论高职思政课教学的针对性试析

学生的思想政治素质不仅关系到国民整体素质的提高,更关系到国家和民族的可持续发展。高职思政课作为提高高职学生思想政治素质的重要途径,承担着培养社会主义事业建设者和接班人的重任。新时期下,高职思政课必须对传统的教学模式进行改革和创新,以高职院校办学特点、学生学习水平和学习需求为出发点,构建完善的思政课教学体系,进而不断提高思政课教学的针对性和实效性。基于此点,本文对高职思政课教学的针对性进行试析。     

Measuring educational quality by appraising theses and dissertations: pitfalls and remedies

In this paper, we argue that, as indicators of the educational quality of graduate degree programs, student theses and dissertations are best used in specific contexts. High-quality theses and dissertations, that is, may be the result of factors such as verbal skills students already possessed at admission or of complex interactions between supervisors and students, not only effective class design or offerings. Consequently, this paper recommends ways for programs to avoid making post hoc errors in assessing educational quality and suggests strategies to make the critical appraisal of theses and dissertations a productive, quality-enhancing activity.     

Interventions in general education for students with disabilities: a systematic review

Implementing effective interventions in general education increases the chances of success for students with disabilities. Often the effectiveness of interventions is not known. The aim of this review was to investigate what interventions are used in general education and what is known about their effectiveness so that educational institutions can exchange best practices and students with disabilities have better opportunities for successful participation in general education. A systematic literature search was conducted in four databases. Three investigators assessed the relevance of the studies identified. In only half of the studies is information on the effectiveness of interventions reported. Due to enormous variety in the types of interventions, effect measures, disability groups, and focus on different types of education, we chose to focus on reading interventions for improving the reading skills of students with reading and/or learning disabilities. Other interventions are shortly mentioned. All of the eight reading interventions found seem to have positive influences on reading skills. However, the methodological quality in some studies was low. Still, recommendations for actual interventions in general education are made. Measuring the effectiveness of interventions systematically and publishing the information helps others to implement effective interventions without having to reinvent them.     

Towards a Methodology for Teacher‐Based Classroom Research

Educational research and evaluation for the purpose of improving practice is becoming increasingly common. The teacher‐researcher movement, LEA sponsored self‐evaluation schemes, for example, both involve teachers in reviewing their own practice or the practices of the school as an organization, with the express purpose of utilizing the review data for professional or school improvement. Unfortunately, the methodology for research and evaluation in schools is problematic; one reason for this is the difficulty in deriving valid inferences from data that are often qualitative in kind and subjective in manner. Although there is a body of literature that describes ways of collecting data on the functioning of schools and classrooms, there is little guidance as to how to analyse it. This presents particular difficulties for the teacher or school staff who, for example, are trying to make sense out of a mass of data accumulated from a self‐evaluation exercise. The following paper is an attempt to provide support for teachers and schools in such a predicament: it suggests a method for analysing qualitative data emerging from school‐based research efforts that draws on the traditions of sociological and anthropological field work.     

Exploration of direct and indirect associations of system-level policy-amenable variables with reading literacy performance

As expectations of the economic impact of educational attainment are soaring (Hanushek & Woessmann, 2009 Hanushek E. A., & Woessmann, L. (2009). Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation (NBER Working Paper, No. 14633). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) and conjectures about successful national educational reforms (Mourshed, Chijioke, & Barber, 2010 Mourshed, M., Chijioke, C., & Barber, M. (2010). How the world's most improved school systems keep getting better. Retrieved from http://www.mckinsey.com/client_service/social_sector/latest_thinking/worlds_most_improved_schools[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) are welcomed by educational policy-makers in many countries, a careful assessment of the empirical evidence for these kinds of claims is needed. In this article, we present a methodology that was applied to an international data set. A multi-level model of education was used to present a hypothetical scenario, indicated as the “implementation scenario”. The scenario was tested on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 data set by means of multi-level structural equation modelling. Although we find some evidence for direct effects and some support for straightforward implementation, the overall impact of malleable conditions at the system and school level appears disappointingly small. A theoretical strand of literature that would account for “limited malleability” is referred to in discussing these results.     

Teachers’ perceptions of student evaluations of teaching

Evaluation of teaching in higher education has drawn much attention due to the need for greater accountability and improvement in student learning. Our review of literature on Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) surveys suggests that considerable controversy and criticism have surrounded its use, fairness, and validity. Yet, many universities in Hong Kong are depending primarily on student feedback in SET surveys to provide evidence for their improvement of teaching and learning, and for their decisions made on teachers' pay-rise and tenure. If universities are to continue to use SET surveys as the main source of mechanism for measuring teaching effectiveness, teachers will have to understand and be aware of its purposes. But how much do we know about teachers' perceptions of teaching and learning and, consequently, their opinions of using SET surveys as the primary standardized evaluation mechanism of teaching for promotion and tenure and for teaching effectiveness?     

增强高职思想政治理论课教学实效性的研究———以渤海船舶职业学院思想政治理论课教学为 例简

高职院校思想政治理论课教学是高职教育的重要组成部分,对于推进学校思想政治教育工作,培育合格的社会主义建设者和接班人具有重要意义。当前高职院校思想政治理论课教学理念、教学手段、考核机制等方面都存在一定不足,影响到教学实效性和育人功能。教学中必须深入研究教学理念、教学模式、教学内容、教学方法、教师队伍建设、考核机制等问题,探索出适合高职学生特点的思想政治理论课教学新模式。     

初中数学课堂教学的“简约”与“不简单”

从初中数学课堂的教学现状入手,结合教学实例,阐释了这种"简约"数学教学的课堂要求,以及如何打造出一个"不简单"的数学课堂,从而为我们的课堂做好减法,构建返璞归真、简约高效的数学课堂。     

基于系统论观点提升德育实践实效性研究

高校开展德育实践工作竭力破解高等教育不适应人才培养及经济社会发展需要的难题,坚持系统论的观点,分析当前德育实践面临的困境,构建德育实践系统,注重强化系统整体功能,优化要素,协调子系统之间关系,加强系统与环境的相互适应,努力提升德育实践系统实效性。     

增强高职院校思想政治理论课教学实效性的策略

文章针对高职院校思想政治理论课教学的特点,从教育理念、教学内容、教学方法和教学语言等方面,探索增强高职院校思想政治理论课教学实效的策略。