How to use (five) curriculum design principles to align authentic learning environments,assessment, students’ approaches to thinking and learning outcomes

In this article, we articulate five principles of curriculum design and illustrate their application in a third‐year undergraduate course for environmental and ecological scientists. In this way, we provide a practical framework for others wishing to enhance their students’ learning. To apply the five principles, we created a learning environment consisting of a broad range of learning resources and activities which were structured and sequenced with an integrated assessment strategy. The combined effect of this ensured alignment between the learning environment we created, the thinking approaches students used and the learning outcomes they achieved. More specifically, the assessment activities guided students by requiring them to recognise when their understanding was limited – and then to engage them in thinking approaches that would develop their understanding further. By providing a framework of thoughts, ideas and information, we sought to progressively enhance the sophistication of our learners’ thinking. Thus, the assessment required students to integrate, synthesise and construct their understandings in ways consistent with the discipline and the professional pathways on which they had embarked. We intend that this illustration will act as a guide to other academics to adopt the same principles in their teaching.     

Children's query types and reformulations in Google search

We investigated the searching behaviors of twenty-four children in grades 6, 7, and 8 (ages 11–13) in finding information on three types of search tasks in Google. Children conducted 72 search sessions and issued 150 queries. Children's phrase- and question-like queries combined were much more prevalent than keyword queries (70% vs. 30%, respectively). Fifty two percent of the queries were reformulations (33 sessions). We classified children's query reformulation types into five classes based on the taxonomy by Liu et al. (2010). We found that most query reformulations were by Substitution and Specialization, and that children hardly repeated queries. We categorized children's queries by task facets and examined the way they expressed these facets in their query formulations and reformulations. Oldest children tended to target the general topic of search tasks in their queries most frequently, whereas younger children expressed one of the two facets more often. We assessed children's achieved task outcomes using the search task outcomes measure we developed. Children were mostly more successful on the fact-finding and fully self-generated task and partially successful on the research-oriented task. Query type, reformulation type, achieved task outcomes, and expressing task facets varied by task type and grade level. There was no significant effect of query length in words or of the number of queries issued on search task outcomes. The study findings have implications for human intervention, digital literacy, search task literacy, as well as for system intervention to support children's query formulation and reformulation during interaction with Google.     

Problematising the equivalence of the test results of performance-based critical thinking tests for undergraduate students

This article compares the test results of two different performance-based assessments of critical thinking: a constructed-response task from the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) and a multiple-choice questionnaire (MCQ). These tests ostensibly measure the same critical thinking skills, such as analysing, interpreting and evaluating information and problem solving. The study utilised a mixed-method approach to explore the differences in students’ (n = 330) test scores. The results showed that the correspondence between the CLA and the MCQ was fully comparable in 45.5% of the students’ test performances. Ten percent of the students had completely opposite test results. Explanations for the inconsistent results are discussed in detail.     

公共档案馆:走进均等服务时代

“基本公共服务均等化”是我国构建社会主义和谐社会进程中提出的重要指导思想.党的十七大报告提出要“推进基本公共服务均等化和主体功能区建设”,温家宝在世界经济2010年新领导者年会上也强调要“推进公共服务均等化,推动社会的公平、正义.”     

基于注射模具数字化设计工作过程的学习情境设计

本文以Pro/Engineer作为数字化设计平台,对注射模具的分模及成型零件设计工作进行学习情境的设计,将模具设计理论知识与数字化设计工作过程紧密结合,通过合理设计学习任务和运用项目化教学方法,有效地实现了学习知识的迁移、设计技能和职业能力的提高。     

Challenges in Teaching Culture along with Language in the Foreign Language(FL) Classroom

Teaching culture along with language in the foreign language classroom is not an easy job.The definition of culture varies from different context,and non-native speakers do not share the same background with native speakers,thus it brings many difficulties to those who want to learn or teach culture along with a foreign language.Challenges in teaching culture along with English will be discussed as an exemplar in this essay.Meanwhile,suggestion on how to teach culture in the English classroom will be proposed at the end of this work.     

高职院校中《图形图像项目》教学改革的探讨

项目化教学是近几年来高职院校课程改革的方向。文章以教改后《图形图像项目》课程的设置为列,介绍了教学改革后的几个关键点：教学内容的改革、教学方法的改革和任务的设置等,并结合具体案例进行了分析,阐述了任务驱动法的含义。     

谈高职院校工作任务管理系统的设计

高职院校工作任务管理系统可实现学校工作任务的全过程管理,尤其是能够提高领导层的决策能力和缩短决策响应时间,并可以有效组织各部门进行协同工作。在此,对高职院校工作任务管理系统的内涵界定、建设目标、开发思路等方面进行了详细阐述,以期为工作任务管理系统在高职院校的推广和使用提供有益的参考。     

基于工作任务与职业能力分析的空中乘务专业课程体系重构——以新疆职业大学为例

课程体系构建是专业人才培养方案的核心,是高职院校进行专业建设和改革的重要内容.为了科学、合理的构建符合社会需求和人才培养规律的课程体系,许多高职院校都在对课程体系构建进行研究.以新疆职业大学空中乘务专业为例,提出现有课程体系存在的一些问题,并以工作任务与职业能力分析会为手段,探讨和重新构建符合“工学结合”理念的课程体系.最后形成一套兼顾岗位工作任务和岗位职业能力培养的新课程体系,并提出新课程体系实施的一些建议.     

双操作系统任务调度策略及其改进简

双操作系统是虚拟机运行在主操作系统,然后通过虚拟机来运行从操作系统.从操作系统的任务调度只能等到主操作系统任务调度空闲才能调度.导致不能及时响应高优先级别的任务,系统容易崩溃.因此如果先运行虚拟机,再运行主从操作系统,最后通过虚拟机来调度主从操作系统任务,同时改进双操作系统间的任务调度策略.那么就能保证整个双操作系统任务之间的平滑调度,从而使整个系统稳健可靠运行.