Finding the common ground: Teachers' and employers' representations of English in an assessment context          下载免费PDF全文

Simon Child  Martin Johnson  Sanjana Mehta  Annabel Charles 《English in Education》2015,49(2):150-166

There has been a long‐standing debate about how ‘English’ can be defined. Educational policy changes have typically been driven by differing representations of the subject, and have ranged from broad ‘aesthetic’ definitions to more narrow ‘functional’ views. The present study aims to analyse areas of consensus and contention in stakeholders' discourse regarding English. A questionnaire‐based survey and focus groups were used to explore how teachers and employers viewed English as a subject. Their views were conceptualised into three themes: the importance of functional English; English as atomistic versus holistic study; and English as critical thought. These themes are discussed in relation to historical definitions of ‘English’, and their implications for the future reform of English qualifications.  相似文献   

Six into One: The Contradictory Art School Curriculum and how it Came About     

Nicholas Houghton 《The International Journal of Art & Design Education》2016,35(1):107-120

This article reports historical research which sought to understand the present‐day post‐secondary art curriculum through analysing its history in terms of changes in conceptions of art. It found that there have been six distinctive curricula: Apprentice, Academic, Formalist, Expressive, Conceptual and Professional. As a new curriculum has been introduced, it has co‐existed with much contained in a previous one. Most of the curriculum changes have taken place in the past 65 years. During this time, there has been a massive expansion in the education of artists and at the same time art schools accommodated first modernism and then post‐Duchampian aesthetics. A conclusion is that this has made for a very crowded curriculum. Moreover, despite there being an ever increasing choice of things a student might learn, it appears that there is nothing which all students have to learn. It can be problematic that one part of the curriculum is in contradiction to another part, and moreover this lack of a core raises fundamental, ontological questions about what art as a discipline is.  相似文献   

关于城乡结合部中小学生心理困境现状的调查分析——以河南省周口市为例     

许建国 《晋城职业技术学院学报》2011,4(5):23-25

城乡结合部中小学生面临的心理困境有日趋增多的趋势。困境产生的原因主要来自社会、学校、家庭和学生个人四个方面。只有采取强化心理健康教育工作、提高教师心理健康教育能力、构建心理健康教育体系等对策,才能使中小学生走出心理困境,实现全面发展。  相似文献   

电机学精品在线开放课程校企合作初探     

肖金凤  徐祖华  邓攀 《中国教育技术装备》2020,(4):50-52

工程教育专业认证背景下,电机学省级精品在线开放课程注重校企合作,收集丰富的生产现场教学资源,聘请企业专家录制教学视频,开展网上讨论、网上直播课等。下阶段校企合作重点是编写理论和实践教材、共建电机科技活动实训室、企业专家指导网上PBL项目、指导学生选取企业真题申报大创项目。  相似文献   

How can children with mild literacy difficulties be supported at the transition to secondary school? A small‐scale quasi‐experimental study     

Caroline Bark  Greg Brooks 《British Journal of Special Education》2016,43(4):373-393

There is evidence that pupils with weak literacy skills struggle on transition to secondary school. Many experience a drop in attainment in the summer break between the two. A British government‐funded programme of rigorously designed research on boosting literacy at transition had (by 2015) found only four of 15 interventions evaluated had positive effects. This small‐scale quasi‐experimental study investigated the effectiveness of support for pupils with mild literacy difficulties on transition to secondary school. Thirty‐two pupils in three schools were involved; half received the programme. Pairs were matched on reading, spelling, age and gender. Intervention was designed around the individual needs of each pupil, focusing variously on language skills, writing, reading and spelling. The group receiving the programme made modest gains in spelling, reading efficiency and single word reading. The comparison group lost ground, relatively, in all three areas. The results suggest a promising line for more rigorous investigation.  相似文献   

影响山西高职高专田径队发展的因素研究     

梁庆刚  雷秀红 《烟台职业学院学报》2015,(2):55-58

通过对山西省第19届大学生田径运动会高职高专组35支参赛队的分析可知:各院校参赛人数水平参差不齐,学校的重视程度可左右田径队的参赛或存在。运动员的选择受各方面的影响,部分院校教练员的职称和人数不合理。运动员的训练时间与文化课较难协调,奖励制度有待完善。  相似文献   

基于工作过程导向的高职课程改革——以高职环境类专业《水污染控制技术》课程为例     

樊开青  汤锦如 《职业技术教育》2011,32(26)

以工作过程为导向进行高职课程改革,关键在于根据工作实境创设学习情境,并依据学习情境整合课程内容,改善教学方法,实现理实一体化.在高职环境类专业《水污染控制技术》课程改革中,针对特定的学习目标,在对工作岗位和行动能力分析的基础上形成课程体系,并按照岗位工作过程合理设置和序化教学内容,同时综合运用多种教学手段和方法,有效提升学生的专业技能和综合素质.  相似文献   

日本小学综合性学习活动的实施特点及其启示——以东京都大田区矢口小学六年级“新矢口渡调查”为例     

杨淑萍  李德显 《辽宁师范大学学报(社会科学版)》2011,34(3):74-78

随着课程改革的不断深入,综合性学习活动的实施及价值备受关注。本文以东京都大田区矢口小学六年级的新矢口渡调查为例,通过对矢口小学六年级学生新矢口渡调查活动的组织、实施及评价过程的考察,分析了日本小学综合性学习活动的特点,以期为我国中小学有效开展综合实践活动提供必要的参考和借鉴。  相似文献   

Assessment in special schools: national early assessment procedures and pupils attending special schools in England     

Ann Lewis  Geoff Lindsay  Emma Phillips 《欧洲特需教育杂志》2013,28(2):141-153

An implicit assumption that fostering inclusion means having shared systems encompassing the needs of all children is evident in many aspects of policy development over the past decade. Reflecting this, the implementation of ‘baseline assessment’ schemes (i.e. testing at around age 5 years) is a statutory requirement on all state-maintained special and mainstream schools in England since 1998. Our argument is that the enthusiasm for commonality has obscured the need to question the value and validity of baseline assessment schemes for children with special educational needs (and possibly some others such as children having English as an additional language). We illustrate this position with reference to data from our recent study on baseline assessment in England. The study encompassed survey data from a national sample of 982 schools, of which 107 were special schools. Between them, these special schools used 42 different baseline assessment schemes. Comparisons between our mainstream and special school respondents indicated that there were similarities in the nature and perceived value of the schemes used. However, special schools were less satisfied with their schemes. We suggest that a reappraisal of the nature and purpose of baseline assessment for pupils with special educational needs warrants greater critical debate. Without this, there is a danger that a stress on commonality, veiling an inclusion orthodoxy, will ultimately be counterproductive.  相似文献   

论高级技工学校专业英语课程的复合型管理     

郭艳  方良 《高教论坛》2006,(1):143-145

本文以高级技工学校专业英语课程的复合型管理为理念,对高级技工学校专业英语课程的特点进行阐述并对现行的专业英语课程管理的利弊进行分析。在此基础上,对专业英语复合型管理的概念及途径进行论述,进一步阐明在高级技工学校专业英语课程复合型管理的意义,以期达到对高级技工学校外语课程的全面构建与管理。  相似文献