The relationship between university student learning outcomes and participation in social network services,social acceptance and attitude towards school life

Educators try to use social network services (SNSs) in their teaching because they are regarded as beneficial to student learning. However, little research to date has empirically investigated whether the use of an SNS increases university student learning outcomes. A total of 730 university students in the capital area of South Korea participated in the present study. Based on social learning theory, we developed a general structural model that included SNS participation (SP) as an exogenous variable and a range of endogenous variables: cognitive domain learning outcomes, affective domain learning outcomes, social domain learning outcomes, social acceptance (SA) and attitude towards university life (AT). The study results confirmed that the model adequately explained causal relationships between student learning outcomes and SA, AT and SP. SA was identified as a key variable because of its direct effect on learning outcomes. However, SP was considered more important because of its large indirect effects on all learning outcomes through both SA and AT.     

建设有中国特色的图书馆基础工作集中化服务

建设有中国特色的图书馆基础工作集中化服务查织耘（无锡教育学院）传统图书馆的分散、自给自足的小生产工作方式的弊病已日益为人们所感知。任务繁重、劳力不足、书刊涨价、经费拮据，使每个馆都不堪重负，颇具实力的馆也不例外。各馆很难腾出手来，集中精力搞图书馆的主...     

大学生体育科学意识的培养

本文对培养大学生体育科学意识的必要性和如何培养大学生的体育科学意识作了简要的论述。     

新课程下地理课堂教师教学有效性的调查研究

新一轮的课程改革正以令世人瞩目的迅猛之势在全国各地迅速展开,这使得课堂教学的有效开展向前迈出了可喜的一步.作为基础教育的一个重要领域,新课程下中学地理课堂教学的有效性越来越受到人们的关注.通过对地理课堂教师教学有效性的现状调研,可以为提高地理课堂教学有效性奠定基础,也可以为教育管理者进一步全面管理教学提供参考依据.     

Perceived professional needs of Korean science teachers majoring in chemical education and their preferences for online and on‐site training

In this study, we investigated the perceived professional needs of Korean science teachers majoring in chemical education, and examined their preferences for online and on‐site inservice teacher training programmes. The results were also compared with those of preservice teachers. Participants were 120 secondary school teachers and 67 preservice teachers, whose majors were either chemical education or science education with emphasis in chemistry. A questionnaire consisting of a modified Science Teacher Inventory of Need and a section concerning respondents’ demographic information and their use of the Internet was administered. In contrast to previous studies, the perceived needs of Korean inservice and preservice teachers were found to be very strong in all 30 needs assessment items, and their prominent needs were from all seven categories. Preservice teachers indicated significantly greater needs than inservice teachers on several items. Korean teachers generally tended to prefer online inservice to traditional on‐site training programmes, although they still preferred on‐site types of programmes in areas such as conducting laboratory sessions and demonstrating manipulative skills. Preferences for online programmes tended to be stronger among preservice teachers than inservice teachers, and among non‐veteran teachers than in veteran teachers. Educational implications are discussed.