《教育世界》与清末图书馆建设

《教育世界》是我国最早的教育专业杂志,发起人为罗振玉。他通过《教育世界》,将西方的教育制度、教育思想、教育方法和图书馆学思想系统地向国内传播;在立足国情、放眼世界的基础上,作为杂志发起人的罗振玉向清政府提出了建设京师图书馆的宏伟构想,并得到了清政府的积极响应和大力推行,《教育世界》对推动我国公共图书馆的建设有“开基”之功;《教育世界》将近代西方图书馆新异的办馆体制、运行模式介绍到国内,有力地促进了清末图书馆运动的发展,对我国近代图书馆建设有积极意义。     

面向科研机构的知识服务支撑体系建设研究

现代科研环境正朝着数字化、网络化、虚拟化发展,科研人员的信息需求也呈现了专深化、知识化、综合性、前瞻性的特点。图书馆的价值和对科研创新的贡献正面临危机。如何应对科研环境的变化和支撑创新的压力,实现服务的转型,成为图书馆必须面对的问题。文章以中国农科院图书馆为例,提出了新形势下图书馆应加强包括机制、人才、基础设施和技术平台的知识服务支撑体系建设,并对其要素组成、构建方法和发展趋势进行了探讨。     

基于大数据、云服务的科技情报工作思考

本文简要回顾情报学的历史,从科学研究的4个范式引入,描述了情报工作与大数据、云服务的关联。在简要总结大数据、云计算、云服务特征及发展趋势后,归纳总结了情报工作面临的挑战与机遇,结合WorldCat、CALIS、NSTL案例,给出了情报工作在发展方向上的思考。     

中铝企业知识管理体系构建与实施

文章通过研究中铝广西分公司实施知识管理战略,探讨企业知识管理体系中知识库构建、知识组织、平台设计、组织架构、制度和文化建设方面的构建与实施。     

The Swiss “Tina Fey Effect”: The Content of Late-Night Political Humor and the Negative Effects of Political Parody on the Evaluation of Politicians

This article investigates the content and effects of political humor on late-night television. Besides conducting a systematic content analysis of a Swiss late-night show, this article examines the effects of late-night political parody on competence evaluations of politicians. An experiment manipulated the televised parody of a politician and measured political knowledge. Results show that exposure to a televised political parody decreased competence ratings of politicians only for individuals high in political knowledge. The reason is that viewers must already have an understanding of current political affairs to “get the joke”—that is, the implicit message transported by the parody. The implications of such a negative “Tina Fey Effect” are discussed.     

Investigating Relations Between Facebook Use and Social Capital Among College Undergraduates

This article examines relations between Facebook® (FB) use and social capital among 530 undergraduate students. The results demonstrated that using FB habitually was associated with gains in online bridging and offline network capital. This study also examined 2 motivations for using FB: the motivation to socialize with others and the motivation to improve one's status. Results showed that using FB for sociability reasons was associated with increased online bridging and bonding. Using FB more for status than for sociability was not associated with decreased online bridging and bonding. Finally, the results provided evidence of the sociability motivation mediating the relationship between FB habit and online bridging and bonding. Theoretical implications are discussed.     

Personality and preference for evaluation methods: A study among business administration students

The goal of this study is to verify whether preference for evaluation methods can be predicted by personality as defined by the Big Five model, when controlling for gender and business major. A sample of 108 students enrolled in two compulsory undergraduate business courses completed an online questionnaire. Analysis of multiple linear hierarchical regressions indicate that gender, business major and personality account for 7–16% of the variance in preference for case studies, group work, oral exams, written exams, multiple choice tests, and practical work. These findings are discussed with regard to the relationship between personality factors predicting preference for evaluation methods and potential impacts on student evaluation and academic success in business schools.     

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.     

Integrated teacher education programme for open distance learning: a model for development and implementation

Teacher education in India, including that offered by the open distance learning (ODL) system to thousands every year, imparts mainly pedagogic knowledge, although the need for integrated teacher education programmes has been underscored. As the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), an ODL institution, will develop an integrated Bachelor of Education programme for secondary-level teachers, a model based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework has been proposed for developing and implementing it. The model takes cognisance of the systemic challenges to TPACK-based teacher education, but it does not envision radical changes in IGNOU’s teacher education framework for addressing these challenges. It includes propositions with theoretical underpinnings for redesigning the major components of the framework while retaining its basic structure. The model has been described in terms of its rationale, its structure and the way it envisages the progress of teacher trainees from a phase of learning with the help of self-learning material designed for imparting integrated theoretical knowledge to one whereby they apply such knowledge in simulated situations, and finally moving on to a phase of situated learning during internship.     

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.