Exploring the Use of Computer Simulation to Evaluate the Implementation of Problem-Solving Consultation

The purpose of this study was to examine how school psychologists implemented the problem-solving consultation process within a computer-simulated school environment. Four school psychologists were recruited to complete three simulated consultation cases. The school environment was computer generated and all of the teachers and target students (clients) were computer generated. A qualitative case study design coupled with interviews was used in this study. Three themes emerged from the data analysis including (a) behavioral approach to problem conceptualization, (b) individualized approach to intervention design, and (c) minimal attention to plan evaluation. Implications for problem-solving consultation training as well as use of computer simulation are discussed.     

Argumentation and Conceptualization in Context: a Case Study on Sunshadows in Primary School

I will analyse the individual and collective activities of fourth grade students while trying to explain a schoolfellow's mistake in the use of a geometrical schema (shared by the class) of the sunshadows phenomenon. The study aims at detecting productive links between context-related argumentation, mathematical modelling (here concerning sunshadows) and conceptualization (inclination of a straight line to a plane), as well as discussing their relevance for mathematics education. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Competent Consultation: Developing Self-Efficacy for Process and Problem Aspects of Consultation

ABSTRACT

Using samples of novice and advanced consultants in training (CITs), this study explored the development of consultation self-efficacy (CSE) for both process-oriented and problem-oriented aspects of consultation. Regardless of experience level, self-efficacy in both domains increased with training. However, significantly greater gains were made by novice CITs as compared to their advanced counterparts. In addition, feedback collected from consultees was generally favorable, and consultants received high ratings on items that reflected both process- and problem-focused skills. Implications for consultation training are discussed.     

浅议高校心理咨询发展中的问题及对策

高校心理咨询对于在校大学生心理素质的合理引导和发展具有十分重要的作用。现阶段我国高校心理咨询工作中存在有诸如领导认识和重视程度不够,缺乏科学的宣传教育,心理咨询方式存在误区等等问题。有鉴于此,加强对高校心理咨询人员的素质培训,扩大心理咨询的宣传教育,建立多元的心理咨询方式无疑会对我国高校心理咨询工作的顺利开展产生极其重要的影响。     

一例大学生心理问题咨询案例分析

大学生心理健康教育是素质教育的重要组成部分。本文描述了一例大学生由于考试挂科这一负性生活事件从而导致社交恐惧的心理问题咨询过程。咨询师对其直接或间接的认知、行为进行调整,最终使其焦虑恐惧情绪得以改善。     

Fat in School: Applied Interdisciplinarity as a Basis for Consultation in Oppressive Social Context

Children and youth in schools are subject to the effects of the larger culture's attitudes and values related to body size. When negatively biased, these attitudes and values can have detrimental effects and thus emerge as relevant to educational and psychological consultants. Drawing on the nascent field of Fat Studies with its focus on the cultural meanings attached to large bodies, we identify direct implications of fat phobia for school-age children and youth. Via a brief case example, an initial review of literature, and several examples of health-positive programming, we describe the social justice implications of fat phobia for consultants in school and community settings. In this consideration of the role of consultants for addressing fat bias and supporting health, we also suggest the merit of applied interdisciplinarity as a strong ground for consultation research and practice. The academic area of Fat Studies provides illustration of the integration of disciplinary perspectives (e.g., sociology, anthropology, biology, psychology). Educational and psychological consultation is ideally situated for systematically engaging such interdisciplinarity in support of practical outcomes that are healthy, sustainable, and socially just.     

Counting to 20: Online Implementation of a Face-to-Face, Elementary Mathematics Methods Problem-Solving Activity

This study describes implementation of the same problem-solving activity in both online and face-to-face environments. The activity, done in the first class period or first module of a K-2 mathematics methods course, was initially used in a face-to-face class and then adapted later for use in an online class. While the task was originally designed for the face-to-face course, it is not the case that it is fully useful there and less useful in the online version. Rather, each context privileges different ideas about teaching and learning mathematics. Possibilities to address the challenges of each environment are considered with emphasis on task structure and the role of the instructor.     

The Teaching Artist as Cultural Learning Entrepreneur: An Introductory Conceptualization

Cultural learning entrepreneur: A new professional identity for teaching artists?     

Assessment of Consultation and Intervention Implementation: A Review of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation Studies

Reviews of treatment outcome literature indicate treatment integrity is not regularly assessed. In consultation, two levels of treatment integrity (i.e., consultant procedural integrity [CPI] and intervention treatment integrity [ITI]) provide relevant implementation data. Specifically, assessment of CPI and ITI are necessary to conclude (a) consultation is functionally related to consultee implementation behavior and (b) intervention implementation is functionally related to student outcomes. In this article, study characteristics and the presence of treatment integrity at both levels are examined in 21 studies utilizing Conjoint Behavioral Consultation, a model of consultation that includes multiple consultees. Results indicate that in approximately half of studies, CPI, ITI, or both are assessed and, when reported, treatment integrity is moderately high across both levels. However, there are distinct differences in the assessment and reporting of these levels of treatment integrity. Limitations and implications for consultation research and treatment integrity reporting are discussed.     

语境在言语交际中的作用分析

语境在语言学研究中起着十分重要的作用，同时它也是语用学的重要研究课题。本文从语用学的角度出发，探讨语境在言语交际中的作用、地位和功能。以指示现象、会话含义、言外之力和语用推理为探讨对象，研究语境贯穿始终的作用。     

The Social Justice Consultation Corps: An interdisciplinary training initiative

The importance of preparing counselors to be social justice-oriented practitioners is established, though there is a need for models of social justice training. In this study, we describe a pilot program of the Social Justice Consultation Corps. We identify the theoretical foundations, describe activities, and present implications for future directions.     

中国语境下的媒介融合

中国语境下的媒介融合既是一场传谋产业的深度变革,也是一次引人注目的社会变迁,因此,有必要从传播学和社会学的视角切入,并结合中国现代化转型以及全球化扩张的双重语境,来思考媒介融合将如何面对我国的政治、经济、文化的重重壁垒.中国语境决定了中国媒介融合的渐进式进程.虽然制度的瓶颈仍然是其难以跨越的障碍,但就目前的情况来看,媒介融合既提升了受众的积极性与主动性,也促进了产业层面的互动与整合,并且它还为我国文化形态、社会制度和结构层面的历史性变革莫定了基袖.     

Ten Years of Teacher Workshops in an Environmental Problem-Solving Model: Teacher Implementation and Perceptions

Abstract

In this study, the authors focus on quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the training model for Investigating and Evaluating Environmental Issues and Actions (IEEIA). The authors examined (a) the relationship between IEEIA implementation rates and type of training; (b) workshop participants' perceptions of support for their use of IEEIA and the relationship between those perceptions and implementation; and (c) workshop participants' perceptions about the impact of the instructional approach on themselves, students, administrators, colleagues, parents, and the community. A direct-mailed questionnaire was used to collect data from 132 teachers who had participated in IEEIA training between 1990 and 1999. Interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 8 workshop participants. More than half of the teachers used the approach. Participants of extended or multiple trainings tended to use IEEIA more than their counterparts. Support after the workshop was important to implementation; IEEIA teachers perceived that it had positive impacts on themselves, students, and others.     

Discovering Plate Boundaries in Data-integrated Environments: Preservice Teachers' Conceptualization and Implementation of Scientific Practices

Drawn from the norms and rules of their fields, scientists use variety of practices, such as asking questions and arguing based on evidence, to engage in research that will contribute to our understanding of Earth and beyond. In this study, we explore how preservice teachers' learn to teach scientific practices while teaching plate tectonic theory. In particular, our aim is to observe which scientific practices preservice teachers use while teaching an earth science unit, how do they integrate these practices into their lessons, and what challenges do they face during their first time teaching of an earth science content area integrated with scientific practices. The study is designed as a qualitative, exploratory case study of seven preservice teachers while they were learning to teach plate tectonic theory to a group of middle school students. The data were driven from the video records and artifacts of the preservice teachers' learning and teaching processes as well as written reflections on the teaching. Intertextual discourse analysis was used to understand what scientific practices preservice teachers choose to integrate into their teaching experience. Our results showed that preservice teachers chose to focus on four aspects of scientific practices: (1) employing historical understanding of how the theory emerged, (2) encouraging the use of evidence to build up a theory, (3) observation and interpretation of data maps, and (4) collaborative practices in making up the theory. For each of these practices, we also looked at the common challenges faced by preservice teachers by using constant comparative analysis. We observed the practices that preservice teachers decided to use and the challenges they faced, which were determined by what might have come as in their personal history as learners. Therefore, in order to strengthen preservice teachers' background, college courses should be arranged to teach important scientific ideas through scientific practices. In addition, such practices should also reflect the authentic practices of earth scientists such as use of historical record and differentiating observation versus interpretation.     

试析网络用语的语境因素

网络用语由于语境因素的影响而表现出与现实语言不同的特点。网络用语的语境包括四个方面：1．网络用语语境的构成；2．网络用语语境的特点；3．网络用语语境的作用；4．网络用语对语境的依赖。     

当今咨询活动竞争分析

现代咨询活动的产生和蓬勃发展主要受经济、科技、制度、竞争和意识五大社会因素的影响。本文分析了这5个社会因素对现代咨询活动的影响,为促进我国咨询业的健康发展提供了启示。