Teachers’ beliefs about improving transfer of algebraic skills from mathematics into physics in senior pre-university education     

Süleyman Turşucu  Jeroen Spandaw  Steven Flipse  Marc J. de Vries 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(5):587-604

ABSTRACT

Students in senior pre-university education encounter difficulties in the application of mathematics into physics. This paper presents the outcome of an explorative qualitative study of teachers’ beliefs about improving the transfer of algebraic skills from mathematics into physics. We interviewed 10 mathematics and 10 physics teachers using a semi-structured questionnaire that was based on an algebraic transfer problem. Almost all teachers acknowledged this transfer problem and considered it to be important. We found a continuum of teachers’ beliefs about aspects influencing transfer, including beliefs on improving this transfer. Together with identified improvement aspects about coherent mathematics education, these may help reduce physics teachers’ frustrations who spend extra time on re-teaching mathematics. Teachers think that transfer does not happen, because students see both subjects as separate disciplines. Contrary to most physics teachers, most mathematics teachers do not feel the need to collaborate with physics teachers. We found two extreme, opposite beliefs about the transfer of algebraic skills into physics. An intermediate group believes that only an integrated approach can solve the transfer problem. Some of the teachers’ beliefs could be organised into a beliefs system. Further research could investigate to which extent such beliefs systems exist and which beliefs these contain.  相似文献   

Students’ ideas about prismatic images: teaching experiments for an image-based approach     

Sascha Grusche 《International Journal of Science Education》2013,35(8):981-1007

ABSTRACT

Prismatic refraction is a classic topic in science education. To investigate how undergraduate students think about prismatic dispersion, and to see how they change their thinking when observing dispersed images, five teaching experiments were done and analysed according to the Model of Educational Reconstruction. For projection through a prism, the students used a ‘split image projection’ conceptualisation. For the view through a prism, this conceptualisation was not fruitful. Based on the observed images, six of seven students changed to a ‘diverted image projection’ conceptualisation. From a comparison between students’ and scientists’ ideas, teaching implications are derived for an image-based approach.  相似文献   

H大学本科学情调查及原因分析——以2011年度为例     

张海丽  田虎伟 《高等理科教育》2013,(3):79-90

"全国大学生学习性投入调查"(NSSE)是一个针对全国范围内4年制本科院校学生投入高层次学习程度的年度调查问卷。该问卷的内容主要包括学生的学习行为、学校投入有效教学的努力以及学生对学校促进学习和自身发展程度的看法等。通过对H大学2011年度学生学习性投入的调查结果表明,无论是从年级还是学科专业(农学类除外)角度,该校学生在生师互动指标上得分均低于全国常模;在其他指标上,不同程度地存在着年级差异和学科专业差异。为探明这些差异的成因,分别组织了对学生、教师与管理人员的访谈,并据此提出了相应的改进建议。  相似文献   

Classroom conditions to secure enjoyment and achievement: the pupils' voice. Listening to the voice of Every child matters     

Elizabeth A. Hopkins 《Education 3-13》2013,41(4):393-401

This paper argues that pupil voice and the active engagement of pupils in shaping their own educational experience are integral to the success of the ‘Enjoy and Achieve’ strand of the Every child matters: Change for children programme. Through accessing the voice of Key Stage 2 pupils, insight was gained into what pupils believe to be the ideal ‘classroom conditions’ which enable them to enjoy and achieve at school. Pupil voice was accessed using an innovative form of group interview incorporating an Ishikawa or fishbone tool. The data was collected from 180 pupils, from Years 3–6 (aged 7–11) in a UK Junior school. The findings identify eight ‘classroom conditions’ which pupils see as being critical for them to be able to enjoy and achieve at school. Two of these ‘classroom conditions’ do not appear to be supported by previous research.  相似文献   

试论体验式采访     

师晓宁 《太原大学学报》2009,10(1):83-84

体验式采访作为一种特殊的采访形式,由于它具有贴近实际、贴近生活,贴近群众的优点而被各种媒体广泛采用。但它也有一些局限性,不能滥用。运用体验式采访,必须合理选取采访人员能够驾驭的适当新闻事件,精心选题并把握好采访的度,从而发挥其在新闻采访中的积极作用。  相似文献   

论高职毕业生求职面试技巧与对策     

张萌 《潍坊教育学院学报》2009,22(3):33-34

大学毕业生求职是当今社会的热点问题之一。作为高职毕业生,面对当前的就业形势,应认识到求职面试的重要性。作为学校应对学生进行必要的求职面试训练与指导,使学生把握面试的策略与技巧,从而帮助他们成功就业。  相似文献   

大学生创业者胜任特征模型建构及其启示   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

王沛  杨景峰 《集美大学学报(教育科学版》2010,11(3):50-55

通过文献检索与分析、发放开放式问卷、访谈,收集调查问卷条目,编制初始调查问卷。预试后,通过对预试问卷及结果进行定量分析,对问卷进行进一步修订,编制成正式调查问卷。在研究过程中,通过统计检验,对研究结果的可靠和可信度进行了全面检验。研究结果表明：大学生创业者的胜任特征包括创业意识、创业精神、心理承受力、自我反省与学习、人脉搭建与维护、商业洞察力六个方面;本研究所编制的大学生自主创业胜任特征调查问卷信效度较高,具有良好的预测力和实用性。  相似文献   

小议在外企求职过程中的面试英语     

李文颖 《湖北广播电视大学学报》2008,28(10):97-98

涉外企业正在成为人们谋职就业的热门选择,面试英语在求职过程中对于应聘是否成功起着至关重要的作用。掌握面试技巧,了解面试时的注意事项,为面试考官可能问到的问题做好充分准备,会大大增加被聘用的机会。  相似文献   

新闻采访侵权问题的法律探讨     

赵小南  刘军义 《广播电视大学学报》2008,(2):40-43

侵害人格权、著作权和经济性权利是新闻采访中常见的侵权纠纷,主要通过双方或多方协商、上级部门协调和诉讼程序解决。媒体应坚持新闻的真实,同时需专门新闻立法,保护新闻自由和限制滥用新闻自由。  相似文献   

隐性采访中被采访对象的人格权保护     

王涛 《哈尔滨学院学报》2008,29(2):61-64

隐性采访是一种特殊的采访方式,其针对社会存在的问题和阴暗面进行揭露,抒发民声,深受广大群众的欢迎。目前,我国尚无一项法律对隐性采访进行明确界定。文章在肯定隐性采访合法性的基础上,力求平衡隐性采访权与被采访对象人格权的关系,并针对隐性采访中被采访对象人格权保护的具体问题展开论述,阐释作者对这个问题的看法。  相似文献