Reflectors as online extraverts?

Increasingly, online learning is perceived as an effective method of instruction. Much recent educational research has focused on examining the purposes and situations for which online education is best suited. In this paper, students enrolled in two online courses are compared with their peers enrolled in equivalent classroom‐based courses to investigate aspects of the relationship between learning style and mode of delivery. Student satisfaction measures are taken from participants in both modes of delivery and compared with student learning style. Feedback from the ‘Reflector’ learning style demonstrates higher satisfaction levels with the online mode of delivery compared with their matched counterparts following equivalent classroom‐based courses. Therefore, whilst ‘Reflectors’ might be regarded as Introverts in the traditional classroom setting, the additional time for reflection offered by online delivery makes this group more likely to contribute to online discussion, report higher satisfaction levels and generally behave more like online Extraverts.     

Evaluating efforts to enhance health and wellbeing in Scottish secondary schools

Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland outlines a policy vision of a more progressive, integrated and holistic form of education; a commitment which contains an obligation for health and well-being (HWB) to be a responsibility of all teachers. A critical policy analysis approach was utilized in order to review school-level progress in different stages of policy development, i.e. policy formulation, legitimation, implementation and evaluation. Evidence was collected through 15 semi-structured interviews with head teachers, teacher education academics and staff with national and local authority quality improvement remits. Questions focused on: aims and curriculum goals; school culture; learning and teaching; partnership relationships and evaluations of practice. Findings suggest a high degree of support for curriculum aims, however, there were often problems communicating policy expectations (policy formulation). Thus, despite impressive examples of innovative practice in relation to school ethos, wider achievement and pupils’ broader general education (policy legitimation), there were also examples of HWB being constrained by senior school examinations and the backwash effect this had on curriculum planning and engagement with interdisciplinary learning approaches (policy implementation/evaluation). These findings have implications in terms of policy to practice coherence as well as highlighting the need for further more specific research evaluations.     

论中学教师继续教育中的教学脱节问题

对当前中学教师继续教育中存在的心理脱节，内容脱节，理想和现实脱节等教学中存在的教学脱节问题进行分析，并提出解决的对策，即在教学之间先进行问卷调查，了解学生所需，在政策资金上给予支持，使学生有能力有兴趣参加，在心理上变成想学，对参加教学的教师进行培训，改革现行教育体制。     

清末书院改革及其对近代高等教育的影响

书院是我国古代高等教育的重要形式,到了清末由于特殊的历史、社会因素,书院由衰败转而变革,通过不同的变革方式,发展出近代高等教育的因素,在教学、课程、机构、体制诸方面对中国近代高等教育的发展产生了很大的影响。     

计算机辅助地理学习

信息爆炸给教育带来了巨大的冲击，计算机技术已经成为现代信息社会的核心技术。只有正确认识计算机辅助地理学习(CALG)的含义和特点；把握CALG软件的类别和适用的教学形式；明确CALG发展的制约因素*及其在地理教育发展中的意义和前景，才能更好地开展计算机辅助地理学习，CALG才能够真正具有生命力。     

Beyond educational attainment: The importance of skills and lifelong learning for social outcomes. Evidence for Europe from PIAAC

Empirical evidence suggests that educational attainment nurtures people's social outcomes and promotes active participation in society and stability. However, it is unclear to what extent other types of human capital also correlate with social outcomes. Hence, we explored the opportunity offered by the PIAAC survey through its provision of information on educational attainment, observed individual key skills proficiency, and participation in adult education and training (adult lifelong learning). We therefore studied the association between these human capital variables and social outcomes, and more specifically interpersonal trust and participation in volunteering activities. Results revealed that these social outcomes were affected not only by the formal qualification obtained, determined by the education variable, but also throughout the life‐cycle. Indeed, education and training when undertaken during adult life have a significant impact, especially on volunteering. The fact that the skill proficiency also plays a significant role is extremely relevant, as skills are more likely to change over the life‐cycle, either in a positive or negative way. Whilst the formal education received is constant after exiting the educational system, skills reflect competences more accurately: first, because those with the same level of education may have different skill levels because of differences in the quality of education or ability; second, because skills can vary over time. For example, they may increase with work experience or informal education, or decrease as a result of depreciation and ageing. These findings suggest that social outcomes are prone to be affected by many factors other than formal education, suggesting that policy makers can implement recommendations even after formal education has been completed.     

创设快快乐乐学物理的平台

了解学生的心理、生理特点、需求、学习能力、知识结构和预期目标,尊重学生,承认他们的优点、成绩和进步,承认差异,因材施教,创设一种轻松愉快的和谐的学习平台,才能变“要我学”为“我要学”;通过全方位的训练,使学生做到口到、眼到、手到、脑到,逐步学会阅读、现察思考、计算、分析讲述、动手操作。     

The virtual class is coming

A long term action research programme initiated in 1987 by the Department of Communication Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking to develop a virtual class. The virtual class is regarded as the critical component of a new educational paradigm for an information society. The action research programme takes the form of a spiral of cyclical attempts to create a virtual class. Each attempt is seen as a syntagmatic episode of a virtual class paradigm attempted in the light of an existing paradigm. The results of each syntagmatic episode are seen as influencing the further development of the paradigm.     

"3+文科综合或理科综合"高考方案的合理性因素分析

本文利用学生的各科会考成绩,科目包括语文、数学、英语、物理、化学、生物、政治、历史和地理共计9门课程,使用因素分析方法对“3 文科综合或理科综合”高考方案的合理性进行了分析。结果表明9门课程可以科学地分为三类:“文科综合”包括历史、政治、地理三门课程;“理科综合”包括化学、物理、生物三门课程;另外三门课程数学、英语、语文可以看作无论是文科学生还是理科学生都需要学习和考试的课程。这恰好与“3 文科综合或理科综合”的高考方案相对应,本文的研究结果从一个侧面说明了我国高考制度改革的科学性。     

Competence-based blended learning in building automation: towards a EU curriculum in ‘Domotica’

A competence-based approach was applied to a blended learning on line distance training in the Euroinno EU project aimed at vocational training in building automation. The current paper describes the experience gathered during the learning process and the definition of the curriculum. A number of issues emerged during the sessions concerning regional differences among the various European partners involved in the learning. Refusal to accept e-learning approaches has been considerable among teachers and students in piloting building automation courses, and mainly related to four factors in the tradition of adult education: curriculum tradition, oral tradition, lack of confidence in technical solutions to educational matters and lack of experience with the media.