Experientially learning how to communicate science effectively: A case study on decoding science

The need for science communication programs is matched with the need for program evaluation. This case study is an evaluation of the “Decoding Science” program (DSP) [Rodgers et al. (2018). Science Communication, 40(1), 3–32], a science communication training program, and examines key experiential-learning themes [Kolb, D. A. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall]. Specifically, we discuss the program's emphasis on learning that science communication is a process that (a) is continual, (b) involves conflict resolution, (c) requires adaptation to the world, (d) requires environmental interaction, and leads to (e) knowledge creation. Additionally, we discuss our analysis of student feedback. Results suggest that the DSP successfully utilizes experiential learning to facilitate the learning of science communication techniques and that future evaluations can lead to the development and improvement of science communication training programs.     

Gender differences in mathematics and science competitions: A systematic review

Gendered patterns in mathematics and science interest emerge in early childhood, develop over time, and ultimately reflect advanced course selection in secondary education. During the crucial time adolescents become aware of their strengths and interests and specialize accordingly, they get the opportunity to participate in out-of-school learning programs such as mathematics and science competitions. This raises the question whether mathematics and science competitions contribute to gender equity by equally promoting female and male interests. In this article, we present a systematic review on gender differences and the mechanisms explaining success and failure in mathematics and science competitions. On an international level, we found large gender differences regarding participation in all Olympiads with the exception of the biology Olympiad. In fairs and national Olympiads, overall participation rates were not gendered as such, but females preferred biology topics whereas males preferred physics related topics. Male and female achievement in fairs was comparable, but males clearly outperformed female participants at the Olympiads, with the smallest differences in the biology Olympiad. Variables and theoretical frameworks explaining participation and achievement and the role of gender in mathematics and science competitions are discussed. We suggest that gender stereotypes, through their influence on self-concept and interest, play an important role in the mechanisms resulting in low female participation rates in and beyond mathematics and science competitions (especially in physics and chemistry). The mechanisms we found explaining female representation during a national selection competition might be considered as reflecting those in female mathematics or science careers and could thus serve as food for thought on countering the gender gap in mathematics and science.     

Subject English as citizenship education

This article is equal parts educational history and political philosophy. We aim to remind readers that subject English (SE) and indeed state education emerge from the contradictory impulses of classical liberalism, and that, more than simply resembling citizenship education, SE emerges in the first instance as a form of highly normativising citizenship education. We further argue that, following England's recent educational reforms initiated by former Education Secretary Michael Gove, SE continues to be framed in moral terms consistent with citizenship education—again, of a highly normativising sort. England's current educational policy generally, and specifically the framing of SE, employs the language of liberal possibility, while ultimately espousing an invidious exclusionary and assimilationist politics. The framing of SE, moreover, is one that misrepresents the supposedly ‘rich and varied literary heritage’ it is supposed to exemplify and promote. The current political landscape in which the study of literature takes place is one where a crisis of liberalism is manifest (in terms of populism, radicalisation or apathy). However, we do not believe the answer is to retreat into a sealed, hermetic canon that excludes the reality that England and English literature are fundamentally multicultural and polyethnic. SE will be the poorer for not fully acknowledging and embodying this, for not enabling students to imaginatively and critically engage with characters and experiences that reflect both the present and long-standing diversity of English society, as well as its present and long-standing inequalities.     

Developing ‘active citizens’: Arts Award,creativity and impact

Creativity has become the new watchword in UK academic and policy circles. Within this context, policy discussions about the arts and their impact emphasise economic benefits over educational value, drawing clear distinctions between quantifiable or ‘hard’ measures of impact and those described as ‘soft’, less tangible and lacking a strong evidence base. Departing from the binary logics often underpinning notions of arts impacts, this article is novel in exploring the entwined relationship between impacts seen as ‘hard’ and ‘soft’. We draw on research examining the links between arts education and young people's future trajectories and use the concept of ‘active citizenship’ to show how informal, softer skills fostered through creative learning are an important part of citizenship-making for some young people. Participants’ accounts show how improvements in soft skills can give young people opportunities for agency, which shape progression pathways leading to measurable change. This finding is directly relevant in the context of evaluations of arts impacts in the UK and abroad, and should encourage further examination of the impact of creative learning on transfer of skills as well as policy developments in this area.     

人工智能时代下教师亲和力探究

目前,国内教育打着素质教育的旗号却依然将重点集中在学业表现上,对教学情感的关注尤其匮乏。为了改变这一现象,提高教师对素质教育思想的认识,分别从教师面部表情亲和力、声音亲和力、语言亲和力、肢体语言亲和力、服饰亲和力等方面进行研究,促进教师更加意识到教学情感对学生发展的重要性,并借助人工智能技术使得教师更好地保持亲和力状态,也可为在线教学视频开发、重构教师教学评价体系提供参考。     

基于B/S体系的高职教学评估系统

系统的实现基于B/S体系,在中间层采用先进的MVC设计模式思想,实现页面显示与业务逻辑的分离,有效提高系统的可维护性、可扩展性和可复用性,极大地提高了迎评工作的效率。     

大学生课外科技创新活动体系构建的探索与实践

结合国外高校成功经验,阐述了如何构建大学生课外科技创新活动体系,为学生提供科技创新的学习实践平台,使其将所学理论知识进行实践综合与创造,培养其创新意识和创新精神,促进创新型工程人才的培养。     

利用高校图书馆资源 提高大学生信息素养

当前大学生在信息素养上存在着信息意识不强、信息渠道不熟、信息道德意识薄弱等问题。高校图书馆应充分利用其馆藏资源,拥有专业信息管理人员及良好的信息技术平台等条件,着力提高大学生信息素养。     

头孢哌酮/舒巴坦治疗呼吸系统感染175例临床观察

目的观察头孢哌酮/舒巴坦治疗呼吸系统感染的疗效及安全性。方法对2006年1月～2010年12月175例用头孢哌酮/舒巴坦治疗呼吸系统感染的情况进行回顾性研究,总结其疗效及毒副作用。结果头孢哌酮-舒巴坦的用量每日2g～4g,疗程5～18天;用药后3～6.5天体温下降,体温下降率92.0%;白细胞数升高者用药后85.4%降至正常范围,炎性X线征象52.6%消失或明显吸收好转,痰细菌培养阳性者细菌清除率为85.1%;总有效率为86.9%,无效者中有12例为严重粒细胞缺乏;有16例丙氨酸转氨酶短暂升高,余未见其它副作用。结论头孢哌酮/舒巴坦治疗呼吸系统感染安全有疗效。     

基于项目的信管专业人才实践创新能力培养初探

从社会对人才实践创新能力需求出发,结合信管专业学科知识背景构建人才实践创新能力培养体系四层结构,包括基础课程实践、社会实践、综合实践项目和创新实践项目;各层实践创新能力的培养,采用基于项目的思想方法,以项目为载体依托信息系统管理项目实施过程;改进单一能力评价制度,构建了一种基于项目过程的多元化的能力评价制度。