美国教师入职教育评价研究

自20世纪80年代以来,美国教师入职教育蓬勃发展,被视为初任教师进入教学专业场域的必经部分,并一致认同入职教育的展开与教师留任、教师效能有关。美国教师入职教育在各州、各学区的施行虽不尽相同,但由各州教育主管部门、以美国新教师发展中心为代表的非营利性机构研究机构所倡导的评价体系大多涉及以下内容:评价初任教师、导师、行政管理人员等参与对象;勾勒评估框架,评价入职教育项目的投入与产出、结果与成效等整体全貌;评价入职教育政策,对全美各州现行入职教育政策进行回归分析,提炼关键要素,拟定参考标准等。     

趋势与前景:新世纪师范教育发展探寻

新世纪的中国师范教育将在以下方面出现新发展、新变化 :减少办学层次、开放培养体系、完善课程结构、促进一体化教育、提高专业化水平、掌握信息技术、加强高师教师队伍建设     

Have a Legal Question Without the Resources to Get an Answer?

This article explores the Western New York's Library Resources Council's Ask the Lawyer Program. The program provides a timely model for local cultural heritage communities, such as archives, to collectively retain a lawyer in a non-representational capacity to answer both specific and hypothetical questions that arise as a result of their work.     

Comparison of three web-scale discovery services for health sciences research

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative effectiveness of three web-scale discovery (WSD) tools in answering health sciences search queries.

Methods

Simple keyword searches, based on topics from six health sciences disciplines, were run at multiple real-world implementations of EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), Ex Libris''s Primo, and ProQuest''s Summon. Each WSD tool was evaluated in its ability to retrieve relevant results and in its coverage of MEDLINE content.

Results

All WSD tools returned between 50%–60% relevant results. Primo returned a higher number of duplicate results than the other 2 WSD products. Summon results were more relevant when search terms were automatically mapped to controlled vocabulary. EDS indexed the largest number of MEDLINE citations, followed closely by Summon. Additionally, keyword searches in all 3 WSD tools retrieved relevant material that was not found with precision (Medical Subject Headings) searches in MEDLINE.

Conclusions

None of the 3 WSD products studied was overwhelmingly more effective in returning relevant results. While difficult to place the figure of 50%–60% relevance in context, it implies a strong likelihood that the average user would be able to find satisfactory sources on the first page of search results using a rudimentary keyword search. The discovery of additional relevant material beyond that retrieved from MEDLINE indicates WSD tools'' value as a supplement to traditional resources for health sciences researchers.     

Provider documentation of patient education: a lean investigation

Purpose

The study evaluates how providers give patient education materials and identifies improvements to comply with Meaningful Use (MU) requirements.

Methods

Thirty-eight patient-provider interactions in two health care outpatient clinics were observed.

Results

Providers do not uniformly know MU patient education requirements. Providers have individual preferences and find gaps in what is available. Accessing and documenting patient education varies among providers. Embedded electronic health record (EHR) materials, while available, have technical access barriers.

Conclusions

Providers'' EHR skills and knowledge levels contribute to non-standardized patient education delivery.     

Placing wireless tablets in clinical settings for patient education

Objective

The authors explored the feasibility and possible benefit of tablet-based educational materials for patients in clinic waiting areas.

Methods

We distributed eight tablets preloaded with diagnosis-relevant information in two clinic waiting areas. Patients were surveyed about satisfaction, usability, and effects on learning. Technical issues were resolved.

Results

Thirty-seven of forty patients completed the survey. On average, the patients were satisfied in all categories.

Conclusions

Placing tablet-based educational materials in clinic waiting areas is relatively easy to implement. Patients using tablets reported satisfaction across three domains: usability, education, and satisfaction.     

略论激发学生学习数学的兴趣

兴趣是最好的老师。为引导学生对学习数学产生兴趣，教师应创设情境，诱发学生的学习兴趣；运用直观教学，培养学生的学习兴趣；引导学生动手操作，激发学生的学习兴趣；多用鼓励性语言，调动学生的学习兴趣。     

课程改革对体育教师的素质要求

历史的经验告诉我们,广大体育教师对新课程的理解和参与是体育课程改革获得成功的前提.而体育教师又是实施新课程的主体,要成为体育新课程改革的积极推动者,就要树立终身的学习观,丰富各方面的知识;要具有改革教学模式,培养学生的创新能力;应具备运用现代教育技术和手段的能力;应具有一定的体育教研教改能力.     

差生思想政治工作的开展及实践中教师行为的自我控制

做好差生的思想政治工作,要从抓差生的兴趣点、智慧点、兴奋点、创新点、实践点五个方面入手,教师在进行思想政治工作时要注重情感和言行的自我控制.     

英国入职教师教育国家课程探析

英国入职教师教育国家课程对合格教师资格标准,课程总要求,英语、数学、科学和信息交流技术在学科教学中的应用等几个方面进行了规定,并提出了较为具体的要求。实施其课程的目标是达成合格教师资格标准。该课程具有实践性,注重信息交流技术在学科教学中的作用,注重中小学在教师教育课程中的作用。这些启示我们要尽快制定教师资格标准,强化实践性入职教师教育课程并注重对其实施效果进行指导和监督。