PREPARING THE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST

The author describes the course for the Diploma in Applied Educational Technology at the University of York. with particular reference to the programme of practical attachments and visits.     

ASSESSING PERSEVERANCE IN STUDIES AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL

This study purported to identify major factors which influence perseverance in studies at a distance teaching university with an open admission policy. The results indicate that: students who study in organised groups and get weekly tutorials have a higher perseverance rate as compared to students who study in the regular framework which provides tutorials every three weeks; veteran students have a greater chance to complete courses successfully as compared to novice students; and the success rate in liberal arts and social science courses is considerably higher as compared to natural science and mathematics courses. On the other hand, the factors of age, sex and previous level of education do not have an impact on perseverance and success in studies.     

物理化学课程教育功能刍议

简要阐述了物理化学课程传统教育功能的单一性,提出21世纪物理化学课程教育功能的多重性,并就如何在授课过程中实现其教育功能的问题进行了讨论。     

物理化学课程教育功能刍议

简要阐述了物理化学课程传统教育功能的单一性,提出21世纪物理化学课程教育功能的多重性,并就如何在授课过程中实现其教育功能的问题进行了讨论．     

PROGRAMME EVALUATION METHODS AT THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

The paper describes methodology developed at the Open University to overcome problems of programme evaluation in distance learning systems. Emphasis is placed upon the techniques of contextual evaluation, in which a selection of programmes is examined as representative of the course as a whole. Insights derived from such assessment into student response to educational media are discussed     

PREDICTORS OF OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN A B.Ed. COURSE AND IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

The study Investigated the association between entry qualifications to a BEd course, performance in educational psychology and overall BEd performance. The roles of main area specialisation and sex differences In performance In educational psychology were also investigated. The academic records of 313 students from six year‐groups constituted the data set for the study. Results showed that performance in educational psychology was an efficient predictor of overall performance in the BEd course. Students who specialised in mathematics/science subjects performed better as a group in educational psychology than students in other main areas of specialisation. Also, significant sex differences in performance in educational psychology were observed in some of the year‐groups, with female students out‐performing their male colleagues.     

‘OPEN ENTRY’ POLICY AND ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF THE BRADFORD COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN HIGHER EDUCATION COURSE

A college which operates an ‘open entry’ policy is required, for political as well as educational reasons, to adopt assessment policies which will withstand often hostile scrutiny. Monitoring of student progress on the Dip H.E. at Bradford and Ilkley College has focussed upon the problems associated with such pressures. This report both compares the performance of formally qualified and unqualified entrants and examines the implications of class, gender and ethnicity for success or failure.     

傅斯年与台湾大学的教育理念

本文以傅斯年未满两年的台大校长任内之改革理念及措施作为中心 ,分析傅斯年之大学理念、改革原则及其具体作为 ,指出傅斯年心目中理想的大学近于欧洲的大学之典型 ,但是其改革原则特别着重本国之具体社会文化脉络 ,并强调专业训练与通识教育的动态平衡     

代码解析在信息安全类课程教学中的应用

通过近几年对信息安全类课程的教学实践,总结了本科应用型高校信息安全类课程教学中普遍存在的问题,提出把开源软件的代码解析过程引入到实验教学中,是一种教学内容和教学方法上的创新,在技术上也是切实可行的.     

DEVELOPING A CONFERENCE FOR THE ELDERLY AS PART OF A UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY CLASS

The undergraduate course Educational Gerontology taught at Hampton University includes the development and implementation of a community conference for older adults. The conference is developed in conjunction with the local senior center. Students spend two hours each week throughout the semester observing and participating in the programming at the senior center in order to become familiar with the needs and interests of older adults. During scheduled class times, students select an appropriate conference theme and begin conference plans and committee assignments. The class culminates with the conducting of the conference at the center. Such a project gives students the opportunity to get valuable hands‐on experience in educational gerontology programming.     

FROM A DOMESTIC TO AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY,THE UNITED KINGDOM,AND EUROPE

This article describes the change of the Open University of the United Kingdom during the 1990‐1993 period from being a domestic to an international organization, with the expansion of its provision throughout the whole of the European Union and a range of other European countries, including Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Switzerland. As a case study, it raises issues about the development of universities from the unique organizations which they have been in European society to international organizations which understand their roles in business terms, and suggests that distance teaching universities, because of their industrialized nature and volume of activity, may become leading examples of this trend.     

MANAGING EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBALIZED WORLD: A DEWEYAN PERSPECTIVE

In the globalization scenarios we currently face, educational systems are challenged by different and sometimes competing pressures and requests. These call for a deep transformation of the organization, role, and social function of educational systems. Within this context, the very concept of education has come to be understood in different ways, which sometimes distort its moral and social value. In this essay, Maura Striano contends that from a Deweyan perspective, educational transformation must be seen as strictly connected to social change, and education should be understood as a process that facilitates and supports social growth and development. In order to be effective and fruitful, Striano suggests, this transformation must occur from the inside of educational systems and can only be brought about by reflective and inquiry‐based inner processes if it is to have a sound moral and social impact within the changing framework of the globalized world.

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