A Survey Study of Kindergarten Teachers’Use of ChatGPT to Support Instructional Design

With the rapid development of information technology,Artificial Intelligence(AI)is gradually applied to a wide range of fields,especially the powerful ability of ChatGPT to bring infinite possibilities for education,but teachers’attitudes toward using it are not yet clear.The study investigates the use of ChatGPT by kindergarten teachers to support instructional design using questionnaires and interviews to explore the attitudes and perceptions of kindergarten teachers toward its use.The results indicate that kindergarten teachers hold positive preferences for technology acceptance,perceived self-efficacy,and learning attitudes toward using ChatGPT for instructional design.Meanwhile,the study argues that more research is needed in the future to focus on how kindergarten teachers can aptly use ChatGPT to improve the quality of instruction in realistic instructionenvironments.

A Study on the Instructional Design of Interdisciplinary Thematic Learning in Middle School Physical Education Based on the CASES-T Model

With the deepening of educational reform,interdisciplinary thematic learning,as an emerging educational model,has become a focus of attention in the field of educational research.Based on the STEM(science,technology,engineering,and mathematics)education concept and CASES-T(Content,Activity,Situation,Evaluation,Strategy-Target)model,this study provides a theoretical basis for the teaching design and implementation of interdisciplinary thematic learning in middle school physical education.Through the analysis of specific interdisciplinary thematic learning cases,it aims to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for the reform of middle school physical education through the CASES-T model-based interdisciplinary thematic teaching design research in middle school physical education,in order to enhance students’learning effects,cultivate core literacy in physical education,and promote students’all-round development.

Lecturers’Efforts in Building Rapport in the English-Medium Instruction(EMI)Context:Focus on the Use of Communication Strategies

Past studies reveal the prevalence of anxiety,coupled with low motivation and disengagement among students in English-medium instruction(EMI)programs.Given the detrimental impact these negative emotions can have on learning outcomes,it is imperative that teachers establish positive emotional rapport with their students.This study explores how experienced and highly rated EMI lecturers at a Chinese university’s overseas campus use communication strategies to build rapport with their students during interactive academic activities.It identifies the strategies used by these lecturers and examines how the strategies facilitate the teaching-learning process.The data,consisting of 10 hours of tutorials and 10 hours of supervisor-student supervision meetings,is analyzed using an adapted Conversation Analysis(CA)approach.The analysis reveals three types of communication strategies(CSs)frequently used by lecturers:back-channeling,codeswitching,and co-creation of messages.By employing these strategies,the lecturers established a strong rapport with the students,which created an encouraging and supportive learning environment.Consequently,this positive atmosphere facilitated students’learning of content knowledge through English.The findings of this study have implications for the training of lecturers who encounter difficulties in establishing rapport with multilingual students in the EMI setting.

An Assessment of English Instruction for Elementary-Level Students in Jeddah Governorate, as Perceived by English Supervisors and Educators

This study investigated the perceptions of English educators and supervisors in Jeddah Governorate regarding the process of teaching English to elementary students.A survey was conducted using a sample size of 94 educators and 10 supervisors.The data indicate that respondents considered English instruction at the elementary level essential for expanding kids’perspectives,improving academic performance,and promoting international involvement.The main advantages cited are the development of English language skills and the promotion of early education.Although not as easily noticeable,the disadvantages include potential negative impacts on an individual’s proficiency in Arabic and their sense of national identification.The highlighted challenges encompass insufficient teacher training,student reluctance towards English,limited resources,and school disparities.The proposed techniques focused on prioritizing English instructors’training,ensuring the use of appropriate content,utilizing technology,and promoting awareness of students and educators.The current research found different obstacles in teaching English at elementary stages.To overcome these obstacles,it will be essential to enhance teacher competencies,develop efficient teaching methods,get the backing of stakeholders,assign adequate resources,and carry out continuous evaluations.Further research can also contribute to a better understanding of how early English learning impacts on Arabic identity and proficiency.

Exploring Pedagogical Ideologies and Strategies for College English Writing Instruction from a Generative Artificial Intelligence Perspective

This study,drawing on the commonalities between generative artificial intelligence and foreign language writing instruction,outlines the core ideology of digital humanities-based college English writing instruction,including auxiliary use of generative artificial intelligence tools,primary focus on humanistic education,and the re-production of knowledge,aiming to foster students’critical thinking,collaborative skills,and creativity.Building on this foundation,the study delves into generative artificial intelligence tools applicable to different stages of process-genre writing and their strategic applications.The use of generative artificial intelligence tools is beneficial for students to present,discuss,and share writing content,encouraging them to enhance their writing,collaboration,critical thinking,and creative abilities through deep interaction with model essays and creative discourses.

“Instruction-Category” Approach of Test Suite Construction for Oven Embedded System

Being different from testing for popular GUI software, the “instruction-category” approach is proposed for testing embedded system. This approach is constructed by three steps including refining items, drawing instruction-brief and instruction-category, and constructing test suite. Consequently, this approach is adopted to test oven embedded system, and detail process is deeply discussed. As a result, the factual result indicates that the “instruction-category” approach can be effectively applied in embedded system testing as a black-box method for conformity testing.

Pre-recorded instructional audio vs. dispatchers' conversational assistance in telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A randomized controlled simulation study

BACKGROUND:To assess the effectiveness of the telephone chest-compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR)guided by a pre-recorded instructional audio when compared with dispatcher-assisted resuscitation.METHODS:It was a prospective,blind,randomised controlled study involving 109 medical students without previous CPR training.In a standardized mannequin scenario,after the step of dispatcher-assisted cardiac arrest recognition,the participants performed compression-only resuscitation guided over the telephone by either:(1)the pre-recorded instructional audio(n=57);or(2)verbal dispatcher assistance(n=52).The simulation video records were reviewed to assess the CPR performance using a 13-item checklist.The interval from call reception to the first compression,total number and rate of compressions,total number and duration of pauses after the first compression were also recorded.RESULTS:There were no significant differences between the recording-assisted and dispatcher-assisted groups based on the overall performance score(5.6±2.2 vs.5.1±1.9,P>0.05)or individual criteria of the CPR performance checklist.The recording-assisted group demonstrated provided(170.2±48.0 vs.156.2±60.7).CONCLUSION:When provided by untrained persons in the simulated settings,the compression-only resuscitation guided by the pre-recorded instructional audio is no less efficient than dispatcher-assisted CPR.Future studies are warranted to further assess feasibility of using instructional audio aid as a potential alternative to dispatcher assistance.

Curriculum Development and Instructional Design for “Industrial Robot Simulation Technology Training”based on Robot Studio

Taking the application of virtual simulation technology of industrial robot in teaching as the researchobject, a detailed research is conducted on the importance of course, principles of curriculum development,curriculum objectives, teaching content, teaching methods, teaching process and assessment methods in severalaspects. And the actual teaching for a semester according to this research, through the virtual simulationteaching, improved teaching efficiency, improved the industrial robot application level and ability of thestudents, reduced the equipment failure rate, and laid a solid foundation for the subsequent course.

Discoursal Features of Teachers＇ Instructional Discourse

Teachers＇ discourse is teachers＇ language used in the classroom. Teachers＇ instructional discourse, a sub-category of teachers＇ discourse, is the medium that teachers use to achieve the teaching and learning goals It is not only the means for teachers to organize teaching activities, but is also taken as the model language by students. This paper examines teachers＇ instructional discourse by focusing on its discoursal features. Drawing on the theories and methods in discourse analysis, four categories of discoursal features in teachers＇ instructional discourse are proposed. They are communicativeness, authenticity, coherence, and grammaticality and appropriateness. The four discoursal features will provide a framework for analyzing teachers＇ instructional discourse in the language classroom

Research on the Instructional Design of the Primary School English Reading Class

English promotes the development of globalization.The primary school English reading class has played an important role in the English learning life of students.The instructional design of the primary school English reading class will greatly affect students'interest in English reading.The paper attempts to study the problems in the primary school English reading classroom teaching,and propose some available corresponding measures to improve the primary school students'enthusiasm in English learning.Firstly,the paper expounds the definition,characteristics of the instructional design of class.Secondly,it analyzes the causes and solutions to the problems in the primary school English reading class.Finally,it proposes instructional designs to solve these problems.The research in the paper is of great help to improve the efficiency of the students'English reading in primary school and the classroom teaching of the English reading and even to make students learn English better.

An Instructional Model of Online Synchronous Instruction--A Case Study of College English Course for College Students

Online synchronous educational experience via videoconferencing has become ubiquitous domestically and internationally with the spread of Covid-19 Virus.Online teaching theories and educational experiences through computer-mediated communication have been integrating and evolving during the current situation.The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a practical teaching model for Chinese college students’English as a foreign language learning course.The key finding of the research is that the 5-step-teaching Model developed under the context of online synchronous learning and teaching is both functional and efficient on the theoretical basis of constructivist approach.This teaching model is proved to be practical,interesting,useful and functional to both second-years and graduates during the implementation of educational transaction according to the survey conducted at the end of the semester.The ubiquity of online synchronous learning and teaching would lead to a meaningful and worthwhile educational experience and have a far-reaching implication for both educators and student’s personal development,especially students’critical thinking capability.The findings of the paper are pedagogically valuable for e-teachers in conducting online courses.It also holds true that the management of education and society could benefit and adopt this teaching model to various courses in different institutions.This study is hopefully to provide research-and-experience-based findings to enrich course design and instructional approaches and educational experiences.Thus,it is of interest to online teachers,instructional designers and programme developers in the field of education.

Full time adult credential students?instructional preferences at California State University, Long Beach: pedagogy or andragogy?

This study investigated the instructional preferences of full time adult credential students after they took a live course called Principles of Adult Education at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) in the fall semester of 2002. These full time adult credential students had been working on their adult teaching credentials to meet the competencies specified by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The course introduced students to Andragogy developed by Malcolm Knowles out of the andragogical model developed by Lindeman (1926). The study used Principles of Adult Learning Scales (PALS), advanced by Gary Conti in 1983 to measure instructional preferences. Data were collected from 30 (100% of 30) full time adult credential students enrolled in a live course to determine their instructional preferences of helping adults learn. The results of the study showed in most cases these adult learning professionals taught adult students andragogically; in some cases they taught adult students pedagogically.

海涅克教育技术思想评析——读The Proper Study of Instructional Technology

文章主要是解读海涅克的一篇文章《教育技术的正确研究》(The Proper Study of Instructional Technology),在深度解读文章观点的基础上提出了一些批判性思考。

Introducing BIM to Construction Management Students:A Case Study of Using Lego Blocks as Instructional Tool

As the construction industry is transitioning into the building information modeling(BIM)era,many construction management(CM)programs are actively integrating BIM into their curriculum.For new CM students who are unfamiliar with the BIM concept,a connection is desired to link 2D drawings with 3D models.This paper presents a case study that uses Lego blocks as an innovative instructional tool to introduce BIM to new CM students.The approach employs a physical Lego model house as the connection between the 2D and 3D worlds in an introductory BIM course and aims to demonstrate the benefits of BIM over 2D CAD through a hands-on session.CM students are instructed to build a Lego house first with a set of typical 2D construction drawings,including plan,elevation,and section sheets,and then with a 3D model in a BIM program.Students are guided to navigate the model and then use it as a 3D reference to complete the Lego house.Through the hands-on session,students will naturally establish the connection between 2D drawings and 3D models.In addition,by comparing the efforts needed to complete the Lego house with both methods,students can easily recognize the benefits of using BIM in CM.This case study demonstrates the procedures of using Lego blocks as an instructional tool in a hands-on session of an introductory BIM course.

Problems in Chinese Teachers＇ Instructional Discourse --From the Perspective of Authenticity

In the English language classroom, authenticity is a basic discoursal feature of teachers＇ instructional discourse. Without authenticity, there will be a mismatch between what students learn in the classroom and what they use in real life. However, the notion of authenticity varies with the change between the natural mode and pedagogic mode in the classroom. Therefore, based on this assumption, retrieving and analyzing data from the corpus and classroom videos, the present paper identifies two categories of problems in Chinese teachers＇ instructional discourse. Sample extracts are discussed and predictions are made on how teachers＇ failure to produce authentic discourse may result in ineffective teaching and learning.

The Instructional Media for Different Levels in the Philippine Educational System

In the Philippines, the K＋I2 system is newly introduced and the readiness for its implementation undoubtedly made the teaching community confused and confounded. Thus, extra efforts are being done to upgrade and update all instructional materials. Even it＂ the Department of Education are preparing the faculty members through trainings, seminars and providing them with syllabus accompanying the new curriculum, still the confidence for the coming teaching assignments for the additional two years in the system is vet3.＇ Iow~ The faculty members are now strategizing teaching methodology for the subjects they have to handle through upgrading not only their knowledge but also the teaching materials they are to use in their classroom. With the changing environment, the learning style of students also advances. Children are now exposed to various modern gadgets, thus, they learn more advanced knowledge about their environment. These modern medium must be an advantage to the teaching profession. Teachers must know how and what the children learn through these medium and create some learning materials that will augment this knowledge in schools. This study is a partial analysis of the learning style of students in different levels of the educational system and the knowledge they acquire through different modern medium and test the gap between this and the knowledge they must learn in school. Also, this study will come up with what medium can be used as instructional medium that will aid the faculty members in their teaching courses or subjects in school.

Instructional Planning Among Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya： Factors That Influence Performance in Business Studies

Instructional planning gives teachers control over teaching/learning process and assures learning achievement. However, instructional planning and the linkage to learning achievement remain deficient in literature. This study assessed factors influencing teachers＇ decision to plan lessons, and effect of lesson planning on learning achievement. Primary data were obtained from 341 teachers of business studies. Bivariate analysis obtained cross-tabulations with Chisquare （χ2） and One-way Analysis of Variance （ANOVA）; while multivariate analysis obtained β coefficients and odds ratios. The study found that average workload accounted for the highest variance in the availability of lesson plans at 8.5%, suggesting that reducing workload is likely to increase the proportion of those planning their teaching by up to 8.5%, followed by professional experience （7.6%）, lesson plan inspection frequency （6.9%）, professional training （5.9%）, administrative duties （5.8%）, and teacher motivation （4.7%）. The adjusted regression model explained 46.5% of variance in availability of lesson plans. The study recommends： higher budgetary allocation for Teachers＇ Service Commission to hire more teachers; school boards to generate supplementary resources and hire trained teachers; regular spot checks on lesson plans; and appropriate motivation for teachers.

An Action Research of Using Problem-Centered Double-Cycles Instructional Model to Implement ModeI-Elicitng Activity

The purpose of the study was to use the Problem-Centered Double-Cycles Instructional Model （PCDC-IM） （1995, Chang） to help the teacher （Lin） implement model-eliciting activity （MEA） in her mathematics classes. In this study, there were 31 students divided in 10 groups and engaged in the MEA ＂Who saved the oriental cherry trees＂. Data collections included the learning sheets, journals and debriefing forms of students, teaching and reflection journals, observation reports, and field notes of teachers, reflection journals and interview reports of researchers, video tapes and records of the classes and meetings. There were four parts of the teaching cycle in PCDC-IM, namely task, guidance, environment and analysis. We summarized developing and implementing the MEA in ＂Task＂ aspect, 5 principles and 5 kinds of teachers＇ roles in ＂Guidance＂ aspect, 2 elements and 5 features in ＂Environment＂ aspect and data in ＂Analysis＂ aspect. The findings showed that PCDC-IM was helpful for mathematics teachers who want to change their instruction from lecture into modeling teaching.

A Study on the Model of Teachers’ Instructional Intervention in Trilingual Teaching Based on the Law of Mother Tongue Acquisition

The research on Trilingual Teaching Model in ethnic areas has become a hot spot.By analyzing the data of the questionnaire,this paper discusses the teachers’instructional intervention model,based on the law of mother tongue acquisition.Trilingual teachers should highlight the role of reading in vocabulary learning and even in improving reading ability.The law of mother tongue acquisition can be one of the main strategies to solve the problems in Tibetan students’English learning.

Application of Scaffolding Instructional Models to English Listening Comprehension

The paper tries to research Scaffolding Instructional Model in listening English teaching. There will be the theoretical research of Scaffolding Instructional Model and then the findings confirmed by the questionnaire. The subjects in the experiment is a group of 80 students randomly selected from the Grade Three at a senior high school in Yili. The questionnaire I presents that the students are on the close level of English listening. They are divided into Experimental Group and Control Group. The Scaffolding Instructional Model will be used on the Experimental Group and Control Group will take the traditional teaching method. After four weeks two groups will attend the listening post-test and questionnaire II. According to the analysis of experimental data, the Experimental Group would get better listening comprehension grades than the Control Group.