Synchronous collaboration competencies in web‐conferencing environments – their impact on the learning process     

Matt Bower 《Distance Education》2011,32(1):63-83

Based on a three‐semester design‐based research study examining learning and teaching in a web‐conferencing environment, this article identifies types of synchronous collaboration competencies and reveals their influence on learning processes. Four levels of online collaborative competencies were observed – operational, interactional, managerial, and design. The relative importance of students and teachers possessing the different levels of competencies depended on the degree of interactivity in the learning designs being applied. Both misunderstandings and misuses impacted on learning and collaborative processes, with misuses occurring more persistently throughout semesters than misunderstandings. The distinction between developing students’ technical skills and their collaborative capabilities is drawn. Strategies for developing each are recommended.  相似文献   

A comparison of performance and attitudes in mathematics amongst the ‘gifted’. Are boys better at mathematics or do they just think they are?   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Melanie Hargreaves  Matt Homer  Bronwen Swinnerton 《Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice》2008,15(1):19-38

This paper explores gender differential performance in ‘gifted and talented’ 9‐ and 13‐year‐olds in a mathematics assessment in England. Boys’ and girls’ attitudes to mathematics and their views about which gender is better at mathematics are also considered. The study employs the use of a matched sample of boys and girls so that school, age and previous achievement in mathematics can be controlled whilst exploring performance on World Class Test items. The main result of this research was that there was no significant gender difference in performance for the 9‐ or the 13‐year‐olds. However, attitudinal differences were found, including a seemingly commonly held stereotypical view of mathematics as a boys’ subject. These results are important since the uptake of higher level mathematically‐based courses by girls is poor. Further findings reveal that where ‘gifted’ girls perform as well as ‘gifted’ boys, their confidence in the subject is lower than their performance might suggest. This work is also discussed in the light of related research findings and in relation to stereotype threat theory.  相似文献   

Viewing the school environment through multiple lenses: In search of school‐level variables tied to student achievement     

Nathan B. Wood  Frances Lawrenz  Douglas Huffman  Matt Schultz 《科学教学研究杂志》2006,43(3):237-254

The “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) Act has made schools accountable for assuring adequate yearly progress of students. Therefore, it has become critical to identify school‐level variables that can be controlled to affect student achievement, especially given that, thus far, most school reform efforts have failed to significantly affect student achievement. This study identifies four theoretical constructs, three unique sets of empirical factors (one set for each group: students, teachers, and principals), and seven experiential themes that describe the middle school environment. However, none of these variables show any predictive relationships with achievement, which suggests current federal policies, such as NCLB, are inappropriate and unlikely to lead to improvements in science education in the USA. In addition, students, teachers, and principals were found to perceive the school environment in very different ways, indicating further investigation of student culture is needed to determine appropriate changes that might lead to real improvements in achievement. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 43: 237–254, 2006  相似文献   

Working with the dense weave of cognitive and affective strands in the classroom     

Richard Kiely 《通化师范学院学报》2009,(3)

Language teaching is in a post-method age.This means that in the development of EFL/ESOL programmes and classroom practice,we are unlikely to find and implement a new method which will guarantee success in learning.As teachers,we work with an extensive and ever-changing repertoire of pedagogic  相似文献   

A Hunger for Home: Homesickness and Food in a Global Consumer Society     

Susan J. Matt 《Journal of American culture (Malden, Mass. : 2003)》2007,30(1):6-17

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Proposals and Possibilities in Curriculum Development: a Study of the Cambridge School Classics Project     

C. Greig  W. A. Reid 《课程研究杂志》2013,45(4):329-348

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Reading masculinities: exploring the socially literate practices of high school young men     

Michael Kehler  Chris Greig 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(4):351-370

This paper explores recent Ontario policy directives aimed at improving literacy levels among boys in addition to the perspectives underlying these policies. By drawing on the school experiences of four high school young men, the authors examine how boys read and misread masculinities through socially literate practices. This paper argues that these kinds of reading practices routinely inform how boys think about social identities, literacy and schooling more generally. The paper concludes by arguing that the textual practices involved when high school boys read the bodily texts of their male peers are useful entry points for opening a dialogue that highlights how and what boys can read in a particular context.  相似文献   

Navigate the Net: Looking Back and Moving Forward     

Donna Berryman  Matt Hoy 《Medical reference services quarterly》2013,32(4):371-374

The Navigate the Net column will be under new joint editorship beginning with volume 29, issue number 1, 2010. In this column, the new editors look back at the past 15 years and discuss the purpose of the column and changes that have taken place in the way medical librarians use and relate to the Internet. The contributions of the previous editors are recognized and the purpose and future direction of the column are discussed. Brief biographies of the new editors are also included.  相似文献   

Managing Exploratory Units in Academic Libraries     

Matt Cook  Betsy Van der Veer Martens 《图书馆管理杂志》2013,53(6):606-628

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This article describes the role of exploratory teams in leading radical innovation within academic libraries, empirically expanding on Jantz’s research on the managerial and environmental conditions necessary for the creation of such units. Using historical and contemporary private-sector examples, as well as an in-depth case study from successful implementation of one such unit, this article documents the components, characteristics, and return on investment associated with academic library R&D. Finally, by tackling the concept of exploratory activities at the organization, team, and individual levels, the article presents actionable techniques for fully supporting, and adequately nurturing creative professionals whose job is to redefine 21st century librarianship.  相似文献   

Questions of Truth: The Necessity of Questions in Education     

Matt Anton 《Educational Studies A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association》2013,49(3-4):282-293

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