The Perceived Role of Diploma Examinations in Alberta,Canada

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived uses of diploma examination results by Alberta, Canada, high school teachers and to replicate and extend D. Loerke's (1993) study. Classroom teachers and school-based administrators (N = 414) across Alberta took part in the research questionnaire developed to measure the variables under study. Findings indicate that classroom instruction has improved as a result of the reimplementation of diploma examinations, concerns about the reduction of teacher autonomy as a result of diploma examinations persist, study participants lacked the professional training necessary to make the most of the available student assessment information, and the perceived uses of diploma examination results have changed since the Loerke study. These findings have the potential to contribute to changes in teacher assessment practices in Alberta regarding appropriate use of standardized test results as a measure of student learning.     

大学生学习态度和考试作弊的现状调查

端正学生的学习态度和杜绝考试作弊是各大高校普遍面临的问题。基于此,以四川省内的一所医学院校和工科院校的学生为对象,调查了在校大学生的学习态度和考试作弊的实际情况,并针对反映出的问题进行原因分析与对策探索,以期促进大学生进一步端正学习态度,进而形成良好的学风和考风。     

徐寅科举事迹新考

参阅学者尚未使用过的《延寿徐氏族谱》,结合各种文献资料及徐寅诗作,考证徐寅科举事迹中的几大关键问题,明确了徐寅入京应试的最迟时限和登科及第的具体名次。     

外宣翻译中的文化鸿沟

由于词汇冲突和缺失以及文化意象的不可译性,外宣翻译在实际生活中存在种种困难。文本拟从文化的角度来探讨其问题以及解决方案。     

自学考试转型与学分银行制度的本土探索

随着《教育规划纲要》的颁布实施,学分银行制度的研究和探索受到越来越多的社会关注。本文首先结合国际经验对学分银行的概念及内涵进行了阐述,接着重点分析了自学考试制度在学习成果国家认证方面的本土实践探索,最后对建设我国继续教育学分银行提出了几点意见和建议。     

提高命题质量,促进学科教学发展——自学考试《中国古代文学作品选(一)》考试统计分析

本文运用经典测量理论,采用抽样分析统计的方法,通过对具体课程考后试卷的抽样统计分析、评估,从中发现试题命制中存在的不足之处,并提出修改建议和改进命题方案;同时也发现考生在学习中,助学单位在助学中存在的一些薄弱环节,并提出学习内容和学习方式方法上的建议。     

多种测量信度观与自学考试信度分析

信度是衡量测量结果稳定性与可靠性的重要指标,反映了测量过程中对误差控制能力的大小。信度分析是自学考试试题评价的重要内容,包括测量分数信度分析与及格线决策信度分析。本文简要介绍了CTT信度观、GT信度观及IRT信度观的理论内容与信度分析方法,并对三种测量信度观进行比较。本文提出,自学考试的信度分析工作应结合具体课程的考试特点、试卷结构、考试作答数据类型等因素,同时考虑CTT、GT、IRT三种信度观的优势及信度估计方法的应用条件,根据具体研究目的选择最恰当的或综合运用不同的信度分析方法。     

Teaching Software Designing Skills

Research has revealed a significant gap between the thinking patterns and software design habits of students or recent computer science university graduates and those of expert software developers.There may be several causes for this gap, one of which is undoubtedly the fact that throughout their studies students are mostly asked to write software programs of relatively lim-ited scope, and are not usually required to work as part of a team constructing a complex program.In the present paper we will describe a study unit intended to be taught as part of a high school computer science curriculum, which emphasizes the software system aspects. In a study that accompanied the development and actual teaching of the unit, we checked, among other things, whether the students acquired skills for developing a complex software system.     

Gender,achievement and the ‘Gold Standard’: differential performance in the GCE A level examination

ABSTRACT

While interest in gender‐related differences in performance in examinations and assessment in the UK has been considerable, it has tended to focus on the compul‐ sory phase of schooling, particularly at age 16. This lack of attention to gender‐related differences in examinations at 18+ is somewhat surprising since outcomes at this stage of education are critical in terms of life chances and entry into higher and further edu‐ cation. This article discusses the picture of gendered achievement in the GCE A level examination. Trends in differential performance over time are examined and expla‐ nations put forward as to why these differences in performance occur. Explanations proposed cover links between gendered styles of learning and the style of examining; the statistical and educational impact of self‐selecting populations on performance patterns; and the contribution of different assessment techniques to differences in male and female examination performance. Finally, suggestions of where action might be taken to rectify the differences observed are given. The discussion in the article is supported by data from two research projects that have studied in detail the inter‐ action of examination systems and gender.     

畅想高等教育自学考试改革之路

文章从个人自学、国家考试、社会助学三结合的自学考试性质出发,进行开拓性思索:强化个人自学,变自学考试为自学教育;改革国家考试内容,由学术知识的识记改为实用能力的考察;弱化学历教育的社会助学,助学单位从学校走向企业、行业等。着力探索开放、灵活的个性化、生活化、社会化自学教育,促进人的终身学习和全面发展,使自学考试成为个体的生活存在方式。