An examination of the interactions between museum educators and students on a school visit to science museum     

Neta Shaby  Orit Ben-Zvi Assaraf  Tali Tal 《科学教学研究杂志》2019,56(2):211-239

Today, science is a major part of western culture. Discussions about the need for members of the public to access and understand scientific information are therefore well established, citing the importance of such information to responsible citizenship, democracy, socially accountable scientific research and public funding (National Research Council [2009] Learning science in informal environments: People, places, and pursuits. National Academies Press). In recent years there has been an increased interest in investigating not just what visitors to informal environments have learnt after a visit, but also how visitors interact and engage with exhibits during the visit (Davidsson & Jakobsson [2012] Understanding interactions at science centers and museums: Approaching sociocultural perspectives. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers). Within the field of school visits to science museums, however, interactions between students and museum educators (MEs) remain relatively unexplored. In our study of such school visits, we are mainly interested in the interactions that take place between three agents—the students, the museum educator and the physical setting of the exhibit. Using moment-to-moment fine grain analysis of multiple interactions allowed us to identify recurring patterns between students and the museum educators around exhibits, and to examine the MEs’ mediational role during the interactions, and the practices they employ to engage students with exhibits. Our study revealed that most interactions between MEs and students consist of technical explanations of how to operate the exhibits. The interactions that do move past this stage often include two main practices, which the MEs use to promote students’ engagement with the exhibits: physical instruction and engaging the students emotionally. Understanding what is actually happening in the learning process that occurs during students’ interactions with exhibits can help museum educators and exhibit designers improve the experiences of students on school visits.  相似文献   

Reading from paper compared to screens: A systematic review and meta‐analysis     

Virginia Clinton 《Journal of Research in Reading》2019,42(2):288-325

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Emotions involved in encountering classroom diversity: Beginning teachers’ stories     

Eeva Kaisa Hyry-Beihammer  Katri Jokikokko  Minna Uitto 《British Educational Research Journal》2019,45(6):1124-1139

This article addresses emotions involved in encountering classroom diversity as appearing in beginning teachers’ stories. Previous research has pointed out that teachers’ emotions related to growing classroom diversity are seldom addressed, although increasing classroom diversity has been distinguished as a significant emotional challenge for teachers. In this article, teachers’ work is viewed as relational and moral work, in which emotions are inherently present. We conceptualise emotions as simultaneously social and individual. Instead of predefining the term ‘diversity’, we are interested in what kind of classroom diversity seems to become meaningful in teachers’ stories. The data consists of narrative interviews with seven Finnish beginning teachers. The findings illustrate how, in beginning teachers’ stories, students are both categorised and approached as unique individuals. Furthermore, the findings show diverse ways that emotions are present in teachers’ stories about classroom diversity, and how the working community also affects teachers’ emotions. We argue that teachers’ stories related to emotions and classroom diversity can be interpreted as moral negotiations, in which teachers’ own values and ideas of teaching are challenged. The findings of this article may add understanding of teacher–student relationships in diverse classrooms, and are also significant for teacher educators and teacher education programmes.  相似文献   

Calculated democracy—Explorations in gerrymandering     

David McCune  Samuel Luke Tunstall 《Teaching Statistics》2019,41(2):47-53

This paper describes a lesson centered around a metric for measuring partisan gerrymandering: the efficiency gap. We situate the efficiency gap in the current US political climate, describe the activity itself, and then provide recommendations for readers interested in adapting the lesson for their own classrooms.  相似文献   

数据结构的对象化教学方式探讨与实践     

徐翀  徐建 《中国现代教育装备》2011,(9):104-106

数据结构是高等院校计算机专业的一门重要的专业课。就目前普遍采用的面向过程的教学方式的弊端,提出了进行对象化的教学方式。结合我院实践,提出了一系列的教学步骤,并对此作了分析和探讨。  相似文献   

仪器分析教学改革探索与研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

徐鹏 《中国现代教育装备》2011,(7):126-128

仪器分析课是北京林业大学理学院面向生物学院、环境学院、材料学院的相关专业开设的专业课程。本文从课程体系的优化、教学内容选择、教学方法的改革、实验教学以及考核方式等方面探讨了本校仪器分析课程改革的具体措施。  相似文献   

新建地方师范学院应用化学专业分析化学实验改革探讨     

陈渊  陈宪明  罗济文  周能  李家贵 《中国现代教育装备》2011,(13):88-90

根据地方师范学院实际教学情况和分析化学实验课程的特点,对应用化学专业的分析化学实验教学内容、教学方法、实验数据的记录与处理、实验课成绩考核方法、鼓励学生参加技能比赛和职业技能鉴定等方面进行了改革与探索。目的是提高教学质量和学生的就业能力,为培养社会需要的高素质实用型人才打下基础。  相似文献   

建筑类院校电力系统分析课程“四化”建设     

龚静  李英姿 《中国现代教育装备》2011,(23):113-114

结合学校定位和学生职业规划提出了电力系统分析课程建设的“四化”原则。多年的实践教学证明,“四化”原则对开发学生潜力、培养创新应用型人才有重要指导意义。  相似文献   

我国不同地区现代服务业发展阶段的多元统计实证分析     

梁斌 《深圳职业技术学院学报》2011,10(5):53-56

现代服务业的发展是经济成长的主要动力．本文根据多元统计分析方法,对我国31个省市地区2009年统计数据进行因子分析,客观地反映我国各地区现代服务业的经济实力,综合因子排名显示出其发展极不平衡,对此提出了几点建议以促进区域产业结构的优化和提升现代服务产业的竞争力,为我国各地区现代服务业发展与决策提供理论依据．  相似文献   

Reasons of students and apprentices to choose a training company in the dual system     

Annette Hoxtell 《Journal of Vocational Education & Training》2019,71(1):46-64

This article sheds light on an understudied aspect of the transition from school to work: the choice of a training company. It presents findings from qualitative interviews with 69 secondary school students and apprentices from the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, focusing on their reasons to choose a training company in the dual system. What reasons lead students and apprentices to choose a training company? The most common reason is personal impressions, which future apprentices obtain in their initial, personal encounters with a company and its staff. Students and apprentices often consider location, working atmosphere and soundness. Due to this study’s regional scope, its findings may not be fully generalisable on a national or international level. However, its findings may instigate further research in countries where people pursuing certain types of apprenticeship training have to apply to companies (e.g. Great Britain, Switzerland and Australia).  相似文献