Change in beliefs after first-year of teaching: The case of Turkish national curriculum context

The impact of national curriculum context on mathematics related beliefs of 12 beginning middle grades mathematics teachers was investigated after the teacher education program and first-year teaching through interviews and a combination of three belief frameworks. National curriculum requirements, lack of effective mentoring programs, and preservice tutoring experiences were detected as the major factors impacting beliefs. Participants simultaneously had teacher-centered and student-centered beliefs, causing inconsistency in beliefs and practices. While participants’ preservice and first-year experiences contrasted, they developed contextual beliefs to deal with the difficulties. Reflections on teacher education and beginning teacher support policies in national curriculum contexts were discussed.     

Understanding teacher learning in secondary education: The relations of teacher activities to changed beliefs about teaching and learning

In this study, relations between learning activities of teachers and changes in their beliefs were examined. Thirty-four teachers in Dutch secondary education were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their beliefs about teaching and learning on two occasions. They were also asked to report on learning activities that they undertook. Teachers who had changed their beliefs in a direction congruent with the aims of recent educational reforms often reported experimentation with colleagues' teaching methods. Teachers who changed their beliefs in a direction that was not congruent with the reform often reported experimentation with alternative methods due to discontent with the effectiveness of current methods.     

Weighing opposing positions: Examining the effects of intratextual persuasive messages on students’ knowledge and beliefs

The proliferation of new forms of media has given way to a multitude of new text structures, particularly texts designed to alter the receiver’s perspectives. Yet, little is known about the ways in which these novel text structures alter the characteristics of the receiver including one’s knowledge and beliefs. As such, the purpose of this multi-phase investigation was to explore the persuasion process when students read a persuasive message with an intratextual structure. Intratextual persuasion refers to a text structure in which two one-sided texts are presented together as a single message. As a result of reading an intratextual persuasive message, students’ perceived knowledge increased, and their topic beliefs strengthened differentially based upon students’ position on the controversial issue. Moreover, participants judged the characteristics of the overall commentary similarly, but they rated the characteristics of the two opposing texts differentially based on their position. Implications for research and instruction pertaining to persuasive texts with complex argument structure are forwarded.     

冼夫人与妈祖生平事迹的比较研究

冼夫人信仰和妈祖信仰都是产生于我国南方的民间信仰体系,影响深远。冼夫人与妈祖的生命历程、身份、去世原因等有很多不同之处。冼夫人为著名的俚族女首领,其一生的功绩集中在维护国家统一、民族团结,是个高寿之人。妈祖"以巫祝为事",一生的功绩集中在帮助别人度过难关和风险,青年而殁。     

宗教信仰对少数民族大学生心理健康和主观幸福感的影响

宗教信仰对少数民族大学生各方面都有重要影响,研究从心理学角度探讨了宗教信仰对少数民族大学生心理健康和主观幸福感的影响。通过SCL-90和主观幸福感量表调查得知,少数民族大学生的心理健康水平总体良好,但在躯体化、强迫、焦虑、恐惧因子方面心理健康水平较低;少数民族大学生主观幸福感总体水平较高,他们在总体生活满意度和积极情感水平较高、消极情感较低;宗教信仰对少数民族大学心理健康和主观幸福感起积极的调节作用。     

Orientations of prospective teachers toward students' family and community

Teacher educators need an awareness of orientations that prospective teachers (PSTs) hold about children's families and communities, so that they can support PSTs in developing positive perspectives and addressing deficit perspectives. Orientations expressed by 20 PSTs while in preK-8 mathematics methods courses are examined. Results from interviews indicate that PSTs recognize the importance of connecting with parents, understanding home and community practices, and building on these practices to support children's mathematical learning. They also, however, exhibit inconsistent perspectives, at times indicating a lack of understanding as to why some families appear to be less able to support students' academic efforts.     

中学数学教师教学信念的现状调查研究

教学信念不仅影响教师对教学理论及教学经验的诠释,也会影响教师的教学计划,更会决定教师的教学行为,探讨教师的教学信念具有重要的意义。中学数学教师的教学信念取向符合新课程的理念,不存在性别差异,但有城乡差异。新课程培训对教师的教学信念有一定影响。     

关于外语学习观念体系的调查研究——以广东培正学院非英语专业本科新生为例

学习者的外语学习观念对其外语学习有不可忽视的影响。教师要帮助学习者构建适合他们自己的科学外语学习观念体系,必须首先了解和评价同类学习者已有的基本的外语学习观念。以民办高校广东培正学院非英语专业本科新生为对象,通过调查问卷,并利用SPSS11．0统计软件对222名此类学习者的外语学习观念进行了研究。数据分析显示：他们的基本观念包括能意识到语言的文化属性,自信能学好英语,但对自身的学习者责任认识不足,缺乏调控观念意识等内容;他们的观念体系在结构上存在如一些最基本的观念不科学、宏观观念少、内容构成残缺等问题。针对这些内容特征和结构问题,建议教师采取相应措施指导、帮助他们构建科学的外语学习观念体系。     

Teachers’ conceptions of assessment: Comparing two inventories with Ecuadorian teachers

Teacher beliefs about the purpose of assessment matter to how assessment is implemented in classroom settings. Two different teacher conceptions of assessment inventories have originated separately in Spain and New Zealand. This study examined (a) the extent to which the models for each inventory could be recovered and (b) the relationship between inventories. Responses were obtained from 566 Ecuadorian primary and secondary teachers in two rounds of surveying. Results showed that with a few modifications both the Spanish and New Zealand models fit the data. Mean scores were strongest for improvement, caution, and societal control factors. Factor inter-correlations between the Spain and New Zealand models indicated that the teaching, certifying, and accounting domains were moderately correlated with accountability and improvement purposes, while societal control correlated with caution, and formative regulation correlated with irrelevance. These results are consistent with how teachers seem to conceive of assessment within strong examination systems.     

From Love at First Sight to Soul Mate: The Influence of Romantic Ideals in Popular Films on Young People's Beliefs about Relationships

Despite their popularity, few studies have systematically investigated the content of romantic comedy movies or the effects they may have on viewers. We conducted two studies to address this gap. The first study was a content analysis of the romantic ideals embedded in the top 52 highest grossing romantic comedies from the last 10 years. Results demonstrated that romantic ideals and challenges are prevalent in these films. The second study was a large-scale survey of 335 undergraduate students, who were asked to report on their romantic comedy movie viewing and beliefs about romance. Results showed that individuals who watched these films in order to learn reported stronger endorsement of romantic ideal beliefs than those who did not watch to learn.