Toward a Typology of Changes in Primary Teachers' Awareness of Geography Based on Receiving Graduate Education

This study illuminates the effects of graduate education on primary teachers' awareness of geography. Data were collected through interviews with twenty-one teachers who held M.A. or Ph.D. degrees in geography and analyzed using Straussian-grounded theory. The participants were categorized into four types. Many teachers (type A) showed meaningful refinement in their awareness of geography, and some of them (type B and C) identified themselves as experts in primary geography. However, a few participants (type D) showed only marginal development of their geographic knowledge. These results suggest the potential for improvements to graduate education in primary geography and for primary teachers.     

Scale considerations in using diatoms as indicators of sea‐level change: lessons from Alaska

This paper assesses variations in quantitative reconstructions of late Holocene relative sea‐level (RSL) change arising from using modern diatom datasets from different spatial scales, applied to case studies from Alaska. We investigate the implications of model choice in transfer functions using local‐, sub‐regional‐ and regional‐scale modern training sets, and produce recommendations on the creation and selection of modern datasets for reconstructing RSL change over Holocene timescales in tidal marsh environments comparable with those in Alaska. We show that regional modern training sets perform best in terms of providing fossil samples with good modern analogues, and in producing reconstructions that most closely match observations, where these are available. Local training sets are frequently insufficient to provide fossil samples with good modern analogues and may over‐estimate the precision of RSL reconstructions. This is particularly apparent when reconstructing RSL change for periods beyond the last century. For reconstructing RSL change we recommend using regional modern training sets enhanced by local samples. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

城建类高校地信专业人才培养目标探讨

在2012年地理信息系统专业改为地理信息科学专业的背景下,有必要重新探讨城建类高校在人才培养方面的定位问题。文章结合城建类高校的特点,从人才培养方向、课程体系、实践环节三个方面进行改革尝试,探索合理有效的培养目标。在分析地理信息科学专业的人才需求和人才培养目标基础上,探讨如何科学地制定地理信息科学专业的人才培养方案,建立专业课程体系,指出培养应用型人才的可行方法和途径。     

加强地质教育,为振兴安徽地质工作提供人才支撑

要振兴地质工作,为安徽经济发展提供有力的资源保障,关键靠地质人才。本文从分析安徽地质人才队伍现状和地勘单位人才需求出发,认为必须大力发展地质教育,以解决当前地质人才青黄不接的困难,并为此提出了相应的对策和措施。     

面向矿山型的测绘专业人才培养模式的研究

主要探讨在新时期条件下面向矿山类测绘专业人才培养模式的研究,通过合理设置课程、加强实践教学,科研促进教学等方面工作来建立面向矿山型的测绘专业人才培养模式,探索具有特色的应用型人才培养模式。     

WAM机器人辅助上肢康复训练技术应用研究

运用WAM机器人辅助偏瘫上肢进行康复训练，从机器人运动参数和传统医学评估方法两方面分析验证康复训练的有效性.基于WAM机器人搭建实验平台，设计"十"字和"米"字康复训练方式，添加趣味性游戏，招募上肢偏瘫患者跟踪进行康复训练与评估.采集WAM机器人的轨迹和转矩信息，分析康复训练前后轨迹跟踪误差和转矩变化，评价患肢的运动功能，同时由康复医师运用传统评估法Brunnstrom等级分期法进行康复评估.实验结果显示，经过1个月的康复训练，机器人轨迹跟踪误差减小，转矩波动变化趋于平缓，患肢随意运动减少，评估Brunnstrom等级有所提升，且效果优于传统康复训练.研究结果表明WAM机器人辅助康复训练科学合理，康复效果优于传统康复训练方法.     

加速培养一支青年学科带头人队伍

对我国地震队伍的现状,特别是对新一代学科带头人成长中存在的问题进行了深入的分析,论述了加速培养新一代年青的学科带头人,是关系到地震科技事业前途的大事,必须从战略的高度来认识这一问题的重要意义,进而提出加速培养造就年青学科带头人队伍的建议。     

科技人员继续教育的模糊综合评判

应用模糊数学中的综合评判、模糊关系方程、贴近度等方法,对科技人员继续教育中的培训内容、培训方式、培训对象选择以及评估继续教育成绩等方面进行了探讨,为继续教育工作提供数学依据,以促进其深入开展.     

管理干部培训现状及展望

对1986年以来地震系统管理干部(处级以上)的培训现状进行了调研、分析和评估,从理论与实际两个方面进行了探讨,为地震系统今后开展管理科学培训提出可行性的决策依据。