五年制高职学生自主学力形成性评价的探索——以楚雄广播电视大学为例

21世纪，全新的评价体系将替代传统的考试。电大五年制高职生自主学力形成性评价是依据马列主义关于人的发展学说，贯彻素质教育主旨。针对彝族地区职业教育实际，探索改善电大五年制高职学生自主学力的形成性评价，在实践中激励、凸现学生的主体地位，促进其全面、和谐、健康发展。     

地铁建设安全风险识别与评估研究综述

为促进地铁施工风险管理的进一步研究和实践,以我国国情为基准,从风险人工识别和自动识别两个方面分析目前地铁建设风险识别现状,从评估方法和评估成果两个方面分析地铁风险评估现状,探讨目前地铁建设安全管理存在的问题和挑战。结果表明,地铁建设安全管理研究具有重大理论和实践价值,但目前存在风险管理不完备的问题,在数据获取、综合模型建立、风险因素融合和管理方式转变等方面需要开展深入研究。     

基于绩效的教师培训与发展模式

网络教学师资的培训和发展并非在真空环境下发生,组织者需要考虑网络教育的采用(adoption)和使用效率(effectiveness)的提高两方面因素。传统的培训方法并不能满足教师需要。本文从系统的绩效分析出发,提出了一个系统的网络师资培训模式,该模式中提出了一些不同于传统培训的新方法,比如绩效支持、知识共享、用户社区和形成性评估。     

Influences on the struggle over content: considering two fine art studio practice curricula in developing/ed contexts

This paper considers the influences of curricula content on the nuances of teaching and learning practices, and the ways in such influences are complicated by the contexts within which they are situated. Generated data from within the particularity of two fine art schools, one operating from the developed world in the global ‘north’ and another the developing world in the ‘south’, considers how they have negotiated the contemporary push from the professional community of practice, led by ‘western’ artmaking, towards the discourse-interest of contextualism in fine art practice education, compared to the focus on skills and mastery of more out-dated formalism. Particular emphasis is placed on the significance of such influences and pressures on the structures and cultures of teaching and learning.     

基于教师评定的留守儿童学校适应特点

采用学生学校适应教师评定量表对650名留守儿童和698名非留守儿童进行研究,发现：留守儿童学校适应的总体水平极其显著低于非留守儿童,在适应良好的学生中,留守儿童显著少于非留守儿童;留守儿童积极完成学校任务、人际自表与交往信心显著低于非留守儿童,而学习中的消极行为、学校问题行。为以及不良社交问题显著多于非留守儿童;不同性别、学段、学习成绩留守儿童学校适应差异性显著,监护的不同对学校适应影响不明显;留守儿童中,男生、初中生、学业成绩不良学生应得到更多的关注和引导。     

诊断性语言测评视角下大学英语写作课堂教学改革模式探究

测评是写作课堂实施过程中的一个必要环节,通过定期“诊断性”的语言测评,教师能够及时了解学生对知识点的掌握和运用情况,发现他们在写作中遇到的问题,并及时给出针对性的指导意见,真正做到答疑解惑。在诊断性语言测评视角下探索写作教学新模式,结合网络平台实现大规模、高频率的写作目标任务,“诊断”学生阶段性的写作现状,实现评教衔接、以评促教、以评促学,从而达到更好的教学效果和学习效果,真正培养学生的写作能力。     

What Is Measured Is Treasured: The Impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on Nonassessed Subjects

In this article, the author reports the results of a national survey taken by state assessment directors on the impact of No Child Left Behind on nonassessed subjects between the years 2001-5. Results indicate that during this time, statewide assessment of science and writing increased whereas it decreased in the social studies, arts and humanities, listening, and technology and computers. Four themes emerged when survey takers queried participants about the impact of No Child Left Behind on nonassessed subject areas. First, reduction of resources and time for nontested subject areas was evident. Second, curriculum integration of nontested subject areas into the tested subjects increased. Third, alignment of curriculum and assessment with state standards increased. Fourth, several state assessment directors relayed they observed no impact.     

Grading as a Reform Effort: Do Standards‐Based Grades Converge With Test Scores?

Standards‐based progress reports (SBPRs) require teachers to grade students using the performance levels reported by state tests and are an increasingly popular report card format. They may help to increase teacher familiarity with state standards, encourage teachers to exclude nonacademic factors from grades, and/or improve communication with parents. The current study examines the SBPR grade–state test score correspondence observed across 2 years in 125 third and fifth grade classrooms located in one school district to examine the degree of consistency between grades and state test results. It also examines the grading practices of a subset of 37 teachers to determine whether there is an association between teacher appraisal style and convergence rates. A moderate degree of grade–test score convergence was observed using three agreement estimates (coefficient kappa, tau‐b correlations, and classroom‐level mean differences between grades and test scores). In addition, only small amounts of grade–test score convergence were observed between teachers; a much greater proportion of variance lay within classrooms and subjects. Appraisal style correlated weakly with convergence rates, but was most strongly related to assigning students to the same performance level as the test. Therefore using recommended grading practices may improve the quality of SBPR grades to some extent.     

Obtaining Diagnostic Classification Model Estimates Using Mplus

Diagnostic classification models (aka cognitive or skills diagnosis models) have shown great promise for evaluating mastery on a multidimensional profile of skills as assessed through examinee responses, but continued development and application of these models has been hindered by a lack of readily available software. In this article we demonstrate how diagnostic classification models may be estimated as confirmatory latent class models using Mplus, thus bridging the gap between the technical presentation of these models and their practical use for assessment in research and applied settings. Using a sample English test of three grammatical skills, we describe how diagnostic classification models can be phrased as latent class models within Mplus and how to obtain the syntax and output needed for estimation and interpretation of the model parameters. We also have written a freely available SAS program that can be used to automatically generate the Mplus syntax. We hope this work will ultimately result in greater access to diagnostic classification models throughout the testing community, from researchers to practitioners.