Quantifying physical activity in first-through fourth-grade physical education via pedometry     

Scruggs PW  Beveridge SK  Watson DL  Clocksin BD 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2005,76(2):166-175

The aim of this study was to determine pedometry steps per minute (SPM) cutscores that accurately quantify physical activity (PA) time in first- through fourth-grade physical education. A total of 257 participants were grouped in two data pools, first- and second-grade (n = 126), and third- and fourth-grade (n = 131). Systematic observation was the PA criterion instrument and pedometry was the predictor instrument. Correlations between physical activity measures were strong (r = .82-.89, p < .01). Ten min of PA and 33.33% of the lesson time engaged in PA within a 30-min class can be quantified by 61-63 SPM for first- and second-grade, and 58-61 SPM for third- and fourth-grade. IN CONCOLUSION: (a) SPM values were a valid indicator of students achieving or not achieving PA criteria, and (b) pedometry is a valid and practical tool for physical activity surveillance within physical education.  相似文献   

A Review of: “An Administrator's Guide to Online Education By Kaye Shelton and George Saltsman”     

Reviewed by Patricia Gordin 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(1):56-59

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A Review of: “Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter”     

Reviewed by Trudy H. Bers 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(7):579-582

Scholarship matters. It allows faculty to fulfill the responsibilities of their three academic citizenships--in their institutions, in their disciplines, and in higher education in general. Current standards for community college faculty scholarship, however, have excluded faculty from exercising academic citizenship outside of their institutions. The sector claim to a unique teaching mission has been used to exempt or exclude community college faculty from the scholarly obligations and responsibilities understood elsewhere in higher education. The absence of generally accepted norms for scholarly production and validation at most community colleges continues to set them apart from other institutions, including those also serving non-traditional open admissions students. By discouraging externally validated scholarship, community colleges deny their faculty an appropriate voice in higher education and deny the rest of higher education the important voice of community college faculty. By encouraging scholarship that meets the tests of external scrutiny, community colleges can provide their faculty with legitimate higher education citizenship beyond the institution.  相似文献   

Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) in Four Countries     

Belinda J. Hardin  Doris Bergen  Hsuan-Fang Hung 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2013,41(2):91-101

The ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment (GGA) was developed to provide an international assessment tool that can be used by early childhood educators to develop, assess, and improve program quality worldwide. This pilot study was conducted in four countries to investigate the psychometric properties of the GGA within and across different countries. A total of 168 programs and 336 early care and education professionals participated in this study from communities in the People’s Republic of China, Guatemala, Taiwan, and the United States. The results show strong internal consistency for each subscale and the total GGA as well as moderate interrater consistency for the five subscales. A comparison of item ratings and the qualitative evidence suggests moderately acceptable congruence between the ratings and evidence to support the ratings. Patterns of program practices were identified within and across the participating sties and countries that reflected both unique and common practices. These results suggest that the GGA has potential as a useful and effective tool both for understanding early childhood program quality within and across countries and as a means of helping practitioners to establish and/or improve the quality of their services.  相似文献   

Counteracting Summer Slide: Social Capital Resources Within Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Families     

Stephanie L. Slates  Doris R. Entwisle  Linda S. Olson 《Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk》2013,18(3):165-185

Research on summer learning has shown that children from a higher socioeconomic status (SES) continue to learn during the summer months of elementary school, but lower-SES students tend to stagnate or lose ground. However, not all low-SES students experience summer learning loss. Drawing on the Beginning School Study (BSS), a longitudinal study of a random sample of Baltimore public school students who began first grade in 1982, this article identifies a small sample of low-SES students who gained as much as their higher-SES peers in reading or math during at least three of the four summers of elementary school. Drawing on Coleman and Hoffer's (1987 Coleman , J. S. , & Hoffer , T. ( 1987 ). Public and private high schools: The impact of communities . New York : Basic Books . [Google Scholar]) theory of within-family social capital, we identify parental characteristics and practices that set these low-SES exceptional summer learners (ESLs) apart from their low-SES peers, who evidence the more typical pattern of summer slide.  相似文献   

The context of their lives     

Kaye Lowe  Doris Martin  Gail Fox 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(3):207-213

Abstract

This paper explores the Ecology of Human Development Model (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) as applied to the lives of students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program at James Madison University (Virginia). This model provided insights into who our students are, their experiences, beliefs and values and how they define themselves; secondly, the process of reflection provided an opportunity for students to examine their lives as part of a larger social context; and thirdly, by valuing the process, it is hoped that students would recognize the importance of coming to know the children they teach. It is imperative that students are well prepared for teaching an increasingly diverse population (NCATE Standard I.E.2). Our belief is that in order for prospective teachers to appreciate diversity in classrooms, they need first to examine the context of their own lives. © 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.  相似文献   

Teaching Toward Freedom: Early Childhood Education and the Challenges Ahead     

Doris M. Martin 《Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education》2013,34(3):321-330

This article examines issues surrounding the recruitment and employment of men in early childhood education, including special education, child care, and preschool through primary grade classrooms. Earlier research from the United States, Canada, and Australia concerning men in early education is reviewed. Issues discussed include the limitations of traditional gender roles, concerns of homosexuality, fear of sexual abuse accusations, salaries, and isolation. Initiating dialogue, identifying and remedying prejudices and practices that favor women, and activating support networks are among the activities suggested to increase the number of male teachers in early childhood classrooms.  相似文献   

让MOOCs更有意义:在谎言、悖论和可能性的迷宫中沉思     

约翰·丹尼尔英  王志军著  赵文涛编译 《现代远程教育研究》2013,(3):3-12,27

大规模开放网络课程(MOOCs)是一种以开放访问和大规模参与为目的的在线课程。MOOCs作为一种新的教育技术,包括cMOOCs和xMOOCs两种,前者以联通主义理论为基础,强调知识创新与生成;后者以行为主义理论为基础,关注知识重复。两者在教学理念上差异很大,用同一术语表述很容易使人混淆。同以往各种形式的信息技术一样,MOOCs在本质上是一系列操作符号的工具,同时也是基于互联网的低成本教育材料分发和共享的工具,因此在对待MOOCs变革传统高等教育这一问题上应该理性。目前媒体、商业集团和高校机构对xMOOCs的关注处于一种狂热状态,缺乏系统而理性的学术研究,主要体现出四个谎言和悖论:一是学校品牌是教学质量的象征,而实际上它们的声誉是由其研究赢得的,并非教学质量,xMOOCs的低完成率为传统高校所不齿;二是多数xMOOCs机构对成功通过课程考试的学生只提供证书,不生成学分,对比传统学校教育,意味着对学生学业的认证取决于招生而不是课程学习;三是xMOOCs是一种新的教学法并支持个性化学习,而实际上他们采用的是一种过时的行为主义教学法;四是xMOOCs一方面期望和推崇"让知识成为人类共同财产"的理想,却又一方面在积极探索能够盈利的商业模式。MOOCs在炒作背后应该回归理性的发展轨迹,其对传统教育的真正变革应该是将xMOOCs置于全世界公众的视野中,迫使这些机构重视教学和教学法,并将教学作为其核心使命。  相似文献   

野狐山上护鹭人     

张建成 《文化交流》2013,(8):70-73

前些日子,我经友人介绍而去野狐山拍摄白鹭。山道旁有人在钉挂木牌。木牌略略陈旧,上面写着宣传语"爱鸟护鸟是人类的美德"。"橐橐"或"嗒嗒"的敲击声在林中似乎清越。我向他询问,果然他就是这野狐山上护鹭人—邵伟荣。简单客套寒暄几句,邵伟荣要继续巡山,让我随意而行,约好中午一起吃饭。白鹭多数为候鸟,少数为留鸟。每年春天,白鹭从热带越冬归来,在野狐山栖息生活。野狐山在浙江省兰溪市游埠镇境内,是浙西山区中的丘陵一冈,山上以樟树和杉树为林。  相似文献   

Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America by Jaime E. Settle     

Reviewed by Martin J. Riedl 《Mass Communication and Society》2019,22(4):562-564

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