The impact of oral training on argumentative texts produced by ten-and eleven-year-old children: Exploring the relation between narration and argumentation

10 and 11-year old children were trained to improve their argumentative abilities. Tests were performed on two experimental groups to find out the effects of (1) a didactic sequence of seven lesson with oral exercises, and (2) a co-operative oral debate. To allow us to determine the improvements, the children had to produce three argumentative constrained texts (Alpha-Omega), before and after each phase of training. We compare the results with two control classes to try to determine the quality of transfer between the teaching periods. The qualitative analysis of the texts allows us to identify certain linguistic indicators of the underlying cognitive processes. The results show an effect of training only for the 11-year-old writers. In the 10-year-old children, no clear transfer from oral training was observed. With or without training, ten-year-old writers seem to have difficulties organising the text and managing multiple constraints when writing. In contrast, at 11, the subjects reorganise their activity without taking account of their narrative abilities. The vast majority produce better balanced argumentative texts. However their texts tend to be justificatory rather than negotiated. At the same time, the Alpha-Omega task carries very strong constraints which interfere with cognitive processes during on-line production.     

Numeration a l'ecole elementaire

This paper presents results of research concerning the construction of the concept of natural integers by children. By testing the same children, whose school history was known with accuracy, at one year in tervals, we have sought to determine:

— How their competence in counting and numeration evolved during this period.

— What the mechanisms of this evolution were.

— What role school learning played.

     

探索高校学生工作新思路

面对高教改革的日益深入，高校学生工作要适应新形势的需要，树立全新教育理念，在学生工作管理体制运行机制上培养超前思维，努力探索学生工作新思路、新模式。     

A New Potent Inhibitor of Thrombin from the Leech Haemendipsa Yanyuanensis

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CORRELATES OF CONDUCT PROBLEMS AND DEPRESSION COMORBIDITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

There is limited empirical research on the correlates of conduct problems (CP) and depression comorbidity during childhood. This study investigated 479 elementary school children (48.2% girls). It compared children with comorbidity to children with CP only, depression only, and control children on individual, academic, social, and family characteristics. The study also analyzed gender differences in the associations between correlates and comorbidity. Multinomial logistic regression results revealed that children with CP and depression had higher levels of anxiety and more school difficulties than children with CP only, more social difficulties and more severe attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms than children with depression only, and more difficulties in all domains than control children. Girls with CP and depression presented a particularly negative profile, including lower school abilities than CP and control girls, and lower social skills and more severe ADHD symptoms than control girls.  Implications for evaluation and intervention planning are discussed.     

A human resources model supporting academic excellence

Tertiary Education and Management - In this paper, I shall put forward a model which highlights key issues to be taken into account in an attempt to improve academic excellence by the means of...     

我院学生日常活动及膳食调查

为促进高校学生身心健康成长,随机抽取122名学生,对其进行日常活动及膳食情况的调查,结果显示,能量的消耗与摄入处于不平衡状态.对此提出了相应的对策与建议.