An NCME Instructional Module on Multistage Testing

Multistage tests are those in which sets of items are administered adaptively and are scored as a unit. These tests have all of the advantages of adaptive testing, with more efficient and precise measurement across the proficiency scale as well as time savings, without many of the disadvantages of an item-level adaptive test. As a seemingly balanced compromise between linear paper-and-pencil and item-level adaptive tests, development and use of multistage tests is increasing. This module describes multistage tests, including two-stage and testlet-based tests, and discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of multistage testing as well as considerations and steps in creating such tests.     

An NCME Instructional Module on: Setting Passing Scores

This module describes standard setting for achievement measures used i n education, licensure, and certification. On completing the module, readers will be able to: describe what standard setting is, why it is necessary, what some of the purposes of standard setting are, and what professional guidelines apply to the design and conduct of a standard-setting procedure; differentiate among different models of standard setting; calculate a cutting score using various methods; identify appropriate sources of validity evidence and threats to the validity of a standard-setting procedure; and list some elements to be considered when evaluating the success of a standard-setting procedure. A self-test and annotated bibliography are provided at the end of the module. Teaching aids to accompany the module are available through NCME.     

The Seminar as an Instructional Strategy in Distance Education

The data from this study indicated that those students who attended one seminar early in the course and those who did not tended to be different subsets of the course population. There was some evidence that seminar attenders progressed more rapidly through the first part of the course and had higher completion rates than non-attenders. However, seminar attenders appeared to take longer to complete the course than non-attenders. The results from the study were strictly correlational and it was not possible to determine the extent to which seminars attracted high performance students or contributed to higher performance.     

Cognitive Dissonance as an Instructional Tool for Understanding Chemical Representations

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Previous research on multiple external representations (MER) indicates that sequencing representations (compared with presenting them as a whole) can,...     

论迪克—凯瑞的系统教学设计模式

迪克—凯瑞的系统教学设计模式是美国教育背景和文化背景下的产物。对于我国学者而言,必须了解该模式形成的特定背景,才能更好地借鉴该模式。为此,文章在系统研究迪克—凯瑞的系统教学设计模式的形成背景的基础上,概述迪克—凯瑞(第5版,2001年)的系统教学设计模式,并简要分析第5版与前4版的区别,最后探讨该模式对于研究我国课堂教学设计的启示。     

An NCME Instructional Module on Developing and Administering Practice Analysis Questionnaires

The purpose of a credentialing examination is to assure the public that individuals who work in an occupation or profession have met certain standards. To be consistent with this purpose, credentialing examinations must be job related, and this requirement is typically met by developing test plans based on an empirical job or practice analysis. The purpose of this module is to describe procedures for developing practice analysis surveys, with emphasis on task inventory questionnaires. Editorial guidelines for writing task statements are presented, followed by a discussion of issues related to the development of scales for rating tasks and job responsibilities. The module also offers guidelines for designing and formatting both mail-out and Internet-based questionnaires. It concludes with a brief overview of the types of data analyses useful for practice analysis questionnaires.     

基于支架教学法的双向模块阅读

基于支架教学法的双向模块阅读是从文章到问题和从问题到文章的双向理解的快速阅读方法,在教学过程中教师可以通过建立各种支架不断培养学生阅读能力,形成好的阅读习惯,最终达到摆脱支架形成自主能力。     

对教学系统设计理论的思索与浅探

本文通过对教学设计理论研究的回顾与反思,指出了目前教学设计理论中存在教学设计模式难以解决具体的教学问题、不能有效的促进学生的学习和发展、基于建构主义的教学设计理论过于关注技术背景的支持及理论体系的封闭性等问题。针对教学设计理论面临的诸多挑战,对新型教学设计理论框架的构建进行了初步的探索。     

An NCME Instructional Module: Guidelines for the Development of Item Banks

Use of item banking technology can provide much relief for the chores associated with preparing assessments; it may also enhance the quality of the items and improue the quality of the assessments. Item banking programs provide for item entry and storage, item retrieval and test creation, and maintenance of the item history. Some programs also provide companion programs for scoring, analysis, and reporting. There are many item banking programs that may be purchased or leased, and there are banks of items auailable for purchase. This module is designed to help those who develop assessments of any kind to understand the process of item banking, to analyze their needs, and to find or develop programs and materials that meet those needs. It should be useful to teachers at all leuels of education and to school-district test directors who are responsible for developing district-wide tests. It may also provide some useful information for those who are responsible for large-scale assessment programs of all types.     

Computer Games as Instructional Tools

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运用系统脱敏疗法对儿童社交恐惧症的矫正

系统脱敏疗法是一种从实验研究中获得的行为矫正的方法,运用系统脱敏疗法对儿童社交恐惧症进行矫正,证明了系统脱敏疗法对矫正儿童社交恐惧操作简便,效果良好.     

The Use of a Mock Trial as an Instructional Method in Counselor Preparation

This article describes the use of a mock trial as an instructional method to teach complex legal, ethical, and professional issues in counselor education.     

国外问题式学习教学模式述评

问题式学习以传统讲授式教学模式改革者的面貌出现,以倡导学生直面问题,鼓励学生自主、探究、合作学习为特色,从诞生至今已历经半个多世纪,时下仍是国外高等教育界颇为流行的一种教学模式。本文对该教学模式产生的背景与发展历程、内涵与特征、具体的活动结构与操作流程以及有效性、制约因素以及支持性条件等方面进行了较为全面的阐述,以期为致力于高校教学改革的国内同行提供一些借鉴与参考。