Teaching first‐year statistics students with COVID‐19 real‐world data: Graphs

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about graphs? Although graphs have the potential to bring data to life, numerous studies show that learners struggle with graphical comprehension. Furthermore, many textbook examples on graphs are boring and appear meaningless to students. Students want to know more about something which is interesting, meaningful, and worth knowing, in other words, something relevant. With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in December 2019, COVID‐19 is dominating the news worldwide, and the internet is flooded with visual presentations about the virus. To make statistics more fascinating and exciting, relevant and real‐world data such as these can be used in the classroom to stimulate the learning of important statistical concepts such as graphs. Curcio's three levels of graphical comprehension were used as a framework in this study, while the importance of developing a global view on distributions was also emphasized.     

Intersecting barriers to adolescents’ educational access during COVID-19: Exploring the role of gender,disability and poverty

This article explores the social determinants of adolescents’ access to education during the COVID-19 pandemic in three diverse urban contexts in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Jordan. It provides novel empirical data from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence longitudinal study, drawing on phone surveys (4441), qualitative interviews with adolescents aged 12–19 years (500), and key informant interviews conducted between April and October 2020. Findings highlight that the pandemic is compounding pre-existing vulnerabilities to educational disadvantage, and that gender, poverty and disability are intersecting to deepen social inequalities. The paper concludes by reflecting on policy implications for inclusive distance education in emergencies.     

Massification,diversification and internationalisation of higher education in China: Critical reflections of developments in the last two decades

Against the context of higher education expansion initiated in 1998, this Special Issue sets out to critically examine the major developmental trends in higher education in China. The present article sets out the broader policy context for the Special Issue with particular focus on reviewing the rapid expansion of higher education in the last two decades. More specifically, this article discusses the higher education development trends in China through the massification, diversification and internationalisation processes in transforming the higher education system. This article also highlights the major arguments of the articles being selected for this Issue.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情下特殊儿童正负性情绪及居家干预调查

新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情期间,了解特殊儿童的情绪和行为,以及监护人的应对措施与效果很有意义。本研究调查了1777位特殊儿童监护人,发现:(1)特殊儿童的情绪以正性情绪为主,负性情绪较少,不同的年龄、年级、障碍类别之间存在显著差异;(2)特殊儿童的行为表现整体较好,但仍有43.61%出现了异常行为,行为和正负性情绪之间存在显著正相关;(3)监护人能够快速有效对特殊儿童的情绪和异常行为进行干预,不同的措施取得的效果有所差异。     

以十九大精神引领中职德育课的实践探究

中职院校德育课是培养中职生职业素养、思想品德的重要课程。十九大会议上对中国青年的德育教育和思想精神追求也提出了新的要求,新时期中职德育教育面临的形势和任务也有了较大的转变。中职院校德育老师应结合十九大精神,创新德育课教学工作,为祖国培养爱岗敬业的四有青年。     

引导大学生在应对新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情中弘扬中国精神

新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)疫情的发生以及对疫情的阻击之战,使中国人民遭受了一场严峻考验,但同时也可以成为我们弘扬中国精神的契机。新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情应对扩展了中国精神的内涵,彰显了众志成城的团结精神、人民至上的人本精神、迎难而上的担当精神和锐意变革的进取精神。引导大学生在疫情应对中弘扬中国精神,要讲好疫情应对中的中国故事,用好疫情应对中的教育场景,还要深化疫情应对中的青年实践。     

疫情应对中高校思政课在线教学话语认同研究

办好思政课,关键在教师;教师讲好课,关键在教学话语。疫情应对中只有发挥好教学话语这个"刃"的作用,才能强化高校思政课话语的"四个认同",即理论认同、情感认同,责任认同和行为认同。当下疫情应对中,高校思政课在线教学话语认同面临挑战:部分教师缺乏在线授课经验,教育信息技术掌握不够全面和熟练,不完全适应在线教学模式,积极主动构建有吸引力的在线教学话语的意识和能力比较欠缺,教学话语的解释力、感染力、舆论引导力和凝聚力相对不足。思政课教师应选择适合自己在线教学话语特色的信息技术平台,遵循思政课在线教学话语要求,增强在线教学话语的组织力、亲和力、交往力和辨别力;坚持思政课在线教学话语引领,强化理论认同、情感认同、责任认同和行为认同,从而提升话语认同度。