Developing an educational computer game for migratory bird identification based on a two-tier test approach

Although educational computer games have been recognized as being a promising approach, previous studies have indicated that, without supportive models, students might only show temporary interest during the game-based learning process, and their learning performance is often not as good as expected. Therefore, in this paper, a two-tier test approach is proposed for developing educational computer games. To evaluate the performance of the proposed approach, a role-playing game was developed and an experiment was conducted on the “migratory bird identification” unit of an elementary school natural science course. Two classes of fifth graders participated in the experiment. One class was the experimental group who learned with the proposed game-based learning approach. The other class was the control group who learned with the conventional e-learning approach. The experimental results showed that the proposed approach not only significantly promoted the students’ learning motivation, but also improved their learning achievements. Moreover, it was found that the students who learned with the educational computer game showed significantly higher technology acceptance degree than those who learned with the conventional e-learning approach. Accordingly, it is concluded that the proposed digital game-based learning approach is effective.     

以评估为动力改进教学工作

高职高专院校人才培养工作水平评估的目标是提高教学水平,笔者以评估为动力,从备课、讲课等各个环节提出改进教学工作的方法,使教学水平得到提高。     

Taking an inclusive turn

This special edition of the journal focuses on what is, arguably, the biggest challenge facing education systems, that of developing practices that will reach out to those learners who are failed by existing arrangements. Specifically, the papers look at ways of using the views of stakeholders in order to move schools and other centres of learning in a more inclusive direction.
My own contribution is to provide an overall context for the ideas presented by the authors. I do this by first reflecting on what inclusion in education means and then outlining my own thoughts on what research suggests about strategies for moving thinking and practice forward. This leads me to stress the importance of evidence as a 'lever for change' ( Ainscow, 2005 , p. 111).     

Taking an internet field trip

Teachers in today’s mathematics classrooms are confronted with the challenge of meeting the needs of students with diverse needs and backgrounds. The NCTM standards and the literature on diverse learners suggest that all students may benefit from strategies that promote cultural and historical connections and the use of technologies, such as Internet Field Trips, and manipulatives that focus on the active engagement of students through exploration and communications. In a passionate plea for bridging the culture gap in our classrooms, Moore (1994) proposes that, Mathematics is definitely not culture-free … no mathematics teacher could even contemplate seriously taking only the values of his culture and a textbook which is a product of his culture and imposing both himself and the textbook upon individuals possessed by a culture that diverges from his in any significant area. (p. 13)     

A new approach to an old problem

Applying theories of cognition and affect that predict emotional responses to a stimulus on the basis of prior affect toward specific cues included in that stimulus, a study was conducted assessing individuals' fear and enjoyment reactions to horror films. Prior fear of specific cues included in each film was a significant predictor of overall fear reactions, after controlling for prior exposure to the film, fear of specific cues not included in the film, and manifest anxiety. Prior liking of specific cues included in each film did not emerge as a significant predictor of overall enjoyment. The contributions of gender and of level of forewarning about the film's content were also assessed.     

Taking an example to talk about English lesson observation and evaluation

在教研活动中,为了更好地促进教师的专业成长,听课、评课成了高中英语教学的重要有效手段之一。本文在前人研究的基础上,以一位高中英语教师的课为例,创造性地提出了听评结合的听前假想、听中记录思索、听后反思小结的听评课有效方法。     

谈谈新建本科院校广告学教学改革的实践与路径——以广西财经学院为例

随着近两年国家对文化产业的一系列利好措施的出台,广告业作为文化产业中创新产业的一分子,拥有广阔的发展空间,这就对高校的广告学专业教育教学提出了新的要求。本文以广西财经学院的广告学教学实践为例,结合地方经济社会发展对广告人才需求实际与高校人才培养目标的设定与高校特色的发展,探索地方新建本科院校广告学教育的发展路径。     

The Buddhist approach to education: an alternative approach for sustainable education

This article is based on research undertaken as part of a study of sustainable school design in Thailand. Since school design solutions are inevitably affected by educational theory and practice, in the search for appropriate building solutions, it has been necessary to review Thai educational theories and practices that relate to the sustainability approach. Recently, there have been several attempts at the international level to respond to sustainability concepts and practices in both educational and architectural fields. These have included changes to the physical building through the introduction of techniques like passive solar cooling, and curriculum changes such as the use of native plants in the school grounds for science teaching. In Thailand, sustainable practices in both fields appear to be in their infancy. This article aims to explore one current Thai educational practice that presents the possibility of responding to sustainability concepts via culturally sensitive education. The practice is based on the three Buddhist principles of learning: sila sikkha (moral conduct); samadhi sikka (mind training); and panna sikkha (wisdom development). In this holistic approach, the principles are practised simultaneously and can be applied to many dimensions, including personal, family, school and communal levels, to cultivate responsive sustainable living practices for the learners. Because the majority of Thai people are Buddhists, this approach may be an alternative way of developing sustainable education in Thailand. It also presents a way to apply local knowledge to promote sustainable ways of living in particular contexts. This may be the first step in the development of sustainable school design in Thailand and could become an integrated part of the country's sustainable systems.     

论感恩教育的限度——以师生交往为例

在社会学交换理论的启示下,师生之间的交往可以看作一种交换活动,主要表现在:师生参与交往的目的是满足需要即广义的利益;师生在交往中做出的行为是发送和接收;师生个体的发送和接收行为是紧密联系的.但是,由于师生本身是一种具有社会代表性的身份,作为交换的师生交往实际上并不单纯是师生个体之间的交换,而是包含师生个人与社会在内的三边交换.师生交往的三边交换内涵决定了:学生对教师的感恩不应只对教师个人,还应该包括教师所代表的社会;学生对教师个人感恩的程度以教师履行社会职责的情况为依据;教师个人因施恩学生而获得的回报应包括社会的认可或奖励;学生对教师个人感恩的普遍状况受社会制度化水平影响.     

History through drama an enactive approach to learning

The prevailing accountability climate assumes that we can identify the quality of teachers by discovering what their pupils have learned from them. However teachers are only good if they are responsible for worthwhile learning. The current pressures to improve test performance are linked with some learning of questionable value. In any case we are necessarily limited in our ability to attribute responsibility for learning to particular teachers and to identify in any detail what learning has taken place. We need a radical change of direction. We should judge teaching quality on the basis of audited self-review.     

教师学习共同体——教师专业发展的有效路径

教师的专业发展,是世界各国教师教育发展的潮流,是教育改革重心的转向,它使教师的工作方式由传统的孤立式发展转向合作式发展,并且仅凭传统的外部行政力量无法有效地促进教师自主专业发展,而学习共同体作为一种组织形式,其在重构教师教学理念、丰富教师教学智慧及促进教师专业提升方面效果显著。     

Nonorganic failure to thrive: an outpatient approach

This article reviews our experience, as well as the medical literature, regarding the treatment of failure to thrive (FTT) on an outpatient basis. Nonorganic FTT can be accidental, neglectful, or deliberate. Accidental FTT occurs with errors in formula preparation, diet selection, or feeding technique. These errors can usually be corrected by education and demonstration. Deliberate underfeeding is rare, and these children usually require placement in foster care. Neglectful FTT usually occurs because the mother is overwhelmed or psychologically disturbed. Children with neglectful FTT do not automatically require hospitalization. If the degree of FTT is mild to moderate, the mother-child interaction is positive, the mother is not severely disturbed, and the baby has no inflicted injuries or deprivational behavior, the baby can be safely and more economically managed as an outpatient. Management includes new feeding instructions, a stimulation program, social work intervention, home visits by a public health nurse, and weekly weight checks. Most infants respond to this one-month therapeutic trial with an appropriate weight gain. Even after normal weight is attained, many of these families require long-term follow-up to help them deal with multiple psychosocial issues.     

以《高等代数》为例探讨数学概念

本文主要以《高等代数》为例从数学概念的形成过程和重要性等方面来展开讨论,帮助普通本科生认识数学概念和更好的学习《高等代数》。     

以职业生涯规划为切入点解决大学生“成长中的烦恼”

解决大学生"成长中的烦恼",应当积极开展职业生涯规划教育,提高大学生对职业生涯规划教育重要性的认识,进行基于终生视野的生涯规划训练。学校要改善实践教学环境,搭建多种素质实训平台,提高学生的综合素质,帮助大学生排除困惑。     

Resilience to bullying: towards an alternative to the anti-bullying approach

Anti-bullying strategies are significant approaches addressing bullying in schools, however their capacity to produce a reduction in bullying behaviour is open to question. This article examined a resilience-based approach to bullying. One hundred and five primary and high school students were surveyed using several standardised instruments. The study found that high school students reported more victimisation than primary students; that students reporting greater resilience; experienced less distress regarding bullying; that relatedness demonstrated a stronger negative correlation than mastery with distress levels to bullying; that students exhibiting greater emotional reactivity engaged in more bullying behaviour compared to others; and that a younger group exhibited greater resilience levels compared to an older group. The results support an evolutionary psychology view of bullying and suggest an operational definition of bullying in terms of power differentials within a relational context. Further examination and development of a resilience-based intervention model focused on developing a sense of relatedness is supported.     

转型期我国创新发展的现状、问题及政策建议

面对日趋复杂多变的内外部经济环境,在加快构建新发展格局的进程中,以创新驱动增强城市经济韧性的重要性愈发明显。基于WIPO专利匹配城市层面数据,实证考察创新网络对城市经济韧性的影响机制发现,粤港澳大湾区创新网络尤其是联合创新网络的形成有利于城市经济韧性的提升。为保证联合创新活动的持续稳定进行并助力韧性城市建设,建议构建“核心—边缘”、以点带面、等级清晰的联合创新网络,其中香港、深圳、广州等核心节点城市应加强联系并发挥主导作用,尤其是在数字经济等高科技领域,网络边缘城市需积极寻求同层级城市合作,并参与到核心城市主导的高技术含量创新中去。     

Hermeneutics as an approach to science: Part I

A broadly conceived attempt is initiated here to extend hermeneutic philosophy to the understanding of natural science, with a special interest in the significance of this for education. After a brief discussion of several current problems to be addressed, a general outline is given of the evolution of hermeneutics in comparison with the evolution of the philosophy of science. The main thrust of this paper, however, is to show how the ontological version of hermeneutics, developed in various ways by H.G. Gadamer and others, describes rather closely features of scientific activity neglected by most philosophies of science and of education. To this end, the paper focuses especially on the biologist Barbara McClintock.