Impact of instruction on behavior disordered and learning disabled students' creative behavior

Ninety-eight pupils from intermediate-level behavior disordered and learning disabled self-contained classrooms served as subjects. The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking were used as pretests and posttests to measure the effect of creativity instruction on the creative thinking skills of the subjects. For 14 weeks the Purdue Creative Thinking Program was used to stimulate the behaviorally disordered (BD) and learning disabled (LD) experimental group's creative behavior. Subjects in the BD and LD experimental group made significantly greater scores than did the control groups on the verbal and figural subtests of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking.     

在半开放生物实验中培养学生的创造性思维

快速发展的社会需要具有独立思考和创新能力的人才,而创新人才的培养又是高校人才培养的重要目标之一,因此,如何培养学生的创造性思维成为了教学研究中的热点问题。以"叶绿体色素的分离和吸收光谱曲线"实验为例,采用半开放性的实验教学法,阐述了如何在生物实验教学中培养学生的创造性思维。     

培养学生创造性学习能力的探索

本文就化学教学中培养学生创造性学习能力提出了几点认识：第一,掌握学习特点,提高培养创造性思维的针对性;第二,通过学习兴趣的培养,激发学生的创造性思维;第三,引导学生独立思考,着眼于会学善思,是培养学生创造性学习能力的有效途径。     

音乐教学中培养学生创造能力的几点思考

艺术教育可以激发和强化人的创作冲动,培养和发展人的审美直觉和想象力。艺术教育的审美活动是一种创造活动,而直觉和想象力是创造力的源泉。实践证明,一个国家国民艺术素养的水平往往是该国人才素质的重要标志,一个民族的创新精神,创造能力与该民族的人才艺术素养往往是成正比的,创新是艺术乃至整个社会历史发展的根本动力,是艺术教育功能和价值的重要体现,教学中如何培养和发展学生的创造能力,是艺术教育的目标的最高体现,也是本文所要探讨的目标。     

浅谈物理教学中创造性思维能力的培养

思维是在表象、概念的基础上进行分析、综合判断推理等认识的活动过程。创造性思维是指不依常规、寻求变异想出新方法、建立新理论、从多方面寻求答案的开放性思维方式。在大学物理教学中有目的地培养学生创造性思维能力,这对提高学生分析解决复杂的、综合的物理问题,增加解题准     

浅谈在地理教学中培养学生创新思维

知识经济需要创新思维,如何培养学生的创新思维?这就要求学生在学习地理知识的过程中,教师要鼓励他们发现问题,有创见地认识问题,并解决问题——这就要求教育者对传统教育进行改革。     

Measures of instruction for creative engagement: Making metacognition,modeling and creative thinking visible

The purpose of the current study was to estimate reliability, internal consistency and construct validity of the Measure of Instruction for Creative Engagement (MICE) instrument. The MICE uses an iterative process of evidence collection and scoring through teacher observations to determine instructional domain ratings and overall scores. The results demonstrated the sound inter-observer reliability, teacher stability and score validity of the MICE. We found (a) a low proportion of rater variance (0.14–5.99%), (b) moderate to highly correlated within-teacher ratings ranging from r(17) = 0.663, p < 0.01 to r(17) = 1.000, p < 0.01 and (c) a statistically-significant difference between classroom teachers and teaching artists, t(56) = 7.37, p = 0.000. These results relate to the development of classroom environment instruments and the substantive development of pedagogy that supports creative thinking and behaviours, both of which are a priority for enhancing teacher accountability and student learning.     

Process-oriented instruction in learning and thinking strategies

Process-oriented instruction is defined as instruction aimed at teaching thinking strategies and domain-specific knowledge in coherence. This new conception of instruction is derived from psychological research on the way students learn and on the interplay between self-regulation and external regulation of learning. In the research reported here the learning effects of a process-oriented instructional program for university students were empirically studied. The instructional program consisted of a diagnostic learning style instrument, a learning guide and tutorials. The results showed that the majority of students reported significant general, knowledge, insight and application learning effects. The program effects were typified more by integrating and making usable metacognitive knowledge already present, than by increasing knowledge about new subjects. Evidence for transfer effects was obtained because participants in the program scored better than non-participants on two exams of another course. The learning effects were higher than the effects of an preliminary version of the program implemented with students from an open university. These results support the importance of the process-oriented instructional model. The linking of a thorough diagnosis of personal learning styles to individually tailored instructional measures, turned out to be a powerful way to activate students to reflect on their learning and to develop their mental models of learning.     

概念转变教学中创造性思维能力的培养

概念转变研究是近20年来科学教育研究的热点之一,创新教育、创造能力是目前人们最为关注和讨论的热点问题之一,而创造性思维与创新教育、创造能力是不可分的。本文探讨了概念转变教学中如何培养学生的创造性思维能力。     

论高校生物教学实践中如何提升学生的创新思维

随着国民经济的发展,我国在经济体制改革后,开始实行教育改革,提出应试教育向素质教育转变的观念。实现素质教育的重点是重视学生的个性和创造性思维的培养,提高学生自主学习的能力。课堂教学是对学生进行创新思维培养的主要途径,有利于提高学生的学习水平。在高校生物课堂教学过程中,可以采用不同的方法,提高学生的创新思维能力。本文简述创新思维,根据高校生物课堂教学现状,分析提高学生创新思维能力的办法。     

在英语口语教学中发展学生的思维与创造力

针对当前中国英语口语教学重视知识记忆而忽视对学生的思维和创造能力培养的现状,运用认知心理学相关理论,探析发展学生思维和创造力的方法。     

Effect of format on learning disabled and non-learning disabled students' performance on a hands-on science assessment

Students with learning disabilities often perform poorly on multiple-choice tests that emphasize recall and factual knowledge. This study compared the effect of two alternative assessmentsa constructed diagram test and a written questionnaireon fourth-grade learning disabled (LD) and non-learning disabled (Non-LD) students' learning. As part of a larger investigation of different approaches to hands-on science learning, 172 students (including 33 LD students) in six urban and two suburban classrooms participated in the study. Results indicate that students' assessment outcomes are a function of learner status (LD, low, average and high achieving) and level of domain specific knowledge after instruction. After controlling for domain specific knowledge, students with LD, and low and average achieving students obtained higher scores on the constructed diagram test than on the questionnaire. High achieving students were not sensitive to format differences, performing comparably on the two measures. The facilitative effect of the diagram format may have been due to differences in the primary symbol systems (graphic vs. text) and the openness of the response format (constrained vs. open) of the constructed diagram and questionnaire, respectively.     

From passive to active: The impact of the flipped classroom through social learning platforms on higher education students' creative thinking

This study aimed to investigate the impact of the flipped classroom on the promotion of students' creative thinking. Students were recruited from the Faculty of Education at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia during the first semester of 2014. A multiple method research design was used to address the research questions. First, a two‐group quasi‐experimental design was implemented. The first group utilised the lecture‐based strategy (n = 28), while the second group utilised the flipped classroom (n = 27). Second, a survey questionnaire was distributed to assess the students' views about the flipped classroom, its role in the promotion of creativity and the difficulties students experienced with this strategy. The findings suggest that the flipped classroom may promote students' creativity, especially with regard to fluency, flexibility and novelty. Furthermore, the students viewed the flipped classroom as an approach that may significantly facilitate their creativity. However, several difficulties were associated with the flipped classroom, especially the students' limited preparation for this strategy. Accordingly, students must be prepared to utilise the flipped classroom and be provided with adequate e‐learning tools. In addition, it is important to consider students' study load and to provide meaningful in‐class activities.     

中学数学教育对学生创造性思维的培养研究

创新是社会进步的源泉,而创造力是创新的基础,是人类与生俱来而又可以后天培养的宝贵能力。创造力的培养关键在于创造性思维的养成,而中学数学以其本身独特的抽象性和严谨性在培养学生创造性思维的过程中发挥着不可替代的作用。发展学生的创新精神,帮助学生更好的学以致用适应社会发展,是中学数学教育的重要任务,本文主要通过分析学生逻辑能力和语言能力的培养,论述中学数学教育如何培养学生的创造性思维。     

试论创造性教学

培养和发展学生的创造性,是当前国内外教学改革的主题.创造性教学应遵循主体性、民主性和差异性原则.树立新的创造性教学观,改革课堂教学方法,大力培养创造性教师.     

探究大学英语教学中学生创新思维能力的有效培养策略

大学生作为社会培养的重要人才,在国家的进步与发展过程中扮演着重要角色,大学英语是学生寻找一份工作的敲门砖,为此大学英语在教学过程中,老师要注意积极创新,改变传统教学理念,提高学生的创新思维能力,改变传统的教学模式,教学方式,教学资源等,为大学生英语的创新思维能力的培养提供良好的平台,为社会提供更多的创新型人才。     

Analysis of instruction for critical thinking in distance learning materials

This paper discusses procedures for the analysis of instructional strategies incorporated into distance learning materials, especially with regard to the development of the higher order cognitive ability—critical thinking. It examines the function of task analysis as an integral part of the instructional design process, analysing three different approaches available to the instructional designer towards the analysis of tasks required of distance learners. Comparing the learning hierarchy, the concept hierarchy, and the information processing approaches, it was found that the latter was the only one suitable for this current study because of the requirement that critical thinking be linked with domain‐specific knowledge, rather than be learned as an independent ability. Different algorithms for both the student and the designer/analyst are included as part of the information processing approach, and, although these methods are yet to be validated, they seem to offer sufficient promise, while allowing the analyst to make further decisions during the analysis.