Some implications of the introduction of enquiry methods to the integrated science curriculum in Indonesia

Research in Science Education -     

校本课程与国家课程开发关系评析

“百名学者评论中国教育”专栏,以教育研究者的角度,就教育理论和实践中的热点、焦点、难点、冰点问题发表各种建设性见解。先期办成开放式的,一事一议,或提出问题,或分析评论,力求形成百家争呜、百花齐放之势,激活中国之教育学术。待有重点问题时,再分专题讨论。特邀教育界有影响的专家学者参与,以教授和博士为主办成一个高层次论坛。各位同仁可就自己认为教育理论与实践中的重要问题写成评论,每篇2000-3000字为宜,诚请各位同仁在百忙中赐教赐稿。     

走入生物新课程中的几点体会

1 教学中要转换角色,改变已有的教学行为 面对新课程,教师首先要转变角色,确认自己新的教学身份.美国课程学家多尔认为,在现代课程中,教师是"平等中的首席".作为"平等中的首席",教师要成为学生学习活动的组织者、指导者、参与者.     

Finding knowledge on the Internet: implications for the knowledge-driven curriculum

This article offers a critique of Michael Young’s perspective on the Internet as it relates to the knowledge-driven curriculum he supports. I argue that the Internet is a site of both theoretical knowledge and everyday concepts which challenges the differentiation of knowledge that premises much of Young’s writing. Google searches from the perspective of a student and teacher show that theoretical knowledge with vertical links to subject and disciplinary communities as well as coherence built through links between concepts is fairly readily accessed on the Internet. The importance of information literacy for students, the critical need to curate content on the web, as well as the implications for the curriculum of framing ‘knowing’ as encompassing ‘being familiar’ and comprehending’ are highlighted.     

The 'Simple View' of Reading: Some evidence and possible implications

This article explores components of reading accuracy and comprehension in 14 teenagers. The study contrasted the explanatory power of decoding and listening comprehension subskills (the 'simple view of reading'; Gough & Tunmer, 1990), and 'verbal cognitive ability' (a more traditional psychometric model). Research also investigated teenagers' literacy self-percepts. Listening comprehension was the best predictor of reading comprehension, although reading accuracy was an additional predictor. Decoding skills best predicted reading accuracy. Reading self-percepts correlated with decoding but not comprehension skills. Possible uses of 'the simple view of reading' for conceptualisations of literacy problems, interventions and effective professional roles are considered.     

高等学校本科课程实施中若干问题的探讨

高等学校课程实施过程中有很多问题值得探讨。如单门课程实施中的目标设定问题、教学类型问题、教学过程问题,培养方案实施中的有关问题等。美国学者近年来的一些研究成果值得借鉴。     

Some factors influencing student performance in laboratory experimental work in physiology with implications for curriculum deliberations and instructional design

A class of 1st-year medical students was divided into a control group who performed a laboratory experiment for themselves, and an experimental group who were given a demonstrationdata interpretation exercise. Prior to the practical session the experimental group were given a programmed text covering the underlying theoretical principles, to use in their private study. The control group were instructed to do their private study in the usual way using only their lecture notes and textbooks. Prior knowledge and the gain resulting from practical instruction were assessed using pre- and post-tests.The conventional laboratory method was ineffective and did not facilitate conceptual understanding. The post-test performance and gain of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group, but this result did not appear to be dependent upon greater prior knowledge. The pretest performance of both treatment groups revealed that many students were inadequately prepared for the practical exercise. Many students did not appear to study the programmed text conscientiously, probably because they were accustomed to the traditional method of teaching and adopted a surface, reproductive approach to all learning. Furthermore, the students had difficulty linking their prior knowledge to the experiment, suggesting the need for pre-laboratory exercises designed to achieve closer integration between theory and experimentation.It is clear that in order to achieve more meaningful learning there is a need for the students to change their attitudes and approaches to learning and for active, student-centred teaching-learning experiences to be incorporated into the curriculum.     

新课改的文化底蕴:思维范式的视角转换

课程改革遵循着文化理路的嬗变而实现发展,文化的变革则给课程改革带来震荡。在本土文化与外来文化博弈中,课程改革呈现出失调性“钟摆”。当下我国的新课程改革要在东西方文化中由“游移”转变为“前行”,需要有突破陈规旧俗的勇气,更需要有物我通达的灵气。     

对幼儿园课程改革的再思考

幼儿园课程是为实现幼儿园教育目标而组织安排的全部教育活动。其改革需从教育观念的转变,教育内容的更新,课程设计的实施各方面进行,以体现幼儿园课程的生活化、综合化、具体化、多样化。     

The counselor as an agent of change: Some implications for developing countries

Summary This paper discusses the counselor's role as an agent of change in developing countries. Its main thesis is that the social and political systems in developing countries present special limitations for the counselor as an agent of change. Some alternatives which suggest ways to deal with these limitations are shown.Kuwait UniversityNinth International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 1980.     

浅谈教学与课程的关系

本文通过教学和课程概念来解析,理解什么是教学,什么是课程。明白了教学与课程之间的区别与联系,同时根据教学与课程理论的不同观点,解读了教学与课程的关系这一重要教育研究问题。     

微积分中的一些哲学意蕴

数学与哲学是互为关联、相互印证的,"你中有我,我中有你"。严格地讲,数学讲究定义的准确与清晰,是考察对象的量的规定,哲学则着重分析语言及概念的含义。许多哲学命题可用数学去阐释,许多数学问题又蕴涵着深刻的哲学意义。本文试图利用微积分中的一些数学概念来说明这一问题。     

Student perceptions of technology and implications for an empowering curriculum

Growing interest in technology education in 1988 led the Curriculum Development Division of the then New Zealand Department of Education to seek a survey of students' perceptions of technology using the internationally trialled Pupils' Attitudes Towards Technology (PATT) questionnaire. Early in 1989 a national sample of 1,469 form 3 students completed the questionnaire and responded to an open question about the nature of technology. Results indicated that students have generally positive attitudes towards technology, but poor concepts of technology. The nature of these attitudes and concepts and related factors have implications for the development of the National Curriculum Statement in Technology. Specializations: science and technology education, gender     

新课程标准理念下的几点尝试与思考

教育归根结底是人的教育,是发展“全人”,作为一个带有理性重彩的数学来说,也不能悖离育人的大方向．实际上,只有让学生体验到了数学的好玩,数学的魅力,触摸到数学真之外的“美、善”,学生才能倾心于数学,才会化作数学学习的不竭动力,才能演绎出“绿色环保”的人性课堂,教学的生机才得以焕发．基于以上认识,从七个方面做了探索与尝试．     

The World of Work: curriculum models

The ways in which students are prepared for life after school have changed dramatically in recent years. This paper outlines five different approaches to incorporating the world of work into the school curriculum. Advantages and potential difficulties arising from these alternative approaches are identified from both student and teacher perspectives. A number of issues that need to be addressed in implementing a work‐related curriculum are explored.