In search of the keyword method/vocabulary comprehension link

Previous research has indicated that the keyword method of vocabulary learning facilitates students' performance not just on simple tests of definition recall, but on comprehension-demanding tasks as well. The present study was conducted to determine whether the “comprehension” finding could be accounted for by keyword subjects' superior definition recall per se. The results generally supported that conclusion: When conditions and subjects within conditions were equated with respect to their initial levels of definition recall, the comprehension advantage of keyword subjects disappeared.     

美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校集群聘任模式剖析

为促进跨学科研究和教学的发展,威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校采用集群聘任构建校级跨学科合作网络:把教师聘任到集群,在相关院系为其安置行政归属,提供一定的资金支持。为保证集群教师的良好合作,学校创建集群专属网站,建立自上而下,自下而上的管理机制,实行诸如双管齐下,合二归一的评估方法等。     

美国威斯康星州公共图书馆员认证制度研究

威斯康星州的公共图书馆员认证制度作为美国公共图书馆员认证制度的代表,反映了当前美国公共图书馆员认证制度的状况。通过对威斯康星州公共图书馆员认证制度的发展历程、认证类型、认证过程进行介绍和详细梳理,得出该认证制度的一些特点:强化图书馆系统的重要作用、提供政府及法律的驱动与保障、强调图书馆馆长的资格认证、注重继续教育与实际工作的相结合、严格进行认证类别的区分、关注实施过程的可操作性等。     

威斯康星大学实践美国大学教学学术思想述评

1990年博耶提出"教学学术"这一理念,在美国高等教育界引起了热烈讨论和实践,并逐渐形成了大学教学学术运动.本文是国内首次对美国大学教学学术运动的实践案例进行具体研究,即对实践大学教学学术理念的威斯康星大学的教学学术实践举措进行概要的介绍和评析.     

A comparison of sentence-learning errors in children of different achievement levels

Theoretical analyses of the multiple-choice test format suggest that a test constructor should give serious consideration to the form in which correct and incorrect alternatives are presented. In this experiment, third and fourth graders were tested for previously exposed information by multiple-choice items in which: (a) correct alternatives were stated in either verbatim or synonym form; and (b) incorrect alternatives consisted of plausible responses that were either familiar or new. Comparisons of errors and error patterns were made between high and low achieving students who had been given one of two different information-processing strategies. Based on a dual test function argument, it was concluded that synonym correct alternatives combined with plausible new responses are the most desirable of the four multiple-choice variations studied here. In particular, such items were sensitive to achievement level and strategy differences without systematically increasing students' likelihood of retaining misinformation.     

Performance of Montessori and traditionally schooled nursery children on tasks of seriation, classification, and conservation

It was hypothesized that the Montessori curriculum accelerates the acquisition of a number of concrete operational skills. To test this, eighty 4-year-old children were given three Piagetian problems—seriation, classification, and conservation. Half of the subjects were from Montessori schools, and the other half were from more traditional nursery settings. Within each type of school, half of the children were first year and the other half were second year enrollees. Results showed that significantly more Montessori than traditional children seriated and classified objects like concrete thinkers but that there were no differences on the conservation problem. Year of enrollment did not influence performance on any of the tasks. It was concluded that the hypothesis was confirmed and that the failure to find acceleration of conservation performance was due to its advanced nature relative to the other problems and/or the tangential manner in which Montessori exercises deal with the critical concepts that underly it.     

威斯康星理念与大学图书馆历史使命的对话

以威斯康星理念对大学办学理念的深远影响为起点,看力于大学图书馆为社会服务为主题,分析大学图书馆目前存在的一些问题,进而讨论大学图书馆应对社会服务的思路和途径。参考文献3。     

当代“威斯康星理念”的新发展及其启示——以威斯康星大学为例

"威斯康星理念"是20世纪初美国威斯康星大学倡导并发展起来的关于大学服务社会的思想观念和实践行动体系。"威斯康星理念"一经提出,其价值就得到各国大学的普遍认同。随着时代的变化,"威斯康星理念"的内涵也在不断地丰富和发展。进入21世纪,在国际社会政治、经济改革的背景下,"威斯康星理念"获得了新的发展,不仅传统的推广教育模式得到保持和发展,而且着力构建多主体、多学科参与的服务体制,并注重对社会特定人群提供切实的服务。这些对于我国大学开展服务社会活动具有重要的启示。     

威斯康星思想对我国民办高校转型与发展的启示与借鉴

威斯康星思想在高校职能的发展史上是一个重要的里程碑。威斯康星思想对我国民办高校的转型与发展具有重要的借鉴意义：我国民办高校的发展应该找准社会需要的空缺,准确定位;多样化发展,注重教学质量;走出＂象牙塔＂,与社会和谐发展;打造特色校园文化,注重毕业生的就业质量,培养服务型人才。