Special Talents Research Articles

ESP发展中的瓶颈：师资，课程——以长春中医药大学为例

ESP (English for Specific Purpose)为培养具有国际视野的外向型人才服务，为国家“一带一路”、“亚投行”等重大战略构想服务，中医药要实现现代化发展和国际化发展目标，为维护、促进人类健康做出贡献，这一切都离不开ESP教学，离不开既具有专业知识、又具备很好外语交际能力的复合型人才的培养。然而，同国内其他类别的专业英语教学相似，高等中医药院校的中医英语教学还处在刚刚起步和探索阶段，在理论和实践两个层面上还存在一定瓶颈问题。本文以长春中医药大学为例，以ESP教学理论为指导，采用案例分析、文献综述的研究方法，对目前制约ESP健康发展的教师队伍建设、课程建设等方面的问题开展研究，力争寻求瓶颈问题的破解方法，为培养适应时代发展需求的高质量中医药人才服务，为推进中医药现代化和国际化进程服务，从而最终为建构适应我国高校实际的创新型ESP教学模式做出有益尝试。 In order to meet the needs of the state “One belt one road”, the “Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank” and to accomplish the great strategic plan by training foreign-oriented specialized talents with the international vision, domestic universities and colleges become more and more to realize the importance and its strategic significance and focus on ESP (English for Specific Purposes) personnel training. Traditional Chinese medicine is on the way to its realization of modernization and its international goal to make a great contribution to the health for mankind based on the ESP teaching and training those compound talents with good expertise and excellent communicative ability in English. However, traditional Chinese medicine teaching in higher institutions is still on the rise and on the experimental stage similar to those domestic colleges in specialized English teaching with some difficulties in both theory and practice as its bottleneck of ESP teaching. The paper aims to research the following three aspects as forming ESP teachers, curriculum design based on methods of ESP teaching theory, case study and literature review by taking Changchun University of Traditional Chinese Medicine as a case in order to solve those problems as bottleneck. In this way, we can do our utmost to pave a way for the new renovation in the domestic ESP teaching with high quality and those talents in traditional Chinese medicine on the way to its modernization and internationalization.

The Role of Urban Spaces and Structures in Increasing the Social Vitality of Citizens with an Emphasis on Urban Design Approaches

As the greatest symbol of civilization, city has been found in order to provide human beings with safety, security, welfare, and composure; this human product has and will have a permanent and inclusive impact on his life. From the very beginning of life on earth, human beings have shown a desire for social life and living together. A close analysis of the process of economic, cultural, scientific and social developments throughout history reveals men’s insatiable need and quest for a society in which they can easily experience social institutions and products derived from collective life; Basically, it can be claimed that the birth and the development of human talents and abilities are the direct product of socialization and the use of diversity and multiplication of society. Therefore, humans have always tries to provide required social spaces for the development of scientific and specialized talents, for cultural exchanges and for spending leisure time. Machine life, continuous and permanent endeavors of citizen to enjoy family life, economic problems, and many other difficulties have made human beings procure comfort and psychological well-being through seeking social vitality. Thus, it is necessary for people to establish a vibrant community and make urban transform urban space into a safe place for the development of healthy social relationships and increase the community's mental security by creating a joyful atmosphere with proper planning and matching the needs of the people, in order to finally escape problems, the ultimate results of which are mental disorders and psychological stress. The present study used documentary and library method in order to assess views; theories and topics related to the subject of research; then, it extract effective indicators for creating urban happiness. Required data was collected through field method (questionnaire, observation, interviews and field surveys); finally, some solutions have been presented in order to enhance the level of social vitality in the city.

Blurring Boundaries and Changing University Staff: The Case of the University of Hong Kong

In the changing higher education environment, universities increasingly engage in areas outside the traditional teaching and research missions. The new missions extend over wide yet specialized areas, such as technological advancement, internationalization, entrepreneurship, and enhancement of teaching and learning. To effectively handle these areas, universities require specific talents that may not be found in conventional academic and administrative cadres. The transformation highlights blurred boundaries between academic and non-academic spheres of the university. Situated in the University of Hong Kong (HKU), this paper explores how the university utilizes new professionals and administrative staff in new missions. Qualitative interviews with university staff reveal their profiles and perceptions in evolving organizational structures. By examining understudied subjects in Hong Kong, it discusses implications of changing university staff and how universities may optimize their new talent.

Niemożność zaspokojenia podstawowych potrzeb życiowych w świetle art. 209 Kodeksu Karnego

The notion of basic life needs is of evaluative nature and, depending on socio-cultural conditions, it can be interpreted differently. The most frequently encountered type of alimony avoidance is the one committed by parents against their children. Therefore, the article mentions, in particular, the issue of justified needs of children. These are needs satisfaction of which allows the child to live in conditions corresponding to their age, health condition and education. This does not regard only securing the minimal existential needs. If the child has a passion, special talents that they want to develop, securing these needs must be also considered as basic.

2016 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar lecture The curious history of curiosity-driven research.

Curiosity has a curious place in the history of science. In the early modern period, curiosity was doubled-edged: it was both a virtue, the spring for a 'love of truth', but also the source of human error and even personal corruption. In the twentieth century, curiosity had become an apparently uncomplicated motivation. Successful scientists, for example Nobel Prize winners in their lectures and biographies, frequently attributed their first steps into science to a fundamental curiosity, an irrepressible desire to ask the question 'why?'. The aside made by Albert Einstein in private correspondence in 1952-'I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious'-has now become a meme. Yet in the twentieth century, science was shaped by many forces, and the practical utility of science in the real, messy problematic worlds of its formation seem far removed from the seeming innocence of curiosity-driven research. In my lecture and this paper, I ask why scientists say they ask 'why?', and trace the curious history of the idea of curiosity-driven science. In particular, I distinguish between a long and short history of curiosity in science, with the latter associated with the term 'curiosity-driven science' and the UK administration of Margaret Thatcher.

Myths about autism: An exploratory study using focus groups.

Individuals with autism are often stigmatised and isolated by their typically developing peers according to parental, teacher and self-reports. While quantitative studies often report negative attitudes towards individuals with autism, it is still unclear how understandings of autism influence attitudes. In this exploratory study, misconceptions or myths about autism, that is, the cognitive component of attitudes, were examined using focus groups. Purposive sampling was used to recruit undergraduate and postgraduate students, and adults with and without experience of autism, to one of the five focus groups (n = 37). Content analysis was used to identify emergent themes. The data identified seven commonly held beliefs about individuals with autism. The first four were related to social interaction, such as that people with autism do not like to be touched. The fifth reflected the view that all individuals with autism have a special talent, and the final two concerned beliefs that people with autism are dangerous. The findings from this study demonstrate that people with varying experience or knowledge of autism often hold inaccurate beliefs about autism. These findings improve our understandings of lay beliefs about autism and will aid the development and implementation of interventions designed to improve lay knowledge of autism.

THE STYLES OF COPING WITH STRESS AMONG THE STUDENTS STUDYING AT THE SCHOOLS WHICH ADMIT THE STUDENTS WITH A SPECIAL TALENT EXAM

The purpose of the research was to determine the styles of coping with stress among the students studying at the schools which admit the students with a special talent exam. The scope of the research involved the schools which admit the students with a special talent exam, the sample group included total 413 students; 226 males, 187 females, having education at the Faculty of Sport Sciences (SBF), the Dilek Sabanci Conservatory (DSK) and the Faculty of Fine Arts (GSF) in Selcuk University. Firstly, a personal information form and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) developed by Folkman and Lazarus (1980) and created as a short form by Sahin and Durak (1995) were used. By testing the homogeneity and variance of data, the Independent Sample t-test for the gender factor, the One Way Anova for multiple comparisons, the Tukey test for the resources of differences were applied. The Cronbach alpha value was determined to be 0,76 for the Coping Questionnaire. Depending on the gender factor; statistically significant differences were observed in all of sub-dimensions to cope with stress among the SBF, DSK and GSF students (P<0.05). Given the school types, there was a lower point in the SBF student averages concerning the desperation dimension rather than the other two schools as there was a higher average in the Conservatory students’ optimism dimension rather than the other two schools, a lower average in their social support points, these differences were regarded to be statistically significant (P<0.05). In accordance with the school type, differences between active and passive coping strategies did not have stable changes and any specific situation was not observed in the school type. This situation can result from the specific exam criteria and the ability and measurement techniques of the schools which admit the students with a special talent exam. Article visualizations:

Studi Evaluatif Tentang Keberadaan Sekolah Program Bakat Istimewa Berdasarkan 8 Standar Nasional Pendidikan Tingkat SMP/MTs

The purpose of this research is to know clearly about the existence of special talent program schools (especially sports) by analyzing and evaluating based on 8 national standard of junior high school / MTs education which includes graduate competency standard, content standard, process standard, educator standard and educational staff , Facilities and infrastructure standards, management standards, financing standards, and educational assessment standards. The research was conducted in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Malang III by using qualitative approach, where the data source was obtained from: informant, covering principal, vice curriculum, vice facilities and Infrastructure, vice treasurer, head of Special Talent Program, teacher and trainer, and student) and document. Data validity using triangulation. While the research results using interactive model analysis techniques that include data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. Based on the results of the research findings, it can be concluded that: (1) The existence of Special Talent Program Schools in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Malang III from the beginning held in the academic year 2013/2014 until 2016/2017 has increased in the fulfillment of facilities and infrastructure for students Special talent, though there is still something to be improved regarding the field used in the training process. While in the Standards Assessment is still less specific in the formulation of competence. This can be seen from the format of report cards that are not adjusted to the sport chosen by the students, (2) the existence of Special Talent Program School in Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Malang III improve the quality of the students especially in the field of nonacademic sports. This can be seen from the achievements generated both at the district, provincial and national levels obtained by madrasah through learners who pursue special talent programs.

Mechanizmy aktywności twórczej człowieka w świetle interakcyjnej teorii psychologicznej

&lt;p&gt;Problematyka prezentowanej rozprawy dotyczy aktualnego i niezmiernie ważnego obszaru wiedzy psychodydaktycznej związanego z istotą społecznego i osobowego rozwoju dzieci, młodzieży i ludzi dorosłych w epoce „społeczeństwa wiedzy i postępu”. Rzeczywistość społeczna charakteryzuje się szybkim postępem naukowo-technicznym, wygasaniem czynności prostych na rzecz aktywności skomplikowanych mentalnie i praktycznie, co pociąga za sobą zapotrzebowanie na ludzi twórczych. W tych warunkach zachodzi konieczność zmiany strategii edukacyjnych na wszystkich szczeblach nauczania. Dlatego też niniejsza rozprawa zarysowuje teoretyczny model osobowości człowieka, a szczególnie zdolności i uzdolnień specjalnych oraz twórczych w ujęciu systemowym, holistycznym i interakcyjnym. Jest to także model uwzględniający różnice indywidualne psychiki ludzkiej, co sprawia, że struktura owych zdolności i uzdolnień jest zróżnicowana, a przy tym daleko odbiega od tradycyjnego schematu opartego na teorii inteligencji. Zarysowany model psychiki ukazuje konieczność przebudowy systemu dydaktycznego, to jest odejścia od strategii podających i reprodukcji wiedzy (systemu szkoły tradycyjnej) na rzecz strategii polimetodycznych (systemu szkoły nowoczesnej, bazującej na interakcji różnic indywidualnych).&lt;/p&gt;

Academic Pharmacy: Where is Our Influence?

Objective. To evaluate the talents of fellows from cohorts 1-10 of the Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP). Methods. This was a descriptive analysis of previously collected ALFP cohort data reflecting the talents using the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment tool. Data consisted of 295 fellows from the first 10 years of the ALFP program. The Clifton StrengthsFinder talents were aggregated and analyzed to determine talents (strengths) distribution and domain. The aggregate of the four domains were compared among ALFP fellows using a chi-square analysis with an a priori alpha of .05. Results. Lowest frequency of talents was found in the influencing domain (11.2%), while the domains with the largest frequency of talents were strategic thinking (34.4%) and executing (31.1%). When looking at the specific talents within the domains among the ALFP fellows, achiever (in the executing domain) and learner (in the strategic thinking domain) were the most frequent talents, while command (in the influencing domain) and adaptability (in the relationship building domain) were the least frequent talents. Conclusions. Since the profession is deficient in the influencing and relationship building domains (command and adaptability talents, respectively), this could help explain our slow progress in moving the profession from a product-focused role to a provider-based role. Perhaps the profession should be using a strategy better aligned with our signature leadership domains of executing and strategic thinking and focus on being a member of the health care team by aligning with team-based care rather than obtaining provider status.

Implementasi Pendidikan Karakter Inklusi Bagi Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus Di Sekolah Reguler

This paper aims to examine the implementation of inclusive character education for Children with pecial Needs (ABK) in regular schools. In learning, ABK children have different characters and modalities with normal learners. To that end, approaches, methods, techniques, and learning tactics need to be tailored to the learning needs to be meaningfully appropriate to the students' ABK. Permendiknas Number 70 of 2009 on Inclusive Education aims to provide the widest opportunity to all learners who have physical, emotional, mental and social abnormalities or have the potential of intelligence and / or special talents to obtain quality education according to their needs and abilities. Inclusive character education can be realized by actualizing the value of the wombs characterized by child-friendly learning. Implementation of inclusive character education in regular schools is characterized by child-friendly learning, empathy, learner-centered learning, and pursuit according to the learning needs of learners. Schools need to assess the needs of learners, complement the ABK-based sarpras and accessible child-friendly schools. Thus the curriculum, learning, interaction, and assessment of learning will be tailored to the needs of learners with special needs. This is the true value of the character, the learning that respects the learners.

Genealogical index: A metric to analyze advisor–advisee relationships

Abstract Academic genealogy can be defined as the study of intellectual heritage that is undertaken through the relationship between a professor (advisor/mentor) and student (advisee) and on the basis of these ties, it establishes a social framework that is generally represented by an academic genealogy graph. Obtaining relevant knowledge of academic genealogy graphs makes it possible to analyse the academic training of scientific communities, and discover ancestors or forbears who had special skills and talents. The use of metrics for characterizing this kind of graph is an active form of knowledge extraction. In this paper, we set out a formal definition of a metric called ‘genealogical index’, which can be used to assess how far researchers have affected advisor–advisee relationships. This metric is based on the bibliometrics h-index and its definition can be broadened to measure the effect of researchers on several generations of scientists. A case study is employed that includes an academic genealogy graph consisting of more than 190,000 Ph.D.s registered in the Mathematics Genealogy Project. Additionally, we compare the genealogical indices obtained from both the Fields Medal and Wolf Prize winners, and found that the latter has had a greater impact than the former.

Sacred and secret stories in professional knowledge landscapes: learner agency in teacher professional learning

Set in a schooling practitioner research context, this article critiques instrumental forms of teacher professional development. An account of teacher professional learning and development is provided, as an inter-relational construct, where teachers reflect on practice to inquire into their students’ learning and foster their own and others specific interests and talents in creative ways. In an Aotearoa/New Zealand context, teachers are mandated to inquire into what their students need to know and understand, the strategies required for teachers to attain these learning goals, and how effective the approach implemented is in enhancing student learning. Emerging from qualitative case study research, a teacher’s narrative account of a student-initiated critical thinking episode in a secondary science classroom is analysed to demonstrate sacred, secret and cover stories of professional knowledge landscapes. Findings highlight the importance of agentic teacher-enacted forms of practitioner inquiry that support critical and collaborative reflective practice.

Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier

Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier

Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu Futbol Özel Yetenek Sınavının Rasch Ölçüm Modeli ile Analizi: Bartın Üniversitesi Örneği

The purpose of this study is to analyze the evaluations of branch members of the jury in football branch examination carried out within the scope of Special Talent Examination of Physical Education and Sports School using Rasch model of measurement. Survey method was used in the study and all the academics and participants in the study were chosen among voluntaries. There are three factors in Rasch Model of measurement and these are: 3 juries (academicians who have expertise in football branch), 6 criteria (competences and skills in football branch) and 223 participants evaluated. The findings of the study revealed that the applicants with the highest performance based on the criteria set were applicants coded C26, C33, C67, C59, C21, C94 and C17 whilst the applicants with a low performance were C54, C72, C10, C79, C86, C35 and C76. In addition, it was also found that all raters rated below average and that all the ratings of the raters were close to each other. Another finding of the study was that the most difficult competence was “bouncing ball” whilst the easiest was “long pass”. This study is important in terms of the fact that evaluation criteria of the applicant students who want to get an admission to an undergraduate programme via special skills examination and the necessity of making their standardization. Besides, it is necessary to statistically examine in order to minimize the differences in comments that could arise between raters in their evaluations.

Use of Google Glass to Enhance Surgical Education of Neurosurgery Residents: “Proof-of-Concept” Study

The relatively decreased time spent in the operating room and overall reduction in cases performed by neurosurgical trainees as a result of duty-hour restrictions demands that the pedagogical content within each surgical encounter be maximized and crafted toward the specific talents and shortcomings of the individual. It is imperative to future generations that the quality of training adapts to the changing administrative infrastructures and compensates for anything that may compromise the technical abilities of trainees. Neurosurgeons in teaching hospitals continue to experiment with various emerging technologies-such as simulators and virtual presence-to supplement and improve surgical training. The authors participated in the Google Glass Explorer Program in order to assess the applicability of Google Glass as a tool to enhance the operative education of neurosurgical residents. Google Glass is a type of wearable technology in the form of eyeglasses that employs a high-definition camera and allows the user to interact using voice commands. Google Glass was able to effectively capture video segments of various lengths for residents to review in a variety of clinical settings within a large, tertiary care university hospital, as well as during a surgical mission to a developing country. The resolution and quality of the video were adequate to review and use as a teaching tool. While Google Glass harbors the potential to dramatically improve both neurosurgical education and practice in a variety of ways, certain technical drawbacks of the current model limit its effectiveness as a teaching tool.

On the origins of organology: Franz Joseph Gall and a girl named Bianchi

Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828) introduced a new theory of mind and brain at the end of the eighteenth century, which he referred to as organology, dealing with mental functions and their cortical localizations. Gall wrote that observations regarding the verbal learning capacities of his schoolmates brought about his new way of thinking. This widely accepted view, however, requires qualification. Although Gall's experiences and observations as a schoolboy were relevant, especially for his craniology, these childhood memories might have been recalled and reinterpreted after he had started to think about the faculties of mind—specifically after he had met Bianchi, a 5-year-old girl with a special talent for music.

The current situation and standardization construction of pediatric emergency system and technique

As a new branch of subject, pediatric emergency medicine developed rapidly but imbalanced.In this article, we reviewed the current situation of pediatric emergency medicine, analyzed the existed main problems and put forward some proposals about its development.Because we lacked professional and standardized medical team and systems, personnel configuration distributed unreasonably, pre-hospital transport developed relatively backward and scientific researches in this field do not have big progress, we are now still in lack of unified documents which are suitable for our national conditions as a guideline.So it is highly important to organize specialized talent training, introduce some new technologies and strengthen multidisciplinary cooperation for further constitute and promote guideline. Key words: Pediatric emergency; Standardization construction

Reflection and assessment for learning in science enrichment courses for the gifted

This study was conducted in enrichment programs for the gifted. It aimed to address the relative absence of suitable assessments in such programs. Although enrichment programs for students with special talents expose them to various areas of knowledge and to science ideas that are usually not taught at their regular school (e.g., Pitts, Vebville, Blair, & Zadnik, 2014), they lack consistent and thoughtful assessments. Despite calls for including suitable modes of assessment in programs for the gifted in order to respond to their unique capabilities (Van Tassel-Baska & Stambaugh, 2006; Gagné, 2011) and to enhance the students' self-regulation and metacognitive abilities (Taber, 2007), most of the programs include only summative assessment.

Great Shakespeare actors: Burbage to Branagh

Great Shakespeare Actors offers a series of essays on great Shakespeare actors from his time to ours, starting by asking whether Shakespeare himself was the first-the answer is No-and continuing with essays on the men and women who have given great stage performances in his plays from Elizabethan times to our own. They include both English and American performers such as David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Charlotte Cushman, Ira Aldridge, Edwin Booth, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Kenneth Branagh. Individual chapters tell the story of their subjects' careers, but together these overlapping tales combine to offer a succinct, actor-centred history of Shakespearian theatrical performance. Stanley Wells examines what it takes to be a great Shakespeare actor and then offers a concise sketch of each actor's career in Shakespeare, an assessment of their specific talents and claims to greatness, and an account, drawing on contemporary reviews, biographies, anecdotes, and, for some of the more recent actors, the author's personal memories of their most notable performances in Shakespeare roles.