A coactive sign system for children who are dual-sensory impaired.

The SKI*HI Institute developed a system of coactive signing to help alleviate communication and instructional barriers for children who are dual-sensory impaired (deaf and blind). The system also can be used to help children who are severely multihandicapped learn how to communicate. The system includes optimized coactive signs that are functional, easy to feel, easy to relate to the referent, and easy to make, and it also includes techniques related to effective coactive sign use. The coactive sign system is illustrated on a series of video tapes that has been field tested and produced and is being disseminated throughout the United States and Canada.     

Research on teaching in physical education.

This article reviews research on teaching in physical education. I first consider research methodology employed in this area and then examine research related to instructional effectiveness, classroom ecology, and cognition and decision making. Conclusions and future directions are then presented that have implications for researchers, teachers, and teacher educators.     

Seizing the moment: scientists' authorship rights in the digital age

The American Association for the Advancement of Science carried out a study on intellectual property and electronic journal publishing with the aim of identifying those aspects of the intellectual property regime that facilitate or constrain the effective development of electronic scientific publishing. This paper summarizes the conclusions reached, emphasizes the continuing need to maintain the legal framework offered by copyright law, but makes recommendations both for its modification and in its application to ensure that the potential benefits of electronic publishing are fully realized. The full report by AAAS is posted on the Web at www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/projects/epub/finalrept.html     

西林小学少儿男子乒乓球运动员专项素质与技术综合评价研究

为探索一条乒乓球传统运动学校少儿男子运动员训练的成功经验，本研究选择了14项专项素质和技术指标进行研究，运用聚类分析找出影响少儿运动员专项素质和技术的典型指标，计算典型指标中的专项素质和技术的权重值(Ri)，得出专项素质和技术在训练中所应占的百分比，制定出一套对典型指标进行单因素评价和多因素综合评价模型，为传统学校少儿乒乓球运动的科学训练和选材评价提供科学、客观的依据。