Scaffolding or Distracting: CD-ROM Storybooks and Young Readers

CD-ROM storybooks, often referred to as electronic texts, e-books, and interactive stories, are learning tools with supplemental features such as automatic reading of text, sound effects, word pronunciations, and graphic animations which support the development of reading skills and comprehension in beginning readers. Some CD-ROM storybooks also provide a definition of the word to aid in vocabulary acquisition. However, over-reliance on these features may hinder development of a young reader’s decoding skills and use of context cues. Many CD-ROM storybooks contain incidental hotspots, such as dancing flowers and hidden characters, which distract from the storyline and take reader’s attention away from comprehension. These incidental features may prolong the reading event causing fatigue and loss of focus. In sum, the features provided by CD-ROM storybooks offer valuable support for the acquisition of reading skills when coupled with supervision to monitor overuse and direct instruction in comprehension strategies.     

统计图形数据库参数设计方法

本文通过具体的实例,利用 2.13Ⅰ的特显命令,在dBASEⅢ PLUS下设计了一个图形数据库,为实现统计图形参数设计提供一方法。     

浅谈幼儿诚信品质及研究

培养幼儿的诚信品质,是为幼儿道德行为立本,是幼儿将来长大成人及成功的奠基石.本文从幼儿诚信的重要性、概念、影响因素、研究方向及培养对策等出发,多解度的论述了幼儿诚信品质.旨在说明幼儿诚信品质培养的重要性,也为以后的研究指明了方向.     

生物学教学中合作学习策略初探

合作学习是新课程理念的新颖产物，合作学习作为一种新理念正在广泛地应用于课堂教学中。就合作学习在生物学教学中如何设计教学的整体目标、如何设计教学课型进行了初步的探索，试图找到一条即符合客观规律，又适合自己和本校学生特点的方法，使每个学生在参与的过程中体验学习的快乐。促进学生形成良好的非认知品质。     

泉州洛阳江红树林湿地鹭科鸟类群落动态研究

通过对洛阳湾红树林湿地鹭科鸟类进行连续观测和调查研究，结果表明：研究区的鹭科鸟类共有8属12种，鹭科鸟类群落数量周年变化如下：3月至4月数量开始增加，5月至6月达到最高值，6月下旬到7月略有下降，8月至9月下旬数量相对稳定，9月下旬，鹭群骤然迁飞，l0月中旬渐有回升，11月至12月上旬数量较少，12月中旬至翌年2月数量最低．在1999年以前，鹭群总数最高值在3000只范围波动，随后逐渐增长，2002年骤然增加到l万只左右．鹭科鸟类种类的组成，数量水平和生态分布的状况，不仅与迁徒、繁殖、取食等行为有关，也与人类对其保护或是侵害行为极为密切．鹭鸟对湿地生态环境的变化极为敏感，具有客观、直接、即时、连续的指示作用．因此建立完善的鹭鸟资源评价体系，对于洛阳湾生态资源的保护和可持续发展具有重要意义。     

精处理高速混床出水pH降低的原因分析

广东惠州平海发电厂在高速混床投运时出现产水pH降低现象,本文通过试验和分析,认为引起这一现象的原因是混床树脂混和不均,和树脂交叉污染,在碱性水工况下运行时释放出氯离子,导致高速混床产水pH降低。     

科技创新政策文本本体设计与标注应用研究

[目的/意义]旨在为提升政策文本的自动化处理程度提供参考。[方法/过程]在梳理已有政策本体及其构建方式基础上,提出由词汇语义主导的自下而上的本体构建方法,运用本体构建工具Protégé5.5.0构建科技创新政策文本本体,对部分政策内容进行标注并可视化。[结果/结论]该本体适用于科技创新政策文本的结构化语义抽取,能够在一定程度上揭示科技创新政策的结构化语义特征。     

谈和谐课堂的构建

研究表明,学生80％的学习困难与过重的压力有关,而解放这些压力,往往有助于学习效率的提高和创造潜能的开发。     

Developing a student-led school mental health strategy

Although there is increasing interest in promoting mental health and wellbeing within education, to date, the voices of young people appear to have been almost completely overlooked in the development of school-based mental health practices. This is despite increasing focus on young people’s participation; and the fact that young people may be best positioned to understand the pressures of contemporary society. This paper, co-authored by educational psychologists (EPs), school students and the school vice-principal, documents the development of a student-led mental health initiative within a high-achieving girls’ grammar school, led by students aged 12–18. Following EP input, the students devised a whole-school, student-friendly mental health strategy with the support of the EPs and senior school staff. As the project progressed, it became evident that applying even carefully selected adult mental health models to school contexts might not be appropriate; instead the students advocated for young person-friendly, innovative, contemporary and creative ways of communicating information about mental health, which avoided stigma. The students involved were well-placed to identify environmental stressors and to disseminate their strategy. The authors conclude that mental health planning in schools should encourage greater student participation, show caution over applying adult mental health models and promote greater use of technology or visual resources.     

The role of orthographic flexibility in Chinese word reading among kindergarten children

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the potential importance of orthographic flexibility for Chinese reading acquisition. Orthographic flexibility is a novel concept that represents the ability to manage and switch attention among multiple aspects of orthographic information. A total of 92 Chinese kindergarten children at age 6 were assessed on measures of orthographic flexibility, orthographic knowledge, executive functions (EF) skills (i.e. cognitive flexibility and working memory) and Chinese word reading. Results of hierarchical regressions showed that orthographic flexibility uniquely and significantly contributed to word reading beyond the effects of established predictors, namely orthographic knowledge and EF skills. Path analysis further indicated that orthographic flexibility significantly mediated the contribution of EF skills to word reading. These findings provided theoretical insights into the linkage between domain-general EF skills and domain-specific reading ability. The present study also provided practical implication that training on orthographic flexibility in addition to orthographic knowledge could be beneficial to early acquisition of Chinese word reading.