In order to understand IT teaching conditions and living environment in the less developed areas of rural primary and secondary school, the paper uses questionnaire survey equipment to investigate education of some ru...In order to understand IT teaching conditions and living environment in the less developed areas of rural primary and secondary school, the paper uses questionnaire survey equipment to investigate education of some rural underdeveloped areas of information technology in primary and secondary school in Jiangxi. And it has analyzed 2011-2013 investment and construction of the status quo in education funding for information technology equipment. The results show: Less Developed Areas in primary and secondary school education information and technology education equipment cannot meet the needs of the development of education with lack of funding support, poor school environment and information technology teaching conditions. And this phenomenon has been analyzed, and effective measures are to improve primary and secondary school education in underdeveloped areas of information technology conditions and educational level.展开更多
Taking the case of Enshi City,we survey the supply of public services in rural areas from education,health,culture and social security; reveal the relationship between the use of idle school buildings in rural areas a...Taking the case of Enshi City,we survey the supply of public services in rural areas from education,health,culture and social security; reveal the relationship between the use of idle school buildings in rural areas and the improvement of public services in rural areas. On the basis of expounding the status quo of idle school buildings and public services in rural areas of Enshi City,the following recommendations are put forward: using the idle school buildings to develop rural public education; using the idle school buildings to develop rural public health and medical services; using the idle school buildings to develop public cultural undertakings in rural areas; using the idle school buildings to develop social security undertakings in rural areas.展开更多
Nowadays,English education in rural areas draws more attention in the society.However,the current situation of English teaching is worrying.Visit and investigated Limeizhuang primary school in Taigu County,Shanxi prov...Nowadays,English education in rural areas draws more attention in the society.However,the current situation of English teaching is worrying.Visit and investigated Limeizhuang primary school in Taigu County,Shanxi province and found some problems,so as to promote English teaching in rural primary schools.展开更多
Objective:To provide baseline information of parasitic infections in 3 suburban government schools,Lakhok subdistrict of Muang Pathum Thani,Thailand.Methods:This study was conducted between May-June 2010 using simple ...Objective:To provide baseline information of parasitic infections in 3 suburban government schools,Lakhok subdistrict of Muang Pathum Thani,Thailand.Methods:This study was conducted between May-June 2010 using simple direct smear and modified formalin ether and from a population of 1253 in 3 suburban government schools.Results:Total samples of 202registered and participated.The average of prevalence of infection from 3 schools was 13.9%,there were 13.7%,14.3%and 13.9%in N,S and R school,respectively with no significant difference between schools(P>0.05).The infection rates did not show significant difference between gender(P>0.05).The highest rate of infection was 20.4%in Pathom 2(8 years)students and the lowest was4%in Pathom 1(7 years)with statistically difference between age groups(P<0.05).The highest prevalence of pathogenic protozoa was Giardia lamblin(G.lamblia)which was found in 50%of infected cases,followed by 25%of Entamoeba Inictolytica(E.histolytica)and Blastocystis hominis(B.hominis).The highest prevalence of non-pathogenic protozoa was Endnhmat nano(E.nana)which was found in 88.9%,followed by 11.1%of Entamoeba coli(E.coli).Mixed infections between Blastocwstis hominis(B.hominis)and Endolimax nana(E.nana)were reported at 7.1%.The only helminthic infection found in this study area was hookworm,found in 1 student(3.8%).The formalin ether concentration technique showed a higher efficacy of detection(78%-100%)than the simple direct smear method(0%-50%).Conclusions:Surveillance of protozoan infections may need to be focused on suburban areas.展开更多
Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, ...Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, collaboration, and the coconstruction of knowledge. In spite of the popularity of mobile dictionaries among students, research on the effect of this app on students’language learning, especially focusing on the students from vocational school in rural area, is still scarce. So the purpose ofthe current study is probing into the effect of using mobile dictionaries on lower-intermediate students’ language learning, focusingon the students from vocational school in rural areas, in contrast to using printed dictionaries. This proposal is arranged as follows:section one presents the research background; section two reviews literatures; section three provides research problems and research design; section four presents data analysis and anticipated results. This proposal ends with conclusions. In term of researchaims, a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative will be applied with the main aim of probing the effect of using mobile dictionaries on students’ English learning and the opinions of students’on using the mobile dictionaries in English learning. Researchmethods in the form of quasi-experimental pre-and post-tests, questionnaires, interview will be undertaken to collect data.展开更多
The use of learners’L1(first language)in the EFL classroom has been widely discussed in the literature.However,the use of local dialects has received less attention.Thus,this study investigates the use of Enshi diale...The use of learners’L1(first language)in the EFL classroom has been widely discussed in the literature.However,the use of local dialects has received less attention.Thus,this study investigates the use of Enshi dialect in EFL classroom in junior high schools in order to explore how teachers deploy the learners’own dialect in EFL classroom and its effect.The Enshi dialect which is a variant of Mandarin is frequently used in daily life in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 15 teachers who adopt Enshi dialect in EFL classroom teaching in junior high schools in 8 minority villages in Enshi.The results indicate that occasional dialect use does exist in EFL classroom teaching for junior high school students in ethnic minority areas.In addition,four main benefits are revealed when learners use dialects in EFL classes.Teaching English by using dialect helps students to improve the mastery of English grammar,distinguish pronunciation,understand the meaning of English words,phrases and sentences,and enliven the classroom atmosphere.The research also shows that the effective use of learners’dialects in the EFL classroom plays positive roles in English learning.展开更多
Objective To describe the nationwide prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity, and their group variations and trends over the past 20 years in the Chinese urban population. Methods Data sets of boys and girls at the...Objective To describe the nationwide prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity, and their group variations and trends over the past 20 years in the Chinese urban population. Methods Data sets of boys and girls at the age of 7-18 years collected from the series of Chinese national surveillance on students' constitution and health (CNSSCH) between 1985 and 2000 were divided into five socioeconomic and demographic groups, while BMI classification reference proposed by Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC) was used as screening reference to calculate the prevalence and trends of overweight/obesity in these groups. Results In 2000, the prevalence of obesity and overweight in boys aged 7-18 years was 11.3% and 6.5% in Beijing, 13.2% and 4.9% in Shanghai, 9.9% and 4.5% in coastal big cities, and 5.8% and 2.0% in coastal medium/small-sized cities, respectively, while the prevalence of of obesity and overweight in girls of the same age group was 8.2% and 3.7% in Beijing, 7.3% and 2.6% in Shanghai, 5.9% and 2.8% in coastal big cities, and 4.8% and 1.7% in coastal medium/small-sized cities, respectively. The prevalence of obesity was low in most of the inland cities at an early stage of epidemic overweight. The epidemic manifested a gradient distribution in groups, which was closely related to status (SES) of the study population. However, a dramatic and steady increasing trend was witnessed among all sex-age subgroups in the five urban groups, and such a trend was stronger in boys than in girls, and much stronger in children than in adolescents. Conclusion Although China is at an early stage of epidemic obesity by and large, the prevalence of obesity in her urban population, particularly in coastal big cities has reached the average level of developed countries. The increasing trend has been rapid since early 1990s, and the increments in obesity and overweight are exceptionally high. The prospect of epidemic obesity in China is in no way optimistic. Therefore, preventive program should be focused on the improvement of the balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure, and interventions aimed at changing children's life styles.展开更多
At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in...At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.展开更多
After meta-cognitive being proposed masses of researches came to the identical result that one's meta-cognition ability has a direct relation to his/her language acquisition ability. Meta-cognition strategy traini...After meta-cognitive being proposed masses of researches came to the identical result that one's meta-cognition ability has a direct relation to his/her language acquisition ability. Meta-cognition strategy training is helpful for the language learner to acknowledge how to study, how to monitor, evaluating and adjusting one's study process. This research tried to study the present situation of meta-cognitive strategy usage status of students from minority areas base on the data collected by the questionnaire.展开更多
文摘In order to understand IT teaching conditions and living environment in the less developed areas of rural primary and secondary school, the paper uses questionnaire survey equipment to investigate education of some rural underdeveloped areas of information technology in primary and secondary school in Jiangxi. And it has analyzed 2011-2013 investment and construction of the status quo in education funding for information technology equipment. The results show: Less Developed Areas in primary and secondary school education information and technology education equipment cannot meet the needs of the development of education with lack of funding support, poor school environment and information technology teaching conditions. And this phenomenon has been analyzed, and effective measures are to improve primary and secondary school education in underdeveloped areas of information technology conditions and educational level.
文摘Taking the case of Enshi City,we survey the supply of public services in rural areas from education,health,culture and social security; reveal the relationship between the use of idle school buildings in rural areas and the improvement of public services in rural areas. On the basis of expounding the status quo of idle school buildings and public services in rural areas of Enshi City,the following recommendations are put forward: using the idle school buildings to develop rural public education; using the idle school buildings to develop rural public health and medical services; using the idle school buildings to develop public cultural undertakings in rural areas; using the idle school buildings to develop social security undertakings in rural areas.
文摘Nowadays,English education in rural areas draws more attention in the society.However,the current situation of English teaching is worrying.Visit and investigated Limeizhuang primary school in Taigu County,Shanxi province and found some problems,so as to promote English teaching in rural primary schools.
文摘Objective:To provide baseline information of parasitic infections in 3 suburban government schools,Lakhok subdistrict of Muang Pathum Thani,Thailand.Methods:This study was conducted between May-June 2010 using simple direct smear and modified formalin ether and from a population of 1253 in 3 suburban government schools.Results:Total samples of 202registered and participated.The average of prevalence of infection from 3 schools was 13.9%,there were 13.7%,14.3%and 13.9%in N,S and R school,respectively with no significant difference between schools(P>0.05).The infection rates did not show significant difference between gender(P>0.05).The highest rate of infection was 20.4%in Pathom 2(8 years)students and the lowest was4%in Pathom 1(7 years)with statistically difference between age groups(P<0.05).The highest prevalence of pathogenic protozoa was Giardia lamblin(G.lamblia)which was found in 50%of infected cases,followed by 25%of Entamoeba Inictolytica(E.histolytica)and Blastocystis hominis(B.hominis).The highest prevalence of non-pathogenic protozoa was Endnhmat nano(E.nana)which was found in 88.9%,followed by 11.1%of Entamoeba coli(E.coli).Mixed infections between Blastocwstis hominis(B.hominis)and Endolimax nana(E.nana)were reported at 7.1%.The only helminthic infection found in this study area was hookworm,found in 1 student(3.8%).The formalin ether concentration technique showed a higher efficacy of detection(78%-100%)than the simple direct smear method(0%-50%).Conclusions:Surveillance of protozoan infections may need to be focused on suburban areas.
文摘Mobile devices are effective tools for language learning and have positive effect on the development of language skills,heighten learners’ language learning attitudes and motivation, and support learner interaction, collaboration, and the coconstruction of knowledge. In spite of the popularity of mobile dictionaries among students, research on the effect of this app on students’language learning, especially focusing on the students from vocational school in rural area, is still scarce. So the purpose ofthe current study is probing into the effect of using mobile dictionaries on lower-intermediate students’ language learning, focusingon the students from vocational school in rural areas, in contrast to using printed dictionaries. This proposal is arranged as follows:section one presents the research background; section two reviews literatures; section three provides research problems and research design; section four presents data analysis and anticipated results. This proposal ends with conclusions. In term of researchaims, a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative will be applied with the main aim of probing the effect of using mobile dictionaries on students’ English learning and the opinions of students’on using the mobile dictionaries in English learning. Researchmethods in the form of quasi-experimental pre-and post-tests, questionnaires, interview will be undertaken to collect data.
文摘The use of learners’L1(first language)in the EFL classroom has been widely discussed in the literature.However,the use of local dialects has received less attention.Thus,this study investigates the use of Enshi dialect in EFL classroom in junior high schools in order to explore how teachers deploy the learners’own dialect in EFL classroom and its effect.The Enshi dialect which is a variant of Mandarin is frequently used in daily life in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 15 teachers who adopt Enshi dialect in EFL classroom teaching in junior high schools in 8 minority villages in Enshi.The results indicate that occasional dialect use does exist in EFL classroom teaching for junior high school students in ethnic minority areas.In addition,four main benefits are revealed when learners use dialects in EFL classes.Teaching English by using dialect helps students to improve the mastery of English grammar,distinguish pronunciation,understand the meaning of English words,phrases and sentences,and enliven the classroom atmosphere.The research also shows that the effective use of learners’dialects in the EFL classroom plays positive roles in English learning.
基金Funded by International Life Sciences Institute, Focal Point in China.
文摘Objective To describe the nationwide prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity, and their group variations and trends over the past 20 years in the Chinese urban population. Methods Data sets of boys and girls at the age of 7-18 years collected from the series of Chinese national surveillance on students' constitution and health (CNSSCH) between 1985 and 2000 were divided into five socioeconomic and demographic groups, while BMI classification reference proposed by Working Group on Obesity in China (WGOC) was used as screening reference to calculate the prevalence and trends of overweight/obesity in these groups. Results In 2000, the prevalence of obesity and overweight in boys aged 7-18 years was 11.3% and 6.5% in Beijing, 13.2% and 4.9% in Shanghai, 9.9% and 4.5% in coastal big cities, and 5.8% and 2.0% in coastal medium/small-sized cities, respectively, while the prevalence of of obesity and overweight in girls of the same age group was 8.2% and 3.7% in Beijing, 7.3% and 2.6% in Shanghai, 5.9% and 2.8% in coastal big cities, and 4.8% and 1.7% in coastal medium/small-sized cities, respectively. The prevalence of obesity was low in most of the inland cities at an early stage of epidemic overweight. The epidemic manifested a gradient distribution in groups, which was closely related to status (SES) of the study population. However, a dramatic and steady increasing trend was witnessed among all sex-age subgroups in the five urban groups, and such a trend was stronger in boys than in girls, and much stronger in children than in adolescents. Conclusion Although China is at an early stage of epidemic obesity by and large, the prevalence of obesity in her urban population, particularly in coastal big cities has reached the average level of developed countries. The increasing trend has been rapid since early 1990s, and the increments in obesity and overweight are exceptionally high. The prospect of epidemic obesity in China is in no way optimistic. Therefore, preventive program should be focused on the improvement of the balance between caloric intake and energy expenditure, and interventions aimed at changing children's life styles.
文摘At present,there are still many problems in language teaching in rural primary schools,which will affect the quality of teaching if we don't pay much attention to them.This article focuses on the existing flaws in current language teaching and provides some solutions.
文摘After meta-cognitive being proposed masses of researches came to the identical result that one's meta-cognition ability has a direct relation to his/her language acquisition ability. Meta-cognition strategy training is helpful for the language learner to acknowledge how to study, how to monitor, evaluating and adjusting one's study process. This research tried to study the present situation of meta-cognitive strategy usage status of students from minority areas base on the data collected by the questionnaire.
基金funded by NEEA&BC English Assessment Research Grants (ID:EARG2020007)Shaanxi Province Social Fund (ID:2022K005) awarded to the first author Yaru Meng。