Using a modified argument-driven inquiry to promote elementary school students’ engagement in learning science and argumentation

This study explored the effects of a modified argument-driven inquiry approach on Grade 4 students’ engagement in learning science and argumentation in Taiwan. The students were recruited as an experimental group (EG, n?=?36) to join a 12-week study, while another 36 Grade 4 students from the same schools were randomly selected to be the comparison group (CG). All participants completed a questionnaire at the beginning and end of this study. In addition, four target students with the highest and the other four students with the lowest pretest engagement in learning science or argumentation to be observed weekly and interviewed following the posttest. Initial results revealed that the EG students’ total engagement in learning science and argumentation and the claim and warrant components were significantly higher than the CG students. In addition, the EG students’ anxiety in learning science significantly decreased during the study; and their posttest total engagement in learning science scores were positively associated with their argumentation scores. Interview and observation results were consistent with the quantitative findings. Instructional implications and research recommendations are discussed.     

Outside school time: an examination of science achievement and non-cognitive characteristics of 15-year olds in several countries

Elementary and secondary students spend more hours outside of class than in formal school and thus have more time for interaction with everyday science. However, evidence from a large international survey, Program of International Student Assessment (PISA) (OECD 2012), found a negative relationship between number of hours attending after-school science and science assessment scores in many countries, raising questions about why. The secondary analysis of the 2006, 2009, and 2012 PISA surveys found that in most Western countries the longer students attended after-school science programs (in a typical week), the lower their PISA standardized science test score, but the higher their positive attitudes toward future science careers, interest in science, and self-confidence in science. Several potential hypotheses for this relationship are examined and rejected. Further analysis of a causal relationship between frequent attendance in after-school programs and student achievement and attitudes should clearly identify the content of the program so that the analysis could distinguish experiences closely related to regular school curricula from the informal science activities that are not. A new analysis also should include carefully designed longitudinal surveys to test the effectiveness of informal experiences on later life choices in career and study.     

关于“科学美”问题

消解人文学科的美学与自然科学边界所划定的"差异原则",是"科学美"这个老问题面临的新语境,这个新语境的特点表现为对学科中心主义的解构和反本质主义.但自然科学家关于"科学美"的论证存在理论误区和价值论错位:自然科学成果所带来的创造性愉悦与审美愉悦不可等同;而美学就其学科而言,其本身并不是美的,不是经验性实际审美的对象.美学的探求目的指向真,它带有所有理论学科共同的抽象性特点.     

影响与促动:科学思潮与"五四"小说的启蒙话语

科学知识的广泛传播以及科学救国风尚的盛行,引发了"五四"科学思潮的勃兴.当时崇尚科学的浓厚文化语境,既促发了"五四"小说家们利用民主思想对民众进行启蒙,又注重运用科学的精神与方法来达到启蒙的效用.提倡科学理性精神,以科学为武器消除民众愚昧落后的思想意识;唤其觉醒,而建立新的社会文明,是科学思潮对"五四"小说启蒙话语影响的重要体现.     

论胡赫翼的管理和军事才能

被称为成同中兴三大名臣之一的胡林翼，在整顿贵州、经营湖北方面均体现出了他杰出的管理才能，而在湖北对太平天国的镇压，又凸显了他杰出的军事才能。对胡林翼的文武之才进行论述和考证，深入了解胡林翼的思想和才能，进一步分析研究湘军和中国近代史。     

军训带班员制度的尝试与探索

本论述了高校扩招后传统军训的利弊。针对我院的实际情况。积极探索和尝试了一项适合我院新生军训的带班员制度。     

Nonscience majors learning science: A theoretical model of motivation

A theoretical model of nonscience majors' motivation to learn science was tested by surveying 369 students in a large‐enrollment college science course that satisfies a core curriculum requirement. Based on a social‐cognitive framework, motivation to learn science was conceptualized as having both cognitive and affective influences that foster science achievement. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the hypothesized relationships among the variables. The students' motivation, as measured by the Science Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ), had a strong direct influence on their achievement, as measured by their science grade point average. The students' motivation was influenced by their belief in the relevance of science to their careers. This belief was slightly stronger in women than men. Essays by the students and interviews with them provided insight into their motivation. The model suggests that instructors should strategically connect science concepts to the careers of nonscience majors through such means as case studies to increase motivation and achievement. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 44: 1088–1107, 2007     

实验教学改革的新思路—"导师制"

“导师制”人才培养方案是一种集科研和实验教学为一体的开放式实验教学。是一种以探索性为主体的主动性学习。它有利于发掘和提高大学生的综合素质,推动高校全面素质教育改革的深入。因此它十分适合于如生命科学等理科学生的人才培养。     

齐国兵学文化与《孙子兵法》

齐国大地军事家辈出,兵法著作内容宏富,孙武生长于泱泱大国的古老齐国,齐国是中国的兵学发源地,先秦的主要兵书出自齐地,孙武的兵学思想上承源远流长的齐国兵学传统流脉,深深承受于地域文明滋养,深深打上了齐文化的印痕。在中国兵学发展历史上,从姜尚到孙武再到其后的孙膑,形成了源远流长而又一脉相承的齐国兵学文化传统。     

构建课堂教学管理学的几个理论问题

从管理角度对课堂教学进行探讨的历史由来已久 ,只是未曾提升到学科认识的高度。时代的发展使教师的课堂管理职能愈来愈突现出来 ,因而构建课堂教学管理学渐趋必然。该学科不同于教学论 ,亦有别于学校管理学 ,它将以独立的学术地位和独特的结构体系展示其存在价值