Exploring mechanisms of rapid automatized naming to arithmetic skills in Chinese primary schoolers

Rapid automatized naming (RAN) is associated with children's arithmetic performance, which is multifactorial by nature and consists of arithmetic fluency, arithmetic procedure, and word problems. Yet, it is unclear whether RAN can predict all key aspects of arithmetic skills independently and what cognitive mechanisms may explain this relation. Using a sample of Chinese primary school students (N = 170), results showed that while RAN was associated with all key aspects of arithmetic skills, the relations of RAN–arithmetic procedure and RAN–word problems may be dependent on that of RAN–arithmetic fluency. Supporting the processing speed hypothesis, results further suggested that processing speed may underlie the relation between RAN and arithmetic performance. Findings made unique contribution to understanding the effect of RAN on arithmetic performance and cognitive mechanisms that may underpin this association in the context of Chinese culture.     

Key somatic variables associated with,and differences between the 4 swimming strokes

ABSTRACT

This study identified key somatic and demographic characteristics that benefit all swimmers and, at the same time, identified further characteristics that benefit only specific swimming strokes. Three hundred sixty-three competitive-level swimmers (male [n = 202]; female [n = 161]) participated in the study. We adopted a multiplicative, allometric regression model to identify the key characteristics associated with 100 m swimming speeds (controlling for age). The model was refined using backward elimination. Characteristics that benefited some but not all strokes were identified by introducing stroke-by-predictor variable interactions. The regression analysis revealed 7 “common” characteristics that benefited all swimmers suggesting that all swimmers benefit from having less body fat, broad shoulders and hips, a greater arm span (but shorter lower arms) and greater forearm girths with smaller relaxed arm girths. The 4 stroke-specific characteristics reveal that backstroke swimmers benefit from longer backs, a finding that can be likened to boats with longer hulls also travel faster through the water. Other stroke-by-predictor variable interactions (taken together) identified that butterfly swimmers are characterized by greater muscularity in the lower legs. These results highlight the importance of considering somatic and demographic characteristics of young swimmers for talent identification purposes (i.e., to ensure that swimmers realize their most appropriate strokes).     

HIGH TECHNOLOGY,EMPLOYMENT AND THE CHALLENGES TO EDUCATION

The contribution of employment in high technology industry to future employment growth in the US economy is estimated to be small. Much high technology employment is not professional work at all, but routine labour, and much of that performed by minority groups with few career opportunities. Most new jobs will occur in occupations requiring no more than secondary education. High technology may generate employment in other areas, but often low grade work performed in the “homework economy”. Appropriate education for employment in high technology industry and in computer-related fields is not necessarily specialised and technical; high-quality general education is probably more important. Instrumental education, ignorant of the demands of high technology, and of the demands a modern economy makes upon high technology, is likely to be counter-productive. Commercial and technical success requires a combination of cultural learning and technical skill.     

礼仪教育在高职德育中的作用

高职院校开展礼仪教育是加强德育工作的措施之一，是对学生进行思想教育的重要内容。加强礼仪教育必须从强化基本道德教育和训练文明行为两个方面进行。     

环境艺术设计专业在高职教育中的发展

通过对环境艺术设计在高职教育中的专业设置介绍,提出要培养环境艺术设计技能型人才就必须加强专业教学建设与改革,并对该专业的未来的发展趋势进行了分析。     

论抛锚式教学在高中政治课改中的张力

新一轮高中政治课改突出以学生为本，坚持学习中知识、能力和觉悟三者的有机结合。而将抛锚式教学运用于政治课，适应了课改的基本要求，能够凸显它的张力作用，使学生再现、建构、迁移知识；发展学生的社会实践能力、自主创新能力和判断选择能力；并在此过程中培养学生的团队精神、科学精神和感悟意识。     

一种高频高跨导JFET的研制

本文研究了一种硅高频高跨导JFET的设计和制造技术，测量结果表明，所研制的器件性能基本达。到了国际上先进公司同类产品的指标参数。     

应用羟基磷灰石人工骨填塞拔牙创保持牙槽嵴高度

作者采用羟基磷灰石人工骨填塞于33例拔牙创中,通过不同时期与对照组进行X线检查证实:拔牙创内植人人工骨后,对于牙槽骨起到了支持作用,在一定程度上抑制了牙槽骨的吸收量,保持了牙槽嵴的高度,为义齿修复创造有利条件。     

倒伏对春小麦品种(品系)籽粒灌浆特性及产量的影响

试验选取三类不同熟期的春小麦品种（品系），在同一时间倒伏后，分期对比测定各品种（品系）倒伏后不同发育阶段的籽粒鲜重、干重，比较分析品种（品系）倒伏与未倒伏籽粒的灌浆特性及干物质积累变化规律。结果表明：倒伏对不同品种（品系）籽粒干物质积累动态变化的差异显著性影响不同，对同一品种（品系）的最大灌浆速率及到达最大灌浆速率的时间均存在着影响，最终对籽粒产量存在着不同程度的影响。     

环形域上的Dirichlet问题

讨论了Laplace方程在环形域上的Dirichlet问题的求解方法,给出了该问题的求解过程和Fourier级数解的结果,并指出了Poisson积分公式在具体求解中的不适应性,对于理解S-L方程在不同边界条件下,特别是自然边界条件和周期边界条件下的本征值问题具有重要意义.