地方高校教育科研刍议

新升格的地方高等院校进行教育科研,对于学校师资队伍建设和学校的发展壮大都具有十分重要的意义。学校应从转变观念、营造氛围、组织队伍、抓住特色四个方面加强教育科研的宏观组织;教师应从树立信心、寻找课题、熟悉程序、掌握方法四个方面加强教育科研的操作训练。     

美国研究型大学一年级习明纳尔课程

在20世纪80年代兴起的高等教育改革运动中，美国研究型大学把培养创新人才确立为本科生教育的培养目标。为了实现这一培养目标，美国研究型大学把一年级习明纳尔作为改革本科生教育的重要措施之一，并取得了积极的效果。虽然存在着种种问题和困难，一年级习明纳尔仍然呈现出进一步发展的趋势。     

The promises and limitations of international comparative research on teacher education

This article revisits methodological perspectives on international comparative research on teacher education (TE). Benefits and problems related to comparative educational research methodology in general are discussed. Further, methodological issues associated with designing and carrying out an international comparative study on TE are addressed using a multi-level study on teacher education in Finland and Norway an as example. Towards the end of the article, the promises and limitations of international comparative research on TE are presented. Important benefits of comparative education on TE include widening the understanding of one’s own and other TE systems as well as gaining an understanding of international trends. However, uncritical use of such research may lead to decontextualised, ahistorical and standardised transfer and development of education and educational policies. The article concludes by urging researchers in the field of international comparative research on teacher education to address the questions: What is being compared? How is context addressed?     

Increasing the uptake of peer feedback in primary school writing: findings from an action research enquiry

This article reports on how an action research strategy was used to increase children's uptake of feedback during peer assessment in primary school writing. Several different strategies were used in the study that had been successful in increasing students’ uptake of peer feedback in contexts such as higher education. In order to evaluate how successful these actions were, several different data collection methods were drawn upon to triangulate findings including children's work, observations, informal interviews and mind mapping. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data generated. Findings are consistent with those from research in other settings which suggest that pupils make better use of feedback if: it is task-involving and useful; there is sufficient time given for them to act on it and discuss it with their peers; and they are asked to reflect on how it has been used to improve the quality of the assessed work.     

幼儿教师流动研究现状素描及评析

有关幼儿教师流动的研究起源较早,作者群以高校教师为主;研究领域存在"同名不同区"现象,幼儿教师流动与幼儿教师流失领域覆盖上存在交叉;多数文献研究目的以原因和对策为主线,体现了较强的问题意识;研究对象较为多样化,以农村和民办幼儿园教师为主;整体研究方法偏重质性,没有提及任何研究方法的文献所占比例较高,此现象需要审慎对待和改进。虽然影响幼儿教师流动的因素众多,但以物质因素影响最为突出;研究建议多为理想的"应然",学术界还需加强实证研究。     

Revealing future research capacity from an analysis of a national database of discipline-coded Australian PhD thesis records

This article reports how statistical analyses of PhD thesis records can reveal future research capacities for disciplines beyond their primary fields. The previous research showed that most theses contributed to and/or used methodologies from more than one discipline. In Australia, there was a concern for declining mathematical teaching and research capacity. We decided to investigate the ‘hidden’ mathematics research capacity in PhDs outside of mathematics. Australian PhD records were re-coded with up to three fields. Records with mathematics as one of their codes were selected and analysed for their relationships to disciplines in their other codes. Triple-coding revealed ‘hidden’ mathematical research capacity that had previously been single-coded in another field had mathematics as one of their subsequent fields. Our findings have implications for policy and planning for mathematics in Australia, and multiple coding of PhD theses records enables analyses for other disciplines to be undertaken to show their research capacities.     

发现法教学的再认识与实践

随着现代认知学说、建构主义理论的不断发展及其对数学教学的要求,使发现注重新受到关注,发现式教学能有效地培养学生的探索精神、创新精神、开拓精神、建设精神,在“发现式数学教学模式实验研究”中主要采用了以下5种教学策略：创设情意;主体活动;多向交流;引导发现;效果回馈。     

The Reflection-Informed Learning and Instruction to Improve Students’ Academic Success in Undergraduate Classrooms

Abstract

This study addressed the role of the reflection-informed learning and instruction (RILI) model on students’ academic success by using CourseMIRROR mobile system. We hypothesized that prompting students to reflect on confusing concepts stimulates their self-monitoring activities according to which students are expected to review their understanding, search for related knowledge, and try to identify the confusing concepts. With this student-reflection information, instructors can thus address students’ difficulties effectively, which can lead to enhanced academic success. We tested our hypothesis by conducting a semester-long quasi-experimental study in undergraduate industrial engineering classes (N?=?153). The analyses revealed that students in the RILI condition performed significantly better than students in the control condition (Cohen’s d = .82). In addition, reflection analysis showed that both quality and quantity of reflections were significantly associated with exam performance. Surveys indicated users highly valued the RIFI model; they rated CourseMIRROR favorably and said they would continue to use it in future classes.     

The P,A and R of participatory action research with unaccompanied girls

This article discusses the possibilities and the challenges of conducting participatory action research (PAR) with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and youth. Drawing from a PAR project with 12 unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls in a Finnish reception centre, the paper explores the P, A and R of PAR asking the following questions: what kind of participation is relevant in such a challenging phase of life, being in a new society without families; what is ‘good’ action in these circumstances; and, finally, what is the involvement of the children in conducting the research when they find the practical end product clearly more interesting? The results show that as a flexible and child-centred research method, PAR can be used to promote the participation of children and youth in a reception centre. However, participation in research should not be mandatory: unaccompanied children who have often had too many responsibilities and inadequate protection in the past desire to be assured that it is the adults’ responsibility to make the right decisions concerning the improvements of the children’s lives.     

西部旅游农业资源可持续开发研究

旅游农业资源的开发和利用是一项新兴产业，具有十分广阔的访景．在分析西部根游农业发展的条件时代要求及其意义的基础上，提出了开发西部根游农业的主要模式及可能出现的问题和对策．