Teaching English grammar in initial teacher training: a course evaluation

The article evaluates a course in English grammar taught to a group of secondary PGCE students specializing in English with Drama. The course concentrated on parts of speech, morphology and syntax but also included sessions on 'applied' grammar. The students' knowledge and understanding were assessed in an initial audit at the beginning of the course and in a test at the end to try to establish how much they had learned. Students' opinions of the course were also elicited. Results were mixed. Although all students improved their knowledge (some dramatically so), and expressed satisfaction with the course, approximately one-third failed to reach the required standard. The implications of this for course planning are discussed.     

TELPS: A method for analysing mathematics pre-service teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge

A pre-service teacher's Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and their personal constructs of teaching develop throughout their teacher education program. PCK integrates generic pedagogical knowledge, mathematical teaching methodology and knowledge of the discipline of mathematics and this paper reports on a survey that can be used to assess a pre-service teacher's PCK. TELPS (Teacher Education Lesson Plan Survey) was developed to determine the PCK of pre-service teachers during their teacher education program. TELPS is shown to analyse pre-service teachers' PCK with some indication that the pre-service teacher's development of PCK can be observed.     

默会知识视角下的英语词汇习得

传统外语词汇习得往往局限于简单的单词量的堆积,学习效率较难得到保证。默会知识理论为外语词汇习得方法拓展了广阔的发展空间。熟练使用默会知识的外语词汇学习者,可以通过学习中集中意识和辅助意识的转化,调整、平衡对词汇量和词汇定性知识的关注,从整体把握部分,让已经掌握的词汇知识以节点的形式相互联接,形成贯通的词汇网络,从而有效提高词汇学习的效率。本文从引入默会知识的概念入手,分析了默会知识对外语词汇习得方法的有效改进,探讨了默会知识与接受词汇知识和能产词汇知识之间的相互关系,揭示了默会知识理论对外语词汇习得的重要意义。     

利用收益提成率法评估数字图书馆著作权的价值

对数字图书馆著作权评估的重要性进行分析,对传统著作权评估方法进行比较,选用基于收益法基础上产生的收益提成率法来评估数字图书馆著作权的价值。结合AHP方法确定带来超额收益的相关因素,通过构建一个指标体系系统来确定无形资产收益权重,全面、综合地衡量数字图书馆著作权的价值。     

知识管理技术的综合集成视角研究

首先在国内外文献研究的基础上,探讨知识技术的内涵、特征;其次,分析总结知识技术研究和应用中所面临的挑战及其内在原因;最后,探讨从综合集成视角研究知识技术,主要是从横、纵两个维度进行,并且构建相应维度的知识技术集成研究模型。     

Resource allocations, knowledge network characteristics and entrepreneurial orientation of multinational corporations

This paper analyses entrepreneurial orientation (EO) in multinational corporations (MNCs) and develops a new typology of MNC EO based on combining R&D and asset growth investment intensities as orthogonal resource allocations. A cluster analysis of US MNCs on these two dimensions reveals three types of entrepreneurial stance: conservative, aggressive-asset growth and balanced. Internal knowledge network characteristics are shown to vary by stance, with more aggressive stances linked to knowledge governance supportive of the entrepreneurship process. In linking entrepreneurial orientation to the knowledge network of the MNC, this paper identifies factors important to the strategic management and on-going renewal of MNCs. In addition, the vector of R&D investment vs. asset growth investment is an indicator of entrepreneurial aggression and presents a new method of understanding the international strategies of MNCs.     

Professional guilds, tension and knowledge management

Scientific research is a crucial success factor for knowledge intensive firms and is often a joint effort of scientists and managers. However, scientists and managers belong to different “professional guilds,” subscribing to different belief systems and valuing different types of incentives. These differences give rise to tension between scientists and managers. We integrate a large body of literature from knowledge management to develop a new theoretical model predicting that this organizational tension is affected by environmental factors such as the degree of industry munificence, firm-specific factors like knowledge-management policies, and the individual roles of boundary spanners within the firm. Further, we argue that this tension can lead to positive or negative outcomes.     

Why the whole is less than the sum of its parts: Examining knowledge management in acquisitions

This paper seeks to explain why an acquiring organization was unable to leverage the expertise of the acquired organization even though both organizations were highly successful in their own right prior to the acquisition. It offers a knowledge-based perspective by teasing out the essential knowledge attributes pertinent to acquisitions. The research was carried out using an interpretative case study methodology at a Singapore-based multinational organization in the semi-conductor industry. The main data collection method used was face-to-face interviews with some 28 staff from October 2006 to December 2006, almost 2 years after the acquisition exercise. The findings suggest that the lackluster outcome could be traced to three knowledge attributes, namely, accessibility, applicability and cumulativeness. In conclusion, a number of practical and research implications are highlighted.     

学术期刊质量评价与核心期刊评价之异同

从质量上评价学术期刊,必须首先厘认清基本概念。学术期刊质量评价与核心期刊评价在概念的内涵和外延、评价的方式方法和评价语词等方面有区别,但都能在一定程度上反映期刊的质量,尽管核心期刊不是直接、全面反映期刊质量。把握和处理好两者评价的异同的“度”,对期刊评价和管理至关重要。从质量整体上评价期刊的学术水平,应更加注重学术期刊评价的目的性,注重分类分层评价,更加注重指标对期刊质量的导引作用,注重同行专家定性评价。     

基于聚类分析的证券业信息服务评价模型研究

随着金融业迅速发展,证券业信息服务扮演着越来越重要的角色。面对复杂多变的国内外经济环境及多种因素交互影响下的投资市场,有必要建立有效的证券业信息服务评价体系。基于信息服务质量理论分析和中国特点,建立了一套证券业信息服务评价体系;依据信息服务的有用性、易用性、有形性、安全性、及时性、回应性及多样性等关键指标,构建评价数学模型;采用因子分析聚类方法和SPSS软件,结合实例验证证券业信息服务评价体系。