Do children spend too much time in schools? Evidence from a longer school year in Indonesia

I examine the effects of a longer school year in Indonesia on grade repetition, educational attainment, employability, and earnings. I exploit an arbitrary rule that assigned students to a longer school year in Indonesia in 1978–1979, which fits a fuzzy regression discontinuity design. I find the longer school year decreases the probability of grade repetition and increases educational attainment; it also increases the probability of working in formal sectors and wages later in life. These results suggest the length of school years in Indonesia is not too long.     

A multi-criteria approach for the group assessment of an academic course: A case study

The present paper aims at proposing a structured methodology to evaluate the results of an academic training course addressed to postgraduate students. The evaluation process intends to identify the efficacy of an education course by means of a comparison between the general objectives and the results expected by the students. Since the evaluated aspects by the students, detected by means of questionnaires, are both quantitative and qualitative, the proposed methodology is based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). In order to facilitate the evaluation process, answers have been modelled by means of linguistic variables. In particular, different evaluation scales have been used and each one is characterized by different levels associated to different fuzzy numbers.     

Destined to Design? How and Why Australian Women Choose to Study Industrial Design

Despite over three decades of legislation and initiatives designed to tackle the traditional gender divide in the science, technology and design fields, only a quarter of the registered architects in Australia are women. There are no statistics available for other design disciplines, with little known about why women choose design as a career path and who or what influences this decision. This qualitative research addresses this knowledge gap, through semi‐structured in‐depth interviews conducted with 19 Australian women who completed an industrial (product) design degree. Thematic analysis revealed three key themes: childhood aptitude and exposure; significant experiences and people; and design as a serendipitous choice. The findings emphasise the importance of early exposure to design as a potential career choice, highlighting the critical role played by parents, teachers, professionals and social networks.     

初中英语过程写作法教学模式探究

在单元教学中,指导学生围绕词块、句群以及篇章结构,运用所学知识,就同一主题不同角度进行写作练习,掌握写作策略和技能,充分发挥评价的激励作用,提高学生写作水平。     

基于工作过程导向的高职课程改革——以高职环境类专业《水污染控制技术》课程为例

以工作过程为导向进行高职课程改革,关键在于根据工作实境创设学习情境,并依据学习情境整合课程内容,改善教学方法,实现理实一体化.在高职环境类专业《水污染控制技术》课程改革中,针对特定的学习目标,在对工作岗位和行动能力分析的基础上形成课程体系,并按照岗位工作过程合理设置和序化教学内容,同时综合运用多种教学手段和方法,有效提升学生的专业技能和综合素质.     

艺术设计的诗意走向何方

艺术设计的诞生是工业社会下生产的产品、人的生活用品的诗化过程。     

远程教学设计中Blog应用浅析

Blog是目前较为流行的社会化软件,这一新兴媒体工具引发的文化现象对远程教育领域也产生了较为深刻的影响.本文探索在现代远程教学设计中,利用Blog构建课后课堂,优化学习方法,模拟学习情境,进行资源建设,进行即时评价和反馈,实现个性化学习、知识共享等应用的可能性和可行性.     

论公民接受义务教育平等机会的实现

平等地受教育机会是《教育法》赋予每个公民的基本权利，但是，由于我国地域辽阔，各地经济发展不平衡。公民接受义务教育的平等机会尚未完全实现。本从义务教育阶段学生的入学机会，受教育条件和受教育过程三个方面分析了受教育机会不平等产生的原因，并从教育投入，师资队伍建设和师生关系等方面提出解决措施。     

论连结热力学过程两态的任意性

所谓连结两态热力学过程的任意性,指的是连系确定的始、终两态的可能热力学过程有无穷多,包括了各种可能的做功和吸热特性的过程,当然违反热力学第一定律的过程除外。因此,给定了始、终态后对连系它们的过程的做功和吸热的特性不可能作任何判断。     

加强能力培养,探索开放实验新模式

介绍了开放实验新型教学模式，最大优点是能够使大家在校园内共享各具特色的实验装置，使学生不受系别、专业的限制，充分发挥仪器设备的利用率。文章以实际模式为对象，通过MATLAB对系统的分析、仿真，设计合适的控制器，最后通过仿真结果验证控制效果。它对培养学生参与设计能力、动手能力都具有广泛的意义。