Comparative analysis of the impact of traditional versus innovative learning environment on student attitudes and learning outcomes

This study explored the claim that different classroom layouts can affect teaching and learning. At the time of the study, there were few robust evaluative frameworks able to isolate and then measure the impact of different educational layouts. In response, this study employed a quasi-experimental approached facilitated by a Single Subject Research Design (SSRD) to compare two different classroom layouts - a traditional classroom layout and ‘Innovative Learning Environment’ (ILE) in an Australian secondary schooling context. The study compared students’ attitudes to their learning experiences, motivation, engagement and academic outcomes in each layout over a school year. Comparative analyses highlighted how students’ attitudes to their learning experiences and engagement differed in the two designs. A correlation was identified between enhanced student attitudes in an ILE and higher English, Humanities and Mathematics academic achievement when compared with cognitively matched peers who occupied a traditional classroom for the same period. This initial empirical evidence, even though restricted to a single site, was able to discern a measurable link between the occupation of different learning spaces and an impact on student learning experiences, engagement and academic outcomes in secondary schooling context.     

基于评价理论的肯尼迪就职演说分析

政治演说是政治语篇的一种重要类型。近年来不乏有人从评价理论的角度解析政治演说。然而,分析角度多局限于一两个子系统,难以完整分析政治演说中的人际意义的构建。该文选取美国总统肯尼迪的就职演说,从评价理论的三个子系统:态度、介入、级差出发,全面完整揭示这篇演说经久不衰的原因。     

Assessing the relationship between different types of student feedback and the quality of revised writing

This paper reports on a quasi-experimental study comparing the effects of peer-editing to self-editing on improving students’ revised drafts. The study involved two intact classes (experimental and control groups) of an English course. The experimental group practiced peer-editing while the control group engaged in self-editing. After receiving sufficient training in their respective type of editing, both groups wrote a graded argumentative essay in two drafts. Results of a MANCOVA test carried out on the graded essay written by the two groups showed a statistically significant difference in revised writing in favour of peer-editing. A random sample of seven peer-edited and self-edited essays was analyzed to determine the differences between peer-editors’ and self-editors’ ability to notice errors, revise, and improve them. Results revealed that while peer-editors and self-editors had more or less the same noticing ability, writers who engaged in self-editing revised more errors than writers who received peer-feedback. In contrast, writers who engaged in peer-editing improved their revised drafts more than self-editors did. Differences in revised writing performance between the two groups are attributed to the use of language learning strategies, peer interaction, and engagement with language. The paper concludes with implications for classroom teaching/learning and recommendations for future research.     

Brand’s Social Media Presence as Networks: The Role of Interactivity and Network Centrality on Engagement

Despite ample research on brand engagement via social media, little research considers the aggregate effect of multiple same-brand accounts on engagement. Multiple same-brand accounts are common because they allow brands to extend their reach, tailor their messaging, and cross-promote their products/services. Therefore, this study tests whether interaction between same-brand social media accounts and centrality within same-brand conversational networks is related to user engagement. An analysis of 3,380 brand accounts found that after controlling for interactions with users, interactions between brand accounts contributed significantly to user engagement and that account centrality measures were associated with measures of engagement.     

University students in COVID-19 lockdown: The role of adaptability and fluid reasoning in supporting their academic motivation and engagement

This study drew on Job Demands-Resources theory and data from 500 Australian university students to investigate the role of COVID-related lockdown, perceived adaptability, and fluid reasoning in students' self-efficacy—and the role of these factors in students' engagement and disengagement. Lockdown was associated with higher disengagement; perceived adaptability was associated with higher self-efficacy; and both perceived adaptability and fluid reasoning were significantly and positively associated with engagement. Self-efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between perceived adaptability and engagement and disengagement, while moderation tests revealed that fluid reasoning yielded a significant positive role for the self-efficacy of students in lockdown. These findings shed light on factors during COVID-19 that are implicated in students’ academic development and provide direction for psycho-educational interventions.     

新建地方本科院校教学质量保障路径新探索——基于NSSE-China问卷的调查研究

本科教育质量是衡量大学办学水平的重要指标。新建地方本科院校因受多种因素制约,教育质量问题面临更多的忧思和批判。文章采用“全美大学生参与度调查”工具（NSSE：the National Sur-vey of Student Engagement）,以贵州省4所新建地方本科院校的800名本科生为研究样本,通过对大学生学习性投入现状的分析,从“学生参与”的视角探究我国新建地方本科院校教学质量保障存在的问题,并提出了针对性的教育质量保障路径突破口：优化课程挑战度,促进学生的专业发展;搭建师生交流平台,促进师生情感互动;吸引省外生源,优化生源结构。     

促进学习的评价:在线开放课程中同伴互评投入度研究

后疫情时代,提质增效是在线开放课程内涵式发展的重要抓手。重申促进学习的评价,强调学习者的深度参与,探究学习者参与同伴互评的特点及现存问题具有重要的现实意义。文章基于国内一门在线开放课程,采用学习分析技术从结构化与非结构化数据入手,分析在线开放课程同伴互评过程中学习者的投入度,并进一步探究同伴互评投入度与学习绩效的关系。研究结果表明,在线开放课程中学习者同伴互评的行为投入及认知投入不高,但是参与同伴互评能够识别更有动力通过课程的学习者,且其认知投入度能够预测其学习绩效。基于FBM(学习行为模型)模型提出促进同伴互评投入度的两阶段干预策略,从而提高学习者参与同伴互评的投入度,并为教师及平台提供更具针对性的策略建议。     

基于系统性文献综述的国外学习投入实证研究分析

学习投入是衡量学生学习过程质量的重要指标,与学生的学习持续性、学业满意度、学习绩效以及学业完成情况高度相关。近年来我国学者围绕学习投入的研究增长迅速,但研究内容多集中在理论层面,实证研究相对较少。国外在学习投入研究方面已经积累了较为丰富的经验,其在多情境下进行的学习投入实证研究,可以为我国学者提供更多的实践参考。利用系统性文献综述法对国外近十年的实证研究论文进行统计分析后发现:(1)国外学习投入实证研究主要涉及教育学、医学和语言学三个学科领域,研究场景主要包括传统课堂、游戏化课堂以及在线学习,研究对象多为大学生,研究方法则以定量研究和混合研究为主;(2)学习投入的概念框架复杂多元,包含学生在学业上的身体和心理的双重投入;(3)学习投入的指标体系相对宽泛,为不同情境下学习投入指标体系的构建提供了参考;(4)影响因素是国外学习投入实证研究的关注重点,主要包括教师、学生、课程、环境以及同伴等;(5)学习投入的测量仍以自我报告和编码等传统方式为主,基于多模态数据对学生的学习表现进行预测与评价将成为重要的发展方向。我国学者在开展学习投入实证研究时,需注重概念的情境化、指标的多维化、场景的多样化、结构的多元化以及数据的多源化,加强学习投入实证研究的深度与广度。     

Promoting a Culture of Thinking in the Young Child

Conscious of the interplay between nature and nurture in determining a child’s individuality and success in life, the author embarked a group of teachers in an action research project towards nurturing a culture of thinking in young children. Considering the positive effects of routines in early learning experiences, the research consisted in implementing thinking routines to engage young children’s minds in thinking activities. The study took place in two Reggio-inspired schools where participating teachers documented children’s work as part of their teaching. The documentation was a key element to make children’s thinking visible as they installed the culture and language of thinking in their classrooms. The study found that thinking routines build up positive attitudes about thinking and learning. By re-visiting their documented work children developed metacognitive and critical thinking skills which make them more alert to situations that call for thinking.     

(Re)conceptualising student engagement: Doing education not doing time

Student engagement has been identified as an important precursor to student learning. Engagement, especially in the so-called problematic middle years, is now at the centre of mainstream education discussion and debate. Each discourse produces its own distinct understanding of what really defines student engagement. Three contesting epistemological constructions of student engagement are identified, seeking to answer three linked questions: whose conception of engagement is most worthwhile; what actually are the purposes of engagement and who benefits (and gets excluded) from these purposes; and finally how might we conceive of student engagement in order to achieve the twin goals of social justice and academic achievement?