Socioeconomic Status– and Gender‐Based Differences in Students’ Perceptions of E‐Learning Systems

Many universities are pursuing increases in on‐line course offerings as a means of offsetting the rising costs of providing high‐quality educational opportunities and of better serving their student populations. However, enrollments in online courses are not always sufficient to cover their costs. One possible way of improving enrollments is through marketing campaigns targeted to specific demographic groups. In this study, we take a first look into how students’ perceptions of e‐learning systems, prior to their enrollment in an online course, vary across socioeconomic status and gender. Findings suggest that prior to taking an online course, working‐class students perceive e‐learning systems more positively than their middle‐class peers but that little difference exists between genders. Armed with this knowledge, universities may improve online course enrollments by marketing online courses specifically to working‐class students or through campaigns aimed at improving middle‐class students’ perceptions of e‐learning systems.     

Project Cheddarfield: Supporting Co‐Curricular Themes Through Creative Use of Video Course‐Casting

This article chronicles the coordination and better integration of existing institutional resources to support cocurricular themes embedded in the provision of a large enrollment, video‐mediated undergraduate operations management (OM) course. The name Project Cheddarfield refers to a 2008 initiative in which two professors team‐taught an OM course to over 600 undergraduates on two different continents through the repeated rapid exchange of digital video between the United States and Singapore. Simultaneously infused in this core curricular delivery were themes of global awareness and study‐abroad, including the promotion of one particular opportunity that bridged the two campuses. This action research narrative spans over 5 years of related activity leading up to the initiative, as this project is best understood as a trajectory, or the evolving result of design adapting to unfolding realities.     

家长问卷区分自闭症谱系障碍儿童功能的探索

通过家长问卷筛查自闭症谱系障碍儿童是为常见,然运用问卷来区分功能则,本研究欲探索其可能性.结合我国社会文化编制了用于甄别自闭症谱系障碍儿童和区分其功能的家长访谈问卷,并运用该问卷对全国11个城市的2901名1-6岁普通儿童和119名自闭症谱系障碍儿童家长进行了实际调查.调查结果表明,运用该问卷既可甄别又可有效地区分自闭症谱系障碍儿童不同功能.说明运用家长问卷甄别与区分自闭症谱系障碍儿童的功能具有可行性.     

"父"之缺位与"时代孤儿"的道德困境——东西的《耳光响亮》、《后悔录》与后传统时代的寓言化写作

东西的小说是一种在虚无主义肆虐的后传统、后革命时代下的寓言化写作.<耳光响亮>关注的是1976年文化精神和家庭生活意义上的"父亲"弃世或出走之后,那些"时代孤儿"的成长过程和生存境遇.<后悔录>所关注的重心是主人公从禁欲到纵欲时代的"性"的磨难,从中可以看到后传统的人神主义禁欲文化和后革命的虚无主义纵欲文化对人性的异化和扭曲,以及个人良知在这种异己的、他律的伦理秩序和虚无主义的纵欲狂欢中的复苏和觉醒.     

河北省特岗教师职业认同的调查研究

特岗教师是一个新兴的教师群体,其职业认同状况不仅会影响教师个人的专业发展,而且也会影响整个＂特岗计划＂的实施。调查发现,河北省特岗教师的职业认同度总体较高,但也存在一些问题。针对这些问题,采取切实有效的措施,才能进一步提高特岗教师的职业认同度。     

工学结合环境下高职学生职业素养分析与对策

当前工学结合的教学模式较为盛行,一方面锻炼了学生的实际能力,同时却也出现了学生就职后职业素养缺失的状况。文章以企业、学生为对象,针对高职学生在顶岗实习期间的职业素养培养相关状况和现存问题进行了调研和分析。认为目前学校培养的毕业生和企业要求的合格人才之间存在一些问题和矛盾,除了在校期间尽早开始让学生打下坚实的专业基础之外,最有效的解决办法就是抓住顶岗实习这个阶段,学校、企业、学生三方有效沟通、统筹安排,落实教师、实习指导人员和实习学生的职责,将学生的职业素养培养拉上一个新台阶。     

Unfolding Case‐Based Practicum Curriculum Infusing Crisis,Trauma, and Disaster Preparation

The authors evaluated an unfolding case‐based approach to a practicum in counseling course infusing crisis, trauma, and disaster preparation for changes in students’ crisis self‐efficacy across a semester. The course, informed by constructivist‐developmental pedagogy and centered on the unfolding case, resulted in significant increases in students’ crisis self‐efficacy.     

Evaluating a technology supported interactive response system during the laboratory section of a histology course

Monitoring of student learning through systematic formative assessment is important for adjusting pedagogical strategies. However, traditional formative assessments, such as quizzes and written assignments, may not be sufficiently timely for making adjustments to a learning process. Technology supported formative assessment tools assess student knowledge, allow for immediate feedback, facilitate classroom dialogues, and have the potential to modify student learning strategies. As an attempt to integrate technology supported formative assessment in the laboratory section of an upper‐level histology course, the interactive application Learning Catalytics^TM, a cloud‐based assessment system, was used. This study conducted during the 2015 Histology courses at Cornell University concluded that this application is helpful for identifying student misconceptions “on‐the‐go,” engaging otherwise marginalized students, and forming a new communication venue between students and instructors. There was no overall difference between grades from topics that used the application and grades from those that did not, and students reported that it only slightly helped improve their understanding of the topic (3.8 ± 0.99 on a five‐point Likert scale). However, they highly recommended using it (4.2 ± 0.71). The major limitation was regarding the image display and graphical resolution of this application. Even though students embrace the use of technology, 39% reported benefits of having the traditional light microscope available. This cohort of students led instructors to conclude that the newest tools are not always better, but rather can complement traditional instruction methods. Anat Sci Educ 10: 328–338. © 2016 American Association of Anatomists.     

Turning Polemics into Pedagogy: Teaching about Censorship in Art Education

In recent decades, the field of art education has seen an increasing interest in issues of social justice and social reconstruction which has led to pre‐service art educators often being encouraged to include potentially controversial topics in their pedagogy. Surprisingly, however, there seems to have been little concurrent discussion concerning the inherent risks involved in introducing polemical themes within the classroom. Indeed, despite its obvious importance, the subject of censorship is often given little attention in art education circles, save for when it has already become an active problem, such as when an instructor is accused of censorship by a student, or when forces outside the classroom seek to involve themselves in pedagogical decisions. In this article, I describe my experience creating and implementing an undergraduate pre‐service art education course on the subject of censorship. I begin by examining my students’ reactions to some of the themes explored, and then explain how discussing cases of art censorship and controversy can serve as a platform for introducing students to the key role that context plays in how we perceive, value and react to artworks. Finally, I make the argument that by including censorship as a subject within their curriculum, teachers can help students better to navigate the psychological, moral and ethical complexities of contemporary art making.     

中学教师职业压力调查分析

教育学、心理学、工效学、医学等多学科的研究均发现职业压力已成为一种严重影响人的身心健康和工作、生活质量的社会流行病。教师，尤其是中学教师，由于其职业的特殊性，压力过大或过于持久，不仅会严重损害他们的身心健康，还会影响到他们的学生——青少年的健康成长。这里运用自编的中学教师职业压力问卷，对428名城市普通中学教师的职业压力现状进行了调查研究和分析。