回顾On Demand

3月3～6日，On Demand展览会暨研讨会在美国波土顿举行。组织者称其为世界领先的数码印刷展会和研讨会。我们将以对话的形式带您一起回顾。     

Improving the Academic Performance of Non‐native English‐Speaking Students: the Contribution of Pre‐sessional English Language Programmes

There is an established, if weak, inverse relationship between levels of English language proficiency and academic performance in higher education. In response, higher education institutions (HEIs) insist upon minimum entry requirements concerning language for international applicants. Many HEIs now also offer pre‐sessional English courses to bring applicants up to the designated language requirement. This paper revisits the research into language proficiency and academic performance using data on all full‐time students (17,925) attending a major UK HEI in the academic year 2011–2012, 4,342 of whom were non‐native English speakers. The findings confirm that while higher International English Language Testing System (IELTS) marks at entry translate into higher grade point averages (GPAs), students who undertake pre‐sessional courses do notably worse in GPA terms than students who arrive with acceptable (for the course) IELTS scores. These findings suggest HEIs (and, by extension, international students) could benefit from a review regarding the appropriateness of current pre‐sessional English language proficiency programmes.     

核心稳定性研究历史与现状

核心稳定性是一个广泛应用于包括健康和医学领域在内的多领域的常见术语,科学文献中有关核心稳定性定义的表述各不相同。通过对“核心”的位置、核心稳定性中的稳定性的定义、核心稳定性的构成的分析,确定人体“核心”的位置,探讨“核心稳定性”中的“稳定性”的内涵,分析核心稳定性的生物力学原理。     

Teachers’ resilience and well-being: a role for educational psychology

The retention and resilience of teachers are subject to many influences. Children’s behaviour is often cited as a major source of stress for teachers and a challenge to their resilience. We suggest that an understanding of teachers’ attributions and efficacy beliefs may provide the foundations for work to support teachers. We outline findings from research that has examined teachers’ attributions for the causes of children’s misbehaviour, teachers’ beliefs in their efficacy as classroom managers of children’s behaviour as well as how, in principle, such beliefs may be supported and enhanced. We also relate these findings to those associated with educational and developmental outcomes for children. We conclude with some illustrative evidence of ways (involving consultation and other interventions) that applied psychologists have contributed to the professional well-being and resilience of teachers.     

分享印象——关于Metavante与Fidelity的整合

Julie：本期我们再来谈一个行业的整合——Meta Vante与Fidelity的整合。这是一次价值44亿美元的行业整合。我常常搞不清楚像这样的整合是该叫合并还是收购。这可能要专门进行讨论,如果我们只评论合并和收购而不做其他评论,我们就可能深陷其中而不能自拔。难道你不希望我们多谈论一些新的突破性技术,甚至是绿色环保的命题？     

在路上：奥西数码印刷新航向会议

Andy：虽然任何来到美国佛罗里达州博卡拉顿的理由都是充分的,但我们尤其被奥西这次举办的数码印刷新航向会议所吸引,因为会议的主要参与者都是期待着进入数码印刷业,或想在数码印刷上取得更大进展的商业印刷商。