Interventions in general education for students with disabilities: a systematic review     

Enid Reichrath  Luc P. de Witte  Ieke Winkens 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(6):563-580

Implementing effective interventions in general education increases the chances of success for students with disabilities. Often the effectiveness of interventions is not known. The aim of this review was to investigate what interventions are used in general education and what is known about their effectiveness so that educational institutions can exchange best practices and students with disabilities have better opportunities for successful participation in general education. A systematic literature search was conducted in four databases. Three investigators assessed the relevance of the studies identified. In only half of the studies is information on the effectiveness of interventions reported. Due to enormous variety in the types of interventions, effect measures, disability groups, and focus on different types of education, we chose to focus on reading interventions for improving the reading skills of students with reading and/or learning disabilities. Other interventions are shortly mentioned. All of the eight reading interventions found seem to have positive influences on reading skills. However, the methodological quality in some studies was low. Still, recommendations for actual interventions in general education are made. Measuring the effectiveness of interventions systematically and publishing the information helps others to implement effective interventions without having to reinvent them.  相似文献   

Towards a Methodology for Teacher‐Based Classroom Research     

David Hopkins 《School Leadership & Management》2013,33(3):197-204

Educational research and evaluation for the purpose of improving practice is becoming increasingly common. The teacher‐researcher movement, LEA sponsored self‐evaluation schemes, for example, both involve teachers in reviewing their own practice or the practices of the school as an organization, with the express purpose of utilizing the review data for professional or school improvement. Unfortunately, the methodology for research and evaluation in schools is problematic; one reason for this is the difficulty in deriving valid inferences from data that are often qualitative in kind and subjective in manner. Although there is a body of literature that describes ways of collecting data on the functioning of schools and classrooms, there is little guidance as to how to analyse it. This presents particular difficulties for the teacher or school staff who, for example, are trying to make sense out of a mass of data accumulated from a self‐evaluation exercise. The following paper is an attempt to provide support for teachers and schools in such a predicament: it suggests a method for analysing qualitative data emerging from school‐based research efforts that draws on the traditions of sociological and anthropological field work.  相似文献   

Exploration of direct and indirect associations of system-level policy-amenable variables with reading literacy performance     

Jaap Scheerens  Hans Luyten  Stéphanie M. van den Berg  Cees A. W. Glas 《Educational Research and Evaluation》2013,19(1):15-39

As expectations of the economic impact of educational attainment are soaring (Hanushek & Woessmann, 2009 Hanushek E. A., & Woessmann, L. (2009). Do better schools lead to more growth? Cognitive skills, economic outcomes, and causation (NBER Working Paper, No. 14633). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) and conjectures about successful national educational reforms (Mourshed, Chijioke, & Barber, 2010 Mourshed, M., Chijioke, C., & Barber, M. (2010). How the world's most improved school systems keep getting better. Retrieved from http://www.mckinsey.com/client_service/social_sector/latest_thinking/worlds_most_improved_schools[Crossref] , [Google Scholar]) are welcomed by educational policy-makers in many countries, a careful assessment of the empirical evidence for these kinds of claims is needed. In this article, we present a methodology that was applied to an international data set. A multi-level model of education was used to present a hypothetical scenario, indicated as the “implementation scenario”. The scenario was tested on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009 data set by means of multi-level structural equation modelling. Although we find some evidence for direct effects and some support for straightforward implementation, the overall impact of malleable conditions at the system and school level appears disappointingly small. A theoretical strand of literature that would account for “limited malleability” is referred to in discussing these results.  相似文献   

Teachers’ perceptions of student evaluations of teaching     

Cecilia K.Y. Chan  Lillian Y.Y. Luk  Min Zeng 《Educational Research and Evaluation》2013,19(4):275-289

Evaluation of teaching in higher education has drawn much attention due to the need for greater accountability and improvement in student learning. Our review of literature on Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) surveys suggests that considerable controversy and criticism have surrounded its use, fairness, and validity. Yet, many universities in Hong Kong are depending primarily on student feedback in SET surveys to provide evidence for their improvement of teaching and learning, and for their decisions made on teachers' pay-rise and tenure. If universities are to continue to use SET surveys as the main source of mechanism for measuring teaching effectiveness, teachers will have to understand and be aware of its purposes. But how much do we know about teachers' perceptions of teaching and learning and, consequently, their opinions of using SET surveys as the primary standardized evaluation mechanism of teaching for promotion and tenure and for teaching effectiveness?  相似文献   

增强高职思想政治理论课教学实效性的研究———以渤海船舶职业学院思想政治理论课教学为 例简     

殷虹 《辽宁高职学报》2013,(8):29-30,38

高职院校思想政治理论课教学是高职教育的重要组成部分,对于推进学校思想政治教育工作,培育合格的社会主义建设者和接班人具有重要意义。当前高职院校思想政治理论课教学理念、教学手段、考核机制等方面都存在一定不足,影响到教学实效性和育人功能。教学中必须深入研究教学理念、教学模式、教学内容、教学方法、教师队伍建设、考核机制等问题,探索出适合高职学生特点的思想政治理论课教学新模式。  相似文献   

初中数学课堂教学的“简约”与“不简单”     

石慧英 《宁波教育学院学报》2013,15(3):134-137

从初中数学课堂的教学现状入手,结合教学实例,阐释了这种"简约"数学教学的课堂要求,以及如何打造出一个"不简单"的数学课堂,从而为我们的课堂做好减法,构建返璞归真、简约高效的数学课堂。  相似文献   

基于系统论观点提升德育实践实效性研究     

邬丽群  刘华利  陶金 《高教论坛》2013,(5):18-21

高校开展德育实践工作竭力破解高等教育不适应人才培养及经济社会发展需要的难题,坚持系统论的观点,分析当前德育实践面临的困境,构建德育实践系统,注重强化系统整体功能,优化要素,协调子系统之间关系,加强系统与环境的相互适应,努力提升德育实践系统实效性。  相似文献   

增强高职院校思想政治理论课教学实效性的策略     

宾业伟 《高教论坛》2013,(11):114-115,125

文章针对高职院校思想政治理论课教学的特点,从教育理念、教学内容、教学方法和教学语言等方面,探索增强高职院校思想政治理论课教学实效的策略。  相似文献   

学生评教的研究现状及启示     

吴静 《北京工业职业技术学院学报》2013,12(3):104-107

学生评教是高校改进教师教学和教学管理工作的重要手段,也是近年来高等教育研究者关注的一个焦点.介绍了国内外学生评教的发展历程,系统地梳理了学生评教的研究重点,即对学生评教的可靠性、有效性、影响因素、指标体系的研究,分析了学生评教实践中存在的诸多问题,得出对学生评教实践的启示,以促进学生评教工作的良性发展.  相似文献   

以大学生犯罪为视角反思高校法制教育的实效性     

李阳 《六安师专学报》2013,(4):136-139

近年来大学生犯罪案件频繁发生,犯罪手段及类型也不断增多,已引起社会的普遍关注。高校法制教育作为预防大学生犯罪的主要途径,承担着引导和提升大学生法律素养的重任,但一直存在看目标定位不准、教育内容偏差、师资队伍不足等诸多问题。在分析大学生犯罪现状及原因的基础上,从准确定位法制教育目标、创新法制教育形式、完善课程设置、依法治校等几个方面探讨高等学校法制教育的改革与创新,增强法制教育实效性,以达到控制和减少大学生违法犯罪的目的。  相似文献