A Content Analysis Study Describing Information Regarding Female Genital Mutilation Present in US Medical Textbooks

This study examines the depth of information regarding Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)/Female Cutting (FC) present in US medical textbooks. According to Klein et al. (2018) [1], despite substantial attention regarding the effects of FGM, this practice is still ongoing all over the world. Healthcare providers are very important actors who need to understand FGM in order to provide care to girls and women subjected to it, but the small amount of existing work in this area shows a low level of knowledge and training about FGM/FC among U.S. physicians. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first published the estimated number of girls at risk of FGM/FC in the U.S. to be about 168,000 in 1997;that number had increased to 513,000 girls in the US by 2012 (according to Goldberg et al.) In this study, a small sample of medical textbooks were analyzed for the degree to which the textbooks include information regarding FGM/FC. The results of this study show that US medical textbooks do not include information regarding FGM/FC, suggesting that most medical providers don’t have knowledge and training about FGM/FC. The inadequate information on FGM/FC in medical textbooks reflects a culturally biased lack of recognition of the number of girls and women affected in the US. This maintains an ongoing pattern of silence that reinforces gender inequality. Considering the inadequate information covered in US medical textbooks on FGM/FC, and the concordant lack of provider training to provide advice and care to affected girls and women, incorrect and missed diagnoses may lead to harm to victims of FGM/FC. Providers would be better equipped to care for women and girls if their medical training included information regarding FGM/FC.

The Islamic Religion in Course Curriculums of High School History Textbooks in the Republic of Macedonia

History textbooks can and primarily should contribute to the strengthening of students’awareness of universal human values.However,history textbooks can also deepen the divisions,prejudices,and uncritical attitudes,contrary to the goals of education.The youth population,which is still building and creating their point of view towards the world is the main group in the education process.The learning period,in the elementary,as well as in the secondary education is of utmost importance for the development of every human.To that end,history,through the contents of the past largely shapes our perceptions of every individual,ourselves,and the others.Since we are living in a multiethnic and multi-confessional society,I have decided to conduct an analysis of the teaching contents of high school textbooks related to religion.Another reason for the analysis is the role of religion in the formation of Balkan nations,which have made it one of the key elements of their national identities.It is often given the role of raising and strengthening the national awareness,patriotism,as well as the country homogeneity,which most often leads to forming prejudices,divisions,and discrimination towards people of minority religions.The large volume of content related to the religion,and also the mere fact that Muslims are the second largest religion group in the population,I have decided to analyze the contents which are related only to the Islamic religion.The goal is to look for both the positive and negative sides of those contents in history textbooks in secondary schools,which are backed by state institutions that are supposed to take care of the development of competitive,creative,progressive,and ethically formed human potential.The critical review will give an additional impulse to the efforts of eliminating those parts of the teaching contents that create divisions and prejudices,especially in history textbooks,so that its studying can become the key factor in the building of trust between people of different religions.

Exploration and Research on Textbook Quality Evaluation Index System Based on Engineering Major in Higher Education

The report of the Chinese 20th National Congress put forward“strengthening the construction and management of textbooks”for the first time,which indicates the importance of textbook construction and highlights the vital position of textbooks in the overall development of the country.From the perspective of textbook quality,and based on the research and analysis of the policy requirements and current evaluation indicators of higher education textbooks,this paper establishes the textbook quality evaluation index system composed of basic indicators and evaluation indicators.This system is based on the principles of science,comprehensiveness,operability,and target-oriented approach.It provides a relatively scientific,objective,and fair reference system for the management and evaluation of textbooks.

The Existing Problems and Optimization Paths of Digital Textbooks Under Background of Internet

With the rapid development of information technology,the combination of terminal technology,big data and mobile Internet and textbooks has become an irresistible trend in the modern education field.Under the context of the Internet,carrying out education and teaching activities based on digital textbooks can give full play to the rich media,openness and interaction of digital textbooks,broaden students′horizon,enrich students′knowledge,and promote the improvement of students′ability and all-round development.However,in the specific teaching practice,there are also problems such as old compilation ideas,single compilation mode and low efficiency of personalized learning.Therefore,schools and teachers need to constantly innovate the presentation and arrangement of digital textbooks,strengthen technical support,deepen students′understanding of the teaching content of digital textbooks,promote the comprehensive development of students and improve the effectiveness of digital textbook teaching.

Measurement Analysis and Evaluation of Twenty- Five Years of Chinese Mathematics Textbooks: Visual Analysis Based on CiteSpace Knowledge Graph (1999-2024)

At present,textbooks based on core literacy have become the inevitable demands of China’s curriculum reform,and the literacy of textbook goal construction is the key to the implementation of core literacy requirements,which is a huge challenge for textbook compilers.In this paper,we use the visual metrology of the CiteSpace knowledge graph to analyze Chinese mathematics textbooks(1999-2024),hoping to guide the future direction of Chinese mathematics textbook research.

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.

Knowledge Graph Analysis of International Chinese Language Textbooks Based on CiteSpace

Drawing upon relevant papers from Chinese core journals and CSSCI source journals in the CNKI China Academic Journals Full-Text Database spanning from 1992 to 2023,this study utilizes CiteSpace as a research tool to visually analyze the knowledge graph structure of research on international Chinese language textbooks in China.The study maps out the publication timeline,authors,institutions,collaborative networks,and keywords pertaining to research on international Chinese language textbooks.The findings indicate that research on international Chinese language textbooks commenced early and continues to maintain a certain level of research interest,yet lacks sufficient research output.Research institutions predominantly reside in universities and publishing groups specializing in language or education,with collaboration between institutions being relatively scarce.High-frequency keywords in recent research on international Chinese language textbooks include“Chinese language textbooks for the Foreigners,”“Chinese language textbooks,”“Teaching Chinese Language for the Foreigners,”“Textbook compilation,”“International Chinese Language Education and Localization,”which reflect a diversified research perspective with interdisciplinary trends.Future research priorities encompass research on localization,customization of textbooks,and evaluation of textbooks which represent forefront directions of research.

Analysis of textbook outcomes for ampullary carcinoma patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy

BACKGROUND Textbook outcomes(TOs)have been used to assess the quality of surgical treatment for many digestive tumours but not ampullary carcinoma(AC).AIM To discuss the factors associated with achieving a TO and further explore the prognostic value of a TO for AC patients undergoing curative pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD).METHODS Patients who underwent PD at the China National Cancer Center between 1998 and 2020 were identified.A TO was defined by R0 resection,examination of≥12 Lymph nodes,no prolonged hospitalization,no intensive care unit treatment,no postoperative complications,and no 30-day readmission or mortality.Cox regression analysis was used to identify the prognostic value of a TO for overall survival(OS)and recurrence-free survival(RFS).Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of a TO.The rate of a TO and of each indicator were compared in patients who underwent surgery before and after 2010.RESULTS Ultimately,only 24.3%of 272 AC patients achieved a TO.A TO was independently associated with improved OS[hazard ratio(HR):0.443,95%confidence interval(95%CI):0.276-0.711,P=0.001]and RFS(HR:0.379,95%CI:0.228-0.629,P<0.001)in the Cox regression analysis.Factors independently associated with a TO included a year of surgery between 2010 and 2020(OR:4.549,95%CI:2.064-10.028,P<0.001)and N1 stage disease(OR:2.251,95%CI:1.023-4.954,P=0.044).In addition,the TO rate was significantly higher in patients who underwent surgery after 2010(P<0.001)than in those who underwent surgery before 2010.CONCLUSION Only approximately a quarter(24.3%)of AC patients achieved a TO following PD.A TO was independently related to favourable oncological outcomes in AC and should be considered as an outcome measure for the quality of surgery.Further multicentre research is warranted to better elucidate its impact.

新时代高质量数字化教材建设的价值意蕴、基本逻辑和实践路径

新时代高质量数字化教材建设是国家教材体系现代化的应有之义,需要探析其育人价值、人本价值与技术价值,为数字化教材建设提供方向指引。新时代高质量数字化教材建设要坚持以学生“善学”为出发点的目标逻辑、以个性化教学为着眼点的内容逻辑、以技术赋能为着力点的形态逻辑。构建新时代高质量数字化教材就要做到:把握数字化教材建设的时代方位,即包括坚持中国共产党的领导、注重数字素养的培养及贯彻“数字中国”战略;擘画数字化教材建设的未来图景,形成数字化教材与纸质教材互构的内容体系、数字化教材与个性化发展需求互动的服务体系、数字化教材与技术互融的应用体系;完善保障机制,明确数字化教材建设主体间权责关系,健全规章体系,创新管理机制。

职业教育新形态教材的主要特征、实践审视与开发策略

“教材形态”是教材作为一种教学中介的外在形态与内在形态的表征形式,教材形态变化引领着课程教学的变革,进而影响着教育的高质量发展。职业教育新形态教材具有内容选择的职业情境性、编写体例的工作过程性、知识与技能更新的及时性、学习内容的丰富性和学习环境的可交互性等特征。职业教育新形态教材开发实践中,存在教材定位偏离起点、教材质量参差不齐、开发团队水平不高等问题。职业教育新形态教材的开发策略为:回归培养“完整人”的逻辑起点;完善教材开发团队的运行机制;践行工作过程系统化编写体例;导入学习情境化模块单元。

The Role and Positioning of Digital Textbooks in Vocational Education in Relation to Teachers

In recent years,with the rapid advancement of digital technologies,digitization in vocational education has become a major trend.Among these advancements,digital textbooks have emerged at the forefront of digitization,significantly impacting both their form and content.This article aims to analyze the existing issues in the use of digital textbooks in vocational education and emphasize the importance of recognizing the vital role of teachers in the wave of digital textbook innovation.It is crucial to clarify the role and positioning of teachers to avoid inadvertently diminishing their classroom significance while prioritizing technological innovations.Teachers should fully leverage the role of digital textbooks as tools for organizing classroom activities and recognize the core and essence of classroom teaching as digital technologies enter the scope of vocational education.By doing so,teachers can contribute to the high-quality development of modern vocational education.

职业教育国家规划教材内容特征分析——以财经商贸大类为例

内容是教材的灵魂。采用内容分析法,从教材设计理念、教材结构、教材设计、纸数融合四个维度,对财经商贸大类“十四五”职业教育国家规划教材内容特征进行分析。研究发现:认可能力本位教材设计理念,与标准对接不足;“章—节”式目录结构仍占较大比重,教材内容主题分歧明显;标题式项目、理实叠加现象突出;数字资源以二维码融入微课视频为主,存在不一致、使用率不高问题。据此,提出提升高职专业教学标准适应性、内容描述详尽度和时效性,重视专业核心课程教材的技术理论知识开发,以实践性问题为纽带整合理论与实践知识,结合课程内容特性与学习者需求开发教材配套的数字化资源等优化对策。

统计活动过程视角下小学“统计与概率”教材内容的分析与比较——以“苏教版”“北师版”为例

以“统计活动过程”视角为理论基础,从统计活动过程的各环节要素对苏教版和北师版小学数学教材中“统计与概率”内容进行分析和比较.研究发现:两版教材在统计活动过程的各环节上有所侧重,整体上各具风格;两版教材均直接突出对统计基础知识的重视,并间接蕴涵着对数据意识的培养.对教材使用的启示有:以“统计活动视角”为基础,注重对教材进行创生;将活动视角与统计教学间的“冲突”化为提升素养的机会;进而在统计活动中促进批判性思维的发展.对教材编写或修订提供启发:从学科角度厘清“统计”与“概率”的本质关系,整体把握统计活动的全过程,给予学生更多获取直接经验的机会.

认知负荷理论视域下教材插图编配研究

认知负荷理论是一种适合解释教材插图学习的理论,它认为学习者的学习活动主要在容量有限的工作记忆中进行,工作记忆有两条信息加工通道,分别负责处理文字内容和图片内容。有待工作记忆处理的文字内容和图片内容要彼此对应,编配方式应有利于学习者整合图文信息,且不宜让学习者的工作记忆负荷过重。在现行教材的代表性样本中,教材编配的大部分插图与文字内容相对应,教材主要采用嵌入、邻近、内容关联词、符号标志关联词等技术帮助学生建立插图与相应文字内容之间的联系,但插图与文字的有效关联技术运用得较少,教材插图的编配缺乏明确的规范。为规范教材插图的编配,应将“对应”作为插图选配的原则,适当提升嵌入技术的使用比例,充分且到位地运用图文关联技术,开展图文关联技术组合效果的研究,加强不同学科教材编写者在插图编配上的相互借鉴。

“大教材观”与教材强国建设

建设教材强国不仅要建设人民满意的高质量教材体系,还要明确教材理论的相对独立性。为实现教材强国建设理想,应树立起系统、联系、全面、动态的“大教材观”,关注教材建设的全环节、全过程、全要素及其内在联系,有效促进强国战略融合发展、学习型社会构建和教育改革的进一步深化。在“大教材观”视域下,当前的教材建设存在教材理论的话语区隔与自行其道、教材评价的孤立存在与标准虚设、教材类型发展的结构失衡与资源错配、教材使用过程的权责不清与通道不畅等问题,为实现强国理想,应以全场域的教材研究立场丰富中国教材话语体系,打造以时代新人培养为核心理念的教材供给体系,坚持行政主导构建立体均衡的教材格局,以及完善权责一致、多元协作的教材治理体系。

大数据时代背景下“地球化学多元统计分析”课程混合式教学改革与实践

“地球化学多元统计分析”是面向地球化学专业本科四年级开设的专业核心课程。在大数据时代背景下,原有的课程教学模式面临内容相对陈旧、课时严重不足、实践操作教学效果不理想等问题。笔者尝试开展了线上线下混合式课程教学改革并实践,包括更新教学内容体系和教材、整合网上教材和教学资源、扩充相关软件的操作训练、理论授课与实验课交叉进行、课堂授课与课后作业有机融合等,同时融入了教学思政内容,教学效果明显提高。

高职院校印刷媒体技术专业活页式教材开发与建设研究

随着信息技术的高速发展,传统教材已不能满足高职教育人才培养的需要,开发与建设新形态教材势在必行。文章分析并总结了高职院校印刷媒体技术专业教材存在的问题及系列化活页式教材开发的意义。为推动印刷媒体技术专业教材改革,提高印刷媒体技术专业人才培养质量,提出应从活页式教材“系列化”顶层设计、“多元化”组建教材编写团队、“精准化”组织教材内容、“数字化”拓展教材空间及构建活页式教材动态评价和反馈机制等五个方面逐步开展活页式教材的开发与建设。文章探索了校企共同开发与建设活页式教材的路径,为高职院校系列化活页式教材的开发提供参考。

新文科数学课程体系的构建与实施路径

在新文科建设与人才培养视域下,培养新型社会所需优秀文科人才的关键在于不同学科之间的交叉融合,而数学与文科的交叉融合尤为重要。随着社会的发展,文科专业对学生数学能力的要求不断提升,原有的文科数学课程在教学目标、教学内容和教学模式等方面已不能满足新文科专业建设与人才培养的需要。新文科数学课程体系要在融合与守正的平衡中建立新的目标,深入挖掘数学在新文科建设中的价值。在内容上进行更新或重构,在教学模式上紧跟教育数字化转型的步伐,重视数学技术的应用,构建适应新文科建设与发展要求的大学数学课程体系,发挥数学类优质课程与教材在培养高素质文科人才方面的积极作用。因此,在对新文科数学课程体系的构建依据和课程体系的构建理念、体系结构和课程设置进行深入分析的基础上,文章从教学目标、课程内容、新形态文科数学教材开发、数字化资源建设、考核评价模式和保障制度几个方面探讨了新文科大学数学课程体系的实施路径,并在吉林大学进行教学实践,取得了较好的效果。

新工科背景下汽车“新四化”精品教材与课程一体化建设

以低碳化、电动化、智能化、无人化为代表的新一轮科技革命,具有重要的科学意义和应用前景。精品教材和一流课程及交叉融合新课程建设是新工科背景下一流专业内涵建设的重要内容。该文聚焦新时代下的南京理工大学机械工程国家一流专业建设和车辆工程江苏省一流专业建设,基于团队主编的“十三五”国家重点出版规划项目现代机械工程系列精品教材、第七届兵工高校精品教材、新工科教材,进行精品教材与汽车“新四化”的技术基础课程和核心课程一体化建设研究,实现课程教材的良性协同互促,取得显著的实践成效。

储能科学与工程电化学类新形态立体化教材建设与实践——以《电化学基础教程》为例

随着现代信息技术的发展,运用互联思维打造立体化教材已经成为高校教材改革的趋势。储能科学与工程作为新兴专业,面临着紧迫的教材体系建设任务。本文以《电化学基础教程》立体化教材的设计与实施为例,从解决教学问题的方法入手,提出了新形态立体化教材的建设路径和一些行之有效的建设方法。希望能为新形态教材改革提供有益思路。