Learning science through writing: associations with prior conceptions of writing and perceptions of a writing program

Students in a large undergraduate biology course were expected to write a scientific report as a key part of their course design. This study investigates the quality of learning arising from the writing experience and how it relates to the quality of students’ preconceptions of learning through writing and their perceptions of their writing program that led to their report. Closed‐ended questionnaires investigating student conceptions and perceptions of writing, and approaches to writing, were completed by 121 students. Significant associations were found amongst qualitatively different prior and post conceptions of writing, approaches to writing and achievement. The results of the analyses suggest that the effective support of student experiences of writing reports requires teachers to be aware of the type of conceptions that students bring to their course and the perceptions they hold about the purpose of the writing program in which they are engaged.     

大学图书馆的绩效评估

文章简要介绍了绩效评估的基本方法,指出大学图书馆实行绩效评估是时代发展的需要,是引入竞争机制的具体体现。文章强调大学图书馆工作的绩效评估要以“工作规范为基础”,要引入等级记分法,用等级和分数来代替评语,要赋予每一项考核内容明确的数量值,以使评估人员在操作过程中便于检查、统计、比较。     

Providing Bottom-Up Support to Middle School Science Teachers’ Reform Efforts in Using Inquiry-Based Kits

Middle grades science teachers need professional support in practice as they implement new inquiry-based science. Professional development schools can provide this bottom-up support through connecting preservice and inservice teacher education programs in classroom practice. In this study, coteaching arrangements with secondary science education majors provided additional teachers in the classroom to support a materials-rich curriculum and the needed associated pedagogies. Science education majors provided needed assistance in troubleshooting difficulties with the new curriculum. They also provided needed content knowledge to support inquiry, along with creating moments and space for teachers to reflect on inquiry practice. Ongoing assistance by preservice teachers allowed inservice teachers to progress from logistical concerns in implementing kit curriculum to concerns regarding student learning and the supporting professional development.

QTL analysis for some quantitative traits in bread wheat

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis was conducted in bread wheat for 14 important traits utilizing data from four different mapping populations involving different approaches of QTL analysis. Analysis for grain protein content (GPC) sug- gested that the major part of genetic variation for this trait is due to environmental interactions. In contrast, pre-harvest sprouting tolerance (PHST) was controlled mainly by main effect QTL (M-QTL) with very little genetic variation due to environmental interactions; a major QTL for PHST was detected on chromosome arm 3AL. For grain weight, one QTL each was detected on chromosome arms 1AS, 2BS and 7AS. QTL for 4 growth related traits taken together detected by different methods ranged from 37 to 40; nine QTL that were detected by single-locus as well as two-locus analyses were all M-QTL. Similarly, single-locus and two-locus QTL analyses for seven yield and yield contributing traits in two populations respectively allowed detection of 25 and 50 QTL by composite interval mapping (CIM), 16 and 25 QTL by multiple-trait composite interval mapping (MCIM) and 38 and 37 QTL by two-locus analyses. These studies should prove useful in QTL cloning and wheat improvement through marker aided selection.     

高校创建学习型学生党组织的方法与模式

高校学生党组织作为党在高校中设立的基层组织,在建设马克思主义学习型政党的战略任务中具有重要作用。文章从强化社会主义核心价值体系的角度出发,从组织建设、制度建设、学习理念和团队学习四个方面,探讨了高校创建学习型学生党组织的四位一体互动模式。     

谈自我感知理论对教育方法的启迪

自我感知理论是研究激励问题的重要理论之一。从自我感知理论出发,分析学生对自己学习行为进行归因的方式和内在激励与外在激励的辩证关系,进一步提出该理论对教育工作者在教育活动中的启迪。     

数字资源采购合约核心条款量化研究

本研究从数字资源采购合约的结构入手,分析当前数字资源采购中图书馆存在的偏好和盲区.进一步论述了学科包条款的成因和重要性,指出"学科包"购买实质上是数据库商的高销售额策略和图书馆追求低成本选择在利益共赢上达成的一个特定的合约结果.研究分析了11个高校图书馆数字资源采购联盟联合采购的期刊类数据库的合约结构,研究了学科包条款...     

儿童青少年体能发展敏感期相关热点问题

近年来,旨在提高儿童青少年体质健康的研究众多,其中儿童青少年体能发展敏感期问题的研究正成为热点研究。通过文献资料法和逻辑分析法等,对近30年来“敏感期”相关文献进行梳理。研究表明：国内外“敏感期”的界定标准不统一,难以形成科学成果;“敏感期”干预方法单一,缺乏综合干预方法;“敏感期”与“非敏感期”干预效果的研究还存在争议。研究认为：“敏感期”不仅受儿童青少年生理、心理因素的影响,同时遗传、环境、社会经济等对“敏感期”也具有重要作用。因此,未来应深入研究“敏感期”的构成因素,重视理论研究与实践研究相结合,强化“敏感期”的综合研究。     

论高中体育的野外生存教育

对高中生进行野外生存教育,不仅体现当代教育理念,符合高中体育新课程内容的基本原则,即时代性、基础性、选择性,“促进学生身心得到和谐发展”。也是进一步实现青少年健康体魄,为祖国、为人民服务的宗旨。     

溪谷运动的伤害及预防研究

对户外爱好都在进行溪谷运动实践时发生的伤害进行调查分析,总结该项运动伤害的发生率、伤害种类和原因等特点。并提出有效的预防措施,为开展溪谷运动提供依据。