EFL Learner-Focused Curriculum Redesign,Implementation and Evaluation——a case from China Agricultural University

The paper investigates the learner-focused English as a Foreign Langue(EFL) curricular innovation in China Agricultural University(referred to as CAU in the following text) from the perspectives of curricular formulation,implementation and evaluation of EFL learning & teaching in the one-year duration from Autumn semester of 2016 to Spring semester of 2017.A discussion of the effects of the curricular restructuring is presented.

An Empirical Study on Students’Evaluation of Moral Education in Foreign Language Education in China

Students’evaluation of moral education is of great significance for improving the quality of teaching.Through a survey of 2715 undergraduates majoring in foreign languages,this paper analyzes their evaluation of the moral education.Findings show that students speak highly of teachers’competence in moral education,teaching methods and the integration of moral education in the textbooks,but not in the course assessment and the overall effect of moral education.Suggestions were proposed accordingly to improve moral education of foreign language education in China.

Analysis and Research on University Education Curriculum Evaluation System in China

In China,the reform of curriculum evaluation system is the core issue of the reform of higher education.The curriculum evaluation system should focus on students’development needs.Besides,instead of sticking flat,we should create a more multifarious curriculum system for students.

Policy and Implementation Mismatch:An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Compulsory Entrepreneurship Curriculum From Educational Management Perspective

In response to the increasing level of unemployment and the recent global trend of shifting individual economy prosperity from jobs to entrepreneurship and in the quest for fulfillment of the national goals of providing effective and self-reliant citizens,the revised National Policy on Education introduced 34 new entrepreneur/vocational subjects from which every student is mandated to pick one subject with the hope that she/he may practically apply as sustainable trade for self-reliance and possible personal economic prosperity.The educational administrators and managers at school level are further mandated to ensure a successful implementation of the curriculum.This study evaluates the curriculum 2007 using a census survey approach.Specifically,the most offered trade/entrepreneurship subjects were identified using a validated researcher made inventory and the questions of whether the subjects are relevant to the students’aspirations,the level of practical application of the trade learnt,and the level of quality of teachers handing the vocational subjects were examined through the administration of the instrument to 4,900 senior secondary school graduates,1,400 teachers,and 350 principals and directors in North-Western Nigeria.The study found four most prevalent subjects offered to be animal husbandry and fisheries,and it was also found that 71%of the teachers teaching the vocational subjects are not qualified to teach the subjects and the 71%of the students are not willing to practice the vocation learnt as trade.Among other things,complete revisiting of the curriculum 2007 was recommended where the subjects will be reduced from 34 to 10 through merger of many related subjects,and subjects like fisheries and animal husbandry should be merged with agriculture and the subject made compulsory.

A research on the school-based curriculums development in collage public art education construction

Based on an analysis of the existing problems of collage public art education in China, the paper discussed the connotation ofXi＇ an physical education University constructing a ＂one foundation and two supplements ＂ public art education curriculums system with its own characteristics and personality, and generalized the principles and concrete measures we should pay attention to during development of school-based curriculum of public art education.

Development and Innovation of College English Curriculum Evaluation Models

Teaching evaluation is an important and essential part of teaching, is an important means of detecting teaching effect. The traditional way of teaching evaluation only concerned with results of student learning, which is not conducive to reforms of English teaching methods and content. Our school s implemented English curriculum evaluation method combining formative assessment and summative assessment, which reflects the times, openness and flexibility of English teaching, but help to improve the overall quality of students, greatly promoting the reform of English teaching and development.

Research on Curriculum Attainment Evaluation System Based on Learning Outcomes in Universities

With the continuous development and improvement of educational concepts,the effectiveness of learning outcomes and the achievement of curriculum has become an important way to change the present situation of teaching.This paper explores the construction of the curriculum achievability evaluation system based on learning outcomes from three aspects,namely,phased learning outcomes,graduation requirements,graduation design requirements and employability requirements,which are closely related to learning outcomes,in order to contribute to the promotion of education reform and the improvement of teaching effectiveness.

Curriculum Evaluation for English Majors and Its Adjustments in Reading Instruction

The mandate of education lies in its curriculum. Course construction not only has a direct effect on teaching quality,but also is an important mark of a university's overall teaching level. To cater to a university's individual needs, the university and the teacher should be able to effectively evaluate the New National English Curriculum, and then further work out their own school-based curriculum development. Therefore, this thesis evaluates the application of the New Curriculum for English Majors in Reading instruction. Finally some possible solutions are addressed to better suit its teaching context.

Research on School-based Curriculum Development Based on Manchu Cultural Inheritance in China

China is the country with pluralistic cultural background of 56 ethnic groups,Manchu is China’s second largest minority,the population is over 10 million.The history of Manchu can be traced back earliest to 7000 years ago,even so,there are not more than 100 Manchu people can speak the Manchu language,the inheritance and development of Manchu culture are in jeopardy.The article focused on how to educate Manchu culture to pupils in Manchu primary school,especially in Manchu schoolbased curriculum,exploring the present situation and effective ways of the development of Manchu school-based curriculum.

Towards Breaking through Bottlenecks of Developing Higher Education Curriculum from the Perspective of Constructing Quality Evaluation System

With the effective measure of curriculum maturity,curriculum development of higher education makes a breakthrough in the bottleneck period,ultimately providing an external driving force for the effective study on substance of quality evaluation system in the development of higher education curriculum.The research shows that the development of higher education curriculum should make a comprehensive analysis of quality evaluation by following the principle of sustainability,which encourages the quality-oriented innovation of higher education curriculum,thus forming a substantive breakthrough in curriculum development.

An Evaluation of the English curriculum at Senior Secondary Schools in China

The assessment of the English curriculum at senior secondary schools in China has made some changes in recent years.It will become better and better in the nearly future of English teaching.It is a sign of success of English education reform and also it can meet the needs of our society.

Evaluation of a concept-based physical education unit for energy balance education

Background:Physical education(PE)is a key channel that impacts children's decisions and behaviors for healthful living.This study evaluated the effects of a concept-based PE(CBPE)instructional unit,featured by energy balance(EB)education,on students'knowledge learning,situational interest,cognitive,and physical engagements as well as teachers'perceptions.Methods:Fourth and 5th grade students(n=468)in a mid-western state of the United States were recruited as the participants.Four elementary schools were randomized to the CBPE or control groups.Students'EB knowledge,situational interest,cognitive engagement,and physical engagement were measured by a knowledge test,the Situational Interest Scale—Elementary,written task sheets,and accelerometers,respectively,while teachers'perceptions of the CBPE unit were captured by individual interviews at the end of the experiment.Results:The CBPE group showed a significant increase in EB knowledge,while the control did not.Both groups showed a similar increasing trend for situational interest over time,although the statistical results favored the control group.For physical engagement,the CBPE group demonstrated a statistically different but substantively similar level of in-class physical activity compared to the control group.The CBPE group also showed a moderate level of cognitive engagement throughout the unit.The PE teachers reported overall positive perceptions about teaching the CBPE unit.Conclusion:These results support the utility of the CBPE unit in enhancing EB education along with facilitating positive student interest and engagement as well as positive teaching experiences.

Research on the Reform of Course Assessment and Evaluation in Colleges and Universities

Under the background of the new concept of“four evaluations”,colleges and universities need to strengthen the management of learning process,promote the reform of curriculum process evaluation,build a diversified student learning evaluation system,reflect the achievement of curriculum objectives,timely feedback and form continuous improvement.This paper discusses the necessity of the reform of college curriculum evaluation,interprets the concept of the new concept,and puts forward the implementation method of the evaluation reform,in order to contribute to the reform of college curriculum evaluation.

Constructing a Scientific and Multidimensional Quality Evaluation Mechanism for Ideological and Political Education in Colleges and Universities

The construction of curriculum ideological and political education mechanism in colleges and universities in China has begun to take effect.In view of the differences in the key points of different colleges and universities in the construction of curriculum ideological and political education mechanism,the quality evaluation of curriculum ideological and political education mechanism is particularly important.However,the quality evaluation mechanism is related to ability,fairness,and potential.It is essential to assume the effectiveness of moral education in college curriculum ideological and political education as the benchmark,adhere to positioning experts,teachers,and students as the key elements of the main body of the evaluation mechanism,as well as establish a diversified quality evaluation standard system based on the teaching management,infrastructure,and moral education effectiveness.Building a scientific and multi-dimensional quality evaluation mechanism for ideological and political education in colleges and universities would promote the connotative development of ideological and political education in courses.

On the Reform of ESP Curriculum for New Medicine Discipline

This paper discusses the reform of ESP(English for special purpose)curriculum in Chinese medicine universities for new medicine discipline.The reconstruction of ESP curriculum and evaluation system can better meet different students’needs,broaden their horizons,and cultivate compound talents of Chinese medicine with more competitiveness and international vision.

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.

融入区块链的课程目标达成评价系统建构与应用研究

推进课程评价数字化转型升级,是实现教育现代化、推进教育高质量发展、建设教育强国的重要举措。然而,当前课程目标达成评价领域存在中心化管理、数据孤岛、安全性不足等问题,影响了课程目标达成评价的科学性和公信力,进而制约了课程评价数字化转型。为此,文章提出一种基于区块链技术变革课程评价的新思路,设计了融入区块链的课程目标达成评价系统,从数据共享框架、课程目标达成评价合约、隐私保护方案三个层面探讨系统的运行机制,并阐述该系统的主要功能和应用成效。文章设计的系统,可为消除数据孤岛、提高评价数据安全性、推动课程评价数字化转型提供参考。

A Curriculum Report on Teachers as Decision-maker

Curriculum design is an aspect of education profession which focuses on developing curricula for students.Educators will take many factors in consideration when design a curriculum.In practical teaching,teacher as decision makers to design an appropriate curricu lum and teaching activities play an important part in the whole teaching and learning.Many classroom teachers are working with students of different levels of ability,and they need to be able to adjust the curriculum to keep all of the students engaged and learning.It may also be necessary to change the pace of a curriculum to deal with problems as they arise.The essay analyse five parts in designing the curriculum as a teacher decision maker and get a conclusion according to the whole analysis course.

地学类课程的贯穿式学习与评价——形成性评价在“古生物学”课程中的探索与应用

形成性评价是为正在进行的教学活动提供反馈信息,即贯穿全学习过程的师生互助式双向反馈,相对于总结性评价而言,其目的在于促进学习和指导教学,而非仅获得评价结果。本文以吉林大学本科创新示范课—“古生物学”课程为例,分析形成性评价体系的优势,明确该体系的设计理念及目标,详细介绍以评价内容、评价时机、评价方式和教学反馈为内容的评价体系建设及实施过程,提出了具有地学类课程特色的普适性形成性评价体系模型。

课程思政背景下论“情感态度与价值观”教学实施和考核评价

课程思政教学改革背景下,“情感态度与价值观”教学目标被提到立德树人的新高度,但由于其见效慢且难以测量,使得该维目标得不到有效落实,影响课程思政教学改革的实效。该文追本溯源地探析“情感态度与价值观”的基本内涵、目标分类层级,探析常用考核评价方法特点及建议,并结合具体课程对不同层级的“情感态度与价值观”教学目标的考核从理论角度给出考核设计分析,从实践角度给出考核题型建议及考核实例。