Using sunshine for elementary space science education: A model for IHY scientist–teacher partnerships

An elementary science education professional development partnership between Culver City Unified School District teachers and UCLA has been formed. The project was designed to assist teachers to comfortably present introductory space science concepts, to support them in their efforts, and to aid them in encouraging their students to develop inquiry skills related to space sciences. The project encourages teacher use of observational science techniques in their classrooms, the use of NASA solar mission images and enhanced use of astronomical observation to facilitate discovery learning. The integrated approach of the project has fostered collegial learning activities among the participating teachers and offered them opportunities for continued renewal and professional development of teacher competencies in astronomy and space science. The activities used in the classroom were developed by others, classroom tested, and specifically address National Science Education and California Science Content Standards. These activities have been sustained through on-going collaboration between the scientist and the teachers, a summer Research Experience for Teachers program, and on-going, grade-specific, district-sponsored workshops. Assessment of the value of the program is done by the school district and is used to continuously improve each workshop and program component. Culver City (California) Unified School District is a small urban school district located on the Westside of Los Angeles. This paper describes the program and the plans for incorporating IHY-themed science into the classroom.     

Spatial Thinking Across the College Curriculum: A Report on a Specialist Meeting

This report presents findings from a specialist meeting of spatially-minded researchers and administrators from education and industry to consider prospects for introducing courses and curricula on spatial thinking in higher education. More than 40 participants explored the rationale for expanding student exposure to concepts, tools, and applications of spatial reasoning across a range of science, engineering, and humanities disciplines. The focus was on what we know and what we need to know to make the case for space, underscoring basic research on what is meant by spatial thinking and on variations in the spatial reasoning skills required in different domains of knowledge. The need for rigorous assessments of learning outcomes associated with different approaches to teaching spatial thinking was emphasized.     

基于现代教育技术的虚拟实验系统构建模式的研究

虚拟实验系统是现代教育技术和实践教学理论相结合的产物。通过对网上虚拟实验系统构建技术的全面分析和总结 ,将适合于高职高专院校的虚拟实验教学系统的构建模式划分为模拟演示型、系统仿真型、虚拟操作训练型和真实测量型等四种类型 ,并给出了对于高职高专院校具有重要的意义的构建方案、实现思路、适用场合和应用案例     

系级教学档案管理模式研究

系级教学档案有自身的特殊性，并且形式多种多样。通过对系级教学档案的类型分析，坚持科学的系级教学档案整理工作的原则，才能高效完成系级教学档案的管理工作。     

现代远程教育的媒体素材构建方法

本文阐述了媒体素材的采集及处理方法 ,对现代远程教育工程建设可提供有效的帮助     

高校体育多媒体教学平台系统的建设研究

本文从当前高校体育教学的周期短、学时少、教学方法单一的特点出发,充分的利用现代计算机网路多媒体技术,设计一套符合高校体育教育的多媒体教学平台系统,以满足学生课余时间的自主学习,增加教学的延伸性、娱乐性,为高校体育教育目标的实现提供保障。     

如何贯彻落实高职教育的培养目标

本重点论述了高职院校人才培养目标，并对如何体现、落实培养目标及按照培养目标组织教学等方面做了详尽的阐述。     

计量保证工作的继承与发展

介绍了计量保证的基本概念和发展历史,分析了存在的问题,提出解决问题的建议.     

发挥心理健康教育在思想政治工作中的补偿功能

心理健康教育与思想政治教育都有各自的目的和任务。又不可避免地存在着关联。对两者关系的认识上，有两种偏差存在，即心理问题德育化和德育问题心理化，这对教育工作和学生全面发展都会产生不利影响。本文从两者关联性出发，重点探讨心理健康教育在思想政治工作中的作用和补偿功能，剖析了补偿功能存在的可能性以及补偿功能的具体表现。     

高校科研工作量考核中的抽样调查及统计分析方法

针对科研工作量考核中的考核标准确定及考核结果的分析等问题进行了研究，主要包括：根据分层抽样原理，采用Ｂｒｅｗｅｒ方法设计了制订考核标准值的抽样调查方案；确定科研工作量的分布情况以及有关特征值，掌握学校科研工作的现状；利用方差分析法，确定不同职称系列承担科研工作的差异例用回归分析预测法和干涉因子灰色预测法，掌握科研工作量的变化情况及和学校政策的相互关系。一实际应用结果表明，该方法能比较客观地确定科研工作量的考核标准，同时为学校制订相关政策提供了依据。