Should and Can Flipped Classroom Be Introduced to Secondary Vocational Schools in China?

The flipped learning model, which “flips” traditional in-class lectures with cooperative activities, has obtained lots of followers and backers in education. Usually teachers have a negative attitude toward flipped model. Teachers have their stance, and flipped model is still in the exploration stage in vocational education context at present. Studies and design models for flipped learning in secondary vocational education are insufficient. However, flipped classroom is an educational tool which may benefit students. This paper attempts to provide a foundation for further research and implementation for flipped learning in secondary vocational education. It was found that there is no quick answer to the question whether the flipped classroom should and can be introduced to secondary vocational schools or not, but teachers should implement flipped classroom positively.

Appeal of 3 ＋ 4 Program： Good Students are Few but Growing at Secondary Vocational Schools in Shanghai

Secondary vocational education in Shanghai continues to experiment in an attempt to find ways to solve the decline of student enrollment and adjust to rapidly changing social and economic environments. The 3 ＋ 4 Pilot Program （three-year secondary vocational education and four-year undergraduate education） has been under experiment since 2014. It has attracted more and more academically good junior middle school graduates to secondary vocational schools with the national and local favorable policies and laws. Except the three-year’s hand-on practice, what appeals most to the junior middle school graduates is the academic transfer under the Program, a breakthrough in history of vocation education in China. However, only initiating a new program is not enough. Shanghai government should map out a long-term plan to set up promotion to increase the public awareness to change the long prevailing outdated ideology in order to add more to its appeal of the Program. There is still much work to be done before expanding the scope of the Program.

How to Provide“Scaffold”in Reading for Secondary Vocational School Students

Many secondary vocational school students are afraid of reading,while teachers are often trapped in a dilemma as to how to teach reading. The present paper,based on scaffold theory,elaborates when and how to provide scaffold in reading teaching through a case study so as to promote the efficiency of English reading classes in secondary vocational schools.

The Composition and Promotion Strategy of Teachers'Curriculum Development Ability in Secondary Vocational Schools

The curriculum development ability of secondary vocational school teachers is a necessary professional ability for teachers.It has important practical significance and practical value for promoting secondary vocational education curriculum and teaching reform.On the basis of analyzing the connotation and composition of curriculum development ability of teachers in secondary vocational schools,this article proposes three strategies to improve the curriculum development ability of teachers in secondary vocational schools.

Several Reflective Strategies of English Teachers in Secondary Vocational Schools

Nowadays, students in secondary vocational schools are required to have better English competence. How to improve English teaching quality in secondary vocational schools? One of the effective means is reflective teaching. By way of it, English teachers in secondary vocational schools improve English quality and promote professional development.

New Research of English Teaching in Secondary Vocational School-Based on Postmethod Pedagogy

Postmethod pedagogy of B. Kumaravadivelu can bring a new hope for English teaching of secondary vocational schools. This new research has gained some inspiration for English teaching from the perspective of teachers, students, teacher educators and so on based on postmethod pedagogy.

An Investigation into English Teaching Methods in Secondary Vocational Schools in Zhejiang Province

New requirements in English teaching were brought up under vocational curriculum reform in Zhejiang province.The work presented in this paper mainly focus on three aspects of the following: Teaching methods in class,the students' knowledge background and learning motivation.Methods used in this investigation are known as questionnaires as well as interview.Total182 students from two Vocational Schools in Hangzhou city were surveyed in random manner,aiming at the students' knowledge background,learning motivation and teachers' teaching methods.Interview was used as supplementary information.It's in order to get an entire grasp of the present situation of English teaching Methods in secondary vocational schools and to find out an effective way to solve the problems.After that,as a result of the Investigation indicates that problems still exist in secondary vocational schools.Suggestions are to put forward some effective strategies and approaches that will improve English teaching quality in secondary vocational schools; what is more,according to students' choices and interests,situational teaching and layered teaching could be implemented in order to improve students' English ability.

Application of Context Theory in English Vocabulary Teaching in the Secondary Vocational School

This paper conducts a study of English vocabulary teaching in the secondary vocational school based on context theory. Through the quantitative research method, results of the study indicate that it is effective for the secondary vocational school students to improve their vocabulary mnemonic ability, English proficiency and words guessing ability through English vocabulary teaching based on context.

Curriculum Reform in Secondary Vocational Education Based on Constructivism Curriculum Theory

The constructivism in the field of education exerts the main effects : to put forward a new concept of knowledge and learning theory, to explain the nature and occurring mechanism of learning again, and to advocate new course construction. In the process of the new curriculum reform in China, constructivism has become one of the main theories of guiding education and teaching reform, and has played a good role in promoting the reform of traditional education and teaching. As for secondary vocational education which is confused in curriculum development, constructivism can also provide new ideas for it. How to combine constructivism with secondary vocational curriculum development, and how to apply the constructivist curriculum concept to the development of secondary vocational curriculum is the core of this research.

An Empirical Study on Classroom Learning Anxiety of Secondary Vocational English Learners in Content-based Instruction

This research aims to study the relationship between content-based instruction and secondary vocational English learners.Two classes in one secondary vocational school were chosen as participants.The result shows that CBI teaching has a negative correlation with English learning anxiety and has an impact on alleviating students' anxiety.

On the Application of Red Cross Spirit to Moral Education of Secondary Vocational Health School

Red Cross Spirit acts as an important moral value for students.It wins so wide recognitions that more and more Chinese secondary vocational health schools have already put it into use.This paper attempts to discuss the application of Red Cross Spirit to the moral education of secondary vocational health school from the perspectives:curriculum,assignments,and activities.We hope this study could promote students’professional ethics and boost the development of moral education with the feature of secondary vocational health school.

Evaluation of Technical Education by Using a Modern Structured MOODLE Laboratory Course, in Relation to Recent Data

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.

How Are Secondary Vocational Schools in China Measuring up to Government Benchmarks?

Drawing on a survey of106 secondary vocational schools and 7309 students in two provinces of China, this descriptive paper assesses whether vocational schooling is measuring up to government benchmarks for quality and whether poor students are able to access quality schools. We find that secondary vocational schools have met government benchmarks for teacher qualification and training, student opportunities forpractical training and adequate facilities. Furthermore, poor students access schools of similar quality to non-poor students, even though 34percent of poor students do not receive financial aid. We conclude that recent policies are successfully ensuring secondary vocational school quality and equity of access to school quality between poor and non-poor students. However, financial aid policies should be re-examined, such that poor students receive sufficient coverage. Moreover, given that input-based measures only proxy school quality, the government should consider holding schools accountable for outcomes such as student learning.

App Inventor在中职物联网课程中的教学应用探讨

App Inventor是一个容易学习的安卓程序开发环境,非常适合于中职学生在物联网课程中应用于人机界面的开发。结合App Inventor的特点及其易用风格,陈述其开发过程以及如何与物联网课程进行有机结合。App Inventor功能很强大,其可视化的操作界面和可拖拽的块语言,降低了学习难度。教学实践证明,学生学习安卓编程的积极性可以提高很多。

Escaping the Poverty Trap

"Every poor student may get an opportunity to live a better life after receiving vocational education,”said Zhou Zhu,president of the secondary vocational school in Qianxi County of Bijie City,Guizhou Province.In recent years,the Guizhou provincial government has taken vocational education as a breakthrough method to promote targeted poverty alleviation by strengthening technical skills of students from poor families.The vocational school Zhou works in has set up five departments including information technology,tourism&hotel management,preschool education,medical science,and transportation with altogether up to 12 majors.

基于App Inventor“学英语”应用程序的设计与开发

随着信息科技的不断发展,在国家政策的支持与推动下,中等职业学校信息技术课程教学的重要性日益凸显。中职信息技术课程以编程教育为主,其中App Inventor积木式编程降低了中职学生学习编程以及制作应用程序的门槛。笔者对App Inventor软件及基于其设计与开发的"学英语"手机应用程序进行了分析和研究,借以阐述App Inventor积木式编程的可行性与便捷性。

中职开设App Inventor课程可行性探析

App Inventor是风靡全球的安卓程序设计。本文介绍了App Inventor的起源、特点和发展,以了解App Inventor的世界流行趋势,结果表明App Inventor课程简单、易学、易用、时尚,非常适合中职学生。

基于App Inventor平台的中职基础乐理学习App

通过现代信息技术改进教学方式在各个中职院校中广泛应用,根据厦门市音乐学校的教学需求,运用App Inventor软件开发了中职基础乐理移动学习App安卓系统应用软件,并将其应用到教学中去。实际应用结果表明,该App实现了学生移动学习基础乐理知识,并在应用的过程中不断完善。

中考普职分流:何以定分止争

调整中等教育结构,保持合理的普职比例,对构建现代职业教育体系,形成良好的教育生态具有重要意义。考察我国初中后普职分流政策演进史可以发现:普职比“大体相当”政策是改革开放后吸取教育改革教训而制定的,后经历了我国经济与就业市场化改革以及大学扩招等各种考验,但是近年来该政策在实施过程中,普职比例、分流时间和分流功效等方面存在诸多争议。从巩固中等职业教育的基础性地位与完善现代职业教育体系出发,未来初中后普职分流改革应因地制宜调整普职比例,适当延后普职分流时间;健全职业教育体系,在高中阶段教育完善“分流-交流”机制,拓宽中职考试升学通道;加大高中阶段课程改革,增大校内分流可能性;在构建国家资历框架中充分考虑高中阶段教育的普职融通。

现场工程师培养视域下中高职校企协同育人实践研究与探索

中高职贯通培养是职业教育育人的重要途径,为区域产业发展提供重要人力资源。针对中高职贯通培养规格定位不准,培养质量不高等问题,以东莞职业技术学院机械制造及自动化省级高水平专业群建设为契机,构建以工程实践项目为载体的五年一贯制培养模式,开发一体化系统化的课程体系;以递进层级岗位能力要求为培养主线,精准对接企业需求,提出了中高企一体化协同育人模式,形成了中高企命运共同体机制,为培养符合现场工程师标准的技术技能人才提供经验借鉴。