自闭症障碍儿童社会互动能力之音乐社会故事教学研究

研究采用单一被试跨行为多基线设计，分别对“打招呼”“情绪控制”和“眼神交替”三个目标行为建立基线，共进行了为期3周的音乐社会故事干预。研究结果显示，音乐社会故事干预能够有效地增进自闭症障碍儿童以上三种社会互动技能，并有着较好的维持效果。并提出了重视音乐的疗育功能、编制有针对性的故事材料、强化故事材料的复习、搭配学生的熟悉曲调呈现等实施建议。     

论高校思想政治理论课中的师生信任

高校中的师生信任是决定高校思想政治理论课教育效果的重要一环。本文从师生信任的特点,导致师生不信任的原因．塑造师生信任的途径几个方面对高校师生信任问题进行剖析,对解决高校师生信任问题提出了自己的见解,     

The effect of increasing written approval on Italian students’ academic performance in higher education

Increasing teacher verbal approval has been shown to produce both increased pupil “on-task” behaviour and academic achievement. The present study aimed to address gaps in current knowledge about the effect of different kinds of teacher approval, other than verbal approval, on students’ performance. An exploratory study, followed by an experimental study, was conducted with Italian undergraduate psychology students in order to investigate the effect of written approval on their academic performance. The results indicate that, whilst there is some suggestion that students appreciated receiving increased written approval comments on their work, the receipt of such comments was accompanied by poorer academic performance than that of a control group. Possible explanations are presented.     

Computer-mediated instruction: a comparison of online and face-to-face collaboration

This study investigated the effects of collaboration mode and group composition during a computer-mediated collaborative (CMC) program. Six intact sections of a computer literacy course were assigned to either a face-to-face or a virtual, online collaboration treatment condition. Groups consisted of homogeneous lower-ability, homogeneous higher-ability, or heterogeneous-ability pairs. The study examined the effects of collaboration mode and group composition on individual posttest performance, group project performance, collaborative interaction behavior, and attitudes towards the instruction. Results indicated that virtual dyads exhibited significantly more questioning behaviors and significantly better project performance than those who collaborated face-to-face. By comparison, students in the face-to-face condition performed significantly better on the individual posttest than those in the virtual online condition. Findings suggest that both virtual and face-to-face collaboration can be effective in achieving learning goals. However, consideration should be given to the collaborative structure of the lesson and the type of task in the design of CMC environments.

Students’ and teachers’ perceptions of goal structures – Will they ever converge? Exploring changes in student-teacher agreement and reciprocal relations to self-concept and achievement

Previous studies have shown that alignment between teachers’ and students’ perceptions of goal structures (i.e., student-teacher agreement) ranges from non-existent to, at most, moderate. However, existing work is limited in that it all relies on cross-sectional data, meaning that we lack an understanding of changes in student-teacher agreement on goal structures over time. The present study therefore (a) attempts to shed light on changes over one semester in student-teacher agreement on six dimensions of goal structures (task, autonomy, recognition, grouping, evaluation, and time) in mathematics classes. In addition, we address the question (b) whether differentiated developmental trajectories of student-teacher agreement emerge for the period before vs. after the first mathematics test in the semester. Furthermore, the study (c) examines whether and how students’ self-concept and indicators of students’ initial and actual achievement are (reciprocally) related to agreement and changes in agreement. Data for this study was collected at five measurement points in newly assembled classes (Grade 9) after a transition within secondary education. The sample contained 130 students and their mathematics teachers, resulting in 130 student-teacher dyads. Applying piecewise growth curve modeling indicated changes in agreement regarding recognition, evaluation, and time. Higher increases in self-concept before the test forecasted declines in agreement regarding autonomy after the test. Moreover, we found effects of achievement on changes in agreement for the dimensions of autonomy, evaluation and time. To conclude, the study’s findings support a dynamic view of student-teacher agreement on several dimensions and provide insights into the interplay between changes in agreement, self-concept, and achievement.     

Developmental relationships and school success: How teachers,parents, and friends affect educational outcomes and what actions students say matter most

The current paper explores how students’ relationships with their teachers, parents, and friends might differentially impact their academic experience and success, by presenting and integrating the results of two related studies. In the first study, survey methods and structural equation modeling are used to describe the similar and different effects that developmental relationships with teachers, parents, and friends seem to have on middle- and high-school students’ academic motivation, GPA, and perceptions of school climate. Relationships with teachers directly predicted all three outcomes at the middle school level, and motivation and school climate at the high school level. Relationships indirectly predicted high school GPA, through motivation. Student-teacher relationships, and parent-teacher relationships, also indirectly predicted middle school GPA, through motivation. Relationships with parents directly predicted only motivation in middle school. Relationships with friends directly predicted school climate at both levels. The results from Study 1 showed the central importance of teacher-student relationships on student motivation and led the research team to qualitatively look in study #2 at how teachers build relationships that motivate students and how students experience those relationships. Study 2 used student focus groups and a grounded theory, open coding approach to analysis to identify commonly occurring themes describing what practices teachers used successfully, in students’ eyes, to build strong relationships with students and boost their academic motivation. These practices focused on how teachers expressed care, provided support, challenged students to grow, shared power with them, and expanded their sense of possibilities. The mixed methods produce an overall study that uniquely captures both a global and more granular, practice-oriented view of the ways in which differing developmental relationships in young people’s lives affect their connection to and success in school.     

Analysis of the reflections of student-teachers of mathematics when working with learning portfolios in Spanish university classrooms

Research in teacher-training counsels that reflection should be fostered in order to prepare capable professionals for educational practice. For this reason, a teaching-learning process for training mathematics student-teachers in Spanish university classrooms incorporating an assessment system that included keeping a learning portfolio was analysed. The objective was to assess each student's learning in reflection about his/her vision of the learning process developed in the university training classrooms, in knowledge of mathematical and methodological contents (knowledge) and in creativity. Rubrics were built for each case, with common criteria, to study the relationship between the outcomes obtained and to compare them with those of a final written exam. The results showed the difference between the assessment of student-teachers in reflection and the other aspects, and thus the need to use specific assessment instruments for the different capabilities being developed in the training process.     

Understanding User-Librarian Interaction Types in Academic Library Microblogging: A Comparison Study in Twitter and Weibo

This research examined the ways in which academic librarians and users interact when using social media tools such as Twitter and Weibo as well as end-users' and librarians' perceptions of the types of interaction through social media. The study conducted an analysis of 1600 microblog posts sampled from twenty university library Weibo (Chinese Twitter) sites and twenty library Twitter sites in English-speaking countries. The results were compared using Chi-Square analysis. Results indicated that at present academic librarians in English-speaking countries use post information relevant to the library (news and events) and respond to information/research inquiries. And academic librarians in China are likely to use Weibo to communicate with users and to disseminate library news. Given the lack of previous research on how social media such as micro-blogging in general facilitates communication between librarians and library users in academic libraries between in English-speaking countries and China, this study provides valuable information concerning librarians' and end-users' interactions of information/knowledge sharing activities, which will enable libraries to be better positioned to promote user engagement through SNS usage.     

流域宏观尺度降雨-景观-径流变化的相互作用

大流域宏观尺度上长时间序列的降雨变化、景观变化、径流变化及其相互作用是近年来研究全球变化的一个重要问题。本文研究泾河流域降雨-景观-径流变化的相互作用，结果表明：①泾河流域中上游主流域40多年来的降水具有微弱下降趋势，降雨倾向率为-4.9mm/10～-11.3mm/10年；泾河流域马莲河分流域，年降雨量表现为不变或微弱下降；②泾河流域1986年～2000年15年之间，景观结构变化不大，一直以草地景观和耕地景观为主。草地景观和农耕地景观二者始终占流域总面积的85%以上，林地景观始终占流域总面积的10%左右，其他景观类型一直占流域总面积的5%左右。在宏观景观格局的变化中，泾河流域中上游主流域，农耕地景观所占比例有所上升，而泾河流域马莲河分流域农耕地景观所占比例维持稳定；③泾河流域中上游主流域年径流量逐年较大幅度地减少，下降速度达到每10年减少1.78m³/s。在泾河流域马莲河分流域，年径流和径流模数在过去30年中基本维持稳定，整个泾河流域年径流量逐年下降；④相应年份内对应的径流和降雨相关性极为显著（P<0.01）。在泾河主流域中上游地区降水每减少10mm，径流可能相应减少70×10⁸m³，在马莲河分流域地区每减少10mm，径流可能减少110×10⁸m³。在泾河流域，若维持景观结构的稳定，则径流的变化趋势会与降雨的变化趋势保持一致。景观结构的微弱变化会改变径流对降雨响应的变化幅度。在景观组成中，耕地景观比例的增加会显著减少径流。     

“三动”教学模式对于激活独立学院学生口语僵化的作用研究

独立学院学生的口语僵化现象令人担忧。除了语言因素的影响之外,语言心理机制和情感因素是造成口语能力裹足不前的主要原因。在独立学院英语课堂上运用"三动"教学模式即"生生互动、师生互动、内外互动"的教学模式能有效地解决这一问题。实证研究证明"三动"教学模式对于激活独立学院学生的口语僵化具有明显的作用。