A Qualitative Examination of Classroom Assessment in Chinese High Schools from the Perspective of Self-Regulated Learning

The present study is set in the context of ongoing educational reform that advocates fostering self-regulated learners and using assessment to improve learning.Drawing on existent research on classroom assessment(CA)and self-regulated learning(SRL),the authors have formulated a conceptual framework outlining the CA features that promote SRL among students.Guided by this framework,the 12 high school teachers’CA practice was scrutinized to find out to what extent their CA was pro-SRL.Based on interview data and classroom observation,gaps were found in Chinese high school teachers’CA.First,CA tasks are primarily low-level closed-end problems,with rare exceptions.Second,students are not allowed much autonomy in CA.Third,self-assessment practice is mostly self-grading.Fourth,peer-assessment is uncommon and mainly involves simply marking peers’work.Fifth,teacher feedback is focused on task and process levels;regulation-level feedback is less common.Sixth,despite teachers’encouragement,most students feel threatened by CA.

灵活学习环境与学习能力发展——对美国《教育传播与技术研究手册》(第四版)的学习与思考之二

本文首先简要介绍了"灵活学习环境"的意义与作用,然后具体阐述有关"学习能力"的概念——主要涉及"自主学习能力"和"自我调节学习能力"。在此基础上,文章对能够有效促进这两种能力发展的"灵活学习环境",着重从其组成要素及相关教学策略支持等方面作了较深入的分析与探讨,同时还对成效较显著、并已产生较大影响的灵活学习环境设计的典型应用案例作了介绍。