Technological research in the EU is less efficient than the world average. EU research policy risks Europeans’ future

We have studied the efficiency of research in the EU by a percentile-based citation approach that analyzes the distribution of country papers among the world papers. Going up in the citation scale, the frequency of papers from efficient countries increases while the frequency from inefficient countries decreases. In the percentile-based approach, this trend, which is uniform at any citation level, is measured by the e_p index that equals the P_{top 1%}/P_{top 10%} ratio. By using the e_p index we demonstrate that EU research on fast-evolving technological topics is less efficient than the world average and that the EU is far from being able to compete with the most advanced countries. The e_p index also shows that the USA is well ahead of the EU in both fast- and slow-evolving technologies, which suggests that the advantage of the USA over the EU in innovation is due to low research efficiency in the EU. In accord with some previous studies, our results show that the European Commission’s ongoing claims about the excellence of EU research are based on a wrong diagnosis. The EU must focus its research policy on the improvement of its inefficient research. Otherwise, the future of Europeans is at risk.     

A Framework for Policies and Practices to Improve Test Security Programs: Prevention,Detection, Investigation,and Resolution (PDIR)

Test security is not an end in itself; it is important because we want to be able to make valid interpretations from test scores. In this article, I propose a framework for comprehensive test security systems: prevention, detection, investigation, and resolution. The article discusses threats to test security, roles and responsibilities, rigorous training for everyone involved in testing, and an evaluation of current practices in test security. I call on everyone responsible for testing programs—the Association of Test Publishers, Council of Chief State School Officers, National Council on Measurement in Education, U.S. Department of Education, and state assessment program managers, their vendors, and the research community—to collaborate on guidelines and practices for security violation prevention, detection, investigation, and resolution.     

公共英语新版教材编写体验与认知

为了更好地配合和适应我国公共英语等级考试和教学的发展需要，新版公共英语教材经过重新编写即将面世。该系列教材在第一版的基础上无论从指导思想、内容、以及编排体例上都做出许多新的变化，内容选材上更加注重时代感、启发性、实用性和文化性，编排上追求系统性，科学性，开放性，以及可操作性。全书融入许多新的教学理念，必将更好地应用与服务于我国公共英语教学的实践。     

“宁为鸡口,无为牛后”的语言文字浅析

"宁为鸡口,无为牛后"影响深远,而其研究尚有余地,以《读书杂志》和北大语料库为基础,从语法、异文和文化三方面进行探讨,其中,异文是重点,希望对词源考据和语言应用等有所裨益。     

比较文学教学的四个关键词

比较文学作为一门学科,内容丰富、学理性强。如何使学生真正了解比较文学学科的价值、意义,使他们正确运用比较文学原理、方法,深入开展文学研究,四个关键词至关重要,即：比较;影响;可比性;变异性。学生只有充分了解关键词的含义,切实掌握了关键词的运用,比较文学的教学才能收到事半功倍的成效。     

The impact of immediate test score reporting on university students' achievement emotions in the context of computer-based multiple-choice exams

Test-taking is an emotion-laden event for many students. Typically, negative emotions are highest at the start of an examination and are replaced by positive emotions as the exam progresses. The impact of computer-based testing and immediate score reporting on students' emotions has not been examined. In Study 1, we evaluated university students’ emotions at the end of a computer-based exam and found positive emotions more strongly endorsed than negative. In Study 2, we replicated this finding and used a quasi-experimental pre-post design to examine how emotions changed in response to real examination scores. Exam scores presented immediately had significant positive effects on relief, pride, and hope and negative effects on anxiety and shame even after controlling for the corresponding emotion at the end of the exam. The one exception was anger, which was not impacted by examination score. No interaction effects were found.     

汉语在外语课堂中的的重新定位

现今主流的教学思想推崇全英文课堂,对汉语持全盘否定的态度,本文正是试图从多种方面(教学策略,迁移,标记语,普遍语法,联结主义,可理解性输入等方面)来探讨在英文课堂上汉语应有其一席之地。     

职校班主任职业倦怠成因及对策

职校班主任目前面临的压力非常大，是职业倦怠的高发人群。本文在学校管理实践的基础上，提出解决职校班主任职业倦怠的相关策略，即创建良好的人文环境，体现更多的人文关怀；进行工作环境的结构性调整，给班主任“减负”；重视班主任自我发展需要。追求人生的自我价值实现；加强班主任的心理健康教育与培训。     

浅析现代篮球运动特点和作用

本文从篮球的技术动作结构，竞赛规则，攻守对抗的特殊之处与其它同类项目加以比较，分析、概括，力求找出蓝球运动的特殊所在，目的是全面地、深刻地认识它，科学地去掌握它，发展它和完善它。     

一种新的小型旋臂水池试验台

介绍了自行研制的小型旋臂水池试验台的设计思想、结构形式及其主要技术问题。该试验装置借鉴了通用大型旋臂水池技术，具有结构紧凑、转速高、耗能少、操作简单省时等特点。主要用于模型在水下受力的对比试验，也可承担其它小尺寸模型的水下试验任务。