From novice to no know-how: a longitudinal study of implicit motor learning

The aim of this study was to ascertain whether the performances of implicit and explicit learners would converge over an extended period of learning. Participants practised a complex motor skill--golf putting--for 3000 trials, either with a concurrent secondary, tone-counting task (implicit learning) or without such a task (explicit learning). The cognitive demands of the secondary task were predicted to prevent the accumulation of verbalizable rules about the motor task. The implicit group reported significantly fewer rules than the explicit group on subsequent verbal protocols. The performance of the implicit group remained below that of the explicit group throughout the learning phase. However, no significant differences were found between groups during a delayed retention test. Additionally, for the participants in the explicit group only, a Reinvestment Scale score correlated positively with the number of rules accrued and negatively with overall putting performance during the learning phase. We use the results to argue against the excessive use of verbal instruction during skill acquisition, which might be unnecessary and ultimately might hamper performance under stressful conditions.     

一种基于Kalman滤波和能量原理的实时损伤识别方法(英文)

目的:建立一种损伤识别方法,能够实时地监测多自由度复杂结构中构件的损伤情况。方法:1.用能量原理对结构刚度进行解构,建立结构单元刚度和节点响应之间的关系;2.用Kalman滤波原理分析结构刚度的预测值和测量值,迅速对结构的刚度进行识别(图6–9);3.对每一步计算进行耗时监测,确保算法的实时性(图10)。结论:1.该方法能够较准确地得到结构的刚度信息,同时得出损伤单元的损伤位置和损伤量;并且收敛速度快,计算量小,具有很强的实时性和抗噪能力;2.对于本文的桁架结构,所有杆件刚度均能在0.4 s内收敛,平均每一荷载步计算时间约为0.0012 s,小于采样周期1/256 s,说明该方法可以迅速、准确地对结构进行实时的监测。     

Researching elite education: affectively inferred belongings,desires and exclusions

This paper reflects on key moments occurring during the course of a three-year study of elite girls’ education, with a focus on the power relations that emerged between researchers and elites within the context in which the study was conducted. Central to our analysis is a focus on the affective dimensions of interaction between the researcher and study participants. Our experience gaining access to elite schools in the study illustrates how productive relationships may be fostered by a demonstrated alignment of interests; the desire for intellectual dialogue; and factors linked to the dynamics of the local education market. In our interviews with elite young women, we found that experiences of affinity, foreignness or awe within the interview process triggered different systems of affect. These moments are significant in shaping understandings of the social projects pursued by elite subjects.