A case study was carried out to test the effects of self and peer evaluation in the process of English majors' English pro-nunciation teaching and learning. First-year English majors were directed to do self and p...A case study was carried out to test the effects of self and peer evaluation in the process of English majors' English pro-nunciation teaching and learning. First-year English majors were directed to do self and peer evaluation, whose views on the evalu-ation experience were collected through individual talks and a questionnaire. The significant majority of subjects have found the re-flection helpful in promoting their English pronunciation learning and facilitating autonomy. However, problems rise with changesof teachers' roles in the class and their assessment on students' performance and learning progress.展开更多
Among the many possible ways to assessing writing by giving feedbacks, the peer evaluation method is viewed as a relatively effective one for students. Traditional one-way teacher feedback with which the teachers usua...Among the many possible ways to assessing writing by giving feedbacks, the peer evaluation method is viewed as a relatively effective one for students. Traditional one-way teacher feedback with which the teachers usually make great efforts to mark out all errors had been proved to be unscientific. In this article, based on the specific situation in two English major classes in Wenhua Institute attached to HUST, a series of training and experiments were designed with the aim of proving the effect of peer evaluation in writing class. It is emphasized that language teachers should recognize the practical value of peer evaluation, and try to help students be involved in making peer responses in the writing process actively, so that students can get meaningful experience from evaluating their peers＇ writing, which, in turn, will enhance their own ability to produce more satisfactory essays.展开更多
Along with the“massification”of higher education in China since the late 1990s,the issue of quality and excellence appeared at the top of China's higher education agenda.Since faculty evaluation of teaching is o...Along with the“massification”of higher education in China since the late 1990s,the issue of quality and excellence appeared at the top of China's higher education agenda.Since faculty evaluation of teaching is one of the major approaches adopted by China's higher education sector to pursue quality and excellence,it is valuable to examine the effectiveness of faculty evaluation of teaching practices adopted by the Chinese higher education institutions(HEIs).Study of current literature reveals some similarities and differences between the faculty evaluation of teaching policies and practices between Chinese and American higher education sectors.This paper examines the specific practices adopted by some top-tier Chinese HEIs and American elite colleges and universities,summarizes and analyzes the major differences and similarities of faculty evaluation of teaching practices between these two countries'top-tier HEIs,and discusses the applicability of the American models to the Chinese setting of higher education.Finally,a set of best practices regarding faculty evaluation of teaching are proposed for Chinese HEIs.展开更多
文摘A case study was carried out to test the effects of self and peer evaluation in the process of English majors' English pro-nunciation teaching and learning. First-year English majors were directed to do self and peer evaluation, whose views on the evalu-ation experience were collected through individual talks and a questionnaire. The significant majority of subjects have found the re-flection helpful in promoting their English pronunciation learning and facilitating autonomy. However, problems rise with changesof teachers' roles in the class and their assessment on students' performance and learning progress.
文摘Among the many possible ways to assessing writing by giving feedbacks, the peer evaluation method is viewed as a relatively effective one for students. Traditional one-way teacher feedback with which the teachers usually make great efforts to mark out all errors had been proved to be unscientific. In this article, based on the specific situation in two English major classes in Wenhua Institute attached to HUST, a series of training and experiments were designed with the aim of proving the effect of peer evaluation in writing class. It is emphasized that language teachers should recognize the practical value of peer evaluation, and try to help students be involved in making peer responses in the writing process actively, so that students can get meaningful experience from evaluating their peers＇ writing, which, in turn, will enhance their own ability to produce more satisfactory essays.
文摘Along with the“massification”of higher education in China since the late 1990s,the issue of quality and excellence appeared at the top of China's higher education agenda.Since faculty evaluation of teaching is one of the major approaches adopted by China's higher education sector to pursue quality and excellence,it is valuable to examine the effectiveness of faculty evaluation of teaching practices adopted by the Chinese higher education institutions(HEIs).Study of current literature reveals some similarities and differences between the faculty evaluation of teaching policies and practices between Chinese and American higher education sectors.This paper examines the specific practices adopted by some top-tier Chinese HEIs and American elite colleges and universities,summarizes and analyzes the major differences and similarities of faculty evaluation of teaching practices between these two countries'top-tier HEIs,and discusses the applicability of the American models to the Chinese setting of higher education.Finally,a set of best practices regarding faculty evaluation of teaching are proposed for Chinese HEIs.
