理论课程、技能课程、实践课程——高等学校课程的一种类型划分

Theoretical Courses,Skill Courses,Practical Courses—— A Way of Division of Higher Education Courses

课程类型划分对于高等学校科学编制课程计划,开展教学和评价改革,提高教育教学质量具有重要的指导作用。本文依据课程目标的不同,将高等学校课程划分为理论课程、技能课程和实践课程三种类型,认为理论课程是指专业课程计划中以传授学生理论知识为主要目标的课程,技能课程是指专业课程计划中以训练学生操作能力为主要目标的课程,实践课程是指专业课程计划中以培养学生实践能力为主要目标的课程。并依据课程要素理论,详细分析了三类课程的目标、内容及组织、实施和评价的特点。

Division of courses serve as an important guide in curriculum plan of colleges and universities,the reform of teaching and evaluation,and the improvement of the quality of education and teaching. According to the different objectives of the course,the curriculum of higher education can be divided into three types：theoretical course,skill course and practical course. It is thought in this paper that the theoretical course refers to the course which mainly aims at teaching students ＇ theoretical knowledge. The skill course is designed mainly to train students ＇ability to operate; the practical course is the course of the major which is aimed to cultivate students＇ practical ability. This paper analyzes the characteristics of objectives,content and organization, implementation and evaluation of three kinds of courses according to the theory of curriculum elements.