The Brief Interactive Optimism Scale (BIOS-G), recently published, was developed to measure optimism based on the interactive personality styles theory in the general population of Mexican adults. It has been validate...The Brief Interactive Optimism Scale (BIOS-G), recently published, was developed to measure optimism based on the interactive personality styles theory in the general population of Mexican adults. It has been validated in both the general population in Mexico and other Latin American countries. This study aims to further consolidate the validity of the BIOS-G in a specific population. The objectives are to assess the psychometric properties of its items, validate its unidimensional structure, describe its distribution, verify its internal consistency, and examine its direct relationship with affective balance and positive affect, as well as its inverse relationship with emotional exhaustion and negative affect among Mexican university teachers. The BIOS-G, the CESQT emotional exhaustion subscale, and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) were administered to a non-probability sample of 213 Mexican university teachers. All items demonstrated discriminative power and internal consistency. The scale showed internal consistency (Green-Yang ordinal ω = 0.74 and McDonald ordinal ω = 0.88). The one-factor model presented good to acceptable fit to the data, with an average variance extracted of 0.65. Its distribution was negatively skewed and mesokurtic. The BIOS-G correlated directly with SPANE’s affective balance and positive emotional experiences and inversely with negative emotional experiences and emotional exhaustion, with moderate strengths of association. Its mean score was higher in men than in women and correlated positively with age. It is concluded that the BIOS-G demonstrates internal consistency and validity evidence among Mexican university teachers, and its use in this specific population is recommended.展开更多
With the development of the international education environment and the continuous reform of higher education in China,the working pace in universities is accelerating,with higher requirements for university work and ...With the development of the international education environment and the continuous reform of higher education in China,the working pace in universities is accelerating,with higher requirements for university work and increasingly apparent pressure on teachers.Young teachers in Chinese universities are prone to occupational stress.In addition to undertaking teaching,research,and other tasks,they feel anxious and at a loss when facing personal issues such as job promotion and taking care of their families.This article selects young teachers from some universities in China as research subjects and uses a questionnaire survey method to understand the current situation and sources of pressure on young teachers in universities,so as to focus on and alleviate their stress in a targeted manner.展开更多
As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develo...As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develop capacities to teach in English,while their English teacher counterparts need to develop content-specific pedagogical knowledge.Content and Language Integrated Learning(CLIL)pedagogies,defined as the integration of both language and content curricular goals,have emerged as a vehicle to facilitate this development for both types of teachers.However,what it means to be a CLIL teacher may vary considerably as teachers leverage their professional knowledge and personal experiences.We,therefore,explore teachers’conceptions of CLIL and how their disciplinary,linguistic,and pedagogical backgrounds enable or burden them to forge a“CLIL teacher”identity.This qualitative study illustrates the salient points of the journeys taken by two university teachers,one a specialist in oil and gas,the other an English teacher and teacher educator.Drawing on extended one-on-one interviews,we present two teachers’experiences through a series of CLIL-informed workshops.Using a multidisciplinary analytical framework,we map the ways in which the two teacher participants negotiate their identities in relation to CLIL.The findings highlight the importance of understanding teacher experiences,particularly their language learning backgrounds,attitudes toward supporting student learning,and relationships with their colleagues as they work to adapt to teaching English and STEM subjects in university EMI contexts.展开更多
Teachers in colleges and universities are the nurturers of the core talents of the country.Teachers’comprehensive quality levels in colleges and universities fundamentally determine the quality of talent cultivation ...Teachers in colleges and universities are the nurturers of the core talents of the country.Teachers’comprehensive quality levels in colleges and universities fundamentally determine the quality of talent cultivation in colleges and universities,the level of scientific research,and the contribution to society.Based on moral cultivation and teachers’professional moral cultivation,this paper discusses the problems in the professional moral cultivation of college teachers and the measures to improve the professional moral cultivation of college teachers.展开更多
This article explores the development path and mechanism of“double-qualified”teachers in private universities under digital transformation.Through literature review,theoretical analysis,and other research methods,th...This article explores the development path and mechanism of“double-qualified”teachers in private universities under digital transformation.Through literature review,theoretical analysis,and other research methods,this study conducts an in-depth analysis of the impact of digital technology on the development of“double-qualified”teachers in private colleges and universities and puts forward corresponding strategies and suggestions.Research shows that digital transformation provides new opportunities and challenges for developing“double-qualified”teachers in private colleges and universities.To adapt to this trend,teachers must continuously improve their digital skills,and schools should establish a complete incentive mechanism and evaluation system,strengthen school-enterprise cooperation and the integration of industry and education to promote the comprehensive development of“double-qualified”teachers,and provide a useful guideline for private universities to promote the development of“double-qualified”teachers in digital transformation.展开更多
This study investigated the status quo and further improvement needs of foreign language teachers’teaching competence in curriculum-based ideological education(CIE)in Xinjiang colleges and universities.The results sh...This study investigated the status quo and further improvement needs of foreign language teachers’teaching competence in curriculum-based ideological education(CIE)in Xinjiang colleges and universities.The results show that the teachers’teaching competence in CIE is generally good,with the“cultivating quality”being the highest and the“scientific research quality”the lowest;there still exist several problems,such as teachers’lack of theoretical knowledge in CIE,lack of teaching resources,and insufficient abilities in teaching design and research.It is hoped that with the support and efforts from university administrations,teachers can improve their teaching competence in CIE through various approaches adopted and multiple measures taken,thus optimizing their teaching effectiveness,promoting the construction of CIE in Xinjiang colleges and universities in the new era,and contributing to Xinjiang’s high-quality development.展开更多
There is curiosity and awareness throughout the world regarding the role of Information and Communication technologies. This is felt in each and every section of society. Several studies have confirmed and considered ...There is curiosity and awareness throughout the world regarding the role of Information and Communication technologies. This is felt in each and every section of society. Several studies have confirmed and considered information and communication technology’s significance in the field of education. It has not only affected learners but also to the teachers. This paper explores how ICT-based projects affect teachers’ and students’ attitudes. The data was collected through self-prepared attitude scale. It was distributed among the teachers and students of various schools. Two hundred students and one hundred twenty teachers responded to the questionnaire. Analysis was done through the data collected from the teachers as well as from students. The study’s conclusions demonstrated that while there was no significant variation in the attitudes of teachers utilizing different ICT-based programs, there was a substantial difference in the students’ attitude toward learning with different ICT-based programs.展开更多
This study aims to explore the characteristics of novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors in classroom teaching and their intervention strategies.With the continuous improvement of education quality,novice teachers f...This study aims to explore the characteristics of novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors in classroom teaching and their intervention strategies.With the continuous improvement of education quality,novice teachers face increasing challenges in teaching practice.Their inappropriate behaviors not only affect the classroom atmosphere but may also negatively impact students’learning outcomes.Therefore,researching the characteristics of novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors and their intervention strategies holds significant scientific and social value.This study employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the behavioral patterns of novice teachers in classroom teaching and proposes corresponding intervention strategies.The results indicate that novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors mainly manifest as poor classroom management,monotonous teaching methods,and insufficient interaction with students.Based on these findings,the study proposes a series of effective intervention strategies,including enhancing teacher training,optimizing teaching design,and promoting positive interactions between teachers and students.The conclusions of the study not only provide practical guidance for educational practice but also point out directions for future research,emphasizing the crucial role of teacher professional development in improving teaching quality.展开更多
This study examines the role adaptation of rural primary school teachers through a literature review,summarizing the current research on general practice teachers and identifying emerging trends.Interviews were conduc...This study examines the role adaptation of rural primary school teachers through a literature review,summarizing the current research on general practice teachers and identifying emerging trends.Interviews were conducted with four rural primary school teachers,revealing key challenges:an incomplete understanding of their responsibilities as head teachers,a lack of theoretical and practical guidance in their role as learners,and insufficient research skills in their role as researchers.To address these issues,the study recommends reducing the number of subjects taught by general practice teachers in rural primary schools and providing targeted training,strengthening professional guidance and improving compensation,offering high-quality learning resources and encouraging further education,and establishing educational alliances to enhance teachers’research capabilities.展开更多
High-quality professional teaching staff is an important guarantee to achieve high-quality sustainable development of higher vocational colleges.Part-time teachers are an essential part of the teaching staff of higher...High-quality professional teaching staff is an important guarantee to achieve high-quality sustainable development of higher vocational colleges.Part-time teachers are an essential part of the teaching staff of higher vocational colleges,playing a vital role in higher vocational education.This paper analyzes the problems existing in the management of part-time teachers in higher vocational colleges,such as irregular employment,lack of systematic training,imperfect teaching quality monitoring and evaluation system,weak incentive policy,high turnover,and poor stability.Combined with the characteristics of part-time teachers,this paper explores the construction strategy of parttime teachers in higher vocational colleges,builds a high-quality and high-level part-time teacher team,and provides references for achieving high-quality sustainable development of higher vocational colleges.展开更多
As world events have morphed teachers’roles within English medium of instruction(EMI)contexts to incorporate more online teaching practices,teachers’integration of digital tools has faced technological and curricula...As world events have morphed teachers’roles within English medium of instruction(EMI)contexts to incorporate more online teaching practices,teachers’integration of digital tools has faced technological and curricular challenges.While previous research has examined the integration of digital tools in face-to-face and hybrid EMI settings(e.g.,Finardi,2015;O’Dowd,2018),more research is needed to understand the familiarization process teachers engage in as they implement fully-online teaching to support their content and language integrated learning(CLIL)teaching.As part of a larger project,this case study sets out to fill this gap by examining the practices and perspectives of 30 Kazakhstani university teachers who adopted CLIL approaches while needing to adapt to fully-online teaching contexts.Using the concept of technological pedagogical content knowledge(Mishra&Koehler,2006)in tandem with Ball et al.’s(2016)seven CLIL principles as a framework,this study thematically analyzed workshop artifacts,survey responses,semi-structured interview transcripts,and videos from online class lessons to find that teachers were mediators and curators of content,language,pedagogy,and digital tools.The findings offer pedagogical insights for the implementation of professional development(PD)to prepare teachers to meaningfully curate and mediate technology into their CLIL pedagogy to teach content within EMI contexts.展开更多
The study employs discourse analysis as an analytical methodology,integrating stancetaking and positioning theories as theoretical frameworks,analyzing a post published by an in-service teacher and its related comment...The study employs discourse analysis as an analytical methodology,integrating stancetaking and positioning theories as theoretical frameworks,analyzing a post published by an in-service teacher and its related comments on RED,to explore the stancetaking of junior high school English teachers on social platforms in the mainland of China.This paper is expected to provide effective suggestions for enhancing the positive influence of front-line teachers on social media and facilitating the development of their teaching profession amidst the backdrop of educational informatization.展开更多
Assessment is a crucial aspect of the teaching process for teachers.Teachers’assessment literacy is closely related to students’learning outcomes.The language assessment literacy of foreign language teachers is a si...Assessment is a crucial aspect of the teaching process for teachers.Teachers’assessment literacy is closely related to students’learning outcomes.The language assessment literacy of foreign language teachers is a significant component of both teachers’professional development and students’learning,and it has become a research hotspot in the field of domestic language testing.Based on clarifying the theoretical framework of language assessment literacy,this paper proposes the main cultivation paths for pre-service English teachers’language assessment literacy,aiming to provide inspiration and references for the cultivation,reform,and development of teachers in basic foreign language education.展开更多
Teaching quality is the core guarantee for universities to achieve their talent cultivation goals,and teaching supervision,as an important means of monitoring teaching quality,runs through the entire process of teachi...Teaching quality is the core guarantee for universities to achieve their talent cultivation goals,and teaching supervision,as an important means of monitoring teaching quality,runs through the entire process of teaching management.Based on the teaching quality report of School A at University Z for the autumn semester of 2024,this paper systematically analyzes the current situation,problems,and causes of the teaching supervision mechanism through multi-dimensional data analysis of expert classroom observation,peer evaluation,and classroom feedback.On this basis,combined with the application prospects of artificial intelligence technology,it proposes paths to optimize the teaching supervision mechanism,including improving the classroom observation feedback mechanism,increasing supervision coverage,and strengthening the linkage between feedback and teaching reform,providing practical experience and theoretical support for improving teaching quality in universities.展开更多
With the continuous increase in the number of university graduates and the intensification of structural contradictions in the job market,employment guidance in local universities faces significant challenges.Based on...With the continuous increase in the number of university graduates and the intensification of structural contradictions in the job market,employment guidance in local universities faces significant challenges.Based on the theory of digital transformation in education and the application framework of artificial intelligence(AI),this paper explores pathways for AI to enhance the quality of employment guidance in local universities,using employment data of university graduates in Sichuan Province and relevant policy orientations.Through case analysis,survey data,and theoretical research,the study finds that AI can optimize employment guidance processes and improve job-person matching efficiency through intelligent matching,personalized recommendations,and data-driven decision-making mechanisms,thereby facilitating the alignment between talent cultivation in universities and industry demands.The study proposes the construction of an“AI+Employment”ecosystem,the refinement of intelligent evaluation models,and the deepening of university-enterprise collaboration,providing theoretical foundations and practical references for the reform of local university employment guidance systems.展开更多
The aim of the present study is to explore how native Chinese trainee teachers reflect on their usages of oral corrective feedback in class and what their actual teaching practices are in Chinese as a second language(...The aim of the present study is to explore how native Chinese trainee teachers reflect on their usages of oral corrective feedback in class and what their actual teaching practices are in Chinese as a second language(CSL)classroom.To this end,a mixed-methods approach was adopted in this study,including the questionnaire to explore teachers’perceptions as well as classroom observation to understand teachers’pedagogical practices during class.Fifteen trainee teachers from the same teacher training program in a university in China were identified and recruited to help complete the current research.The present study indicates that in the CSL context,teachers play an essential role in the language classroom and serve as the main resource of classroom feedback.When comparing trainee teachers’stated beliefs to their teaching practices,some similarities could be identified between them,however,clear divergence was also noticeable in the present study.Compared to the previous studies on oral corrective feedback in ESL and EFL contexts,most of the findings in the current study could correspond to those outcomes.The implication emphasizes the importance of offering more support to trainee teachers to help them deal with the complex classroom context such as through teacher training programs.Further investigations on students’perceptions of oral corrective feedback in class would also contribute to the understanding of oral corrective feedback in the CSL context.展开更多
The journal Chemical Research in Chinese Universities is a comprehensive academic journal in the field of chemistry,published bimonthly since 1984.The journal publishes research articles,letters/communications and rev...The journal Chemical Research in Chinese Universities is a comprehensive academic journal in the field of chemistry,published bimonthly since 1984.The journal publishes research articles,letters/communications and reviews written by faculty members,researchers and postgraduatesin universities,colleges and research institutes all over China and overseas.展开更多
The flattening of the internal governance of colleges and universities needs to follow the principles of democratic participation,equivalence of rights and responsibilities,and efficiency priority.The structural desig...The flattening of the internal governance of colleges and universities needs to follow the principles of democratic participation,equivalence of rights and responsibilities,and efficiency priority.The structural design should be comprehensively optimized and adjusted.The power distribution should follow the principle of coordination and balance between academic power and administrative power.The operation mechanism should focus on the scientificity and democracy of decision-making.The construction of supporting systems requires the improvement of the performance appraisal system as well as the incentive and supervision mechanisms.展开更多
University teachers play an important role in promoting moral and political education among university students.Regular and long-term construction of teachers’morality and ethics will contribute to the success of the...University teachers play an important role in promoting moral and political education among university students.Regular and long-term construction of teachers’morality and ethics will contribute to the success of the fundamental task of cultivating talents.The present study proposes that due to the multiple identities of university teachers,it is necessary to evaluate the construction of teachers’morality and ethics in terms of what to evaluate and how to evaluate?It is expected that the attempt will provide useful guidance for the construction of university teachers’morality and ethics.展开更多
In her third year as a deputy to the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress,a branch of the national legislature,high school history teacher Ma Ying is continuing to channel three decades of classroom experience into edu...In her third year as a deputy to the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress,a branch of the national legislature,high school history teacher Ma Ying is continuing to channel three decades of classroom experience into education policy proposals.Elected in 2023,the national award-winning educator’s suggestions as a deputy have been drawn from her frontline observations of students9 needs and parent feedback in middle and high schools in Hebei Province.展开更多
文摘The Brief Interactive Optimism Scale (BIOS-G), recently published, was developed to measure optimism based on the interactive personality styles theory in the general population of Mexican adults. It has been validated in both the general population in Mexico and other Latin American countries. This study aims to further consolidate the validity of the BIOS-G in a specific population. The objectives are to assess the psychometric properties of its items, validate its unidimensional structure, describe its distribution, verify its internal consistency, and examine its direct relationship with affective balance and positive affect, as well as its inverse relationship with emotional exhaustion and negative affect among Mexican university teachers. The BIOS-G, the CESQT emotional exhaustion subscale, and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) were administered to a non-probability sample of 213 Mexican university teachers. All items demonstrated discriminative power and internal consistency. The scale showed internal consistency (Green-Yang ordinal ω = 0.74 and McDonald ordinal ω = 0.88). The one-factor model presented good to acceptable fit to the data, with an average variance extracted of 0.65. Its distribution was negatively skewed and mesokurtic. The BIOS-G correlated directly with SPANE’s affective balance and positive emotional experiences and inversely with negative emotional experiences and emotional exhaustion, with moderate strengths of association. Its mean score was higher in men than in women and correlated positively with age. It is concluded that the BIOS-G demonstrates internal consistency and validity evidence among Mexican university teachers, and its use in this specific population is recommended.
基金Key Project of Education Science Planning in Jiangsu Province in 2024“Research on Risk Generation and Governance of Education Intelligence from the Perspective of Social Narrative”(B-b/2024/01/192)。
文摘With the development of the international education environment and the continuous reform of higher education in China,the working pace in universities is accelerating,with higher requirements for university work and increasingly apparent pressure on teachers.Young teachers in Chinese universities are prone to occupational stress.In addition to undertaking teaching,research,and other tasks,they feel anxious and at a loss when facing personal issues such as job promotion and taking care of their families.This article selects young teachers from some universities in China as research subjects and uses a questionnaire survey method to understand the current situation and sources of pressure on young teachers in universities,so as to focus on and alleviate their stress in a targeted manner.
基金funding from the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships program funded by the U.S.Mission to Kazakhstan and administered by American Councils[Award number SKZ100-19-CA-0149].
文摘As universities in Kazakhstan continue to address the challenges that come with developing English-medium instruction(EMI)programs,university Science,Technology,Engineering,and Mathematics(STEM)teachers need to develop capacities to teach in English,while their English teacher counterparts need to develop content-specific pedagogical knowledge.Content and Language Integrated Learning(CLIL)pedagogies,defined as the integration of both language and content curricular goals,have emerged as a vehicle to facilitate this development for both types of teachers.However,what it means to be a CLIL teacher may vary considerably as teachers leverage their professional knowledge and personal experiences.We,therefore,explore teachers’conceptions of CLIL and how their disciplinary,linguistic,and pedagogical backgrounds enable or burden them to forge a“CLIL teacher”identity.This qualitative study illustrates the salient points of the journeys taken by two university teachers,one a specialist in oil and gas,the other an English teacher and teacher educator.Drawing on extended one-on-one interviews,we present two teachers’experiences through a series of CLIL-informed workshops.Using a multidisciplinary analytical framework,we map the ways in which the two teacher participants negotiate their identities in relation to CLIL.The findings highlight the importance of understanding teacher experiences,particularly their language learning backgrounds,attitudes toward supporting student learning,and relationships with their colleagues as they work to adapt to teaching English and STEM subjects in university EMI contexts.
文摘Teachers in colleges and universities are the nurturers of the core talents of the country.Teachers’comprehensive quality levels in colleges and universities fundamentally determine the quality of talent cultivation in colleges and universities,the level of scientific research,and the contribution to society.Based on moral cultivation and teachers’professional moral cultivation,this paper discusses the problems in the professional moral cultivation of college teachers and the measures to improve the professional moral cultivation of college teachers.
基金Pedagogical Reform and Research Fund of Xi'an Mingde Institute of Technology"Research on the development path and mechanism of'dual-qualified'teachers in private universities under the background of digital transformation"[Project no.:JG2023ZD05(Z)]]。
文摘This article explores the development path and mechanism of“double-qualified”teachers in private universities under digital transformation.Through literature review,theoretical analysis,and other research methods,this study conducts an in-depth analysis of the impact of digital technology on the development of“double-qualified”teachers in private colleges and universities and puts forward corresponding strategies and suggestions.Research shows that digital transformation provides new opportunities and challenges for developing“double-qualified”teachers in private colleges and universities.To adapt to this trend,teachers must continuously improve their digital skills,and schools should establish a complete incentive mechanism and evaluation system,strengthen school-enterprise cooperation and the integration of industry and education to promote the comprehensive development of“double-qualified”teachers,and provide a useful guideline for private universities to promote the development of“double-qualified”teachers in digital transformation.
基金2022 Project of Foreign Language Teaching and Research in Xinjiang Colleges and Universities-General Project“Research on the Approaches to Improving Foreign Language Teachers’Teaching Competence in Curriculum-Based Ideological Education in Xinjiang Colleges and Universities in the New Era”(Project number:XJGXWYJG2022B04)。
文摘This study investigated the status quo and further improvement needs of foreign language teachers’teaching competence in curriculum-based ideological education(CIE)in Xinjiang colleges and universities.The results show that the teachers’teaching competence in CIE is generally good,with the“cultivating quality”being the highest and the“scientific research quality”the lowest;there still exist several problems,such as teachers’lack of theoretical knowledge in CIE,lack of teaching resources,and insufficient abilities in teaching design and research.It is hoped that with the support and efforts from university administrations,teachers can improve their teaching competence in CIE through various approaches adopted and multiple measures taken,thus optimizing their teaching effectiveness,promoting the construction of CIE in Xinjiang colleges and universities in the new era,and contributing to Xinjiang’s high-quality development.
文摘There is curiosity and awareness throughout the world regarding the role of Information and Communication technologies. This is felt in each and every section of society. Several studies have confirmed and considered information and communication technology’s significance in the field of education. It has not only affected learners but also to the teachers. This paper explores how ICT-based projects affect teachers’ and students’ attitudes. The data was collected through self-prepared attitude scale. It was distributed among the teachers and students of various schools. Two hundred students and one hundred twenty teachers responded to the questionnaire. Analysis was done through the data collected from the teachers as well as from students. The study’s conclusions demonstrated that while there was no significant variation in the attitudes of teachers utilizing different ICT-based programs, there was a substantial difference in the students’ attitude toward learning with different ICT-based programs.
文摘This study aims to explore the characteristics of novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors in classroom teaching and their intervention strategies.With the continuous improvement of education quality,novice teachers face increasing challenges in teaching practice.Their inappropriate behaviors not only affect the classroom atmosphere but may also negatively impact students’learning outcomes.Therefore,researching the characteristics of novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors and their intervention strategies holds significant scientific and social value.This study employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the behavioral patterns of novice teachers in classroom teaching and proposes corresponding intervention strategies.The results indicate that novice teachers’inappropriate behaviors mainly manifest as poor classroom management,monotonous teaching methods,and insufficient interaction with students.Based on these findings,the study proposes a series of effective intervention strategies,including enhancing teacher training,optimizing teaching design,and promoting positive interactions between teachers and students.The conclusions of the study not only provide practical guidance for educational practice but also point out directions for future research,emphasizing the crucial role of teacher professional development in improving teaching quality.
文摘This study examines the role adaptation of rural primary school teachers through a literature review,summarizing the current research on general practice teachers and identifying emerging trends.Interviews were conducted with four rural primary school teachers,revealing key challenges:an incomplete understanding of their responsibilities as head teachers,a lack of theoretical and practical guidance in their role as learners,and insufficient research skills in their role as researchers.To address these issues,the study recommends reducing the number of subjects taught by general practice teachers in rural primary schools and providing targeted training,strengthening professional guidance and improving compensation,offering high-quality learning resources and encouraging further education,and establishing educational alliances to enhance teachers’research capabilities.
基金China Transportation Education Research Society Educational Science Research Topic“Research on Improving the Quality of Part-Time Teachers in Transportation Vocational Colleges under the Background of New Quality Productivity”(JT2024YB245)。
文摘High-quality professional teaching staff is an important guarantee to achieve high-quality sustainable development of higher vocational colleges.Part-time teachers are an essential part of the teaching staff of higher vocational colleges,playing a vital role in higher vocational education.This paper analyzes the problems existing in the management of part-time teachers in higher vocational colleges,such as irregular employment,lack of systematic training,imperfect teaching quality monitoring and evaluation system,weak incentive policy,high turnover,and poor stability.Combined with the characteristics of part-time teachers,this paper explores the construction strategy of parttime teachers in higher vocational colleges,builds a high-quality and high-level part-time teacher team,and provides references for achieving high-quality sustainable development of higher vocational colleges.
基金funding from the U.S.-Kazakhstan University Partnerships program funded by the U.S.Mission to Kazakhstan and administered by American Councils[Award number SKZ100-19-CA-0149].
文摘As world events have morphed teachers’roles within English medium of instruction(EMI)contexts to incorporate more online teaching practices,teachers’integration of digital tools has faced technological and curricular challenges.While previous research has examined the integration of digital tools in face-to-face and hybrid EMI settings(e.g.,Finardi,2015;O’Dowd,2018),more research is needed to understand the familiarization process teachers engage in as they implement fully-online teaching to support their content and language integrated learning(CLIL)teaching.As part of a larger project,this case study sets out to fill this gap by examining the practices and perspectives of 30 Kazakhstani university teachers who adopted CLIL approaches while needing to adapt to fully-online teaching contexts.Using the concept of technological pedagogical content knowledge(Mishra&Koehler,2006)in tandem with Ball et al.’s(2016)seven CLIL principles as a framework,this study thematically analyzed workshop artifacts,survey responses,semi-structured interview transcripts,and videos from online class lessons to find that teachers were mediators and curators of content,language,pedagogy,and digital tools.The findings offer pedagogical insights for the implementation of professional development(PD)to prepare teachers to meaningfully curate and mediate technology into their CLIL pedagogy to teach content within EMI contexts.
文摘The study employs discourse analysis as an analytical methodology,integrating stancetaking and positioning theories as theoretical frameworks,analyzing a post published by an in-service teacher and its related comments on RED,to explore the stancetaking of junior high school English teachers on social platforms in the mainland of China.This paper is expected to provide effective suggestions for enhancing the positive influence of front-line teachers on social media and facilitating the development of their teaching profession amidst the backdrop of educational informatization.
基金2021 Young Teacher Research Funding Project of Hubei Normal University(HS2021QN014)。
文摘Assessment is a crucial aspect of the teaching process for teachers.Teachers’assessment literacy is closely related to students’learning outcomes.The language assessment literacy of foreign language teachers is a significant component of both teachers’professional development and students’learning,and it has become a research hotspot in the field of domestic language testing.Based on clarifying the theoretical framework of language assessment literacy,this paper proposes the main cultivation paths for pre-service English teachers’language assessment literacy,aiming to provide inspiration and references for the cultivation,reform,and development of teachers in basic foreign language education.
基金Research on the Quality Verification of Applied University Talent Cultivation Based on the“Five Degrees,”a major project of university-level talent training quality and teaching reform in 2023(TFCJGZD202303)。
文摘Teaching quality is the core guarantee for universities to achieve their talent cultivation goals,and teaching supervision,as an important means of monitoring teaching quality,runs through the entire process of teaching management.Based on the teaching quality report of School A at University Z for the autumn semester of 2024,this paper systematically analyzes the current situation,problems,and causes of the teaching supervision mechanism through multi-dimensional data analysis of expert classroom observation,peer evaluation,and classroom feedback.On this basis,combined with the application prospects of artificial intelligence technology,it proposes paths to optimize the teaching supervision mechanism,including improving the classroom observation feedback mechanism,increasing supervision coverage,and strengthening the linkage between feedback and teaching reform,providing practical experience and theoretical support for improving teaching quality in universities.
文摘With the continuous increase in the number of university graduates and the intensification of structural contradictions in the job market,employment guidance in local universities faces significant challenges.Based on the theory of digital transformation in education and the application framework of artificial intelligence(AI),this paper explores pathways for AI to enhance the quality of employment guidance in local universities,using employment data of university graduates in Sichuan Province and relevant policy orientations.Through case analysis,survey data,and theoretical research,the study finds that AI can optimize employment guidance processes and improve job-person matching efficiency through intelligent matching,personalized recommendations,and data-driven decision-making mechanisms,thereby facilitating the alignment between talent cultivation in universities and industry demands.The study proposes the construction of an“AI+Employment”ecosystem,the refinement of intelligent evaluation models,and the deepening of university-enterprise collaboration,providing theoretical foundations and practical references for the reform of local university employment guidance systems.
文摘The aim of the present study is to explore how native Chinese trainee teachers reflect on their usages of oral corrective feedback in class and what their actual teaching practices are in Chinese as a second language(CSL)classroom.To this end,a mixed-methods approach was adopted in this study,including the questionnaire to explore teachers’perceptions as well as classroom observation to understand teachers’pedagogical practices during class.Fifteen trainee teachers from the same teacher training program in a university in China were identified and recruited to help complete the current research.The present study indicates that in the CSL context,teachers play an essential role in the language classroom and serve as the main resource of classroom feedback.When comparing trainee teachers’stated beliefs to their teaching practices,some similarities could be identified between them,however,clear divergence was also noticeable in the present study.Compared to the previous studies on oral corrective feedback in ESL and EFL contexts,most of the findings in the current study could correspond to those outcomes.The implication emphasizes the importance of offering more support to trainee teachers to help them deal with the complex classroom context such as through teacher training programs.Further investigations on students’perceptions of oral corrective feedback in class would also contribute to the understanding of oral corrective feedback in the CSL context.
文摘The journal Chemical Research in Chinese Universities is a comprehensive academic journal in the field of chemistry,published bimonthly since 1984.The journal publishes research articles,letters/communications and reviews written by faculty members,researchers and postgraduatesin universities,colleges and research institutes all over China and overseas.
文摘The flattening of the internal governance of colleges and universities needs to follow the principles of democratic participation,equivalence of rights and responsibilities,and efficiency priority.The structural design should be comprehensively optimized and adjusted.The power distribution should follow the principle of coordination and balance between academic power and administrative power.The operation mechanism should focus on the scientificity and democracy of decision-making.The construction of supporting systems requires the improvement of the performance appraisal system as well as the incentive and supervision mechanisms.
文摘University teachers play an important role in promoting moral and political education among university students.Regular and long-term construction of teachers’morality and ethics will contribute to the success of the fundamental task of cultivating talents.The present study proposes that due to the multiple identities of university teachers,it is necessary to evaluate the construction of teachers’morality and ethics in terms of what to evaluate and how to evaluate?It is expected that the attempt will provide useful guidance for the construction of university teachers’morality and ethics.
文摘In her third year as a deputy to the Hebei Provincial People’s Congress,a branch of the national legislature,high school history teacher Ma Ying is continuing to channel three decades of classroom experience into education policy proposals.Elected in 2023,the national award-winning educator’s suggestions as a deputy have been drawn from her frontline observations of students9 needs and parent feedback in middle and high schools in Hebei Province.
