Classroom-based assessment: Changing knowledge and practice through preservice teacher education

In this paper, the author investigates how the working assessment theories and practices of preservice teachers change in the enactment of those theories and practices in a mentored learning environment. Following 38 secondary English teacher candidates across time, the author tracks preservice teacher growth in knowledge about classroom-based assessment and assessment-driven planning. Teacher candidates reported they were strongly influenced by professional dialogue about planning and assessment in both campus classes and mentored field experiences. Although most teacher candidates grew to accept alternative assessments as valuable evidence sources indicating student learning, they recorded concerns that fell into five overlapping categories: designing goals; rubrics, grading and fairness; grading and motivation; validity of assessments; and time required to plan this way.     

From research to reality: Australian evidence-based practice in autism education

Many teachers are sporadic in using evidence-based practice (EBP) concerning students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Numerous reasons have been posited for this. However, no single study has worked to understand the relative importance of identified criteria in the EBP decision-making processes of teachers. Through the development of a new survey tool, the Evidence-Based Practice Innovation Survey (EBPIAS), an exploration of the decision-making process of Australian teachers in their adoption and cessation of EBP was undertaken. Teachers rated the perception that an EBP would meet the needs of their students as the most important criteria in determining their use of EBP. Conversely, the judgement that an EBP did not meet the needs of their student was the most important criteria in their decision to cease use. In comparing the relevant importance of identified criteria, teachers rated the perception of training as the second-lowest consideration in their decision to adopt and cease using EBP. Consequently, there may need to be greater promotion of, or information concerning, the training required by teachers for effective implementation supporting a more balanced and holistic approach in assessing criteria impacting the adoption of EBP by teachers in the first instance, potentially lowering cessation rates.     

Toward more evidence-based practice

Childbirth educators are responsible for providing expectant parents with evidence-based information. In this column, the author suggests resources where educators can find evidence-based research for best practices. Additionally, the author describes techniques for childbirth educators to use in presenting research-based information in their classes. A sample of Web sites and books that offer evidence-based resources for expectant parents is provided.     

基于翻转课堂的商务口译课程网络平台构建探索与实践

通过围绕翻转课堂的理念,借助互联网已有资源,针对商务口译课程建立了相应的网络平台,并选取了实验班进行了实践对比,对网络平台建设过程中的困难以及实际效果进行了分析总结,为商务口译课程教育者与学习者提供借鉴。     

Bridging research and practice: challenges and successes in implementing evidence-based preventive intervention strategies for child maltreatment

Child maltreatment has been associated with a wide range of negative developmental outcomes for children and families as well as significant economic consequences. While efficacious intervention strategies have been demonstrated to reduce symptoms of trauma and to improve behavioral and emotional functioning, these models have not been widely adopted by clinicians. The challenges associated with exporting evidence-based interventions into community settings are discussed, along with an example of a preventive intervention program for young mothers, successfully implemented through a partnership of community agencies and funders.     

Really teaching lamaze: evidence-based practice

In this column, a reader identifies the importance of accurate, up-to-date information in making informed decisions. She is shocked to find that the Lamaze classes she observes are not evidence-based. Evidence-based practice is described, and examples of the use of best evidence in childbirth classes are discussed. The implications for childbirth education are explored.     

Classroom-based science research at the introductory level: changes in career choices and attitude

Our study, focused on classroom-based research at the introductory level and using the Phage Genomics course as the model, shows evidence that first-year students doing research learn the process of science as well as how scientists practice science. A preliminary but notable outcome of our work, which is based on a small sample, is the change in student interest in considering different career choices such as graduate education and science in general. This is particularly notable, as previous research has described research internships as clarifying or confirming rather than changing undergraduates' decisions to pursue graduate education. We hypothesize that our results differ from previous studies of the impact of engaging in research because the students in our study are still in the early stages of their undergraduate careers. Our work builds upon the classroom-based research movement and should be viewed as encouraging to the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education movement advocated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the National Science Foundation, and other undergraduate education stakeholders.     

基于计算机和课堂人机结合的大学英语教学模式初探

传统的大学英语教学模式在大学英语教学过程中存在着许多问题。为此,我们依据《大学英语课程教学要求》的规定,结合其它院校的改革经验,构建了一种基于计算机和课堂的人机结合的多媒体教学模式。新模式的应用能大力改善大学英语的学习环境,有效提高学生的语言应用能力和自主学习能力。     

基于课堂教学的无线表决系统的通信设计

随着信息技术的发展,应用于教学的技术装备也在不断发展。技术装备的应用不仅活跃了课堂教学气氛,也为教学质量的提高提供了保证。根据多年的教学经验发现,师生间的良好互动是充分发挥装备作用的前提,而要实现这一目的,良好的通信必不可少。本文对无线表决系统的功能进行了分析,从通信模块程序设计方面入手,实现通信功能的设计。     

Using research to improve literacy practice and practice to improve literacy research

The disconnection between research and practice is not a new phenomenon, but as researchers and educators look toward the future of deaf education, it seems crucial to look back at the reasons behind this disconnection with the goal of creating a professional milieu in which we use research to improve literacy practice and practice to improve literacy research with deaf students. This article examines the issues underlying the relatively insignificant impact of research on literacy practice from the perspectives of the fields of literacy, special education, and deaf education.     

浅谈思想政治课教学中的课堂设问

随着基础教育课程改革的不断深入，思想政治课教师的教育观念和教学方法都有了相应的变化。本文对思想政治课课堂设问的重要性、目前在课堂设问中存在的主要问题以及设问的基本要求等问题进行了剖析，以便更好地发挥思想政治课课堂设问的作用和功能。     

金工实习课程教学改革的研究与实践

分析了普通高等学校金工实习课程在人才培养中的地位和作用,并根据该校金工实习教学中存在的问题,提出了具体的教学改革措施,以推动金工实习教学的良性发展。     

Risk assessment with actuarial and clinical methods: Measurement and evidence-based practice

Child welfare agencies have adopted assessment tools and instruments to inform the level of risk and guide the agency’s level of intervention with the family. Actuarial assessments may be more uniform but inflexible with respect to practice wisdom whereas clinical or consensus-based assessments are more comprehensive and intuitive but lack objectivity. The purpose of the current study is to compare clinical and actuarial methods of risk assessment used by child welfare workers to make decisions about substantiation and services. The current study examined the (1) association between clinical and actuarial dimensions, (2) association between actuarial dimensions and outcomes, (3) association between clinical dimensions and outcomes, (4) caseworker primary use of actuarial dimensions, and (5) caseworker supplementary use of actuarial dimensions. Findings indicated that the actuarial may not be solely predictive of agency intensity with respect to case decision and service provision. Our findings suggest that dual-measurement does inform intensity, and we speculate from these findings that the measures may be involved with decision-making in a complex way. This study may be best viewed as a means by which researchers begin to parse how decisions are made; with this information, instruments may be better tailored to facilitate clinical, critical thought.     

《进出口实务》课程实践教学研究

《进出口实务》是一门应用性、实践性较强的综合学科,是商务英语专业的一门核心专业课。为适应高职人才培养目标要求,《进出口实务》课程应加大实践教学比重,提高学生的动手操作技能。本文分析《进出口实务》实践教学中存在的问题,提出了《进出口实务》实践教学合理化建议。     

网络公开课背景下的高校课堂教学反思

网络公开课是近年来的新生事物,社会反响较大,尤其对当下中国高等教育产生了巨大影响。一方面它将中国高等教育的竞争背景扩大至全球范围,直接面临来自哈佛、耶鲁、牛津等世界名校的挑战;另一方面也在育人理念、知识传播效果等方面提供了借鉴意义。积极应对网络公开课挑战的方式之一,是客观评析其优劣势和得失,以期对日常课堂教学进行反思:在名师授课、培养全人、个性化教学等方面可吸收其成功经验;在尝试多元教学策略、培养学生学习能力、营造集体氛围等不足的方面,可多作开掘。     

研究性教学的理论与实践

回溯了研究性教学的历史演进。从18世纪启蒙思想家卢梭主张让学生通过自己在生活中、在活动中的发现来学习,到19世纪末至20世纪初的杜威、克伯屈提出的探究学习和布鲁纳的发现学习,都蕴含着一个共同的特点：研究与探索。研究性教学源于问题,围绕问题来开展教学、师生共同探究,彰显自由精神。对于教师自由地从事研究与教学,更直接地支持来自大学,需要大学创设和谐、宽松、自由的学术环境,尊重教师应有的学术权利。