The association among literacy proficiency,effortful control,and frustration

The authors investigated the relationships among effortful control and frustration and literacy proficiency of preadolescence to determine which subcomponent of effortful control and/or emotion might be critical in achieving academic success. The participants included 72 children recruited from a larger longitudinal study. Children's frustration, effortful control, and literacy skills were assessed at Grade 5, and their nonverbal IQ levels were assessed at Grade 1. Effortful control and frustration were measured by a self-report questionnaire. Literacy proficiency was measured with tests of reading comprehension, written language, and the semestral grades in the subject of Chinese literacy. Results showed that children with higher effortful control perception had better literacy abilities, particularly writing and language academic achievement. The dispositional frustration moderated the predictive effect of attention control on children's reading comprehension. The findings support the importance of self-regulation and emotions on literacy proficiency.     

Exploring and evaluating differentiated assessment practices of in-service teachers for components of differentiation

Classroom assessment is central to effective teaching and learning, making assessment literacy a core component for teacher education. The present study explores self-reported, differentiated assessment practices of Malaysian in-service teachers. The practices were evaluated using an analytic framework that was developed based upon the existing literature on components of differentiation. Data were collected from 32 in-service teachers using open-ended survey questionnaires. Twelve of the teachers also participated in in-depth interviews. Documents provided by the teachers were also analyzed. Data from the open-ended survey were analyzed using NVivo11 to develop codes for the analytic framework. The findings offer insights into teachers’ knowledge, application, and interpretation of differentiated assessment practices. The discussion explores teachers’ explanations of their own practices and, further, recommends ways to improve knowledge and application of differentiated assessment. The implications of the findings are discussed for assessment literacy-related professional development for teachers, school management and policies to facilitate implementation of differentiated assessment.     

Socio-scientific reasoning and environmental literacy in a field-based ecology class

The complex environmental challenges humanity faces require citizens who are scientifically and environmentally literate. Many environmental education programs are situated in the field where students are immersed in their learning. These field-based activities are engaging but may lack opportunities for students to develop critical thinking and reasoning skills necessary to be environmentally literate. We suggest a socio-scientific issue (SSI) based teaching approach can increase epistemic engagement and lead to student gains in scientific and environmental literacy. This study describes how we modified an existing field-based ecology course, framing the learning around a local environmental socio-scientific issue. We used a convergent parallel mixed-methods approach to examine the changes in socio-scientific reasoning (SSR) over time for high school students in this course as a measure of scientific and environmental literacy. Results indicate that a focused SSI field-based environmental education curriculum can support development of socio-scientific reasoning and environmental literacy competencies among high school students.     

利用高校图书馆资源 提高大学生信息素养

当前大学生在信息素养上存在着信息意识不强、信息渠道不熟、信息道德意识薄弱等问题。高校图书馆应充分利用其馆藏资源,拥有专业信息管理人员及良好的信息技术平台等条件,着力提高大学生信息素养。     

论综合素质评价的本质

综合素质评价既是一种评价观,又是一种评价方式。作为一种评价观,它是素质教育评价体系的基本价值取向。作为一种评价方式,它与中考、高考等外部评价互动、结合,共同构成素质教育评价体系的基本内容。综合素质评价的本质是个性发展评价,也是真实性、过程性评价,还是内部评价。我国当前教育评价改革的误区是依然坚持具有应试教育性质的工具主义素质观和评价观,致使综合素质评价蜕变为强化的外部评价,进而使其成为变相应试教育。     

新形势下迅速提升高校图书馆员信息素养的途径及策略

随着信息技术的飞速发展,高校图书馆员信息素养显得越来越重要。本文从信息素养的内涵出发,剖析目前图书馆员信息素养现现状,提出迅速提升信息素养的途径及策略。     

21世纪前美国成人移民扫盲教育发展概况简析

美国成人移民扫盲教育可以追溯至南北战争时期,直至现在,成人移民的扫盲教育尤其是英语教学仍是美国任重而道远的工作。从移民扫盲教育的对象、扫盲教育相关机构、扫盲目标等几个方面梳理成人移民教育的发展脉络,可以对美国的扫盲教育有一个比较清晰和全面的认识。     

I explain,therefore I learn: Improving students’ assessment literacy and deep learning by teaching

Partnership in higher education emphasises an active role for students in both teaching and learning. This pedagogical culture is likely to make students assessment literate and engage them in deep learning. In this study, Iranian students experiencing learning-by-teaching (LbT) in private language institutes were interviewed to compare their perceptions toward assessment and learning with their counterparts without this experience. Findings show that LbT fosters students’ assessment literacy and deep learning. Results also reveal that by teaching other students, quasi-teachers promote a broader understanding of assessment and grade practices in comparison to other students. Unlike their counterparts, quasi-teachers de-emphasised grades and showed a greater focus on learning. Moreover, explaining the materials to other students provided them with a deeper cognitive process resulting in deeper learning. These results underscore the perceived importance of partnership in higher education.     

成教生信息素养培养研究

对在成教生中开展信息素养教育的必要性做了分析,并根据对荆州市7所高校成教生信息素养问卷调查,揭示目前成教生信息素养现状,依据现状,对成教生信息素养培养提出具体措施。     

初中语文课堂培养学生核心素养的教学探索

核心素养对培养学生良好的学习习惯和浓厚的学习兴趣具有不可忽视的作用。随着我国经济的不断发展,人们的物质生活越来越充裕,但在精神层面仍有缺失。因此,作为初中语文教师,不能忽视学生的核心素养建设。