E-learning platforms support education systems worldwide, transferring theoretical knowledge as well as soft skills. In the present study high-school pupils’, and adult students’ opinions were evaluated through a mo...E-learning platforms support education systems worldwide, transferring theoretical knowledge as well as soft skills. In the present study high-school pupils’, and adult students’ opinions were evaluated through a modern structured MOODLE interactive course, designed for the needs of the laboratory course “Automotive Systems”. The study concerns Greek secondary vocational education pupils aged 18 and vocational training adult students aged 20 to 50 years. The multistage, equal size simple random cluster sample was used as a sampling method. Pupils and adult students of each cluster completed structured 10-question questionnaires both before and after attending the course. A total of 120 questionnaires were collected. In general, our findings disclosed that the majority of pupils and adult students had significantly improved their knowledge and skills from using MOODLE. They reported strengthening conventional teaching, using the new MOODLE technology. The satisfaction indices improved quite, with the differences in their mean values being statistically significant.展开更多
Digital transformation has become a crucial part in the modernization of vocational education,gaining considerable attention.Presently,guided by relevant national policies and projects,digital transformation in vocati...Digital transformation has become a crucial part in the modernization of vocational education,gaining considerable attention.Presently,guided by relevant national policies and projects,digital transformation in vocational education has yielded remarkable outcomes,specifically in digital supporting conditions,innovative teaching and learning methods,digital teaching proficiency,digital governance frameworks and models,and digital systems and mechanisms.Nevertheless,digital transformation in vocational education is challenged by a multitude of demands.They include advancing students’learning capability and initiative,further integrating information technology into teaching,updating and upgrading the essence and level of digital teaching proficiency,raising data-driven management and service abilities,leveling up digital supporting conditions,and improving digital systems and mechanisms.Thus,during the 14th Five-Year Plan period,a significant upgrade in digital vocational education should be made by enhancing the strategic comprehension and developmental stance of digital transformation,adopting a rational view on digital transformation,and elucidating the ideas and strategies pertaining to digital transformation.展开更多
Based on the fact that The English Teaching Syllabus at Higher Vocational Colleges doesn't mention the development of cultural awareness, the author attempts to select cultural items for students in English teachi...Based on the fact that The English Teaching Syllabus at Higher Vocational Colleges doesn't mention the development of cultural awareness, the author attempts to select cultural items for students in English teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges. The author concludes the frequency of the common cultural mistakes that Chinese usually make in intercultural communication according to recent materials and documents on intercultural communication. The frequency of the cultural mistakes can be regarded as ' the frequency of cultural items that should appear in cultural teaching'. It has two functions. Firstly, it can be used as a parameter to measure the degree of necessity to choose this cultural item. Secondly, it can be used as a parameter to measure the relative degree of the importance of this cultural item, that is, as a parameter for us to determine that this item is more important than another. Then the author makes a comparison between the communicative functions in the Syllabus and the common cultural mistakes made by Chinese learners of English. Lastly, according to the findings above, the author obtains the main cultural items that students at Higher Vocational Colleges must learn.展开更多
文摘E-learning platforms support education systems worldwide, transferring theoretical knowledge as well as soft skills. In the present study high-school pupils’, and adult students’ opinions were evaluated through a modern structured MOODLE interactive course, designed for the needs of the laboratory course “Automotive Systems”. The study concerns Greek secondary vocational education pupils aged 18 and vocational training adult students aged 20 to 50 years. The multistage, equal size simple random cluster sample was used as a sampling method. Pupils and adult students of each cluster completed structured 10-question questionnaires both before and after attending the course. A total of 120 questionnaires were collected. In general, our findings disclosed that the majority of pupils and adult students had significantly improved their knowledge and skills from using MOODLE. They reported strengthening conventional teaching, using the new MOODLE technology. The satisfaction indices improved quite, with the differences in their mean values being statistically significant.
文摘Digital transformation has become a crucial part in the modernization of vocational education,gaining considerable attention.Presently,guided by relevant national policies and projects,digital transformation in vocational education has yielded remarkable outcomes,specifically in digital supporting conditions,innovative teaching and learning methods,digital teaching proficiency,digital governance frameworks and models,and digital systems and mechanisms.Nevertheless,digital transformation in vocational education is challenged by a multitude of demands.They include advancing students’learning capability and initiative,further integrating information technology into teaching,updating and upgrading the essence and level of digital teaching proficiency,raising data-driven management and service abilities,leveling up digital supporting conditions,and improving digital systems and mechanisms.Thus,during the 14th Five-Year Plan period,a significant upgrade in digital vocational education should be made by enhancing the strategic comprehension and developmental stance of digital transformation,adopting a rational view on digital transformation,and elucidating the ideas and strategies pertaining to digital transformation.
文摘Based on the fact that The English Teaching Syllabus at Higher Vocational Colleges doesn't mention the development of cultural awareness, the author attempts to select cultural items for students in English teaching at Higher Vocational Colleges. The author concludes the frequency of the common cultural mistakes that Chinese usually make in intercultural communication according to recent materials and documents on intercultural communication. The frequency of the cultural mistakes can be regarded as ' the frequency of cultural items that should appear in cultural teaching'. It has two functions. Firstly, it can be used as a parameter to measure the degree of necessity to choose this cultural item. Secondly, it can be used as a parameter to measure the relative degree of the importance of this cultural item, that is, as a parameter for us to determine that this item is more important than another. Then the author makes a comparison between the communicative functions in the Syllabus and the common cultural mistakes made by Chinese learners of English. Lastly, according to the findings above, the author obtains the main cultural items that students at Higher Vocational Colleges must learn.
