An introduction to education research methods: exploring the learning journey of pre-service teachers in a transnational programme     

Sonia White  Erika Hepple  Donna Tangen  Marlana Comelli  Amyzar Alwi  Zaira Abu Hassan Shaari 《Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education》2016,44(1):35-48

Internationally there is interest in developing the research skills of pre-service teachers as a means of ongoing professional renewal with a distinct need for systematic and longitudinal investigation of student learning. The current study takes a unique perspective by exploring the research learning journey of pre-service teachers participating in a transnational degree programme. Using a case-study design that includes both a self-reported and direct measure of research knowledge, the results indicate a progression in learning, as well as evidence that this research knowledge is continued or maintained when the pre-service teachers return to their home university. The findings of this study have implications for both pre-service teacher research training and transnational programmes.  相似文献   

What difference could in-service training make? Insights from a public school of Pakistan     

Ali Nawab 《Teacher Development》2017,21(1):142-159

In-service courses have been used as a common strategy to build the capacity of teachers to meet the constantly changing demands of modern schooling. But how the teachers implement the ideas and strategies acquired from such in-service training and what conditions influence the implementation process is the least examined area in Pakistan, especially in the rural context. Using a case study approach, the current study explored the possibilities and challenges of implementing strategies, learnt through in-service training, in a public school in rural Pakistan. It was found that in-service courses have a positive impact upon the attitude and practices of the trainee teacher. However, due to various structural and cultural barriers, the teacher is not able to implement many of the strategies and ideas in the school context. The hierarchical structure of schools, teachers’ workload, lack of resources and insufficient support from colleagues and management hinder the process of implementation. The study suggests that in-service training should provide the trainees with ideas and skills to cope with the structural and cultural challenges at school. Moreover, ongoing support and encouragement from colleagues, course facilitators and management is required to sustain the implementation of strategies learnt during training.  相似文献   

Microbial control of diamondback moth,Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) using bacteria (Xenorhabdus nematophila) and its metabolites from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae     

Mahar  Ali Nawaz  Munir  Muhammad  Elawad  Sami  Gowen  Simon Richard  Hague  Nigel Graham Meckenzi 《浙江大学学报(A卷英文版)》2004,5(10):1183-1190

Cells and cell-free solutions of the culture filtrate of the bacterial symbiont, Xenorhabdus nematophila taken from the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae in aqueous broth suspensions were lethal to larvae of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella. Their application on leaves of Chinese cabbage indicated that the cells can penetrate into the insects in the absence of the nematode vector. Cell-free solutions containing metabolites were also proved as effective as bacterial cells suspension. The application of aqueous suspensions of cells of X. nematophila or solutions containing its toxic metabolites to the leaves represents a possible new strategy for controlling insect pests on foliage.  相似文献   

射击运动员目标取向与竞赛状态焦虑的关系     

杨阿丽  冯秋实 《沈阳体育学院学报》2010,29(5)

目的:探讨射击运动员目标取向、竞赛状态焦虑的特点及二者之间的关系.方法:采用射击运动员目标取向测验和竞赛状态焦虑问卷对国家射击队、辽宁射击队、北京市射击队36名射击运动员进行调查.结果:(1)射击运动员的任务取向显著高于自我取向.国际健将级运动员任务取向显著高于国家健将和国家一级运动员,而自我取向显著低于后两者;(2)射击运动员的状态自信心得分较高.国家一级运动员的认知状态焦虑显著高于国际健将级和国家健将级运动员;国际健将级运动员的躯体状态焦虑显著低于国家一级运动员;国际健将级运动员的状态自信心显著高于国家健将级和国家一级运动员;(3)自我取向高分组的运动员认知状态焦虑更高,状态自信心更低;任务取向高分组的运动员认知和躯体状态焦虑更低,状态自信心更高.(4)自我取向显著正向预测认知状态焦虑,解释率为31.3%;任务取向显著负向预测躯体状态焦虑,解释率为17%;自我取向显著负向预测状态自信心,解释率为27.3%,任务取向显著正向预测状态自信心,解释率为35.5%.结论:运动级别越高的运动员越倾向于任务取向,认知和躯体状态焦虑越低,状态自信心越高.  相似文献   

In vitro Antioxidant,Cytotoxic and Antidiabetic Activities of Protein Hydrolysates Prepared from Chinese Pond Turtle (Chinemys reevesii)     

Md. Serajul Islam  Wang Hongxin  Habtamu Admassu  Amer Ali Mahdi  Ma Chaoyang  Fu An Wei 《Food Technology and Biotechnology》2021,59(3):360

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Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status in Pregnant Anemic Women     

Tiwari AK  Mahdi AA  Zahra F  Chandyan S  Srivastava VK  Negi MP 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2010,25(4):411-418

The present study was conducted to investigate the oxidant–antioxidant status in iron deficient pregnant anemic women. One hundred thirty pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) were divided into three groups, namely mild (50), moderate (50) and severe (30) anemic along with pregnant healthy women as controls (50). The complete blood count, plasma lipid peroxidation products, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants were measured according to respective protocols. The levels of complete blood count, iron, ferritin along with antioxidant enzymes namely catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase and reduced glutathione were significantly reduced in all IDA groups. However, the level of oxidized glutathione, lipid peroxides, protein carbonyls, conjugated dienes were found significantly increased in all anemic patients. Antioxidant vitamins, namely C, E and A were also found significantly decreased in IDA patients. On the basis of our results, it may be concluded that IDA tends to increase the pro-oxidant components, which may result in various complications including peroxidation of vital body molecules resulting in increased risk for pregnant women as well as fetus.  相似文献   

TS fuzzy robust L1 control for nonlinear systems with persistent bounded disturbances     

Navid Vafamand  Mohammad Hassan Asemani  Alireza Khayatian 《Journal of The Franklin Institute》2017,354(14):5854-5876

In this paper, a novel technique for Takagi–Sugeno (TS) model-based robust L₁ controller design of nonlinear systems is proposed. Two synthesis methods based on quadratic and non-quadratic Lyapunov functions are considered. To design the robust stabilizing controller, a new approach for deriving sufficient conditions associated with the L₁ performance criterion in terms of strict linear matrix inequality is proposed. This novel technique results in less pre-chosen scalar design variables and calculation burden. Furthermore, deriving the controller synthesis conditions via a non-quadratic Lyapunov function (NQLF) relaxes the obtained conditions. Therefore, the proposed approaches not only efficiently minimize the effect of persistent bounded disturbance, but also are applicable for wider classes of TS systems. Furthermore, some new lemmas are proposed to facilitate strict LMI formulation and to provide more degrees of freedom. Finally, several numerical and practical examples are presented to show the merits of this paper.  相似文献   

一种有效的余弦调制滤波器组的设计方法     

刘孟娟  胡阿丽 《陕西广播电视大学学报》2009,11(1):93-96

本文给出了一种有效的余弦调制滤波器组的设计方法。这种算法采用了内插法和迭代算法相结合设计原型滤波器,目标函数表示为滤波器系数的四次方,用迭代算法来优化滤波器的系数。这种方法使需要优化的参数大大减少。最后的实例仿真,验证了此算法的有效性。  相似文献   

Internationalization of higher education： Challenges, strategies, policies and programs   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Akbar Zolfaghari Mohammad Shatar Sabran Ali Zolfaghari 《美中教育评论》2009,6(5):1-8,20

In today＇s changing world, the idea of internationalization of higher education especially in developing countries has been deduced from globalization of education process. The international aspect of higher education is becoming increasingly important, composite, and confusing. The higher education has an effect on the society through policy-making, funding, and planning. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the meaning, definition, importance, necessity, and pre-requisites of internationalization of higher education. This paper also studies the programs and strategies of internationalization of higher education. Key challenges for the future direction of internationalization are identified in this paper.  相似文献   

A working memory model applied to mathematical word problem solving   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Hassan Alamolhodaei 《Asia Pacific Education Review》2009,10(2):183-192

The main objective of this study is (a) to explore the relationship among cognitive style (field dependence/independence), working memory, and mathematics anxiety and (b) to examine their effects on students’ mathematics problem solving. A sample of 161 school girls (13–14 years old) were tested on (1) the Witkin’s cognitive style (Group Embedded Figure Test) and (2) Digit Span Backwards Test, with two mathematics exams. Results obtained indicate that the effect of field dependency, working memory, and mathematics anxiety on students' mathematical word problem solving was significant. Moreover, the correlation among working memory capacity, cognitive style, and students’ mathematics anxiety was significant. Overall, these findings could help to provide some practical implications for adapting problem solving skills and effective teaching/learning.  相似文献