An Empirical Study of the Effect of Inquiry Teaching on the Development of High School Students'Critical Thinking Under the New Curriculum Standards

The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China has issued three guideline documents to encourage inquiry teaching to help students develop their ability to question,which is a defining feature of critical thinking.Two of the documents have clearly stated that English subject teaching should focus on building students’thinking capacity.Critical thinking is an essential feature of building thinking capacity and a key element of the core competencies the English subject seeks to cultivate.This research measures the performance of students of two high school classes in the exams conducted at the beginning,in the middle,and at the end of the experiment period during which inquiry teaching was applied to enhance students’critical thinking ability.The experiment results show that inquiry teaching can improve students’academic performance in English study and help them better develop their language skills.The implementation of the inquiry design in teaching listening,reading,and writing conforms to the law that governs the development of critical thinking,and the adoption of inquiry teaching can promote the development of critical thinking.

A comparative analysis of information literacy curriculum standards in the educational programs of high schools in China and in the United States

Our study aims to take a closer look at China's current information literacy(IL) program standards at secondary schools and to analyze their level of success and/or failures in a comparative way with those of the United States in terms of fulfilling their each other's mission-oriented mandates. Our research findings show that China's current IL standards of high schools contain a disproportionate emphasis on information technology(IT). Moreover, the stipulations of these IL standards are narrowly construed and without being solidly grounded on a broad and comprehensive educational perspective. We also suggest that there are two underlying causes for this set of unsound IL standards in China.Firstly, there is a lack of collaboration between two major competing forces engaged in the curricular development and research of IL in China: Those professionals in educational IT discipline vis-à-vis those in Library and Information Science. Secondly, library professionals have a very limited influence on major socio-cultural policies, even at their own institutions. As a result, this paper recommends the following three possible measures,which may help remedy this situation strategically: 1) Establishing a set of new IL curriculum standards based on an IL-centered educational perspective; 2) establishing a teacher-librarian's training program to promote school librarians' role in IL education; and 3) strengthening the research and development of an online IL education program and an accompanied evaluation mechanism.

Exploring the Construction of Curriculum Standards for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Higher Education Institutions Based on Curriculum Ideology and Politics

Curriculum ideology and politics is an effective method to reform innovation and entrepreneurship education in the new era.Students in higher education institutions have high expectations and recognition of the integration of innovation and entrepreneurship education with civics education.However,currently,the phenomena of poor integration,mechanical application,and confusion between innovation and entrepreneurship education and civics education exist.This paper reconstructs the curriculum standards of innovation and entrepreneurship education from the perspective of curriculum ideology and politics,deeply integrates ideological and political elements into teaching objectives,design,and evaluation,reshapes teaching modules,improves teaching methods,and perfects the multiple evaluation and assessment system,so as to enhance the innovation spirit,creative consciousness,and entrepreneurial ability of higher vocational students.

Issues and Countermeasures in Chinese FLTRP Primary School Textbooks under the New Curriculum Standard

The New Curriculum Standard(NCS)is the norm and quality requirement of the Chinese national educational curriculum as well as the basis of teaching management,curriculum evaluation,and textbook compilation.In textbook design,the selection of textbook materials should meet the objectives and requirements of the NCS.Since appropriate teaching materials are essential to curriculum standards and effective teaching,we must follow the consistency between textbook materials and curriculum standards to achieve an ideal degree of conformity with the textbook system and teaching objectives and promote the sustainable development of the English curriculum reform.However,the current primary school English textbooks fall short of the NCS,which leads to difficulties in implementing teaching tasks and achieving teaching goals.Given these difficulties,we should analyze the causes from three dimensions:linguistic knowledge,cultural awareness,and learning strategies.In addition,a high recurrence of phonetic knowledge,systematic grammar presentation,diversified learning styles,level grading,and in-depth involvement of cultural factors are keys to the perfect conformity of the NCS and English textbooks.

NEW CURRICULUM STANDARDS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACCUMULATIVE READING —A RESEARCH ON BEIJING MIDDLE SCHOOL PRACTICES

The New Curriculum Standards (NCS) for Middle Schools require students to complete certain amount of English reading as extra-curricular practice at Junior and Senior high levels respectively. Such standards encourage independent and collaborative learning but may pose a challenge to the test-oriented English teaching in China. Pressed by the graduation and enrollment rates, do teachers still care for organizing extra-curricular reading If yes, are the methods they use effective and scientific To answer these questions, our research team conducted a two-year research in Beijing middle schools. The results show that extra-curricular reading has been implemented differently at different levels to different degrees. Some teachers have worked out feasible, successful methods in accord with international practices, some schools are just starting their experiments, and some have not made plans yet. By analyzing the favored organizing and monitoring methods, and evaluating their benefits and limits, this paper hopes to offer some implications to the researchers with the same endeavor.

“Who to Cultivate?”: A Study on the Changes in Primary School Language Education Goals in the Curriculum Documents

What kind of person is the root of education?What kind of person embodies the essence of education and the direction of education?The goal of education cannot be solved without specific courses and disciplines.This study is carried out to characterize the Chinese curriculum standards(syllabus),review the founding of New China over 70 years of primary school Chinese curriculum,and outline an education picture from the“curriculum”itself to“individual students,”from“single”to“compound,”and from“present”to“future.”It has been concluded that the pursuit of national characteristics,the exploration of a wholesome personality,and the prospect of new people of the times are the internal evolution logics of primary school Chinese education.

Vocal Music Education Model Building Approaches under the Background of Music Curriculum Reform and System Renewal

Promulgation of the music curriculum standard has broken through the traditional teaching mode, highlighted the core ofaesthetic and deeply refl ected the music education idea of “human-oriented”. During the teaching, it emphasizes on taking students as the mainbody, paying attention to every student, focusing on equal exchange, communication and cooperation between teachers and students, exchangingstudents’ emotional experience in the study, giving guidance to the students’ learning, and giving credit for the student’s learning. It is animportant part of the higher education system reform to train knowledgeable talents with modern knowledge structure and rich innovation whocan adapt to the modern economic development. It emphasizes on fully giving students space to learn autonomously and develop freely, andfocusing them on practice and the diversity of knowledge structure.

Discussion on the Cultivation of the Core Quality of Middle School Students’ Physical Education in Primary School Physical Education Teaching

In the context of quality education,a wider exploration of physical education has been carried out,but at the same time higher requirements have been put forward for school sports courses.It is essential to pay attention to the teaching and training of physical knowledge and skills in physical education training as well as cultivate the core physical literacy of primary school students.The core quality of physical education is the main part of the basic quality of primary and middle school students,which is of great significance to their learning and development.This article will explore the training methods of primary and middle school students’basic quality in school physical education courses for reference.

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.

Empirical Study on Standardization Curricula in Chinese Universities

This paper summarizes partial findings on education about standardization by CNIS in 2008. As of December 31, 2008, 21 universities and colleges in China had established a standardization curriculum. This paper deals with standardization education related to economic management, engineering, agriculture and science of law and summarizes respondents＇ opinions on teaching performances and design of teaching materials and curriculums.