The Relationship Between Undergraduate Attendance and Performance Revisited: Alignment of Student and Instructor Goals

We revisit the relationship between attendance and performance in the undergraduate university setting and apply agency theory in the instructor–student context. Building on agency theory propositions in the educational setting advanced by Smith, Zsidisin, and Adams (2005) , we propose that the student and instructor must align goals to promote the student's achievement of performance learning outcomes, and attendance functions as a behavior‐based alignment mechanism to encourage the convergence of faculty and student interests. Further, we propose that attendance does not equally affect lower‐ and higher‐performing students and that absences are also negatively related to students' cumulative grade point average. We test these hypotheses with data from undergraduates enrolled in management courses at a state university in the southeast. Our results show that attendance is positively related to exam performance, there are more pronounced negative effects of an absence for lower‐performing students than for higher performers, and absences are negatively related to a student's cumulative grade point average. We discuss the implications of our findings for students, instructors, and universities as well as practice in teaching and learning.     

高职毕业生面向基层就业存在的问题和应对措施

近年来,我国高等职业教育事业迅猛发展,高职毕业生就业人数与日俱增。面对这种情况,必须积极鼓励和引导高职毕业生到基层就业,并为毕业生就业采取切实有效的措施。     

关于高职院校教师专业化的理性思考

教师专业化是世界教师发展的趋势,是高职院校必须面对的重大课题。高职教师发展必须克服“唯学历”和“唯实践”两种偏向,建立高职教师素质评价体系,严格执行教师专业的准入条件,健全教师专业制度,完善校本师资教育模式,并加强高职教师教育科学研究机制建设。     

计算机基础课程教学改革探讨

本文主要针对大学计算机课程在高等院校非计算机专业实际教学中存在的问题进行了探讨,并且结合我院的教学实际以及非计算机专业学生的特点,提出了对大学非计算机专业课程教学改革方面的具体措施和建议。     

Skills for Independence for Children with Cerebral Palsy: a comparative longitudinal study

Thirty‐six children with cerebral palsy, aged 3.5 to 4.5 years were compared on their skills for independence. Of the 36 boys and girls, 19 children were enrolled in a Conductive Education Program in Birmingham and 17 were enrolled in British special education programs in the Greater Manchester area. Skills for independence were measured with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales via teachers’ responses, once a year on three occasions. Parents were interviewed using the Developmental Profile 2, once a year on three occasions. The results of two‐way ANOVA with one repeated measure on both teachers’ and parents’ responses indicate that there was no significant difference between the two groups in their skills for independence. However, both groups performed significantly better as they were getting older. Despite the strong emphasis on independence in Conductive Education, the children's level of independence was no different from their counterparts. Thus, the claim for the effectiveness of Conductive Education is not supported by the study.     

遵义务川野生百合的资源现状及发展前景

遵义务川自然环境极其适宜野生百合的生长繁殖，为此百合的品种多，数量大。营养丰富。由于大投族采集、加工及自然生态的破坏，野生百合资源受到了严重的威协。为了改变务川野生百合生物资源现状，必须限制对野生百合的直接采集利用，加快野生百合的品系繁育和人工栽培，开发百合鳞茎及花的经济价值，使务川野生百合的开发利用走向可持续的新经济发展时期。     

中小学教师继续教育现存的问题与解决策略研究

随着教育改革的逐步深入,从"双基"到"三维目标"再到"核心素养",教育正从知识本位向人本位逐渐迁移,时代的变迁对中小学教师提出了更高的要求。但是,现阶段我国的中小学教师继续教育仍然存在许多不足和问题,笔者认为,要使中小学教师继续教育真正发挥实效,必须增大教师继续教育资金的投入,邀请一线教学经验丰富的名师担任讲师,变更培训时间,构建继续教育评价机制,从而让中小学教师继续教育健康、科学、有序地开展。     

优势资源开发与利用问题的探讨——辽东地区与朝鲜经济资源开发与利用的互补性分析

辽东地区与朝鲜在人力资源、物质资源、货币资源、管理资源和技术资源等主要经济资源方面各具相对优势与相对不足，研究双边在资源开发与利用的互补性对实现双边经济资源有效融合和对本区域经济健康和谐发展具有重要意义。     

Developing local oral reading fluency cut scores for predicting high‐stakes test performance

This study evaluated the classification accuracy of a second grade oral reading fluency curriculum‐based measure (R‐CBM) in predicting third grade state test performance. It also compared the long‐term classification accuracy of local and publisher‐recommended R‐CBM cut scores. Participants were 266 students who were divided into a calibration sample (n = 170) and two cross‐validation samples (n = 46; n = 50), respectively. Using calibration sample data, local fall, winter, and spring R‐CBM cut scores for predicting students’ state test performance were developed using three methods: discriminant analysis (DA), logistic regression (LR), and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis (ROC). The classification accuracy of local and publisher‐recommended cut scores was evaluated across subsamples. Only DA and ROC produced cut scores that maintained adequate sensitivity (≥.70) across cohorts; however, LR and publisher‐recommended scores had higher levels of specificity and overall correct classification. Implications for developing local cut scores are discussed.