Pedagogical Agents as Learning Companions: The Role of Agent Competency and Type of Interaction

This study was designed to examine the effects of the competency (low vs. high) and interaction type (proactive vs. responsive) of pedagogical agents as learning companions (PALs) on learning, self-efficacy, and attitudes. Participants were 72 undergraduates in an introductory computer-literacy course who were randomly assigned to one of four treatments: Low-Proactive, Low-Responsive, High-Proactive, and High-Responsive. Results indicated a main effect for PAL competency. Students who worked with the high-competency PAL in both proactive and responsive conditions achieved higher scores in applying what they had learned and showed more positive attitudes toward the PAL. However, students who worked with the low-competency PAL reported significantly enhanced self-efficacy beliefs in the learning tasks. Also, there was a main effect far PAL interaction type. A proactive PAL had a significantly positive impact on recall. These different results on learning and motivational outcomes suggest that the competency and interaction type of a PAL should be designed according to the desired learning and motivational goals.     

藏族大学生数学学习心理及其相关因素调查报告

对甘南合作民族师范高等专科学校藏汉双语理科教育系的藏汉双语数学教育专业8个年级的153名学生,就数学学习的动机、情感、兴趣、态度、意志和认识6方面进行问卷调查,发现大学生与中小学生具有基本相同的心理特征,在部分动机因素、认识、意志和态度等方面大学生比中小学生有所提高。应增加中小学课程中的应用性知识、突出师范性、教师变换角色．体现学生主体、教师主导的作用,用书面语施教、加强教师的继续教育和促使学生家长了解社会。     

2000年以来欧盟终身学习战略实施新特点

2000年里斯本会议以来,欧盟根据新的目标、站在新的高度对终身学习战略重新作了统一规划和部署,终身学习取得了前所未有的战略地位,人们对终身学习有了全面、全新的理解,并将终身学习作为多领域、全方位的社会系统工程,开展了有效的信息统计服务,完善了指标监控体系.     

关于大学英语第二课堂扩展性教学的思考

阐述了开展大学英语第二课堂扩展性教学的意义和必要性以及其框架设想;重点探讨了如何突破大学英语第一课堂教学局限,努力发掘、拓展第二课堂教学来延伸、补充、加强大学英语第一课堂教学,为学生提供更多的自主学习和语言实践机会。本文提出大学英语第二课堂扩展性教学实践可分为三个组成部分:丰富多彩的大学英语第二课堂教学实践活动;层次化、自主化的大学英语网络教与学活动;及时、有效的大学英语教师课外辅导、答疑以及学习过程监督、检查活动。学生通过积极参与丰富多彩的大学英语第二课堂扩展性教学各项活动,在实践中体验英语,实践英语,不断提高感悟语言、运用语言的能力。     

浅谈优化党的执政环境与巩固党的执政地位

中国共产党经历了革命、建设和改革,党的历史方位发生了两大转变,党的执政环境正在发生新的深刻变化.作为执政党,要自觉地加强党的执政能力建设,积极回应时代提出的新要求,优化执政环境,巩固党的执政地位.     

Students’ achievement goals,emotion perception ability and affect and performance in the classroom: a multilevel examination

Performance at school is affected not only by students’ achievement goals but also by emotional exchanges among classmates and their teacher. In this study, we investigated relationships between students’ achievement goals and emotion perception ability and class affect and performance. Participants were 949 Greek adolescent students in 49 classes and their Greek language and mathematics teachers. Results from multilevel analyses indicated that students’ mastery-approach and performance-approach goals were positively related to positive affect whereas performance-avoidance goals were negatively related to positive affect. At class-level, relationships between achievement goals and affect were moderated by students’ emotion perception ability. These findings highlight the importance of emotion abilities and their role in motivational processes for class-level outcomes.     

基于魔灯(Moodle)的研究性学习模式初探

本文探讨了利用魔灯学习管理系统进行研究性学习的特点,并就以魔灯为中介的师生、生生之间的互助合作,提出了一种基于魔灯的研究性学习模式。     

Mobile APP for motivation to learning: an engineering case

Synthesis of Materials is regarded as an important core subject in engineering education. However, many concepts and knowledge in the material synthesis can be rather abstract and difficult to understand by the student learners. Experiments are limited in scope due to lack of equipment, control of toxic materials, and risks of chemical reactions, which often restricts student imagination and student involvement in practical training. These reasons often led to poor learning attitude and learning performance among the students. Rapid developments in Cloud technology and mobile devices have provided new opportunities for developing novel learning tools for material synthesis. This study aims to introduce interest factors as a strategy for promoting learning interest and practical skills among the students. Chemical symbols, experimental themes, texts, and interactive elements were utilized to develop a theme-based Mobile Learning APP for teaching the practical techniques of material synthesis. The Mobile Learning APP was then integrated into a problem-based learning activity. A quasi-experimental design was used to investigate the resulting learning effectiveness from using the developed Mobile Learning APP. Results show that the Mobile Learning APP provided a significant positive effect on learning performance and that most students showed favorable attitudes toward the usage of the mobile learning system.     

小学生道德学习中教师的作用

小学生道德学习包括道德需要、价值分析、自我选择、道德实践、道德评价五个环节。教师必须整体把握五个环节之间的联系，从小学生道德潜能出发，为其提供道德实践机会，帮助其提高价值分析水平，引导其自主选择、自主反思和自主评价。