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Abstract

Although faculty agree that critical thinking is an important learning outcome for college courses, experts disagree on how to define and conceptualize critical thinking. Some researchers see it as a general skill, similar to reading or mathematics. Others see it as highly specific to each academic discipline, with critical thinking in one discipline being qualitatively different than critical thinking in another discipline. However, researchers to date have not yet tried to conceptualize how critical thinking might systematically vary across disciplines. The purpose of this study was to gather definitions of critical thinking from faculty in a range of disciplines and compare these domain-specific definitions to each other. Across disciplines, faculty defined critical thinking as applying knowledge to new situations, considering different viewpoints, evaluating options and evidence, and having a critical thinking disposition. The article concludes with suggestions for fostering critical thinking skills in general education courses.     

“智育”概念的理论解析与实践反思

智育概念在19世纪中叶的产生是以科学的兴起为历史背景的,这标志着学校教育的重心转向科学文化知识的教学。立足21世纪的教育实际,我们可以将智育概念从横向解析为作为一种教育活动的智育、作为人的全面发展一个方面的智育、作为教育活动一个维度的智育三个方面;从纵向将其解析为常识的教育、知识的教育、智慧的教育和精神的教育四个层次。通过对智育概念进行这样纵横两个方向的解析,我们可以揭示教育实践中的智育在不同维度和层次上的不完整性,进而在此基础上对当代人类社会诸多教育问题的深层成因进行反思。     

语境教学观辨正

人们对语境教学的看法存在诸多歧见,在一定程度上影响了语境教学观在实践中的运用。语境教学观实际是指作为以培养学生言语能力为宗旨的语文教学交际活动,必须遵循和运用语境理论指导教师的教和学生的学的教学观念,包括语境教学内容、语境学习法和语境教学法、语境评价法等方面外延。教学特点有真实性、制约性、伴生性及生发性等,教学途径有现场捕捉、生活引入、社会作课和语境模拟等。     

语境教学观再探

语境教学观指语文教学是以培养学生的言语能力为宗旨的对话型言语交际活动,必须遵循和运用语境理论来指导教师的教和学生的学的教学观念,包括语境教学内容、语境学习法和语境教学法三方面内容。语境教学目标是提高学生的言语交际能力,具有真实性、制约性、随机性等特点,遵循目标需要、合作、得体、合理交往等原则,主要教学途径有现场捕捉、生活引入、社会作课和语境模拟等。Another     

语境教学观辨正

人们对语境教学的看法存在诸多歧见,在一定程度上影响了语境教学观在实践中的运用。语境教学观实际是指作为以培养学生言语能力为宗旨的语文教学交际活动,必须遵循和运用语境理论指导教师的教和学生的学的教学观念,包括语境教学内容、语境学习法和语境教学法、语境评价法等方面外延。教学特点有真实性、制约性、伴生性及生发性等,教学途径有现场捕捉、生活引入、社会作课和语境模拟等。     

职业教育学研究的未来范式——以问题为中心的跨学科研究

目前职业教育研究尚未形成共有\"范式\",研究者在不同的理论框架下讨论相同的问题时产生了很多分歧。范式对学科发展起到很大的推动作用,职业教育学研究也需要一个共同的研究模式,职业教育学学科建设关注职业教育实践问题的同时也要构建理论体系。无论从实践层面还是理论层面上看,以问题为中心的跨学科研究将成为职业教育学研究的未来范式。     

运用教育心理学实施化学教学方法初探

对如何根据中学生的心理特点，通过适用分析、联想、推理、论证、归纳等方法实施教学，充分发挥学生的记忆、思维、想象等能力、激发学习兴趣，达到提高教学质量的目的进行了论述。     

组建学科教育师资智能结构之管见

本文概括了组建中小学学科教育师资智能结构的三组关系：整体结构的学科专业储备与教育科学修养、教育科学的理论水平提高与操作能力培训、学科专业的知识结论掌握与学科结构研究，针对以前者为重的现实问题，阐明了应予后者以重视的主张，兼及改革学科教育学课程、科学地组建学科教育师资智能结构的某些对策。     

回归生活世界的教育学

现代教育学的危机,不是人们通常所认为的——它还不够科学的问题,而在于其把自身确立为教育学的唯一形式。学校教育就长期被这种教育学所控制,并因此而排斥其他形式的教育学。而这一切,又都根植于现代教育教学与个人魅力、共享知识和共同体情境的剥离之中。但现代教育学依然不能阻挡其他形式的教育学发声,现代社会也不单纯只有这一种教育学。对现代教育而言,迫切需要的是重新认识这几种并存的教育学之间的内在关联。通过将教育情境更加教育学化,而不是使教育学更多地成为个人的知识压力,完全可以为生活世界中的民间教育学提供一片广阔的制度空间。教育者和学习者的命运都将因此而重建。     

翻译文本之高低语境化探索

翻译作为一种跨文化交际活动,其语篇的组织与信息的传递对语境因素有着重要的依赖作用,其依赖程度的高低可借鉴霍尔的高低语境文化作高低语境化之分,并以此分类为基础探求翻译策略甄选及译者认知建构的规律对翻译教学的开展有着指导意义。     

Touching the void: arts education research in Australia

This article is an overview of arts education research in Australia. The authors argue that there is an urgent need for key arts organisations to form strategic partnerships with arts educators to provide stronger research in the area of arts education. This research base would enhance the ability of policymakers, arts administrators and arts educators to argue for a stronger presence for arts education in schools. Many arts educators and researchers believe that engagement with the arts has value beyond the specific arts subjects themselves. International studies have indicated that important cognitive and social processes and capabilities are developed in arts-enriched experiences, which can be particularly significant for students who are at risk, disengaged and/or underachieving. While this realisation has stimulated action in other countries such as China, Singapore and Japan, arts education researchers in Australia currently make do with small-scale and often ad hoc research in an attempt to argue their case. The conclusions and recommendations of this article call for a series of strategic partnerships to touch or even fill the current void in arts education research in Australia.     

我国高师教育学教材发展趋势

随着改革开放和教育事业的发展,教育学教材改革和建设被当作要着力解决的问题提了出来,这是不断发展的社会主义教育实践对教育理论的呼唤。今后我国高师教育学教材发展的趋势是:教材体系要做到科学和简约;教材内容要不断充实更新,实现教材内容的科学化和现代化;坚持继承与创新,实现教育学教材的现代化。     

我国高师教育学教材发展趋势

随着改革开放和教育事业的发展,教育学教材改革和建设被当作要着力解决的问题提了出来,这是不断发展的社会主义教育实践对教育理论的呼唤。今后我国高师教育学教材发展的趋势是：教材体系要做到科学和简约;教材内容要不断充实更新,实现教材内容的科学化和现代化;坚持继承与创新,实现教育学教材的现代化。     

课程与教学的关系研究

课程论是解决“教什么”的问题,教学论是解决“怎么教”的问题,两者内涵与研究的范畴不同,又有着天然的内在联系。研究前者必然延伸到后者,分析后者必然追溯到前者。有关课程与教学领域的研究伴随人类知识体系的发展演进,在不同时期呈现不同的特色与侧重点,寻求二者的融容与整合成为当前的普遍认识。中国课程与教学论发展的特殊性与历史因素有关,现阶段课程问题的研究更为迫切。     

信息通讯技术是否对教学法有影响?(英文)

不同学者对教学法有不同理解,随着信息通讯技术在教学中的广泛应用,与之相联系的新教学法也应运而生。是什么因素影响了信息通讯技术在教学中的应用?教师需要做好课程计划以及对后续课程的准备,但更重要的是他们需要有好的教学想法,只有这样才能有效地把信息通讯技术与教学相结合起来。     

A feature analysis of regional classroom teaching in the trend of interactive instruction

The overall appeal of ICT in education in China is promoting deep integration of ICT technology with teaching. From a regional point of view, intelligent terminals, such as laptop and tablet, were integrated into classroom, in Beijing, Shanghai and other developed cities. Interactive media equipment (whiteboards, interactive TVs and iPad etc.) have been applied in classroom teaching with deeper and broader ways. However, regarding the pedagogy, it is still a challenge to apply ICT technology for the revolution and further development of classroom instruction properly. In order to evaluate the quality of classroom teaching in an ICT environment and support teachers teaching with ICT technology in daily life practices, this study explored, measured and analyzed the features of classroom instruction in ICT environment, according to the sample lessons from a district in Beijing. Based on our prior research findings on Pad-enhanced teaching pedagogy, the “TPOCME Deep Classroom model” was proposed. 66 sample lessons that applying the TPOCME model was analyzed. The study found that student’s Higher-order Thinking, Classroom Participation and Meaningful learning all have qualitative improvement compared with the traditional classes. The progress concerning the integration of ICT in education and teaching changes the relations between teaching and learning in traditional classes. This study also proved the effectiveness of the proposed model and provided a basis for further development. It was an exploration of promoting ICT-enabled classroom teaching pedagogy in China.