Representational Issues in Students Learning About Evaporation

This study draws on recent research on the central role of representation in learning. While there has been considerable research on students’ understanding of evaporation, the representational issues entailed in this understanding have not been investigated in depth. The study explored students’ engagement with evaporation phenomena through various representational modes. The study indicates how a focus on representation can provide fresh insights into the conceptual task involved in learning science through an investigation of students’ responses to a structured classroom sequence and subsequent interviews over a year. A case study of one child’s learning demonstrates the way conceptual advances are integrally connected with the development of representational modes. The findings suggest that teacher-mediated negotiation of representational issues as students construct different modal accounts can support enriched learning by enabling both (a) richer conceptual understanding by students, and (b) enhanced teacher insights into students’ thinking.     

The Journey Toward Transformational Learning in a Statewide Doctoral Program

This article describes strategies for redesigning the University of Missouri's Statewide Cooperative Ed.D. Cohort Program in educational leadership. Results had suggested a need to redesign aspects of the program in order to achieve higher levels of cognitive learning outcomes inclusive of transformational learning. To help meet this objective, the areas targeted for redesign were the curriculum as it relates to issues of diversity and ethics, instruction as it relates to group dynamics and cohort models, and increased time and a forum for students to reflect on their leadership practices. This forum also allowed faculty to monitor and assess the transformational learning outcomes of their students. This article is meant to assist others who are interested in fostering higher levels of transformational learning outcomes within their programs. Meredith L. Mountford holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University, a Master of Science degree in educational administration from Northern Illinois University and a Philosophy of Science degree in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin—Madison. She is an Assistant Professor and has served as Director for the Statewide Cooperative Ed.D. Cohort Program in educational leadership at the University of Missouri—Columbia.     

现代教育技术环境下学生学习观念探究与实践

现代教育技术环境主要是指将信息技术、媒体技术等作用于教育中而形成的新型教育环境资源，通过探讨现代教育技术环境下学生学习观念的转变，提出了现代教育技术环境下对学生实践学习的要求．     

大学英语教学中的语感培养策略探讨

英语的语感是通过长期的训练与应用得来的,对于英语表达、判断、应用能力的提高有着重要的作用,是对英语语言的直接感知能力,也是对英语语言法则或语言组织方法的掌握和运用。本文从阐述大学英语教学中语感培养的重要性入手,强调了语言能力是通过语言运用获得的,进而提出了大学英语教学中语感培养的基本策略。     

高职商务类人才培养模式探析

高职商务类人才培养模式中存在专业定位太粗、培养目标不十分明确、实习的实际效果较差、任课教师的“双师”素质不高、外聘专业课教师明显不足、忽视服务意识的培养等问题。文章针对这些问题提出了相应的对策。     

开放教育学习支持服务系统建设探索

提高远程开放教育质量，学习支持服务是重要的因素。探讨人才培养模式改革试点中建立，完善，推进，支持，健全学习支持服务系统的若干问题，加强教学与助学的媒体建设，加快开放教育手段现代化进程，以进一步在理论与实践上加强对这一问题的研究。     

基于WEB的网上选课系统的设计与实现

本文通过对我校选修课管理过程的分析 ,提出了基于WEB的网上选课系统的设计思想 ,简述了网上选课系统的功能和相关的技术实现 ,并在试运行的基础上对系统的进一步完善提出了改进方案     

建构主义学习环境下师生角色的转变

建构主义学习理论发端于皮亚杰的发生认识论。 90年代以后 ,由于多媒体计算机和基于Inter net的网络通讯技术为建构主义学习环境的实现提供了技术支持 ,建构主义学习理论在教育界产生深远的影响。建构主义学习环境的实现使教育模式和教育理念发生了变化 ,教师的角色和学生的角色也随着变化 :教师从传统教学中单一的知识传授者转向学生意义建构的帮助者、协作者、组织者和促进者 ;学生从传统教学中知识的被动接受者转向信息加工的主体和知识意义的积极建构者     

以“三讲”促高校人事工作

探讨开展“三讲”对促进高校人事工作的指导意义：以“讲学习”提高高校人事干部的基本素质;以“讲政治”增强高校人事干部的理想信念;以“讲正气”树立全心全意为人民服务的思想意识。     

苏氏蜀学文艺思想的巴蜀文化特征

苏氏蜀学为宋学的重要学派、也是巴蜀化中极具特色的一支。蜀学之成，始于三苏父子。就苏氏蜀学中的艺思想与巴蜀化的密切关系进行分析，可以看出，苏氏艺思想的形成与巴蜀化中的两汉先贤意识、杂学色彩、切人事重抒情、尚操守重节气、富异端色彩和反叛精神等关系至密，苏氏蜀学既孕育于巴蜀化之中，又为巴蜀化增添了无数光彩。