Exploring the challenges experienced by international students during work-integrated learning in Australia

This study explores the challenges experienced by international students during Work Integrated Learning (WIL) in Australia. Student participation in WIL not only enhances individual student employability but also the attractiveness of Australia as a study destination. WIL, in particular work placements, is in high demand by international students who seek to gain relevant experience in their host country and increase their chances of employment post-study. Data were gathered from employers, academics and students on the challenges faced by international students during the WIL experience and how WIL is currently being managed for the international cohort. Stakeholders identified a number of challenges which impact on student performance and the success of their WIL experience. These include cultural differences, inflated expectations, difficulties managing assessment tasks, relatively weak language skills and an imbalance in the support needed by international students in comparison to what is on offer. Stakeholder strategies to manage these challenges are discussed.     

学案式教学的知识生态学分析

学案式教学是以＂学案＂为导向来实施教学过程的一种教学模式。从知识生态学的角度来分析学案式教学是一个新的视角。知识生态学把知识分为数据资料、信息、知识和智能四种不同的知识形态,其核心是探讨知识如何向更有价值的形态转化及其所需的条件。学案式教学营造了从信息向知识、技能和态度转化的生态环境,并使其教学关注信息、知识如何经过集体和个体交融的学习活动,转化为学习者的能力、意愿、素质、心态以及集体高成效可持续的学习习惯。     

International conferences: Significant measures of success

This article reviews the literature on evaluating international conferences identifying significant factors which contribute to measured success. Extensive previous research over the last twenty years has identified criteria for evaluating success which continue to be ignored as international conferences repeat the same mistakes. More systematic research is needed. A framework of 25 evaluation measures is described for future research on the assessment of international conferences.Responses to three items of a questionnaire sent out by the East-West Culture Learning Institute as part of a project studying international conferences are also discussed, relating to evaluation measures, problems of evaluation and potential benefits of evaluation. Guidelines and suggestions are provided synthesizing the available research toward planning more successful international conferences in the future. In conclusion, six issues are identified for further clarification in future research on international conferences.     

领导行为与市场导向、学习导向的关系研究

市场导向与学习导向是近年来管理理论研究的两个重要问题。在回顾领导行为、市场导向与学习导向相关理论研究成果的基础上,集中分析了不同领导行为模式下企业所应采取的经营导向方式,认为领导行为的类型会影响组织经营方式的选取,而且交易型领导与市场导向的匹配、变革型领导与学习导向的匹配更能促进组织经营绩效的改进。     

Blending Learning视域下的高校网络课程探析

为了有效地实施网络教学,许多高校开发、建设大量的网络课程。基于Blending Learning理念,分析当前高校网络课程存在的问题,提出解决的对策：教师应转变教学理念,网络课程的教学目标应合理定位,课程学习资源建设应当加强,学习活动设计应当高度关注,加强对网络学习的评价。     

Full time adult credential students’ instructional preferences at California State University,Long Beach: pedagogy or andragogy?

This study investigated the instructional preferences of full time adult credential students after they took a live course called Principles of Adult Education at California State University, Long Beach, (CSULB) in the fall semester of 2002. These full time adult credential students had been working on their adult teaching credentials to meet the competencies specified by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The course introduced students to Andragogy developed by Malcolm Knowles out of the andragogical model, developed by Lindeman (1926). The study used Principles of Adult Learning Scales (PALS), advanced by Gary Conti in 1983 to measure instructional preferences. Data were collected from 30 (100% of 30) full time adult credential students enrolled in a live course to, determine their instructional preferences of helping adults learn. The results of the study showed in most cases these adult learning professionals taught adult students andragogically: in some cases they taught adult students pedagogically.     

学习型社会探源

学习型社会是人类社会进步的产物, 有其历史发展的必然性。研究学习型社会及其形成的根源, 对于增强成人教育工作者的责任感与使命感, 推动全社会的成人学习实践运动的发展, 具有重要的现实指导意义     

海内外对语言学习者学习观念的研究综述

回顾近年来国内外研究人员对语言学习者语言学习观念的主要历程，指出语言学习中，语言学习观念通过影响学习者对学习策略的选择和使用．来最终影响语言学习的结果。对这一方面的研究，有着深刻的时代背景和现实需要。不同的研究人员从各自不同的角度研究了学习观念，发现了学习观念的特点，学习者学习观念的组成，以及和其他因素诸如学习策略、学习结果、同教师观念等的关系。     

Exploring the relationship between students’ learning styles and learning outcome in engineering laboratory education

Abstract

It is a commonly accepted notion that people take different approaches in learning. Although attention has been given to learning styles as one of the determinants of learning performance, there is are limitations to the inferential approach to understanding the impact of learning styles on learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of learning preference on student learning outcome in engineering labs. The findings of this paper contribute to the existing literature in two ways. This study describes the typology of participants’ learning styles, confirming some results from similar research. Additionally, it examines the impact of learning styles, using the Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic (VARK) inventory as indicators of students’ learning outcomes, and how the findings confirm or contradict prior research results in important ways. Further, this study includes demographic information to investigate the influence on learning outcome. Discussions of the results from both analyses will contribute to an academic understanding of the critical success factors of the learning process and their practical application in laboratory learning.     

网络环境下学习策略个体差异研究

该文结合心理学、教育学等理论,分析学习者的个性特征类别,对网络环境下学习策略的差异进行了研究,并提出了指导性策略,旨在帮助教师和学习者根据个性特征采取相应的学习策略。该文在心理学、教育学和计算机技术的交叉学科结合方面做出了有益的尝试。