浙江省县域经济发展情况综合分析

通过因子分析法对浙江省53个县域地区发展情况进行研究．提取出5个公共因子,即经济发展规模因子、对外贸易因子、社会服务因子、生活水平因子和产业结构因子,统计相应因子分数,并根据5个公共因子及各因子分数对53个县域地区进行聚类分析．采用熵权法,给出改进的模型构建方法,并与初始的因子分析方法的结果横向对比,论证了改进方法的精准性和指标体系的科学性．最后进行实证分析,掌握县域地区发展的规律,为政府部门的管理和绩效实践提供决策依据．     

省域基本公共教育服务均等化水平研究——以安徽省为例

基于2011—2021年安徽省16个市的面板数据,通过熵值法、 Dagum基尼系数及地理探测器对考察期内安徽省基本公共教育服务均等化水平发展及其影响因素展开研究。研究结果表明：安徽省基本公共教育服务均等化水平显著提升,呈现出“中间高,南北低”的空间格局;安徽省基本公共教育服务均等化总体差异在逐渐扩大,其中,地区间差异是总体差异的主要来源;人口规模、经济发展水平、政策力度、生活水平以及基础设施水平对安徽省基本公共教育服务均等化水平存在不同程度的影响,其中基础设施水平在单因子和各因子交互作用中均占据主导地位。基于此,应优化公共财政支出结构,统筹地区协调发展,发挥政府引领作用,进而促进公共教育服务发展。     

广东各城市房地产发展水平因子分析研究

本文主要运用多元统计分析法,构建了房地产发展水平的指标体系,得出影响房地产发展水平的各个主要公共因子,并根据各公共因子的得分差异,分析了广东省主要城市房地产的发展水平,并做出了总结.同时提出了房地产发展中应注意的问题以及稳定房价的一些建议.     

西部地区农村居民消费性支出的因子分析

本文截取西部十二省区农村居民消费性支出的横截面数据,选取衡量农村居民消费性支出水平的八项指标,按照多元统计原理,采用因子分析方法对原始数据进行降维处理,从中找出了三个反映原始数据信息的公共因子,即发展享受性支出因子、基本生活支出因子和衣着支出因子,并以此对西部十二省、市、区农村居民人均消费性支出的省际差异及结构差异进行了探讨。     

我国投资结构对产业结构影响的动态效应分析

利用向量自回归模型和脉冲响应函数,对改革开放以来我国公共物质资本投资、公共人力资本投资、公共科研投资对第一、二、三产业比重的动态影响效应进行分析。研究表明,对于公共投资三大结构的冲击,产业结构的响应均表现出一定的时滞性和有限性,且在影响的方向、程度和持续时间上都呈现出不同的特点;第一、二、三产业的波动主要是由公共物质资本投资和人力资本投资的增减变动引起。针对这些现象,我国在公共投资的过程中应当注意协调投资的时间,不仅仅只关注短期经济增长,更应着眼于长期经济增长,保持投资的持续性。     

河南省区域优势体育产业开发研究

采用德尔菲法,通过两轮次调查,最终遴选出20个影响河南省体育产业发展的因素指标;采用李克特五分量表法,对这些影响因素指标进行因子分析,并提取出四个公共因子;运用多变量方差分析法,筛选出对体育产业五大行业发展最具影响力的公共因子.结果显示:体育健身娱乐业受消费环境因子影响最大,体育竞赛表演业受四个公共因子影响程度的差异不具显著性,体育用品业受产业环境因子影响最大,体育旅游业受区位环境因子影响最大,体育培训业受体育环境因子影响最大.基于河南省各区域所具资源禀赋与发展现状,提出区域优势体育产业的开发策略,为进一步研究河南省区域优势体育产业的培育提供理论依据.旨在促进河南第三产业发展,积极助推中原经济区建设.     

基于因子分析对安徽省营商环境的综合评价

优良的营商环境将通过吸引外来投资者和投资资金促进区域经济的发展。首先从经济环境、基础设施、营商成本等6个方面选取13个指标构建区域投资环境指标体系,运用因子分析法通过SPSS统计软件提取出规模因子、生态环境因子和工业发展因子3个公共因子,并计算16个地市在3个公共因子上的得分和综合得分。然后通过系统聚类将安徽省各地市投资环境划分为4类,其中合肥市单独为1类。最后针对综合评价结果提出提升安徽省区域投资环境的可行建议。     

吉林省乡村教师职业认同现状及影响因素分析

文章以吉林省452位乡村教师为研究对象,调研吉林省乡村教师职业认同现状,结果发现吉林省乡村教师职业认同处于中等偏上水平,且职业认同的四个维度得分排序为：职业价值观>职业行为倾向>角色价值观>职业归属感.利用因子分析的方法定量评价计算乡村教师职业认同度,提取出四个公共因子即角色价值观因子、职业行为倾向因子、职业归属感因子和职业价值观因子,并计算出吉林省乡村教师职业认同得分.进一步构建乡村教师职业认同影响因素模型,并利用线性回归模型予以实证,结果发现学校、教师自身、政府及社会这四个因素均对乡村教师职业认同有正向显著影响,且四个影响因素的影响程度排序为：学校因素>社会因素>教师自身因素>政府因素.     

上海、重庆企业职工对技能认识的分类及其影响因素:三水平分析

本研究以上海和重庆第二、三产业7040名职工为对象,运用多水平模型分析职工对工作技能的认识及分类,以及个人因素和企业因素对职工对技能重要性认识的影响。第一水平分析使用测量模型根据职工对20个工作技能重要性的认识将之分为五类,即:个人工作习惯和特点、交流能力、解决问题能力、岗位工作需要的操作技能和完成岗位工作需要的一般职业能力。这五种技能又可以归为通用技能和与工作有关的技能两大类。第二、三水平的分析显示,个人特征是解释职工对不同技能因子重要性认识差异的主要因素,在职培训对于改变职工对技重要性的认识起重要作用。     

房地产行业因子模型分析

通过对近几年全国31个省、直辖市房地产经营数据进行分析,发现房地产业的发展主要与资源分配和产品竞争两个因子相关。通过分析贡献因子,得出作为市场调节手段的房屋竣工价值失去了调节作用,房地产开发竣工房屋面积所起的作用较大;分析我国各个地区在两个公共因子的得分和综合得分,得出我国各地区房地产发展不平衡的结论,为我国房地产行业健康稳定发展提供参考。     

Lifelong learning: beyond the rhetoric of retention

Initially, this study of the attrition of adult Māori students in a Tertiary Institute was undertaken to determine whether the factors in the literature explaining attrition/retention in tertiary institutions were relevant to Māori students and whether the literature covered all the factors. The main finding was that they mostly did apply. Research published subsequently raised other issues that led to the conclusion that we need to reframe the concept of attrition/retention and accept that a certain level is inevitable. This suggests that it is time to turn our attention to strategies that ease the exit and return of Māori students to tertiary education institutions if they have to withdraw for any reason. At the same time, those of us in the tertiary education sector must continue to find ways to improve the quality of educational experiences for Māori students.     

External factors associated with adopting a CMS in resident college courses

Course management systems (CMSs) have become a common resource for resident courses at colleges and universities. Researchers have analyzed which CMS features faculty members use most primarily by asking them which features are used. The study described builds on previous research by counting the number of CMS features a faculty member used and by analyzing how three external factors are related to the use of CMS features. The external factors are (a) the college in which a course was offered, (b) class size, and (c) the level of a class—such as 100 or 200. The only external factor showing a statistically significant relationship to the use of CMS features was the college in which a course was offered. Another finding was that CMSs are primarily used to transmit information to students. Implications are described for using external factors to increase effective use of more complex CMS features.     

Evaluating the use of ICT in engineering education

This paper is based on an evaluation of a mixed mode course called Learning Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations from the Web. The authors discuss the impact of information communication technology (ICT) on the provision of tertiary education and cite the course as an example of how it can be used at the subject level. The course employed ICT in a number of different ways. The introductory part of the course was held in a specifically designed video-conferencing facility that had a range of ICT capabilities. The design of the room is critiqued as is the use that was made of it. Throughout the paper the authors emphasize the point that ICT is a powerful tool for teaching and learning but failure to plan, deliver and assess ICT-based courses on sound pedagogical grounds merely means that poor teaching and learning practices are disseminated more widely and more quickly. On the basis of our evaluation we propose a simple set of questions that can be used to evaluate the best use of ICT in engineering education.     

The Role of Beliefs in the Use of Information Technology: implications for teacher education,or teaching the right thing at the right time

ABSTRACT

The decision of teachers whether to use or not to use computers depends on two basic categories of factors: factors at the school level and factors at the teacher level. At the school level the principal plays an important role in the support of innovations in school. The principal supplies financial, organizational and moral support and should give the innovation a long‐term perspective. However, teacher factors outweigh school‐level factors. Teachers have strong beliefs with respect to the content of their subject matter as well as to its pedagogy. The case studies described in this article show that those beliefs appear to change only very slowly. Teachers adopt new media if they can use them in accordance with their existing beliefs and practices. From the results of this research, implications are drawn with respect to the content and strategy of initial and in‐service teacher training in the field of information technology (IT).     

Factors influencing the study methods of Australian tertiary students

Two studies are reported which examine factors influencing the approach to study of Australian tertiary students from a traditional, psychometric perspective (supported by student comments). Study I, with 199 first year students as subjects, indicates that being interested in the subject, seeking an honours grade, and being assessed by essay rather than multiple choice examinations are factors which independently encourage the student to adopt a deep level approach to study. Student comments suggest that the lecturer's enthusiasm and teaching ability has a significant impact on student interest level. Lack of time for study is another factor seen as leading to a surface level approach. Tertiary study was often seen as requiring a deeper approach and harder work. Comments of mature age entrants showed that in general they had thought more about the learning process and had not wandered into tertiary education like some of the recent school leavers. Study II was a conceptual replication of the work of Ramsden and Entwistle, which appeared in the 1981 volume of the British Journal of Educational Psychology. The responses of 292 senior year students indicated that students adopting a deep level approach to study were more likely to perceive their courses as encouraging independence in both attitudes and approach to learning and as being challenging but not over burdening. These results were discussed in terms of the need for students and lecturers to think more about the learning process itself and the need for more to be done to assist the transition to tertiary learning of recent school leavers.     

What are students doing during lecture? Evidence from new technologies to capture student activity

Engaging students in class is paramount if they are to gain a deep understanding of class content. Student engagement is manifested by attention to the various components of instruction. However, there is little research at the tertiary level focusing on what aspects of instruction are related to changes in student attention during class. To address this gap, we collected multiple streams of data that provide a measure of student attention during instruction. We had students in an organic chemistry course who wear hats with a camera mounted on the brim, to provide a record of student gaze (i.e. looking at the board, notes, and friends). We also had students who use electronic pens that allowed us to record what information students transferred into their notes (pencasts). Based on our initial results, we believe the data provided by the point-of-view cameras and electronic pens hold great promise for using these technologies as viable research tools in educational settings to address various research questions.     

县域普通高中课程改革的复杂性研究——以A中学课程改革为例

课程改革是一个复杂的系统工程,分离式的单一要素或逐一要素的分析方法,难以揭示课程改革的整体面貌,片面的深刻加上蒙太奇的手法,任何对课程改革的赞美与批判,都可以得出价值合理性的结论。课程改革的不可重复性、难以证实性,给课程改革决策与实践效能的评价带来困难,对历史上课程改革成败的评价都普遍存在政治依附性、滞后性。因此,要研究当下的课程改革现实问题,基于课程改革生活的个案分析,借鉴复杂科学的原理与方法,开展课程改革的整体性研究十分必要。     

高等教育自学考试考生流失现象分析研究

高等教育自学考试(自考)是我国高等教育的一种重要形式,考生流失是自考中的一种普遍现象。流失原因分析对自考管理方法的改革有着重要的意义。本文是对过去7(2001—2007)年的自考数据库进行分析整理,通过科学定义流失的概念,提取流失样本,统计出自考是目前远程教育流失率两倍的结论;并合理选择影响考生流失的主要因素,运用数据挖掘中聚类方法与常规统计分析方法结合,得到流失考生的大体分布。     

On mathematics teaching for future engineers—in the digital era

Current changes, especially the wide application of information technology, in all fields of our life, mean that mathematical knowledge becomes necessary in almost every domain. It implies new expectations for mathematical education. An urgent need of a new mathematical literacy for all—also a new mathematical literacy for engineers—is evident. It is necessary to consider a process of mathematics learning at tertiary level from the epistemological perspective and to investigate students’ ways of mathematical thinking. This epistemological knowledge is especially indispensable when students use information technology. In this article current requirements regarding mathematical education are discussed, especially those for future engineers. Analysis of examples of learning elementary statistics, using graphing calculators as supporting tools, leads to the formulation of essential aims for mathematics educators concerning mathematics teaching for future engineers.     

Contextualizing learning in the World Wide Web: accounting for the impact of culture

There is a developing urgency about how Australian universities should best make use of the World Wide Web (WWW) to meet the needs of culturally diverse students, especially those of Asian origin. This urgency is the result of both global and internal pressures, some political, (consider the imminence of the 'Hanson movement' against a multicultural Australia), some economic, some social. Moreover, to miss the current opportunity to exploit WWW technologies to design, implement and market effective instructional courses will only work to disadvantage Australia in a growing but globally competitive educational market. One of the most pressing problems in this context is how to provide instructional materials in a model of teaching and learning that is cost-effective, makes extensive use of WWW technologies to provide for flexibility in learning, and that is culturally appropriate. This paper outlines an approach and model for investigating and developing culturally appropriate instructional materials. It is hoped that through publication, we might obtain feedback on the validity of this model and also widen the potential of its scope beyond its immediate application to the Australian context. The following hypotheses are central to our work: (1) Existing cultural influences in instructional materials designed and delivered on the WWW by Australian universities, and intended for use by culturally diverse students, are minimal and ineffective. (2) The efficacy of learning based in the use of the WWW for instructional purposes can be improved by the adoption of a culturally appropriate model of instructional design. (3) Culture is a significant factor in determining the effectiveness of learning materials created in the WWW and intended for use by culturally diverse students. In testing these hypotheses, we intend to provide the empirical research to help determine the most appropriate ways of using the WWW to stimulate effective learning at tertiary level for all learners, whatever their cultural heritage or perspectives