Instructor Humor as a Moderator of Instructors’ Inappropriate Conversations and Instructional Dissent

This study (N?=?326) was conducted to examine the associations among instructor humor, inappropriate conversations, and instructional dissent. First, results showed students are more likely to employ rhetorical dissent when they perceive their instructors as humorous in the classroom. Second, using expectancy violations theory as a guide, results also indicated that students’ perceptions of instructor-relevant humor moderated the relationships between enactment of inappropriate conversations and students’ expressive and vengeful dissent. These findings support the importance of employing relevant humor in course instruction, especially when instructors engage in inappropriate conversations in the college classroom.     

1966年军事政变与乌干达民族国家的发展

乌干达独立以来军事政变频发。1966年军事政变是乌干达独立以来的第一次军事政变。这场政变虽然遏制了巴干达人的地方民族主义分裂倾向,维护了国家的统一;但政变也导致了国内民族间的矛盾,新的地方民主主义力量泛滥起来,为乌于达民族国家未来的发展埋下了隐患。     

基于职业能力分析的项目教学法研究与实践

在现代职业教育中,项目教学法的应用已经十分普遍,它能够有效的把教学和实习工作联系起来.但目前很多高校或职业培训机构在运用项目教学过程中,并没有考虑到项目本身与教学及学生能力培养的问题,忽略了职业能力培养目标,使项目教学华而不实.本文选取"数字视频设合成"职业,对相关课程进行职业能力分析,结合项目教学法,以实际工作为基础,以质量控制为准绳,选择有效项目把教学各个方面联合起来,达到培养目标.     

方钢管混凝土柱抗剪试验研究

对20个方钢管混凝土柱抗剪力学性能的进行试验研究,得出方钢管混凝土柱在剪力作用下的荷载-位移曲线,考察了其力学性能,研究受力破坏过程,并分析了一些参数如剪跨比、轴压比等对抗剪承载力的影响.试验结果表明,方钢管混凝土柱抗剪具有良好的承载能力和塑性性能.最后,推荐了工程设计实用的抗剪承载力计算公式.     

Development and Implementation of the Inaugural Anatomy Education Research Institute (AERI 2017)

Education research is increasingly being recognized as a legitimate route for faculty development in universities. However, many anatomy faculty lack the appropriate training and access to experienced mentors who can help them develop their own education research projects. Inspired by the American Physiological Society’s Institute for Teaching and Learning, the coauthors proposed and developed the inaugural Anatomy Education Research Institute (AERI 2017). Funded by an American Association of Anatomists Innovations grant, the five-day institute was held in Bloomington, Indiana in July 2017. The coauthors spent two years preparing the conference schedule, inviting speakers who could discuss education research topics and mentor applicants, reviewing applications, developing assessment instruments for the institute, and hosting the institute. A total of 62 registered participants (applicants and invited speakers) attended AERI 2017. Through a series of presentations and workshops, participants were introduced to many aspects of education research and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, including developing rigorous education research questions, determining appropriate methods to assess these questions, and searching the education research literature. Each day also included regular time devoted to work on their own education research project with help from more experienced mentors. Throughout the conference, participants were encouraged to post information on Twitter, using the hashtag #AERI2017. Participants had strong positive impressions of the conference and strongly requested future AERI conferences be held. Follow-up analyses will assess the institute in alignment with Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation Model, though preliminary evaluation indicates AERI 2017 met the original aims of the proposal.     

Dimensionality and Predictive validity of the Classroom Learning Activities Checklist in Prekindergarten

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability - The Classroom Learning Activities Checklist (CLAC) is a brief classroom observation measure that assesses task-oriented and self-regulated...     

What Does a Modern Anatomist Look like? Current Trends in the Training of Anatomy Educators

Anatomical sciences are foundational to the health professions, yet little is known about the qualifications of anatomy educators at the graduate and professional level in the United States. Moreover, there is concern that the number of qualified anatomy educators being trained may be insufficient to meet the growing demand posed by new and expanded programs in medicine and allied health specialties. The authors surveyed anatomists from across the country to (i) characterize the educational credentials of current anatomy educators and (ii) assess the perceived need for education-focused postdoctoral positions or formal mentorships to prepare anatomists for teaching-intensive faculty positions. To probe the survey responses more deeply, one-on-one interviews were conducted with eight individuals selected to represent a diverse sample of respondents in terms of institution, gender, and academic rank. Results indicate that 30–40% of educators at the graduate level and approximately 60% of those at the undergraduate level lack graduate coursework in histology, embryology, and neuroanatomy. Forty-five percent of respondents had completed a postdoctoral fellowship. Eighty-six percent replied “yes/maybe” to the question of whether an anatomy education postdoctoral fellowship would benefit doctoral graduates. The top 3 reasons for this recommendation were to (i) establish independent educational research, (ii) improve a publication record, and (iii) gain additional teaching experience. Notable weaknesses of education-focused postdoctoral training were related to finances, fear of exploitation, and undervaluing of teaching. Moving forward, postdoctoral fellowships and other forms of postgraduate training may represent a key strategy for training anatomists in the current educational climate. Anat Sci Educ 00: 000–000. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.     

Expanding and enacting transformative meanings of equity,diversity and social justice in science education

Cultural Studies of Science Education - In this paper, we provide a conceptual critique of the various constructs often used to justify policies and/or research to promote equity, diversity and...     

The distinction of excellent students in the Portuguese state school as a strategy of educational marketing accountability

Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability - The mechanisms of academic distinction of the best students, such as the Honours Boards of Excellence and Value, emerge in Portuguese state...     

旅游专业酒店实习生的心理过程分析

酒店实习是旅游专业教学活动中的必要环节,有助于学生树立专业意识,培育出符合行业需求的人才,是课堂教育的延伸.酒店实习过程,是学生由学校走向社会的一个过渡期,学习生活环境有较大变化,由此心理和行为上在实习不同阶段表现出特有的特征,对此心理过程和对策的研究,有助于提高学生的适应能力及实习教学目的的达成.