Independent reading in rural China’s elementary schools: A mixed-methods analysis     

《International Journal of Educational Development》2020

Independent reading—unassigned reading for personal pleasure—has been shown to be an important driver of reading skills and academic success. Children that commonly read for pleasure exhibit higher academic performance. However, little research has been done on independent reading in rural China, where the education system is charged with schooling tens of millions of students. Many rural students fall behind their urban counterparts in school, with potentially troubling implications for China’s ongoing development. This article explores the prevalence of independent reading and its associations with reading ability and academic performance among rural students. Using a mixed methods approach, we analyze quantitative data from a survey of 13,232 students from 134 rural schools and interviews with students, teachers, principals, and caregivers. We find that independent reading is positively and significantly correlated with reading ability as well as standardized math and Chinese tests scores. Despite such correlations, only 17 percent of students report reading for pleasure for an hour a day. Interview findings suggest that inaccessible bookstores, curriculum constraints, unsupportive home environments, low availability of appealing and level-appropriate books, and insufficient school investment in reading resources may explain the low prevalence of independent reading.  相似文献   

Business Intelligence Capabilities and Firm Performance: A Study in China     

《International Journal of Information Management》2021

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology expands the boundary of business practice, inducing the emergence and application of business intelligence (BI) that has promoted the transformation of information techniques to optimize business decision and operation. However, there is a lack of theoretical consensus and measurement of the technology embedded in BI at present. This study exploratively develops the Sense-Transform-Drive (STD) conceptual model of BI based on dynamic capabilities theory and organizational evolutionary theory to explain the core BI capabilities. By using factoring analysis and structural equation modeling analysis, we extract the latent constructs and empirically verify the validity of the STD model and further examine the correlation and mode of interaction of the three core BI capabilities and the impact of BI application on firm performance in the real economy with a sample contextual to Chinese business practices. The study results show that there are direct and high-intensity cumulative positive effects among the structural components of the STD conceptual model and BI-related dynamic capabilities can enhance operating efficiency and firm performance.  相似文献   

Increased foot-stretcher height improves rowing performance: evidence from biomechanical perspectives on water     

Yang Liu  Binghong Gao  Jiru Li  Zuchang Ma  Yining Sun 《Sports biomechanics / International Society of Biomechanics in Sports》2020,19(2):168-179

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether changes on foot-stretcher height were associated with characteristics of better rowing performance. Ten male rowers performed a 200 m rowing trial at their racing rate at each of three foot-stretcher heights. A single scull was equipped with an accelerometer to collect boat acceleration, an impeller with embedded magnets to collect boat speed, specially designed gate sensors to collect gate force and angle, and a compact string potentiometer to collect leg drive length. All sensor signals were sampled at 50 Hz. A one-way repeated measures ANOVA showed that raising foot-stretcher position had a significant reduction on total gate angle and leg drive length. However, a raised foot-stretcher position had a deeper negative peak of boat acceleration at the catch, a lower boat fluctuation, a faster leg drive speed, a larger gate force for the port and starboard side separately. This could be attributed to the optimisation of the magnitude and direction of the foot force with a raised foot-stretcher position. Although there was a significant negative influence of a raised foot-stretcher position on two kinematic variables, biomechanical evidence suggested that a raised foot-stretcher position could contribute to the improvement of rowing performance.  相似文献   

股权结构、研发投入与企业经营绩效关系研究     

谭庆  吴铖铖  吴自爱 《保定学院学报》2020,(2):46-51

以我国316家信息技术业上市公司2014—2018年面板数据作为研究对象,通过运用多元线性回归和调节效应检验研究研发投入与经营绩效的关系及股权结构在二者关系间的调节作用。研究结果表明:第一,研发投入与企业经营绩效正相关,且研发人员投入对企业经营绩效的影响高于研发资金投入;第二,股权集中度、股权制衡度均与企业经营绩效正相关。因此,信息技术企业在提高研发创新能力时不仅需要足够的资金保障,更需要充足的智力支持,且适度提高股权集中度、股权制衡度可在一定程度上提高企业经营绩效。  相似文献   

通过钢琴打击乐化的处理拓展钢琴音色——以巴托克《第一钢琴协奏曲》第一乐章钢琴声部为例     

徐婷婷 《美育学刊》2020,11(2):62-66

贝拉·巴托克是将钢琴打击乐化处理发展到顶峰的代表性作曲家,他的《第一钢琴协奏曲》的曲式结构、主题(动机)、调式调性、和声、节奏等要素,是其音乐构成的技术特点,也是他对钢琴打击乐化处理的方法,以及这种处理方法在乐曲中扮演的角色。总结演奏者如何运用更为合理的演奏方法从而更加准确地诠释作品要点,具有启发意义。  相似文献   

Correlates of staff motivation,satisfaction, and job performance of library staff in selected Nigerian University libraries     

Adeyinka Tella  Olamide Abigail Ibinaiye 《International Information and Library Review》2020,52(1):32-49

Abstract

This study examined staff motivation, satisfaction, and job performance among the librarians and library staff in six selected university libraries in Nigeria. The target population for the study includes the professionals and nonprofessional library staff. A total enumeration sampling technique was used to select 180 respondents, which represent the sample for the study. Data was collected using a self-designed questionnaire titled “Staff Motivation, Satisfaction and Job Performance Questionnaire” (SMSJPQ). Six research questions were developed and answered by the study. The results indicate that librarian and library staff are highly motivated with regular pay while the least motivational factor is frequent interaction with their friends. Library staff are primarily satisfied with their jobs when they are in constant link with their friends. Professional library staff significantly experience better work motivation than their nonprofessional counterparts. Significant correlation exists between staff motivation and job performance and between job satisfaction and job performance. In addition, the two factors (motivation and satisfaction) exert significant contribution to the determinant of librarians and library staff job performance. Based on the findings, the study recommended improvement in the level of motivation of nonprofessionals so that the significant difference with the professional counterpart would not be so much pronounced.  相似文献   

面向幼儿发展的表现性评价实践研究     

张蕊 《科教文汇》2020,(13):151-152

本研究采用表现性评价,对x幼儿园大班一个班级39名幼儿进行为期一年的发展性评价,在真实情境中对幼儿的发展状况作出连续性评价,获悉幼儿不同阶段的发展状况,同时对评价过程进行总结和反思。  相似文献   

基于RBV的企业信息化绩效评估层次模型     

张嵩  吴绪永 《科学学与科学技术管理》2007,28(6):129-133

以基于资源的企业理论(RBV)为基础,将企业IT资源分为IT基础设施资源、IT人力资源和互补性组织资源三类。指出IT资源对企业绩效影响的过程性,提出基于RBV的信息化绩效评估层次模型,并以实际企业为例,分析每一层次的评估范围和评估指标,帮助企业对信息技术商业价值进行有效的评估。  相似文献   

制造业管理者元胜任力与行业胜任力和绩效之间关系的实证研究   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

冯明  纪晓丽  尹明鑫 《中国软科学》2007,84(10):126-135

本文利用元胜任力与绩效问卷和制造业管理胜任力问卷进行了大量的调查,研究表明:元胜任力包括思维能力、学习运用能力和自我发展能力三个因子;思维能力能够有效的促进周边绩效和适应性绩效,学习运用能力能够较好的促进整个绩效;思维能力、市场营销策划能力和产品系统管理能力是制造业管理者绩效的有效预测指标。  相似文献   

企业内部要素协同与创新绩效的关系研究          下载免费PDF全文

张方华  陶静媛 《科研管理》2016,37(2):20-28

通过内部要素协同改善创新绩效已成为企业提高创新能力的重要途径。本文在构建概念模型的基础上,结合问卷调查与结构方程模型,对企业内部要素全面协同、动态能力与创新绩效的关系及影响机理进行深入分析。实证研究结果表明:企业内部技术与非技术要素的协同能显著促进内部要素全面协同;企业内部要素全面协同通过动态能力这一中介变量的影响促进了企业创新能力的提高。最后,就企业如何推进内部要素全面协同,并通过影响动态能力来提升创新绩效提供对策建议。  相似文献