Class participation as a pedagogical tool in social work education

Class participation is an essential part of the social work pedagogy. However, active student engagement in classes is inconsistent and varies based on factors such as social backgrounds, educational background, and individual characteristics. Instructors often evaluate participation based on frequency of verbal contributions. Evaluation criteria are often unarticulated or difficult to measure, presenting numerous challenges for instructors and students alike. A model of reflective self-assessment of participation by students, paired with timely instructor feedback is put forth in this paper to mitigate these concerns. The steps in this model include initial self-assessment, goal setting, midterm review, and a final review. The process of continuous self-evaluation and problem-solving is discussed as strategies that aid the process of class participation. Three instructor touch points are suggested: at the goal-setting stage, the midterm review, and the final grade. Throughout the paper, connections to social work practice and social work pedagogy are highlighted. This model has yet to be implemented in a social work school’s curriculum. Challenges in the implementation and resolution of those challenges are also presented. This model suggests ways to enhance opportunities for student engagement and integration into graduate programs, in addition to fostering valuable skills for future practice in the field.     

高校体育教师自我评价体系的探究

高校体育教师教学质量的优劣与自身的专业水准有着直接的关系，而影响教师专业发展的关键又在于对教师的评价体系是否科学、合理，是否有利于教师水平的不断提高与发展．本文阐述体育教师自我评价的必要性，探究建立自我评价体系，促进提高教师的专业成长．     

中国非英语专业大学生的外语听力焦虑研究及其对听力教学的启示

焦虑是影响语言学习的重要情感因素之一,本研究考查了中国非英语专业大学生的外语听力焦虑情况,以及听力焦虑对听力水平的影响作用。结果显示由英语听力焦虑、自我信念和英语听力技能三因子组成的听力焦虑在大学生中普遍存在,其中总体焦虑水平、自我信念及听力技能达到高焦虑水平;高、低焦虑水平的受试组在听力成绩上均呈现出显著差异,焦虑三因子及总体听力焦虑都与听力水平呈现不同程度的显著负相关;受试对听力水平及整体语言能力的自我评价都对听力焦虑产生了显著负面效应。文章最后对听力教学提出了相关建议。     

Reflections on facilitating a participatory community self-evaluation

This paper is a reflective essay about our experience in conducting a participatory, community self-evaluation of a neighborhood revitalization effort in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We took a controversial approach to evaluation by focusing on learning community dialogues as a vehicle for program evaluation. As we implemented our strategy, two sets of contradictions surfaced. The first points to the fundamental differences between conventional and constructivist research paradigms. The second centers around our focus on dialogue as a strategy for evaluation. In response to these contradictions we performed three complementary roles: program evaluator, process consultant, and learning facilitator. We are not implying that we performed an outstanding job in these roles. Rather, this article is our way of taking stock of what we learned about our practice as evaluators and how we may expand our repertoire of skills in the future.     

高校评估要充分发挥自评的主导作用

高校自我评估在整个教育评估体系中占有非常重要的位置,已成为高校专业事务中不可分割的一个环节,也是学校实现可持续发展,提升教育教学质量的重要手段。针对目前高校自我评估存在的问题进行分析并提出对策建议。     

基于形成性自我评价的大学生终身学习能力培养研究

随着中国大学英语教学与测试研究和实践的逐渐深化,形成性评价越来越受到老师的重视。形成性评价主要包括教师对学生的评价和学生的自我评价等。然而,在目前的大学英语教学中,大多数教师却忽略了学生的自我评价。学生的自我评价是形成性评价的一个非常重要的方面,是学生自我反省、自我调整的学习过程。文章首先从理论上分析了目前大学英语教学评价的现状及负面效应。其次,通过课堂实验,证明了学生的自我评价在大学英语教学中的重要地位,不仅有利于促进学生自主学习能力和学生英语综合应用能力的提高,还有利于大学生终身学习能力的提高。     

论非英语专业学生自主学习的影响因素

随着经济的快速发展,学校教育已经不能满足当代人生活和工作需要,因此终身教育越来越受到关注。终身教育要求学习者能自己独立地学习,也就是自主学习,而自主学习能力的培养应该从学校抓起。文章分析了非英语专业学生英语自主学习的影响因素。     

Cross-Cultural Competency Through Service-Learning

ABSTRACT

This article addresses the development of cross-cultural competency within the context of service-learning. The need to integrate cross-cultural competency into the academic curriculum has risen dramatically with the sharp increase in resident Hispanics and their families. Service-learning addresses the demand for culturally competent graduates who can address the paradigms of inequality and invisibility as well as the language barrier. Service-learning develops cultural competency through weekly direct contact and journal writing exercises. By venturing into the community, students see beyond the cultural walls that often divide neighborhoods, and they also make connections between economics, anthropology, history, political science, and other disciplines. Through service-learning, many university students develop maturity and ingenuity that they would not acquire in the classroom. Community partners—the families, students, and teachers—discover how to complement and advocate for each other to help ensure well-being and academic success. This article analyzes and evaluates the service-learning experience through a community practicum course in which students spend 40 hours working with Hispanic migrant families. It includes the evolution in service-learning in a university program and the value in the shift from a focus on language acquisition to the development of cultural competency as an integral part of the program. Working with a population that is culturally different from themselves and the textbook knowledge they have received has become a cornerstone of university language and teacher-training programs.     

Contemporary Political Thought and Its Implications for Social Studies Teachers

When social studies students have a role in the processes of designing assignments, constructing rubrics, and conducting assessments, they participate in authentic democratic principles relative to their own learning. When given voice, choice, and ownership in their education, social studies students gain opportunities to strengthen their depth of engagement, expand their breadth of responsibility, and increase their degree of satisfaction. Concomitantly, incorporating genuine collaboration helps social studies teachers enhance their teaching effectiveness and improve their overall classroom assessment systems. Ultimately, these techniques help social studies teachers empower their students to live the social studies they are learning in class and apply the concepts to the contexts of their lives. Thus, the learning process becomes more meaningful, productive, and rewarding.     

关于提升英语教学形成性评价信度的思考

在英语教学中,应用形成性评价对学生课业进行合理、科学的测评是任课教师通常采用的手段。通过分析形成性评价的3种形式,即学生自评、学生互评和教师评价,指出学生自评与他评结果的信度和效度取决于学生个体的诚实程度,评价标准的不一致以及外部的功利性驱动是影响形成性评价信度的主要因素,进而提出建立学生诚信记录档案,建立评价标准的学生参与机制和动态管理机制以及建立形成性评价与外在的大型测评得分的相关性分析机制等对形成性评价信度影响因素进行修正的建议。