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Standardized Testing in the Chinese SchoolSystem

This research project is aiming to find out whether or not China’s culture has an impact upon its standardized testing and examination system in comparison it the Canadian counterpart, EQAO. The research will be conducted through first hand observation in local Chinese schools which will provide evidence to the research questions provided. The findings will be presented in a portfolio that brings new knowledge that would benefit the academic community in Canada for global education. The final goal of the project is to find new ways to benefit the students’ learning before taking the exams.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A Comparative Analysis in Individual Education: How Do Cultures’ Differ in the Implementation of an Individualized Education, and How Do These Differences Influence the Classroom?

Due to the increase in class sizes, many Canadian teachers and parents have been concerned about the loss of individualized lessons to the average Canadian student. Chinese schools however, have been dealing with large volumes of students for a longer period of time. In investigating the methodologies of the average Chinese teacher within their classroom, I intend to observe the ways in which a larger class can be dealt with – whether individualized lessons are still achievable, or whether there is another option that Chinese teachers have discovered in teaching larger classrooms of children. I also hope to explore if individualization has taken a back seat to large classrooms. Overall I hope to gain experience and knowledge about teaching with increasing class sizes, and yet still educating individual learners, and bring this knowledge back to Canada, to apply to my professional career as a Junior Intermediate Teacher.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Physical Education as Related to thePromotion of an Active Lifestyle in SchoolAged Youth: A Comparative Analysis

The purpose of this research is to discover new ways to fight the generally unhealthy, and inactive lifestyles that is becoming more widespread among today’s young people. This research will seek to observe the physical education practices of another culture, specifically the practices of a high school level physical education program in Chongqing, China, and determine if those principles would be beneficial to incorporate into a Canadian physical education program. The importance of the information will apply to all grade levels since it is important to promote healthy living to all ages. The information that will be obtained will apply most specifically to physical education teachers, but it will also provide other teachers with the knowledge of the importance of physical activity in today’s society. It will also contribute to the overall Reciprocal Learning Program goals by providing more insight about the impact of various cultures upon one another.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Elements of hidden curriculum in Chinese classrooms

In this proposed study I will observe the informal life lessons taught by teachers and student behaviors in Chinese and Canadian classrooms. I expect to find evidence that supports the idea that these lessons have an equal or greater impact on the student’s overall academic and social development. These less obvious lessons will revolve around sociological factors such as class, gender, religion and authority. The overall goal is to raise awareness to future teachers and to provide more knowledge to this area of study. Current data collected from Canadian classrooms will be compared to the findings in China.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Literacy of the 21st century: Defining Visual Arts and Technology in the Chinese education curriculum

The purpose of this research is to understand that the developmental framework for integrating Visual Arts and Technology into literacy in a different culture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Monitoring and visualization of power system stability using Synchronous Phasor Measurements

In recent years, Wide Area Measurement System (WAMS) based on Phasor Measurement Units has been built, which provide favorable opportunity to online monitoring of system quantities. Nevertheless, the information, which contains useful data and captured by WAMS, require outstanding techniques to extract and estimate the parameters of interests. The main objective of this research work is to develop signal processing techniques for monitoring the small signal stability margins of the power system using WAMS. The research examines the application of recently developed signal processing techniques for non-stationary data analysis and prediction of small signal stability of the power system. This includes development of classic Hilbert-Huang Transform algorithm and Prony algorithm to extract close mode frequencies of rotor angle oscillations. Then it is used to estimate the damping modes inherent in the system and to predict the system instability. The newly developed algorithms will be implemented on hardware at ERL technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Udaya Annakkage

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Differences in Chinese and Canadian Music Education

This research will look at the main differences between Chinese and Canadian music education through observing Chinese music classes. Seeing how Chinese music classes are taught will allow me to pinpoint the main differences in music is education within these two countries. I want to see the main differences of musical instruments that are taught in class, what type of music is taught in a middle school class (Western masterworks like Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven?), if this music is more difficult to that taught in the Canadian school system, how the classes are instructed compared to Canadian music classes, and if the students are playing at a Canadian middle school band level. I will note music curriculum (what are the instrumental expectations of students at this level), the type of music taught in class and its level of difficulty, how the music is taught, and what resources are used.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Classroom management in Chinese schools

This research will aim to answer the question, “How is classroom management imple-mented in Chinese elementary schools?” Through observations, the specific areas I will be looking at is the following: how do the students in China react to classroom man-agement strategies in their classroom; how effective are the strategies being used in classrooms in China; and how can Chinese classroom management strategies be ap-plicable/brought to Canada. My observations will be recorded in a notebook and further expanded with my reflections each day. These observations will be put into a final report and will contribute to a monthly newsletter with my peers about our international re-search experience.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

(Comparison of Theatre/Artistic Elements Utilized in Chinese and Canadian School Curricula) The Use of Drama in the Chinese Curriculum: What can North American Culture Learn and Contribute?

This research project will explore how Chinese culture utilizes dramatic elements in various content/subject areas and how these theatric/artistic components compare with Canadian school curriculum standards. In Canada, students are required to obtain a minimum number of arts credits for successful completion of school requirements. This research will investigate how theatre is used in the classroom in other venues to ensure that students are receiving proper growth at an emotionally intellectual level. Through observation of teaching practices in elementary and secondary schools, the Canadian perspective on Arts curricula will be compared with that of Chinese arts and culture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shijing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Shanghai Teachers’ Experiences of Reciprocal Learning on a Shifting Shanghai-Toronto Interschool Landscape

While the term “reciprocal learning” intuitively suggests two or more parties learning from each other with a sense of mutuality, understanding and respect; the concept, when promoted in a multi-year, multi-stakeholders collaborative studies of Chinese and Canadian school education, became less straightforward, leading to various research puzzles, intricacies and consequences. My research aims to understand how selected elementary teachers in Toronto and Shanghai experience reciprocal learning in the midst of their partnership and collaboration on a complex, shifting Shanghai-Toronto sister-school landscape. For this particular research project supported by Mitacs, I will focus on inquiring into the Shanghai teachers’ experiences of reciprocal learning by interacting with them during school-based fieldwork, classroom observations and interviews. The field notes, interview transcripts and artifacts gathered from my interactions with the Shanghai teachers will be used to shed lights on the reciprocal learning experiences of the Toronto teachers with whom the Shanghai teacher interact with. They will also help inform local negotiation of the idea of reciprocal learning and the curriculum actions generated in the process.,

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Connelly

Student:

Partner:

East China Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Long term modelling of power prices

Power prices are a significant contributor to the overall risk of almost any large-scale industry. In particular, energy companies such as TransAlta who are active participants in many regional power markets have a strong interest in understanding the long-term risks they are exposed to. This project seeks to develop a model that will help TransAlta to understand some of the uncertainty in medium- to long-term power prices in California, the Pacific Northwest, and Alberta. The model will be based on the dynamics of daily settled power prices, and will seek to take into account projected changes in demand, generation capacity and emissions regulations, as well as any forward-looking information embedded in market prices for futures and other derivative contracts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Ware

Student:

Partner:

TransAlta Corporation

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Advanced Methodology for Grid-to-Rod Fretting Modeling

The research project provides for the advancement of knowledge of and methodology for fretting phenomena modeling specific to nuclear fuel rod systems to preclude component failures. Grid-to-rod-fretting (GTRF) remains the most common cause of fuel rod failures and associated performance issues in pressurized water reactors (PWR). GTRF denotes the deterioration of the surface integrity of nuclear fuel rods and supporting spacer grid systems attributed to the cumulative effects of surface contact dynamics. Flow-induced vibration and the evolving rod-grid support conditions during the design life produce complex relative motions between the contact surfaces of the spacer grid and fuel rod, leading to fretting wear damage. Understanding of fretting wear mechanisms during reactor operation and development of wear modeling approaches that incorporate the varying contact conditions and material states are needed in order to develop appropriate simulation capabilities to predict and preclude GTRF failure during reactor operation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Helmi Attia

Student:

Partner:

AREVA Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

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