Review of Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice.

Reviews the book, Work motivation: History, theory, research, and practice by Gary Latham (see record 2006-11764-000). The reviewer commends Latham for writing an empirically comprehensive and "personal" book on work motivation. Included is a history of work motivation studies throughout the last 100 years, directions for future research, and the author's reflections on what he has learned about the field on his own professional and personal journey through life. The reviewer praises the author's style highly, and recommends this book to all. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A randomized controlled trial of goal choice interventions for alcohol use disorders among men who have sex with men.

This study tested the efficacy of behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders (AUD) among men who have sex with men (MSM) and who are at risk for HIV transmission. HIV-negative MSM with current AUD (N = 198) were recruited, offered treatment focused on reducing drinking and HIV risk, and followed during treatment and 12 months posttreatment. Participants (n = 89) accepted treatment and were randomized to either 4 sessions of motivational interviewing (MI) or 12 sessions of combined MI and coping skills training (MI + CBT). Other participants (n = 109) declined treatment but were followed, forming a non-help-seeking group (NHS). MI yielded significantly better drinking outcomes during the 12-week treatment period than MI + CBT, but posttreatment outcomes were equivalent. NHS participants significantly reduced their drinking as well. Service delivery and treatment research implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement.

Stigmatization can give rise to belonging uncertainty. In this state, people are sensitive to information diagnostic of the quality of their social connections. Two experiments tested how belonging uncertainty undermines the motivation and achievement of people whose group is negatively characterized in academic settings. In Experiment 1, students were led to believe that they might have few friends in an intellectual domain. Whereas White students were unaffected, Black students (stigmatized in academics) displayed a drop in their sense of belonging and potential. In Experiment 2, an intervention that mitigated doubts about social belonging in college raised the academic achievement (e.g., college grades) of Black students but not of White students. Implications for theories of achievement motivation and intervention are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

谈军校学员英语学习动因的缺失问题

从实用性动因和融入性动因的诠释入手，分析了实用性动因对军校学员学习英语的影响．作者通过对问卷调查的结果分析得知：军校学员缺失融入性动因，实用性动因发挥着主导作用；同时指出了实用性动因具有短时性缺陷的问题，提出了如何科学运用实用性动因和融入性动因促进英语学习、培养高素质军事人才的一些建议．     

Effects of computer-based educational achievement test on test performance and test takers’ motivation

There has been an increasing interest in recent years in developing and using computer-based tests in educational assessment. To replace paper-based tests with computer-based ones, the standards for developing computerized-assessment (International Test Commission., 2004) requires equivalent test scores to be established for the new computer-based test and the conventional paper-based test. However, in most test mode comparability studies, the actual test items used have been identical, and yet significant differences have been found in test scores in paper-based and computer-based modes. This has been reported for several subjects, including science, languages and mathematics. The validity of using computer-based tests in educational assessment must therefore be questioned. This study involves a biology test and a biology motivation questionnaire using a Solomon four-group experimental design to examine the validity of the computer-based test and its effects on test performance and the motivation of test-takers. The findings provide supportive evidence for the validity of computer-based test in educational assessment.     

《工程材料及成型技术》课程的课堂教学方法改革的探索

《工程材料及成型技术》课程是大学本科机械类专业的一门重要的学科基础课.结合作者的教学实践,以构建主义理论和学习动机理论为研究基础,打破传统的教学模式,就《工程材料及成型技术》课程的课堂教学方法的改革作了新的探索,期望获得良好的教学效果.     

建设工程施工合同中两种付款方式的比较

被誉为“建筑业血脉”的工程款支付是整个建设工程合同的核心,是建设工程顺利实施的基础,是许多问题解决的根源所在,同时也是引发合同纠纷的主要原因之一。所以,在建设工程施工合同中有必要根据工程项目的具体情况选择合适的工程款支付方式,往往会起到事半功倍的效果。     

创新驱动——我国煤化工产业发展的新动力

分析了目前我国煤化工产业发展中存在的问题:创新思维不足,管理、技术、产业结构等方面的创新与产业发展不相匹配;详细阐述了创新驱动包括的多个方面:思维、管理、技术、产业等,指出推进煤化工产业的创新驱动是发展我国煤化工产业最根本、最关键的新动力。     

浅析如何对科研人员进行有效的激励

立足于从研究科研管理人员在科研管理工作的功能和角色，分析科研管理过程中常见的一些问题，利用现代管理理论，从激励方面寻找适宜的解决办法，同时结合作者多年的科研管理经验，提出了在科研院所中有效的激励机制和原则。     

论我国高校教师的职业生涯规划激励机制

高校教师的特性需要进行职业生涯规划。行之有效的职业生涯规划对实现高校组织的可持续发展和教师个人的发展意义重大。本文首次运用激励理论从高校组织职业规划和教师自我职业规划两个层面构建了高校教师职业生涯规划的激励机制。