法律基础课教学的另一种思考

作为一种应然知识的传授,法律基础课有其不可替代的意义,其必须和一般的政治课和道德课有所区分.法律基础课在教学目标上主要在于培养学生冷静、理性的思维方式,其本质应该是一种人文教育,相应的.法律基础课的教学内容和教学手段也必须为此而服务.     

关于科学技术是“双刃剑”的反思与探讨

从社会发展现实的表象来看待自然科学及其技术的作用与结果,似乎已经成为一种思维定势和习惯。具体就表现为“科学技术是一把双刃剑”理论的提出。然而,这种简单与片面的认识不仅掩蔽了造成“双刃剑”问题的深层根源,也阻碍了人们对自然科学及其技术活动与作用的正确认识与把握。因此,有必要对“双刃剑”问题进行深入的解析与探讨。     

Photoshop课程教学设计的思考与实践

本文以教学设计的理论为依据,结合Photoshop这门课程的教学实践,探讨如何通过对教学内容的设计、不同教学方法的使用以及相应教学评价的实施来激发学生对这门课程的学习兴趣进而改进教学设计,提高学生Photoshop软件的应用能力。     

项目教学法在“单片机原理与应用”中的提升

单片机广泛应用在工业控制、智能系统领域,单片机原理与应用是一门理论和实践相结合的课程。根据学生的学习特点,在教学过程中旨在提高学生的学习兴趣,以激发学生的潜能,培养学生的创新能力为目的。基于仿真模拟、拓展的思路,采取一种新的教学方式,取得了良好的效果。     

体现科学本质的科学教学

理解科学本质是科学素养的内涵之一,是实现提高科学素养的科学教育目标的关键因素。现代科学本质观对科学知识、科学探究和科学事业进行了新的诠释。根据现代科学本质观,发展科学本质观下的科学教学理念,构建科学教育的三维目标,形成融入科学本质的科学教学策略,提升学生的科学本质观。     

社会科技教育资源的开发利用探讨

学校是青少年科技教育的主阵地,但青少年科技素质发展现状还不理想,学校科技教育资源的局限性是重要影响因素之一,因此要注重社会科技教育资源对青少年科技素质的促进作用.作者提出一些对策和建议,以更具成效地利用社会科技教育资源,进一步促进科技教育目标的实现.     

Arab Perspective About the Application of Information Technology in Science Education

This paper discusses influences and concerns of the application of information technology (IT) in the Arab World. The paper argues that IT can influence the four elements of curriculum. Goals that are related to higher order thinking and problem solving abilities will gain much significance, while goals that are related to lower order thinking will gain much less significance. Science education goals will have to contain a goal that indicates the importance of preparing scientifically and technologically literate citizens. Content will have to match changes in goals. Rather than enforcing heavy content, more emphasis will be given to IT skills as well as to integrating technology in the science laboratory. Pedagogy will be more student-centered. Students will be held responsible for their own learning. Assessment will be facilitated by technology, where both process and content will be equally important. This paper discusses several concerns that are related to the application of IT in science education in the Arab World. Some of these concerns are: ignorance of incorporating the positive aspects of the Arab culture; Arab World view; language difficulties; high cost of IT hardware and software; and the use of IT to find information rather than make meaning (education). This paper recommends that successful implementation of IT in science education is a major professional challenge to Arab science educators. To meet this challenge effectively in science education, both of its promises and our concerns should be taken into consideration.     

Action Research Aiming at Improving High School Science Teachers’ Teaching Proficiencies through the Development of Instructional Modules

The new Science and Technology Curriculum Framework recently issued in Taiwan advocates the teaching of integrated science and technology with greater emphasis on basic skills. Science teachers are not used to teach in this way, they need different abilities and skills in order to do so. Using various effective professional development strategies, including a collaborative action research approach, the aim of this study was to help science teachers develop professionally through the development of instructional modules on integrated science and technology. A research team was formed consisting of science educators/researchers, graduate assistants and science teachers from six junior high schools in the central area of Taiwan. In order to involve teachers collaboratively over an extended period of time, the entire study went through preparatory, elaborative and disseminative stages for three consecutive years. Various professional development opportunities were built-in. The instructional modules developed were discussed by participants of this study and evaluated by external experts before they were tried out in actual classroom settings. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, including field notes, interviews, observations, video-taping, audio-taping, document analysis, and surveys of students and teachers opinions were used to collect data for a closer examination of the effectiveness of the instructional modules and of the increase in teachers instructional proficiencies. Overall, teachers interdisciplinary experiences and knowledge increased. They were more flexible and resourceful in using instructional strategies that best fit the instructional settings. Their knowledge and skills in using information and communication technologies in science classrooms also increased considerably.     

应用构建主义改革《现代教育技术》教学

针对目前<现代教育技术>课程教学状况,引入构建主义学习理论,结合实际教学经验,提出<现代教育技术>课程教学改革方案.     

STS教育：科技进步与社会发展的融合点

科技的进步使社会呈现出整体化的发展趋势。旧的工业化的模式和专业人的教育则倾向于将社会视为彼此分离的部分。STS教育致力于科学、技术和社会的协调发展,是一种新的教育观念。     

论邓小平同志构建节约型社会的思想

尽管邓小平同志没有明确提出节约型社会的概念,但是作为我国现代化的总设计师,他的理论体系博大精深,高瞻远瞩,对我们今天建设节约型社会仍有巨大的启迪意义:培养公民的节约观念是构建节约型社会的先导;构建节约型政府是构建节约社会的窗口;加强法制建设是构建节约型社会保障;依靠科技,大力发展循环经济,是构建节约型社会的路径。     

构建主义学习理论在现代教育技术课程教学中的应用

针对目前《现代教育技术》课程教学状况,引入构建主义学习理论,结合实际教学经验,提出《现代教育技术》课程教学改革方案。     

Making Way for Technology Education

This paper discusses two major issues confronting any attempts to make technology education an integral part of the school curriculum. The first issue has to do with the lack of agreement—stemming from its diverse origins—regarding the core concepts, instructional strategies, and student outcomes that should comprise technology education. Characterizations of eight different approaches are provided. The second issue concerns the relationship of technology education to the existing school curricula, specifically, the science curriculum and vocational education. The historical connections between science and technology are discussed, and the argument is made that the traditional second-class position of technology in the school curriculum needs to be remedied in favor of making science and technology equal curricular partners. Vocational education, too, needs to be modernized to move from narrow skills training to education for the technological work place.     

教学设计与技术的趋势和问题——访教学设计领域国际知名学者罗伯特·瑞泽教授

[编者按]佛罗里达州立大学教学系统专业(The Instructional System program at Florida State University)1968年由罗伯特·摩根(Robert M. Morgan)博士创建,归属教育学院教育心理与学习系统系(Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems).     

Enhancing Teachers' Use of Technology Through Professional Development on Electronic Concept Mapping

The majority of public school teachers do not feel well prepared to use instructional technology. Professional development on computer-based concept mapping responds to this concern through focusing on a tool/software that has many applications and is not difficult to master. A subset (n = 18) of science teachers in a Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA) completed a workshop on electronic concept mapping and were provided with school site licenses and other follow-up support (summer institute). They utilized the software in academic enrichment for underserved students, regular classroom instruction, and inservice training for colleagues. Triangulation of findings from data sources (electronic conferencing, lesson plans, workshop evaluations) revealed that HSTA teachers embrace electronic concept mapping as a versatile educational tool. Factors contributing to this enthusiasm included the ease with which students use the software, the transparent nature of the learning process for these students, and the positive attitudes of colleagues whom they have inserviced. The findings from this project are congruent with what experts contend to be critical features of effective teacher professional development: facilitating a community of learners and providing sustained support. This project now funds software use in over 45 public schools.     

Science, Society, and Technology—Three Cultures and Multiple Visions

The article reviews the strikingly divergent viewpoints of intellectuals—scientists and non-scientists—about Science and Technology. It shows that while scientists implicitly accept the difference between Science and Technology, to non-scientists that difference is irrelevant. The most important differences between Science and Technology that lie in their relative scales, outputs and accuracy of predictions are highlighted. The complexity of and difficulty in trying to quantify the contribution of science and technology to economic growth are discussed. Views of science and technology that include their societal perceptions are recommended.     

从STS观点看科学技术的一体化及其社会功能

STS研究体现了科学、技术与社会的一体化。当代科学技术一体化趋势明显增强,科学和技术已成为一种统一的社会活动和社会建制。在社会复杂系统中,科学技术子系统与其他子系统密切联系,相互作用。科学技术一体化发展而产生整体效应,对人类社会的发展产生系统整合功能,发挥巨大的推动作用。