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Development of a Protein Concept Inventory: A Proposal for Item Scoring and Responding
Get PDFThe present study has aimed to develop and validate a protein concept inventory (PCI) consisting of 25 multiple-choice (MC) questions to assess students’ understanding of protein, which is a fundamental concept across different biology disciplines. The development process of the PCI involved a literature review to identify protein-related content, validation interviews to iteratively validate and refine the created items (n = 26), and data collection from a large sample (n = 291) for statistical analysis. An expert interview was held with two different field experts regarding the content validity of the draft PCI tool, the suitability of the options, and the clarity of the items. Free choice format (multiple marking) was used to answer the developed MC items. In scoring these items, positive points were given to correct options, and negative points were given to incorrect options. Evidence regarding the psychometric properties of the PCI trial form was collected through factor analysis, group differentiation, internal consistency, and item analysis using quantitative data. The evidence collected demonstrates that the validity and reliability of the PCI as a measurement tool have been confirmed. PCI’s scoring approach and the use of response patterns created by multiple markings in teaching are discussed
Teaching Research under the “Internet plus” Initiative: Driving Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Era
Get PDFInformation technology permeates every facet of human society in the internet age. The internet has fundamentally transformed human interactions by providing unprecedented support for interpersonal and inter-organizational communication and information sharing. As the paramount technological tool in the contemporary world, it is instigating social reconstruction (Li, 2017). Currently, the comprehensive impact of the internet on education is intensifying, bringing about digital transformation of education across the globe (Zhong, 2019)
A Review of Inclusive Education Development in China
Get PDFIn recent decades, the special educational needs of children with disabilities have garnered widespread attention across the globe. There has been a growing trend towards inclusive education. China, among many other nations, has endeavored to promote inclusive education through legislation, policy, and financial support. This article is a review of inclusive education development in China, with a view to summarizing Chinese experiences in this regard to contribute to the construction of a more inclusive, equitable, and higher-quality education system
The Cognition-Impairing Effect of Video Games in Adolescents
Get PDFThe use of video games among adolescents has become a prevalent form of entertainment and leisure activity in today’s digital age. However, the impact of extensive video game exposure on the cognitive development of young individuals is a topic of growing concern. Understanding how video games affect various aspects of cognition, such as attention, memory, problem-solving skills, and academic performance, is crucial for educators, parents, and healthcare professionals. This review delves into the cognition-impairing effects of video games in adolescents, exploring the research findings, challenges, and potential strategies to mitigate the negative consequences on cognitive function
How the Quality of Education Process Affects the Quality of Education Outcomes: The Effects of Learning Engagement on Academic Achievements in Primary School Students
Get PDFThe evaluation of education quality is an essential component of the educational system, guiding the development of education and instruction. In recent years, the Chinese government has released a series of policy papers in an effort to develop a more scientific educational evaluation system. 2020’s “The Overall Plan for Intensifying the New Era’s Education Evaluation Reform” emphasizes the importance of modifying the evaluation of education outcomes, strengthening the evaluation of education process, exploring value-added evaluation, and optimizing comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation of education outcomes aims to measure the students’ fulfillment of educational objectives, whereas the evaluation of education process is more focused on the quality of educational and instructional processes. This article seeks to investigate learning engagement of primary school students using the self-developed “primary student learning engagement questionnaire” and create the model of the relation between learning engagement and academic achievements in primary school students to explore the effects of the quality of education process on the quality of education outcomes in primary education
The Significance of Innovative Application of Foreign Pedagogic Methods
Get PDFInternational educational conversations, an important component of cultural communication of humanity, play a significant role in advancing the education development of all countries and territories. Meanwhile, it is equally important to remember that all educational theories and practices derive from concrete contexts. The universalization of a well-acclaimed pedagogical method is not as easy as assumed (Yu & Li, 2010)
Difficulties with the Application of Project-Based Learning in Chinese Compulsory Education
Get PDFIn China, the recent compulsory education curriculum reform in 2022 set the enhancement of student comprehensive competence and practical capacities as its overriding goal. Project-based learning (PBL), as an effective approach to cultivating students’ holistic competence, has garnered wide attention. Nevertheless, there are challenges in the application of PBL in Chinese compulsory education, impeding its popularization and application outcomes. This article focuses on delineating the difficulties with the integration of PBL into regular teaching, aiming to provide implications for promoting its application among compulsory education teachers
Comprehensive Practice Education via “Cloud-Based Study Tours”: A Case Study of the Comprehensive Practice Curriculum in the Tianfu New District, Sichuan Province, China
Get PDFComprehensive practice education is an integral part of the basic education curriculum, aiming to train students to connect textbook knowledge with real-world life through hands-on manipulations and in-person experiences in off-campus settings. In response to the challenges arising in the current enactment of the comprehensive practice curriculum in Chinese county-level schools, the Tianfu New District Educational Science Institute of China’s Sichuan Province developed the “cloud-based study tour” model to leverage local cultural and social resources to advance comprehensive practice education. Strategies, such as digital empowerment and curriculum development partnerships, were adopted. This article focuses on expounding on the positive roles of the “cloud-based study tour” in supporting regionally balanced, high-quality practical education by fully utilizing digital technologies and partnerships in curriculum development
Digital Technology-Enabled “Three-Level Chain of Digital Education Communities” in Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture
Get PDFIn the context of the accelerated development of information technology, digital education provides new impetus for further modernizing education, driving the improvement of educational equity and quality. Currently, how to improve the quality of education in underdeveloped ethnic minority areas is a pressing issue faced by China in its efforts to develop a balanced basic education. The digital transformation in education has the potential to bolster the overall standards of minority education by changing the traditional teaching methods and environment, increasing the accessibility of high-quality educational resources, and promoting teacher professional development in minority regions. This article focuses on expounding on Southwest Guizhou Autonomous Prefecture’s experimentation with the “three-level chain of digital education communities” program, which aims to promote the sharing of high-quality educational resources with the help of digital technology to propel the modernization of ethnic minority education in China
The Effects of Thematic Reading on Mental Resilience Development in Rural Left-Behind Children: An Empirical Study
Get PDFMental resilience is the ability to cope with difficult situations that happens in the individual’s life, conducive to their adaptation to change and uncertainty in addressing setbacks. It is of vital importance for mental health. Mental resilience development is an essential component of mental health education for basic education children. Rural primary schools in China have a high proportion of left-behind children of migrant workers, whose mental health, including mental resilience issue, is a major concern of the public. Based on the reading therapy theory, this empirical study aims to examine the effects of thematic reading on mental resilience development in rural left-behind children with a sample of 83 third and fourth graders from a primary school in northern Hebei province. The subjects were divided into the experimental group (consisting of students scoring lower on the mental resilience questionnaire) and the control group (consisting of students scoring higher on the questionnaire). A two-month thematic reading course was administered to the experimental group