Evaluating the international dimension in an undergraduate curriculum by assessing students’ intercultural sensitivity

This formative, outcome-oriented, theory-based evaluation research study assessed the effectiveness of requiring an international (‘I’) course by measuring students’ intercultural sensitivity (IS) at the start and end of a semester. Findings revealed that students’ IS scores did not change regardless of the type of class in which the student was enrolled and were not significantly different based on gender, age, ethnicity, undergraduate classification, or number of ‘I’ courses taken. There were significant differences in IS based on religion, traveling outside the US, participating in a study abroad course, and the number of cultural events in which the student had participated. Regression analysis confirmed that religious affiliation and number of times traveled outside the US were significant predictors of IS. This study is an example of the use of theory-based evaluation in an educational system and provides important insights into what experiences affect college students’ IS.     

Professional knowledge or motivation? Investigating the role of teachers’ expertise on the quality of technology-enhanced lesson plans

In an expertise study with 94 mathematics teachers varying in their relative teacher expertise (i.e., student teachers, trainee teachers, in-service teachers), we examined effects of teachers' professional knowledge and motivational beliefs on their ability to integrate technology within a lesson plan scenario. Therefore, we assessed teachers' professional knowledge (i.e., content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, technological knowledge), and their motivational beliefs (i.e., self-efficacy, utility-value). Furthermore, teachers were asked to develop a lesson plan for introducing the Pythagorean theorem to secondary students. Lesson plans by advanced teachers (i.e., trainee teachers, in-service teachers) comprised higher levels of instructional quality and technology exploitation than the ones of novice teachers (i.e., pre-service teachers). The effect of expertise was mediated by teachers' perceived utility-value of educational technology, but not by their professional knowledge. These findings suggest that teachers’ motivational beliefs play a crucial role for effectively applying technology in mathematics instruction.     

科学解释在知识创新中的作用

科学解释是科学家用科学规律来消解自然之谜的知识创新活动，它在知识创新中的作用表现在：第一，科学解释具有预测未知现象的存在中未来事态发展趋势的功能；第二，它在建构新颖理论体系的过程中起着特别重要的作用。     

国内数字图书馆建设的反思

在调查咨询的基础上,总结目前我国数字图书馆发展中存在的问题,探讨问题产生的原因并提出解决办法。     

面向知识管理的高校图书馆

章主要引入了知识管理概念、目的、内容，分析知识管理的动态发展，探讨知识管理与高校图书馆业务之向的联系，阐述高校图书馆实施知识管理的措施。     

竞争情报与知识管理关系浅析

在分析竞争情报、知识管理的共性和相异性的基础上,论述两者之间的交叉、互融关系,并提出建立一种两者之间的良性互动机制提升企业的竞争力。     

21世纪期刊出版探讨

21世纪是一个信息和知识时代，互联网在全球普及，网络生活方式开始强烈地影响期刊的读者、作者和出版者，我国的期刊出版面临时代新需求与国际竞争的机遇和挑战，必须引入创新观念和具有全面现代综合素质的编辑人才，及时向网络出版的方向过渡。     

对我国部分项目优秀教练员能力结构的研究

以我国优秀教练员为对象,采用文献资料法、调查法和数理统计法对我国部分项目优秀教练员能力结构进行研究.探索从事不同运动项目的优秀教练员都具有怎样的能力结构,其间又有哪些共同特征,它们对优秀教练员的成长都起过什么样的作用等等.     

普通高校开设研究生体育课程的可行性研究

通过对全国普通高校研究生体育工作常务理事单位开设研究生体育课程的现状调查分析，了解普通高校开设研究生体育课程的发展趋势。对普通高校开设研究生体育课程的理论依据、可行性进行探讨，为普通高校开设研究生体育课程提供参考。     

诺贝尔奖等级工作的文献保障

目前,中国科学院尚不能为知识创新工程重点支持的基础性研究工作--诺贝尔奖等级工作,提供充分的文献保障。因此,笔者指出加强诺贝尔奖等级工作的文献保障体系建设的重点应放在基层。