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Research Article
On the "Double Adaptation" of Teaching and Its Comprehensive Effect —— Simple and Efficient Teaching Principles and Approaches
Shoutian Lan,
Hui Lan*,
Lian Chunlei
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
170-176
Received:
8 May 2025
Accepted:
20 May 2025
Published:
30 June 2025
Abstract: The teaching methods of each subject should not only adapt to the internal needs of students, but also adapt to the objective laws of the development of external things, and should make the two skillfully combined and promote each other, so as to achieve the "double adaptation" of teaching. After repeated research and experiments, we found that the "learning guide" implemented according to a "four-step procedure" can comprehensively solve this problem. This can also bring about a high degree of integration of "teaching" and "learning", a high degree of integration of teaching plans, textbooks, assignments and exams, a high degree of integration of teaching materials and teaching methods, a high degree of integration of teaching methods of various disciplines, and a high degree of consistency between school education and social needs. The role, energy and various effects of "highly integrated" and "highly consistent" can not be underestimated. It can not only ensure that all teaching tasks can be easily completed within the specified teaching time, but also expand the depth and breadth of knowledge on the original basis, creating extremely favorable conditions for the cultivation of talents and even talents.
Abstract: The teaching methods of each subject should not only adapt to the internal needs of students, but also adapt to the objective laws of the development of external things, and should make the two skillfully combined and promote each other, so as to achieve the "double adaptation" of teaching. After repeated research and experiments, we found that the...
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Methodology Article
An Exploration of Pedagogical Reform in Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Li Jianming
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
177-181
Received:
20 June 2025
Accepted:
26 June 2025
Published:
4 July 2025
Abstract: This article delves into validity of skills development hypothesis in promoting inclusive growth in the context of a lower-middle income economy confronted with several macroeconomic problems and labour market challenges. The analytical outline is guided by the theory of inclusive growth (IG) and existing body of empirical literature on skills development. As debated in the literature, there is no single solution to foster inclusive growth. Each country approaches the inclusive growth challenge differently, based on its resource endowments and unique socio-economic circumstances. There is a major literature gap using skills development models to promote inclusive growth. Thus, industry and country specific studies contribute to ongoing theoretical debate on inclusive growth on one hand and enrich empirical evidence on interlinks between skills development and IG on the other. Here, we present a case study of a skills development project (2017-2024), designed to promote inclusive growth through skills development of the tourism industry. Its target beneficiaries include both formal and informal sector business owners and employees of tourism sector micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) operating in economically backward regions. The study utilizes data from both primary and secondary sources and employs mixed methods approach for detailed analysis. The paper provides several interesting findings on key themes of inclusive growth. First, the evidence on skills development of employees in the tourism value chain reveals sharing of growth benefits by low-income earners and the unemployed including females and disabled persons. Second, the findings on employer capacity building and skills development demonstrate inclusive growth benefits through entrepreneurship development, incremental income, and new product development. Third, the findings on gender and disability inclusion demonstrate power of skills development in promoting inclusive growth through MSME development. Finally, the overall findings enable policy makers in developing countries to promote inclusive growth through skills development of MSMEs operating in the tourism sector.
Abstract: This article delves into validity of skills development hypothesis in promoting inclusive growth in the context of a lower-middle income economy confronted with several macroeconomic problems and labour market challenges. The analytical outline is guided by the theory of inclusive growth (IG) and existing body of empirical literature on skills deve...
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Research Article
Impacts on Teachers with AI Educational Applications
Bauminwood*
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
182-186
Received:
15 May 2025
Accepted:
3 June 2025
Published:
7 July 2025
Abstract: In this article, the author uses historical analysis methods to decompose the AI technology into three factors and predicts the fields in education adaptable for AI applications. On the basis of existing AI educational applications, the reasons why AI can be applied to education were analyzed. In these derivation steps, the author dissects AI technology into three pillars using factor analysis methods, and then predicts the mainstream of AI educational applications. Next, the theory of Language-oriented Approach of Teaching is borrowed. Based on the comprehensive analysis on education development and prediction of various roles of educational professional, the trend of future educational transformation is described, the challenges and opportunities brought by the application of AI technology to the teaching group are further demonstrated, and future developments of each branch of teacher groups are forecasted. Finally, the author conducts a further analysis of AI’s impact on the various teacher roles. In these analysis processes, some specific viewpoints are put forward, such as future mode of Knowledge Gaining Tools-centered Teaching, three nodes of teaching process, the replacement of the language function of manual labor teachers by AI, the fractal impact of AI on the teaching staff, and the positioning of the future role of teachers, etc.
Abstract: In this article, the author uses historical analysis methods to decompose the AI technology into three factors and predicts the fields in education adaptable for AI applications. On the basis of existing AI educational applications, the reasons why AI can be applied to education were analyzed. In these derivation steps, the author dissects AI techn...
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Research Article
Research on University Teaching Evaluation Criteria from the Perspective of Professional Title Promotion
Feiyu Li,
Hongxin Yu*
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
187-197
Received:
29 May 2025
Accepted:
13 June 2025
Published:
8 July 2025
Abstract: Professional title promotion constitutes a critical component of faculty assessment in higher education institutions, directly influencing teachers’ value judgments and behavioral orientations. Only by granting equal respect to teaching and research within the professional title promotion system can the prevailing phenomenon of “prioritizing research over teaching” in universities be fundamentally addressed. This study analyzes policy documents on professional title promotion from seven financial and economic universities in China and one international research-oriented university. Through comparative analysis, case studies and observational insights into evaluation practices at sample universities, this research clarifies the similarities and differences in teaching evaluation criteria between domestic and international professional title promotion systems, identifies existing issues in teaching evaluation mechanisms within Chinese universities, and provides novel insights for administrators to optimize teaching evaluation criteria and advance comprehensive university teachers evaluation reforms. We found that there are problems in most universities with their teaching evaluation mechanisms, such as relatively crude teaching evaluation criteria, insufficient comprehensiveness teaching evaluation content, and the lack of peer evaluation links. Therefore, in order to better align the professional title promotion results to teachers’ teaching performance, universities should adopt a combined approach of quantitative evaluation and qualitative evaluation, highlight the differences among disciplines in the evaluation criteria, introduce teaching innovation and teaching leadership criteria, establish a shared and recognized peer evaluation mechanism for teaching performance, and strengthen the linkage and cooperation among universities.
Abstract: Professional title promotion constitutes a critical component of faculty assessment in higher education institutions, directly influencing teachers’ value judgments and behavioral orientations. Only by granting equal respect to teaching and research within the professional title promotion system can the prevailing phenomenon of “prioritizing resear...
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Research Article
AI-empowered Teaching Reform of Project Management in Telecommunication Engineering
Liu Jinmei*,
Yuan Hua,
Lin Xue,
Li Nianqiang
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
198-203
Received:
5 June 2025
Accepted:
24 June 2025
Published:
15 July 2025
Abstract: As an important specialized extension course for undergraduate students who major in telecommunication engineering, the Project Management (PM) course is vital for the students to meet the requirements for engineering practice and project management skills in their future career. The course is rich in content, but with limited class time. Besides, it is both highly theoretical and practical. Lack of effective practice opportunities for students is the biggest challenge that is difficult to overcome in the traditional teaching background. Therefore, we integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the teaching process of PM to overcome the challenge and promote teaching effects by providing students with virtual practice opportunities of project management. The integration of AI into PM courses offers personalized instructions, dynamic content recommendations, tailored project simulations, case-based learning, automated assessment and real-time feedback. AI facilitates the theoretical learning process and improves the learning efficiency of students. Furthermore, AI provides diverse virtual project environments tailored for students to practice their PM skills. Moreover, AI can take some virtual roles in a project and interact with students. With the aid of AI, more opportunities are available for students to develop their problem-solving skills in projects and to enhance their project management skills. Besides, AI can give some hints or provide suggestions when students are faced with some dilemmas in the virtual projects. There are usually several ways to solve a problem and each solution has its own advantages and disadvantages. Then, discussions among teachers and students are initiated to decide which solution is better. During the process, the horizons of students are broadened and their skills in PM, even their overall competencies, are gradually developed. Thus, by integrating AI into the teaching process of PM, teachers are able to offer more effective virtual practice opportunities to students, effectively conquering the biggest challenge of the course. In the end, it is emphasized that each of us is supposed to realize the limitations of AI and avoid over-reliance on it.
Abstract: As an important specialized extension course for undergraduate students who major in telecommunication engineering, the Project Management (PM) course is vital for the students to meet the requirements for engineering practice and project management skills in their future career. The course is rich in content, but with limited class time. Besides, ...
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Research Article
Role of Coordinators in Promoting Sustainable Adult Education Programmes to Eliminate Illiteracy in Dar es Salaam Region - Tanzania
Elisiana Eliamini Kinanguka*
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
204-212
Received:
26 June 2025
Accepted:
8 July 2025
Published:
30 July 2025
Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to study the role of coordinators in promoting sustainable Adult Education Programmes to eliminate adult illiteracy in the Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Methodologically, the paper employed a qualitative approach, which allied with case study design and had a sample size of 20 respondents who were adult learners, coordinators and facilitators. The study found that coordinators of adult education play an important role in ensuring acute education and taking care of adult learners through proper supervision, and technological innovation to eradicate the illiteracy rate for adults in Tanzania. The study further unveils that coordinators encourage and enhance learners’ academic progress through guidance and counselling services. Moreover, the findings illustrate that the assistance of the coordinators in different centres, such as guidance, counselling, and proper advising, helps students to reach their goals. This makes them become ambassadors who are used to inviting others as a result of increasing the number of students in adult learning education. It is concluded that adult education is essential for human development since it builds a clear understanding, and creates innovation, enhancing the knowledge and skills capacity of reaching everybody in any city, communities, and individuals, which is passed on to the next generation. The study recommends that the Tanzanian government invest more in adult education programs to enhance proper implementation. Moreover, Efforts should be made to initiate a participatory process between the central government and coordinators who lag to promote innovations in adult education, such that transfer of technical skills, training, motivation and cooperation would be encouraged.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to study the role of coordinators in promoting sustainable Adult Education Programmes to eliminate adult illiteracy in the Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Methodologically, the paper employed a qualitative approach, which allied with case study design and had a sample size of 20 respondents who were adult learners, coo...
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Research Article
Teaching Innovation in "Principles of Automatic Control" Based on UAV Control: Focusing on Internal Motivation and Goal Orientation
Liu Xiaoyong*,
Zeng Chengbin,
Yang Xiaoliu
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
Pages:
213-217
Received:
15 July 2025
Accepted:
15 August 2025
Published:
16 August 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.edu.20251404.17
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Abstract: Against the backdrop of formalism and "showy" teaching in education, this paper proposes a teaching innovation for the course "Principles of Automatic Control" that returns to the essence of teaching, emphasizing meaningful content, accessibility, and the cultivation of students' confidence, independent thinking, and critical thinking, while rejecting internal friction and pointless rhetoric. The innovation centers on two key aspects: stimulating internal motivation and adopting goal orientation, with unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control as the research object. To address the question of "why to do it" and stimulate internal motivation, a scenario-based UAV development project is designed where students are tasked with developing a system with specific goals, including designing height control algorithms (with overshoot no more than 3 times and maximum speed no more than 5 m/s), developing a prototype within 1 month with a budget of 200,000 RMB, and applying it in civil and industrial fields. For the question of "how to do it" and guided by goal orientation, the teaching proceeds step-by-step from basic analysis to modeling, clarifying the significance of modeling, solving equations, and analyzing results to address students' confusion, covering the limitations of open-loop control (such as instability and vulnerability to interference) and introducing closed-loop control with sensors and controllers. Additionally, ideological and political elements are seamlessly integrated, helping students master theoretical tools, build confidence in application, and develop problem-solving abilities, making the course more meaningful and inspiring.
Abstract: Against the backdrop of formalism and "showy" teaching in education, this paper proposes a teaching innovation for the course "Principles of Automatic Control" that returns to the essence of teaching, emphasizing meaningful content, accessibility, and the cultivation of students' confidence, independent thinking, and critical thinking, while reject...
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