Six postschool case studies of mildly learning handicapped young adults

Participant observation was conducted for 1 year with six mildly learning handicapped young adults following their graduation from high school. Close attention was paid to the ways in which they managed the transition out of school and into more adult roles. During this year, all six floundered from job to job, class to class, and school to school. They expressed discontent and frustration with their present situation. They were at a loss to plan for the future and maintained an unrealistic appraisal of their skills. Their sense of self waxed and waned in keeping with their prospects, and the patience and frustration of family members vacillated as well.     

英国中学生交际中的“小动作”

果果有幸作为学校的代表,到英国伦敦参加一个中英中学生交流活动。期间,果果不但领略到了雾都伦敦的风采,而且在和英国中学生的交流中发现了一些不为人注意的"小动作"。这些"小动作"流淌出来的情与     

Teaching social studies to learning disabled high school students: effects of a hypertext study guide

This study investigated the effectiveness of a computer-based study guide using hypertext software to increase textbook comprehension among four learning disabled students enrolled in a remedial high school social studies class. The program provided four levels of instructional cues that matched students to their highest level of independent interaction with a textbook passage, based on item-to-item responses to computer-generated questions. Using alternative forms of a 45-item multiple-choice test, a pre-test/post-test design was arranged, with a retention test given after a 30-day period. Fifteen questions were designated as control items by placing them in the 45-item tests but not in the computer treatment. The computer program consisted of three separate lessons administered across consecutive class sessions, with each followed by a written 15-item multiple choice test containing 10 computer questions and 5 control items. Results indicated a significant gain for pupils on computer items from pre-test to post-test and from pre-test to retention test, while no significant change occurred on control items across measures. A single-case analysis revealed a consistent relationship between gain scores on computer items, reading time on computer, and the number of instructional cues required by students. Two types of non-linear pathways that teacher might consider when constructing study guides are discussed.     

高中学生学习物理障碍浅析

高中物理，若干年来教师反映难教、学生反映难学、考试难、考分相对其它学科要低，使学生在心理上、情绪上、方法上、能力提高上等方面遇到的障碍相对就要多一些。探索和研究高中学生学习物理的障碍，寻求一些有效的消除障碍的方法是我们物理教师需要长期研究的问题。下面是笔者在教学中的一些体会，在此以求抛砖引玉。     

Facebook class groups of high school students: their role in establishing social dynamics and learning experiences

The study’s main aim was to explore the role of Facebook class groups, created and managed by high-school students, in facilitating social dynamics and learning experiences. Fourteen Facebook class groups were observed online and students were subsequently questioned through focus-group interviews. Our findings show that Facebook class groups can promote both bonding and learning. Bonding can be enhanced because Facebook class groups foster a sense of solidarity and unity among students. Also, Facebook can stimulate (social) learning because students gain more insights in the subject matter and are challenged to carry out an evaluation of their own study methods and progress. Therefore, drawing on the theories of seamless learning and affinity spaces, we conclude that Facebook class groups are important for social affiliation and effective learning.

     

A sociometric comparison of mainstreamed,orthopedically handicapped high school students and nonhandicapped classmates

This study explored the sociometric status of orthopedically handicapped (OH) high school students in mainstreamed classrooms. Twenty-nine students in mainstreamed classrooms (e.g., spina bifida or other paralysis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy) were compared with randomly selected classmates on the Peer Rating Scale (PRS), a class-administered sociometric scale. The OH group received significantly higher scores on 2 of 12 PRS factors, as well as directionally higher scores on 8 others. These were interpreted as reflecting either genuine liking and admiration for mainstreamed OH high school students or, alternatively, a “defensive” inability on the part of peers to express base-rate negative feelings toward the orthopedically handicapped. Recommendations for future research are made.     

A comparison of learning and motivation among high school students

The academic performance of minority high school students, particularly in urban inner-city settings, is of great interest to educators and individuals concerned with the academic development of these students. It is widely recognized that in order to positively influence academic achievement related factors such as learning and study behavior, motivation, attitudes, self-concept, and other pertinent psychosocial characteristics should also be targeted for positive change. The present study compared 20 sophomore students who participated in a special program and 128 of their nonprogram peers on achievement and related measures. The program at a target high school was structured to positively impact achievement, as well as related student behavior and attributes. Significant differences were found on achievement, attendance, learning and study behavior and skills, self-concept, and other pertinent psychosocial attributes.     

合作学习在高中生英语教学中的应用

合作学习(cooperative learning)又称为协作学习,是目前我国积极倡导的有效的学习方式之一。然而,一些教师在英语学习中却经常忽视合作学习的重要性。因此,作者进行了进一步的研究。虽然在高中英语课堂中实施合作学习还存在着一定的困难,但是在高中英语中实行合作学习还是可行的。总之,合作学习能够提高学生学习英语的自主性,提高学生的学习成绩,培养学生良好的合作精神和学习习惯。     

沧州市中学生应激源状况调查

目的：了解沧州市中学生的压力状况及压力的主要来源。为当前的素质教育改革和中学生心理健康教育提供量化的依据和参考。方法：本研究使用浙江大学心理系郑全全教授修订的《中学生应激源量表》,对沧州市不同层次的6所中学的近1000名中学生进行了测查,并对调查结果进行统计分析。结果：（1）不同性别学生的压力源存在显著差异;（2）城乡学生压力源状况差异显著;（3）不同层次学校学生的压力源存在显著差异;（4）不同年级学生的压力源状况存在极显著的差异;（5）父母文化程度对学生的压力源有显著影响。结论：不同性别、不同层次学校、不同年级、市区和城乡的学生心理压力的来源是不同的;学校、教师在教学和管理中应了解学生的压力来源,有的放矢、区别对待。     

五年制师范生历史学习动机现状及激发的策略研究

历史学科是五年制师范的基础学科,在调查中发现目前五年制师范生历史学习动机匮乏,存在着诸多的阻碍因素。调查的基础上本文结合学习动机的相关理论和教学实践,从教师基本素质的提升、学生内驱力的激发、外部驱动力的创造等方面提出激发和维持学生良好历史学习动机的策略,以提高实际的历史学习效果。     

Approaches to learning and study orchestrations in high school students

In the framework of the SAL (Students’ approaches to learning) poosition, the learning experience (approaches to learning and study orchestrations) of 572 high school students was explored, examining its interrelationships with some personal and familial variables. Three major results emerged. First, links were found between family’s intellectual climate and students’ approaches to learning, in particular with Deep appraoch: The better the family’s intellectual climate the higher student’ scores on Deep approach. Second, along with general intelligence, these approaches predicted students’ academic achievement, higher grades being obtained by these students who scored lower in Surface learning approach and higher in Deep learning approach. Three, students from the four study orchestrations reported in previous research (two displaying conceptual consonance: Deep and Surface approaches, and the other two conceptual dissonance: high-high and low-low, in both Deep and Surface approaches) showed different profiles in some variables (e.g., metacognitive learning strategies, family’s intellectual climate, academic achievement), worse scores being obtained by those who orchestrated their study either in surface or in conceptually dissonant ways. These relationships shed more light on the nature of high school students ‘learning experience, and help to provide an integrated view of students’ webs of experience.     

A study of English learning styles of senior high school students

with the continuous development of the new curriculum teaching reform, English Teaching in senior high school has also been significantly improved. More and more senior high school English teachers prefer to adopt more innovative and scientific teaching methods, which can improve the efficiency of English Teaching in senior high school. However, under the influence of the traditional teaching mode, high school English teachers still focus on Teachers' "teaching" while ignoring the "learning" of the students.