美国高等学校提高本科教学质量的七条对策

Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education in US's higher education and implications for higher education of China

为了提高本科教学质量,美国高校在上个世纪80年代后期经过深入研究后提出了七条对策。这七条对策包括鼓励师生互动,鼓励学生之间相互合作,鼓励学生主动学习,对学生的学习给予及时反馈,合理安排学习时间,对学生给予较高的期望,尊重学生之间的差异及其不同的学习方式等。十年来,这些措施在美国大学普遍应用且成效显著,对我国高校的本科教学不无启示作用。

The seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education distills finds from decades of research on the undergraduate experience into a lot of studies and were proposed twenty years ago. These principles assert that good practice in undergraduate education, （ 1 ） encourages student-faculty contact, （ 2 ） encourages cooperation among students, （ 3 ） encourage active learning, （ 4 ） gives prompt feedback, （ 5 ） emphasizes times on task, （ 6 ） communicates high expectations, （7）and respects diverse talents and ways of learning. Over the ten years, these principles have been commonly practised among American unversities and magnificent achievements have been achieved, which serve as an enlightenment to higher education schools in our country.