高校思想政治理论课“小班化”教学方法探析

高校思想政治理论课“小班化”教学是相对于目前高校思想政治理论课大班级授课制提出的教学方法和教学理念.“小班化”教学为克服思想政治理论课大班级授课因学生人数多带来的困境和局限性,为师生交流互动、平等对话创设了环境.思想政治理论课“小班化”教学的研究也为实现主体间性或交往性思想政治教育提供了有效途径,在遵循主体性—主体间性等原则基础上实行“小班化”教学更有利于提高思想政治教育实效.     

思想政治理论课“小班化”教学方法的实施策略

思想政治理论课在大班授课制的现状下,应该从课堂活动的设计组织,教学情境、教学手段与方法等贯穿"小班化"教学理念。实践证明,特定情境小组研练学习模式是思想政治理论课"小班化"教学方法有效的实施策略。     

提升高校思想政治理论课亲和力的“四化融合”机制研究

亲和力是影响高校思想政治理论课效果的重要因素。专题化、项目化、信息化、小班化的思想政治理论课教学“四化融合”,分别从教学内容、实践教学、智慧课堂和班级组织等方面,推进思想政治理论课实现“文本概念”向“生活语言”的转换、“平面教学”向“立体课堂”的转换、单一讲授向多元呈现的转换、以“教”为主向“学”为中心的转换,着力解决思想政治理论课教学改革的碎片化、形式化和低效性等问题,系统地、整体地提升高校思想政治理论课的亲和力。     

思想政治理论课实践教学创新机制探究

思想政治理论课实践教学是对大学生进行思想政治教育的有效途径,界定新形势下思想政治理论课实践教学的科学内涵、积极探索和完善"三位一体"思想政治理论课实践教学创新机制、建立科学合理思想政治理论课实践教学保障机制,不仅有利于完善思想政治理论课教学体系,更有利于增强思想政治理论课教育教学效果和发挥思想政治理论课在大学生思想政治教育中主渠道、主阵地作用。     

关于高校思想政治理论课实践教学的若干思考

思想政治理论课实践教学是高校思想政治理论课教学的重要环节,只有准确界定思想政治理论课实践教学的基本内涵,明确当前思想政治理论课实践教学存在的问题所在,探索思想政治理论课实践教学新途径,才能确保思想政治理论课的实践教学真正落到实处.     

思想政治理论课实践教学之路径探索

思想政治理论课实践教学是对大学生进行思想政治教育的有效途径。定位新形势下思想政治理论课实践教学的功能、完善思想政治理论课实践教学的机制保障和建构科学合理的思想政治理论课实践教学模式,积极探索思想政治理论课实践教学的路径,对加强大学生思想政治教育和切实增强思想政治理论课教学效果具有积极意义。     

关于高校思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节的几点思考

思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节是思想政治理论课教学过程体系的重要部分，加强社会实践教学既是思想政治理论课教学素质化趋势、提升思想政治理论课教学实效性的必然要求，也是思想政治理论课教学的内在要求。高校思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节应从以下几个方面加以科学认识和界定：准确把握高校思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节的基本内涵；明确高校思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节的主要特点；发挥高校思想政治理论课社会实践教学环节的特殊作用。     

思想政治理论课课堂实践教学探索

思想政治理论课实践教学是大学生思想政治理论课教学的重要环节,也是进行思想政治教育不可缺少的重要环节,对大学生了解国情、了解社会、增长才干、提高综合能力、培养优良品格、增强责任感和使命感等具有不可替代的作用。思想政治理论课实践教学由课堂实践教学、校园实践教学、校外实践教学三部分组成,思想政治理论课课堂实践教学是思想政治理论课实践教学的重要组成部分,研究和探讨思想政治理论课课堂实践教学对提高思想政治理论课教育教学质量、实现思想政治理论课教学目的具有重要意义。     

高校思想政治理论课实践教学中的“三个结合”

高校思想政治理论课的实践教学是高校思想政治理论课课程体系的重要组成部分,它的成败直接影响到高校思想政治教育的功效。因此应该高度重视高校思想政治理论课实践教学环节,坚持高校思想政治理论课实践教学与高校其它实践环节紧密结合,坚持高校思想政治理论课实践教学与理论教学紧密结合,坚持高校思想政治理论课实践教学与地方红色资源优势紧密结合,积极探索科学的高校思想政治理论课实践教学模式。     

精细化视域下高校思想政治理论课教学改革探索

当前高校思想政治理论课教学存在一定的问题,通过精细化教学提升思想政治理论课教学质量和效果具有可能性,思想政治理论课可以构建精细化教学体系,即以"三精"为前提,夯实思想政治理论课教学基础;以"三细"为重点,完善思想政治理论课教学过程;以"三化"为基本原则,全面提升思想政治理论课教学质量。在高校思想政治理论课教学中,将三者有机结合,对于切实提升思想政治理论课教学实效具有重大意义。     

教育的现实困境和教育的选择——关于中小学班级规模发展的战略性思考

班级规模是近些年学界比较关注的问题,而突破班级规模限制的大班教学存在许多问题。小班化教育教学作为先进国家普遍采用的方式,也是我国中小学的未来理想选择,是班级规模发展的共同趋势,是走向教育现代化的重要方面。     

Does class-size reduction close the achievement gap? Evidence from TIMSS 2011

Policies about reducing class size have been implemented in the US and Europe in the past decades. Only a few studies have discussed the effects of class size at different levels of student achievement, and their findings have been mixed. We employ quantile regression analysis, coupled with instrumental variables, to examine the causal effects of class size on 4th-grade mathematics achievement at various quantiles. We use data from 14 European countries from the 2011 sample of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Overall, there are no systematic patterns of class-size effects across quantiles. Class-size effects are generally non-significant and uniform at different achievement levels, which suggests that in most European countries class-size reduction does not have an impact on student achievement and does not close the achievement gap. However, combined estimates across countries indicate that high achievers may benefit more from class-size reduction.     

The effect of kindergarten classroom size reduction on second grade student achievement: Evidence from California

Because classroom size reduction (CSR) and standards based testing were implemented at the same time in California during the mid-1990s, it is difficult to isolate the effects of classroom size on outcomes from the effects of curriculum changes. As a result, the main comparison in this paper is very specific – the effect of reduced sized kindergarten classrooms on test performance in second grade. The main result of the paper is that the effect of classroom size reduction is small, especially when compared to the other determinants of student achievement at the second grade level. There is a very small effect of classroom size reduction on student achievement in reading and math, and no effect in language and spelling. Of the two offsetting effects of CSR controlling for spending – the direct effect of smaller classes and the indirect effect on teacher quality, the class-size effect is larger. Over time, the negative effect on teacher quality is reduced as new teachers gain experience and credentials.     

Class size effects on reading achievement in Europe: Evidence from PIRLS

Some researchers have suggested that reducing class size may result in increases in student achievement. However, the empirical evidence about class-size effects from experimental or quasi-experimental studies has been mixed overall. This study sheds more light on whether class size reduction impacts reading achievement in eight European countries: Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. We examine class size effects on reading achievement using national probability samples of fourth graders. All eight European countries had participated in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in 2001, 2006 and 2011. Overall, the results indicate that class size effects on reading achievement are not significant across countries and years. One exception was Romania where class size effects in 2001 and 2011 were significant and negative suggesting that reducing class size corresponded to increases in reading achievement. Trends in class size effects over time were not observed.     

Basic Interaction Behaviors: A Microcounseling Approach for Introductory Courses

Three brief instructional programs for beginning counselors are described. Each program is for the purpose of inducing entry-level social skills that support effective counseling interaction. Design of microcounseling activities for a class-size group is detailed. Pilot data and experimental data are presented demonstrating gains in observable learner behaviors. Implications for a competency-based counselor education format are discussed.     

Structural, ecological, and psychosocial variables of schooling and their impact on the development of student's self-concept

This chapter deals with the development of student's self-concept in the school context. Using a Systems approach main categories and structural aspects of self-concept and its relation to other variables in the educational field are described. Self-concept is discussed with regard to an ecological perspective by analyzing its relation to variables like social climate, class-size, and reference norms. Under a developmental perspective it is shown that variables of schooling not only produce quantitative changes of self-concept, but also qualitative changes. As a conclusion an integrative view of self-concept development is presented, according to which four developmental levels are distinguished.     

Allocation of students in public schools: Theory and new evidence

The allocation of educational resources to students of different socio-economic backgrounds has important policy implications since it affects individual educational outcomes as well as the future distribution of human capital. In this paper, we present a theoretical model showing that local school administrators have an incentive to allocate weaker students to smaller classes. Then, using a rich individual-level dataset on secondary public schools in Israel, we provide evidence that weaker students are, indeed, systematically placed in smaller classes, thus exhibiting a compensatory allocation scheme. Moreover, schools with enrollment levels just over cut-off points induced by a maximum class size rule are systematically weaker than schools with enrollment levels just under those cut-offs. This finding indicates that not only do local school administrators allocate students into classes in a compensatory manner, but they also manipulate the class-size rule to achieve such an allocation. Potential implications of these results are discussed.     

A factor analysis of reading attitudes along with measures of reading achievement and scholastic aptitude

The construct validity of the Survey of Reading Attitudes was investigated through a principal-factor analysis of the 88 items comprising the scale, along with measures of scholastic aptitude and reading skills (vocabulary and comprehension). The sample included 600 students selected so that 200 (100 boys and 100 girls) were obtained from each of the three intermediate grades. The Survey was administered orally to class-size groups, but copies of the booklet were also available to students. The factor structure showed a reading achievement factor along with the following eight dimensions of reading attitude: (1) expressed reading difficulty, (2) reading as direct reinforcement, (3) reading as enjoyment, (4) alternative learning modes, (5) silent vs. oral reading, (6) reading anxiety, (7) reading group, and (8) comics.     

The Influence of Class-Size Variations on Cognitive and Affective Learning of College Freshmen

The influence of class-size variations on cognitive and affective learning was measured by use of a 15-concept semantic differential scale and a teacher-made test. A Non-equivalent Control Group design was employed with two groups of college freshmen (N = 320). After attending a weekly lecture, 160 Ss were divided into eight permanent discussion sections (twenty Ss each) for two weekly meetings. Small-group discussions emphasized critical examination of feelings and their impact on evaluation of personal, social, and professional problems. The remaining 160 Ss (serving as a control) were divided into three conventional classes (fifty-five Ss each) for similar purposes. No significant differences were revealed from an ANOCOVA (analysis of covariance) analysis. Within the limits of this study, it appeared that large-group lectures combined with small-group discussions, were as effective as conventional classes of fifty to sixty Ss.     

人工智能赋能课堂教学减负提质的机制、风险与应对

学业负担过重向来是义务教育改革难以攻破的瓶颈,"双减"政策从校内教学和校外培训两方面为当前的减负工作指明方向和路径。从校内教学的视角来看,减轻学生过重学业负担的关键不仅在于作业的减"量",更需要课堂教学的增"质"。人工智能技术可以为课堂教学减负提质提供支撑引领,助力教学过程精准高效,为学生量身定制个性化作业,全流程数据驱动教学评价降低考试压力。然而技术理性使课堂教学面临人本关怀缺失,教学评价重量轻质,学生学业负担再度加重的风险。对标"双减"目标坚守教学育人本义,人机协同教学实施因材施教,动态监测学业负担,科学精准减负,统整量化质化评价是减负提质的可行路径。