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{"title":"Simulated Laboratory and Enriched Laboratory Guide Material Experiments as Catalysts for Improving Basic Science Students’ Achievement","authors":"S. J. Ogunkunle, M. K. Akinsola","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.03.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.03.003","url":null,"abstract":"Laboratory experiments promote conceptual understanding and enhance achievement in science. Inadequate exposure of students to basic science practical has weakened the foundation in science teaching and learning at the basic education level in Nigeria. Thus, students’ achievement in basic science failed to significantly predict later achievement in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Therefore, the study determined how achievement in basic science of male and female students with different future career interests in science are affected by simulated laboratory (SL) and enriched laboratory guide material (ELGM) experiments which were developed. Bruner’s constructivism provided the framework while the study utilised quasi experimental design having the pre-test-post-test control group with a 3 x 2 x 2 factorial matrix. The sample comprised 277 (130 males and 147 females; ± 17 years old) junior secondary three (JSIII) students randomly selected from six secondary schools of which equal number have functional Computer and Physics laboratories or without. Data were collected using Achievement test in basic science (r = 0.87) and future career interest in science (FCIS) (r = 0.99), while seven hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance with the aid of analysis of covariance, estimated marginal means (EMM), and Scheffé post-hoc analysis. The findings of the study reveal that treatment and FCIS were significantly effective while gender had no significant effect on students’ achievement in basic science. It is, therefore, recommended that SL and ELGM experiments be used to teach basic science practical taking cognizance of students’ FCIS.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125923815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Intersection of AB705 on Race and Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Striving for Student Equity Through Eliminating Developmental Education","authors":"Elizabeth A. Craigg","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"As the author sat in a meeting exploring what we plan on doing as a department to handle the changes AB705 was going to bring to our course offerings, one of his peers stated, “We are finally going to give African-American students a chance that they didn’t have.” Being the only African-American faculty member who participates in the English department professional development activities, the author asked a question, “What were we doing before?” The meeting became awkwardly silent. Like most community colleges around African-American men are more likely to attend community colleges. On October 13, 2017, the Governor of California passed AB705 that was set to be implemented on January 1, 2018, but all California community colleges must be compliant by Fall 2019. The intent of AB705 was to statistically improve community college completion and/or transfer rates to a four-year institution through eliminating developmental English (and Math) courses since the testing placement into Math and English was arbitrary. Organizations and proponents of the bill emphasize AB705 creates a level of equity amongst minority students and white students that some would even call its implementation eliminates the college achievement gap. The passage, and now inevitable implementation, revealed three things: 1. There was an assumption that reading and writing was of one discipline; 2. There was a profession of developmental education built on the backs of a majority of black and brown students—educational inequity amongst white and black students; and 3. The very existence of developmental education is rooted in implied bias. California Community College Faculty is still 70% White, while the students who are in these developmental classes are over 70% Black and Latino male. This paper is an evaluation of California’s AB705 Law that will be utilized as an open-discussion of the following: (a) the educational conditions that led to the implementation of AB705; (b) the description of AB705; (c) how colleges have interpreted and implemented AB705; (d) consider the intersection of race and students with disabilities; and (e) the recommendations for implementing AB705. Thus, the overall premise for the paper would be for community colleges need to re-create college-transfer-level English with a growth mindset.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124879444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research on Anonymous Expression of Chinese College Students in QQ Group from the Perspective of Media Literacy","authors":"Huang Yi-ning, Hao Wen","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116934645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How to Improve Information Literacy at School: The Students’ Perspective","authors":"Tulio Barrios Bulling","doi":"10.17265/2161-623x/2020.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-623x/2020.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"Information literacy (IL) is gaining importance and recognition as modern society develops. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly vital to initiate its development from very early educational stages. Though students are the main agents of this process their opinions are rarely considered to design and assess IL development programs. This study conducted at a Chilean private school aims to bridge this gap. How do students value their school’s IL program? What importance do they attribute to different IL skills? Where and how do they acquire and apply these skills? The main findings evidenced formal and informal learning environments; guided in-class work and solo work seemed to be the main means, and there appeared to be conceptual confusion among IL, computer, and digital skills. Additionally, the current study provides a set of suggestions to enhance IL at the targeted school.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127674768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of RajYoga Meditation in Education, Teaching, and Life","authors":"S. Choudhary","doi":"10.17265/2161-623x/2020.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-623x/2020.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"Rajyoga can be defined in a number of ways. The word “yoga” simply means “union”, and the word “raja” means “Supreme”, “King”, or “Master”. Rajyoga is the king of all yogas, because through it, one can become sovereign. Not over others, because that would be artificial. The power that gain, is the power of control over own mind, because it is one’s own mind that has been creating sorrow and distress. In spiritual terminology, “yoga” means communion of the self with the Supreme Being. Once, the communion is established the practitioner receives positive vibrations of tranquility, bliss, purity, mercy, from the Supreme Soul. God, the Supreme, always vibrating with the frequency of peace, bliss, purity, power, and all other positive qualities. Yoga is the link established by single minded, passionate, loveful, and purposeful intellectual remembrance of God which brings about the divinization of man, i.e., the purification of self, the conquest of vices, and the attainment of sublime peace and heavenly happiness. God radiates the seven rays (love, peace, happiness, bliss, power, knowledge, and purity) in whole universe, Earth’s atmosphere (five elements: air, water, fire, earth, and sky). Nature is very sensitive to these vibrations and all of us are the part of nature, if we radiate these vibrations by rajyoga meditation to nature, surroundings. It will act as natural senatizer and also create a positive aura around us, because at the time of meditation, we catch these frequencies from the universe and heal ourselves and radiate in surrounding so that positive energy creates and destroy negative energy or can create paradise on this earth.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117262258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Chinese International Students’ Intercultural Communicative Competence to Their English Proficiency in the U.S.","authors":"Fan Yang","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"With an increasing number of Chinese international students who come to study in the United States (U.S.), they inevitably meet problems or difficulties related to language barrier, educational experiences, cultural adaptation, and social interaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives and understandings of Chinese undergraduate international students about their English proficiency in the U.S., as well as examine in what ways do their intercultural communicative competence influence their English proficiency in the U.S. To serve the purpose of this study and to address the research questions, individual interviews, public document analysis, and photo analysis were applied in this study. Three themes were identified from the data, which included being courageous to start or join the conversation, finding common interests or topics during the communication, as well as being respectful to the social norms and avoiding disputes. This study is relevant to Chinese undergraduate international students in the U.S., professors who interact with Chinese international students in the U.S. universities, college and language preparation programs, student affairs colleagues, as well as policy-makers for this issue.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121287580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gerontolinguistics and Its Prospect in the Health Care Industry in Shandong","authors":"Zhang Yan, Guo Yin","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgements: This paper was sponsored by 2019 Shandong Education Science Planning Project “A Study on the Predicament and Countermeasures of College English Education in China from the Perspective of Ecology of Education” (Item No.: BYGY201917). Zhang Yan, M.A., associate professor, School of Humanities and Foreign Languages, Qingdao University of Technology. Guo Yin, Ph.D., professor, School of Humanities and Foreign Languages, Qingdao University of Technology. Gerontolinguistics is the combination of gerontology and linguistics, with the elderly language health as the core of its research. A brief investigation of the health care industry situation in Shandong province, China indicates that the government has provided political and financial support and wealthy practical resources for the application of gerontolinguistics, which in turn helps release the pressure caused by the increasingly serious problem of population aging. A thorough review of the academic research status and trends domestic and international shows that research on the language health of the elderly is underway, but not comprehensive enough. The paper suggests multidisciplinary collaboration to promote gerontolinguistics research and puts forward several recommendations in order to provide academic support for the elderly language health research and promote health care industry of Shandong and China.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125703268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Smart Classroom and Its Effective Generation","authors":"Li Xiu-mei","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.01.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"Smart classrooms are emerging along with the development of Internet technology. In the Internet era, we must pay more attention to the individual development of students and the development of wisdom. The goal of education has gradually changed from imparting knowledge to cultivating wisdom. In the end, smart classroom is to cultivate students’ creativity and wisdom. This article explains the concept of the wisdom classroom to a certain extent, analyzes the four characteristics of the wisdom classroom, and proposes that the strategy of creating the wisdom classroom: create scenarios to developing multiple wisdom; teach in wisdom and transform learning methods; technical support for effective use of information; and construct dialogue and focus on emotional creation.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131876582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On the Path and Method of Campus Culture Construction in Colleges and Universities—Taking the College Student Film Festival as an Example","authors":"Wang Shi-yue","doi":"10.17265/2161-6248/2020.01.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-6248/2020.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"Wang Shi-yue, undergraduate student, School of Journalism and Communication, Central China Normal University. College student film festival is one of the carriers and forms of campus culture construction. At present, the campus film festival activities of colleges and universities have such prominent problems as small scope of influence, lack of innovation and slow development process. Based on these, this paper proposes to base on the campus, conform to the times, integrate all forces, give play to the practical role of college student film festival, and provide intellectual support for the construction of college campus culture.","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132239558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Expected Value of Primary English Teachers and Their Strategies","authors":"N. Shu","doi":"10.17265/2161-623x/2020.01.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17265/2161-623x/2020.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":159185,"journal":{"name":"US-China education review","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130312293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}