Viewing or visualising—which concept map strategy works best on problem‐solving performance?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two types of maps (generative vs. completed) and the amount of prior knowledge (high vs. low) on well‐structured and ill‐structured problem‐solving performance. Forty‐four undergraduates who were registered in an introductory instructional technology course participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to two treatments that used generative and completed concept maps. Within those treatment groups, participants were differentiated by prior domain knowledge, high or low. Although the high knowledge‐generative group outperformed the other three groups on well‐structured problem‐solving performance, it did not have an effect on ill‐structured problem‐solving performance.     

How the state of the art can inform the art of the practice

Advanced Structural Equation Modeling: Issues and Techniques. George A. Marcoulides and Randall E. Schumacker (Eds.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1996, 376 pages, $79.95     

论钢琴艺术指导在艺术表演中的作用

本文从分析钢琴艺术指导的功能特性,并将钢琴艺术指导分类,分别从声乐钢琴艺术指导、器乐钢琴艺术指导、特别是舞蹈钢琴艺术指导的功能特点进行阐述和细致的分析,强调钢琴艺术指导在钢琴表演和其它表演形式中的重要推动作用。申明钢琴艺术指导的专业规范,希望通过这些能给学习和关注钢琴艺术指导的人一些启示,也希望钢琴艺术指导的艺术地位能越来越高。     

浅谈对艺术类大学生就业观念转变的思考

在大学生就业竞争日趋激烈的现状下,艺术类大学生就业质量低的问题显得尤为突出。本文通过对艺术类大学生就业对口率低、流动性大、企业居多的现状加以研究,进而从就业观念角度进行原因分析,并建议艺术类从拓展综合素质、提高择业能力、鼓励自主创业、拓宽学习空间等角度去转变就业观念。     

Design and documentation: The state of the art

Conclusion As designers contemplate methods for improving their practice over time, the thoughts expressed here, inspired by work in other creative design fields, may help us to choose which path will lead to the greatest benefit. With our visions growing rapidly because of improved tools, improved theory, and the new freedoms they give us, it is unhappy to think that new principles, ideas, and experiences may fail to emerge or be slow to benefit our students because we had no way to capture, examine, and share them and accomplish the assurance of their quality.     

Writing: the state of the state vs. the state of the art in English and American schools

Based on work undertaken in a joint international project focusing on the process and teaching of writing in English/US classrooms, this article looks at the impact government initiatives on assessment and accountability have on classroom practices and the process of writing. These initiatives are encoded in the Standard Assessment Tasks (SATs) in England and the Proficiency Tests in the US. The first year of the project has gathered and analyzed data from a longitudinal study of writing in the US, focused on the state of Ohio, and a series of contrasting case studies in England.     

试论美术教学中时空观念的建立

本文把时空观念引入美术教学 ,分别从艺术欣赏、绘画创作的角度剖析了时空观念的位移、变化及其在绘画中的流光余韵     

世界高等教育研究与培训的现状与展望

本文简要回顾了世界高等教育研究与培训的历史 ;重点评述了世界高等教育研究的基础设施、信息设施、院校研究和大学管理人员培训的现状 ;展望了世界高等教育研究与培训的发展趋势     

Automated performance assessment and feedback for free‐play simulation‐based training

Practice and experience, whether simulated or on the job, are not enough to ensure effective learning. Learners must be able to make sense of those experiences to identify poor decisions and actions, missing knowledge, and weak skills that deserve attention. Using instructors to provide one‐on‐one instruction is effective but also expensive. This article describes ways of using intelligent software to assess student performance and provide feedback automatically in free‐play simulations. Case studies describe applications of these methods.     

A walk on the human performance side—Part 3

As in the first two parts of this series, Roger Addison and Carol Haig provide tools to help in the human performance side of work‐in this case, at the workplace/organization level. Improving performance at this level is driven by mapping the organization to show how it operates and aligns with the business environment. The authors offer the business logic model as one tool for creating an organizational map and provide suggestions for getting started.