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WITHIN- AND BETWEEN-LANGUAGE PRIMING EFFECTS OF CHINESE AND ENGLISH: AN ERP STUDY Lv Yong,Xu Guifang,Shen Deli 2008, 6(2):  81-88.  Abstract ( )   PDF (769KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics 16 English learners participated in a mixed language lexical decision task. The English or Chinese words were presented in the prime trials, and they were presented again on the subsequent probe trials(within and between languages). The amplitude of N400 was compared among the first presented words of all the word-pairs, the second words in within language repeated priming word-pairs and between languages repeated word-pairs. The results suggest that, the difference of the repeated priming effects was not significant between L1-L1 and L2-L2, but asymmetry repeated priming effects were found in L1-L2 and L2-L1, The repeated priming effect from English to Chinese was significantly larger than that from Chinese to English, which was kind of inconsistent with the asymmetry model of bilingual representations.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT′S ADAPTION AND IT′S INFLUNCE FACTORS Ding Guifeng,Zhao Guoxiang 2008, 6(2):  89-93.  Abstract ( )   PDF (548KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics To investigate adolescent′s adaption and it′s influnce factors, 1274 middle school students were tested by stratified random cluster sampling. The scale of adolescent mental health diathesis was used; Results indicated: There is significant differences in the adaption between junior middle school students and senior middle school students; There was no significant sex difference in the adaption in general, But there are significant differences in biological, interpersonal, social adaptation; Personality diathesis, self, interpersonal communication, coping style, grade could predict adaption significantly.

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HANDWRITING MOTOR CONTROL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN WITH MATHEMATICAL DISABILITIES Xu Jinmin,Zheng Xifu,Gong Huoliang 2008, 6(2):  94-97.  Abstract ( )   PDF (360KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics 23 MD children and 24 average achievements peers were collected. A child wrote a line under spontaneous and dual-task conditions, a digitizing tablet was used to record the handwriting movements′ velocity and acceleration. Results(1)Writing a line under spontaneous condition, the velocity and acceleration values of the MD children were the same with those of their peers.(2)Writing a line under dual-task condition, the velocity and acceleration values of the MD children were significantly different from those of their peers, and their velocity and acceleration values were decreased remarkably.

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THE CHINESE VERSION OF HEALTHY KIDS RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT Li Hailei,Zhang Wenxin,Zhang Jinbao 2008, 6(2):  98-102.  Abstract ( )   PDF (642KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics In 1970s, resilience study began to draw psychologists′ attention. A few years ago chinese psychologists put up some interests in resilience study and made some efforts. But lacking of research instruments limited the prevalence of resilience study. Based on these actualities, Healthy Kids Resilience Assessment(HKRA)was imported and revised in China in this research. 884 junior middle school students(boys 468; girls 416)of grade 2 took part in the study. Using explorative factor analysis, 7 external protective factors and 4 resilience traits were confirmed. The loads of items on relevant factors distributed from 0.34 to 0.88. Reliability coefficient(α)distributed between 0.62 and 0.84. Cumulative percent of variance was 55.77%. Statistical analysis indicated the scale satisfied the requirements of reliability and validity, and it can be used in China for measurement of resilience.

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DEVELOPMENT OF HARDINESS SCALE Lu Guohua,Liang Baoyong 2008, 6(2):  103-106.  Abstract ( )   PDF (544KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics According to the theory of hardiness and Chinese social culture,we developed an Hardiness Scale(HS). Based on the results of interviews, former hardiness scale and so on, the items of HS were originally confirmed. Four dimensions and 27 items were determined in the scale through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. The data analysis suggests that HS has the valid reliability and validity and is adapted for testing people′s personality traits of hardiness.

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EXEMPLAR EFFECTS IN THE CONTEXT OF SIMPLE STRUCTURE STIMULUS′S NONRULE FEATURE PERCEPTUAL SALIENCY Cao Rui,Yin Guo′en 2008, 6(2):  107-111.  Abstract ( )   PDF (459KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics A 2(learning blocks: 5 blocks vs. 10 blocks)×2(item type: old items vs. new items)×2（item match quality: positive match vs. negative match)experiment was designed to investigate the exemplar effects in the context of simple structure stimulus′ nonrule-feature perceptual saliency with changed Allan and Brooks′s paradigm. The results suggested that error rate and reaction time had exemplar effects, but none of effects were found on learning time.

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THE EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE LOAD AND CONTROLLED-ATTENTION ON WORKING MEMORY SPAN TASKS Liu Li,Li Hui 2008, 6(2):  112-116.  Abstract ( )   PDF (487KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics In this article, we chose subjects strictly by experiment of stroop-interference and investigated the performance of high and low controlled-attention capacity subjects in working memory span tasks that cognitive loads of processing are different. The results showed tasks complexity and processing speed have effects on performance of working memory span tasks, the more complex the task and faster the processing speed, the lower the performance. In more complex and faster tasks, the performance of high subjects were higher than the low, but these effects were not significant in more simple and slower tasks.

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THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LEARNING STRATEGY BETWEEN THINKING STYLE AND MATH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Zhang Longmei,Li Hongyu,Xu Liangsen,Hu Zhonghua 2008, 6(2):  117-123.  Abstract ( )   PDF (645KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics In order to explore the role of learning strategy between thinking style and math academic achievement, We administrated thinking style scale and learning strategy scale to 227 sophomore. The results suggest that:(1)Cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies together fully mediate the relationship between hierarchic style and math academic achievement, but resource management strategies don′t significantly mediate the relationship between hierarchic style and math academic achievement.(2)Cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies partially mediate the relationship between global style and math academic achievement, but resource management strategies don′t significantly mediate the relationship between global style and math academic achievement.(3)Cognitive strategies, metacognitive strategies and resource management strategies partially mediate the relationship between liberal style and math academic achievement.(4)The mediating role of metacognitive strategies between hierarchic style and math academic achievement, between liberal style and math academic achievement is significant.

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EFFECTS OF TEACHERS′ QUALIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACTORS ON THEIR STUDENTS′ MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENTS: A CROSS-CULTURE COMPARISON Xie Min,Xin Tao,Li Dawei 2008, 6(2):  124-129.  Abstract ( )   PDF (569KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Through applying mixed model to analyze the Trends of International Mathematics and Science Study(TIMSS)2003 data, the effects of teachers′ qualification and professional development factors on their students′ mathematical achievements of Hong Kong, Japan, Sweden and the United States were compared. The results indicated that teachers in Hong Kong with high educational level or usual informal observations of his/her classroom by other teachers improved their students′ mathematical achievements evidently; the gender and major of teachers in Sweden and their participation in professional development activities about mathematical teaching methods, the major of teachers in the United States and their usual visiting other teacher′s classroom to observe his/her teaching all had notable effects on their students′ achievements, but in Japan, teachers′ qualification and professional development factors had no effects on their students′ achievements.

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NEW PROGRESS OF AVIATION SAFETY CULTURE ASSESSMENT You Xuqun,Ji Ming,Gu Xianghua,Yang Shiyun 2008, 6(2):  130-136.  Abstract ( )   PDF (830KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Safety culture is a sub-facet of organizational culture, which affects members′ safety attitudes and behavior in relation to an organizations ongoing health and safety performance. Most researchers study the dimensionality of aviation safety culture through surveying people′s safety attitudes and values, which not only can reveal the basic assumptions underlying those phenomena, but also is helpful to understand the vital role of the specific cultural factors in the aviation safety management. The present study introduced the relationship between safety culture and aviation safety management, and addressed the function of safety culture and it′s assessment in different aviation organizations. The current limitation and the future direction of the aviation safety culture research are discussed.

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RESEARCH OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS FROM A PROTOTYPE PERSPECTIVE Kou Yu,Zhang Qingpeng,Fu Yan 2008, 6(2):  137-143.  Abstract ( )   PDF (773KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Prosocial behavior has been a central part of the research domain of ethics, psychology and sociology, but it hasn′t reached a common understanding on what is prosocial behavior and how to measure it. From a prototype perspective, this article analyzed the feasibility and possible way of putting prototype theory into the research of prosocial behaviors of adolescents. It also discussed how to establish the measure system of prosocial behavior of adolescents according to its concept and structure.

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PHONOLOGICAL DEFICIT OF DYSLEXIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE READING TEACHING Chen Yan,Bai Xuejun 2008, 6(2):  144-149.  Abstract ( )   PDF (655KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Phonological deficit is one of the key reasons in dyslexia. The research studies on the brain science indicated that the dyslexia in alphabetic writing systems had phonological processing deficit in the neural mechanism,including the parieto-temporal-occipital region and inferior frontal cortex. However, the cerebral activation pattern of the phonological processing is different from the Chinese dyslexia, which involved the left middle frontal gyrus and some cortical regions in right hemisphere. Based on thi, the counter-measures of the teaching were proposed.

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THE BRAIN MECHANISM OF IMPLICIT LEARNING BY ARTIFICIAL GRAMMAR PARADIGM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION Pan Ling,Yan Guoli 2008, 6(2):  150-154.  Abstract ( )   PDF (500KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Artificial grammar is an important experimental paradigm to study implicit learning. The neuroimaging techniques were used to investigate the neural activity mechanism of implicit learning by this paradigm. The results showed that the frontal lobe, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, as well as the basal ganglia involved in the implicit learning, which had some implications for the current education and teaching. That is, teachers must offer students the opportunity for knowledge transfer, pay attention to the practice activities, and the order and integration sequentially of the implicit and explicit learning.

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BRAIN SCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF STRESS ON MEMORY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION Wang Qin,Lv Yong 2008, 6(2):  155-160.  Abstract ( )   PDF (615KB) ( )   References | Related Articles | Metrics Considerable data obtained form brain science research demonstrated that the impact of stress on hippocampal-dependent declarative memory was modulated through stress hormones, especially the Glucocorticoid. The direction of this effect, however, depends on many factors, such as the elevated glucocorticoid levels and the different phases of memory. There are differences in the effects of stress on the different phases of memory are dependent on the integrity of the basolateral amygdala. Therefore, educators should have scientific knowledge of the impairing effects of stress on memory and make good use of its beneficial effects to improve the students′ learning efficiency.