“Commenting on your work is a waste of time only!”: An appraisal-based study of evaluative language in supervisory feedback

Research on supervisory feedback on master’s theses, especially attitudinal stances conveyed in such feedback, is thin on the ground. Students’ construal of their supervisors’ attitudes, however, can have a profound impact on their engagement with supervisory feedback. Drawing on the appraisal framework, which characterizes attitudinal meanings in terms of affect (i.e., emotional responses), judgement (i.e., normative evaluation of human behaviors) and appreciation (i.e., aesthetically-/socially-based evaluation of objects and products), this study examined Nepalese supervisors’ attitudinal stances communicated in written comments on master’s thesis drafts (n = 76) submitted by English-as-a-foreign-language students and oral feedback on proposal and thesis defences (n = 89). Quantitative analyses revealed that while instances of appreciation dominated in the supervisors’ use of evaluative language, judgements were also frequent, with affective responses trailing far behind. In both the oral feedback and written comments, significant disciplinary variations were observed for certain types of judgment and appreciation. These findings are discussed in terms of disciplinary culture and the potential impact of the attitudinal stances on students’ learning. Implications are derived for the productive framing of supervisory feedback to facilitate students’ feedback uptake.     

让国学教育成为启蒙孩子心灵的灯塔

小学是教育开始的关键时刻,教师要抓住机遇,帮助学生打下牢固的国学基础,培育他们的人文素质。国学是中华民族传统的关键,在小学思政课中渗入国学教育,不仅继承了先祖留给我们的精神粮食,也是对学生实施启蒙教育的落实。国学是中华文明的关键文化承载,其经典作品凝练着中国传统文化的精华,它不只是中华民族璀璨的文化遗产,更是中国人民不可缺少的精神力量。民族复兴呼唤文化复兴,学校不应只承担传道授业的责任,更应承担民族文化继承的伟大任务。     

Public health emergencies and school attendance: What the Ebola crisis can teach us about the coming post-COVID education landscape

Using nine Demographic and Health Surveys for the three West African countries affected by the 2013−16 Ebola epidemic, this study applies a district-level interrupted time series (ITS) design to explore the longer-term impacts of the epidemic on school attendance. It shows that, about three to four years after the crisis, attendance has returned to the long-term trend regardless of the difference in Ebola virus disease prevalence among districts. The study also shows no discernable effect on the attendance trends for children from vulnerable backgrounds. However, it suggests further areas for examination and study. This includes migration patterns, the investment of emergency relief and overseas development aid between regions, the possible role of orphan status and early marriage (for girls) as vectors for the effect of the EVD crisis on educational outcomes and learnings losses for children who were out of school for up to an entire school year.     

论高等教育发展的“中国之治”

高等教育治理的内涵与外延随高等教育实践发展而不断丰富,并服务于高等教育实践活动。中国高等教育管理体制机制的改革创新走过了波澜壮阔的70多年发展历程。高等教育发展的"中国之治"体现了高等教育发展的"中国追求",是高等教育治理体系现代化"中国探索"的发展果实,彰显了高等教育治理体系的"中国优势"。高等教育治理的"中国之治"是对现代世界高等教育治理理论与实践的丰富与发展,体现了中国特色,凸显了中国优势。高等教育的"中国之治"是中国治理能力和治理体系现代化的重要组成部分,展现了中国特色社会主义制度的优越性。     

微观史学视角下的教师生活史研究

微观史学带来了史学研究视角和研究方法的创新,推动了教育史研究的变革。作为一种研究方法和实践的微观史学,关注"小事件"背后的"大问题";强调边缘群体的个体经验;注重发现问题及自我反思。微观史学在教师生活史研究中的价值体现为:丰富人们对教育历史图景的理解;深化对教师个体经验的解读;为教师及研究者的反思提供客观依据。研究者在借鉴微观史学的理论和方法,进行教师生活史的研究时,应关注教师生活及其特定背景,重视教师个体特质的研究,促进教师和研究者的合作与反思。     

我国联合培养博士生的演进、向度与展望——基于巴斯德象限的视角

《教育规划纲要》颁布实施以来,我国博士生教育中的联合培养实践进入了快速发展的时期。科技政策领域的巴斯德象限模型为解释我国联合培养博士生工作的相关政策和发展动向提供了一个逻辑框架,从巴斯德象限模型的视角出发,对《教育规划纲要》实施十年以来我国国家层面推动的高校与(工程)科研院所联合培养博士生项目、协同创新中心项目、博士专业学位联合培养等实践开展及相关政策进行梳理总结,进一步提出我国联合培养博士生体系的象限模型,并据此分析我国联合培养博士生体系的核心向度与未来发展方向。     

母亲的养育方式与儿童的行为问题——对兰州市10所幼儿园150名儿童的调查与分析

随着我国城市家庭结构的核心化，儿童行为问题颇受人们的广泛关注。因此，探讨母亲养育方式与儿童行为问题之间的关系，并为矫正儿童行为问题提出可行的对策显得尤为重要。据此。我们以中版的父母养育方式问卷(EMBU)和Rutter儿童行为量表为研究工具。采取分层抽样方法对所抽取的兰州市10所幼儿因150名3—6岁儿童及其母亲进行调查与分析。结果表明，母亲养育方式与儿童行为问题的发生具有很强的相关性。     

Multiracial Children in Child Development Textbooks

The 2000 US census was the first to allow respondents to check more than one race/ethnic response for their identity. About 6.8 million Americans did so, and a disproportionate percentage of them were children under age 18 years old. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent to which this change is reflected in contemporary child psychology textbooks. Twelve books were examined to determine whether they covered multiracial and multiethnic children. Results of this study showed that only two of these books addressed issues related to the healthy development of multiracial/multiethnic children in any detail; and, while several used terms such as biracial and bicultural, these terms were always used to describe single-race minority children living in a majority context. The discussion section covers possible reasons for this omission.     

浅析2～3岁幼儿的家庭教育

2－3岁是幼儿心理发展的一个转折期，心理学家称这一时期为人生“第一反抗期”。本文试图从儿童心理发展的角度，对这个年龄阶段幼儿的家长提出一些粗浅的建议。     

教师网络空间教育质量的综合评价

根据“以学生为本、以质量为中心、以信息化为宗旨”的理念,从界面设计、资源建设、资源热度和实践效果4个方面筛选出14个影响因素,构建了教师网络空间教育质量的综合评价指标体系。以网络空间的教师空间为例进行了综合评价,结果表明,该指标体系及评价模型具有一定的可行性。