A teaching accompaniment and development model: possibilities and challenges for teaching and learning centers

ABSTRACT

We propose a ‘1-to-1’ accompaniment and teaching development model emerging from the analysis and reflection of professional experience at a Teaching and Learning Center in a Chilean university. We highlight the relevance of the bond between professor and adviser and the establishment of a horizontal relationship, where both work collaboratively on the achievement of common objectives. This means breaking away from the classic view of the counseling process, where aspects of discipline and context are not necessarily considered. Despite size scalability issues, this model is flexible in its applicability and is adaptable to different university contexts. The implementation of this model is still under development, particularly in its evaluation phase.     

高等学校《公共体育》课程“课内外一体化”教学模式的构建

目的：在解读“课内外一体化”教学模式提出背景的基础上,结合淮南高校“课内外一体化”教学模式的实践,从教学内容体系、教学组织形式、教学管理和运行机制、教学评价体系等方面对“课内外一体化”教学模式进行了构建,分析了实施“课内外一体化”教学模式的影响因素,提出建议,为改进“课内外一体化”教学模式下高校《公共体育》课程教学提供参考。结论：《公共体育》课程“课内外一体化”教学模式的构建必须以“健康第一”、“素质教育”、“终身体育”等教学指导思想为依据,着力解决场馆器材设施的缺乏、教师的教学理念没有及时转变、课外体育活动管理的合力形成不够、其它学科和课外体育活动产生冲突等问题。建议：加强体育设施经费的投入;以学习研讨方式促进教师改变教学理念;加强课外体育活动管理合力的形成;课程安排时需要给学生预留课外体育活动时间。     

A comparison of learning management systems in a school district: searching for the ideal personalized integrated educational system (PIES)

This study explored the use of several learning management systems (LMS), their benefits, and their limitations in relation to the desired characteristics of an ideal Personalized Integrated Educational System (PIES) for the information age. A qualitative research design was used. The participants of the study were teachers, administrators, and technology coordinators in a small suburban school district. The data were collected through interviews and were subjected to content analysis. The findings of the study indicated that each of the LMSs investigated in this study still has some significant limitations, for none of them provides all the information-age functions of PIES, and what an ideal PIES should possess as information-age functions can be categorized under students’ learning, assessment and system-related preferences.     

Assessing assessment quality: Criteria for quality assurance in design of (peer) assessment for learning - A review of research studies

The interest in assessment for learning (AfL) has resulted in a search for new modes of assessment that are better aligned to students’ learning how to learn. However, with the introduction of new assessment tools, also questions arose with respect to the quality of its measurement. On the one hand, the appropriateness of traditional, psychometric criteria is being questioned in the context of assessment for learning. On the other hand, it has been argued that new criteria need to be formulated to acknowledge the unique features of assessment for learning. The issue dealt with in this review is what quality criteria are specifically relevant to AfL. Studies using (peer) assessment for learning were evaluated with regard to use of quality criteria under two perspectives: their recognition of educational measurement criteria, as well as their consideration of student involvement in the assessment of learning. The selected studies were analyzed to determine what specific criteria were utilized in (successive parts of) the assessment cycle (i.e., the process of construction, administration and follow up of an assessment). Our results indicate that quality criteria are dissimilarly connected to the distinct steps of an assessment cycle, which holds as well for the attention given to student involvement in assessment for learning.