Longitudinal predictors of very early Chinese literacy acquisition

This 2‐year longitudinal study examined both concurrent and longitudinal relations of a variety of reading‐related cognitive tasks and Chinese word reading and word dictation among 187 Hong Kong Chinese kindergarteners aged 4–6. Homophone awareness, visual skills and syllable awareness were all uniquely associated with Chinese word reading across time, with age, vocabulary knowledge and nonverbal IQ statistically controlled. Only visual skill and syllable deletion uniquely explained early Chinese word dictation, however. Results extend previous research on cognitive correlates of Chinese literacy and highlight the small but unique contribution of homophone awareness for early reading acquisition in Chinese.     

Beginning teachers' understanding performances of technology integration

As part of a two-year, mixed methods study, the focus of this paper reports the qualitative findings that are related to nine beginning teachers' learning to teach with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) during their first year of teaching. It aims to explore how these teachers deepen their understanding performances of technology integration in their first year. They demonstrated consistent, varied perceptions, frequency and ways of using ICT for classroom teaching and learning from their initial teacher education to their first year teaching. They developed diverse understandings of technology integration from their own practice, and chose to play different roles, such as, follower, doer and emerging teacher leader for technology integration. Suggestions to schools on providing beginning teachers with ongoing technical and pedagogical support and capitalizing on their tech-savvy strengths are discussed.     

An exploratory study on the relationship between parents�� career interests and the career interests of young adults

In this study, we attempt to investigate the potential effects of parents’ career interests on young adults’ career interests. Using a sample of 113 freshmen in Hong Kong, results indicated that after controlling for personality, gender, general mental abilities and emotional intelligence, some of the parents’ career interests were still related to the young adults’ respective career interests. For some types of interests, the extent of influences is found to be contingent on the gender of the respondents. Implications are discussed.     

重磁异常揭示的浙江构造体系及岩石圈脱耦

浙江省地处古新板块先后相互作用的关键地区却缺乏对地球物理资料进行细致的构造体系研究,本文基于最新的重磁异常资料,对浙江地区进行了系统的构造解析。磁力异常揭示出浙江具有典型的北东分带、北西分块的棋盘网格状特征,反映地面地质的构造走向;重力异常展现出包容早期北东向的主体由西南向东北逐渐升高的北西向构造并在深部与北北东向构造复合,进而揭示浙江现今深部构造与浅部地壳脱耦,深部莫霍面及岩石密度变化的重力梯度带与航磁异常并不同源。联系浙江及华南的地质现象,浙江为重磁异常构造为兼备北西向调节构造并被发育于燕山-喜山期的北北东向构造所改造的主体北东向构造;产生定型于基底的东西向构造在后期构造中活化并延续至今。     

H县农村中小学校布局调整的经验、问题与对策

辽宁省H县是中国东北长白山区的一座小城.由于地理位置等诸多客观因素的制约,多年来H县的教育一直处于相对落后的状态.就是这样一个教育特殊县,在经过了寄宿制学校的初尝成功后又进行了全县学校大规模舻布局调整,那么,H县调整是怎么具体实施的?调整后的学校布局是怎样的?学校布局调整后对于教育行政管理者、教师、学生、家长都有何影响?研究者带着这些疑问进入H县实地考察了该县的学校布局调整历程.     

Leptotrichia hongkongensis sp. nov., a novel Leptotrichia species with the oral cavity as its natural reservoir

A straight, non-sporulating, Gram-variable bacillus (HKU24T) was recovered from the blood culture of a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma. After repeated subculturing in BACTEC Plus Anaerobic/F blood culture broth, HKU24T grew on brucella agar as non-hemolytic, pinpoint colonies after 96 h of incubation at 37 °C in an anaerobic environment and aerobic environment with 5% CO2. Growth was enhanced with a streak of Staphylococcus aureus. HKU24T was non-motile and catalase-negative, but positive for alkaline phosphatase, β-glucosidase, and α-glucosidase. It hydrolyzed phenylphosphonate and reduced resazurin. 16S rRNA, groEL, gyrB, recA, and rpoB sequencing showed that HKU24T occupies a distinct phylogenetic position among the Leptotrichia species, being most closely related to Leptotrichia trevisanii. Using HKU24T groEL, gyrB, recA, and rpoB gene-specific primers, fragments of these genes were amplified from one of 20 oral specimens. Based on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose a new species, Leptotrichia hongkongensis sp. nov., to describe this bacterium.     

谈《世说新语》的修辞原则“尚情”

＂尚情＂原则是《世说新语》在继承前人理论的基础上形成的独具特色的修辞精神原则,它贯穿全篇始终,指导着文章的创作思维与表现的模式。文章分析了该原则的两个内涵：＂辞以情发、情寓辞深＂和＂深而不诡、修而有节＂;总结了它所蕴含的三种精神,即＂情深无邪＂、＂情深无限＂、＂情深无忌＂。期望探讨此题,借以推动中古时期的汉语修辞研究。     

互动式公选计算机组成原理课程的教改初探

公选计算机组成原理课程采用互动式教学方法,使学生掌握该门课的基本理论的同时提高分析问题和解决问题的实际能力,培养学生的自主意识、自学能力和创新思维。     

Empowering student learning through Tablet PCs: A case study

Empowering students to learn through ICT is seen as a way to address the growing awareness and demand for preparing students to effectively participate in the emerging global knowledge economy. It is believed that, in order to maintain competitiveness in a global economy, traditional classroom practices must be re-conceptualized in a way that enables students to engage themselves in knowledge building, to become more self-directed, and to assume greater autonomy and social responsibility over their own learning. In this article, we report a case study on the use of Tablet PCs to support teaching and learning in a primary school in Hong Kong, and provide insights into how schools can harness and capitalize on the opportunities offered by such emerging technologies.     

Motives of cheating among secondary students: the role of self-efficacy and peer influence

A survey research study was conducted with a sample of 100 secondary students from a local secondary school about the motives of cheating. The primary focus of this study was the interplay among variables of self-efficacy, peer influence and cheating. The results showed that students with low self-efficacy were more likely to cheat than those who perceived themselves as efficacious. It was further found that peers played a significant role in discouraging cheating by expressing disapproval and informing teachers of dishonest behaviour.