The Effects of Ability Grouping upon Achievement in Eleventh Grade American History

The basic assumption which nurtures the controversial practice of homogeneous ability grouping is that grouping students by some measure of ability reduces the range of learning differences, when compared with heterogeneous (random) grouping, and this narrowing of range aids the teaching and learning process. To test this assumption two cooperating high schools, one homogenously grouped and the other heterogeneously grouped, provided 120 matched pairs of Ss. The basic assumption was not upheld; heterogeneous students showed significantly greater achievement gain in 11th grade American history (q > .05), at all four levels of ability.     

Comparison of Student Achievement in the Summer Term and Regular Quarter

Advocates of modality preference posit that individuals have a dominant sense and that when new material is presented in this preferred modality, learning is enhanced. Despite the widespread belief in this position, there is little supporting evidence. In the present study, the authors implemented a Morse code–like recall task to examine whether visual and auditory recall is moderated by modality preference. When the perceptual discriminability of visual and auditory stimuli was controlled for, there was no significant relation between (a) modality preference and (b) visual and auditory recall. The nature of the task did however effect performance. When a temporal discrimination between stimuli was required, recall for auditory stimuli was superior to recall of visual stimuli. In contrast, when the task involved a spatial discrimination, the opposite effect was observed. It is not surprising that in each recall task, sequences with a discernible pattern were recalled more accurately than were sequences that lacked any obvious pattern. The authors concluded that the ability to recall simple material is determined more by the type of stimulus than by the preferences of the individual.     

《普通高中历史课程标准（实验）》与“上海课标”比较

国家基础教育课程改革于1999年正式启动，4年后教育部颁布了《普通高中历史课程标准（实验）》（以下简称“统一课标”）。1997年，经国家特批，有鲜明地方特色的上海“二期课改”开始起步，历经7年后，《上海市中学历史课程标准（试行稿）》正式面世（以下简称“上海课标”）。在相同背景下所产生的两种高中历史课标基本精神一致，结构大致相同，但在内容、体系、要求等方面也有巨大差别。兹比较其主要异同并略陈己见，以就正于方家。     

Multiple Predictors of Asian American Children's School Achievement

Research Findings: A structural equation model (SEM) and multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model were used to test family factors, parent psychological well-being, parent–child home activity, and parent school involvement in relation to children's school achievement. Data for this study were drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study–Kindergarten (ECLS-K), conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The sample for this study was 1,100 Asian American kindergartners and their parents. Practice or Policy: The results of this study are as follows: (a) Family factors, especially parental education levels and family income, were significantly associated with Asian American students' school achievement; (b) parent–child home activity was significantly related to students' school achievement but in a negative direction; (c) parental school involvement was not found to be significant in predicting students' school achievement; (d) parental psychological well-being was significantly associated with both parent–child home activity and students' school achievement; (e) family income was significantly associated with parental psychological well-being, parental school involvement, and children's school achievement; and (f) family structure was not significantly associated with school achievement.     

中美大学暑期学校实践比较

文章对中美大学暑期学校的实践进行了比较,发现中美大学暑期学校在课程设置、时间安排、学分转换和互认、住宿、学费等方面存在不同。文章指出,开放的暑期学校应是我国高等教育未来发展的重要方向,中国大学应以“增加学生的选择性”为导向设置课程,学生在暑期学校选课是基于教育私人收益的行为,应当分担教育成本。     

哈佛大学暑期学校的发展历史与教育理念研究

在一百多年的发展历程中,哈佛大学暑期学校在不同时期进行了许多有益的变革,形成了自己的特色并适应了外界变化的需求;同时,暑期学校在发展中也一直坚持着一些宝贵的教育理念,如进行优质教育资源互补、重视课程开发和综合性教育氛围的建设等,这些都促成了它今日的成功.本研究立足于暑期学校发展的历史,对其不同阶段的发展变革以及背后所遵从的教育理念进行了探讨,试图加深我们对于哈佛大学暑期学校的理解,同时提升我们对于暑期学校功能与作用的认识.     

The Effects of Computer-Enhanced Vocabulary Lessons on Achievement of ESL Grade School Children

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高一学生历史活动课引发的思考

高中新课程改革,历史科需要改什么呢?"普通高中历史课程的设计与实施有利于学生学习方式的转变,倡导学生主动学习,在多样化、开放式的学习环境中,充分发挥学生的主体性、积极性与参与性,培养探究历史问题的能力和实事求是的科学态度,提高创新意识和实践能力".     

高一学生历史活动课引发的思考

高中新课程改革，历史科需要改什么呢？“普通高中历史课程的设计与实施有利于学生学习方式的转变，倡导学生主动学习，在多样化、开放式的学习环境中，充分发挥学生的主体性、积极性与参与性，培养探究历史问题的能力和实事求是的科学态度，提高创新意识和实践能力”。课程标准的要求不是玩文字游戏，也不是搞堆砌，而是实实在在需要落实的教学行为。     

对高一历史教学要解决初高中衔接问题的探究

在新课程改革的背景下,由于初高中历史课程体系的差异,导致教学衔接问题日益凸现.因此如何解决初高中历史课程的衔接问题,一直是令高一历史老师比较头疼的工作.基于此,以岳麓版必修(I)政治文明历程中的某些课和北师大版初中历史教材为例进行对比分析,从知识衔接、强化课程目标、改变教师的教学策略、学生的学习方法等方面阐述解决初高中...     

A Summer School in Social Skills

The advantages of training children in social skills is now being recognised but time for carrying out such programmes during school hours is often limited. One alternative is to organise a summer school. Alun Flynn, educational psychologist, Kent School Psychological Service, describes the programme for primary school pupils with social and behavioural difficulties which he organised during the summer holidays.     

初一学生数学学业自尊、成就目标和成绩的相关性研究

研究初一学生数学学业自尊、成就目标和数学学习成绩关系。采用数学学业自尊量表和成就目标量表,调查成都和平学校268名初一学生数学学业自尊、成就目标。使男女生数学成绩无显著性差异;男生数学学业自尊显著高于女生;男生掌握趋近目标高于女生;女生成绩回避目标高于男生。数学掌握趋近目标、成绩趋近目标以及数学自尊和数学成绩呈正相关;掌握回避目标与数学自尊、掌握趋近以及数学成绩呈负相关。成绩回避和成绩趋近是影响数数学学业自尊和数学学习成绩主要因素。本研究对于促进初一学生数学学业自尊和学习成绩的教育实践具有理论指导意义。     

初中一年级学生学业成绩的性别差异分析

分析初中一年级学生各门课程的学业成绩状况.一方面,利用独立样本检验方法分别对普通班和快班不同性别的学生各门课程的学业成绩是否存在显著性差异进行检验;另一方面,对快班和普通班各门课程的学业成绩进行相关分析,在此基础上进一步对各门课程的学业成绩进行回归建模分析.     

Open-Skilled Sport,Sport Intensity,Executive Function,and Academic Achievement in Grade School Children

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Research Findings: The present study examines connections among participation in open- and closed-skilled sports; the metabolic intensity of each sport; and executive function (EF), literacy, and math achievement in a sample of 3rd-grade children. Utilizing data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we categorized 15 youth sports (e.g., soccer, tennis, swimming, running track) as open or closed skilled and assigned them a metabolic intensity value. Results showed that the connection between sport intensity and EF was curvilinear, with a positive association between EF and sport intensity below 25 metabolic equivalents (METs) and a negative association with METs above 25. For math, results differed for the number of open-skilled sports and the intensity of a sport, with higher intensity associated with lower math scores and playing more open-skilled sports associated with higher math scores. Literacy skills were not significantly related to sport participation. Practice or Policy: The preschool years may offer a promising opportunity to encourage participation in both complex and intense physical activity. These findings highlight domain-specific connections among sports and EF and math achievement and offer insight into connections among sport intensity (METs), the type of sports children play, and cognitive development.