将元认知策略融入任务写作教学法的实证研究

本研究对哈尔滨师范大学阿城学院英语专业二年级38名学生进行了为期一年的以元认知策略训练为基础的任务写作教学。数据分析结果表明:该培训增强了学生的元认知意识,不但对学生写作水平有直接的影响,而且还通过影响英语语言水平对其施加间接影响。     

The self experience of the gifted person: Theory and definitions

Recent articles on the gifted self are characterized by theoretical confusion and lack of definitional clarity. This article, anchored in current self psychology theory, defines the self experience as the person's subjective experience of organization and meaning, the maintenance of which is crucial to normal functioning. Interactions with others are a formative part of the self experience. Traits of giftedness, and the reactions of others to these, contribute to the gifted self experience. Social and emotional problems of giftedness, such as those that arise with asynchronous development and perfectionism, are based on a compromised sense of cohesion and unity of the self experience.     

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of linguistic input support to a prelingually deaf child with cued speech: A case study

This paper studies the linguistic input attended by a deaf child exposed to cued speech (CS) in the final part of her prelinguistic period (18-24 months). Subjects are the child, her mother, and her therapist. Analyses have provided data about the quantity of input directed to the child (oral input, more than 1,000 words per half-an-hour session; cued ratio, more than 60% of oral input; and attended ratio, more than 55% of oral input), its linguistic quality (lexical variety, grammatical complexity, etc.), and other properties of interaction (child attention and use of spontaneous gestures). Results show that both adults provided a rich linguistic input to the child and that the child attended most of the input that the adults cued. These results might explain the positive linguistic development of children exposed early to CS.     

反思性学习策略在大学英语写作教学中的实证研究

该研究设计了一次旨在运用反思性学习策略提高大学生英语写作能力的教学实验,在为期14周的写作教学中,教师改变传统英语写作教学作文的批改模式,让学生自改、互改,认识错误的根源,建立错误档案,通过反思、内省的方式让学习者对自身写作中存在的困难和问题加以反思和总结,从而提高英语写作水平。定量和定性的分析结果表明：在英语写作教学中运用作文＂自改、互改—教师修改—再修改＂这种反思学习策略,学生在词汇、语法和句法类型出错的机率都显著降低,从而有效地提高了英语写作水平。     

The effects of peer assessment on learner autonomy: An empirical study in a Chinese college English writing class

The study reports on a one-semester-long intervention study of peer assessment in a college English writing class. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of peer assessment on learner autonomy (LA). Seventy English major sophomores from an independent college in China participated in the study, who were randomly divided into two groups of 35 students each. Traditional teacher feedback was used in the control group while peer assessment was adopted for the experimental group. A questionnaire on LA was administered to both groups as the pre-test and the post-test. A number of ANCOVA analyses were run to measure the effects of peer assessment on students’ LA. The results indicate that peer assessment enhanced the students’ learner autonomy. Peer assessment significantly reduced learners’ dependence on the teacher and boosted the students’ confidence in learning ability, while failing to make noticeable improvement in the other aspects of LA.     

Creativity,magic and morality: The dilemma of the young gifted child

Gaming is one method for teaching formal thinking processes that is particularly well suited to the gifted student.     

自主言语中非流利因子的韵律特征初探

非流利(disfluency)是自主言语的一个重要特征。非流利现象主要指口语中出现的无声停顿(unfilled pause)、填充停顿(filled pause)、重复(repetition)及自我修复(self-repair)等。大量研究表明,非流利现象是高度规则化的事件。本研究在回顾前人研究的基础上,以ESCCL语音语料库中自主对话为语料,对中国英语专业学生自主言语中主要的非流利因子(填充停顿、重复以及自我修复)的韵律特征进行了初步探索。研究结果对加深言语生成理论理解以及英语语音教学具有一定的指导作用。     

同伴互评机制中学生书面反馈的语类结构分析

文章运用实证的方法对大学英语写作教学中同伴互评的书面反馈内容进行了为期十八周的实证研究。研究结果表明学生的书面反馈可以分为三步即:内容评价、文章修改意见、以及鼓励期望等内容。学生反馈中存在的问题主要表现在误评、漏评等方面。     

Competence is in the Eye of the Beholder: Perceptions of intellectually disabled child witnesses

This study examines mock jurors’ perceptions of a young witness according to whether or not he was described as having an intellectual disability. Our study examined perceptions of a child witness younger (five or seven years) than previously studied. Mock jurors (n = 71) viewed a short video excerpt of a boy recalling a personally experienced event, and then rated him across nine domains of eyewitness ability. The boy was described as either having an intellectual disability or typically developing. Participants rated the child more negatively on dimensions relating to cognitive competence, but not trustworthiness, when he was presented as having an intellectual disability. Participants also watched the child answer a series of suggestive questions; when described as having an intellectual disability he was rated as less accurate in responding to these. The findings have implications for the involvement of children with intellectual disabilities within the legal system.     

河北省产业关联的实证分析

根据河北省经济统计数据,从静态和动态两个方面对河北省42个产业部门的影响力系数和感应度系数进行了分析,并依据赫希曼判别标准对其进行了关联分类。结果表明,第二产业是河北省的支柱产业;第三产业对国民经济的推动力和感应力不高,发展不够快。为此,河北省应加大对第一产业的投入,稳固农业生产的发展;在提升迟钝关联型产业的影响力和感应度的同时,提高敏感关联型产业的比重和实力。     

Fitting the school to the child: The mission of Leta Stetter Hollingworth,founder of gifted education

We are fond of stating that “what is valued and viewed as gifted in one culture may not be considered gifted in another culture.” This assertion appears in gifted education textbooks and in the writings of several scholars. However, beyond stating this assertion and providing a few examples to support it, scholars in gifted education, ourselves included, have not provided a substantive treatment of the concept of “culture” in their works. This void is addressed in this article where we share definitions and functions of culture, along with a theoretical model for understanding culture. The article ends with implications for gifted education.     

The efficiency of simulation games in science education: An empirical study

The use of simulation games in science education has been widely recommended for several years now, but this has not been supported by empirical proofs of their efficiency. Therefore, a study was undertaken to test the efficiency of lottery games for simulating chemical kinetics empirically in practical lessons. About 800 pupils and 37 teachers, chiefly from the upper secondary level of grammar schools, participated in the study. It could be shown that the games are most efficient for pupils taking advanced courses, that their efficiency was stable for a considerable time and that active playing with games yielded better results than the demonstration alone. The games were valued by the teachers as well as by the pupils as effective, interesting and comprehensible.     

把握行文目的是撰写公文的关键

公的行目的因为具有内含性，故而常为人们所忽略。事实上，行目的对公的撰写起着关键的作用。它像准绳一样制约着公写作的选材、结构、语言表达等各个方面。只有充分把握住行目的，公才能写得有的放矢，其影响客观实际的社会功用才能得到最大限度的发挥。行目的如此之重要，以至于它成为公主旨的一部分。     

The influence of flow on learning outcomes: An empirical study on the use of clickers

Flow is a state of total absorption and concentration in an activity that is desirable for students, as it enhances the learning experience. Due to the importance of flow for learning, this research investigates the influence of three flow preconditions—namely balance of skill and challenge, feedback and goal clarity—on students' flow, operationalized as heightened concentration, sense of control and autotelic experience, while using clickers—a type of polling device. The study also explores the impact of concentration, sense of control and autotelic experience on students' perceived learning and satisfaction. Based on a survey of 204 undergraduate students who use clickers in the classroom, the findings show that balance of skill and challenge has a positive influence on students' concentration, sense of control and autotelic experience. Both feedback provided by clickers and goal clarity have a positive influence on concentration and sense of control, but do not influence the autotelic experience. Findings also corroborate the positive impact of concentration and sense of control experienced by students on perceived learning. Finally, autotelic experience predicts both perceived learning and satisfaction.     

The role of output speech in literacy acquisition: Evidence from congenital anarthria

A case study of literacy acquisition in acongenitally speechless child (SM) isreported. In spite of a complete oral apraxia(due to bilateral focal brain damage), SMdeveloped normal intelligence and acquired complete mastery of reading and writing skills.Furthermore, both his verbal memory andmetaphonological skills were surprisinglypreserved. However, he showed a relativeimpairment in writing non-words. Theimplications of these findings for thedevelopmental interactions between language andliteracy are discussed.     

增强我国自主创新能力的实证分析与对策研究

自主创新能力是创新型国家建设的根本。我国具备自主创新的巨大潜力．但某些政策的不公平,在很大程度上限制了创新潜力的开发。政策的公平与完善,将有助于自主创新能力的培养,而营造竞争的社会环境氛围则是增强我国自主创新能力的动力源泉。     

An interesting absence: the gendered study of language and linguistic diversity in Latin America

This paper surveys sociolinguistic research into language and gender in Latin America, and identifies a gap specifically in the area of gendered language use in interpersonal interaction. It also notes a general paucity of gendered research on bilingual behaviour, which extends beyond Latin America. Through an analysis of the very small body of such research which has been carried out in Latin America, it examines some serious implications of these gaps for the model of `bilingual-intercultural' education now gaining currency with Latin American governments and international agencies. It seeks explanations for these absences in the Latin American context (in Latin American feminism, in the role of language in Latin American nation-building and myths of mestizaje, and in the way sociolinguistics has been institutionalised there) and in wider theoretical debates within the social sciences. Finally, it raises questions as to how this lack might be remedied, in such a way as to further the development of culturally appropriate education programmes for Latin America's indigenous peoples.     

The power of the instructor in the solo experience: An empirical study and some non-empirical questions

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate participants' perceptions of an organized solo within a wilderness experience program and the influence that the instructors have on their perception of the solo. More specifically, this research project focused on the role of the instructor in the solo as perceived by the participants while still on solo, at the end of their wilderness experience, and three and a half months following the program. Qualitative data indicated that the instructors do have an influence on the participants' perception of their solo experience through the (a) preparation for, (b) facilitation during and (c) discussion after the solo. Recommendations to enhance the use of the wilderness solo include: (a) understand student expectations prior to the solo, (b) provide a clear rationale for the solo and associated activities, (c) implement an optional instructor/student visit during solo, (d) provide a one-on-one discussion with students prior to a group debrief after the solo, and (e) carefully consider the impact of the solo on program events and group dynamics that follow.     

The experiences of parents of gifted African American children: A phenomenological study

This study documents the experiences of parents raising African American children who have been identified as gifted. There is a small but growing body of research exploring the experiences and issues of gifted African American children. Parents play the most significant role in a child's development; however, parents of gifted African American children are not currently represented in the literature. This study utilized semi‐structured interviews with the parent or parents from 12 families to explore their experiences of rearing their gifted African American children. Particular attention was addressed to issues surrounding their children's academic and social experiences, including interactions with school, family, and community. Implications are elucidated for individuals working with this population, and suggestions for future research are provided.