Perceived Parental Influence on Mathematics Learning: A Comparison Among Students in China and Australia

This paper explores the perceived parental influence (PPI) on mathematics learning among over 700 students across three year levels (Years 5, 7, 9) in China and Australia. It was found that the PPI of students was less strong as year levels increased in both countries. Students in China had stronger perceived parental encouragement and higher perceived parental educational expectation than students in Australia. The PPI of students from different home language backgrounds was also investigated. Students in China demonstrated stronger perceived parental encouragement and parental expectation than English speaking students and other language speaking students in Australia, and they also demonstrated stronger perceived parental expectation than Chinese speaking students in Australia, and similar perceived parental encouragement. Within the three groups of students in Australia, Chinese speaking students and other language speaking students demonstrated similar levels of perceived parental encouragement and expectation, but they both demonstrated a higher level of perceived parental encouragement and expectation than English speaking students. Possible reasons for the similarities and differences between the different groups of students were discussed.     

Consensus among stakeholders about success factors and indicators for quality of online and blended learning in adult education: a Delphi study

Quality models for online and blended learning (OBL) have mainly been developed in higher education. The literature indicates that these models are often conceptualised from the providers’ perspective. What is important for the quality of OBL from the students’ perspective has recently received increased attention in the literature. Consensus among stakeholders about students’ quality needs is useful to support dialogue between professionals to strategically adopt OBL and to ensure that the needs of students are met. This study aims to validate a quality instrument for OBL, taking a set of 74 quality indicators and analysing them in terms of seven success factors (credibility, accessibility, transparency, flexibility, interactivity, personalisation, productivity). The Delphi method was selected as most suited. Participants from adult education were asked to indicate on a 7-point Likert scale to what extent the indicators add to OBL quality to meet students’ needs. After four Delphi rounds, the participants agreed on definitions of success factors and 30 indicators. The results are useful for institutions, ministries of education and external quality assessment agencies to assess the quality of OBL and can support institutions to implement improvement actions to ensure that the needs of students are met.     

高等学校党的思想政治工作中几个问题的传播学分析

高等学校党的思想政治工作中的诉诸情感与诉诸理智，“一面理”与“两面理”，预存立场的影响，影响说服的因素，思想政治工作者的舆论人身份，思想政治工作的新观念等问题都遵循着传播学的某些规律，对其进行分析有利于提高思想政治工作的成效。     

Competence-based blended learning in building automation: towards a EU curriculum in ‘Domotica’

A competence-based approach was applied to a blended learning on line distance training in the Euroinno EU project aimed at vocational training in building automation. The current paper describes the experience gathered during the learning process and the definition of the curriculum. A number of issues emerged during the sessions concerning regional differences among the various European partners involved in the learning. Refusal to accept e-learning approaches has been considerable among teachers and students in piloting building automation courses, and mainly related to four factors in the tradition of adult education: curriculum tradition, oral tradition, lack of confidence in technical solutions to educational matters and lack of experience with the media.     

Regarding learning: Children’s drawings of learning in the classroom

This article explores drawings of learning in the classroom made by a class of 6 to 7-year-olds in a UK primary school. The drawings were analysed by considering the choices that children made in their drawings in terms of four themes: self and social relations in learning, the physical environment, learning activities, and learning and behaviour. These are discussed using five drawings as examples. A wide range of images was used by the children, although some drew common views of learning. The article warns against assuming that we know how a young person views their learning, or that a class of children share a common view of it. It is also suggested that talk about such drawings can make a contribution to a joint exploration of understandings of learning by teachers and children.     

多媒体计算机网络对作文教学的影响

多媒体计算机网络技术的应用,导致作文教学的思想观念、教学方法和教学设计的深刻变革.教师利用多媒体计算机网络的资源共享、交互和多媒体功能,可以改进教学方法,突破传统作文教学的某些弊病.     

论学习型知识理论中虚拟现实技术对管理培训的价值

学习型组织理论是21世纪全球管理的新方向，虚拟现实则是21世纪管理中的主要技术。本文论述了虚拟现实技术的概念和特征，介绍了学习型团队理论中的虚拟团队和虚拟企业，提出学习型组织理论中虚拟现实技术对管理培训的价值有以下三个方面：虚拟现实体现了组织中教育培训的主体价值；虚拟现实为学习型组织提供了良好的学习环境；虚拟现实对知识性和技能性学习具有重要作用。     

基于数据挖掘技术的资源型学习

数据挖掘技术是一个正在迅速发展的新兴领域，受到社会各界的重视，在现今的应用中，数据挖掘技术主要用于商业，军事，工业等领域的决策应用，在本中，我们将通过对数据挖掘技术、知识发现，资源型学习的认识来讨论一种基于数据挖掘技术的资源型学习。     

课程之间的相互联系及关联教学法——专业基础课的教学方法探讨

知识经济时代的来临，老的一套方法已经不适应国家的需要。把心理学的“学习迁移”现象用于教育，做到系统化、关联化教学，是一种教学改革的尝试。本分析了课程之间的内在联系，总结成四种相互关系，进而利用“学习迁移法”提出了关联教学的概念，希望通过这种教学法让学生多年的学习形成一个整体，更有效地培养国家急需的人才。     

解读《普通高等学校图书馆规程(修订)》的意义

《普通高等学校图书馆规程(修订)》的意义表现为突出了图书馆信息服务的地位，充实了献资源建设的意义，强调了读服务体系的建立，明确了科学化管理的要求，提高了专业人员素质结构标准，加大了图书馆经费保障力度等六个方面。