A Review of Educational Approaches for Individuals with Autism     

Ian Dempsey  Phil Foreman 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》2001,48(1):103-116

Autism spectrum disorder remains a heterogeneous and puzzling disability, and it is the subject of a wide variety of theories about its aetiology and treatment. This paper reviews recent research on educational approaches to the management of autism. Approaches include sensory-motor therapies, applied behaviour analysis, communication therapies, multi-treatment programs, and play and group therapy. Recommendations are made about the selection of appropriate educational approaches for individuals with autism.  相似文献   

Food aversion learning in kangaroo rats: A specialist-generalist comparison     

Martin Daly  Joan Rauschenberger  Phil Behrends 《Learning & behavior》1982,10(3):314-320

Two species of kangaroo rat (Dipodomys), varying in their degree of dietary specialization, were compared in a series of food aversion learning experiments to test the hypothesis that rapid aversion learning is an adaptation of relatively generalist feeders. The more generalist species indeed learned better or more rapidly in certain experiments, but species differences were at least partly a function of the specific test foods. Interpretation of results is complicated by differences between the two species in their initial reactions to particular foods, in the relative efficacy of different foods in supporting learned aversions, and perhaps even in their physiological responses to illness-inducing and control procedures.  相似文献   

How does the “PACE Maths” approach impact on the practice of school staff?     

Emma Burt  Phil Stringer 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2018,34(3):245-261

Mathematical skills are essential for young people to attain academic results needed for further study and employment. Recent changes to the English National Curriculum have put an increased emphasis on pupils explaining the reasoning behind answers in maths. This is a skill that can be developed by improving metacognitive skills. The authors report on an in-class programme for small group work, based on prior studies that utilised metacognition to support maths. An evaluation was conducted including a focus group interview and observation, modelling and feedback sessions over approximately 10 weeks. Results from interview analysis showed a positive impact both on staff practice and pupils’ independent problem solving. Adaptations based on research findings were made to the programme and handbook. This programme represents a flexible, inclusive and low resource option for schools to address new challenges posed by the National Curriculum in times of budget cuts and increased time pressure.  相似文献   

Factors of success in a volunteer adult literacy program     

George M. Diekhoff  Phil K. Wigginton 《Reading and writing》1989,1(2):153-162

Kavale and Lindsey concluded in 1977 that adult literacy programs from 1965 to 1977 failed to address successfully the problem of adult illiteracy. Ten years later, the average literacy program participant still fails to achieve a functional level of literacy. Even so, some students are extremely successful in these programs. What can we learn from these people about the factors that contribute to success and failure in adult literacy programs? This was the question addressed in the present study. Data from 194 students were selected from the 1982–86 records of a typical community-based, volunteer-oriented adult literacy program. Nine personal and program variables found to discriminate significantly between extremely “successful” and extremely “unsuccessful” students were factor analyzed to identify those factors fundamental to success and failure. Two factors accounted for 46.1% of the variance. First, in comparison to unsuccessful students, successful students had greater reason to expect their efforts to achieve literacy would be successful. Second, successful students saw greater relevance in literacy and literacy training than did unsuccessful students. These findings are consistent with expectancy-value theories of motivation and suggest some ways in which the effectiveness of literacy programs may be enhanced.  相似文献   

Reviews     

Ivan Crozier  Patricia Fara  Jon Hodge  Brendan Kitts  Robin Knight  Sverre Myhra  David Oldroyd  Elizabeth A. Wilson  Rosemary Robins  Stephen Dovers  John Forge  Harshi Gunawardena  Jenny Tannoch-Bland  Loet Leydesdorff  David Oldroyd  David Oldroyd  David Oldroyd  Nicolas Rasmussen  Greg Restall  Helaine Selin  Michael Shortland  E. E. Sleinis  Fiona Solomon  Scott McQuire  Maurice Crosland  David Farrier  Roslynn Haynes  Sverre Myhra  Colin Russell  Libby Robin  Karin Garrety  Stephen Gaukroger  Stephen Ames  Wendy Varney  Vojislav Bozickovic  Phil Dowe 《Metascience》1996,5(2):71-192

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Anthony Corones  Deborah Dowling  Andrew G. Bonnell  Jean Lachapelle  David Oldroyd  Emma Spary  Ben Oldroyd  Keith Campbell  Ragbir Bhathal  Phil Dowe  Antonina Harbus  Cathy Legg  Brian Martin  Yvonne Luxford  Nicolas Rasmussen  Paul Redding  Tim Sprod  Roland Sypel 《Metascience》1996,5(1):167-235

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How cells communicate: the system used by slime moulds     

Peter C. Newell M.A.  D.Phil. 《Endeavour》1977,1(2):63-68

The way in which cells in multicellular organisms communicate and inform each other of their presence and relative position is an intriguing but mysterious problem. The form of communication used during the phase of aggregation in the cellular slime moulds represents a particularly amenable system for study. When these organisms run short of nutrients, some of the cells of the amoebal population emit rhythmic pulses of cyclic adenosine monophosphate. These chemical signals are slowly relayed to all the other amoebae within range and bring about an ordered migration of them towards the pulsating centre and the triggering of cellular development.  相似文献   

Intergenerational transmission of warm-sensitive-stimulating parenting: a prospective study of mothers and fathers of 3-year-olds     

Belsky J  Jaffee SR  Sligo J  Woodward L  Silva PA 《Child development》2005,76(2):384-396

More than 200 New Zealand men and women studied repeatedly since age 3 were videotaped interacting with their own 3-year-old children to determine (a) whether childrearing and family climate experienced in 3 distinct developmental periods while growing up (i.e., early childhood, middle childhood, early adolescence) predicted parenting and (b) whether romantic relationship quality moderated the effect of childrearing history on observed parenting. Support for the first hypothesis emerged across all 3 developmental periods for mothers (only), with no evidence of moderating effects of romantic relationship quality for mothers or fathers. Results are discussed in terms of supportive versus harsh parenting, mother-father differences, and the characteristics of the sample.  相似文献   

Middle–Late Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew     

Chong Dong  Gongle Shi  Fabiany Herrera  Yongdong Wang  Patrick S Herendeen  Peter R Crane 《国家科学评论(英文版)》2020,7(11):1765

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The effect of mindfulness on extinction and behavioral resurgence     

McHugh L  Procter J  Herzog M  Schock AK  Reed P 《Learning & behavior》2012,40(4):405-415

In the present experiments, we investigated the effects of mindfulness on behavioral extinction and resurgence. Participants received instrumental training; either they received FI training (Experiment 1), or they were trained to emit high rates and low rates of response via exposure to a multiple VR yoked-VI schedule prior to exposure to a multiple FI FI schedule in order to alter their rates of responding learned during Experiment 2. Participants were then exposed to either a focused- (mindfulness) or an unfocused-attention induction task. All participants were finally exposed to an extinction schedule in order to determine whether a mindfulness induction task presented immediately prior to extinction training affected extinction (Experiment 1) and behavioral resurgence (Experiment 2). During the extinction phase, the rates of responding were higher in the control group than in the mindfulness group, indicating that the mindfulness group was more sensitive to the contingencies and, thus, their prior performance extinguished more readily (Experiment 1). Moreover, rates of response in the extinction components less precisely reflected previous training in the mindfulness group, suggesting less resurgence of past behaviors after the mindfulness induction (Experiment 2).  相似文献