Cultivating critical thinkers: Exploring transfer of learning from pre-service teacher training to classroom practice

This study explores the transfer of critical thinking skills and dispositions from pre-service teacher training to classroom practice and student achievement in the cases of two graduates from a course on critical thinking-integrated instruction. Two 7th and two 8th grade classes were randomly assigned as experimental (CT-integrated instruction), or comparison (traditional instruction) groups. Empirical results demonstrated that, in these two cases, the teachers successfully developed CT-integrated instruction for effectively fostering students' CT skills and dispositions, while improving student achievement. Future research should include larger and more representative samples to avoid bias and reliably evaluate CT-based teacher training initiatives.     

浅谈汉语负迁移对英语教学的影响

在现实中,英语教学会受到诸多因素的影响,汉语负迁移是其中非常重要的因素。加强汉语负迁移对英语教学影响的研究,具有极其重要的理论价值与现实价值。本文基于汉语负迁移的基本理论,对英语教学产生的影响进行了分析,从而得出应当怎样规避汉语负迁移环境下对英语教学的影响。     

产业转移背景下皖江城市带旅游一体化发展战略研究——基于SWOT分析模型

区域旅游一体化是全球化背景下旅游业发展的客观要求,也是整合区域旅游发展要素促进旅游竞争力提升的重要途径。皖江城市带旅游业正处在结构转型和发展方式转变的关键时期,运用SWOT分析模型对皖江城市带旅游一体化发展的优势、劣势、机遇和挑战分析表明．皖江城市带旅游一体化发展优势与劣势并存,机遇和挑战共在,要在充分利用自身优势的基础上,通过呆取创新区域合作机制、优化旅游空间结构、依靠产业聚集发展、塑造整体旅游形象、实施旅游业可持续发展等具体战略,促进区域旅游政策、旅游企业、旅游产品、旅游市场一体化．最终把皖江城市带建设成完全无障碍的旅游区。     

Individual differences in the effect of relevant concreteness on learning and transfer of a mathematical concept

The concreteness of training materials influences learning and—perhaps more importantly—transfer. Building on prior research finding abstract representations best facilitated transfer to a game task, we conducted a similar study using training figures varying in concreteness but directly assessed transfer to modular arithmetic problems. Training figures: (a) were purely abstract, (b) were abstract but with features relevant to the transfer task, or (c) included additional concrete-relevant features. We hypothesized that concreteness—or number of relevant features—would be positively correlated with learning and transfer—especially among younger and/or lower-ability students. Although there was no overall difference in initial learning, the concrete-relevant and abstract-relevant features independently facilitated near-transfer, where concrete-relevant features supported lower-reasoning students. For far-transfer, eighth-graders benefited from the abstract-relevant features, whereas sixth-graders required additional concrete-relevant features. These findings suggest that concreteness interacts with learner and task characteristics to produce learning and transfer outcomes.     

The impact of the organizational transfer climate on the use of teacher leadership competences developed in a post-initial Master's program

The transfer of learning outcomes of Master's programs for teachers is not self-evident. In this study, 18 teachers who recently graduated and their supervisors were interviewed on the transfer of leadership competences developed during their Master's program and on how the organizational transfer climate of the school supported or hindered this transfer. In schools with high levels of transfer, strategic partnerships between Master's-level teachers and formal leaders were observed, which facilitated a two-way process in which the application of new competences led to changes in the workplace. Therefore, the Master's program contributed to both professional development and school improvement.     

Project Transfer: Findings from Surveys of Publishers and Librarians Undertaken in 2011

In May and June 2011, separate surveys were undertaken of scholarly journal publishers and academic librarians, designed to obtain a better understanding of the issues they face when journal titles move between publishers. In addition, the survey aimed to establish the extent to which both groups were aware of the Transfer Code of Practice and, if they were, whether its existence had helped improve the situation. This article summarizes the findings of these two surveys and describes the next steps in the development of the Code of Practice.     

Journal Title Transfers: The Process,the Complexities,the Problems,and What the Transfer and KBART Working Groups are Doing to Address Them

This article examines the complicated process of journal title transfers in the electronic environment. A detailed look at summary title transfer data from the past two years outlines the untimely nature of the title transfer process. Also addressed are how two National Information Standards Organization (NISO)/United Kingdom Serials Group (UKSG) Working Groups, Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART) and Transfer, are working to address some of the problems and streamline the process. Last, an automated and standardized method by which electronic holdings data could be processed is proposed for future work.     

A Review and Meta-Analysis Examining the Relationship of Music Content with Sex,Race, Priming,and Attitudes

This meta-analysis (k = 35, N = 11,629) examines the effect that listening to music, particularly popular music, has on consumers. Results demonstrate that listening to music generates an effect on listeners consistent with the content of the music (average r = .210, k = 35, N = 11,629). This effect was similar when considering survey research (r = .227) or experimental research (r = .265). The tenets of excitation transfer theory received some support, particularly when considering the effects of music as a priming material (r = .399), demonstrating the impact of music as a means of establishing mood, and ultimately the subsequent reactions of individuals. One conclusion is that efforts toward media literacy or education may prove far more productive than media content restrictions when attempting to curb potential undesirable media effects. Additional implications for policy and theory are discussed.