Does Lecture Capturing Impact Student Performance and Attendance in an Introductory Accounting Course?

ABSTRACT

The study empirically examines the interplay between lecture capturing viewership, performance and attendance for students in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. The sample consists of 254 students enrolled in an introductory accounting class either in the Fall semester or in the Spring semester. We show a weak positive relationship between lecture capturing and performance, especially in the presence of other variables such as GPA, attendance, gender and seniority. However, we do not find that lecture capturing reduces attendance. Actual performance results are contrasted with students’ perception of the usefulness and effectiveness of lecture capturing. Survey responses reveal that, overall, students attribute a great deal of credit to this pedagogical resource. They stated that lecture capturing clarifies concepts discussed in class, assists in studying for exams, enhances exam results and increases interest in the course. However, the majority of low-performing students believe lecture capturing to be a substitute for attending traditional lectures.     

新测量船测控系统目标捕获策略探讨

能否快速、准确、稳定实施对目标的捕获直接关系到测量船海上测控任务的成败,本文针对新测量船天伺馈系统的特性,及影响目标捕获的主要因素、目标捕获跟踪方案的选择及跟踪方法进行了分析讨论,确定在不同的型号任务中,不同的测控系统如何选择最佳捕获策略。     

村庄经济基础与农民外出务工

打工经济是影响农民行为模式的重要因素，其中村庄精英发挥了重要作用。依据村庄经济基础的不同，农民的行为模式在打工经济兴起之后有两种运作逻辑。一个是以湖北英山伍家）中村为代表，村庄在打工经济兴起之前贫困落后，内部经济分化不明显，打工经济之后农民在建房上兴起了剧烈的面子竞争，其中的逻辑是打工收入流入村庄并且服务于村庄内部的面子竞争。另一个是以湖北荆门新贺村为代表，当地资源丰富，在打工经济兴起之前农业剩余就可以支撑少数村庄精英转移出村，打工经济之后有更多的农民通过在城镇买房而转移出农村，村庄内部不存在建房竞争，农民的面子竞争集中在吃喝用等注重生活质量和生活享受的方面，其中的逻辑是打工经济是农民进城的资本，村庄精英越来越退出村庄中的面子竞争。     

试论转型期中国政治文化结构的整合与创新

深入剖析一国政治文化的内部结构及其相互关系,对于了解该国政治体系的运作具有重要意义。转型期中国政治文化在精英和大众层面都存在着社会主义意识形态、传统政治文化、民主政治文化三种类型的交织与分化。当代中国政治文化应以发展和权利、民主、法治为核心理念的中国特色的社会主义公民文化为指向,探寻其整合与创新的路径。     

碳捕捉与封存技术国内外研究现状评述及发展趋势

目前碳捕捉与封存（CCS）技术作为一种新的温室气体减排手段受到西方发达国家热捧,然而目前CCS还远未达到商业化推广阶段,其大规模实施还存在一定的不确定性。中国作为煤炭生产和消费大国,CO2减排形势相当严峻,对CCS进行深入研究就显得十分重要和迫切。由于我国在该领域的研究刚刚起步,为促进我国CCS的研究工作,对国内外的研究现状进行了综述,从研究领域、研究角度和研究方法总结了发展趋势,并指出了目前研究中还需要进一步加强的领域。     

捕捉现成资源 构建有趣课堂

构建有趣课堂是以培养创新精神和能力为基本价值取向的教育。创新教育在于善于捕捉现成资源,使学习者通过对已有知识的学习,了解前人是怎样解决具体问题的,进而模拟人们解决问题的方法,在取得成就的基础上积累经验,拓展视野,孕育创新,是事物发展过程中量的积累,是量变过程。创新又是一个突变的过程,是一个全新事物和方法,是现成资源发展过程中的质变。     

Capital Structure and the Ex‐Dividend Day Return

We apply an option‐pricing framework to the ex‐dividend behavior of common stocks. The framework explains the observed behavior of positive returns on the ex‐dividend day and predicts that ex‐dividend day returns will be higher for firms with greater financial leverage. Empirical testing supports the prediction. In contrast to prior studies, we find that dividend‐capture activity has no significant impact on ex‐dividend behavior, and we offer an explanation based on the importance of tick intervals.     

高等教育:通向平等的坦途?

随着教育民主的深入人心，能否接受高等教育便成为衡量公民是否享有平等教育权利、能否有机会实现社会地位升迁的重要因素。但无论是精英型高等教育模式还是大众型高等教育模式都在平等的问题上左右为难，而且从高等教育实践的结果来看，教育促成社会流动的作用也是有限的。     

Elite interviews: critical practice and tourism

The elite interview method has been applied to the study of politics and policy-making and to other social and organisational contexts, although it has been relatively little applied in a formal fashion in tourism research. Nevertheless it is a method that has the potential of enhancing the quality and quantity of research data given the power and influence of elite subjects. The conduct of elite interviews suggests that there are qualitatively different aspects in interviewing ‘up’ as compared to interviewing ‘across’ or ‘down’. The article provides a review of some of the major issues involved in the conduct of elite interviews and highlights some of the tactics that researchers may use in the interview process as well as some of the potential ethical and publishing constraints. Even though there are a number of potential methodological challenges in using this method it provides a valuable approach in tourism research, especially studies that aim to understand decision-making processes, policy-making and perceptions. It is shown that individual ingenuity and reflexivity are required in order to overcome some of the challenges reported in existing studies.