Content integration as a factor in math-game effectiveness

In this study we focus on the integration of mathematical learning content (i.e., proportional reasoning) in game-based learning environments (GBLE). More specifically, two kinds of GBLEs are set up: an extrinsically integrated GBLE and an intrinsically integrated GBLE. In the former environment, the mathematical content is not part of the core mechanics and structure of the gaming world. In the latter environment, the mathematical content is delivered through the parts of the game that are the most fun to play and embodied within the structure of the gaming world and the players’ interactions with it. Sixty-four vocational track students participated in the study, all of them working in either version of the self-developed GBLE “Zeldenrust”. The results of this study suggest that the way the content is integrated in a GBLE (i.e., intrinsically or extrinsically) matters: contrary to our expectations, students who played the extrinsically integrated game showed higher learning gains, motivational gains and perceived usefulness than students who played the game in which the content was intrinsically integrated.     

Identifying pathways of teachers’ PCK development

This paper describes a method of analysing teacher growth in the context of science education. It focuses on the identification of pathways in the development of secondary school teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) by the use of the interconnected model of teachers’ professional growth (IMTPG).The teachers (n = 12) participated in a one-year action research project focused on their individual concerns related to teaching science. The use of the IMTPG revealed that teachers use different pathways of learning to develop different aspects of their PCK. For each PCK component, three distinct pathways could be identified, two of which clearly were associated with professional growth. When examining these two pathways in detail, it was found that (1) teachers learned about new instructional strategies and assessment methods mostly through literature reviews and discussions with peers and (2) teachers who analyzed and reflected on student learning as it happened in their classrooms developed understandings that helped them to select and apply instructional strategies to further promote student learning. Both the analytical method as well as the identification of the different developmental pathways help to better understand teacher development in the context of classroom practices.     

氟哌啶醇对N-甲基-D-门冬氨酸诱导的大鼠海马神经细胞损伤的保护作用

用原代培养大鼠海马神经细胞的方法，观察氟哌啶醇对N－甲基－D－门冬氨酸（NMDA）诱导的大鼠海马神经损伤的保护作用。结果表明，氟哌啶醇能剂量依赖地抑制NMDA诱导的大鼠海马神经细胞内乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）的释放，并改善受损细胞形态，四唑盐比色法（MT）显示存活率增高。提示氟哌啶醇对NMDA诱导的大鼠海马神经细胞损伤有保护作用。     

论客观自然的稳定性与思维逻辑化过程的统一

思维的逻辑化进程与自然结构的稳定性是一个平行过程,这个过程在人与自然的实践中逐渐发展起来,并决定了在自然科学研究中凸显的客观性具有属人性质,其构成的知识也即如此。     

Contingency in innovation and the role of national systems: taxol and taxotère in the USA and France

A very rich collection of archival material is used to compare two anticancer drugs commercialised by multinationals collaborating with public sector research, one in the USA and one in France. The framework of national innovation systems is used to compare the innovative environments for each development (different institutional structures, research programmes, financing, industry-academic-government relationships, environmental concern, and intellectual property regimes). The empirical work was able to bring out the nuances and subtleties of each environment, the way in which innovation took place in practice, and some striking differences from what stereotypical accounts of innovation in each country would have suggested.     

Application of a transversal laguerre network in adaptive equalization

Synchronous data transmission systems that transmit information over dispersive channels often employ adaptive equalization techniques in the processing of the received signals. Most equalizers presently used in communication systems are of the tapped delay line (TDL) type. In this paper, we propose a class of adaptive equalizers of which the TDL equalizer is a member. Another interesting member of this class is the Laguerre adaptive equalizer which is to be introduced in this paper. The configuration of the Laguerre equalizer is developed. It is found, as shown by the examples, that the Laguerre equalizer is more accurate, and is less sensitive to timing error than the conventional TDL equalizer.     

北京耕地流失的时空特征与驱动机制

利用1996年和2004年北京市两期土地利用图，提取各类用地的图斑，运用GIS技术和数理统计方法，分析了1996年～2004年间北京耕地流失的特点及其影响因素。结果发现：1996年～2004年北京土地利用变化中，大多数地类转换都与耕地直接有关，耕地流失是北京土地利用变化的核心问题；城镇扩展主要占用耕地，且耕地生产力高的平原地区因建设占用而流失的耕地量大；远郊山区耕地被建设占用的压力相对较小，但被生态用地占用的压力相对较大；1996年～2004年间，尽管耕地面积减少，但耕地破碎化程度却在加重；地形和交通状况对耕地的空间变化过程影响显著。本文研究表明，第三产业的快速发展是促使北京地区耕地流失的最主要的动力, 由此带来的居民生活水平提高对北京耕地变化的解释力最强，恰好与前人相关研究结论相互印证；人口快速增长、区域土地市场过度竞争、农业结构调整及退耕还林政策也是北京耕地流失的重要驱动因素。     

追求卓越的永恒动力——美国大学社会责任研究

19世纪60年代至20世纪初,现代大学的社会责任开始形成,并在美国率先得以确立。本文讨论大学社会责任的概念与内涵,回顾美国大学社会责任的形成与兴起,通过对休斯顿大学的个案研究,考察美国大学社会责任的内容与履行,研究结论对我国高校具有重要的借鉴意义。     

普通植物病理学实践性教学的探索

实践性教学是实现高等学校教学目标、培养和造就具有创新精神和实践能力的高素质人才的重要环节。笔者结合多年普通植物病理学实践性教学的经验,从改进实验课教学、加强教学实习环节、改革传统考核制度、鼓励学生走进实验室、在教师的指导下参与科研活动、提高任课教师的综合素质等多方面探讨了普通植物病理学具体的实践性教学方法,并提出了该学科实践性教学中有待改进和加强的方面。     

Reconsidering the social and economic purposes of higher education

In this article I seek to reconsider the social and economic purposes of higher education. It begins with the premise that there appears to be a general trend towards governments positioning higher education primarily in terms of the economic role that it can fulfil. Such a trend, however, has attracted considerable criticism. In this article I argue that the problem for higher education is not it having an economic role, but the narrowness of the way in which that role is often conceptualised. Drawing on critical theory I explore the interrelation of economic and social factors within higher education and the wider society in which it is situated. This article argues for a redefinition of the purposes of higher education to ensure that both universities and workplaces are sites of human creativity and that the profound and exciting work within institutions of higher education benefits all members of society.