Examining evolutions in the adoption of metacognitive regulation in reciprocal peer tutoring groups

We aimed to investigate how metacognitive regulation is characterised during collaborative learning in a higher education reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT) setting. Sixty-four Educational Sciences students participated in a semester-long RPT-intervention and tutored one another in small groups of six. All sessions of five randomly selected RPT-groups were videotaped (70 h of video recordings). Analyses were focussed on identifying time-bound evolutions with regard to (a) the frequency of occurrence of metacognitive regulation, (b) the low-/deep-level approach to regulation, and (c) the initiative (by tutors/tutees) for metacognitive regulation. Logistic regression models allowing change points were adopted to study evolutions over time. The results indicated that RPT-groups increasingly adopt metacognitive regulation (i.e. orientation and evaluation) as the RPT-intervention progressed. Regarding RPT-groups’ regulative approach, the results revealed a significant evolution towards deep-level metacognitive regulation (i.e. orientation and monitoring), despite a dominant adoption of low-level regulation strategies. With regard to the initiative, the results demonstrated that tutees started to initiate RPT-groups’ monitoring significantly more frequently as they became familiar with the RPT-setting. Orientation, planning, and evaluation remained tutor-centred responsibilities.     

A case study of autonomy and motivation in a student-led game development project

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory case study into the relationship between student autonomy and motivation in project based learning, using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) to frame the investigation. The case study explores how different forms of motivation affect the students’ response to challenges and their intention to complete the project. Earlier studies have made little explicit use of theoretical perspectives on student autonomy and motivation, a weakness this study attempts to address. As an exploratory case study seeking to evaluate the suitability of a particular theoretical framework, we chose a small case: three students on a one-term computer games development project. Given the small scale, the approach is necessarily qualitative, drawing on project documentation and one-to-one interviews with the students. Our conclusion is that the concepts of SDT provide a useful framework for analysing students’ motivations to undertake project work, and its predictions can offer useful guidance on how to initiate and supervise such projects.     

1998—2018年国内辍学研究前沿热点及其动态演化

运用文献计量可视化软件CiteSpace 5.3R4,绘制中国知网数据库近20年文献的共被引网络图谱,结果显示近20年国内辍学研究文献数量呈现波浪式发展趋势,辍学研究论文产出机构相对分散,而产出论文相对集中在少数机构,学科分布以教育学为基础;辍学研究作者分布表明我国辍学研究领域已经形成具有一定学术规模及学院传承的研究体系;根据辍学研究的关键词在时间脉络中的演进图谱,自1998年开始辍学研究前沿热点的演进轨迹经历了萌芽、发展与深化三个阶段;国内辍学研究的热点主题聚焦于有关农村辍学的研究、远程教育辍学、普九与辍学研究、国外辍学的研究、关于隐性辍学和自愿性辍学的研究等五个方面。     

Higher Education Leadership and Management: From Conflict to Interdependence through Strategic Planning

Institutional leadership and management are two entirely different, yet intimately intertwined, aspects of the overall effective functioning of a higher education institution (HEI). This paper is intended to (1) define and differentiate between the two concepts, (2) critically discuss their importance and vital interdependence, (3) discuss circumstances that can create conflict or compatibility between these concepts, (4) critically examine models of strategic planning and suggest a better approach to this process, and (5) offer suggestions for the improvement of both leadership and management in the context of co-existence within a redefined strategic planning environment.     

《孙子兵法》与《三十六计》之比较

随着近十余年来兵学研究日益深入持久的展开,兵学撰著已逐渐引起社会各界的广泛关注。其中,尤以《孙子兵法》与《三十六计》,更成为人们注目的焦点。二书同为中国古代遗留下的杰出兵书,其析理之透辟,解说之独到,固有相通之处,而存在的差异也是巨大的;特别是其内容涵盖之范围,立意之高下,实大有不同之处。同时,二书又有很强的互补性。     

关于柯西中值定理的中间点的渐近点和渐近公式

本文得到了当x→α时柯西中值定理的中间点ζ=α+θ(x-α)中的θ的渐近值定理及两个推论,并且得到了θ的渐近公式,由此得到当x→α时,中间点ζ=α+θ(x-α)的渐近点和渐近公式。     

朱振家本《古代汉语》注释的两个问题

目前国内使用面较广的朱振家本《古代汉语》教材在注释方面存在两个问题：一是有少数注解不合情理，与意相 格；二是教材内部有自相矛盾现象，使人无所适从。建议再作修订时予以重视。