The Influence of Word Processing on the Revisions of Fifth Graders

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The Impact of Assessing Technology Competencies of Incoming Teacher Education Students

In an effort to establish a baseline of technology competency among our entering education students, our College of Education began implementing the Assessment of Technology Competencies (ATC) in Fall 2003. This performance-based assessment evaluates word-processing, presentation, spreadsheet, graphic/drawing, and Internet skills. Although students are not required to pass the ATC, failure impacts their final grade in an Introduction to Education course. This paper explores the impact this assessment has had on the students' use and development of technology in subsequent courses. Student perceptions of the ATC and its impact were elicited through a self-reported survey administered in a junior-level education course. Results indicate that the ATC has facilitated technology use among the participants. Respondents also revealed that their high school experiences with technology adequately prepared them for passing the ATC, despite the fact that most students are unable to pass the ATC in the first attempt.     

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This paper describes a collaborative project between the staff of twelve mainstream schools and Suffolk Local Education Authority staff which has aimed to develop differentiated teaching strategies. The project has developed teaching and assessment techniques for pupils with literacy difficulties and approaches to delivering aspects of the whole curriculum to pupils with special educational needs. The project recognizes the central importance of mainstream teachers if integration for pupils with special educational needs is to be a truly meaningful educational experience.     

Does STES‐Oriented Science Education Promote 10th‐Grade Students’ Decision‐Making Capability?

Today’s society is continuously coping with sustainability‐related complex issues in the Science‐Technology‐Environment‐Society (STES) interfaces. In those contexts, the need and relevance of the development of students’ higher‐order cognitive skills (HOCS) such as question‐asking, critical‐thinking, problem‐solving and decision‐making capabilities within science teaching have been argued by several science educators for decades. Three main objectives guided this study: (1) to establish “base lines” for HOCS capabilities of 10th grade students (n = 264) in the Israeli educational system; (2) to delineate within this population, two different groups with respect to their decision‐making capability, science‐oriented (n = 142) and non‐science (n = 122) students, Groups A and B, respectively; and (3) to assess the pre‐post development/change of students’ decision‐making capabilities via STES‐oriented HOCS‐promoting curricular modules entitled Science, Technology and Environment in Modern Society (STEMS). A specially developed and validated decision‐making questionnaire was used for obtaining a research‐based response to the guiding research questions. Our findings suggest that a long‐term persistent application of purposed decision‐making, promoting teaching strategies, is needed in order to succeed in affecting, positively, high‐school students’ decision‐making ability. The need for science teachers’ involvement in the development of their students’ HOCS capabilities is thus apparent.     

基于内容和网络平台的语言实训模式

基于内容和网络平台的语言实训模式具有5个特色。①基础语言教学课程的教学内容不再以通用英语为主体,而是由经过统一规划的、专题化、数字化和网络化的特殊用途英语为主体。②专业课程的教学内容也经过统一规划,实现了专题化、数字化和网络化。③上述课程内容经过词频软件检测,严格控制了实训资源中生词的出现量,从而保障了实训资源的可读性和吸引力。④模式通过网络资源不断更新的需求促进了教师职业发展。⑤模式通过研究性学习促进学生在掌握专业知识的同时提高了语言综合应用技能。     

提高语文素质 发展学生个性

提高语文素质，发展学生个性是实现学生自我存在与社会存在的双重需要，是摆脱教育功利主义的束缚，遵循语文学科教育自身发展规律的必然反映，我们应该正确理解语文素质和个性发展的涵义以及二者的统一性。     

从"阅读"到"悦读"——浅谈多媒体手段在我国英文网站对外传播中的运用

本文结合我国英文网站在新媒体使用技巧上的不足,谈谈我国英文网站在对外传播中新媒体使用技巧的改进方法。     

对中外男篮后卫队员阵地攻防技术现状的比较研究

以中国男篮后卫队员在26 届奥运会比赛中阵地攻防的技术表现作研究的主要对象, 与美国、立陶宛、克罗地亚等世界优秀男篮后卫队员的技术指标进行比较作研究的基本依据;以专家调查、临场观察、数理统计和逻辑分析等手段作为研究的主要方法;比较分析中国男篮与世界优秀男篮后卫队员之间的阵地攻防技术,为正确认识与客观评价中国男篮后卫队员的技术现状和今后对我国男篮后卫队员的选拔、培养、训练及评价等实践活动和理论研究提供参考     

中职生求职心理与求职技巧

本文分析了中职生求职中常见的心理以及由此导致的心理障碍,提出了正确选择职业的方法,从就业准备、求职技巧方面作了一些探索。