Explaining the substantial inter-domain and over-time correlations in student achievement: the importance of stable student attributes

Multi-domain and longitudinal studies of student achievement routinely find moderate to strong correlations across achievement domains and even stronger within-domain correlations over time. The purpose of this study is to examine the sources of these patterns analysing student achievement in 5 domains across Years 3, 5 and 7. The analysis is of longitudinal population data of over 22,000 students and utilizes fixed-effects models to incorporate stable general and domain-specific latent factors. These latent factors correspond to a general cognitive-ability-like factor and specific aptitudes in particular, or types of, subject areas. The preferred model incorporates both general and domain-specific latent factors with stronger effects for the general factor, although the domain-specific factors are particularly strong for spelling and numeracy. When taking into account general and domain-specific latent factors, the effects of student’s socioeconomic status (SES) and school SES are trivial.     

Multimedia and Online Video Case Studies for Preservice Teacher Preparation

Case studies have been used successfully as a part of teacher education. There are many possibilities in extending the impact of case studies through the use of technology. Video and the Internet could enable demonstration of more examples, dissemination beyond the walls of the classroom, and discussion between geographically dispersed preservice teachers. Several projects are now investigating the possible ways that technology might enhance or extend text case studies. After exploring four existing products, four essential elements for video case studies are proposed. As video case studies move to the Internet, additional issues arise and these are also explored.     

With the eyes of others: an ethnography of an academic office

The author raises questions about ethnographic methodology through exploring the implications of using observations produced by his colleagues about his office as data for his research. This process blurred the boundaries between researcher, method and the object and subject of research. It meets some criteria for ethnography and not others, and does not evidence clear definitional boundaries for any sub-genre such as autoethnography or collaborative authoethnography. Besides raising definitional challenges and the blurring of roles in research, the study also illustrates how the methodology revealed tensions over collegial trust, boundaries and privacy. The author's colleagues exposed aspects of the author's identity that were opaque and even invisible to the author. The author accordingly raises questions about the locus of ethical concern. Thus, issues of roles, definition, trust, boundaries, privacy and method were entwined.     

中小学课程的改革与评价考试体系的完善

为了保证课程改革的成功,评价考试体系的改革必须同步进行。应辩证地看待传统的考试方法,批判地继承传统考试的优点,要充分利用课程改革的有利时机,对传统的中小学评价考试观进行改革,还要引进相应的现代评价考试理论和方法,树立以激励学生发展,发展学生专长的评价考试观,使用先进的评价考试技术方法,建立与课程改革相适应的评价考试体系,从而更好地促进课程改革的顺利进行。     

浅议电子商务引发的税收问题及对策

电子商务的兴起与发展给传统税收带来了冲击和挑战。文章阐述了对电子商务征税的必然性，认真分析了由此引发的税收原则、常设机构概念、税收征管、税收管辖权等税收问题，并结合实际对我国应作何应变提出了一些对策与建议。     

试论儒学的人文精神及其"异化"

孔孟儒学产生于春秋战国时期资本主义因素有很大发展的历史背景下,而且反映了资本主义因素发展的进步要求,正如西欧封建社会的文艺人,启蒙运动等思潮反映了资本主义萌芽发展的时代要求一样,然而,秦汉以后的儒学出现了“异化”的趋势,这种“异化”的儒学完全背叛了孔孟儒学的民主精神。     

Differential recognition of children's cultural practices in middle primary literacy classrooms

This paper argues that teachers' recognition of children's cultural practices is an important positive step in helping socio‐economically disadvantaged children engage with school literacies. Based on 21 longitudinal case studies of children's literacy development over a 3‐year period, the authors demonstrate that when children's knowledges and practices assembled in home and community spheres are treated as valuable material for school learning, children are more likely to invest in the work of acquiring school literacies. However, they also show that while some children benefit greatly from being allowed to draw on their knowledge of popular culture, sports and the outdoors, other children's interests may be ignored or excluded. Some differences in teachers' valuing of home and community cultures appeared to relate to gender dimensions.     

高职学生英语学习现状调查及对策

以问卷调查的形式,对高职学生英语学习的满意度、影响英语学习成效的因素、提高英语能力的方式、学生对教师教法满意度及学生对理想英语课堂的看法等方面进行了调查与分析,并根据高职学生英语学习的现状针对性地提出了改进的对策。     

声乐教学实践的方法研究

通过多年的高师声乐教学,本人在教学中经过不断的研究和教学实践,对本系两个年级的学生(2005—2006级)做了大量的调查和研究,在教学中根据不同学生采用了不同的教学方法,并取得了阶段性的教学效果,为今后的声乐教学实践积累了一定的教学经验。     

深化教学改革提高教学质量

以课堂教学,实验、课程设计、毕业设计、考试等几个主要教学环节中的质量问题为例,强调不断强化质量意识,深化教学改革,提高教学质量,是当前普通高等学校的一项重要而紧迫的任务.