Unit 1 Origin & History of Education ……………………………………………………… 1
Text A The History of Compulsory Education in Europe ……………………………… 1
Text B A History of American Higher Education ……………………………………… 6
Supplementary Reading: The Origins of Distance Education ……………………………12
Unit 2 Educational Objective ………………………………………………………………15
Text A Aims and Objectives of Education ………………………………………………15
Text B Education, Basics of Education and Educational Objectives ……………………24
Supplementary Reading: Knowing Your Learning Target …………………………………31
Unit 3 Teacher & Student ……………………………………………………………………37
Text A The Teacher, the Student and the Classroom ……………………………………37
Text B Teacher-Student Attachment and Teachers' Attitudes Towards Work ……………46
Supplementary Reading: Teacher Effectiveness: What Do Students and Instructors Say? …………………………………………………………………56
Unit 4 Teaching Methods ……………………………………………………………………61
Text A Refuting Misconceptions about Classroom Discussion …………………………61
Text B Brainstorming: A Creative Way to Learn ………………………………………68
Supplementary Reading: Learning Styles and Teaching Styles ……………………………75
Unit 5 Materials & Test ………………………………………………………………………83
Text A Materials and Media ……………………………………………………………83
Text B Test Anxiety and Academic Performance ………………………………………90
Supplem entary Reading: Using Examinations and Testing to Improve Educational Quality ………………………………………………………………95
Unit 6 Educational Evaluation …………………………………………………………… 104
Text A Integration of Technology and Educational Assessment ……………………… 104
Text B Sustainable Assessment and Evaluation Strategies for Open and Distance Learning …………………………………………………………… 111
Supplementary Reading: Online Diagnostic Assessment in Support of Personalized Teaching and Learning: The eDia System ……………………………………………… 118
Unit 7 School Management ……………………………………………………………… 120
Text A What Is School-based Management? ………………………………………… 120
Text B Data-informed Decision Making and Transformational Leadership ………… 128
Supplementary Reading: Evaluating School-based Management ……………………… 133
Unit 8 School & Family …………………………………………………………………… 140
Text A School and Family Cooperation Models for Reducing Social Problems …… 140
Text B School-Family Partnership in Hong Kong, China …………………………… 149
Supplementary Reading: Parent-Teacher Communication : Tips for Creating a Strong Parent-Teacher Relationship ………………………………………………… 156
Unit 9 Extra-curricular Activities ………………………………………………………… 160
Text A Extra-curricular Activity and the Transition from Higher
Education to Work …………………………………………………………… 160
Text B Extra-curricular Physical Activity and Socioeconomic Status in Italian Adolescents …………………………………………………………………… 165
Supplementary Reading: Discussion and Conclusion of Correspondence Hypothesis … 170
Unit 10 Moral Education ………………………………………………………………… 174
Text A Education as a Moral Enterprise ……………………………………………… 174
Text B Moral Education of Youth in the Information Age …………………………… 179
Supplementary Reading: The Role of Moral Education in Students' Value Development ………………………………………………………………… 184
Unit 11 Education & People's Overall Development …………………………………… 187
Text A Importance of Early Childhood Education …………………………………… 187
Text B Social Skills Development in Primary Education …………………………… 191
Supplementary Reading: Importance of Education in Human Development ………… 198
Unit 12 Education & Social Development ……………………………………………… 201
Text A Open and Distance Education: A Better Way of Competence Building and Sustainable Development ……………………………………… 201
Text B Higher Education Within a Knowledge-based Society ……………………… 207
Supplementary Reading: The Global “Imagined Community”—International Education ……………………………………………………… 214
Unit 13 Educational Justice ……………………………………………………………… 217
Text A Educational Justice in Schools ………………………………………………… 217
Text B Efficiency and Equity of Education …………………………………………… 222
Supplementary Reading: Educational Policy, Housing Policy and Social Justice ……… 228
Unit 14 Educational System & Educational Law ……………………………………… 230
Text A E-learning in Modern Educational System …………………………………… 230
Text B Legislation and Equality in Basic Education ………………………………… 234
Supplem entary Reading: Major Continuities and Changes in the Compulsory Education Law …………………………………………………………………………… 240
Unit 15 Educator & Educational Thoughts ……………………………………………… 242
Text A Disciples of Confucius ………………………………………………………… 242
Text B Educational Thought and Teaching …………………………………………… 246
Supplementary Reading: Frederick James Gould: Education Inspired by Humanity's Story ……………………………………………………………… 252
References …………………………………………………………………………………… 254