Attitudes toward Dual Language Immersion Programs in China

With the development of economy and the English learning reform in China,the role of English has increased than ever before.Dual language immersion(DLI)programs,as a new way to offer both languages and content instructions,will gradually take place of traditional English learning and become a new tendency in China.The attitudes of related groups toward the DLI programs are very important to its further development.This paper will first give a brief introduction to the current situation in China,and then analyze the attitude toward DLI programs,includingones of students,teachers and administrators,to find out problems existing in current DLI programs.     

汽车实训配件管理系统的开发与使用

随着学院汽车实训的开展，汽车实训配件的管理已经成为重点，采用SQL Server 2000为数据库、PowerBulider9．0为开发工具开发的汽车实训配件管理系统，方便了日程实训的管理，为实训管理员提供了便利的管理条件，提高了工作效率。     

音乐艺术院校实践教学平台构建研究

建立具有特色的实践与创新能力培养体系,使人才培养质量与培养目标和社会需求相符合,是当前高校教学改革的重点和难点。基于此,选择天津音乐学院作为主要调研对象,中央音乐学院等国内具有代表性的音乐艺术院校作为辅助调研对象,结合天津艺术演出场所的发展及需求现状,以音乐艺术实践教学平台构建为研究专题,探索艺术实践教学的新思路和新模式。     

Teaching skills of student teachers: Calibration of an evaluation instrument and its value in predicting student academic engagement

Student teachers are expected to develop their teaching skills sooner and more rapidly. However, a sound evaluation instrument that can be used to diagnose and monitor the skilfulness level to aid formative assessment of student teachers is still limited. This article is aimed to calibrate and validate a teaching skill evaluation instrument for use in secondary education. A total of 264 student teachers in the Netherlands participated in the study. Rasch and multilevel analyses were used. Results suggest that the evaluation instrument meets the restrictive assumptions of the Rasch model and has predictive value for academic engagement. This adds validation evidence and justifies the calibration of the evaluation instrument to be used for monitoring the development of teacher's teaching skills.     

The Use of Augmented Reality Technology in Medical Specimen Museum Tours

Human anatomical specimen museums are commonly used by medical, nursing, and paramedical students. Through dissection and prosection, the specimens housed in these museums allow students to appreciate the complex relationships of organs and structures in more detail than textbooks could provide. However, it may be difficult for students, particularly novices, to identify the various parts of these anatomical structures without additional explanations from a docent or supplemental illustrations. Recently, augmented reality (AR) has been used in many museum exhibits to display virtual objects in videos captured from the real world. This technology can significantly enhance the learning experience. In this study, three AR-based support systems for tours in medical specimen museums were developed, and their usability and effectiveness for learning were examined. The first system was constructed using an AR marker. This system could display virtual label information for specimens by capturing AR markers using a tablet camera. Individual AR markers were required for all specimens, but their presence in and on the prosected specimens could also be obtrusive. The second system was developed to set the specimen image itself as an image marker, as most specimens were displayed in cross section. Visitors could then obtain the label information presented by AR without any markers intruding on the display or anatomical specimens. The third system was comprised of a head-mounted display combined with a natural click interface. The system could provide visitors with an environment for the natural manipulation of virtual objects with future scalability.     

在病理学教学中培养留学生医学人文素质的思考与实践

医学留学生的课程设置以专业课为主,涉及的人文学科及人文教育相对较少。将人文素质教育融入医学专业的教学过程中,不仅有助于提高留学生学习医学的兴趣,增强教学效果,而且对增强学生的社会责任感、使命感以及培养学生的科学思维和素养等方面具有深远的影响。文章主要介绍本系教师在病理学教学中培养留学生医学人文素质的思考及实践。     

The effect of the integration of students with special educational needs: Evidence from Chile

This paper studies the effect of the integration of students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) on the academic achievement of their peers without SEN. This achievement is measured using performance in standardized reading and mathematics tests. The study also evaluates the effect of a policy that recognizes and increases resources for special educational needs that had not yet been considered and improves education provision protocols for students with SEN. Using administrative data and standardized test scores, we constructed a panel that follows a cohort of students before and after the reform, determining for each individual and year whether the class to which he/she belongs has any students with SEN. Our identification strategy employs panel data with fixed effects at the school, individual, and time levels. Estimates show that, on average, having a peer with SEN in the classroom has a negative effect on the academic performance of students without SEN. However, these effects are small and decrease, or even vanish, once better inclusion policies are in place. These results suggest that the effect on peers is almost totally canceled when more resources are provided and when adequate treatment and support protocols are implemented.     

努力推进教学科研工作 实现学院跨越式发展——学习《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010-2020)》体会

《国家中长期教育改革和发展规划纲要(2010—2020)》规划了未来10年中国教育改革发展要实现的目标。要增强本科办学意识和质量意识,必须认真学习高等教育的有关文件精神,切实抓好教学管理工作和科研管理工作,才能实现从专科层次到本科层次的跨越。     

ERP企业沙盘模拟经营教学中的挫折教育

随着社会的发展,企业对管理人才的需求与高校对人才的培养模式产生了冲突,高校必须强化实践教学环节,充分利用各种手段培养学生独立自主的、创新性的分析和解决问题的能力。在沙盘模拟教学中营造挫折环境,可以很好的培养学生毕业后团队合作、坦然面对失败的能力,以及面对困难时的创新性的分析、解决问题的能力。