Are boys left behind? The evolution of the gender achievement gap in Beijing's middle schools

Using one cohort of 7235 middle school students in Beijing, China, we examined the evolution of the gender achievement gap in middle school. Our study found a more significant female dominance than in U.S. studies: even though boys gradually caught up during middle school, especially in Math and Science, and the gender achievement gap decreased over the distribution of test scores, girls outperformed boys throughout primary and middle school and in each quartile of the performance distribution. As well, girls had a more positive school experience than boys, and boys had a higher dropout rate by the end of middle school. Despite significant gender differences in various important characteristics that have explained the gender achievement gap in the U.S., in our study, primary school test scores seemed to be the only significant source of the gender achievement gap at the end of middle school, indicating the importance of early intervention.     

Beyond English Literature A Level: The silence of the seminar?

This paper presents data from a doctoral study of the relationships between A Level English Literature and university English, a study which examines the experiences of one class of first year university English students. It argues that, whilst the socio-cultural emphases of literary study in the university have the potential to offer a great deal to students, full attention to the interplay between curriculum and pedagogy, and an understanding of the values and assumptions which students and lecturers bring to the literature classroom, are vital if students are to be genuinely engaged in the theoretical aspects of the discipline.     

无线轮胎压力监测系统的发射系统设计

针对由于高速公路上汽车压力及温度过高的原因导致的爆胎问题,设计了无线轮胎压力监测系统(TPMS)发射系统的解决方案,包括发射系统的硬件和软件设计方案。发射系统模块硬件由英飞凌公司的智能传感器SP12、Microchip公司的主控芯片PIC16F876和Maxin公司的射频发射芯片MAX1479等部分构成;软件采用汇编语言编程,实时性高。该模块可以实时监测轮胎的压力和温度,并且具有体积小、低功耗和低成本等特点。     

Student's attitudes towards computers in sixteen to nineteen education

Over the last two decades there have been numerous studies in a variety of countries examining students' attitudes towards computers, ranging from pre-school to postgraduate levels of education. Despite a plethora of international attitudinal research there has, however, been a conspicuous avoidance of the 16–19 educational setting (i.e. Grades 12–14). From this background the present study examined the attitudes towards computers of a sample of 983 students from nine school sixth-form and college based institutions in South Wales. Although students' attitudes towards IT were found to be influenced by a range of individually and educationally based factors, multivariate analysis showed that attitudes were primarily influenced by the subject area and qualification pathway students were following as well as their access to a home computer. Contrary to previous research, gender was found to only exert a lesser influence on students' attitudes. Furthermore, factors such as the educational institution attended and students' year group were not found to affect attitudes towards computers. Having contextualised these findings within the international work carried out on computer attitudes and use, areas of contention for future research are then discussed.p>     

十六世纪下半叶丰州川汉族移民的迁入与社会生活的变迁

16世纪下半叶,蒙汉关系出现和好局面,地处北疆的丰州川,迁移来大批汉人,居民成分发生变化。随着汉人的到来,内地的文化传统、社会习俗也在这里传播开来,使这里的政治生活出现变化、经济生活有了改观,蒙汉人民友好相处,民族融合呈现新态势。     

广州2010年第16届亚运会的办赛理念

办赛理念是办好大型综合性运动会的基本思想，明确办赛理念，对于厘清办赛思路、指导办赛目标、明确办赛方向具有重要的意义。对2010年广州亚运会的办赛理念进行思考，先分析了确立2010年广州亚运会办赛理念的基本依据、办赛理念的基本思路，然后提出了亚运会办赛理念的基本表述。     

关于河南省体育大学生人格特征的系统研究

研究采用《卡特尔16种人格因素问卷》对河南省体育大学生的人格特征进行测查和系统分析。结果发现：河南省体育大学生人格特征总体上处于一般水平，人格结构有待进一步优化，部分学生具有较强的创造力；河南省体育大学生乐群性、敢为性、世故性、独立性等人格特征与专业间有显相关；不同专业、不同性别的体育大学生在某些人格特征上存在显性差异。     

体操专项大学生中运动损伤者的个性特征

以国外学者的相关研究成果为基础,选择体操专项大学生运动损伤者为研究对象,以卡特尔16个性因素量表为主要测量工具,对个体致伤的因素进行探讨。结果显示,体操专项大学生运动损伤者具有情绪不稳定、多变、易紧张、高忧虑、自制能力差的个性心理特征;男、女生在稳定性和忧虑性上存在着显著差异;运动损伤前后的个性特征尚未发现显著变化。     

PIC单片机扩展大容量数据存储器KM29N16000TS

PIC1 6F877可采用 MSSP模块的 SPI方式扩展大容量数据存储器 ,74HC1 65和 74HC5 95分别实现串 -并和并 -串转换以模拟片外数据总线 ,而 RB口用于产生控制读写的信号线 ,KM2 9N1 60 0 0 TS的 8位信号传送方式为数据线与地址线的连接提供了更简单的实现方式     

十六大以来中国农村改革进程的基本判断与前瞻

十六大以来,中国新一轮农村改革发展的一条主线是"多予、少取、放活"。目前,农村税费改革已取得了阶段性的巨大成功,国民收入分配结构和财政支出结构正向农村地区倾斜,"三农"问题初步得到了缓解,我国在总体上进入到了"后农业税时代"和"工业反哺农业、城市支持农村"新的发展阶段。下一步深化农村改革的重点、难点是,逐步消除城乡二元体制对经济社会协调发展所造成的瓶颈制约,从根本上解决"三农"问题的深层次矛盾和体制性障碍;最大的突破口选择是加快推进农村综合配套改革,进一步做好"放活"这篇大文章,充分发挥9亿农民的市场主体地位和作用,激发农民自我发展和自我积累的巨大潜能,不断提高和增强农业和农村经济发展的内部活力。这是我国在本世纪头20年实现全面建设小康社会目标的根本途径。