Toward an Understanding of Authentic Learning: Student Perceptions of an Authentic Classroom

Advocates of educational reform often describe classroom instruction as inauthentic. That is, most classroom learning activities are structured around artificial contexts for learning, and students only engage in tasks and remember information at superficial levels. Some teachers are attempting to break traditional classroom practices by creating authentic contexts for learning. To date, most of the research on authentic classrooms has described the processes teachers have used to develop the classroom environment (learning activities, resources, etc.); however, few have examined authentic classrooms from the students' perspective: “What do students think about authentic classrooms?” The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine a unique learning environment at a large, Midwest high school to understand how students perceived that environment. Most of the students reported a positive experience and described the classroom as fun and exciting with real-world relevance. However, there were several students who did not share these views, and many students were not successful.

     

Animation as an Aid to Multimedia Learning

How can animation be used to promote learner understanding of scientific and mathematical explanations? In this review, we examine the role of animation in multimedia learning (including multimedia instructional messages and microworld games), present a cognitive theory of multimedia learning, and summarize our program of research, which has yielded seven principles for the use of animation in multimedia instruction. These include the multimedia principle (present animation and narration rather than narration alone), spatial contiguity principle (present on-screen text near rather than far from corresponding animation), temporal contiguity principle (present corresponding animation and narration simultaneously rather than successively), coherence principle (exclude extraneous words, sounds, and video), modality principle (present animation and narration rather than animation and on-screen text), redundancy principle (present animation and narration rather than animation, narration, and on-screen text), and personalization principle (present words in conversational rather than formal style). Animation can promote learner understanding when used in ways that are consistent with the cognitive theory of multimedia learning.     

理工高校人文教育与科学教育融合的路径探究

人文教育与科学教育的融合,是当今高等教育发展和人才培养模式改革的趋势。在我国众多高校尤其是理工高校,两种教育的融合仍然存在着诸多困境。实现两种教育的融合,是提高高等教育质量和人才培养质量的迫切需要。理工高校可以通过四条路径实现人文教育与科学教育的融合,即通过树立现代大学教育的新理念提升人文教育的地位;在科学教育中挖掘弘扬人文价值,在人文教育中崇尚追求科学价值;通过实施素质教育达到两种教育的融合;营造两种教育融合的大学校园文化场。     

论技术教育对科学教育的作用

现代科学和技术的不可分割性质决定了科学教育已发展成为科技教育。科学教育与技术教育相互促进,技术教育对科学教育的作用表现在技术教育是培养学生的科学探究能力,发展科学精神,形成科学素养、科学态度,掌握科学方法的载体;技术教育使科学课程更加综合化。根据国际上科技教育的经验以及我国基础教育的现状,我国在科学教育过程中加强技术教育的途径应为(1)强化劳动技术课对培养学生设计与技术能力的作用。(2)对科学课程中的各学科课程内容进行改革,将科学知识与技术手段教育相结合,将技术因素渗透在理科教材中,重视实验教学。(3)提高技术教育师资的素质。     

科技教育措施与"科教兴琼"战略--美国以色列和东盟的经验

海南实施“科教兴琼”战略以来,取得了显著成效,但仍然存在资金和投资人才政策效应不明显,引导机制失效陷等政策机制上的问题。海南继续实施“科教兴琼”战略必须认真解决这些问题,大力发展科技教育既是首要选择,美国、以色列、东盟五国等大力发展科技教育的经验值得借鉴。     

高师科技教育论略

要推进我国高等院校科技教育向深发展,尤应加强理论与实践的研究。作为高师素质教育组成部分的科技教育,必须把提高师范生简捷素养作为其根本目的。同时在操作思路上,突出师范生创新能力的培养。这就需要改革传统师范教育模式,树立科技教育的新理念。     

科学教育与人文教育融合的可能性

科学教育与人文教育融合是现代教育发展的必然要求。两者具有融合的可能与基础：两者同源共生;两者的出发点都指向人;科学精神的本质就是人文精神。所以,二者之间具有相互通达的途径与桥梁。     

Arab Perspective About the Application of Information Technology in Science Education

This paper discusses influences and concerns of the application of information technology (IT) in the Arab World. The paper argues that IT can influence the four elements of curriculum. Goals that are related to higher order thinking and problem solving abilities will gain much significance, while goals that are related to lower order thinking will gain much less significance. Science education goals will have to contain a goal that indicates the importance of preparing scientifically and technologically literate citizens. Content will have to match changes in goals. Rather than enforcing heavy content, more emphasis will be given to IT skills as well as to integrating technology in the science laboratory. Pedagogy will be more student-centered. Students will be held responsible for their own learning. Assessment will be facilitated by technology, where both process and content will be equally important. This paper discusses several concerns that are related to the application of IT in science education in the Arab World. Some of these concerns are: ignorance of incorporating the positive aspects of the Arab culture; Arab World view; language difficulties; high cost of IT hardware and software; and the use of IT to find information rather than make meaning (education). This paper recommends that successful implementation of IT in science education is a major professional challenge to Arab science educators. To meet this challenge effectively in science education, both of its promises and our concerns should be taken into consideration.     

理工科大学人文社会科学发展战略探讨

繁荣哲学社会科学提出了理工科大学发展人文社会科学学科的任务。理工科大学办文科是当前一个重要研究课题,也是一个难题。文章从教育本质、教育思想和教育观念角度思考,认为理工科院校发展人文社会科学不单纯是一个学科本身的发展,更应从教育本质上和高等学府长远发展目标上去审视,充分理解"人文教育与科学教育融合"的教育理念及对理工科大学发展的意义。弘扬人文精神,积淀大学底蕴和塑造大学精神乃是大学的归属,从而推动理工科大学人文社会科学的发展。     

Melding Authentic Science,Technology, and Inquiry-Based Teaching: Experiences of the GLOBE Program

Journal of Science Education and Technology - Initial findings from the evaluation of the GLOBE Program are used to shed light on three issues concerning student-scientist partnerships: (1) Can...     

试论基于建构主义的科学教育理念

建构主义是一种全新的学习与教学理论。文章简介了建构主义的由来与类型，提出了基于建构主义的科学教育的本质、价值、过程、策略和评价观。     

软件是技术还是科学的哲学思考

从软件的属性来讲,似乎软件属于技术范畴,但从软件向科学转化的途径和条件来说,软件是技术向科学转化进程中的中间产物,而它也促使了技术向科学转化,转化途径表现出了科学与技术一体化趋势下的科学的技术化。     

谈邓小平科技思想与实践

从科技先导、科技开放、科技创新、科教一体思想四个方面阐述邓小平科技思想对社会主义现代化的指导作用。     

计算机科学与技术学科的两种新的典型方法

提出了计算模型方法和分而治之的方法是计算机科学与技术学科的两种典型方法，并对这些方法进行了论述．     

整合信息技术优化科学课教学

从信息技术和科学教学的特点出发,通过对信息技术与初中科学教学整合的实践和反思,探究整合实质和问题解决策略,改革教学手段和方法,优化课堂教学,提高教学效果。     

汽车里的物理:中学物理科技活动课程的案例

开展活动课程是实施素质教育的一个有效途径,而中学物理科技活动课程在其中占有重要的地位。设计并实施"汽车里的物理"这样一节课,收到良好的效果。通过整理设计思路与教学反思,以期给物理教育工作者提供一定参考。     

脑科学视角下的教育技术理论与实践

文章首先论述了脑科学对教育领域的重要意义以及脑科学的基本概念,然后从脑科学视角分析了教育技术领域中的重要理论与实践,其中着重阐释了脑科学与视听教育、多元智能理论、建构主义学习理论以及教学设计等存在着的密切而重要的联系,最后提出有关促进教育技术与脑科学交流互动的建议。     

计算机科学与技术专业实践环节改革探讨

本文以如何培养计算机科学与技术专业学生的实践能力为出发点,结合院校实际,提出了实践环节的一些改革做法和未来的工作思路。