The necessity of each phase of the learning cycle in teaching high school physics

The learning cycle is a method of teaching—it is also a curriculum organization principle and is derived directly from the mental functioning model invented by Piaget. Although Jean Piaget contributed to the formation of the learning cycle (Piaget, 1973), its present structure has to be attributed to Dr. Robert Karplus and the persons who developed the materials of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS). It was through the SCIS activities that many of us learned how to develop curricula and teach with the learning cycle. The learning cycle is built upon the premise that three distinct phases are necessary in developing understanding of a concept, that those phases have a definite sequence, and each phase has a definite structure or form. The research done in testing the form variable has already been reported in this journal (Renner, Abraham, & Birnie, 1985). This report explores whether or not each learning-cycle phase is necessary in learning a concept.     

Peer evaluation: A case study

Peer evaluation is the process whereby students critique the performances of other students. A peer evaluation format emphasizes skills, encourages involvement, focuses on learning, establishes a reference, promotes excellence, provides increased feedback, fosters attendance, and teaches responsibility. The process of peer evaluation is explained, the criteria are specified, the training for use is described, and how standards are maintained is explained. Finally, objections are suggested and addressed. Peer evaluation is a unique, controlled, and precise form of classroom evaluation that involves carefully constructed evaluation instruments, structured classroom situations, and exact evaluative assessments. Peer evaluation is a new and different form of evaluation.     

A Process Approach to Community-Based Education: The People’s Free University of Saskatchewan

On the basis of insights provided by Whitehead and John Cobb, I show how the People’s Free University of Saskatchewan (PFU) is a working model of free, open, community-based education that embodies several characteristics of Whitehead’s philosophy of education. Formed in opposition to the growing commercialization at the original “people’s university,” (the University of Saskatchewan) the PFU has spawned distinctive ideals of its own. The PFU reflects Whitehead’s belief in the importance of shared knowledge fostered by community-based education, the value of abstract and practical knowledge, and the power of the imagination to establish a community of learners capable of acting freely together.     

Safety of protease inhibitors and Arbidol for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Zhejiang Province,China

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of an antiviral regimen of protease inhibitors combined with Arbidol (umifenovir) for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia patients. The genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 is highly homologous to that of SARS-CoV (Zhou et al., 2020). Previously published basic and clinical research on anti-SARS-CoV treatment found that lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) could improve the prognosis of SARS patients (Chan et al., 2003; Chu et al., 2004). Darunavir (DRV) is another protease inhibitor that blocks the binding of SARS-CoV-2 to human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (Omotuyi et al., 2020). The broad-spectrum antiviral drug Arbidol (umifenovir) also shows in vitro anti-SARS-CoV activity (Khamitov et al., 2008).     

分光光度法测定食品和水中钙

本文用分光光度法测定食品和水中钙的含量.在硝酸介质中,钙与二溴对甲偶氮磺形成蓝色的络合物,其最大吸收波长在628nm处,表观摩尔吸光系数为5.5×104L.mol-1.cm-1.钙量在0-12ug/ 25ml范围内符合比尔定律,方法有很好的选择性,直接用于测定花生、奶粉、水中钙的含量.     

英语一词多义现象内部语义结构的认知理据

从认知语言学角度出发，运用家族相似性原理、原型理论、隐喻与换喻等，对英语中多义词的内部语义结构进行分析，有助于从总体上把握英语一词多义现象，并较为深刻地理解其形成机制。     

力量训练后大鼠心肌超微结构的形态学研究

本文探讨力量训练后大鼠心肌超微结构的变化,研究结果表明:与对照组相比,训练组心肌超微结构,尤其是线粒体发生了变化。     

民歌中的太平天国妇女形象和精神风貌

尽管太平天国的妇女政策仍然是封建妇女政策。但是从许多流传至今的民歌民谣中，又表现出广大妇女在军事战斗、劳动生产、社会生活和风俗习惯等方面与中国封建传统妇女显著不同的妇女形象和精神面貌，独具特色。     

直观教学法在初中生物学教学中的应用

以讲授《花的基本结构》为例，从语言、挂图、实物等三方面阐述了直观教学的概念、作用，以及它在初中生物学教学中的具体应用。     

That’s Not Something We Have to Discuss: Interrupting Silences About Multiracial Students in Teacher Work

The author asserts that the field of teacher education must begin a critical conversation to better prepare and support teachers in attending to the complexities of racialized identities, experiences, and perspectives of multiracial students in K12 schools. The author offers a review of literature relevant to multiracial students, and draws from the emerging theoretical framework of Multicrit (Harris in Int J Qual Stud Educ 29(6):795–813, 2016) to present monoracism, ahistoricism, colorism and intersectionality to analyze excerpts from three respective research studies. Each excerpt demonstrates an imperative to build a critical understanding of multiracial students within teacher work. The author concludes with implications for future research and practice.