应首先树立先进的德育理念。文章从回归生活和实践,注重活动的创设等方面,强调职校德育工作者应在尊重传统理念的基础上更加注重实践德育、行为德育、体验德育、主体主动性德育等。  相似文献   

International Collaboration Activity Index: Case study of dye-sensitized solar cells     

《Journal of Informetrics》2014,8(4):854-862

International scientific collaboration has been the dominant driving force for promoting scientific and technological advancement. However, current international scientific collaboration analysis and evaluation mainly concentrate on the exploration of international collaboration network; hence, an evaluation method of international scientific collaboration is yet to be formed. In this paper, we take the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) as an empirical object and combine the international collaboration network with geographic information, which we call the International Collaboration Map, to display the international collaboration situations among countries or regions worldwide (inter-country collaboration), the collaborations among countries or regions within each continent (intra-continent collaboration), and the collaborations among continents (inter-continent collaboration) from different angles. Based on the thought of fractional count, this study introduces the indicators of collaborative country rank, international collaboration width, and international collaboration activity; the study employs the International Collaboration Activity Index (ICAI) to comprehensively measure the degree of countries or regions international collaboration at the country or region level. It systematically evaluates the differences between the active degree of relevant countries or regions in collaborative research. We use correlation analysis among the five sub-criterions and verify the rationality of index construction. K-means clustering analysis is undertaken among 84 countries or regions in the DSSCs field. The results show the formation of three groups, each with their unique international collaboration features.  相似文献   

活动理论视角下协作学习活动的基本要素     

余亮  黄荣怀 《电大教学》2014,(1):48-55

协作学习活动设计的核心和关键即是对其基本要素的分析和配置。厘清协作学习活动的基本要素,是分析和设计协作学习活动的基础。以活动理论为视角,论述了协作学习活动的要素,并在此基础上建构了协作学习的结构模型,确立了资源、角色、任务和时序四个基本要素。最后,以此四要素为基本框架,比较和分析了四个协作脚本。  相似文献   

活动理论视角下MOOC学习活动设计研究     

刘清堂  叶阳梅  朱珂 《电大教学》2014,(4):99-105

活动理论强调教学活动过程的实施要以学习者的学习活动为中心,学习活动的设计对于信息技术环境下学生的学习效果和效率有着重要影响。大规模在线开放课程（MOOC）作为一种新的在线教育模式,实践了以学习者为中心的教学理念,革命性地颠覆了传统课堂的组织与管理方式。与传统网络课程相比,MOOC更强调教学模式的完整性．并以优质的教育资源和良好的师生交互点燃了国内外众多学习者的参与热情。为此．通过以活动理论为指导,结合学习活动设计的基本框架和MOOC的特点,分析MOOC学习活动的类型、学习资源和环境、学习者角色以及分布于社会网络中的交互信息等因素,尝试构建一个MOOC环境下学习活动设计模式,为MOOC课程在国内的设计和开发．提供理论框架和实践参考。  相似文献   

Biochemical characterization of the recombinant schistosome tegumental protein SmALDH_312 produced in E. coli and baculovirus expression vector system     

《Electronic Journal of Biotechnology》2021

BackgroundThe heterologous expression of parasitic proteins is challenging because the sequence composition often differs significantly from host preferences. However, the production of such proteins is important because they are potential drug targets and can be screened for interactions with new lead compounds. Here we compared two expression systems for the production of an active recombinant aldehyde dehydrogenase (SmALDH_312) from Schistosoma mansoni, which causes the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis.ResultsWe produced SmALDH_312 successfully in the bacterium Escherichia coli and in the baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS). Both versions of the recombinant protein were found to be active in vitro, but the BEVS-derived enzyme showed 3.7-fold higher specific activity and was selected for further characterization. We investigated the influence of Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mn²⁺, and found out that the specific activity of the enzyme increased 1.5-fold in the presence of 0.5 mM Mg²⁺. Finally, we characterized the kinetic properties of the enzyme using a design-of-experiment approach, revealing optimal activity at pH 7.6 and 41°C.ConclusionsAlthough, E. coli has many advantages, such as rapid expression, high yields and low costs, this system was outperformed by BEVS for the production of a schistosome ALDH. BEVS therefore provides an opportunity for the expression and subsequent evaluation of schistosome enzymes as drug targets.How to cite: Harnischfeger J, Beutler M, Salzig D, et al. Biochemical characterization of the recombinant schistosome tegumental protein SmALDH_312 produced in E. coli and baculovirus expression vector system. Electron J Biotechnol 2021;54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2021.08.002  相似文献