The development and initial validation of a questionnaire of inclusive teachers’ competency for meeting special educational needs in regular classrooms in China

The aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument of inclusive teachers’ competencies for teaching students with special educational needs in China. Data were obtained from a preliminary and large-scale investigation in Beijing. The primary analyses included exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The findings indicated that Chinese inclusive teachers’ competency is underpinned by four factors: teaching and instruction; communication and cooperation; attitudes and beliefs; and reflection and development. The four-factor model was obtained with satisfactory reliability and validity. The validated questionnaire generated a theoretical understanding of inclusive education teachers’ competency in China. In addition, the findings of the study provided knowledge that will allow for the development of professional standards and teacher education programmes for inclusive education.     

试论普惠性民办幼儿园的制度设计

普惠性民办幼儿园由普惠性与民办幼儿园两个概念构成,内生着悖论与冲突。这种悖论与冲突集中表现在其核心属性方面。普惠性民办幼儿园的制度设计应包含三方面内容,即确定哪些民办幼儿园可以成为普惠性民办幼儿园,制定普惠性民办幼儿园的办园、收费和质量标准,设计普惠性民办幼儿园的扶持政策。     

融合教育背景下特殊教育学校职能的转变

在融合教育背景下,特殊教育学校的职能必将做出相应的转变,特殊教育学校作为资源中心的功能将日益强烈.特殊教育学校必须重新定位,成为融合教育的支持者;特殊教育学校的功能从单一教育功能转变为多重服务功能,即为特殊儿童提供评估服务,承担起“资源教室”功能,成为融合教育学校教师及家长的“培训中心”,发挥“巡回指导”的作用;特殊教育学校教师角色也随之发生转变,由单一教育者角色转变为兼具“教育者”、“合作者”、“协调者”和“督导者”的多重角色.     

中国全面推进随班就读工作的可行性分析

就可行性而言,全面推进随班就读工作具备如下条件:(1)义务教育阶段随班就读经验为推进随班就读工作奠定了基础;(2)当前普通教育环境发展形势有利于推行随班就读工作;(3)国内外实证研究说明推进随班就读工作可以促进残疾学生和普通学生的发展.     

上海市在职教师融合教育自我效能感的调查研究

本研究采用Sharma等人编制的<教师融合教育自我效能感量表>以及<融合教育忧虑量表>对上海市110名特殊教育学校教师以及213名普通学校教师进行了调查,结果发现:两类教师对开展融合教育具有一定水平的自我效能感;特殊教育学校教师的自我效能感要高于普通学校教师;普通学校教师在开展融合教学以及与他人合作方面的自我效能感普遍低于特殊教育学校教师,但在行为管理方面,则与特殊教育学校教师没有差异;两类教师对开展融合教育抱有中等水平的忧虑,且融合教育自我效能感与其忧虑水平存在显著负相关,教师对开展残疾学生教学的自信心水平越高,则对融合教育的忧虑越少.教师融合教育忧虑程度对自我效能感的方差贡献率超过50%以上.     

论国学教育与高职学生人文素质的培养

高职教育作为高等教育、国民教育的有机组成部分,开展以优秀传统文化为主要内容的国学教育,对于提升高职学生人文素质,增强综合实力具有不可或缺的重要作用。文章阐释了国学与国学教育的内涵,分析了国学教育的人文价值功能,对实施国学教育以培养高职学生人文素质的途径策略进行了探讨。     

Classroom action research on formative assessment in a context-based chemistry course

Context-based science courses stimulate students to reconstruct the information presented by connecting to their prior knowledge and experiences. However, students need support. Formative assessments inform both teacher and students about students’ knowledge deficiencies and misconceptions and how students can be supported. Research on formative assessments suggests a positive impact on students’ science achievement, although its success depends on how the formative assessment is implemented in class. The aim of this study was to provide insights into the effects of formative assessments on achievement during a context-based chemistry course on lactic acid. In a classroom action research setting, a pre-test/post-test control group design with switching replications was applied. Student achievement was measured in two pre-tests, two post-tests and a retention test. Participants were Grade 9 students from one secondary school in the Netherlands. Repeated-measures analysis showed a significant effect of formative assessments on students’ achievement. During the implementation of the formative assessments, intriguing discussions emerged between students, between students and teacher, and between teachers. Adding formative assessments to context-based approaches reinforces their strength to meet with the current challenges of chemistry education. Formative assessments affect students’ achievement positively and stimulate feedback between students and teacher(s).     

波兰罗兹大学英语教学法课程介绍与启示

本文介绍了波兰罗兹大学外国语学院英语教学法课程,同时还对国内一些同类学院英语教学法课进行对比分析;根据我国师范院校英语教学现状和英语教学法课程的课时安排、教材选用、教法选择以及教学实习的内容和次数,文章提出了一些教学改革的设想。     

浅析学生英文写作能力的培养

英语写作对大部分学生而言是一项艰巨的任务。教师在帮助学生培养写作能力的教学方法探索中要充分考虑学生的语言能力及写作目标,采用恰当的教学方式。期间,发现错误与改正错误,紧密结合课本学习是提高写作能力的重要手段。     

Usefulness of cognitive intervention programmes for socio-emotional and behaviour problems in children with learning disabilities

Behavioural and emotional problems occur more frequently in children with learning problems than in a cross-section of the general population, both at home and at school. While behaviour problems reportedly are a key obstructive factor impeding inclusive education, children with both behavioural and learning disabilities carry a high risk of social exclusion and school dropout when they are in mainstream environments. Meta-analyses indicated only a moderate impact of social skills training. To see what kind of intervention programme would be effective in modifying cognitive as well as socio-emotional behaviour and at the same time focusing on contextual interaction and intervention, a pilot study has been carried out in Belgium with 11–13-year-old students with learning disability and behaviour problems in special schools. A total of 24 children in the experimental group were matched against a control group of 24. Children in the experimental group, after having received 14 lessons of FIE (Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Programme), showed a marked increase in some cognitive functions (hypothetical thinking, perception and understanding of humour) but not in others. A significant effect on socio-emotional behaviour could not be shown quantitatively, but was evident from qualitative interviewing. The mediating attitude of the teachers was a key influencing factor in producing lasting changes. Programmes such as FIE, provided they address children as well as teachers in a comprehensive way, focusing on cognitive as well as socio-emotional behavioural changes, may become powerful instruments to help children as well as teachers in a highly differentiated inclusive school environment.