Marijuana Use in Suburban Schools Among Students With Learning Disabilities

Although much research exists on adolescent marijuana use, few studies have examined marijuana use in school settings. Students experiencing academic and social difficulties at school, such as those receiving special education services, may be more at risk for school-related substance use. Nevertheless, virtually no research has examined this problem. This study assessed the prevalence of marijuana use at school and the perceived availability and consequences of using marijuana in school among students with learning disabilities. The results showed that 15 percent of students reported using marijuana at school, and that marijuana was easily obtained. Most students perceived marijuana to be harmful to their schoolwork, and many non-users felt unsafe and angry when drugs were present at school.     

中国台湾地区中小学数学课程改革的特征

作为九年一贯课程的一个重要领域,台湾地区中小学数学课程发生了很大变化.课程目标体现基础性、全面性和一定的弹性,注重学生综合素养培养;课程内容注重扩展学习领域,强调与生活联系,重视学生的体验和能力的培养,注重与现代科学技术发展相适应.     

特殊教育学校数学教师知识结构:现状、成因及对策研究

通过问卷、听课、访谈调查,了解特殊教育学校数学教师知识掌握情况。统计结果表明,特殊教育学校数学教师对知识的掌握程度依次为数学知识、教育学与心理学知识(两者之间没有显著性差异)、其它知识。与普通小学数学教师知识掌握情况进行对比,在数学基础理论、数学思想方法、数学新课程和教学、数学学习认知与心理等方面的知识有显著性差异,知识结构欠合理,深度与广度上存在明显缺失。特殊教育学校数学教师应树立终生教育的理念,顺应特殊教育课程改革的需要,在知识发展的目标、内容、方式、保障机制等方面制定对策,以促进知识的发展。     

Attitudes and Practices that Shape Children's Drawing Behaviour in Mainstream and Performing Arts Schools

Previous research shows that key parties involved in children's drawing perceive the value and benefits of art and drawing very differently. However such research has been restricted to the examination of children attending mainstream schooling across the UK. The present study therefore compared the views and practices of key parties involved in mainstream and performing arts educational contexts. Teachers and children were interviewed and parents completed a postal survey. Some 225 children, 115 of their teachers and 176 of their parents and carers formed the mainstream school group whilst 180 children, 42 of their teachers and 145 of their parents and carers formed the performing arts school group. Main findings indicated that pupils', parents' and teachers' views about the benefits, and how to support drawing behaviour at school and at home, varied across contrasting educational contexts. In particular, pupils attending arts‐based schools and their teachers valued expressivity over technical support, pupils reported enjoying drawing more, had higher self efficacy and foresaw engaging in the activity beyond their school years more than their mainstream counterparts. The results suggest that mainstream educational contexts could foster drawing behaviour and the related emotional benefits to a greater extent.     

Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Mathematics Education in Urban Schools

This article reports findings from a study of preservice mathematics teacher education students and their beliefs about and experiences with students in an urban high school. The preservice teacher education students participated as mentors to a group of peer tutors in a mathematics tutoring program. Data collected from questionnaires and interviews reveal that the mentors had varied perceptions of tutoring program participants’ motivation, interest, and knowledge of mathematics. Mentors held varied perceptions of urban schools and what teaching mathematics in urban settings entails. Further, mentors reported that their work in the tutoring program had an impact on their strategies and plans for future mathematics teaching. Erica N. Walker is Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and Research Fellow at the Institute for Urban and Minority Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.     

美国纽约州学校艺术教育与北京市学校艺术教育的比较研究

艺术教育是学校实施美育的基本途径,是素质教育不可或缺的内容。本文通过与纽约州2006—2007学年学校年度艺术教育的对比,对国内外艺术教育课程实施的情况和特点进行比较分析。为我国中小学艺术教育和课程教学带来一些思考。     

民族地区城乡结合部初中教育模式改革的问题与策略——以德宏州为例

城乡结合部具有城市与乡村的特点,是社会发展中城市与乡村间的桥梁,随着教育改革的不断深入,初中教育模式改革势在必行,而城乡结合部的乡镇中学与城区和广大山区中学有很多相似特点,研究城乡结合部初中教育模式改革中存在的问题,找到解决的策略,对广大山区中学乃至初中教育整体改革有重大而现实的意义。     

中职数学与专业课关系的探究

中职教育要以服务为宗旨,以就业为导向,提高学生的就业能力、创业能力,让学生更快的应用所学,融入社会。因此中职教育中的数学学科不应单纯的教会学生基本的数学知识,还应与专业知识相结合进行授课,使学生在掌握数学知识的同时提高专业知识。     

我国高中阶段教育普职融通困难的原因分析

普职融通是世界高中教育改革的主旨追求,也是我国当前及未来一段时间内高中阶段教育发展的重要走向。目前,我国高中教育的普职融通改革举步维艰,究其原因,主要在于:普、职不等值,社会对职业教育认可度低;高考相关改革滞后,尚未建立相配套的考核评价制度;普、职壁垒森严,缺乏区域性的统筹与协调;政策停留于提倡,缺乏具体的实施建议和强有力的推进策略。     

中高职课程一体化问题及对策研究——以学前教育专业为例

建立相互衔接的中高职培养体系在职业教育体系的构建中具有重要作用。在建设相互衔接的中高职课程过程中:要更多从顶层设计角度去考虑,成立相互衔接的中高职专业建设与教学指导委员会,进而组建教研共同体,进行听评课、教学竞赛等活动;建立“四个一体”的课程体系,使中高职课程在人才培养方案中体现出来进阶性;构建职业能力一体化训练体系,突出技能训练的层次性;通过开展中职教师的统一培训活动以及“手牵手”结对子工程,实现师资队伍一体化建设。     

谈新世纪本科层次小学师资的博雅教育

本科制小学教育师资培养既应符合素质教育的要求,还要开拓出新学制的蹊径。小学教师要具有实实在在的本科水准,这正是新型小教师资的专业化特色。作为对策,我们提出在三元并举的课程设置的前提下,突出通识课的作用,使学生具备小学教育特别需要的综合素质与优雅品性。这一培养目标及策略可以概括为一点：就是以“博雅”为手段塑造“审美的人”。     

民族地区中学数学创新教育刍议

深入论述了中学数学创新教育的内涵，根据民族地区的教育现状和特点，对民族地区中学数学创新教育，提出了一些富有启发性的思考和建议。     

农村中小学办学条件水平的测度与评价——基于因子分析法

办学条件是城乡教育一体化发展的重要内容,公平而有质量是进一步完善办学条件的方向与追求。基于2017年全国31个省(区、市)农村中小学办学条件指标数据的因子分析发现:农村中小学办学条件水平可以从现代化教学资源、基础性校舍、学校用地三个维度测度;办学条件水平较高的多数省份优势因子与劣势因子并存,水平较低的省份往往缺少明显的优势因子;在经济发展水平存在地区差异的背景下,房屋建设能力、土地可利用程度、学生数量是影响农村中小学办学条件水平的重要因素。实现办学条件公平而有质量的发展目标需要健全办学条件指标评价体系与相关信息管理系统,基于办学条件指标实际状况进行有针对性地改进,在缩小办学条件数量差距的同时注重提高办学条件质量。     

解决城乡统筹发展中农村留守儿童教育问题的对策

城乡统筹发展中农村留守儿童的教育问题已成为当今一个严重的社会问题,留守儿童教育问题主要表现在学业、品德、人格、心理等方面。文章以推进新农村建设、实现城乡统筹发展为背景,推进体制改革与制度创新,完善农村社区教育和监护体系,提高父母对孩子教育问题的认识,探讨其相应的对策。     

家庭、学校与儿童的学习成绩——基于甘肃省农村地区的研究

经济学中关于学生成绩决定因素的理论和实证研究已形成了三个视角:学校教育生产函数、家庭决策模型以及学校与家庭相互作用模型。与以往不同的是,本文特别关注学校因素对学生成绩的影响会因家庭背景的不同而不同。基于学校投入对儿童学习成绩的效果边际递减的基本原理,本研究首先构建了一个包含个体特征、家庭特征和学校特征变量的基本计量模型,然后在模型中引入家庭与学校变量的交互项,同时控制了儿童个体学习主观努力程度、家庭教育投入努力程度等变量可能造成的估计偏差。利用来自甘肃省20个县小学儿童的数据,研究发现,衡量家庭背景的父母教育水平、家庭收入,以及衡量学校质量的几个指标均与儿童成绩有显著的正向关系。而且,学校投入的提高,将会缩小儿童因家庭背景的不同而造成的成绩差异,这一关系在数学成绩模型中表现的更为显著。上述结果的政策含义是,加大贫困农村地区的学校教育投入,对于那些处于不利家庭背景儿童的成绩将具有更为显著的正面效果。     

重庆市盲校与聋校师资情况调查

发展特殊教育,师资问题是一个至关重要的问题。本文通过自制的问卷,对重庆市盲校与聋校师资进行了抽样调查。结果表明,重庆市盲校与聋校师资队伍整体素质较好,教师队伍基本稳定,但在业务进修、教师结构、教师身体状况、经济待遇、住房条件等方面仍有一些不容忽视的问题。本文旨在通过调查与分析,为政府、教育等部门发展特殊教育提供参考和决策依据     

Inquiry-Based Lessons That Integrate Technology: Their Development and Evaluation in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education

Technology-enhanced mathematics tasks were introduced to elementary pre-service candidates (n = 84) and in-service teachers (n = 38), who then, either in partners or small groups, created and taught inquiry-based lessons incorporating technology, with individual reflections. The lessons were coded using the following criteria: (a) The students themselves used the technology for inquiry learning, (b) technology was integral to the learning task, (c) the lesson focused on mathematics concepts—not the technology, and (d) the task would have been more difficult to accomplish without the technology. The lesson analysis revealed that, after instruction on inquiry learning and technology integration, each group achieved a high level of proficiency using these criteria. Further, the analysis assisted the instructors in identifying issues and concerns regarding implementation of technology in elementary mathematics instruction.     

Reflections on Equipping Candidates to Teach Literacy in Culturally Diverse Schools

Abstract

This essay reflects on ways to equip teacher candidates so they are not only prepared to answer tough questions, but are educated for the linguistic and literacy challenges of today’s classrooms. We recognize that with an ever-growing majority minority population, it is time to change the teacher preparation system, and to support current teachers and the preparation of future teachers for the field; these changes need to be soon and are imperative.     

台湾地区原住民升学优待政策的演进及省思

我国台湾地区的原住民教育问题一直备受关注,其升学优待政策是基于积极差别待遇的理念,为弥补原住民长期不利的家庭环境,实现教育公平和社会正义而采取的有效措施。本文从这一政策的历史演变入手,分析了在多元文化教育的背景下台湾升学优待政策改革的最新动向,并剖析了它在实施中遇到的争论激烈的几个焦点问题。     

Integrating Technology and a Standards-Based Pedagogy in a Geometry Classroom

Abstract

A mature mathematics teacher (one in the latter stages of a successful career in teaching secondary mathematics) sought support in making a paradigm shift to a technology-integrated pedagogy in the context of a state's emerging standards-based curriculum. The teacher had concerns regarding his ability to make the paradigm shift, but he was willing to make the effort because he believed that integrating technology as an instruction/production tool would increase student achievement in mathematics. This article describes the teacher's experience. Students in two of his three high school geometry classes were introduced to altered teaching methods involving technology. The first class created instructional modules using presentation and Web page software, and a second class used student-created instructional modules. A third geometry class received traditional instruction based on text and lecture. Two topics, angles and circles, were taught using this format. Another topic, lines, was taught traditionally to all three classes. Interestingly, students across the three groups had numerically higher end-of-unit test scores for both lines and circles, much more acceptable to the teacher, than for angles. Recommendations are in order in regard to teacher support for technology integration.