Science laboratory behavior strategies of students relative to performance in and attitude to laboratory work

The relationship between science laboratory behavior strategies of students and performance in and attitude to laboratory work was investigated in an observational study of 160 laboratory sessions involving 600 class five (eleventh grade) biology students. Zero-order correlations between the behavior strategies and outcome measures reveal a set of low to strong relationships. Transmitting information, listening and nonlesson related behaviors exhibited low correlations with practical skills and the attitude measure. The correlations between manipulating apparatus and observation with practical skills measures were found to be strong. Multiple correlation analysis revealed that the behaviors of students in the laboratories observed accounted for a large percentage of the variance in the scores on manipulative skills and a low percentage on interpretation of data, responsibility, initiative, and work habits. One significant canonical correlation emerged. The loadings on this canonical variate indicate that the practical skills measures, i.e., planning and design, manipulative skills and conduct of experiments, observation and recording of data, and attitude to laboratory work made primary contributions to the canonical relationship. Suggestions as to how students can be encouraged to go beyond “cookbook-like” laboratories and develop a more favorable attitude to laboratory work are made.     

论中小学教师教育技术能力培养

随着教育现代化的推进和新课程改革的深入发展,以计算机、多媒体和互联网为标志的现代信息技术逐步成为当今教育的主流技术。中小学教师作为实施教育的主体,必须确立科学、先进的现代教育理念,具备现代教育知识水平和运用现代教育技术开展教育教学的能力。因此,提高中小学教师现代教育技术能力,已成为提高教育质量的关键因素。     

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ATTITUDES TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION AND LIFE VALUES

A 49‐item Inventory on Higher Education was developed that assessed attitudes toward higher education. The Inventory was administered to 310 undergraduate and graduate students in Education. Item endorsement values were presented for comparison and interpretation. A factor analysis of the Inventory identified 14 factors representing higher education attitudinal dimensions. Also admin‐instered was a 55‐item Life Values Inventory, which also yielded 14 factors. Factor scores for the two instruments were subjected to canonical analysis. Results revealed three significant canonical correlations that demonstrated interpretively useful relationships between attitudes toward higher education and basic life values. Discussion of results emphasised both the methodological and substantive significance of the findings and the meaning of these findings for an understanding of the possible influence of the institutional environment.     

我国义务教育阶段师范学历教师和非师范学历教师的教学能力差异研究

通过对义务教育阶段教师的学历变化进行连续跟踪调查,假设全国各地开展的学科带头人和骨干教师等学术称号能完全代表教师的教学能力,并通过数理统计对小学、初中教师的最初学历、最终学历、师范类学历、非师范类学历与教学能力的相关关系进行研究,结果表明:教师教学能力与初始学历呈负相关,与最终学历有时呈负相关,有时呈正相关;教师最终师范学历和最初师范学历与教学能力呈正相关。但是,教学能力与学历的相关程度并不是很高。有关部门应严格小学、初中教师的入口,并加强在职教师的培训。     

The Value of Amount of Tardiness and Absence for Direct and Differential Prediction of Academic Success

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among nine measures of attitude toward quantitative concepts and verbal and quantitative aptitude. Subjects were 353 graduate students enrolled in educational research courses. The attitude measures consisted of nine factor scores drawn from a seman tic differential instrument; the aptitude measures were the Graduate Record Examination Verbal and Quantitative scores. Canonical correlation was used to relate the attitude to the aptitude measures. Two significant canonical variates were obtained. The first showed a moderate relationship between positive attitudes toward quantitative concepts and high quantitative aptitude. The second indicated a slight relationship between negative attitudes toward quantitative concepts and high verbal aptitude.     

民族地区乡镇中小学教师专业发展的障碍

教师专业化发展是我国教师教育改革的一个重要取向，也必将成为提高中小学教学质量的主要因素。通过个案调查，了解到民族地区乡镇中小学教师在教师专业化发展进程中遇到了一些障碍，本文从民族地区的教育基础和教师的基本素质、教育观念、专业发展意识，专业知识等方面所存在的障碍进行了初步探讨，以便提出相关策略促使教师专业化发展。     

A canonical correlation analysis of demographic information and the behavior problem checklist

The purpose of the present study was to do a canonical correlation analysis of demographic information and the Behavior Problem Checklist (BPCL) in order (a) to employ the demographic information in a manner that had not been possible using other methods, and (b) to examine the four factors on the BPCL as a general measure of mental health and mental illness. Subjects were 2,314 children who differed in grade in school, sex, social class, ethnic group status, and type of class in school (i.e., regular or special education). Teachers provided the demographic information and the BPCL ratings. It was found that the four factors on the BPCL were significantly correlated. It was also found that there were four canonical correlations between the demographic information and the BPCL ratings of which three were and one was not significant. The meanings of the four canonical correlations were described for the demographic information and for the four factors on the BPCL.     

Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test,Stanford Achievement Test,and Three Demographic Variables as Predictors of Achievement in Grades 2 and 4

Abstract

A series of multivariate statistical analyses was used to determine what relationships exist among three demographic variables, the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test (OLMAT), and the Stanford Achievement Test (SA T) at Grades 2 and 4. Data were obtained from the second grade classes in 1977-78 (V = 91) and 1979-80 (V = 103), and from the 1979-80 fourth grade class (/V = 91) in a rural middle income school district in southeastern New Hampshire. The best predictor of achievement at either Grade 2 or Grade 4 was the IQ variable alone. The correlations among the SAT subtests led to questions concerning that test’s construct validity and its use for differential diagnosis of educational problems of children. Among the Grade 2 variables, the best predictor of achievement at Grade 4 was the SAT; IQ was a negligible factor. Detailed study of the correlations between the OLMAT and SAT did not support the continued use of the group IQ test as part of the district’s comprehensive testing program; the costs expended cannot be justified by the value of the information obtained.     

论美国教师教育的改革与创新——教师专业发展学校及其对我们的启示

教师专业发展学校是20世纪80年代中期以来美国教育改革中出现的一种新型学校。作为厌这与中小学伙伴关系的产物，PDS学校把美国教师教育改革与公立学校的教改紧密联系起来，使教师教育质量的改进与中小学教育质量的全面提高形成一种共生的关系，其目的在于通过大学培养出更好的教师，以便把中小学办得更好。     

德国巴伐利亚州的中小学教育及师资培训

联邦德国的教育系统先进而完善，其教育质量在国际上享有盛誉。通过对德国巴伐利亚州的教育体制、中小学教育和师资培训等方面的情况进行深入分析，以期更好地借鉴德国教育经验，加强中德两国的文化交流，促进我国教育事业的发展。     

赣州市中小学校园网绩效分析研究——以安远县为例

为了准确的评价赣州市教育信息化的发展需要,促进赣州市中小学教育信息化的发展.对赣州市安远县中小学校园网运行现状进行调查和访谈的基础上,根据调查结果分析出存在的问题,提出相关建议和对策.     

Measuring classroom climate: Validation of the CCQ-P for primary,middle school and high school levels,on the Romanian population

Several high-quality instruments are used for investigations on classroom climate. Out of these, none is valid on all three educational pre-tertiary levels (primary, middle school and high school). This situation limits our understanding about classroom climate along different educational levels. We collected responses on a large Romanian student sample (1003 students, 49.3 % boys), and we investigated the internal validity of the Classroom Climate Questionnaire – Primary (CCQ-P, Aldridge & Galos, 2018) using confirmatory factor analyses and measurement invariance analyses. The original model obtained a good fit and partially maintained structure across the three educational levels. Thus, this study opens the door for the investigation of this questionnaire for the three pre-university levels in other national contexts. This could impact how we look at the transition of students between levels and it could offer new input about the practical actions related to this process.     

Exploring relationships among four science teaching-learning affective attributes of sixth grade students

The intent of this study was to investigate possible relationships among the constructs of attitudes toward science, interest in science, science curiosity, and self-concept of science ability. Data were collected from 228 sixth-grade students by way of four Likert-type instruments, each of which measured a given attribute. Statistical procedures included univariate and multivariate analysis of variance, product-moment correlations, canonical correlations, multiple regression analysis, and factor analysis. The results indicated that attitudes toward science, interest in science, and science curiosity are highly related. Implications for classroom science teaching and suggestions for future research have also been discussed.     

中小学教师政治经济地位法规沿革述评

中小学教师政治、经济地位法规是教师法规的有机组成部分。建国后至2000年,中小学教师政治、经济地位法规有着自身的沿革轨迹和主要内容,在实施过程中发挥了应有的作用,实现了内在的价值,主要表现在指引各法律关系主体按照国家教育目的开展教育活动,建立教育活动秩序及教育关系秩序。     

关于中小学收费及其管理的反思

中小学收费问题尤其是“中小学乱收费”,一直困扰着教育主管部门和学校管理者,要将其很好地解决,需要对“中小学收费”、“中小学收费问题”、“中小学乱收费”进行界定和区分,需要寻找导致“中小学乱收费”的真正原因,由此,有针对性地采取措施,才能取得成效。     

高师体教专业与中小学教学实际结合的探讨

高师教育是中小学基层教育的基础，中小学实际教育教学是对高师教育全面的检验和评定。要使高师体育教育专业更好地为中小学基层教育《体育与健康》课程服务，必须了解我国中小学基层教育的实际情况和发展动向。与中小学的改革同步，同时时高师体育教育专业的课程设置、学生知识、能力结构、教师的教育观念、教育手段等方面进行必要的调整。     

教育机器人的需求分析与功能设计

文章以需求为起点,采用问卷调研和文献调研的方法,从用户视角和研究视角分析了教育机器人的需求:用户视角方面,主要归纳了学生(包括小学生、中学生和大学生)、教师(包括幼儿教师、小学教师、中学教师)和家长三类用户所需教育机器人扮演的角色;研究视角方面,从STEAM教育、身心障碍治疗、第二语言学习、社会化教育、学科教育等五个方面分析了教育机器人应用需求的特点。在此基础上,文章提出了教育机器人功能设计应关注的要点,以期推动教育机器人的功能完善和创新应用,促使教育机器人更好地服务于教育教学。     

中小学教师发展性评价模型初探

教师评价是教育教学活动的重要组成部分,也是长期困扰教育管理的一个难题。现阶段教师评价已由奖惩性评价转向发展性评价,但对发展性教师评价模型研究仍较少。以发展性教师评价理念为指导思想,构建适合中小学发展性教师评价的指标体系,并运用模糊数学及综合评价方法建立的中小学发展性教师模糊综合评价模型,对中小学教师评价工作的开展具有操作性参考意义。     

Career interests of students in psychology specialties degrees: psychometric evidence and correlations with the RIASEC dimensions

In this study, we present the development of a vocational interest scale for university students studying psychology. Three dimensions were extracted through principal component analysis, namely, organizational, educational, and clinical psychology. A second study with confirmatory factor analysis replicated the same three factors obtained in the first study. We found significant positive correlations between clinical and educational psychology with the social dimension of Holland’s model. The enterprising dimension appeared to be significantly and positively correlated with the organizational psychology component. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.     

恽代英中学教育思想及其现实意义

恽代英不但是一位革命家也是一位杰出的教育家,他从事过中学教育和管理,对中学教育目的、教学内容、教学方法、师生关系等提出了自己见解。他的中学教育思想对我们当今基础教育改革以及素质教育的发展,具有十分重要的借鉴和指导意义。