COLLEGE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES

This study was designed to explore college students attitudes toward residential care settings for older adults. Subjects were 109 female students aged 18 to 71 years (M = 24.8, SD = 9.49) and 22 male students aged 19 to 43 years (M = 23.3, SD = 5.24) enrolled in a Psychology of Aging course at a local state college. Students interviewed older residents of 96 different long-term care facilities and completed a questionnaire that assessed their impressions of the facility and its residents. Students openness to living in long-term care settings and positive and negative statements about the facility visited were the main measures of student attitudes toward such settings. Nursing homes were perceived more negatively than any other type of long-term care setting. Students who had been affected by meeting the needs of an elderly relative were more open to living in residential care settings, as were students who interviewed residents who were satisfied with their lives. Nursing homes elicited the least openness to living in residential care facilities, whereas assisted care and continuing care facilities elicited the most openness. Students who perceived residents as mentally alert made fewer negative statements about the facilities visited.     

浅析大学生对课堂敬畏感的缺失

大学课堂是大学中传播知识、传承文化的神圣殿堂,学生对这个殿堂应该有强烈的敬畏感。但是由于教师教学内容陈旧、教学形式单一,学校学生处、团委和教务处对学生的课堂行为又要求过松,导致了学生对课堂敬畏感的缺失。为了重塑大学生对课堂的敬畏感,教师应该与时俱进、加强师生互动,学校学生处、团委和教务处应该加强对学生的引导和监督,学生也应该从内心认识到课堂的重要性,敬畏课堂。     

An Empirical Study on Autonomous Listening with Computer Facilities

College Students are encouraged to practise English Listening Comprehension with computer facilities after class;yet,an empirical study indicates that the multi-media facilities,the Internet and the Intranet on campus are not fully used and students are still not ready for autonomous learning.     

高职院校体育课中开展健身气功的可行性研究

气功是中华民族的瑰宝,是一种独特的身心锻炼方法。通过运用文献资料法、访谈法、问卷调查法、数理统计法和综合分析法等,对辽宁省十几所高职院校进行了调查。针对高职院校的师资情况、学生对健身气功的兴趣与动机、学生对健身气功的了解以及场馆设施等情况进行调查与分析。在调查中发现,辽宁省高职院校的师资能够胜任健身气功教学需要;学生对健身气功感兴趣,73.62%的学生希望开设易筋经健身气功;学院体育教学设施、环境能够达到健身气功开课需要。     

Effectiveness of Supervised Intergenerational Service Learning in Long-term Care Facilities on the Attitudes,Self-transcendence,and Caring Behaviors Among Nursing Students: A Quasiexperimental Study

The beneficial effects of service learning on students' attitudes have been well documented; however, few studies have focused on the long-term effect as well as on the caring behaviors and self-transcendence of students. Additionally, few studies have compared the effects of the service learning in different types of facilities. To compare the effectiveness of intergenerational service learning in different types of facilities for nursing college students, this quasiexperimental study performed a questionnaire survey before the intervention and two surveys after the intervention to comprehensively evaluate outcomes. A convenient sample of three groups with 126 students completed the questionnaire (assisted living facilities = 43, nursing homes = 43, veterans' homes = 40). The intervention was administered in one 60-minute session per week for six weeks. The outcome variables were measured before the intervention and after two weeks and 16 months of the intervention. All three groups showed significantly higher caring scores after the intervention. After 16 months of the intervention, scores of nursing students' caring behavior and attitudes toward elders were significantly higher in assisted living facilities than in the veterans' homes. Different facilities do have different effects on nursing students. Students assigned to assisted living facilities were more likely to change their attitudes and behaviors positively. The findings of this study provide a foundation for service learning projects as an educational activity in long-term care courses for enhancing nursing students' caring practices, attitudes towards elders, and self-transcendence.     

国外大学光电工程专业课程教学模式的调查与分析

近年来,浙江大学光电系通过本系出国深造的学生,开展了国外大学教育教学模式的调研。内容涵盖了课程教学、实践教学、科学研究、诚信和学术道德规范教育等方面的22个问题。重点总结了"课程教学"相关的10个问题,分析了在课程的授课方式、考核模式、课程资源等方面国内外存在的差异,提出了有益建议;最后简单介绍了浙大光电系针对性地开展的课程内容、教学方法、考核方式、教学资源建设、实践教学环节等全方位的专业综合改革,以及取得的初步成效。     

毕节学院《学生体质健康标准》测试结果分析与研究

根据教育部2002年颁布的《学生体质健康标准》,我院体育系对2003级和2005级大学生进行了学生体质健康测试。并运用测试法,数理统计法,比较分析法对测试结果进行了分析和研究,测试结果较为真实地反映了我院当前学生体质健康状况。同时我们还发现了问题,提出了建议,为我院全面贯彻执行《学生体质健康标准》,增强学生体质,促进学生身心健康发展提供了重要科学依据     

Tracing the development of poor student motivation and performance in township secondary schools

Abstract

Unsatisfactory motivation levels related to learning and studying among students is a universal problem. Students represent a diverse collection of abilities, talents, personalities and aspirations and come from different social and political backgrounds which may affect their motivation to learn and study. Some students are taught in schools where there is an abundance of resources and facilities, whereas others are taught in schools with inadequate resources and facilities. Student motivation, however, is a prerequisite for academic performance. Consequently, students’ potential, qualified teachers and school resources and facilities count very little if students are not motivated. This article examines the development of the lack of student motivation and academic performance in township secondary schools. The study has found that the motivation of students in these schools has been eroded by the students’ and teachers’ protracted involvement in anti-academic activities which have disrupted the education process. Due to the poor motivation of students, academic performance has deteriorated markedly and this situation should be resolved.     

我国软件职业技术人才培养模式初探

教育部在全国遴选了一批办学条件好的院校兴办软件职业技术学院，旨在为我国软件业培养大批编码能力强的职业技术人才．通过大量的调研，文章认为，适合我国国情的软件职业技术人才培养模式应以培养学生技术应用能力为核心，采用产学研一体化的开放式教学模式．     

Frequency of adoption of children and adolescents with learning disabilities

Students from three different facilities who were diagnosed as learning disabled were studied to determine the frequency of adoption with this population as compared to the national norm. The frequency of adoption was found to be 4.5 times higher than the norm, that is, 17.3% versus 3.9%. The possible reasons for this high incidence are discussed.     

高校汽修专业学生英语学习的目标需求--以S学院为例

以 Hutchinson&Water 对需求的分类和他们所提出的分析模式为理论基础，以山东农业工程学院汽修专业在校生为研究对象，通过发放问卷的形式进行数据的收集，采用定量分析的方法从学生的必学知识，欠缺知识和想学知识三个方面来了解山东农业工程学院汽修专业在校学生英语学习的目标需求，期望促进高校汽修专业的英语教学。     

大学英语中个性化教学的探索与实践

个性化教学不是一种学习方式或方法,而是一种教育理念。在每个学生接受传授的同时,以学生为中心,目的是让学生按自己的进度,用自己的方法来学习他们所需要的内容,计算机和网络技术是必要的硬件保证。文章探讨了使用计算机进行个性化教学的利与弊以及如何进行个性化教学。最后,作者以一次教学尝试说明了个性化教学的可行性和效果。     

更大的自由和主导权——新加坡新“教师成长模式”及其启示

学生要持续学习,教师也一样需要不断自我提升。新加坡教育部推出全新的教师成长模式,让教师能在自身的专业发展上享有更大自主权。同时提出"伦理型的教育者"、"称职的专业者"、"协作型学习者"、"变革型领导者"以及"社区建造者"是教师在21世纪所应具备的五大特质。对我国的教师教育政策制定以及教师专业发展发展都具有重要启示意义。     

《学生伤害事故处理力法》质疑

2002年8月21日教育部制定和颁布了《学生伤害事故处理办法》,欲为日渐增多的校园伤害事故纠纷提供解决依据,本文针对该《办法》的法律效力进行探讨。     

艺术教育在财经院校艺术设计人才培养中的作用

20世纪以来,财经院校的大学生艺术素质综合教育已经与不同的专业相互融通,使得在当下新的环境下艺术素质教育发生了主体性的转变。在艺术设计教育更广阔的层面上,专业的素质教育依然存在着某些不均衡的式样。本文从文化创意的思维角度来评述如何在当下信息技术社会下提高艺术设计素质教育,重新界定大学生艺术素质教育的人文与社会实践价值。     

基于虚拟仪器的通信原理远程实验平台设计

介绍一种基于虚拟仪器的通信原理课程远程实验平台。为了给学生提供通信原理课程开放性远程实验教学环境,充分利用实验室的设备资源,利用PCI-6251数据采集卡及基于LabVIEW的Web服务器实现了该实验平台。该平台基于客户机/服务器/虚拟仪器的架构构建,学生可通过校园网远程登录实验平台,对真实的实验设备进行远程操作,包括产生各种测试信号,将信号路由到指定实验模块、远程采集和分析实验数据等。位于实验设备和虚拟实验服务器之间的数字电位器模块还允许学生远程调节实验电路的工作参数。应用表明,该平台具有良好的真实性、开放性和可扩展性,能够满足学生进行远程实验的要求。     

Study or beach?: students’ motivations and attitudes regarding summer session

Summer Session is an innovative program implemented by some universities in order to improve utilization of their facilities and to enable students to accelerate progress towards their degrees. A quantitative study has been undertaken at the University of Wollongong with the objective of obtaining information regarding the background of the students undertaking Summer Session, their reasons for enroling and their opinions regarding this program. All students enroled in Summer Session in the Department of Management in the Faculty of Commerce were surveyed over a three-year period (1993/1994, 1994/1995 and 1995/1996). A total of 613 completed questionnaires were returned. In summary, students appear to consider Summer Session to be a success, with 82% of continuing students planning to undertake further Summer Session study. The Commerce Faculty has offered a relatively large number of Summer Session subjects over this period and as a result has attracted students from other Faculties, with almost 20% of the students undertaking Department of Management Summer Session subjects being from outside the Commerce Faculty. Students liked the smaller group size (53%), the faster pace (44%), the easier access to lecturers and tutors (33%) and the more casual nature of classes (31%). By far the most frequently cited dislike was the limited subject choice (63%), with the second most common dislike, faster pace, given by 30% of students. No other dislike was given by more than 4% of students. A wide range of reasons was given for undertaking Summer Session; however, 64% of students stated that their motivation was to finish their degree early. Other reasons included failure of this subject previously, to decrease next semester’s load and failure of another subject. Summer Session is in demand from students. They are satisfied with most aspects of the program, except the limited range of subjects offered. Consideration should therefore be given by the university to increase the number of subjects offered in Summer Session.     

Challenge-based instruction promotes students’ development of transferable frameworks and confidence for engineering problem solving

ABSTRACT

Challenge-based teaching facilitates students’ simultaneous development of content mastery and strategies for applying technical knowledge innovatively. The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering has offered a challenge-based course on biotransport as an accelerated study-abroad learning experience in Cambridge, England. We used a mixed methods approach to characterize students’ learning trajectory, to include technical prowess, problem-solving self-efficacy, and engineering identity throughout the entirety of this course. Students developed problem solving strategies and confidence over the semester and readily transferred their acquired solution framework to technical domains outside of the course subject of biotransport. Students identified challenge-based pedagogies as their preferred methods of classroom instruction, became familiar with corresponding assessments, and identified strongly as practitioners within the engineering field. We believe this illustrative case study provides significant evidence for the effectiveness of challenge-based instruction and can serve as a model for pedagogy-sensitive classroom assessment in engineering.     

美国国家教育技术学生标准及其对我国信息技术教育的启示

国家教育技术学生标准是美国国际教育技术协会与美国联邦教师培训和评鉴委员会、联邦教育部等教育组织和机构为培养适应时代发展需要的、能有效使用技术的学生而联合制定的指导性标准。它还提供了与标准类别相联系的K-12教育四个年级段的有技术素养学生的行为表现指标。以及帮助教师将技术的使用贯穿于课程教学中的个案。这些对于我国中小学信息技术教育的开展有重要的启示。     

Exploring the relationship between experienced students' preference for open- and closed-book examinations,approaches to learning and achievement

The relationship between university students' approaches to learning and preference for the open- and closed-book examinations was investigated for 144 Greek undergraduate (56 third- and 88 fourth-year) students attending a Philosophy, Education and Psychology Department. The approaches were explored by the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST). Examination preferences for open- or closed-book exams were assessed by 3 self-report questions. Students who preferred the open-book examination scored lower on “Time management”, “Achieving”, and “Unrelated memorising”. The study provides links between the students' study orchestrations/profiles, assessment preference, and achievement. The deep profile students (mainly 3rd-year students) seem to prefer the open-book exam but appear unorganised in their study in a similar extent to surface-profile students. They also reported low achievement. The study cautiously suggests the influence of the year of study on students' assessment preference. The results are discussed in relation to recent literature.