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Chen, Huilin, and Jinsong Chen. "Cognitive Diagnostic Research on Chinese Students’ English Listening Skills and Implications on Skill Training." English Language Teaching 10, no. 12 (2017): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n12p107.
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By analyzing the test data of 2718 secondary school students in Guangzhou China on 15 listening items from Guangzhou English Achievement Examination (2015) through G-DINA model, the study explored the relationships among the listening comprehension skills. Based on the test specifications and listening skill taxonomies in existence, 5 experts in language skills and language testing conducted item content analysis independently for the 15 listening items, defined 5 listening attributes, and constructed the Q-matrix. After analyzing latent classes and their posterior probabilities, the study discovered the relationship among the listening skills. According to the listening skill relationship, the study provides insights on the sequence of listening skill training. The efficiency of training may be improved when closely related listening skills are instructed and practiced at the same time. The study also demonstrates that the compensatory and saturated G-DINA model caters to the characteristics of listening comprehension skills and can be applied to tests involving highly interactive and hierarchical skills.
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Ruo Nan, Ma, and Suo Yan Mei. "Learning Arabic writing skill at Ningxia University China: Analysis study." European Journal of Social Science Education and Research 5, no. 1 (2018): 162–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ejser-2018-0018.
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Abstract This research focuses on the analysis of the in Arabic writing skill at Ningxia University of China. The research focuses on two main questions: how do students are proficient in writing skill, and how can teachers have a good command of the skills of writing. The aim of this research is teaching and learning skill for writing in Arabic lessons. The researchers explained the reasons for error in writing to students. This research was based on the collection of information for world scholars and their theories. This research was used by observation and questionnaire for digital analysis, according to the observations of writing skill and by the data analysis, the researcher will benefit from the teaching and learning skill of writing in Arabic in this university. During the case of correct analytical study, the research followed the inductive approach, the descriptive approach and the analytical approach. This research was based on the inductive and descriptive approach for collecting information of the world scholars and their theories. The research analyzes the data to use analytical approach. The research sample consisted of 100 male and female students from this university. It collected 100 copies of the questionnaire for students. The researchers used the spss tool to perform the number analysis. At the end of the research results, in view of the fact that students specializing in Arabic obtained good results in the written tests conducted in this research. The researchers found that students tend to textbooks to acquire the skill of writing in Arabic.
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Zou, Bin, and Guhuai Jiang. "The impact of EAP skills on students’ academic study." International Journal of English for Academic Purposes: Research and Practice: Volume 2021, Issue Spring 2021, Spring (2021): 57–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/ijeap.2021.5.
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This study investigated how the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) skills students learnt at an English language centre enhanced their further academic study at an English-medium institution (EMI) university in China and a university in the U.K. Participants included students and teachers from a variety of academic departments at the two universities. Research methods consisted of questionnaires and interviews. The results revealed respondents’ perceptions of students’ strengths and weaknesses in EAP skills in their academic study. The findings suggested that the majority of students perceived that EAP skills are transferable to other modules and helpful to their academic study. However, there are also some differences between the EMI context in China and the university in the U.K., including class pace, communication skills, and use of L1. Areas for further improvement include accent recognition and encouraging students’ western way of thinking in order for better transition to their further academic study.
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Ou, Chuying. "A Corpus Tools-assisted Evaluation of Three ESP Textbooks in China." English Language Teaching 12, no. 6 (2019): 161. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v12n6p161.
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ESP textbook plays an important role in facilitating students to develop their profession-related language skills. However, ESP textbooks published in China are less developed and often criticized as ignoring the training of language skills. This research aims to reveal the specific problems of China’s ESP textbooks by conducting a multiple-case study. Three ESP textbooks used by ESP courses participants from G University in China were selected: “Computer Professional English Course” “Advertising English” and “Logistics English”. The research investigated their performance focusing on six aspects: coverage of language skills, text features, coverage of discourse functions, recycling, organization and difficulty. The content was analyzed by three different corpus tools. It is found that the three textbooks place too much emphasis on reading and vocabulary, lacking the training of listening skill, speaking skill, as well as the delivery of certain learning strategies. All three textbooks involve a wide range of discourse functions. The texts are informative academic texts, but organized by subject matter only, rather than a synthesis of subject matter, language points and language skills. There is scarce recycling of language points in two of the books and texts through all of them do not indicate a rising difficulty. It is concluded that the drawbacks of the three ESP textbooks far outweigh their merits. By uncovering problems of three ESP textbooks in China the research provides useful reference for future ESP textbook compilation.
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Islam, Saiful, and Tasneem Nabila Islam. "Insights into the Skill Development Issues of Management Jobs: A Study on RMG and Textile Sectors of Bangladesh." Asian Social Science 14, no. 12 (2018): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v14n12p56.
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The purpose of this study is to provide an insight into the skill development and training related issues of the management jobs of textile and garments sector of Bangladesh which includes the skills requirements, differences in the skills of domestic managers and expatriates, local training facilities and barriers companies confront while sending their staffs abroad for training. A qualitative research approach has been adopted in this study where data has been collected through 30 in-depth interviews based on convenient and snowball sampling. The findings indicate that certain skills of domestic managers are quite poor like English proficiency, presentation skills, leadership skills, decision making skills. The RMG and textile firms send their employees to Germany, China, UK, USA, Japan and other countries for training but they encounter barriers like visa issues, breach of contract by the employees etc. in this attempt. Government, RMG and textile industries and various trade bodies, educational and training institutions should step up to organize training, develop skill-oriented curriculum to eliminate the reasons of hiring expats. The outcome of this study can be a source material through which HR managers can identify the scarce managerial skills and devise training and skill development programs accordingly not only in Bangladesh, but also in similar developing countries.
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Zeng, Ling Yi, Sheng Min Zhang, and Xin Fa Dong. "Study and Exploration on Computer Graphics Skills Competition of College Students." Advanced Materials Research 219-220 (March 2011): 453–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.219-220.453.
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The essay produces some experience and lessons as to skills competition of college students of China universities. It points out that it is good not only for contestants and instructors but also for university. It takes lots of time and money to prepare for competitions. To obtain achievement, instructors and contesters should work hard and they should do much research work on how to improve skills of competition. The authors introduce some experience in details and regard it helpful to guide other skills contests. The experience and lessons has the value of promotion.
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Teng, Weili, Chenwei Ma, Saeed Pahlevansharif, and Jason James Turner. "Graduate readiness for the employment market of the 4th industrial revolution." Education + Training 61, no. 5 (2019): 590–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/et-07-2018-0154.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is, first, to examine student perspectives of their university experience in terms of the soft employability skills they develop; second, how prepared those students feel for the future employment market and finally investigate whether there are differences in perceptions between Chinese and Malaysian students given their different educational experience.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, 361 predominantly Chinese undergraduate students at two universities, one in China and the other in Malaysia completed the 15-item Goldsmiths soft skills inventory using an online survey.FindingsThe results, analysed using factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, indicated that the university curriculum develops student soft skills, particularly in the Malaysian university and supports the relationship between soft skill and student preparedness for employment. The results also indicate that compared with the respondents from the Chinese university, the Malaysian university respondents were more likely to be positive to statements concerning their respective university’s ability to develop their soft skills.Research limitations/implicationsSuch findings have implications for education providers and business in that it is important for universities to embed soft skills into the curriculum in order to develop graduate work readiness.Originality/valueWhat this research contributes is not only consolidation of existing research in the contemporary context of a disruptive jobs market, it takes research forward through analysing student perceptions from two universities, one in Malaysia and the other in China, of the skills they develop at university and the importance of soft skills to them and their perceptions of future employment and employability. Such research will provide insight, in particular, into the role of education providers, the phenomena of underemployment among graduates in China, and be of practical significance to employers and their perception that graduates lack the necessary soft skills for the workplace (Anonymous, 2017a; Stapleton, 2017; British Council, 2015; Chan, 2015).
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Sun, Hechuan, Xiaodong Wang, and Sailesh Sharma. "A study on effective principal leadership factors in China." International Journal of Educational Management 28, no. 6 (2014): 716–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-11-2013-0173.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out what are the effective school principal leadership (ESPL) factors or indicators that Chinese teachers consider or expect. It explains how and why ESPL factors are important for effective school improvement (ESI). It tries to expand the domain knowledge of ESPL. Design/methodology/approach – The questionnaires consisted of eight factors and 40 indicators. The rating instrument was a five point Likert Scale (from 1 to 5). In total, 100 school teachers in Liaoning Province of mainland China were participated and surveyed. Factor analysis, t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the collected data. Findings – This study provides empirical insights about what ESPL factors that Chinese teachers considered. According to the results of t-test and one-way ANOVA, there were no significant differences between and among the respondents’ gender, areas and years of teaching experiences in rating the ESPL factors. The findings argue that the 16 extracted ESPL indicators have not only revealed the expectations of Chinese teachers toward their school principals, but also have drawn a three-dimensional-image of what a good and effective school principal should be. From the Chinese teachers’ eyes, a good school principal should not only possess good managerial skills in the aspects of time and routine work (such as self management, time management, influence, decision making and commitment) but also should possess good emotional intelligence, human skills, more attentiveness and consideration toward the needs of their followers (such as comfort, communication skills and empathy, etc.). Practical implications – This study provides implications for all school stakeholders, particularly for school principals, school leaders and educational managers both in and outside of schools. A good school principal should possess good ESPL characters/factors. If not, at least he/she should be aware of the ESPL characters/factors and actively adopt or adapt them. Thus the ESPL factors or indicators extracted from this study can be served as a mirror and a useful knowledge. Originality/value – This study belongs to very few of this kind of researches carried out in mainland China. Its findings have made some contributions to the ESPL research in mainland China, to the research of school leadership and ESI.
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Chen, Xiao, Hui Zhou, Jindong Zhao, and Gareth Davey. "Home Literacy Experiences and Literacy Acquisition among Children in Guangzhou, South China." Psychological Reports 107, no. 2 (2010): 354–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/04.11.17.21.28.pr0.107.5.354-366.
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Sénéchal's research in the West with English- and French-speaking children included positive relations of the development of literacy skills with home literacy experiences. There is a need to extend this research to other countries, especially in China where few studies have been done. This study examined relations of parental reports of formal and informal home literacy variables with Chinese children's vocabulary and written language development. Consistent with previous studies in the West, informal home literacy experiences were associated with Chinese children's vocabulary knowledge, and formal literacy experiences with reading skills. These findings fit previous research which distinguishes formal and informal literacy experiences in relation to children's performance on reading and language skills, and indicates reading to children is less effective for acquisition of print-specific skills.
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Zhang, Jinwu, and Yan Zhang. "The Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program for Male Young Delinquents in Guangzhou: A Pilot Study." International Journal of Psychological Studies 8, no. 3 (2016): 123. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijps.v8n3p123.
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Pro-criminal attitudes and inefficiency in social skills or problem-solving skills are associated with criminal conducts. Targeting on these factors, Cognitive-Behavior Treatment (CBT) programs are effective interventions for adult and young offenders. However, the effectiveness of CBT programs in Chinese correctional facilities is unknown. The present study, as a pilot one, evaluates a CBT program consisting of six sessions to treat young delinquents in South China. In Guangzhou, 60 male delinquents were divided into experimental and comparison group. Problem-solving skills, social skills and pro-criminal attitudes were measured and compared before and after the program for both groups. Measured by Social Maladjustment Scale (SOC) and General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), the experimental group showed significant improvements in social skills and problem solving skills, while those of the comparison group remained constant. The results of the pilot study were encouraging and demonstrating the potential of CBT programs to be effective treatment for young delinquents in South China. Implications for future research and cross-cultural generability of CBT are discussed.
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Han, Jinghe. "Information literacy challenges for Chinese PhD students in Australia: A biographical study." Journal of Information Literacy 6, no. 1 (2012): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.11645/6.1.1603.
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This study explored the information literacy (IL) development of international higher degree research (HDR) students from China as they undertook their research studies in an Australian university.
 International HDR students need advanced IL skills to complete their research degree. However, IL research and training in western countries has tended to regard international HDR students no differently from their undergraduate counterparts. That is, there has been a focus on basic information skills rather than considering the more complicated and advanced IL needs within a research context. The project presented in this paper aimed to explore this gap.
 Three international PhD students from China participated in this research. A biographical approach was used to collect the data, and a total of 222 reflective accounts were collected from the participants over a period of fifteen months. In these reflections, they recorded significant life and study experiences at the University of Western Sydney. This approach allowed the participants freedom to express their thoughts and feelings without interruption and enabled them to speak frankly and freely without prejudice. The approach to data analysis underpinning this study was based on Bruce’s (1997) relational model of IL.
 The findings indicate that these international HDR students experience significant difficulties in developing their IL skills during their research studies in their western university. The complex nature of research study, which demands high levels of IL, significantly contributes to these difficulties, as do the different language and culture of international students which pose additional challenges to their information use. This article concludes with recommendations for research supervisors and librarians to consider in the provision of IL education for international students.
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Liu, Hong Yong, Jie Chen, and Yong Cao. "Study on Tender Offers Decision-Making Based on the Sand Table Experiment." Applied Mechanics and Materials 525 (February 2014): 770–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.525.770.
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This article discusses about the decision-making method of tender offer based on the engineering project management simulation experiment. The research first simulates the project construction process to explore possible ways to reduce cost. Then, combining with the lowest biding price standards in China, it analyzes the internal relationship between biding price and the lowest cost and finds the determining factors of calculating biding quotation. Next, the research determines the final biding price based on the biding price concepts and several other factors, for instance, competitors’ technical skills, management skills and biding strategies. Finally, this article applies the method in the decision-making process of Triumphal Arch tender offer project and proves the feasibility of the method.
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Yue, Xiaoyao, Yan Ye, Xu Zheng, and Yanan Yang. "Principal Investigator’ Perceptions of Effective Academic Leadership in Chinese Research Institutions and Universities." Journal of Education and Learning 10, no. 5 (2021): 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jel.v10n5p122.
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Academic leadership is considered a key factor in university and research institute development. In a competitive environment, the role of academic leadership has become increasingly important. At present, China is committed to building world-class universities and advanced research institutes, while academic leadership is one of the key factors. Thus, what is the ideal academic leadership in China’s institutional environment? What professional qualities should principal investigators have? This study investigates these issues with in-depth interviews of six principal investigators. The finding shows that the definition of academic leadership by principal investigators refers to academic expertise, assigning the team member, setting a direction, academic social skills, managing team member relationships, boosting team morale, and teamwork skills. Furthermore, academic expertise is often supposed to be more important than other abilities. In terms of competence, the definitions of leadership by Chinese principal investigators and the literature on Western academic leadership are similar.
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Lee, Chia-Wen, Weidong Wu, Zhi-Yu Tan, and Cheng-Fu Yang. "Qualitative Study of the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Macao Students in Mainland China." Education Sciences 10, no. 5 (2020): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10050128.
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Education research is increasingly paying attention to students’ cross-cultural adaption in Mainland China. As a special administrative region of China, educational systems and language of instruction of Macao are different from those of Mainland China. This study analyzes the cross-cultural adaptation of Macao students in Mainland China by using qualitative semi-structured interviews. The results show that study motivation, medium of instruction, and social integration are important factors determining how Macao students adapt to university programs. Failure to adapt to the language of instruction is the most direct, prominent, and enduring problem that Macao students encounter when studying in the Mainland. The current study’s findings have practical implications for faculties who provide support and training to Macao students in Mainland China. The study discovers that strengthening the Mandarin language skills of Macao students is currently a priority.
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Lu, Wei, Ayse Saka-Helmhout, and Rebecca Piekkari. "Adaptation of Compensation Practice in China: The Role of Sub-National Institutions." Management and Organization Review 15, no. 02 (2019): 235–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/mor.2019.16.
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ABSTRACTUnlike previous research that has largely focused on the influence of national institutions on human resource management practices in China, our study taps into the role of sub-national institutions. We demonstrate, via a qualitative configurational analysis, that foreign subsidiaries of multinational corporations still adapt HQ compensation practice to the local context despite low regulatory pressure and low mobility of skills at the sub-national level. This adaptation is facilitated by a decentralized structure in the multinational corporation. Our study also shows that high regulatory pressure and high portability of skills at the sub-national level alone are sufficient to induce local adaptation of compensation practice. Our explanation points to the significant role played by sub-national institutions in large and rapidly changing emerging economies and contributes to research on local adaptation of HRM practice in China. It offers an insight into forms of institutional agency by political and economic actors at local levels of governance as they attempt to influence the skills and human resources available for MNCs through regulatory means.
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Zhang, Leshui, and Riza Yosia Sunindijo. "Emotional Intelligence of Local and Overseas Graduates in Real Estate Industry in China." Journal of Construction in Developing Countries 26, no. 1 (2021): 185–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2021.26.1.9.
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There is still limited research that investigates emotional intelligence in the context of the real estate sector in China, despite the rapid growth of the industry. Furthermore, there has been an exponential increase in the number of Chinese students studying overseas. Underpinned by these tendencies, this research investigates the levels of emotional intelligence of overseas and local graduates in the real estate sector in China. Data were collected using a survey of 140 employees and semi-structured interviews of four human resource managers in six Grade One state-owned real estate companies in China. The findings suggest that emotional intelligence influences the levels of interpersonal skills, represented by communication skills and teamwork behaviour. However, there is no difference in the levels of emotional intelligence between overseas and local graduates, suggesting that there are other factors that influence emotional intelligence development. Overseas graduates also seem to have greater difficulties than local graduates from elite universities to find jobs in the real estate sector. This suggests that international study experience is no longer adequate; instead, various contextualised interpersonal skills are needed to meet work demands in China. Developing emotional intelligence has been found to promote success across cultures and is a way to meet the demands of today's work environments in the real estate industry in China.
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Zhou, Rui, Joyce Cheng, Shuangshuang Wang, and Nengliang (Aaron) Yao. "A Qualitative Study of Healthcare Experience Among Chinese Homebound Adults Receiving Home-Based Medical Care." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (2020): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.157.
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Abstract Home-based medical care (HBMC) is emerging in China, but research understanding the efficiency and effectiveness of this new care model is rare. In this study, researchers interviewed 17 Chinese homebound adults aged 45 and older (53% females, mean age=76) who have received HBMC, and collected detailed information regarding their experiences and attitudes toward HBMC. Participants were recruited from healthcare institutions in Shanghai, Jinan, and Zhangqiu of China. The evaluation of patients’ experiences with HBMC yielded both positive and negative aspects. Positive experiences included 1) the delivery method was convenient for homebound patients; 2) health problems could be detected timely because doctors visited patients regularly; 3) home care providers had better bedside manners and professional skills than hospital-based providers; 4) the medical insurance covered the cost of home care services. Negative experiences related to the supply and quality of care, including 1) the scope of current HBMC services was too limited to meet the needs of homebound patients; 2) the visit time was too short; 3) healthcare providers’ professional skills varied greatly. Findings from this study suggest that the HBMC model benefited Chinese older adults, primarily homebound adults, in terms of convenience and affordability. There are opportunities to expand the scope of home care services and improve the quality of care. Policymakers may consider providing more resources and incentives to enhance HBMC in China. Educational programs may be created to train more HBMC providers and improve their professional skills.
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Zhang, Qing, Jingmin Wang, Ruihong Ji, and Tairan Huang. "Improving postgraduate students' scientific literacy and self-efficacy using international collabor international collaborative research workshops: an explor ch workshops: an exploratory case study y case study in a Chinese university." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 17, no. 5 (2020): 205–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.17.5.14.
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Postgraduate education in China bears the dual mission of "high-end talent supply" and "scientific and technological innovation" as delegated by the Ministry of Education of China (2017). Improve the quality of postgraduate student training and management is essential for Chinese universities to meet this requirement. This paper investigates the practical effectiveness of using a specially designed, internationally collaborative research training workshop to enhance new Chinese postgraduate students' scientific literacy and self-efficacy. The research results show that the workshop, which integrates seminar presentations and both individual and group-based student activities, is of practical significance for improving the experiences of first-year postgraduate students. The findings indicate the application of enactive mastery and vicarious learning strategies in research training workshop effectively boost students' motivation, confidence and feeling of accomplishment at their early research career, and can provide ongoing benefits to support Chinese students to further develop research skills and capabilities. The positive findings in this exploratory study can inform future research projects to examine the transferability of this research training workshop model in the broader Chinese higher education context.
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Xu, Dingde, Yi Liu, Xin Deng, et al. "Earthquake Disaster Risk Perception Process Model for Rural Households: A Pilot Study from Southwestern China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22 (2019): 4512. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224512.
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There are many important factors to consider when creating robust, regional disaster prevention systems. These include rural households’ knowledge and reported skills of earthquake disasters, disaster risk perception, awareness of disaster risk reduction, willingness to purchase insurance, and willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. However, few empirical studies have systematically established the theoretical research frameworks to analyze these factors. This study analyzed the data sampled from 241 rural households located in counties affected by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. A theoretical model was designed to investigate rural households’ disaster risk perception and used path analysis to systematically analyze the mechanism of the factors stated above. The results showed that 53.11% of rural households had a stronger willingness to purchase disease insurance and 72.19% had a stronger willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Risk perception, knowledge and reported skills, and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly correlated with a willingness to purchase disaster insurance. Risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction were significantly positively correlated with a willingness to relocate to avoid disasters. Knowledge and reported skills indirectly affected the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through risk perception and awareness of disaster risk reduction. Risk perception could indirectly affect the willingness to purchase insurance and the willingness to relocate to avoid disasters through awareness of disaster risk reduction.
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Li, Jing, and Lei Zeng. "Investigation into and Analysis of the Current Situation of Academic English Writing of HLP Postgraduates: A Case Study from a Chinese University." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 10, no. 5 (2019): 979. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1005.09.
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As many scholars have realized the significance and urgency of academic English writing research in English-as-foreign-language countries, numerous studies have been conducted on the topic. However, little has focused exclusively on multidisciplinary empirical research on High-level Project (HLP) postgraduates’ academic English writing in China. The present study intends to explore the general tendency of HLP students’ academic English writing. It first investigates the difficulties and writing habits of fifty-one HLP postgraduates in the English training center of a “Project-985” university in China through a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, and then discusses some problems of the present academic English writing classroom and academic English writing skills that need to be improved promptly.
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Ma, Yue, Laura Jonsson, Tianli Feng, et al. "Variations in the Home Language Environment and Early Language Development in Rural China." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 5 (2021): 2671. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052671.
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The home language environment is critical to early language development and subsequent skills. However, few studies have quantitatively measured the home language environment in low-income, developing settings. This study explores variations in the home language environment and child language skills among households in poor rural villages in northwestern China. Audio recordings were collected for 38 children aged 20–28 months and analyzed using Language Environment Analysis (LENA) software; language skills were measured using the MacArthur–Bates Mandarin Communicative Developmental Inventories expressive vocabulary scale. The results revealed large variability in both child language skills and home language environment measures (adult words, conversational turns, and child vocalizations) with 5- to 6-fold differences between the highest and lowest scores. Despite variation, however, the average number of adult words and conversational turns were lower than found among urban Chinese children. Correlation analyses did not identify significant correlations between demographic characteristics and the home language environment. However, the results do indicate significant correlations between the home language environment and child language skills, with conversational turns showing the strongest correlation. The results point to a need for further research on language engagement and ways to increase parent–child interactions to improve early language development among young children in rural China.
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Ernawati, Endang. "Peran Pengajar dalam Memotivasi Mahasiswa untuk Menentukan Judul Tugas Akhir: Studi Kasus Jurusan Sastra China Universitas Bina Nusantara." Humaniora 3, no. 1 (2012): 261. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/humaniora.v3i1.3310.
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Article clarified the roles of a leaner in motivating students to achieve their final reports, especially in determining their research’s titles. Studi applied library research to find out some theories and concepts related to scientific writing, and data analysis on the research titles determined by the two classes of the Chinese department who took Chinese Scientific Writing on the past odd semester 2010/2011. Research results indicated that there was a duplication of the research titles and the static choice of titles because the lecturer did not give a clear literature study for the students, such as information retrieval to find previous research having the same topics, as well as practicing to read scientific publication in the forms of thesis, articles, and research reports. Moreover, there is a lack of reading habit, writing skills, and information retrieval skills that the students had performed. It can be concluded that a cooperation between lecturer and students to develop a better learning materials, to improve teaching methods, and interaction between lecturer and students in Chinese Scientific Writing subject so that the students are able to determine a proper titles, as an indicator that they have a clear description for their research activities.
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ADO, ABDOULKADRE, ELIE CHRYSOSTOME, and ZHAN SU. "EXAMINING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS IN CHINA: THE CASE OF GUANGDONG." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 21, no. 04 (2016): 1650027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946716500278.
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This paper examines how sub-Saharan Africans do business in China, particularly in the province of Guangdong. Through a qualitative approach, the paper analyzes data obtained from twenty interviews with sub-Saharan Africans. It’s a descriptive study that explores the strategies, tactics and attitudes adopted by those sub-Saharan Africans to cope with a particularly difficult Chinese business environment. Using the concepts of foreignness and adaptation, the study identified four categories of immigrant entrepreneurs: the assimilators, the conservatives, the adventurers and the cautious. Concomitantly, this research identified factors and skills that contributed significantly to immigrants’ success in China. The paper also underlines challenges sub-Saharan Africans still face in China and the unconventional tactics they use. The study represents an insightful exploration of an increasingly important subject but still under-studied. It calls for a thorough research toward the understanding of African businesses in China.
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Zhang, Hailiang, Junjian Liu, Huoqing Li, Xianyong Meng, and Ablimitijan Ablikim. "The Impacts of Soil Moisture Initialization on the Forecasts of Weather Research and Forecasting Model: A Case Study in Xinjiang, China." Water 12, no. 7 (2020): 1892. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12071892.
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Soil moisture is a critical parameter in numerical weather prediction (NWP) models because it plays a fundamental role in the exchange of water and energy cycles between the atmosphere and the land surface through evaporation. To improve the forecast skills of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in Xinjiang, China, this study investigated the impacts of soil moisture initialization on the WRF forecasts by performing a series of simulations. A group of simulations was conducted using the single-column model (SCM) from 1200 UTC on 15 to 18 August 2019, at Urumchi, Xinjiang (43.78° N, 87.6° E); another was performed using the WRF model for a real weather case in Xinjiang from 0000 UTC 15 August to 1200 UTC 18 August 2019, which included an episode of heavy precipitation and gales. Our most notable findings are as follows. Specific humidity increases and potential temperature decreases persistently when soil moisture increases because of soil water evaporation. Soil moisture initialization could impact the energy budget and modulate the partition of the total available energy at the land surface significantly through evaporation and the greenhouse effect. Replacing the soil moisture with a proper multiple of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global Forecast System (GFS) soil moisture data could significantly improve the critical success index (CSI) and frequency bias (FBIAS) of precipitation and the root-mean-squared errors (RMSEs) of 2-m specific humidity and 2-m temperature. These findings indicate the prospect of a new way to improve the forecast skills of WRF in Xinjiang or other similar regions.
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Lin, Kai, Ivan Y. Sun, Jianhong Liu, and Xuan Chen. "Chinese Women’s Experience of Intimate Partner Violence: Exploring Factors Affecting Various Types of IPV." Violence Against Women 24, no. 1 (2016): 66–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216671221.
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Using a sample of 553 married and divorced women in a large city in southern China, this study tested the effects of demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, patriarchal ideology, and personal mentality and skills on women’s experience of physical violence, psychological violence, controlling behavior, and sexual abuse. Divorced women were more likely than married women to experience all types of IPV. Risk behaviors were consistently related to IPV incidents, whereas the impact of patriarchal ideology and personal mentality and skills was equivocal. Limitations of the study and implications for future research and policy are discussed.
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Santos, Gilberto, Jose Carlos Sá, Maria João Félix, et al. "New Needed Quality Management Skills for Quality Managers 4.0." Sustainability 13, no. 11 (2021): 6149. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13116149.
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Digitalization is rushing throughout the world, namely, in industrial and societal infrastructures. Hence, digital transformation becomes a pillar of industrial policy, known in Europe as “Industry 4.0,” in China as “made in China 2025,” in Asia as “Smart Cities,” in Japan as “Society 5.0,” and in North America as “Industrial Internet.” These transformations will change the industrial landscape, toward Quality 4.0 and therefore, our lives. The presented research was conducted on quality management employees in Portugal and it aims to analyze if such employees have the perception of the impact of Industry 4.0 in the quality management profession and the required and needed skills. After analyzing the answered questionnaires, 90 results were considered valid. This is the sample of our study. Simultaneously, the goal of this research is also to review and analyze the main topics in progress related to quality management for the fourth industrial revolution and how quality emerges of this change. The professionals that work on quality management must have creative thinking, be leaders, know how to communicate and work as a team, as well as, to have knowledge and understanding of ICT (Information and Communications Technology), and main pillars of Industry 4.0. These are the main findings. Besides that, they must know how to motivate their work teams, be open to change, know how to use Big Data to make decisions and above all, they must know how to manage conflicts. In addition, quality professionals must promote the design and production of first class products, be the defenders of their customers within the organization, and finally, they must create value for the stakeholders.
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Zhang, Dandan, Hongwu Liao, Yitong Jia, et al. "Effect of virtual reality simulation training on the response capability of public health emergency reserve nurses in China: a quasiexperimental study." BMJ Open 11, no. 9 (2021): e048611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048611.
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ObjectiveTo develop a virtual reality simulation training programme, and further verify the effect of the programme on improving the response capacity of emergency reserve nurses confronting public health emergencies.DesignA prospective quasiexperimental design with a control group.ParticipantsA total of 120 nurses were recruited and randomly divided into the control group and the intervention group.InterventionParticipants underwent a 3-month training. The control group received the conventional training of emergency response (eg, theoretical lectures, technical skills and psychological training), while the intervention group underwent the virtual reality simulation training in combination with skills training. The COVID-19 cases were incorporated into the intervention group training, and the psychological training was identical to both groups. At the end of the training, each group conducted emergency drills twice. Before and after the intervention, the two groups were assessed for the knowledge and technical skills regarding responses to fulminate respiratory infectious diseases, as well as the capacity of emergency care. Furthermore, their pandemic preparedness was assessed with a disaster preparedness questionnaire.ResultsAfter the intervention, the scores of the relevant knowledge, the capacity of emergency care and disaster preparedness in the intervention group significantly increased (p<0.01). The score of technical skills in the control group increased more significantly than that of the intervention group (p<0.01). No significant difference was identified in the scores of postdisaster management in two groups (p>0.05).ConclusionThe virtual reality simulation training in combination with technical skills training can improve the response capacity of emergency reserve nurses as compared with the conventional training. The findings of the study provide some evidence for the emergency training of reserve nurses in better response to public health emergencies and suggest this methodology is worthy of further research and popularisation.
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Zhou, Zhen. "An Empirical Study on the Influence of PBL Teaching Model on College Students’ Critical Thinking Ability." English Language Teaching 11, no. 4 (2018): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n4p15.
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The critical thinking ability is an indispensable ability of contemporary college students, and the PBL teaching mode abandons the shortcomings of traditional teaching methods, which is more suitable for the development trend of university curriculum teaching reform in China. In order to understand the influence of PBL teaching mode on college students’ critical thinking ability, the research is carried out into English critical thinking dispositions and skills of the second grade English education majors in Jiangxi Province, via questionnaire, interview, English test and PBL teaching experiment. And the results indicate that the PBL teaching model can improve the three English critical thinking temperament level of analysis, open and fair, and it can significantly improve the two English critical thinking skills of analysis and interpretation, but did not improve the English scores of the students significantly. The purpose of this study is to enrich the research on the influence of PBL teaching model and English critical thinking ability, and so as to provide some reference for improving the quality of English teaching in colleges and universities.
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Sharma, Sanjay, and Rekha Sharma. "Culinary skills: the spine of the Indian hospitality industry." Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes 11, no. 1 (2019): 25–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2018-0061.
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Purpose India is edging China to become the most populous country by 2028. More than 60 per cent of the current population of India is between 15 and 59 years of age, whereas domestically, its relatively youthful profile is seen as the biggest challenge for the government, as India is the largest employable manpower base globally. In the past two decades, the rate of population growth in India has reduced, but the skilled labor force is expected to grow almost 2 per cent annually for the next couple of years. Historically, the Indian economy has been mainly agriculturally based, but, with urbanization, the labor is drifting toward service sectors, and people are increasingly looking to develop their skills in sectors such as hotels, restaurants, airlines, retail and health care. To sustain economic growth, there is an urgent need to develop vocational training programs that address current needs. In spite of all the favorable numbers, the question that must be answered by employers and policymakers remains: Is the available labor being skilled appropriately to be employable? The mushrooming of educational and training institutes in India has imparted professional skills to youth, but industry leaders tend to talk about the unavailability of skilled labor, especially in the culinary skills arena. In a country like India, the labor market tends to alternate between the availability and shortage of skilled labor, and so it seems ironic that on the one hand, there is a shortage of staff and at the same time graduates from various colleges and professional institutes remain unemployed; the reason could be lack of employability skills, especially culinary skills. Given this, the hospitality and tourism industry has emerged as the main driver of the service sector in India; it contributes 6.23 per cent to National GDP and 8.78 per cent of the total employment in India, contributing to significant economic growth. In this context, it is imperative for the government to take appropriate steps in devising strategies to address the problem and also secure successful implementation. This paper aims to analyze the Skill India initiative for the hospitality sector and compare it with the realities on the ground, with particular reference to culinary skills. Design/methodology/approach The research reported here was conducted using primary and secondary sources. Industry data were collected through focused groups and roundtable discussions. Online sources, magazines, newspapers and books are referred to as secondary sources, and the data collected are critically analyzed to reach a conclusion. Findings There is a significant increase in foreign and domestic tourists, and the subsectors discussed are very closely linked to food, health, traditional cooking, regional and seasonal cuisines. The demand for Indian food and slow cooking is increasing; however, despite various government initiatives, there is no significant improvement in the skill set of the available labor. As food is an important component of all tourism packages, there is a particular need for public–private partnerships to take the Skill India initiative to the next level. That said, academic standards and curriculum must align with international quality frameworks and be in sync with current and future industry demands and benchmarks. Research limitations/implications The dependence on the sources available online and their credibility remains the biggest challenge; however, increasing the sample size and more participation from nodal bodies and government officials would have broadened the base of the study. Originality/value The research adds value for industry leaders and policymakers at large. Educational institutions, students and hoteliers will find it useful as they attempt to bridge the gap and plan a roadmap according to industry requirements.
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Zhou, Shao-Na, Qiao-Yi Liu, Kathleen Koenig, Qiu-ye Li, Yang Xiao, and Lei Bao. "ANALYSIS OF TWO-TIER QUESTION SCORING METHODS: A CASE STUDY ON THE LAWSON’S CLASSROOM TEST OF SCIENTIFIC REASONING." Journal of Baltic Science Education 20, no. 1 (2021): 146–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/jbse/21.20.146.
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The Lawson’s Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (LCTSR) is a popular instrument that measures the development of students’ scientific reasoning skills. The instrument has a two-tier question design, which has led to multiple ways of scoring and interpretation. In this research, a method of pattern analysis was proposed and applied to analyze two-tier item pairs on the subskill of Control-of-Variable (COV) of LCTSR. The data were collected from students in grade 4 through college in both the United States and China. Students’ response patterns to two combined item pairs were analyzed and compared against students at different grade levels and reasoning development levels. Six performance levels were established based on students’ response patterns, serving as indicators of COV reasoning development levels. With the new method, a relation was obtained between students’ level of COV skills and grade level, as well as their level of overall reasoning development. It can provide useful information on the possible developmental levels of students’ reasoning skills. Keywords: control-of-variable, grade level, pattern analysis, scientific reasoning
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Luo, Yi, Yan Sun, and Johannes Strobel. "The Effects of Collectivism-Individualism on the Cooperative Learning of Motor Skill." Journal of International Students 3, no. 1 (2013): 41–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v3i1.517.
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This study examined how cultural background (collectivism vs. individualism) affects motor skill learning in a dyadic cooperative learning environment. The research context of this study was Nintendo™ Wii Tennis. Twenty college students from a Midwestern university participated in the study, among whom half were from an individualistic culture (USA) and the other half were from a collectivistic culture (China). In the study, the participants from these two backgrounds demonstrated different interaction levels and behavioral predispositions in the cooperative learning of motor skills. Both participants of individualistic background and of collectivistic background had made significant progress in the post-exercise as compared to the pre-exercise, which corroborated the benefits of cooperative learning on motor skill learning. Nevertheless, the progress made by the participants of individualistic background was statistically larger than that made by the participants of collectivistic background. Implications and limitations of this study are discussed.
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Liang, Xia, Jun Yang, Abu S. Abdullah, Zhikui He, and Li Yang. "The Evaluation of the Effect of ICT in HIV Prevention in the General Population in China Based on an Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skill Model." BioMed Research International 2020 (October 29, 2020): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8786467.
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Objectives. With an increase in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the application of information and communication technology (ICT) is considered as a helpful solution. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of ICT in HIV prevention in the general population based on an information-motivation-behavioral skill (IMB) model. Methods. A national follow-up study on the evaluation of ICT on HIV health education effects before and after large sample intervention was conducted in 16 provinces of China. ICT was used to carry out a six-month educational program on the prevention of HIV for participants using the WeChat platform. The research group conducted a second questionnaire for participants to collect data and built the IMB model using Mplus 7.0 analysis software. Results. A total of 997 questionnaires were sent, and 957 effective questionnaires were recovered, a recovery rate of 96.0%. Before the ICT intervention, the scores of information was 15.68 ± 3.28 , of motivation was 14.47 ± 4.26 , of behavior skills was 2.26 ± 1.08 , and of condom use was 2.19 ± 1.15 . After the ICT intervention, the scores for information ( 18.54 ± 2.48 ), motivation ( 16.06 ± 4.11 ), behavior skills ( 4.74 ± 1.04 ), and condom use ( 2.64 ± 1.15 ) improved significantly. ICT use had a significant regression effect on motivation ( β = 0.237 , P < 0.001 ), behavior skills ( β = 0.997 , P < 0.001 ), and information ( β = 0.441 , P < 0.001 ), while motivation ( β = 0.196 , P < 0.001 ), behavior skills ( β = 0.207 , P < 0.001 ), and information ( β = 0.092 , P < 0.001 ) had a significant regression effect on condom use. Conclusions. The ICT intervention can not only improve information about HIV prevention, motivation, and behavior skills but also promote the use of condoms, so as to achieve the result of promoting behaviors that act to prevent AIDS within the general population.
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Zhang, Yang, Gurong Jiang, Yihan Sun, Xia Zhao, and Xiaosong Yu. "Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale among medical students in Liaoning province, China: a cross-sectional study." BMJ Open 8, no. 9 (2018): e020931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020931.
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ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to develop the Chinese version of the Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS-Ch) in order to test the psychometric properties of the modified instrument.DesignA cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2016 to evaluate the attitudes of Chinese medical students towards communication skills learning using CSAS at China Medical University.ParticipantsThe study recruited 510 fifth-year medical students by cluster sampling.MethodsCronbach’s α coefficients were calculated for the entire questionnaire and for the subscales to evaluate the internal consistency of the CSAS-Ch. In order to determine the structure underlying the CSAS, the scale was factor analysed using maximum likelihood extraction and the oblique rotation method.ResultsOf the 510 medical students, 492 (96.5%) completed the questionnaire. Cronbach’s α coefficient for the CSAS scale was 0.897. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the four-factor structure accounted for 59.8% of the variance and produced an acceptable fit to the data.ConclusionsThe modified CSAS-Ch can be used to evaluate attitudes towards communication skills. Further Future research for improving the teaching methods for communication skills should explore the relationship between medical students’ attitudes and the demographic characteristics.
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Zhou, Fei, and Yenchun Jim Wu. "How humble leadership fosters employee innovation behavior." Leadership & Organization Development Journal 39, no. 3 (2018): 375–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lodj-07-2017-0181.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between humble leadership and employee innovation behavior and to investigate the mediating effects of core self-evaluation (CSE) and the moderating effects of leader political skill in this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Questionnaire data from a sample of 169 employee-leader dyads from technology enterprises in China were employed in this research. Findings The results show that humble leadership positively affects employee innovation behavior; moreover, employee CSE and leader political skills play partial mediating and moderating roles, respectively, in the relationship between humble leadership and employee innovation behavior. Research limitations/implications This study considered only the positive role of humble leadership and not its negative effects in extreme cases, such as the perceived weakness and inferiority of a humble leader, which may inhibit leadership effectiveness. Future research may examine the excessive and/or negative effects of humble leadership in an organization. Practical implications The findings of this study suggest that leaders should maintain humility, develop certain political skills, and enhance employee CSE to stimulate employee innovation behavior. Originality/value Although humility has been understood as the core trait of servant leadership, level-five leadership and participative leadership, humble leadership as a new type of independent leadership style has yet to be thoroughly investigated. In particular, there is limited empirical research examining the link between humble leadership and employee innovation behavior.
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Chen, Jun, Xiaozan Wang, and Weiyun Chen. "Impact of Bilateral Coordinated Movement on Manipulative Skill Competency in Elementary School Students." Children 8, no. 6 (2021): 517. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8060517.
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Background: Researchers have found that manipulative skill competency in childhood not only helps to improve physical activity participation but also helps adolescents learn specialized sports skills. This study aimed to examine the effects of an eight-week bilateral coordinated movement (BCM) intervention on manipulative skill competency in school-aged children. Methods: The participants were 314 fourth-grade students from two elementary schools in China. This study used a two-arm quasi-experimental research design. For one elementary school, two fourth-grade classes were assigned to the BCM group and another two fourth-grade classes were assigned to the control group. For the other elementary school, one fourth-grade class was assigned to the BCM group and another fourth-grade class to the control group. The students in the BCM group received an eight-week, two 40 min BCM lessons in soccer, and another eight-week, two 40-min BCM lessons in basketball. The control group received an eight-week two regular 40 min PE lessons in soccer and basketball, respectively. The students’ manipulative skill competency in soccer and basketball skills were pre- and post-tested using the two PE metric assessment rubrics. Data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, independent sample t-tests, and ANCOVA and ANOVA repeated measures. Results: The results showed a significant main effect of time (pre-test vs. post-test) in soccer skills (F = 273.095, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.468) and in basketball skills (F = 74.619, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.193). Additionally, the results revealed a significant main effect of the group (BCM group vs. control group) in soccer skills (F = 37.532, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.108) and a marginal significant main effect of the groups in basketball skills (F = 3.619, p = 0.058, η2 = 0.011). Furthermore, there was a significant interaction effect between the time and the group in soccer skills (F = 37.532, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.108) and in basketball skills (F = 18.380, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.056). Conclusions: It was concluded that after participation in the eight-week, 16 40 min lessons of BCM, the fourth-grade students showed greater improvement in soccer and basketball dribbling, passing and receiving skills, compared to the control group.
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Pham, Charlotte Minh Ha. "AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF BOATS OF CENTRAL VIETNAM." Journal of Indo-Pacific Archaeology 36 (November 22, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.7152/jipa.v36i0.14913.
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<p class="Body" align="left">Despite a growing academic literature on maritime trade, shipping and navigation in the South China Sea, there is little information about how local societies negotiated their maritime environment, or how it influenced their daily life. This is most particularly the case for Vietnam, often considered through its history as an agrarian state. Nonetheless, with a coastline of over 3400 km located along a major shipping route between Malacca and China, Vietnam has a long lasting historical connection with its maritime environment and an exceptional boat diversity. Yet again, little is known about local boatbuilding traditions, boat use, seafaring skills and navigation, related maritime activities, about the organisation and role of the many harbours that dotted the coast of central Vietnam.</p><p class="Body" align="left">As a step in the development of maritime archaeology in Vietnam, a combined approach in the research of archives and ethnography can contribute to build up knowledge about maritime aspects of life in Vietnam, and can also provide context and understanding for potential maritime archaeological finds. At the same time it can push the boundaries of maritime archaeologists to incite research that goes beyond nautical technology.</p>
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Wu, Jingyang. "Practice Analysis on the Teaching Theory and Skills of English Translation." Review of Educational Theory 2, no. 1 (2019): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.30564/ret.v2i1.300.
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As a universal language, English makes a better communication between China and the developed countries, English language teaching has become increasingly important in more and more Chinese Schools. At the beginning, when Chinese students start to learn a second language, they need to translate the second language such as English into Chinese in the first hand, and this procedure will help them to understand and learn English better. For English language translation teachers, they need to research and create the suitable、effective method of learning English translation for most students constantly in order to improve the English translation learning efficiency of the Chinese students. The local culture of China is quite different from the culture of other English speaking countries. When our Chinese students study English language translation, at the same time, they need to learn the different culture in different countries and learn how to accept and face up the cultural background difference between our country and the other English speaking countries. In the meantime, during the time of teaching English translation, the English translation subject teachers need to guide the students to learn and understand the difference in practice, and help them to establish a comprehensive and correct idea of learning English translation (through teaching right and different translation skills.
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Shi, Lei, Lihua Fan, Hai Xiao, et al. "Constructing a general competency model for Chinese public health physicians: a qualitative and quantitative study." European Journal of Public Health 29, no. 6 (2019): 1184–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz048.
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Abstract Background The purpose of the study was to construct a general model of the competencies required by Chinese public health physicians. This study is intended to lay the foundation for promoting reform of public health education in China, and may help perfect the testing and grading system of public health courses. Methods The behavioral event interviews were used to collect data on knowledge, skills and performance characteristics of public health physicians for coping with public health events. A random stratified sampling survey was used to select public health professionals and workers from different public health institutions in 14 provinces (municipalities or autonomous regions) of China. We then purposively selected 150 senior public health professionals from various agencies and 85 senior public health educators at colleges and universities to take part in the checklist survey. Finally, three times expert consultations were performed to determine the dimensions and elements of the general competency model for Chinese public health physicians. Results The age range of the 3245 participants was 18–65 years old. When comparing public health professionals and public health education specialists, we found significant differences in the perceived importance of the core competencies between these groups. The model was revised several times and finalized through the expert consultations, and comprised seven competency dimensions. Conclusion The final public health practitioner competency model comprised seven competency dimensions: basic knowledge of medicine, public health knowledge, health management and health promotion, specialized skills, research and development, comprehensive abilities and professionalism.
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Li, Yun Xiang, Hui Hui Jia, Rui Qing Ge, and Yu Zhu Bian. "Exploration on Service Learning by InformationTechnology." Applied Mechanics and Materials 58-60 (June 2011): 469–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.58-60.469.
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Service Learning is a teaching and learning strategy that integrates community service with academic instruction and reflection to enrich students further understanding of course content, meet genuine community needs, develop career-related skills, and become responsible citizens. This study focuses on a case study of service Learning through Information technology in college of China to improve students’comprehensive ability and inspire innovation ability. The study takes the qualitative research to probe into the practical feasibility and effectiveness of service learning by IT
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Wu, Yan. "Research on the Phenomenon of “Chinese Culture Aphasia” among the College Students in China—Based on a Survey Study of Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 11, no. 2 (2020): 301. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1102.20.
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In an era of globalization, our societies have become increasingly multicultural. And along with the deepening reform of college English teaching in China, cultural teaching plays a more important role in the cultivation of students’ humanistic qualities. A questionnaire and a cultural test paper were conducted to investigate the phenomenon of the “Chinese Culture Aphasia” of college English teaching in Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University. According to analyses of the research, English teachers of our university have tried to study its causes and explore the ways to integrate Chinese culture into English teaching to fully promote students’ humanistic qualities. In the process of teaching, the language skills teaching and the humanistic education will be united to cultivate students’ cultural critical thinking, to develop their international cultural horizons, to realize the curriculum ideology of the “whole-person education” in English teaching.
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Zhaohui, Cai, and Anthony Anning. "Exploring the affiliation between teachers’ professional development and students’ academic performance in higher education in China." Thermal Science 24, Suppl. 1 (2020): 301–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci20301z.
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This research explored the factors that underlie Teachers? Professional Develop?ment in China?s Higher Education and their ramification on Students? achievement. The study was carried out in the Jiangsu Province of China where arguably there exist some of the topmost universities in China. Survey questionnaires were used to solicit views from 288 university teachers from (Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University and Nanjing Normal University) who participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model were used to analyze the data. It was found out that these teachers were familiar and interested in some specific professional development programs namely: Courses and Workshops, Reading of Professional Literature, Education Conferences and Seminars, Individual and Collaborative research, Observation visits to other Universities, Conflict Management, Classroom Management, and Building Students? Engagement and these positively influenced students? perfor?mance. It was revealed that what motivated these teachers to embark on these pro?fessional programs include: need to improve the instructional method, managerial skills, research abilities, and the interest for personal development. However, it was found out that some factors militate against teachers from participating in the professional development programs.
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Zhaohui, Cai, and Anthony Anning. "Exploring the affiliation between teachers’ professional development and students’ academic performance in higher education in China." Thermal Science 24, Suppl. 1 (2020): 301–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/tsci20s1301z.
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This research explored the factors that underlie Teachers? Professional Develop?ment in China?s Higher Education and their ramification on Students? achievement. The study was carried out in the Jiangsu Province of China where arguably there exist some of the topmost universities in China. Survey questionnaires were used to solicit views from 288 university teachers from (Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University and Nanjing Normal University) who participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model were used to analyze the data. It was found out that these teachers were familiar and interested in some specific professional development programs namely: Courses and Workshops, Reading of Professional Literature, Education Conferences and Seminars, Individual and Collaborative research, Observation visits to other Universities, Conflict Management, Classroom Management, and Building Students? Engagement and these positively influenced students? perfor?mance. It was revealed that what motivated these teachers to embark on these pro?fessional programs include: need to improve the instructional method, managerial skills, research abilities, and the interest for personal development. However, it was found out that some factors militate against teachers from participating in the professional development programs.
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Salim, Yuk Ting. "PENGARUH MEDIA AUDIOVISUAL TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN BERARGUMENTASI MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI SASTRA CHINA DALAM MATA KULIAH “CHINA TODAY”." KULTURISTIK: Jurnal Bahasa dan Budaya 5, no. 1 (2021): 25–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22225/kulturistik.5.1.2366.
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The achievement of the level of language skills in learning Mandarin at the tertiary level is largely determined by the level of depth of knowledge received by students. The subject "China Today" is a listening course at the advanced level, where students must respond to Mandarin language discussions in the audiovisual media. Based on the field observations, it was found that there were two ways that are consistently used among students in presenting their arguments. The first is the delivery of short reviews and arguments that just repeat a few sentences according to what are they heard in the audiovisual media. The second is the submission of a complete review (covering all aspects mentioned in the audiovisual media), then followed by personal arguments. In the final listening process, as described by Tarigan, students should use the second way to present their arguments, to prove that they had achieved to the advanced level. The aim of this research is to identify which vocabulary was taken from audiovisual media, to analyze the effect of audiovisual media on students' ability in presenting arguments in the Mandarin language.
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Cai, Ruiheng, and Feng-kuang Chiang. "A laser-cutting-centered STEM course for improving engineering problem-solving skills of high school students in China." STEM Education 1, no. 3 (2021): 199. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/steme.2021015.
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<p style='text-indent:20px;'>STEM (science, technology, engineer, mathematics) education and engineering education are receiving an increasing amount of interest worldwide, but related research on the influence of STEM courses on students' engineering problem solving in China is scarce. Considering the rapid prototyping function of laser-cutting tools, this study was conducted to develop a STEM course based on laser cutting and to explore how the course affected high school students' engineering problem-solving abilities. A 9-week curriculum was implemented in a science, technology, and fabricating club of a high school in Zhejiang, China. The data were collected by pretest and posttest questionnaires and presentations of group assignments. The results were as follows. First, when presented with an engineering problem, the students demonstrated problem-solving abilities because they followed principles of engineering design, such as sketching, modeling and modifying. Second, while completing the assignment, the students proposed solutions with comprehensive factors in many aspects. They showed high-level thinking, such as consideration of the background, limiting conditions, and multidisciplinary knowledge, and they used technological tools to complete the task. However, some students ignored the assessment and redesign of their solutions. Further research could use a larger sample from different grades and explore how a STEM course combined with technology tools could influence students' high-level thinking skills.</p>
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Puspitasari, Indah. "DEVELOPING ENGLISH FOR TOURISM MATERIALS TROUGH STAKEHOLDERS� NEEDS ANALYSIS." English Review: Journal of English Education 7, no. 1 (2018): 147. http://dx.doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v7i1.1534.
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Banyumas currently grows well in various aspects especially in tourism. Tourism plays an important role in this regency because it becomes one of the mainstays of Banyumas revenue sector. A phenomenon occurs today is the number of hotels in Banyumas arises every year. It is very important to prepare human resources; especially those who have good skills in tourism and English. This paper aims at explaining the stakeholders� overview of skills needed, topic needed, and difficulties encountered. The stakeholders here are tour agencies, hotels, and Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism Office of Banyumas Regency. This is a qualitative research method which has several research steps. First, library study is a method of collecting data and it is also used to compile research instruments. The second step is to share the questionnaires to the sampling and the last is analysing the results. The results of this study showed that; 1) the required skills are speaking (100%), listening (75%), writing (25%), and reading (25%), 2) 80% of the topics offered in the questionnaire are required by all stakeholders. The topics are about hotels and tourism materials, and 3) difficulties encountered in active cooperating with tourism industry, less practice in explaining tourism city map, and listening different accents such as English speakers from China, Japan, and India. In conclusion, these findings regarding the skills and topics needed can be used to develop English for Tourism materials.Keywords: English for tourism; English for specific purposes; needs analysis; developing materials; tourism; Banyumas.
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Huang, Jinfeng, Chunjie Du, Jianjin Liu, and Guangxin Tan. "Meta-Analysis on Intervention Effects of Physical Activities on Children and Adolescents with Autism." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6 (2020): 1950. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061950.
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This paper aimed to discuss the intervention effects of physical activities on children and adolescents with autism with a meta-analysis so as to serve as a reference to further relevant research on the same topic. As for research methods, by searching in CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), WanFang data, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and other databases, this study collected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the intervention of physical activities on children and adolescents with autism and used Review Manager 5.3 software to process and analyze the outcome indicators of the literature. As for the result, a total of 12 papers and 492 research targets were selected. The results of the meta-analysis show that physical activity had a significant positive impact on social interaction ability, communication ability, motor skills, and autism degree of autistic children as well as the social skills and communication skills of autistic adolescents. On the other hand, physical activity had no significant effect on the stereotyped behavior of autistic children and adolescents. In conclusion, physical activity intervention is beneficial to children and adolescents with autism, and continuous physical activity intervention can produce greater intervention effect.
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Pan, Xuequan, and Zhixin Zhang. "An Empirical Study of Application of Multimodal Approach to Teaching Reading in EFL in Senior High School." International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) 15, no. 02 (2020): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i02.11267.
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English Reading skill is one of the most important skills for senior high school students who learn English as a foreign language (EFL). However, the present ELF teaching method is still teacher-centered which neglects students’ learning interest and their participation in the process of teaching. In 1990s, Western scholars proposed multi-modal theory which suggests that semiotic resources (sound, images, video, animation, motion, color, facial expressions, etc.) can be used to stimulate different senses of students so as to improve their learning efficiency. The present study is intended to apply the multi-modal approach to EFL reading teaching in senior high school and tries to find out whether the multimodal teaching can stimulate students’ interest in English reading and improve their reading proficiency. In this study, with students of a high school in Anhui in China as the research subjects, an English reading teaching experiment was carried out. The analysis of data collected from reading tests and questionnaires indicates that the application of multi-modal teaching approach in high school EFL reading teaching can stimulate students’ interest in English reading and improve students’ English reading proficiency, and that most students take a positive attitude towards multimodal teaching approach.
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Li, Huiyin. "Networking for English Literature Class: Cooperative Learning in Chinese Context." English Language Teaching 10, no. 12 (2017): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v10n12p219.
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This action research was conducted to investigate the efficacy of networking, an adjusted cooperative learning method employed in an English literature class for non-English majors in China. Questionnaire was administered online anonymously to college students after a 14-week cooperative learning in literature class in a Chinese university, aiming to study whether the proposed cooperative learning method was an effective method in literature class and how it would impact students. The results indicated that it was an effective instructional practice with benefits in academic study, accountability and social skills.
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Li, Ru. "Mentoring as a Supportive Way for Novice Teachers in Foreign Language Teacher Development: A Case Study in an Ethnic College in China." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 7, no. 2 (2016): 318. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.0702.10.
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Mentoring has been explored from various perspectives under different theoretical frameworks. The situation-based mentoring brings a lot of possibilities and sustainabilities to the student teachers. Given the overview on the literature of mentoring, it can be found that the research about mentoring mainly is concerned with English-speaking countries such as US and UK and populates in general teacher education. The research in subject-specific field receives scant attention, such as in Foreign Language Teacher Development (hereafter, FLTD). Finding few reports from China, especially about the novices in ethnical colleges, the empirical study running through one year from in an ethnic college shows that mentoring is a supportive way in FLTD for supporting novices. Under the framework of sociocultural theory, we found that, in addition to improving of teaching skills, mentoring can (1) lessen novices’ stress and ‘reality shock’ in teaching and strengthen the sense of belongings; (2) facilitate novice teachers’ reflection ability and (3) foster novice teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching.
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Hora, Matthew T., and Chelsea A. Blackburn Cohen. "Cultural Capital at Work: How Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills Are Taught, Trained, and Rewarded in a Chinese Technical College." Community College Review 46, no. 4 (2018): 388–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091552118784352.
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Purpose: Community and technical college student employability is a pressing concern in the United States and China. Policy makers focus on developing students’ human capital in the form of credentials and cognitive skills. However, the focus on completion overlooks the role that noncognitive skills and contextual factors may play in student employability. Method: In this exploratory study, conducted among educators and employers in the manufacturing and biotechnology fields in a large eastern Chinese city, we use a cultural capital framework to address the following questions: (a) What forms of cultural capital are valued by educators and employers? (b) How are these forms of capital being cultivated in the classroom? (c) How do considerations of cultural capital influence hiring and workplace training? and (d) What contextual factors influence these phenomena? Inductive thematic analyses of interviews, classroom observation, and notes from factory tours with eight educators and two employers were completed. Results: This study revealed a shared view that both cognitive and noncognitive skills are essential. Results also reveal a cultural predisposition within Chinese classrooms to lecturing but also a growing use of active learning techniques, a commitment to general education, the importance of “cultural fit” during the hiring process, and job quality and the cultural devaluation of the skilled trades as salient contextual factors. Conclusion: Implications for research, policy, and practice are considered, particularly the need for all students to acquire both cognitive and noncognitive skills as well as a more nuanced and culturally informed perspective on student employability.