《嘉莉妹妹》——一种结构主义的解读

运用西方文论中的结构主义批评理论对西奥多.德莱塞的《嘉莉妹妹》进行解读,即运用兹韦坦.托多罗夫的结构主义语法范畴理论解读小说中人物的“追寻”主题;运用二元对立法解读作品中存在的二元对立及其深邃涵义;从视点和视角的角度解读小说的艺术手法。通过从结构主义批评理论的以上三个方面,对《嘉莉妹妹》进行解读,强调对这本小说的复义性与多层次性的理解和认识。     

手持技术与小学科学课程的整合——探究“新乡市区卫河水是否适合鱼类生长”

针对"水资源的利用和保护",根据新课程"科学学习要以探究为核心"的理念,设计了利用手持技术探究卫河水是否适合鱼类生长的综合实践活动。该探究活动展示了手持技术如何与小学科学课程整合,可以直接为新乡市的学校所用,同时也为其他相似研究性学习提供参考。通过探究,学生不仅能习得相关的知识和探究的方法,其情感态度价值观目标也能得到进一步发展。     

数字加工和计算障碍与工作记忆的关系研究

本研究以38名不同亚类型的数字加工和计算障碍学生为实验组,以38名阅读能力以及数字加工和计算能力都处于中等水平的同年龄学生为年龄匹配组,以38名数字加工和计算能力与实验组相当且阅读能力中等的学生为能力匹配组,对数字加工和计算障碍的不同亚类型与工作记忆三个子系统的关系进行了探讨,结果表明,数字加工和计算障碍的不同亚类型在工作记忆的缺陷模式上存在差异:尽管所有亚类型的工作记忆执行系统功能均不如能力匹配组和年级匹配组,即不同亚类型的数字加工和计算障碍学生在工作记忆的中央执行系统上均存在缺陷,但是,他们在语音回路和视觉空间板上的缺陷模式却有所不同.     

Enhancing student engagement through practice experience in social work education: the Social Work Studio

It can sometimes be difficult to engage students in ‘real life experiences’ within the classroom. In one Bachelor of Social Work program, the development of a Social Work Studio (the Studio) has provided students with opportunities to engage in simulated social work practice in a safe and supportive environment. This article reports on a small exploratory study of students' responses to a survey that sought their views and reactions to the development of this Studio initiative. Findings were analysed from a sociocultural perspective. They indicate that students' responses to the development of the Studio reflect their emerging constructions of the cultural world of social work.     

Portfolios as ‘learning companions’ for children and a means to support and assess language learning in the primary school

This article explores the idea of portfolios as a way to collect evidence of pupils' learning and achievement in their language learning in the primary school. The emphasis is on portfolio work as an active and reflective process to underpin and support learning and to show evidence of achievement and progression. Pupil choice and reflexivity are essential in the process. The process can encourage learners to draw on their learning experiences across the curriculum. Whilst a means of providing evidence of learning, and for showcasing work pupils are proud of, portfolios are seen as central to and embedded in the day-to-day learning and underpinned by the principles of formative assessment. Designed to be used with other modes of assessment including the European Languages Portfolio, portfolios are in essence flexible, inclusive and a dynamic record of learning, achievement and potential for every learner. In this article, the use of portfolios from an early age as a means to promote development and learning and a way of assessing learning are inextricably linked. Teachers working to develop portfolio work, and some of their pupils, add their voices to the discussion of portfolio development towards an enhanced dialogic assessment culture.     

Pupils' perceptions of foreign language learning in the primary school – findings from the Key Stage 2 Language Learning Pathfinder evaluation

This article presents findings on pupil attitudes towards learning foreign languages in Key Stage 2 (ages 7–11) in primary schools in England. As a consequence of the National Languages Strategy, the University of Warwick was commissioned by the then Department for Education and Skills to undertake an evaluation between 2003 and 2005 of 19 Pathfinder local authorities which were piloting language learning at Key Stage 2. As part of this investigation of developing primary language practice, a total of 319 pupils in 41 case study schools were interviewed. Findings indicate that, despite the majority of children interviewed being positive about their initial language learning experience, as time went on the need for differentiation and challenge emerged. Furthermore, a number of pupils would have welcomed feedback about their own progress. These are all aspects of early language learning which continue to merit attention, as shown by more recent studies such as by C. Cable and colleagues.     

Home and preschool learning environments and their relations to the development of early numeracy skills

This study examined the influence of the quality of home and preschool learning environments on the development of early numeracy skills in Germany, drawing on a sample of 532 children in 97 preschools. Latent growth curve models were used to investigate early numeracy skills and their development from the first (average age: 3 years) to the third year (average age: 5 years) of preschool. Several child and family background factors (e.g., gender, maternal education, socioeconomic status), measures of the home learning environment (e.g., literacy- and numeracy-related activities), and measures of preschool structural and process quality (e.g., ECERS-E, ECERS-R) were tested as predictors of numeracy skills and their development. The analyses identified child and family background factors that predicted numeracy skills in the first year of preschool and their development over the three points of measurement—particularly gender, parental native language status (German/other), socioeconomic status, and mother's educational level. The quality of the home learning environment was strongly associated with numeracy skills in the first year of preschool, and this advantage was maintained at later ages. In contrast, the process quality of the preschool was not related to numeracy skills at the first measurement, but was significantly related to development over the period observed. The results underline the differential impact of the two learning environments on the development of numeracy skills. Interaction effects are explored and discussed.     

甘孜州牧区小学生的辍学原因及对策——基于甘孜州理塘县某小学的调查

辍学问题是我国基础教育领域长期存在的一个问题,但导致辍学的原因各有其特殊性。对甘孜州牧区辍学生及其家长,原班主任、任课教师、校长进行访谈发现,导致甘孜州牧区小学生辍学的原因很多,其中经济发展落后是表层原因,学校教育中的不足是中层原因,学生特殊的教育需求是内层原因,基于此,要进一步强化政府的职能和加强学校教育教学改革。     

Associations between peer bullying and classroom concentration: evidence for mediation by perceived personal safety and relationship with teacher

Being bullied is associated with a psycho-social maladjustment during childhood. One hitherto largely overlooked correlate is disrupted classroom concentration. Using data collected from 364 9–11-year-old children attending seven junior schools in the UK, we tested a model in which children’s perceived safety in two contexts (classroom and playground) and their perceived relationship with their teacher were hypothesised to mediate the association between being bullied and classroom concentration. Two analytical approaches to testing multiple mediation – product of coefficients and bootstrapping – supported the model. None of the mediation effects was moderated by sex but they were by year; in all cases the mediation effect was stronger in the older children than in the younger children (but still significant among the latter). These data suggest mechanisms through which bullying might have its effects on classroom concentration. The practical and theoretical implications are discussed.     

Faculty ethics in China: From a historical perspective

Abstract

This study examines Chinese faculty ethical philosophy from a historical perspective. Historical perspective on Chinese faculty ethical philosophy embraces three major periods, including Chinese ancient faculty ethics, Chinese modern faculty ethics and Chinese contemporary faculty ethics. Different historical perspectives offer different viewpoints on the progress of shaping faculty ethical philosophy in contemporary higher education regime. The conclusion and remarks have been drawn through retrospectively reviewing the development and evolution of Chinese faculty’s ethics.