Teaching styles and conceptions of effective teachers: Tibetan and Han Chinese academics compared

The principal objective of this research is to ascertain if the “research–teaching dichotomy” as revealed in the relationship between conceptions of effective teachers and teaching styles among Han Chinese academics can be found among Tibetan academics. As a preliminary objective, this research examines the appropriateness of the Effective Teacher Inventory (Zhang, 2003) for evaluating Tibetan academics' conceptions of effective teachers and compares the conceptions of effective teachers between Tibetan and Han Chinese academics. The Thinking Styles in Teaching Inventory (Grigorenko & Sternberg, 1993) and the Effective Teacher Inventory (Zhang, 2003) were administered to 162 Tibetan academics. For the purpose of comparison, data from 93 Han Chinese academics in Zhang's (2009) study were integrated into the present research.The results warranted two conclusions. First, the Effective Teacher Inventory was appropriate for assessing Tibetan academics' conceptions of effective teachers; and there was no substantial difference in the conceptions of effective teachers between the two samples. Second, as it was among Han Chinese academics, the apparent “research–teaching dichotomy” was identified among Tibetan academics. Limitations and significance of this research are discussed and directions for future research are proposed.     

Teaching about the importance of trees: a study with young children

This paper reports on a study undertaken with the primary aim of investigating the effect of the storytelling teaching approach on kindergarten children's retention of ideas about the importance of trees. The study also assessed the effect of storytelling on children's intention to participate in a tree planting activity that they had to select from a list of activities. The story that was created included such elements as binary opposites, mental images, mystery, and wonder, according to Kieran Egan's theory. The study utilized a two‐group design, was conducted in three phases (pre‐test, intervention, and post‐test), lasted 11 weeks, and its results provide evidence of the effectiveness of the storytelling approach when compared with the traditional method of expository teaching complemented with visual images (pictures) of trees and their importance to human beings. The pedagogical appropriateness of the story, which was based upon the binary pair of opposites ‘security–insecurity’, is also discussed in the paper.     

双语词汇通达：理论、范式及其研究进展

从双语词汇通达的理论假设、研究范式、实验研究等方面介绍了当前双语词汇通达的研究现状与进展。指出了目前双语词汇通达研究面临的一些问题以及未来的研究方向,认为未来的研究一方面要运用多种研究范式探讨双语词汇通达的机制,另一方面要探讨双语词汇通达的机制是否因为双语类型的不同而不同。     

当代大学生艺术素质教育探析

艺术素质教育是文化素质教育的重要组成部分,高等教育应注重以人的全面、和谐发展为目标,对大学生进行艺术素质教育,激发大学生学习艺术的主动性和积极性,提高教学质量和水平。     

智能建筑电气接地技术探析

论述了智能建筑供配电系统接地方式的选择,分析了智能建筑采取共用接地系统的必要性,对电缆屏蔽层的接地方式及其抑制电磁干扰的作用进行了阐述,并给出接地设计要点。     

大学生德育教学之探究

当前大学生的思想品德由于受到市场经济价值观念和国际形势多元化的影响,呈现出政治功利性、价值取向多样性、学习浮躁化等问题和特点。这些新问题和新特点给高校德育工作提出了新的要求。针对这些新问题、新特点,高校德育工作者应与时俱进,树立和践行新的德育理念,切实保障人才培养的正确方向;应坚持正确的政治方向,不断提高大学生的政治素质;应积极创新德育方法和手段,切实有效地加强大学生的思想品德教育,把他们培养成为社会主义现代化建设的高素质人才。     

短剧表演在口语教学中的应用

随着我国加入WT0,说英语已成为一种趋势,说好英语必须改进口语教学,笔者通过教学实践,总结出一种较为有效的教学方法--短剧表演法.     

大气环境影响研究中应注意的几个问题

本文针对大气环境影响研究中，易被忽视或常常被误解的三个问题——非正常排放时的浓度预测问题、有效源高订正问题、烟囱参数设计合理性的论证问题，从理论、原理上提出了对这些问题的理解，还通过实例作了具体说明。     

微孔膜内大分子有效扩散系数的计算

报道一种计算分子尺寸与构型对微孔内大分子有效扩散系数影响的理论方法。基于刚性圆球分子在圆柱型孔内的扩散理论，定义分子平均投影半径和水力学球半径，分别用于估算孔内外浓度分配系数和孔内水力学拖曳力。对不同构型的大分子，使用该法计算的有效扩散系数与已发表的实验数据吻合良好。     

谈等倾干涉和等厚干涉的异同

对等倾干涉和等厚干涉的干涉条纹作了比较归纳出等倾干涉和等厚干涉条纹的主要异同点