Phonological Awareness Skills in Young Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Substantial research has detailed the reading deficits experienced by children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Although phonological awareness (PA) is vital in reading development, little is known about PA in the DMD population. This pilot study describes the PA abilities of a group of five young children with DMD, comparing the results with those of a group of children with spinal muscular atrophy and with those of a group of typically developing children. The Preschool and Primary Inventory of Phonological Awareness was used to assess the PA skills of the participants. Results indicated that the children with DMD performed significantly poorer than the typically developing group on tests of Syllable Segmentation, Rhyme Awareness, Alliteration Awareness and Phoneme Isolation and significantly poorer than the spinal muscular atrophy group on Rhyme Awareness. The findings of this pilot study indicate that children with DMD may have an increased risk of having PA difficulties, thus requiring early PA training.     

Prediction of self-reported knowledge with over-claiming, fluid and crystallized intelligence and typical intellectual engagement

We investigated the usefulness of the Over-Claiming Questionnaire (OCQ) as a measure of cognitive abilities. In OCQs respondents are asked to rate their familiarity with items of academic or everyday knowledge (Paulhus, Harms, Bruce, & Lysy, 2003). Some items exist in reality (reals), and others do not (foils). We developed four OCQs, each consisting of 40 reals and 8 foils from the domains of Science, Humanities and Civics. The OCQs were administered in a longitudinal rotation design to 112 participants who attended the 9th school grade at the beginning of the study. In latent variable regression analyses 53% of variation in the reals could be explained by fluid and crystallized intelligence and over-claiming as indicated by responses to foils. Further variation in responses to reals and foils was explained by intellectual engagement. Our results show that self-reported knowledge, although positively related to measures of ability, to a large extent reflects over-claiming.     

高职高专《外贸单证实务》课程的开发与实践

《外贸单证实务》是高职高专国际贸易专业学生必修的一门专业核心课程。本文主要从课程定位、教学内容、教学方法与手段、课程实施保障、课程评价、特色与创新等六个方面进行阐述如何开发与实践。     

澳门公民教育的缺失及《品德与公民》教科书的回应

受历史因素影响,澳门中小学公民教育整体水平比较落后。回归后,随着经济的持续快速增长,各种社会问题不断出现,澳门特区政府日益认识到提高公民素质、进行公民教育的重要性。然而,缺乏本地合用的教科书,导致公民教育的成效并不理想。为此,澳门教育暨青年局与人民教育出版社合作开发了《品德与公民》教科书。针对青少年国家观念与公民意识的缺失的现状,"公民与政府"分册的编写进行了有益的尝试,以提升公民参与能力,促进澳门社会的繁荣与稳定。     

兵团职教纺织专业人才培养模式内涵体系探索

本文从分析兵团纺织业发展现状和趋势入手,结合地方院校多年来纺织专业人才培养实践,阐述了＂双向交流、两证融通＂人才培养模式的内涵、特点以及构架体系,并对地方院校近几年的实践效果作了总结。     

对国外新世纪“语文课程标准”的透视与反思

新世纪以来世界各国语文课程标准,结构模式及内容编排各具个性特色,具有代表性的有三种:"能力说"特色;"内容说"与"能力说"兼具特色;"课程设计与评价整合"特色。我国现行《语文课程标准》在结构模式及内容呈现方面都有需要改进之处。突出的问题是:缺乏规范教学内容的"内容标准"和便于操作的"能力标准";忽略母语学习中的重要内容,如词汇语法等;使用者必须在研究解读中改进并完善。     

高校学生文化活动与海南国际旅游岛建设的关系——以海南师范大学文学院文化建设为例

文章从一名高校学生工作者角度,结合海南建设国际旅游岛的发展实际,分析高校学生文化活动与建设海南国际旅游岛的关系,提出在建设国际旅游岛背景下开展富有特色的文体活动对提高学生综合素质的意义。     

“以人为本”思想与高校思想政治教育工作

“以人为本”是科学发展观的本质规定。高校思想政治教育工作担负着培养社会主义建设者和接班人的重任,在高校思想政治教育工作中坚持以人为本,就是尊重人在教育中的主体地位,在教育工作中把人的发展放到首位,帮助大学生树立正确的价值取向,实现思想政治教育促进受教育者全面发展的最终目的。     

新形势下高校后勤管理的若干思考

高校后勤工作是一项复杂的系统性很强的工程,它是高等教育不可或缺的组成部分,是一项基础性和保障性工作。在经济全球化,网络科技高速发展,经济社会不断进步的新形势下,高校后勤工作要从节约化、信息化、制度化、人本化四个方面人手,实现后勤工作的可持续发展。