Motivation and transfer in professional training: A meta-analysis of the moderating effects of knowledge type, instruction, and assessment conditions

This meta-analysis (148 studies, k = 197, N = 31,718) examined the relationship between motivation and transfer in professional training. For this purpose, motivation was conceptualized in the following nine dimensions: motivation to learn, motivation to transfer, pre- and post-training self-efficacy, mastery orientation, performance orientation, avoidance orientation, expectancy, and instrumentality. Population correlation estimates ranged between −0.11 and 0.52. Three moderator effects were estimated. First, correlations were higher when the training focused on declarative and self-regulatory, rather than on procedural, knowledge. Second, learner-centered environments tended to show greater numbers of positive correlations than did knowledge-centered environments. Third, when compared with external, supervisory, or peer assessment, self-assessment of transfer produced upwardly biased population estimates irrespective of the transfer criterion. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for theories of training effectiveness and their significance for the practice of training evaluation.     

Playful fostering of 6- to 8-year-old students’ inductive reasoning

This paper focuses on a training program in inductive reasoning for first-grade students and presents the direct results as well as the longitudinal effects of the evaluation study. The training is based on Klauer's theory of inductive reasoning and on his “Cognitive training for children” concept (Klauer, 1989a). The training program consists of 120 problems which can be solved through inductive reasoning. The tools for the training exercises were selected to correspond with the age of the targeted cohort. The experimental group in the study consisted of 90 students, whereas the control group was made up of 162. An inductive reasoning test was used in the pre- and posttest as well as in the follow-up study (one year later). The test comprised 33 figural, non-verbal items (Cronbach α = .86). On the posttest, the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group by more than one standard deviation. The experimental group scored significantly higher in each skill area targeted by the training. The most noticeable development was found in system formation. No gender differences were detected on the pre- or the posttest. The effect size of the training program was d = 1.12. In the follow-up study, the experimental group still significantly outperformed the control group; however, their respective levels of development had not changed in this one-year period. Thus, the training effect proved to be stable over time independent of individual students’ original level of inductive reasoning. This study provided evidence that inductive reasoning could be developed very effectively at this early age.     

中小学生学习能力的内涵及培养策略

从教学实践的视角阐述了学习能力的内涵和结构,认为学习能力由基本学习能力和自主学习能力构成,并提出实现二者转化的三种培养策略,即学习主体的角色转变策略、信息能力的提升策略和学习动机的激发策略。     

中小学教师信息技术应用能力现状及培训建议

信息技术能力已成为信息化社会教师必备的专业能力,2014年6月,教育部颁布了《中小学教师信息技术应用能力标准(试行)》,开启了中小学教师新一轮信息技术应用能力提升培训。为了了解现阶段中小学教师信息技术应用能力水平,为能力提升培训的实施提供依据。该文以湖北、河南、安徽和广西四个省市中35个市区的414名中小学教师为调研对象,从标准的角度对其信息化应用能力现状开展较为全面的调研。结果表明中小学教师应用信息技术优化课堂教学能力的达标情况优于转变学习方式的能力。根据测评结果对中小学教师信息应用能力培训提出建议,也为我国推进信息化环境下教师队伍的建设提供借鉴。     

云南企业文化测评体系构建研究——基于文化特质模型的优化及实证

该研究以组织有效性文化特质模型为基础,通过维度假设和模型优化,形成了由28个题项组成的量表。利用SPSS统计软件因子分析中的主成分分析法和最大方差正交旋转法识别出十个维度,并通过Cronbach’sα值检验出这十个维度具有较高的信度。该体系的构建为云南企业文化量化管理提供了依据。     

社区教育工作者培训需求调查分析——以广州市为例

社区教育工作者是社区教育的核心力量,其素养高低直接影响着社区教育的可持续发展。目前我国社区教育工作者来源多样、专业素质相对薄弱,开展社区教育工作者培训已迫在眉睫。而基于社区教育工作者的培训需求,探索有效的培训制度,是保证培训质量的重要基础。本研究对广州市4个区域的社区教育工作者进行随机取样,重点调查其培训需求,分析结果,梳理问题,并就社区教育人才培养提出思考。     

文化育人视阈下的提示性校园公示语及其英译--以苏州工业职业技术学院为例

工科类高职院校的校园公示语及其英译,其语用功能在于给公众以提示性或指示性的信息,同时又凸显工科特色和高职教育的特性,最终以文化人、以文育人、育文化人。文章以苏州工业职业技术学院为例,从校园文化、地域文化、企业文化三个维度来探究提示性的校园公示语及其英译,追溯其文化渊源、凝练其规约、阐释其人文情怀,以助推工科类高职院校的校园文化育人,并在更深层次和更高意义上实现校地文化和校企文化的协同育人。     

企业社会责任的儒学思想渊源

作为国学代表的儒学思想一脉相传,深刻地影响者每一个国人的世界观、人生观和价值观。本文通过深入研究儒学思想内容,从企业社会责任的道德基石、核心内容、践行方式、施行标准和现实典范五个方面挖掘我国企业承担社会责任的思想文化渊源。     

思想政治教育专业应用型人才培养模式的重构思考--以乐山师范学院为例

在中国高等教育大众化的背景下,培养应用型的专业人才是高校的主要任务,当前以应用技术为导向提升本科培养质量的转型发展成为紧迫任务。思想政治教育专业是我国高校一个特殊重要的专业,培养更高质量和适应社会发展需要的应用人才,调整培养定位和转型发展,是普通本科院校培养思想政治教育专业人才的必由之路。本文在认真分析总结思想政治教育专业培养经验和成效的基础上,依据社会发展需要,探讨专业培养定位调整,构建精细化、个性化人才培养模式以及实现路径和策略,以期全面提高人才培养质量。     

基于分类培养的课程教学设计与实施--以“跨境电商实训”为例

当前高校人才培养同质化与个人需要、社会需要之间产生了一些矛盾,引起企业招聘难、大学生就业难等问题,其深层次的原因是学校人才培养与行业需求脱节,因此分类培养的理念进入高校。基于分类培养的原则,在不采取分班教学的情况下,可以在课程设计上进行改革,同样能够实现分类培养目标。依托现有的教学资源,“跨境电商实训”课程根据继续深造型、创业型、就业型的学生做了分类设计,在教学时间、教学内容、教学过程方面都做了相应的细分,并且设置了不同的评价方案。分类培养的实施提高了学生的学习兴趣,提升了应用能力,值得在专业相关课程推广。