Children's ideas on light and vision     

N. J. Selley 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(6):713-723

This paper reports a small‐scale longitudinal enquiry into the development of children's ideas on light and vision. It followed the same class from Year 4 (age 9) through to Year 6 (age 11), but the greater part of the information came from Year 5. The data were derived from the children's drawings and written responses, and from small group interviews. Care was taken to ensure that the ideas elicited were the true beliefs of the children. No formal instruction in the subject had been given, nor was any attempted. In the analysis, the children's views have been classified according to a hierarchical set of models, which reflect the strong adherence to an active vision interpretation held by the majority. The extent of progression towards the more scientific view is reported. In the introduction and discussion comparison is made between contemporary non‐scientific conceptions of vision, and the speculations of pre‐scientific philosophers. A final section presents some implications of these findings for teaching the topic.  相似文献   

An intervention in the Halliwick Method procedures (swimming) for a group of individuals with Downs syndrome     

D. Kokaridas  N. Aggelopoulou-Sakadami  B. Walters 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(2):218-231

The purpose of this study was to intervene in the process of the Halliwick Method (swimming), in order to improve the method, or some of its aspects, for a sample of 14 individuals with Downs syndrome (aged six to 21 years), using both an individualized educational setting approach and a differentiation of the elements of the Halliwick Method. The pre-intervention phase included medical examination, IQ, measurement of the behaviour according to the Rutter Scale and a Test of Physical Performance for each subject. Next, the subjects were assigned to seven pairs of case studies, where each individual following a Halliwick Methods swimming programme was paired with an individual following a modified swimming programme based on the same method, on physical health variables, IQ, behaviour and motor abilities. The duration of each swimming programme was 24 weeks for each individual, at a frequency of once per week, for 40 minutes. In the light of the findings of this study, further recommendations for the improvement of Halliwick Method procedures were made, common factors that affected the performance of each individual were identified and their relation with performance was explored.  相似文献   

How can pre-service primary teachers' perspectives contribute to a pedagogy that problematises the ‘practical’ in teacher education?     

Déirdre Ní Chróinín  Ailbhe Kenny  Elaine Murtagh  Elaine Vaughan 《Irish Educational Studies》2013,32(2):251-267

This study examined pre-service primary teachers' perspectives on teaching and learning experiences within college-based courses in ‘practical’ subject areas within a teacher education programme. Following three individual lectures (one each in art, music and physical education), pre-service teachers (n=11) participated in focus group interviews sharing their perspectives on the teaching and learning experiences. These data were analysed thematically and supported by teacher educators' (n=3) planning and reflection documentation. Although the problematic nature of the ‘practical’ suggests appeal and peril of the ‘practical’, the important nature of negotiating the ‘practical’ to enhance student learning is apparent. Students emphasised the value of practical engagement and expressed a strong preference for working in groups to create a safe learning environment to develop confidence and competence. These insights suggest key aspects of a pedagogy of teacher education in these ‘practical’ areas. The importance of being aware of and, in some cases, challenging student perspectives on how they learn best in these curricular areas is discussed.  相似文献   

Interactive policy-making: The principles     

C. van Woerkum 《The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension》2013,19(4):199-212

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Gifted adolescents’ overexcitabilities and self‐concepts: An analysis of gender and grade level     

Candace M. Gross  Anne N. Rinn  Kelly M. Jamieson 《Roeper Review》2013,35(4):240-248

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Identifying students with learning disabilities: the effect of implementing statewide guidelines     

J McLeskey  N L Waldron 《Journal of learning disabilities》1991,24(8):501-506

Methods for identifying students with learning disabilities continue to be an area of controversy. The present investigation examined the impact of implementing statewide guidelines for the identification of these students. Data were collected from multidisciplinary team reports on 718 students with learning disabilities who were referred and labeled during the 1983-84 school year (before implementation of statewide learning disability guidelines) and 790 students who were identified during 1987-88 (after implementation of the guidelines). The results of the study revealed that the statewide guidelines significantly changed the characteristics of students who were identified. After the implementation of the guidelines, students with much more severe academic problems were identified. These students were much more likely to have a severe discrepancy and be chronically failing in the regular classroom. However, even with explicit, widely accepted guidelines, approximately one third of all students identified in 1987-88 failed to meet the stated criteria for identification. The implications of these findings for professional practice and future research are discussed.  相似文献   

Open access to scientific knowledge: Its state,problems, and prospects of development     

A. N. Gurov  Yu. G. Goncharova  G. B. Bubyakin 《Scientific and Technical Information Processing》2016,43(2):88-94

The concept of “open access” to scientific and teaching information has become one of the specific forms of the worldwide trend towards the formation of global interactive knowledge. This paper presents the basic information on open access (OA) to scientific and teaching information, its current status, financing options, problems and prospects of development, and the participation of Russia in this process.  相似文献   

On the development of the scientific work monitoring system at higher educational institutions     

V. I. Dorofeeva  A. G. Motin  D. N. Nikol’skii  Yu. S. Fedyaev 《Scientific and Technical Information Processing》2016,43(3):166-173

The main aspects of the creation of a monitoring system for the research activities of the members of a higher-education institution are considered. The scientific activities of the lecturers and members of Turgenev Orel State University is used as the basis. It is expected that this system will be an efficient tool for optimal managerial decisions at all levels.  相似文献   

科技期刊借助微信平台拓展服务模式的探索——以《药学进展》办刊实践为例   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

杨臻峥  李娜  郑民  王明华  郑晓南 《编辑学报》2016,28(6):584-586

新媒体时代,纸媒期刊所能提供的基本服务已无法满足各类用户对信息的深层次需求和差异化要求.科技期刊如要在这一时代立足,应走与新媒体融合发展的道路,将传统期刊和新媒体各自优势相结合,为读者和作者提供精准服务,并通过互动实现多方共赢.文章介绍《药学进展》编辑部在微信群和微信订阅号运营中的实践经验,旨在为科技期刊利用微信平台服务读者和作者提供思路.  相似文献   

On posthuman subjectivity     

Annette-Carina van der Zaag 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2016,9(3):330-336

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