Contextualizing the Interpretation of Reliability Data

What is the relationship between the context and substantive meaning of a measure and the assessment of the reliability of the measure? Does the interpretation of a reliability coefficient depend on the nature of the measure? How does this approach to reliability relate to alternative assessments?     

A prototype Semantic Web-based digital content exchange for schools in Singapore

Singapore has many large and educationally valuable digital collections and is planning the development of many more. These digital collections contain historical, cultural and scientific multimedia objects, along with learning objects. At present, school teachers and pupils find it hard to locate many of these resources using traditional search engines. This paper describes a research investigation into the design and subsequent development of a prototype digital resource discovery portal (Digital Content Exchange) based on Semantic Web technologies, and explores some of the educational issues raised. The research project explored how the features of the Semantic Web might offer valuable additional educational benefits and affordances beyond that of those based on existing information retrieval technologies.     

近代体育思想对留美幼童人格影响

19世纪70年代,清政府派出旨在学习西方科技的幼童留美。幼童出国前缺乏体育运动,在美国,由于生理、心理及教育方式等原因,他们迅速接受了包括近代体育在内的美国文化,近代体育精神蕴涵的进取、竞争、自由等思想意识对他们近代人格的养成产生了积极的影响。