Social Perceptions of Students with Learning Disabilities Who Differ in Social Status

As a group, students with learning disabilities (LD) have social difficulties. One possible explanation for these difficulties is the unique way they process social information. Although students with LD may differ from their nondisabled peers in their social cognition, investigators have suggested the presence of subgroups within the population of students with LD who may differ in their social competence and, thereby, shed light on the source of the difficulties. The present exploratory study examined how two subgroups of students with LD in inclusive settings, students with high and low social status, perceive social situations. Using a sociometric technique, three students with LD receiving high social‐status ratings and three students with LD receiving low social‐status ratings were identified. A qualitative approach was used to gather and evaluate data from the participants and their teachers. Results suggested differences between the two subgroups in their (1) sensitivity to cues in the environment, (2) interpretation of social situations in relation to their own experiences, and (3) levels of self‐control. Implications of these findings for practice and future research are discussed.     

Adapting Adaptive Testing: Using the MicroCAT Testing System in a Local School District

What is the rationale for adapting an existing testing system instead of developing your own? What are the limitations of MicroCAT? What has to be modified in order to meet local needs and to realize the potential of adaptive testing in the context of an existing testing system?     

虎符小史

概说 虎符是中国古代重要的示信任证，为国家或地方官府颁授，是中央进行任用官司吏、征调军队和传达命令的重要信物。符主要有虎符和渔符两种。唐宋时尚见个别龟符、牛符、麟符等。符，《说文》所谓“分而相合”者也。完事的各个地方由两半组成，一半在中央，另一关在地方将领和官员处。进行欲发兵，乃遣进行之半符与将领之半符相合，将领方可按指令调动兵马。虎符创用于战国时期，魏国信陵君窃虎符救赵的故事妇孺皆知。     

Graduate Programs That Prepare Educational Measurement Specialists

What are typical requirements in graduate measurement programs? How d o programs in measurement and research methods differ?     

20世纪初上海的紫砂仿古浪潮

清朝后期，洋务派在国内兴办实业。继起初的棉纺业、造纸业之后，印刷业、制陶业也在上海、杭州、天津等近海城市发展起来，出现了一些经营紫砂的商号，他们雇用技艺出色的宜兴艺人，专门制作水准较高的紫砂器皿。在这种局势下，紫砂业慢慢地从衰微中恢复。     

高校体育教育专业武术普修的教法研究

针对目前体育教育专业学生武术普修课的现状与问题 ,通过教学内容的优化重组 ,运用设课、说课、作课和评课等方式 ,采取多样化的教学方法与手段 ,逐步强化学生的创新思维和培养学生的综合能力 ,取得了较为明显的效果。并提出了相应的对策和建议 ,为体育教育专业学生武术普修的教法改革提供参考