The Centre for Studies in Science Education at the University of Leeds

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of aesthetic science activities on improving elementary school at-risk families’ children's positive thinking, attitudes toward science, and decreasing their anxiety about learning science. Thirty-six 4th-grade children from at-risk families volunteered to participate in a 12-week intervention and formed the experimental group; another 97 typical 4th graders were randomly selected to participant in the assessment and were used as the comparison group. The treatment for experimental group children emphasized scaffolding aesthetic science activities and inquiry strategies. The Elementary School Student Questionnaire was administered to assess all children's positive thinking, attitudes toward science, and anxiety about learning science. In addition, nine target children from the experimental group with the lowest scores on either positive thinking, or attitudes toward science, or with the highest scores on anxiety about learning science in the pre-test were recruited to be interviewed at the end of the intervention and observed weekly. Confirmatory factor analyses, analyses of covariance, and content theme analysis assessed the similarities and differences between groups. It was found that the at-risk families’ children were motivated by the treatment and made significant progress on positive thinking and attitudes toward science, and also decreased their anxiety about learning science. The findings from interviews and classroom observations also revealed that the intervention made differences in children's affective perceptions of learning science. Implication and research recommendation are discussed.     

浅谈儿童图书馆建筑功能设计

儿童图书馆的建筑功能设计应确立多元化、人本化和开放性的设计理念，并在功能布局、功能分区和功能流线的设计中充分体现这种理念，并营造出良好的儿童特征的氛围和环境，以获取适应时代发展的、符合儿童图书馆形态需求的现代化功能设计。     

少儿图书馆与青少年网络阅读

网络是当代高科技的产物，是为人类的交流服务的，网络阅读对青少年是利是弊，一时成为社会关注的焦点。文章根据青少年网络阅读的现状，分析网络阅读对青少年健康成长的积极影响和负面影响，提出少儿图书馆加强青少年网络阅读的措施。     

美国儿童社会领域教育中历史资源的选择与运用

在美国儿童社会领域教育中,融入历史学科知识的价值在于帮助儿童了解事物的发展性、变化性和联系性;选择历史内容的准则是以儿童的兴趣爱好为基础,并加以强化;实施历史教育的策略是考虑儿童的知识经验,挖掘家庭和社区资源,开展多种形式的活动.     

幼儿双侧肢体运动对智力潜能开发作用的实验研究

学龄前儿童通过有针对性的双侧肢体的协调活动,可以改善不利侧肢体的“偏利”现象,提高幼儿身体协调性和左右侧肢体运动技能发展的均衡程度,起到开发幼儿心理潜能(如提高反应能力)的作用,运动技能的提高促进了智商的相应改善。科学、有效的方法,使幼儿的运动技能和智力的潜能得到充分的开发。     

还少年儿童一个绿色的网络空间

网络世界里的不良信息影响着少年儿童的健康成长。作为集公益性、教育性、知识性、娱乐性于一体的图书馆有责任为孩子开辟一个绿色的网络空间。国内图书馆在建设少年儿童网站方面取得了一定成果，但许多图书馆的少年儿童网站还有待进一步改善。     

济南市区少年儿童掌骨发育调查

通过抽样调查济南市区７－１４周岁男女少年儿童左手Ｘ线片,经计算机图像处理系统对１－５掌骨长及骺长进行精确测量,并将测试数据做统计学处理。结果发现,掌骨长度指数随年龄增长的规律与身高及其它长骨骨端宽度的增长规律具有相似的曲线;手掌骨干骺连合出现的时间较其它部位男生提前１年,女生提前约３年。提供的男女各年龄组掌骨长度综合指数能反映全身长骨发育状况,对客观预测身高发育趋势及运动员选材具有较强的参考价值     

The education of new Chinese immigrant children in Hong Kong: challenges and opportunities

In describing the current status of the education of new Chinese immigrant children (NCIC) in Hong Kong and to provide data useful for designing new policies, this article highlights the region's rise of new Chinese immigrants and the characteristics of the NCIC. Challenges to improve access to and equity in education in Hong Kong, overall quality of education for the NCIC and future possibilities are discussed. Implications from other countries are also included.     

沿海发达地区儿童青少年骨发育和生长水平的特征研究

以4 973名温州城市汉族青少儿为样本,以《中华05》和《CHN》标准评价各年龄组的骨龄,并与北方沿海城市大连儿童青少年相比较.结果:温州儿童青少年骨发育也表现出了加速的长期趋势.温州儿童出生后各年龄组的身高、体重低于大连儿童,5岁以下儿童期和青春期更为显著.但除了5岁以下的温州女孩骨发育比大连儿童延迟0.3-0.6岁外,其余各年龄组儿童青少年的骨发育速度基本一致.结论:修订标准《中华05》适用于温州儿童青少年;温州与大连儿童成年身高、体重的差异主要由5岁以下年龄段和青春期的生长差异所致.     

体育在城市家庭教育中的现状及其影响因素研究

家庭教育对儿童的成长是不可缺少的,而体育在家庭教育中,担当着重要的角色.笔者通过文献资料法、问卷调查法、数理统计法、逻辑归纳法等研究方法对湖南省部分城市家庭中的儿童在家参加体育运动的现状及影响因素进行了调查研究.发现儿童在家是自发性的参加体育运动,大部分家庭没有把体育作为一种家庭教育方式,这种状况主要受到儿童自身、家长以及教育环境等综合因素的影响.