Program Characteristics that Predict Improved Learner Outcomes

This study identifies adult education program characteristics that predict improved learner outcomes through statistical analyses of data across four years in a single state. Data indicate that, collectively, several predictors contribute to our understanding of learner outcomes, including (a) learner entry level, (b) size of community, (c) staff qualifications, and (d) learner exposure to high quality services. A surprising finding was the lack of robust outcome predictors that maintain consistency from one year to another.     

新疆"环塔"区域新型城镇化建设的挑战与出路

文章通过南疆实地调研获得大量第一手资料,首先对城镇化的内涵和目标作了阐述;其次,用大量数据分析展现了"环塔"区域城镇化建设的现状;第三,对"环塔"区域城镇化发展实力进行了综合评价;第四,试图梳理制约新疆南部城镇化发展的突出问题和挑战;最后,提出推进"环塔"区域新型城镇化建设的战略构思和对策措施.     

Academic procrastination and motivation of adolescents in Turkey

This article presents a study of academic procrastination and associated motivation variables in 508 adolescents from a general secondary school in central Turkey. Girls reported higher levels of self‐efficacy for self‐regulation and predicted higher Turkish grades than boys, but there was no difference in levels of procrastination. Academic self‐efficacy was a stronger predictor of procrastination for girls than for boys, but for both groups self‐efficacy for self‐regulation was the strongest predictor of procrastination. Most participants (83%) reported spending one hour or more procrastinating per day, with writing tasks the most prone to procrastination for boys and girls. When procrastinating, Turkish adolescent boys were more likely to spend time with electronic media (watching TV, emailing, going on‐line, and, in particular, playing computer games), whereas girls were most likely to read books, magazines, and newspapers. The article concludes with implications for researchers, and also for parents and educators of adolescents.     

The relationship between performance on mathematical word problems and language proficiency for students learning through the medium of Irish

Ireland has two official languages—Gaeilge (Irish) and English. Similarly, primary- and second-level education can be mediated through the medium of Gaeilge or through the medium of English. This research is primarily focused on students (Gaeilgeoirí) in the transition from Gaeilge-medium mathematics education to English-medium mathematics education. Language is an essential element of learning, of thinking, of understanding and of communicating and is essential for mathematics learning. The content of mathematics is not taught without language and educational objectives advocate the development of fluency in the mathematics register. The theoretical framework underpinning the research design is Cummins’ (1976). Thresholds Hypothesis. This hypothesis infers that there might be a threshold level of language proficiency that bilingual students must achieve both in order to avoid cognitive deficits and to allow the potential benefits of being bilingual to come to the fore. The findings emerging from this study provide strong support for Cummins’ Thresholds Hypothesis at the key transitions—primary- to second-level and second-level to third-level mathematics education—in Ireland. Some implications and applications for mathematics teaching and learning are presented.

学习实践科学发展观,开创学校事业新局面

深入学习实践科学发展观是党中央总揽全局做出的一项重大战略布署.我校作为市委确定的八个试点单位之一,参加全市第一批学习实践活动.自2008年10月以来,我校深入开展学习、调研和解放思想大讨论,举办学习培训班8次,专题报告会5场,参加培训中层以上干部542人次,调研发放征求意见表848份,召开征求意见座谈会31次,征集各方意见和建议279条,解决影响和制约学校科学发展的突出问题、办理惠及师生实事、确定拟出台的措施制度等学习实践活动的三大成果(理论成果、制度成果、惠民成果)已初步形成.市委领导、市委组织部、市委教育工委、市委指导检查组充分肯定了学校学习实践活动成效,市委学习实践办公室多次通过专门简报向全市推广我校试点经验.     

咨询与思想道德修养课协同教学模式的建构

咨询与思想道德修养课协同教学模式的建构,旨在研究大学生《思想道德修养与法律基础》课教育与教学的方法与实践,努力建构起适应现代社会和新课程改革需求的新的教学模式。这一模式是一个科学而系统的体系,它以协同运作为形式,以内外互动为本质核心,它不仅研究模式建构的背景,研究模式建构的根据与必然性,还研究模式建构的实施途径与特点。     

学制上的创新--记傅正泰校长在北京城市学院小学期总结交流会上的讲话

为了配合小学期教学和实践,本刊整理刊登本学院傅正泰院长在小学期总结会上的讲话,并在本刊内设立了“小学期教学实践”栏目,发表了本校教师写的三篇相关的文章,封二、封三上配发了小学期总结会和学生小学期实践的系列照片。[编者按]     

与境外合作内地出版的中文版期刊经营状况调研与思考

文章主要分析国内大陆与境外先进期刊进行合作并在大陆出版发行的中文版期刊的经营状况,在此基础上,对国内期刊发展进行思考。