Incremental validity of thinking styles in predicting academic achievements: an experimental study in hypermedia learning environments

The study examined the incremental validity of thinking styles in predicting academic achievement after controlling for personality and achievement motivation in the hypermedia‐based learning environment. Seventy‐two Chinese college students from Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China, took part in this instructional experiment. The End‐Of‐Semester test was designed to examine the students’ achievement in the course of General Psychology. The results partially supported the hypotheses concerning the relationships between students’ Type I and II thinking styles and their academic achievement in Type I test (including analysis, problem‐solving, and essay tests) and Type II test (including multiple‐choice and cloze tests), and showed that some Type III styles were significantly related to their academic achievement. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that the capacity of thinking styles for explaining and predicting academic achievement was sometimes over and above the sum of personality traits and achievement motivation. Implications for educational practice are discussed.     

环境艺术学研究初探

环境艺术理论在中外有基本相似的发展阶段，21世纪需要建立其艺术学说，以科学和艺术的结合去保护和发展人类的生态环境。     

我国信息资源整合研究现状分析

信息化社会的发展趋势,人类对信息资源整合的需求,决定了信息资源整合研究既具有学术理论研究的价值,又具有实践运用的价值.本文通过对近10年我国信息资源整合研究现状进行文献统计分析以及内容分析,总结了我国信息资源整合研究的特点:分析了信息资源整合中研究存在的问题:并提出几点建议,以期对今后我国信息资源整合理论与实践的发展有所促进.     

园本教研制度建设应注意的几个问题

近年来,基础教育领域掀起了＂园本教研制度建设＂的热潮,许多幼儿园在园本教研制度建设方面作了一些有益的尝试和努力。为建立科学、有效的教研制度,在建设过程中应注意把握以下几个问题：尊重教研传统、反映共同价值、避免泛制度化、体现园本特色。     

自我表露训练对中学生人际交往效能感的影响

借鉴国内外有关自我表露理论和研究经验,采用自我表露训练方法提高中学生人际交往水平,通过实验干预探讨自我表露训练对中学生的人际交往效能感水平的影响。实验过程采取同质分班．分前测、实验、后测三个阶段对实验班和对照班进行前后测的等组实验设计,研究中学生通过自我表露训练辅导后,其人际交往效能感在各维度上的变化情况。     

论教育研究的生成性思维转向

教育研究盲目追求理性思辨,由于脱离实践而无补于教育实践的发展,陷入迷茫境遇。受哲学启发,教育研究的思维方式需要从现成性思维方式向生成性思维方式转向,生成性思维方式的转向为迷茫中的教育研究指明了方向。叙事研究是这种思维方式转向的必然生成物,叙事研究基于实践,面向实践,忠于实践,是对具体教育问题的研究,体现了对人、对人的情感的关注。叙事研究出现的异变是由于固守原来的现成性思维方式。     

A Fresh Theoretical Perspective on Practice‐Led Research

Practice‐led research in art and design has now come of age and can take its place alongside other forms of research at the academic ‘high table’. It no longer needs to be treated with ‘special consideration’ as a new form of intellectual enquiry. The research craft developed by those involved in practice‐led research admits them to a broader community of practice engaged in questioning the conceptual basis of how we perceive and make sense of the world around us. The objective/subjective divide that preoccupied an earlier generation of academics has eventually been replaced by a more nuanced epistemological framework able to embrace PhDs that include non‐textual artefacts as part of their exposition. An increasing number of academic institutions around the world have taken up the debate and now participate in practice‐led research programmes. However, for early‐career researchers in these fields there are still many hurdles to overcome, some of which are unique to this form of endeavour, as we outline. This article has been developed from a series of seminars and workshops presented by the authors to early‐career practice‐led researchers as part of their Project Dialogue programme which seeks greater engagement between the arts and sciences.     

Judgment‐Based Scoring by Teachers as Professional Development: Distinguishing Promises from Proof

The engagement of teachers as raters to score constructed response items on assessments of student learning is widely claimed to be a valuable vehicle for professional development. This paper examines the evidence behind those claims from several sources, including research and reports over the past two decades, information from a dozen state educational agencies regarding past and ongoing involvement of teachers in scoring‐related activities as of 2001, and interviews with educators who served a decade or more ago for one state's innovative performance assessment program. That evidence reveals that the impact of scoring experience on teachers is more provisional and nuanced than has been suggested. The author identifies possible issues and implications associated with attempts to distill meaningful skills and knowledge from hand‐scoring training and practice, along with other forms of teacher involvement in assessment development and implementation. The paper concludes with a series of research questions that—based on current and proposed practice for the coming decade—seem to the author to require the most immediate attention.     

Evaluating the Comparability of Paper‐ and Computer‐Based Science Tests Across Sex and SES Subgroups

As access and reliance on technology continue to increase, so does the use of computerized testing for admissions, licensure/certification, and accountability exams. Nonetheless, full computer‐based test (CBT) implementation can be difficult due to limited resources. As a result, some testing programs offer both CBT and paper‐based test (PBT) administration formats. In such situations, evidence that scores obtained from different formats are comparable must be gathered. In this study, we illustrate how contemporary statistical methods can be used to provide evidence regarding the comparability of CBT and PBT scores at the total test score and item levels. Specifically, we looked at the invariance of test structure and item functioning across test administration mode across subgroups of students defined by SES and sex. Multiple replications of both confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch differential item functioning analyses were used to assess invariance at the factorial and item levels. Results revealed a unidimensional construct with moderate statistical support for strong factorial‐level invariance across SES subgroups, and moderate support of invariance across sex. Issues involved in applying these analyses to future evaluations of the comparability of scores from different versions of a test are discussed.     

呕心沥血三十年殚精竭虑圆一梦——我的传记文学创作与理论研究

文章论述了作者三十年来呕心沥血从事传记文学采访写作及理论批评和研究的艰辛历程和酸甜苦辣,也总结了传记文学创作和研究的心得体会和经验教训。