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Comparison of Teacher Motivation for Mathematics and Special Educators in Middle Schools That Have and Have Not Achieved AYP 中学数学和特殊教育教师动机的比较
Pub Date : 2014-03-04 DOI: 10.1155/2014/790179
Margaret E. King‐Sears, P. Baker
Mathematics and special educators who taught in middle schools that had or had not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) were surveyed to compare their motivation across three domains on a Teacher Motivation Survey: Work Environment, Professional Identity, and Career Satisfaction. Educators from schools who had met AYP reported a significantly better Work Environment, also referred to as collective efficacy, than that of educators from schools that had not met AYP. There were no statistically significant differences for special or mathematics educators, whether from a school that had or had not met AYP. Other results from the Teacher Motivation Survey are presented, including qualitative analyses from open-ended queries in the survey. Implications for expanding this research as well as more immediate applications and actions for school administrators are noted.
在有或没有取得足够年度进步(AYP)的中学任教的数学和特殊教育工作者被调查,在教师动机调查中比较他们在三个领域的动机:工作环境、职业认同和职业满意度。与未达到“青年发展计划”的学校的教育工作者相比,达到“青年发展计划”的学校的教育工作者报告了明显更好的工作环境,也被称为集体效能。对于特殊教育工作者和数学教育工作者来说,无论他们来自有或没有实施AYP的学校,都没有统计学上的显著差异。本文还介绍了教师动机调查的其他结果,包括调查中开放式问题的定性分析。并指出了扩大这项研究的意义,以及对学校管理人员的更直接的应用和行动。
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引用次数: 7
Considering District and School Factors and Their Relationship to ACT Performance in North Carolina: An Examination of the ACT Pilot Results 考虑地区和学校因素及其与北卡罗莱纳州ACT表现的关系:对ACT试点结果的检验
Pub Date : 2014-03-04 DOI: 10.1155/2014/757325
Theodore Kaniuka
Since 2001 several states have adopted the requirement that high school students either take the SAT or ACT to assess high school programs or assist students in accessing post-secondary-educational opportunities. In 2012 the state of North Carolina adopted a new accountability program that included the ACT as a measure of college readiness. Previous research on the relationship between school districts and school level performance found that district size had a role in school achievement. This study looked at how district factors influenced the ACT performance of students across North Carolina in an effort to better understand if there were district factors other than size that may be influencing student performance and how high school reforms, given the influence of district factors is meeting the goal of increasing student college readiness. The results of this study are as follows. (1) District factors are related to school level performance, where student race and parental education levels were found to be significant predictors of achievement, (2) the traditional school level factors of race and student socioeconomic status did significantly predict ACT scores, and (3) as a high school reform model, students attending early college high schools did score higher on the ACT as compared to traditional high schools.
自2001年以来,一些州已经采用了要求高中学生要么参加SAT或ACT来评估高中课程,要么帮助学生获得中学后教育的机会。2012年,北卡罗来纳州通过了一项新的问责计划,将ACT考试作为大学入学准备的衡量标准。先前对学区与学校水平绩效之间关系的研究发现,学区规模对学校成绩有影响。本研究着眼于地区因素如何影响北卡罗莱纳州学生的ACT成绩,以更好地了解除规模之外是否存在可能影响学生成绩的地区因素,以及考虑到地区因素的影响,高中改革如何达到提高学生大学准备程度的目标。本研究的结果如下:(1)地区因素与学校水平表现相关,其中学生种族和父母教育水平被发现是成绩的显著预测因子;(2)传统学校水平因素种族和学生社会经济地位对ACT成绩有显著预测;(3)作为高中改革模型,大学早期高中学生的ACT成绩确实高于传统高中。
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引用次数: 3
Inquiry-Based Education for Students with Visual Impairment 视障学生探究式教育
Pub Date : 2014-03-04 DOI: 10.1155/2014/361685
Deborah L. Rooks-Ellis
The purpose of the study presented here was to identify and synthesize studies of evidence-based practices for working with students with visual impairment in the science classroom. Expanding a comprehensive literature search conducted in 1992, 10 empirical reports were found and reviewed. A synthesis of the results showed strong support for inquiry-oriented approaches to science instruction for children with disabilities. Evidence also was found that knowledge of science pedagogy for children with disabilities is continuing to increase; however, the literature to support evidence-based methodology for students with visual impairment in the science classroom is sparse. This critical review is a call for research that provides support for inquiry approaches in science education for the learner with a visual impairment.
本研究的目的是识别和综合基于证据的实践研究,以在科学课堂上与有视觉障碍的学生一起工作。扩大1992年进行的全面文献检索,发现并审查了10份实证报告。综合结果表明,大力支持以探究为导向的方法对残疾儿童进行科学教学。还有证据表明,残疾儿童的科学教学法知识在不断增加;然而,在科学课堂上支持视障学生循证教学方法的文献很少。这篇批判性的综述呼吁研究为视觉障碍学习者的科学教育探究方法提供支持。
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引用次数: 7
Caring for Students: What Teachers Have to Say 关心学生:老师怎么说
Pub Date : 2014-03-03 DOI: 10.1155/2014/425856
R. Garza, Elba Armandina Alejandro, Tucker Blythe, Kathleen E. Fite
In this exploratory qualitative study we examined teachers’ perceptions of teacher behaviors that convey caring in upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Data collection included teacher interview, classroom observations, and teacher self-reflection. Major findings include specific caring behaviors perceived by teachers that are identified and described in four themes: (a) fostering a sense of belonging, (b) getting to know students personally, (c) supporting academic success, and (d) attending to physiological needs. Our findings contribute to a body of research on caring by including teachers’ voices and illuminating an authentic approach in caring for students. Our description of caring behaviors and patterns of interactions demonstrate caring in ways that may not be congruent with the norm. Thus, our findings may provide new insight for educators to examine their personal ideology.
本研究旨在探讨中小学教师对课堂关怀行为的认知。资料收集包括教师访谈、课堂观察和教师自我反思。主要发现包括教师感知到的具体关怀行为,这些行为被识别并描述为四个主题:(a)培养归属感,(b)亲自了解学生,(c)支持学业成功,以及(d)照顾生理需求。我们的研究结果通过纳入教师的声音并阐明关怀学生的真实方法,为关怀的研究做出了贡献。我们对关爱行为和互动模式的描述表明,关爱的方式可能与规范不一致。因此,我们的发现可能为教育工作者检查他们的个人意识形态提供新的见解。
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引用次数: 33
Tool Use in Computer-Based Learning Environments: Adopting and Extending the Technology Acceptance Model 基于计算机的学习环境中的工具使用:技术接受模型的采用与扩展
Pub Date : 2014-02-11 DOI: 10.1155/2014/736931
N. J. Collazo, Xiaoli Wu, J. Elen, G. Clarebout
This study adopts the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and extends it to study the effects of different variables on tool use. The influence of perceptions on tool use was studied in two different conditions: with and without explanation of the tool functionality. As an external variable, self-efficacy was entered in the TAM and the main research question thus focused on the mediating effects of perceptions (perceived tool functionality and perceived tool usability) between self-efficacy on the one hand and quantity and quality of tool use on the other. Positive effects of perceived usability on perceived functionality were hypothesized as well as positive effects of quantity and quality of tool use on performance. Positive effects were expected in the condition with explanation of the tool functionality. Ninety-three university students were provided with concept maps as the learning tools within a hypertext. Using path analysis, we found—similar to the TAM—a significant positive relationship between perceived usability and perceived functionality. Whereas perceived usability had a positive influence on the quantity of tool use, which positively influenced performance, perceived functionality had a negative influence on quantity of tool use. Self-efficacy showed a relationship with perceived usability only with the explained functionality condition.
本研究采用技术接受模型(TAM),并将其扩展到研究不同变量对工具使用的影响。在两种不同的条件下研究了感知对工具使用的影响:有和没有工具功能的解释。自我效能感作为一个外部变量被纳入TAM,因此主要研究问题集中在自我效能感(感知工具功能性和感知工具可用性)与工具使用数量和质量之间的中介作用。假设感知可用性对感知功能的积极影响,以及工具使用的数量和质量对性能的积极影响。在对工具功能进行解释的情况下,预期会产生积极的效果。为93名大学生提供概念图作为超文本学习工具。通过路径分析,我们发现——与tam类似——感知可用性和感知功能之间存在显著的正相关关系。感知到的可用性对工具使用的数量有积极影响,而工具使用的数量对性能有积极影响,而感知到的功能对工具使用的数量有消极影响。自我效能感与感知可用性的关系仅与已解释的功能条件有关。
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引用次数: 12
Strategic Use of English to Study Science: A Perspective from Communities of Practice 策略性地使用英语学习科学:来自实践社区的视角
Pub Date : 2014-02-04 DOI: 10.1155/2014/728153
Aneta Hayes, Nazia Al-Amri
This research is underpinned by the sociocultural perspective of communities of practice which situates learning and students’ use of strategic actions to achieve the desired goals in the practices of their communities. Strategic use of the English language is the focus of this study and the aim of this research was to establish whether differences in the strategic use of writing skills in English exist between students of various educational backgrounds. A self-reporting questionnaire on the writing strategy use was distributed among 94 students enrolled in the Foundation Year in one university. The questionnaire items were classified into subgroups, including cognitive, metacognitive, social, affective, compensation, memory, and negative strategies. The results showed that no differences exist among students in all groups in terms of the overall strategy use and in each questionnaire subgroup. Data was analysed using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance. All results were statistically insignificant. The findings from this study have implications for the theory of communities of practice, suggesting that sources of student choices regarding the use of English skills to study science might be related more to their individual agency rather than specific communities of practice.
这项研究以实践社区的社会文化视角为基础,该视角将学习和学生在其社区实践中使用战略行动来实现预期目标。英语语言的策略使用是本研究的重点,本研究的目的是确定不同教育背景的学生在英语写作技巧的策略使用方面是否存在差异。对一所大学预科班的94名学生进行了一份关于写作策略使用的自我报告问卷调查。问卷项目分为认知类、元认知类、社会类、情感类、补偿类、记忆类和消极策略类。结果显示,各组学生在整体策略使用及各问卷子组间均无差异。数据分析采用Mann-Whitney U检验和Kruskal-Wallis单因素方差分析。所有结果均无统计学意义。这项研究的发现对实践社区理论具有启示意义,表明学生选择使用英语技能学习科学的来源可能更多地与他们的个人代理有关,而不是特定的实践社区。
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引用次数: 1
The Culture-Transmission Motive in Minorities: An Online Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults with an Immigrant Background in Germany 少数民族的文化传播动机:对德国移民背景的青少年和青年的在线调查
Pub Date : 2013-12-26 DOI: 10.1155/2013/929058
Irina Mchitarjan, R. Reisenzein
Central assumptions of a theory of cultural transmission in minorities proposed by the authors were tested in an online survey of adolescents and young adults with Russian and Turkish immigrant background in Germany (). The results support most hypotheses. In particular, evidence was obtained for the existence of the culture-transmission motive postulated by the theory: the appreciation of the culture of origin and the desire to maintain it and pass it on to the next generation. In addition, evidence was obtained for the anchoring of the culture-transmission motive in more basic motives, its relative stability, and its motivating function for pedagogical activities and wishes regarding cultural transmission, including the wish for culture-specific education in public schools.
作者提出的少数民族文化传播理论的核心假设在一项针对德国具有俄罗斯和土耳其移民背景的青少年和年轻人的在线调查中得到了检验()。研究结果支持大多数假设。特别是,该理论假设的文化传播动机的存在得到了证据:对起源文化的欣赏和保持它并将其传递给下一代的愿望。此外,我们还获得了证据,证明文化传播动机锚定在更基本的动机中,它的相对稳定性,以及它对有关文化传播的教学活动和愿望的激励作用,包括对公立学校文化特定教育的愿望。
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引用次数: 10
Can We Share Multiple Choice Questions across Borders? Validation of the Dutch Knowledge Assessment in Family Medicine in Flanders 我们可以跨国界共享多项选择题吗?法兰德斯荷兰家庭医学知识评估的验证
Pub Date : 2013-11-01 DOI: 10.1155/2013/840627
Lynn Ryssaert, J. Wens, B. Schoenmakers
Background. One of the methods to test knowledge of Family Medicine trainees is a written exam composed of multiple choice questions. Creating high-quality multiple choice questions requires a lot of experience, knowledge, and time. This study explores the opportunity to run the Dutch knowledge assessment in Flanders as well, the use of this test for formative purposes. Methods. The study test was performed in a Flemish sample of postgraduate Family Medicine (FM) trainees and FM trainers. The Dutch test, adjusted to the Flemish context, was analyzed according to the classical test theory: difficulty factor and discriminating power of the items and reliability of the test. Results. 82 of the 154 items well divided the group into two equal parts of correct and incorrect responders. The distribution of the discrimination index, of the items with an acceptable difficulty factor, was [−0.012–0.530]. The item-test-correlation shows that 52 items do not fit, and 87 items need revision in varying degrees. The test reliability was 0.917. Conclusion. The test was highly reliable, but many MC questions appeared to be too easy and poorly discriminative. Therefore, we question the test validity and recommend reconsideration of the items based on difficulty before it is applied and used as a mandatory formative test.
背景。测试家庭医学学员知识的方法之一是由多项选择题组成的笔试。制作高质量的选择题需要大量的经验、知识和时间。本研究探讨了在法兰德斯进行荷兰语知识评估的机会,并将此测试用于形成目的。方法。本研究以佛兰德地区家庭医学研究生(FM)培训生和FM培训师为样本进行。根据经典的测验理论:题目的难度因素、辨别力和测验的信度,对荷兰语测验进行了调整,以适应佛兰德语语境。结果:在154个问题中,有82个问题被很好地划分为正确回答和错误回答的两部分。具有可接受难度因子的题项的辨别指数分布为[- 0.012-0.530]。项目-测试-相关分析显示,52个项目不适合,87个项目需要不同程度的修改。检验信度为0.917。结论。该测试具有很高的可靠性,但许多MC问题似乎过于简单,缺乏辨别力。因此,我们质疑测试的有效性,并建议在将其应用并用作强制性形成性测试之前,根据难度重新考虑项目。
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Effective Environmental Education through Half-Day Teaching Programmes Outside School 透过校外半日教学计划进行有效的环境教育
Pub Date : 2013-06-06 DOI: 10.1155/2013/503214
Jürgen Drissner, H. Haase, A. Rinderknecht, Katrin Hille
The “Green Classroom” in the Botanical Garden of the University of Ulm is a learning forum outside school. Its educational concept is based on experiential learning and is geared towards expanding students’ biological knowledge and developing positive attitudes towards small animals such as invertebrates. In the first study, we assessed attitudes towards small animals of 43 students before and after they visited the “Green Classroom”, and we compared the answers they gave in their questionnaires with those of 46 students from a control group. Although the students spent only one morning in the “Green Classroom”, some of their attitudes improved after their visit. In the second study, 102 secondary-school students (56 who had previously visited the “Green Classroom”) were asked to write an essay about small animals. Students who had visited the “Green Classroom” before portrayed more positive emotions towards small animals and showed more biological understanding than their peers.
乌尔姆大学植物园的“绿色教室”是一个校外学习论坛。其教育理念以体验式学习为基础,旨在拓展学生的生物学知识,培养学生对无脊椎动物等小动物的积极态度。在第一项研究中,我们评估了43名学生在参观“绿色教室”前后对小动物的态度,并将他们的问卷答案与对照组的46名学生的问卷答案进行了比较。虽然学生们只在“绿色教室”呆了一个上午,但他们的一些态度在参观后有所改善。在第二项研究中,102名中学生(其中56名曾经参观过“绿色教室”)被要求写一篇关于小动物的文章。在此之前参观过“绿色教室”的学生对小动物表现出更积极的情绪,并表现出比同龄人更多的生物理解。
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Hierarchical Models of Self-Concept across Genders and Sciences/Humanities for College Students in Taiwan 台湾大学生自我概念的性别与科学/人文层次模型
Pub Date : 2013-06-02 DOI: 10.1155/2013/960371
Mei-Shiu Chiu
The aim of this study is to examine the hierarchical model of self-concept (SC) using two operations (Models A and B). In Model A, global self-concept (GSC) is the higher-order factor of field-specific self-concepts (FSCs). In Model B, GSC is the predictor of the correlated FSCs. The data of 28,824 college students are obtained from the national database for higher education in Taiwan. The two models are examined by the use of total-group hierarchical confirmatory factor analysis (HCFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM), respectively. Multigroup HCFA and SEM are used to test whether the two models demonstrate measurement equivalence and structural invariance across female and male college students and across college students coming from different fields of study. The results of the analysis reveal three major findings. (1) The data fit Models A-B well for all the students as a whole. (2) Females and males are found not to be equivalent in the structure of both models. (3) Females from female-dominated humanities fields (education and business) are different from those in male-dominated sciences fields (engineering and natural sciences), while males from the four fields are similar in both models.
本研究的目的是通过模型A和模型B两种操作来检验自我概念的层次模型。在模型A中,全局自我概念(GSC)是特定领域自我概念(fsc)的高阶因子。在模型B中,GSC是相关FSCs的预测因子。28,824名大学生的数据来自台湾高等教育国家数据库。这两个模型分别通过使用总组层次验证因子分析(HCFA)和结构方程模型(SEM)进行检验。采用多组HCFA和SEM检验两种模型在男女大学生和不同专业大学生之间是否表现出测量等值性和结构不变性。分析结果揭示了三个主要发现。(1)模型a - b的数据对所有学生的整体拟合都很好。(2)女性和男性在两个模型的结构上并不等同。(3)女性主导的人文领域(教育和商业)的女性与男性主导的科学领域(工程和自然科学)的女性存在差异,而这四个领域的男性在两个模型上都是相似的。
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