In the hearts and minds of employees: A model of pre-adoptive appraisal toward artificial intelligence in organizations

Organizations face increasing pressure to implement artificial intelligence (AI) within a variety of business processes and functions. Many perceived benefits surround AI, but a considerable amount of trepidation also exists because of the potential of AI to replace human employees and dehumanize work. Questions regarding the future of work in the age of AI are particularly salient in pre-adoption organizations, before employees have the opportunity to gain direct experience with AI. To cope with this potentially stressful situation, employees engage in cognitive appraisal processes based on their own knowledge and personal use of AI. These pre-adoptive appraisals of AI influence both affective and cognitive attitudes, which in turn trigger behavioral responses that influence an organization’s ability to leverage AI successfully. Our survey of 363 Taiwanese employees shows that perceptions of AI’s operational and cognitive capabilities are positively related to affective and cognitive attitudes toward AI, while concerns regarding AI have a negative relationship with affective attitude only. Interaction effects of employee knowledge and affective attitude are also observed. This work’s main contribution lies in the development of an empirically-tested model of the potential impact of AI on organizations from an employee perspective in the pre-adoption phase. These results have practical implications for how organizations prepare for the arrival of this transformative technology.     

外语教学课堂中的游戏

语言习得的过程以及习得的效果在很大程度上会从习得者心理上，特别是情感上加强过滤作用，因此语言教学的过程应当最大化教学内容、教学方法的多样性来降低这种过滤作用对习得的迁移作用。语言教学课堂中的游戏绝不仅仅只是吸引学生注意力，打发教学任务完成时间的工具，而恰恰可以鼓励习得者在不知不觉之间真正地用语言交流。本文通过对一些常用的具有很高调适性的语言教学课堂中的游戏的总结，希望使语言课堂中的游戏在辅助教学的过程中成为语言教学以及教学者和习得者之间的纽带。     

Urinary iodine levels in three ecological zones of Bangladesh

Urinary iodine levels in children (5–11 years) and in adult males and females (15–44 years) of three ecological zones (hilly, flood-prone and plains) of Bangladesh were analyzed to determine the status of biochemical iodine deficiency in the country. Data indicated that a large majority of the population all over Bangladesh have biochemical iodine deficiency urinary iodine excretion (UIE) less than the accepted cut-off level of 10 μg/dl. Adults were deficient to comparable degrees, 31.3% severely iodine deficient. The flood-prone zone was less affected: 71.7% children had iodine deficiency and 25% were severely deficient. Adults of this zone were less affected than the children. Iodine deficiency was least severe in the plain zone: 59.8% children were biochemically iodine deficient and of them 23.4% had UIE less than 2.0 μg/dl. In the case of the adults of this zone, 60.8% were biochemically iodine deficient and 20.6% had severe iodine deficiency. The results indicate that Bangladesh as a whole is an iodine deficient region, with the hilly zone being the most severely affected. Children were slightly more affected than the adults, and females were more affected than the males.     

我国社区教育发展中政府职能的缺失与应然路径选择

社区教育在我国经过近三十的发展取得了一些成绩但也面临着诸多困难,要实现社区教育快速健康发展,一个重要方面就是要重视和加强社区教育中的政府行为。本文探究了我国社区教育发展中政府职能缺失的主要表征并指出社区教育发展中政府职能的应然路径选择。     

公共图书馆焦虑的调查研究

本文通过对国外图书馆焦虑研究的分析,同时结合本民族实际情况,对公共图书馆进行实地问卷调研,分析了图书馆焦虑的几个障碍因素,如馆员障碍、位置障碍、资源障碍、情感障碍和图书馆舒适度等,并对每一项因素进行分析,提出了解决办法。     

论纸质图书的不可替代性——基于历史文化研究价值和艺术价值的视角

现今电子图书的大量涌现,使纸质图书面临着巨大的挑战。但纸质图书具备独特的历史文化研究价值和艺术价值,并可以给读者带来鲜明的情感体验,因此纸质图书并不会被电子图书所取代,这也充分证明了纸质图书在未来图书馆保存和发展中的必要性。     

中国高水碘地区的分布与干预对策

中国通过普及食盐加碘（Universal SaltIodization,USI）消除碘缺乏病,并持续巩固了防治成果。随着碘缺乏病防治工作的顺利开展,高水碘问题也引起了关注。为了了解和掌握我国水源性高碘问题及干预状况,开展了相关调查。通过查阅有关文献资料和访谈,了解高水碘地区的分布状况、监测工作进展情况、采取的干预措施等;通过深入高碘县的高碘村,了解停供碘盐和改水措施的落实、群众的认知等情况;并请县级盐业部门人员参加,探讨供应不加碘食盐的措施和对策。本报告的主要内容包括：高水碘地区的分布状况,监测工作进展情况,采取的干预措施及其落实情况,存在问题和建议等。     

LED的特性、存在问题及发展展望

LED被公认为21世纪的绿色照明,是新能源发展的方向之一。LED以传统光源不可比拟的优势获得大力支持和发展,市场规模迅速提升,新的应用领域不断拓展,影响越来越广泛和深入。但当前的LED在发展的过程中存在关键技术的缺失和市场拓展方面的障碍,如何充分发挥和利用LED的优势,积极开拓一个全新的LED应用市场,成为摆在人们面前的严峻而极富挑战的课题。本文论述了LED的优越特性、主要的应用领域以及目前存在的技术难题与市场障碍,对未来发展进行了乐观展望。     

Teacher behavior, student interest and affective learning: putting theory to practice

Students of Project Adapt (PA), an instructional program for at-risk middle school students in Brooklyn NY, have displayed startling improvement on cognitive outcome measures. Teacher given grades and standardized tests illuminate the progress students have made since entering the program. The current investigation attempts to analyze PA on students' affective responses in a pre/post-test experimental design. Upon entering PA, students completed measures of interest, affect, and their previous teachers' behavior (pre). These ratings were then compared to end of year ratings on the same instruments (post). Results indicate students' perceive PA teachers utilizing different behaviors than their previous teachers. Additionally, student affect and interest increased significantly. Results of this study have implications for both instructional researchers and educational practitioners.