Reciprocal peer coaching and its use as a formative assessment strategy for first‐year students

Co‐operative learning is underused as a teaching and learning strategy in higher education and yet is ideal for courses that require students to learn skills that require manual dexterity, knowledge and clinical reasoning – key elements of professional and clinical competence. Reciprocal peer coaching (RPC) is a form of co‐operative or peer‐assisted learning that encourages individual students in small groups to coach each other in turn so that the outcome of the process is a more rounded understanding and a more skilful execution of the task in hand than if the student was learning in isolation. Used as a formative assessment strategy, RPC has the capacity to increase motivation in students due to the nature of the shared interdependent goal, and to provide immediate feedback to students on completion of the assessment. The purpose of this research was to interview a group of first‐year students to elicit their perceptions of the RPC process. The data were analysed from a phenomenological perspective and revealed three themes: motivating learning, learning in groups and the context of learning. The findings were subsequently explored in relation to the concept of self‐regulation of learning and the benefits which RPC as a formative assessment strategy has in promoting students’ self‐regulation.     

同伴互评在翻译教学中的应用效果及其教学法意义

本研究旨在探讨同伴互评在翻译教学中的应用效果。研究对象是20 名英语专业高年级的学生。研究者首先对受试进行一定的培训,随后收集同伴互评的相关数据,此后随机挑选6名 学生进行访谈。结果表明：同伴互评行之有效;同伴评论的利用率很高;修改后的译文质量有显著提高;翻译的方向对同伴互评的效果无明显影响;学习者对互评机制持积极态度。将同伴互评应用到翻译教学中来,有利于培养学习者的自主 学习与合作学习的能力,强化校改意识并提高翻译质量,以及促成我国的翻译教学向以过程为取向过渡。     

名著阅读与同伴互评

本研究在某高校英语专业二年级泛读课程的名著阅读活动中引入同伴互评方法,结果发现：同伴在语言形式方面的批阅多于内容方面的批阅;同伴互评的正确率较高,而且有逐渐提高的趋势。同伴互评在一定程度上提高了学生阅读和撰写文章的认真程度。与教师评阅相比,同伴批阅没有明显的劣势。学生通过互评深化了对名著的理解,拓宽了思路;相互启发和督促,提高了写作水平,增进了彼此的了解,而且为未来的职业训练作了一定的铺垫。     

Assessing intellectual potential in Tanzanian children in poor areas of Dar es Salaam

The research set out in this paper attempts to identify whether one of three conventional IQ tests is more capable of identifying intellectual potential amongst poor children in Dar es Salaam. To this end 1857 children from 17 government schools in poor districts of Dar es Salaam were asked to complete a questionnaire and undertake a range of tests. The study included teacher, peer and self-nomination. It has been noted that static testing may not fully elicit the abilities of African children. It has been suggested that dynamic testing might provide a more fair and equitable means of assessment. Therefore 101 students took part in a control and intervention group in order to investigate. The findings show a significant correlation between IQ test scores and other test outcomes. Those with larger families and older children perform less well on IQ tests. Peer ability and self-confidence positively influence test scores.     

Leading Developmental Peer Observation of Teaching in Higher Education: Perspectives from Australia and England

Whilst peer observation of teaching is well established as a practice that can enhance teaching quality, the challenge to fully embed this practice in universities remains unresolved. This article analyses the perspectives of 18 university leaders (nine Australian and nine English) drawn from a range of school-based leaders to senior leaders of learning and teaching. Our study indicates that some of the challenges associated with leading such schemes can be mitigated through approaches to educational leadership that enact a respectful and collegiate ethos. This we suggest can support developmental academic engagement in peer observation for positive and lasting change.     

Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP): supporting the development of trainee educational psychologists’ consultation and peer supervision skills

This article aims to seek trainee educational psychologists’ (TEPs) views about their experiences of using Video Enhanced Reflective Practice (VERP) to support their professional development, with a particular focus on consultation and peer supervision skills for the VERP guider. Participants engaged in three cycles of VERP, reflecting upon their practice using video clips of themselves. An action research design was implemented and views from trainee EPs and the Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) supervisor were sought, using semi-structured interviews. Hybrid Thematic Analysis was used in order to analyse the data. Findings suggest that VERP was generally a positive experience for trainees and their experiences highlighted the impact of observing themselves in practice, as opposed to retrospective reflection. Trainee EPs selected factors to consider within a ‘shared review’ and reflected on their experiences of being filmed, the strengths and the challenges of which are considered.     

国内高校图书馆同伴教育服务现状调查与发展策略研究

[目的/意义]调查目前国内高校图书馆开展同伴教育服务的现状及存在的问题,并根据问题提出相应的发展策略,拓展高校图书馆为学生群体服务的渠道,促进服务创新。[方法/过程]综合42所一流大学图书馆的网站调查和29个省市的254所高校图书馆的问卷调查两种方式,对国内高校图书馆同伴教育服务现状进行调查和分析。[结果/结论]目前,国内高校图书馆同伴教育服务各方面发展不成熟,处于初级发展阶段。为保障同伴教育的发展,要从思想上充分认识同伴教育的重要性,重视同伴导师的招聘和培训,图书馆应给予人力、资金的支持以及加强与校内其他同伴教育项目的合作,建立有效的评估机制并充分发挥同伴导师在新媒体环境下的优势。     

科技期刊实施开放式同行评议策略研究

【目的】 调研国内外科技期刊实施开放式同行评议(Open Peer Review,OPR)的策略,并对其进行比较分析,以期为OPR相关理论和实践研究提供参考。【方法】 通过在30种科技期刊官方网站收集数据,总结OPR期刊的特点,比较各期刊在采取审稿模式、公开审稿人身份、公开审稿意见和给审稿人认可等方面采取的不同策略。【结果】 所调研期刊中绝大多数是出版集团拥有的开放获取期刊,其中50%是生物医学类期刊。在所调查的3种OPR模式中,70%期刊采取模式2,即公开评审结果模式;23%采用模式1,即审稿中增加公众评议环节;7%采用非主流模式3,即通过出版“同行评议书”的方式公开稿件评审过程。即使采用同一种OPR模式的期刊,其具体做法也不尽相同。71%的期刊采取自愿署名或匿名审稿政策,只有29%的期刊要求审稿人实名审稿。小部分期刊采取给评审报告添加DOI方式激励审稿人审稿。【结论】 当前国内外科技期刊对OPR的研究和实践还处在初级阶段,实施OPR的期刊总体数量偏少,今后还需要各期刊根据自己的特点探索适合自己实施OPR的策略。     

大学英语写作教学中的纠错反馈研究

文章讨论了大学英语写作教学中有关纠错反馈的理论基础——输入输出假说以及纠错反馈的研究进展。认为教师应重视自己在纠错反馈中的角色,教师应知道纠正什么、何时纠错和如何纠错;还应重视学生在纠错反馈中的角色,了解学生的喜好和愿望,重视和引导学生进行自我纠正和同辈反馈。     

Implications of attachment theory for sport and physical activity research: conceptual links with achievement goal and peer-relationship models

This paper attempted to integrate the developmental literature on attachment theory with the achievement goal and peer-relationship literature that has been central to sport and physical activity research in recent decades. Attachment theory, achievement goal models, and sport peer-relationship frameworks are briefly reviewed and the conceptual links between the theories are explored. It is contended that attachment theory offers conceptually useful avenues of research related to the constructs of achievement goals, perceived motivational climate, and experiences of peer relationships in sport-related contexts. A brief discussion regarding potential caveats related to measurement of mental representations of attachment in social and social-cognitive research is also forwarded.