Investigation of English learning strategy employed by senior middle school students in Zhanjiang City： A comparison of students from urban and rural areas

After a review of learning strategy research in China and abroad, this paper made an investigation on the differences in use of learning strategies reported by urban and rural students from four middle schools in Zhanjiang city. The investigation revealed the following findings： urban students employ cognitive and social strategies more frequently than rural students; urban students reported a wider range of strategies compared with their rural peers; urban students of intermediate achievements employ more social strategies than their rural peers, while rural students use affective strategy significantly more often; urban and rural students reported different patterns of gender difference.

Study on the stress level and coping channels of Chinese urban and rural senior high school students learning on-campus after their return to school during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period

Objective:The study aims to understand the level of perceived stress and related influencing factors among the urban and rural senior high school students in China and their channels of coping with the stress,when they shifted from home-based online learning to on-campus learning after their return to school during the post-Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic period.Methods:From January to March 2021,the Chinese Perceived Stress Scale(SSCPs-14)and a self-designed questionnaire were used for the online survey among the senior high school students from six secondary schools(three from cities and three from counties)in three provinces of China(Shandong,Shanghai and Sichuan)who were selected by convenient sampling.Descriptive analysis,t-test,χ^(2)test and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the data.Results:A total of 1,462 respondents were enrolled in the study,of which 41.66%were urban students and 58.34%were rural ones.Their overall average score of CPSS-14 was 21.69±7.65.The respondents reported the following influencing factors of perceived stress,including"Change of their learning and sleep schedule(OR=1.426,95%CI:1.056~1.927,P=0.021),"Communication with their family members(OR=2.820,95%CI:1.971~4.034,P<0.001)and"The family’s financial status"(OR=1.675,95%CI:1.181~2.376,P=0.004).Their coping strategies when facing with the stress were ranked from high to low frequency as follows:"Talk to friends(34.63%)","Talk to parents(26.88%)","Seek help from teachers(14.53%)","Deal with it on my own(13.21%)","Seek help from a psychological counsellor(7.95%),"Others(1.42%)"and"Ignore the problem(1.39%)".Rural students with three and more than three coping channels(44%)were more than urban students(36%),with a statistically significant difference between the two(χ^(2)=10.878,P=0.012).A higher proportion of respondents(49.4%)with fewer coping channels reported high level of perceived stress,compared with those with multiple coping channels(33.4%).The difference between the two groups was statistically significant(χ^(2)=55.956,P<0.001).Conclusion:Senior high school students were faced with the stress brought about by the shift from the on-line learning to on-campus learning after their return to school during the post-COVID-19 pandemic period.The change of their learning and sleeping schedule,communication with family and their family’s financial status were the main influencing factors of senior high school students'stress after their return to school.Senior high school students with more coping channels had lower level of stress.Therefore,it is suggested that stress relief measures should be taken to promote the mental health of senior high school students in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period.

On Cultivating Students' Ability of Listening Comprehension in Senior High School in the Northwest of Guangxi

Nowadays, the role of listening course is changed and listening teaching begins to gain high priority in foreign language learning and teaching. However, the English level of students in China is still poor, especially in the northwest of Guangxi. One of the reasons is that teachers in senior high schools have a tendency to ignore listening, because they think that listening is time-consumed. They have to finish the teaching scheme punctually, though listening is the basic and important skill among the other three skills, listening teaching gains no large progress.

The Correlation between Explicit Grammatical Knowledge,Implicit Grammatical Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Ability of Senior High School Students

The role of grammar in language teaching has always been the question that researchers debate.In recent years,grammar knowledge has been distinguished in the foreign language acquisition research,namely the implicit knowledge and the explicit knowledge(Dai Manchun 2005;Gu Qiyi 2005).As to the reaserch of implicit and explicit grammar knowledge as well as their measurement,it is easy to find that many scholars have studied the role of two different kinds of grammar knowledge in second language development.But the research on the role of implicit and explicit grammar knowledge in second language reading comprehension is too few,not to mention the research on the role of implicit and explicit grammar knowledge in English reading comprehension in the senior high school.The purpose of this study is to find the relationship between implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge and English reading comprehension ability of senior high school students.In addition,since the vocabulary is important to reading comprehension,this factor will also be considered in the study.

A Literature Review regarding Cervical Cancer Prevention Targeting Junior and Senior High School Students

Objective: To understand the state of education for the prevention of cervical cancer and trends in research. The subject of cervical cancer prevention will be examined. Method: Articles from the ICHUSHI Web version 5, CiNii, and PubMed databases for the period from 2009-2019 were used. Search terms used were cervical cancer, HPV/human papillomavirus, prevention, public awareness, and education. Results: 17 articles (9 Japanese and 8 English) were analyzed. The majority of students had heard of cervical cancer but did not know of the link between it and HPV. Vaccinated individuals were significantly more likely to have deeper knowledge regarding cervical cancer and HPV. Various factors affect the vaccination rate. These include knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer, age, ethnicity, the organization or location which administers the vaccine, how to breach the subject, finances, and the opinions of friends and family. In particular, consultations with parents lead to mothers recognizing the importance of the vaccine. By way of educational intervention, opinions have grown more positive about advancing awareness, being vaccinated, and having cervical cancer screenings for the future. Conclusion: The prevention of cervical cancer requires support and fostering the judgement based on sufficient awareness and adequate education. What we need is educational intervention rooted firmly in the current societal climate aimed not only at students, but at their parents as well.

Exploring Senior High School Students’ English Academic Resilience in the Chinese Context

While academic resilience has been a hot topic in positive psychology,there is still scope for researchers to explore it in the field of applied linguistics.Drawing on the framework of L2(second language) learners’ resilience proposed by T.Y.Kim and Y.K.Kim(2017),the current study aims to examine senior high school students’ English academic resilience(EAR) and its relationship to their English achievement(EA).This study comprises a survey of 454 senior high school students.Follow-up interviews were carried out to triangulate the quantitative findings.The descriptive results demonstrate that students’ EAR is above the average,and its five subscales obtain medium to medium-higher levels due to the mean scores.It shows that students have good EAR that enables them to deal with academic adversity.The correlational analysis shows a low positive correlation between EAR and EA in general,and the subscales share medium to low correlations with students’ EA.EAR has a certain influence on EA,but the correlation may be influenced by other learner variables.Based on the results,suggestions on improving students’ EAR are provided.

Cultivation of Intercultural Communicative Competence of Senior High School Students

With the trend of globalization in education and the strengthened position of English as a foreign language in China,the need to understand the cultural differences between Chinese and Western culture is becoming increasingly urgent,especially for the students in senior high schools in China.This paper is aimed to arouse the awareness of the urgency to improve the intercultural communication competence of the students in senior high school in China.It proposes four feasible and conducive suggestions for senior high schools in China to set up curriculum about Western culture to meet the needs of their students.

An Analysis on English Listening and Speaking Difficulties and Influential Factors for Senior High School Students

Nowadays English is more regarded as a"practical tool of communication"than the"knowledge to be tested".In this way,the ability of English listening and speaking will be more and more valued.But many people claim that Chinese students are learning"mute's English",which means that the average level of English listening and speaking abilities of Chinese students is still a bit low.So it is necessary to study the difficulties of high school students'listening and speaking in English and the influen-tial factors of it.This study is on the base of a research about the difficulties in English listening and speaking in a class of a key se-nior high school in Beijing.And there is a further study about the factors about the difficulties and the influential factors.This study aims to make students'needs for English in new situation be seen and to give a direction to English education.Through the study,findings can be drawn.For the difficulties for senior high school students in improving their abilities of English listening and speaking,the main difficulties are vocabulary,grammar,pronunciation,fears and culture.For the factors influencing their ability of English listening and speaking,the main factors are individual interest and effort and language environment.

A Study of Students’Vocabulary Learning Strategies in Senior High School English Teaching

As one of the three main elements of language English,vocabulary is the basis of English learning and plays an important role in English learning.How to improve students’vocabulary learning efficiency and help students apply vocabulary flexibly has gradually become a research focus in English teaching.This paper focuses on the current situation of students’vocabulary learning and attempts to put forward more scientific,reasonable and effective vocabulary teaching suggestions.

A Survey of the Correlation between Language Anxiety and Senior High School Student's Oral English Performance

Language anxiety is a kind of apprehension occurs when student need to perform oral English.Many researchers agree that language anxiety is an important factor in English learning.This thesis is going to test 80 students from Bordertown high school,Hunan Province,to uncover the English learning situation of senior high school students,to survey the correlation between language anxiety and oral English performance,and to give inspiration for senior middle school English teaching.

Strangers in a New Land: Rural School Personnel’s Perceptions of the Implementation of an International Student Program

Many high schools in the northeastern United States have suffered from declining enrollment due to a declining population of school-age children in the region.Administrators,counselors and teachers perceive many impacts of the implementation of an international student program at a rural high school.This qualitative case study reveals that the rural high school’s unique nature impacts international student programs,international students influence both school culture and programming,and international students suffer from isolation.School leaders would benefit from considerations in the form of professional development both prior to implementation of an international student program and ongoing throughout its duration.It is important for schools to find ways to respectfully honor student cultures and optimize learning experiences.School leaders would be wise to determine desired size of international student programs and make efforts accordingly to achieve that size for optimal effectiveness for the benefit of both host and international students.Implications and recommendations for future research include further exploration of the perceived experiences of European and Chinese international students,understanding the unique nature of rural high schools and international student experiences,and examination of school practices.

A Study of Senior High School Students’Use of English Articles

Articles are very frequently used in written and oral English expressions.However,many English learners neglect the study of articles.This paper attempts to analyze the causes of errors in the use of English articles by investigating senior high school students’mastery of English articles,and analyze the reasons to help students better grasp the usage of articles.

Study about the Acquisition of the English Relative Clauses for Chinese Middle School Students

In recent four decades, relative clause has interested many scholars due to its unique structural complexity. This articletook Chinese senior high school students as subjects and found their acquisition order of relative clauses fully coincided with Ku-no’s Perceptual Difficulty Hypothesis but partly agreed with Keenan&Comire’s Noun Phrase Accessibility Hypothesis and Hamil-ton’s SO Hierarchal Hypothesis, which can provide implications and references for the English relative clauses’ learning andteaching.

The Application of Life-based Teaching Concept in High School Chinese Teaching

This article mainly discusses the application of the concept of life-based teaching in Chinese teaching in senior high schools,so as to improve students’interest in learning and Chinese literacy.Using the method of combining theoretical analysis and case study,this paper conducts in-depth research on the application of life-based teaching concept in Chinese teaching in high school.This paper analyzes the current situation of the development of life-based teaching concept and its specific application in Chinese teaching in senior high schools,and conducts case studies analysis.The concept of life-based teaching has important application value in Chinese teaching in senior high schools.It can help teachers to better link the teaching content with students’real life,and improve students’learning interest and Chinese literacy.

Students' and Teachers' Perspectives towards the Use of L1(Mandarin) in EFL Classroom

In the context of China, the maximum use of English is promoted at governmental administrative levels to create effective learning policies(Van & Zhao, 2010) However, during the actual teaching process, the rules are frequently broken by teachers. Hence in order to gain a better understanding of the issue in Chinese senior high school context, the present research seeks to examine teachers' and students' attitudes and beliefs with respect to their perceived functions and effects in incorporating L1 in classrooms. In accordance with previous literature, The research indicated positive role of L1, especially in enhancing students' understanding of difficult concepts and creating comfortable learning environment. In addition, it is notable that, in difference from other studies, the National College Entrance Examination has exercised considerable influence on the perceptions of participants.

我国城乡高中一、二年级学生体质健康测试状况的调查研究

背景目前有关高中生体质健康测试成绩的研究以各省、市内局部地区较为多见,多中心大样本量的全域研究甚少。各类学校在普遍开展线上与线下混合式教学时,势必延长了高中生本已较长的静坐时间。这种趋势是否对高中生的体质健康产生一定的影响,亟待开展全域范围的调查研究。目的调查并分析我国七大地区城乡高中一、二年级学生的体质健康测试成绩水平及相关影响因素,探索出高中一、二年级学生的体质健康水平均衡提升的赋能路径。方法采用分层随机整群抽样方法,于2019年1—3月在我国31个省(直辖市、自治区)七大地区(华东、华南、华北、华中、西北、西南、东北)高中学校按照市区县与乡镇村进行分层抽样,然后随机整群分别选取市区县高中学校和乡镇村高中学校各1所,共62所学校42523名在读的高一、高二年级学生进行调研,同时收集学生的体质健康测试成绩数据(BMI反映身体发育水平,肺活量反映身体功能,坐位体前屈反映躯体柔韧度,引体向上、50 m跑、立定跳远反映上下肢爆发力量水平,1 min仰卧起坐反映躯体核心力量水平,800 m跑、1000 m跑反映心肺耐力水平),并运用非参数检验及多元线性回归分析探讨体质健康测试成绩水平的影响因素。结果42523名高中生的中位年龄为16.0(16.0,17.0)岁;男生20074名(47.2%)、女生22449名(52.8%),市县区21725名(51.1%)、镇乡村20798名(48.9%)。七大地区高中生性别、城乡分布比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。七大地区高中男生各项体质健康测试成绩比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);各项体质健康测试成绩前三的地区如下:身高(华北>东北>华中)、体质量(东北>华北>华中)、BMI(华中>东北>华北)、肺活量(东北>华中>华南)、50 m跑(华南>华中>华东)、立定跳远(华南>华北>西北)、坐位体前屈(华南>西南>华中)、引体向上(华南>西南>西北)、1000 m跑(华南>华中>西南)。市县区高中男生的肺活量成绩高于镇乡村,50 m跑、立定跳远、坐位体前屈、引体向上、1000 m跑成绩低于镇乡村(P<0.001)。七大地区高中女生各项体质健康测试成绩比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);各项体质健康测试成绩前三的地区如下:身高(华北>东北>西北)、体质量(东北>华北>西北)、BMI(东北>华北>西北)、肺活量(东北>华南>华中)、50 m跑(华南>华中>华东)、立定跳远(华南>华北>华中)、坐位体前屈(东北>华中>华南)、1 min仰卧起坐(华北>华中>华东=西南)、800 m跑(东北>华中>华南)。市县区高中女生的身高、体质量、BMI成绩高于镇乡村,肺活量、50 m跑、立定跳远、坐位体前屈、1 min仰卧起坐、800 m跑成绩低于镇乡村(P<0.001)。多元线性回归分析结果显示,男生引体向上成绩与BMI、1000 m跑成绩呈负相关,与50 m跑、立定跳远、坐位体前屈成绩呈正相关(P<0.05),坐位体前屈为最主要的影响因素,1000 m跑次之;1000 m跑成绩与BMI、肺活量、引体向上成绩呈负相关,与50 m跑、立定跳远、坐位体前屈成绩呈正相关(P<0.05),引体向上为最主要的影响因素,坐位体前屈次之。女生1 min仰卧起坐成绩与BMI、肺活量、立定跳远、800 m跑成绩呈正相关,与50 m跑、坐位体前屈成绩呈负相关(P<0.05),BMI为最主要的影响因素,坐位体前屈次之;800 m跑成绩与BMI、50 m跑、坐位体前屈成绩呈负相关,与立定跳远、1 min仰卧起坐成绩呈正相关(P<0.05),坐位体前屈为最主要的影响因素,BMI次之。结论我国市县区高中一、二年级男生的身体发育水平与镇乡村相当,但市县区高中一、二年级女生的身体发育水平高于镇乡村女生。市县区高中一、二年级学生的上下肢爆发力量、躯体核心力量、心肺耐力水平均显著低于镇乡村。除身体发育水平以外,华南地区的高中一、二年级男生的体质健康各项测试成绩水平的优势十分明显。

伴自杀意念的高中生失眠与非自杀性自伤行为的关系:焦虑情绪的作用路径

背景自杀意念是非自杀性自伤(NSSI)行为的敏感预测指标,NSSI行为深刻影响着高中生心身健康。现有研究对一般人群的失眠、焦虑以及NSSI行为的关系进行了探索,但关于伴自杀意念的高中生NSSI行为的内部作用机制有待进一步研究。目的探讨伴自杀意念的高中生的焦虑情绪在失眠与NSSI行为之间的作用路径,为高中生NSSI行为的干预提供参考。方法于2021年12月10日—15日,采用整群抽样,选取湖北省三所高中的2572名高中生为研究对象。采用失眠严重程度指数量表(ISI)、广泛性焦虑障碍量表(GAD-7)以及青少年自我伤害问卷进行调查。采用Spearman相关分析考查伴自杀意念的高中生各量表评分的相关性。采用SPSS 20.0插件Process 4.2中的模型4检验焦虑情绪在失眠与NSSI行为之间的作用路径。结果共回收有效问卷2421份(94.13%)。检出存在自杀意念者554人(22.88%),存在NSSI行为者408人(16.85%)。伴自杀意念的高中生ISI评分、GAD-7评分和青少年自我伤害问卷评分均高于无自杀意念的高中生(Z=17.124、20.611、21.314,P均<0.01)。相关分析结果显示,伴自杀意念的高中生ISI评分与GAD-7评分和青少年自我伤害问卷评分均呈正相关(r=0.646、0.354,P均<0.01),GAD-7评分与青少年自我伤害问卷评分呈正相关(r=0.375,P<0.01)。伴自杀意念的高中生的焦虑情绪是失眠与NSSI行为之间的作用路径,间接效应值为0.111(95%CI:0.053~0.185),占总效应的53.88%。结论伴自杀意念的高中生的失眠情况既能直接影响NSSI行为,又能通过焦虑情绪间接影响其NSSI行为。

新时代农村学校体育高质量发展的内涵与路径——基于广东实践的研究

身处教育高质量发展的大背景,农村学校体育高质量发展也渐成“显学”。新时代农村学校体育高质量发展是以新发展理念为指引,以公平发展为核心,以满足农村学生对优质体育教育的需求为导向,促进农村学生全面发展为目标,不断优化农村学校体育绩效和提高农村学校体育效果的过程与结果的统一,包括公平、均衡、开放、全面、绿色、创新和共享发展等7个维度。以广东省农村学校体育发展工作实践为例,以案说理,以期促进农村学校体育实践发展及理论创新。

基于整本书阅读的辩论训练与过程评价对高中生议论文写作的影响

提升学生的议论文写作水平是高中语文教学的重点和难点。但仅仅依靠课文学习讲解或泛泛地开展整本书阅读,并不能有效提升高中生的议论文写作水平。为探索提升高中生议论文写作水平的有效方法,在一所普通高中实施一项为期14天的基于整本书阅读的辩论训练与过程评价实验。实验对象为该校高一和高二年级的45名学生志愿者。他们被分成6个小组,每组匹配1名导师,阅读材料包括《巴黎圣母院》《围城》《边城》等14本文学名著。实验结果表明,在整本书阅读后增加辩论训练和过程评价,可以非常显著地提升学生的议论文写作水平,具体表现在文章立意、论据选择和论证过程等方面。这些进步可能得益于本实验提升了学生的信息提取、事实判断、整合诠释、逻辑推理,以及分析性思维和批判性思维等高阶思维水平。因此,要提升高中生的议论文写作水平,将整本书阅读与辩论训练和过程评价整合在一起是一个值得尝试的办法。

人口变动下县域“三类学校”建设的困境分析与破解思路

当前,我国儿童人口数量变化呈现“先升后降”趋势,学龄人口向城流动增速放缓但规模仍然巨大,与之相应,全国绝大多数县学龄人口数量变化呈现“先升后降”趋势。在这一人口变动背景下,县域“三类学校”面临不同程度的建设困境:乡村小规模学校面临资源使用效率窘境,乡镇寄宿制学校面临标准化建设压力,县域普通高中面临“被掐尖”塌陷难题。这些独特的建设困境与他们共同面临的教育发展不均衡困境相遇,严重阻碍了县域“三类学校”的有序建设。为破解县域“三类学校”建设困境,必须科学研判县域人口变动趋势,尊重规模效益差异配置教育资源,保留必要小规模学校;充分考虑学校多元功能要求,推进学校标准化建设,建好寄宿制学校;积极推动县中振兴发展,进一步拓宽县域学生上升通道。