Performance appraisal format: Role clarity and evaluation criteria

The effectiveness of alternative performance appraisal formats is evaluated in terms of their contribution to selected dimensions of role clarity, and their focusing the evaluation on primary criteria as opposed to secondary criteria. The formats studied are: simple graphic rating scales, more complete graphic rating scales, and behaviorally anchored rating scales. From the viewpoint of the person being rated, the dimensions of role clarity investigated are: understanding of the performance dimension being rated, understanding of where the faculty member stands on each performance dimension, and understanding of the behavioral changes that would improve ratings on each performance dimension. Behaviorally anchored rating scales are observed to be superior to the other rating scale formats on each dimension of evaluation.     

创新思想道德修养课教学的几点看法

本文从转换观念,建立平等和谐的师生关系;紧跟时代脉搏,内容与时俱进;教学方法上注重多样性、开放性、实践性等三个方面谈了创新思想道德修养课教学的看法,为教师如何创新思想道德修养课教学,如何充分发挥学生学习思想道德修养课的主动性与积极性,提供了一定的可借鉴的经验。     

知识团队的绩效评价

本文根据知识型团队所从事的创造性工作的特点,通过对绩效标准的设定、绩效评价等绩效管理重点内容的讨论,提出了必须采用结果导向的思维方式和通过建立绩效契约来对其进行绩效管理的观点,并以效率型指标、效益型指标、递延型指标和风险型指标作为知识团队的绩效评价依据,提出了一种不同于加权平均式绩效评价的综合计分方法.     

Towards shaping the field: theorising the knowledge in a formal course for academic developers

In recent years there have been calls both for building the knowledge base of academic development (AD) and for systematic induction of newcomers to the field if AD is to advance as a professional and an academic field. Despite the importance and complexity of AD, induction of novice academic developers remains mostly informal and predominantly focuses on the practices of the field. We argue that more-experienced academic developers have an obligation to provide formal and systematic routes into the field and its knowledge base than is currently the case. One way of doing this is through offering a formal course for growing the next generation of academic developers. Such a course could equip newcomers with a more solid and shared knowledge base, thus contributing to shaping the epistemic spine of AD. In this paper, using Maton's Legitimation Code Theory, we offer an analysis of an existing course aimed at equipping novices with the theoretical and practical knowledge to enable them to solve some of the problems in higher education. From this analysis have emerged general principles that could inform the selection, sequencing and pacing of knowledge in a formal course for academic developers.     

计算机组成原理课程教学新思路

计算机组成原理课程是计算机专业本科阶段极其重要的核心课程,内容多且难度大,在计算机专业课程体系中起着承上启下的作用。本文指出了目前课程教学中存在的问题,分别从教学内容、教学手段、教学方法、考核方式等方面提出了一系列的新思路,通过实践证明这些新思路在实际教学过程中是行之有效的。     

Computer support for curriculum developers: CASCADE

This paper examines research on a family of computer-based tools, CASCADE (Computer ASsisted Curriculum Analysis, Design and Evaluation), designed to assist in the complex task of curriculum development. It begins with discussion of curriculum developers and their activities, followed by examination of how the computer can offer support for their tasks. The main elements of four related systems for computer supported curriculum development are discussed and approaches to designing tools of this nature are considered. Following an overview of main findings, this article concludes with thoughts on fruiful directions for research on computer supported curriculum development, emphasizing the need for increased attention to implementation and impact studies.