Journal of Contemporary Educational Research

Constructivism-Based Medical English Teaching: A Case Study of the Course “Emerging Pathogenic Fungal Infections”

Xinyao Liu, Wenjie Fang — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:37:19 +0800

The advancement of medical science has elevated medical English to a critical role in facilitating international medical exchange and scientific collaboration. However, traditional medical English pedagogy often suffers from an overemphasis on linguistic knowledge at the expense of practical application and a teacher-centered approach that neglects knowledge construction. These limitations hinder the cultivation of interdisciplinary talents required for clinical practice and scientific research. Guided by constructivist learning theory and utilizing the teaching case of the course “Emerging Pathogenic Fungal Infections,” this study explores reform pathways through reconstructing teaching objectives, redesigning instructional processes, and optimizing assessment systems. Specifically, targeted curriculum enhancements were implemented to strengthen students’ international literature reading proficiency. The reform aims to holistically improve students’ ability to utilize medical English for solving practical problems, offering valuable insights for medical English education.

Children’s Language Learning from an Embodied Cognition Perspective: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

Jiaqi Wu, Linfeng Xie, Minfang Zhao — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 09:54:50 +0800

The emergence of embodied cognition theory has altered our traditional understanding of children’s language learning, emphasizing the close connection between the body, environment, and movement. This paper discusses the opportunities, challenges, and future directions of research on children’s language learning from the perspective of embodied cognition. It concludes that multisensory engagement can greatly improve children’s comprehension and memorization of language knowledge and that language acquisition is intimately tied to bodily perception, movement, and emotional experience. In addition, children’s language acquisition can also be effectively aided by embodied cognition techniques as multimedia aids, gesture and enactment, and imagery. Based on previous evidence, we propose an integrated language learning framework and a new relevance-integration taxonomy for children’s language learning from the perspectives of embodied cognition and cognitive load theories. In order to support the long-term growth of children’s language education, future research should focus more on the requirement of embodied language learning in the preschool-primary transition and optimize the teaching objectives and contents.

Exploration on the Reform of the Teaching Method of the Plant Configuration and Landscape Architecture Course under Digital Technology

Qiufan Xie — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

By analyzing the urgent demand for digital talents in the current landscape industry and the challenges faced by the traditional teaching mode, this study aims to explore a set of teaching methodology reform solutions based on digital technology to improve the quality of teaching and enhance the practical innovation ability of students. The study firstly describes the application of digital technologies such as CAD/BIM, 3D modelling and rendering, virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR), and geographic information system (GIS) in the field of landscape architecture. Then, the current teaching status of plant configuration and landscape architecture courses is analyzed, and the advantages and challenges of digital technology applications are identified. On this basis, this study proposes a multi-dimensional reform path and practice plan including the reconstruction of teaching objectives and content, innovation of teaching mode, improvement of teaching strategies and methods, as well as the construction of teaching resources and the reform of teaching evaluation, guided by modern educational theories such as constructivism, collaborative learning and project-based learning (PBL). Finally, this study emphasizes the key roles of faculty construction, optimization of hardware and software environment, and teaching management and institutional guarantee in the reform.

Optimization Strategies for Introducing Artificial Intelligence into Primary School Music Education

Ruitong Liu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in today’s society has brought varying degrees of influence to various industries and fields, and this transformation is also playing a profound role in the field of education. This paper intends to analyze the social background, cultural background, and policy background of introducing AI technology into the primary school music education system, deeply explore the important value and practical path of applying AI technology in the field of primary school music education, and provide corresponding optimization strategies for teaching, with a view to providing some theoretical references for promoting the in-depth integration of AI and primary school music education.

The Necessity and Importance of Research Training for Residents in Standardized Residency Programs

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Standardized residency training programs primarily focus on developing clinical diagnostic and treatment skills, often allocating limited time to research activities. However, enhancing research skills is of paramount importance for residents, as it fosters critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and a deeper understanding of applying scientific principles to clinical practice. This paper explores the necessity and significance of integrating research training into residency programs, emphasizing its role in cultivating well-rounded physicians capable of advancing medical knowledge. This study proposes a competency-based research training model that encompasses research literacy, study design, biostatistics, and scientific writing. Additionally, online asynchronous training modules, robust mentorship, and balanced time management strategies are recommended to enhance residents’ research engagement without compromising clinical training. By implementing these measures, residency programs can improve residents’ research capabilities, contributing to both individual professional growth and the broader advancement of medical science.

Cultivation of “Clinical-Research” Compound Talents for Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Dilemma and Reform Thoughts on Integration of Scientific Research under Scientific Research System

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Under the current medical education reform, the “clinical-research” model for TCM master’s degrees is a key approach to advancing the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine. With the core of “dual-track integration,” this model aims to enhance both clinical practice and research abilities simultaneously. However, ten years of practice have shown that it still faces multiple challenges: an imbalance between clinical rotation time and research investment, deeply rooted attitudes that prioritize clinical work over research, insufficient TCM research resources and fragmented platforms, and poor coordination between policy and teaching design. These issues, particularly the methodological differences between TCM experience-based medicine and modern evidence-based medicine, further complicate the integration of clinical and research efforts. Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote the deep integration of research training into clinical practice through system design, value orientation, and evaluation systems, fostering a new ecological environment where clinical and research efforts thrive together. This will help cultivate TCM professionals with both strong clinical skills and innovative research capabilities, providing sustained momentum for the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Problems and Countermeasures in the Quality Monitoring of Online Teaching in Colleges and Universities

Shengyu Chen, Zhen Zhao, Huanpeng Tang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

The rapid development of online education has posed brand-new challenges to the teaching quality monitoring system in colleges and universities. This paper systematically explores the three major characteristics of online teaching quality monitoring in colleges and universities: the complexity of monitoring brought by the separation of time and space, the enhanced accuracy based on technology dependence, and the monitoring dimensions expanded by the diversification of interaction. The research reveals the key existing problems at present, including the analytical predicament caused by data fragmentation, the stability crisis triggered by technical failures, and the validity limitations due to the insufficient adaptability of teachers and students. In response to these challenges, this paper proposes systematic solutions such as building a unified data platform, strengthening the technical support system, and conducting targeted training. Through multi-dimensional analysis, this study provides a theoretical framework and practical path for constructing a quality monitoring system that ADAPTS to the characteristics of online education, and has important reference value for improving the quality of online teaching in colleges and universities.

Innovative Research on AI-Enabled Innovation of Multiple Evaluation Systems in College English Teaching

Shuo Chen, Jing Yang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

With the deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and education, the reform of college English teaching evaluation has entered a new stage. Traditional college English evaluation systems are faced with problems such as over-reliance on summative assessment, a single evaluation dimension, and lagging feedback. This study explores the innovative path of multiple evaluation systems in college English teaching empowered by AI, aiming to construct a dynamic, comprehensive, and personalized evaluation model. Through literature review, case analysis, and empirical research, it is found that AI technologies such as natural language processing, machine learning, and big data analytics can effectively support the diversification of evaluation subjects (teachers, students, peers, AI systems), the enrichment of evaluation dimensions (knowledge mastery, language competence, learning processes, and innovative thinking), and the intelligence of evaluation feedback. However, challenges such as algorithmic bias, data privacy risks, and the weakening of teacher-student interaction still exist. Finally, this study proposes countermeasures, including optimizing AI algorithms, strengthening data security, and balancing AI and human roles, to provide theoretical and practical references for the reform of college English teaching evaluation.

Towards the Grassroots: Reform and Optimization of the Training Mode of General Medicine Talents in Traditional Chinese Medicine Colleges and Universities

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Primary healthcare service is the first line of defense to guard the health of the nation, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with its characteristics of “simplicity, testing and inexpensiveness,” holistic outlook, and the concept of treating the disease before it occurs, has a unique advantage in primary healthcare and a great demand for it. This paper analyzes the core challenges facing the cultivation of general medicine talents in TCM colleges and universities, such as the disconnection between cultivation goals and grassroots, the misalignment between practical ability and grassroots demand, and the lack of career attraction. On this basis, it puts forward a systematic reform path with the core concept of “rooting at the grassroots, highlighting characteristics, and strengthening competence” to cultivate talents that meet grassroots needs, aiming to provide theoretical references for TCM colleges and universities to cultivate excellent TCM talents who are “able to go down to the grassroots, be useful, stay in the field, and have development”, and to provide theoretical reference for the training of excellent TCM talents. The aim is to provide a theoretical reference for Chinese medicine colleges to cultivate excellent Chinese medicine talents who can “get down, use, stay and develop,” and to help the construction of a healthy China.

The Integration and Practical Exploration of Information-based Teaching Methods in Vocational Education of Medical Laboratory Technology

Murray Keshal — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Against the backdrop of the rapid intelligent development of medical laboratory technology, vocational education is in urgent need of teaching innovation. This paper explores the integration and practice of information-based teaching methods in vocational education of medical laboratory technology, analyzes the current situation of traditional teaching and the demand for informatization, and elaborates on the practical paths from aspects such as resource construction, model innovation, and evaluation reform. Practice has verified that this integration has improved teaching quality and students’ skills, but there are problems such as uneven resources and the need to improve teachers’ and students’ abilities. Countermeasures such as strengthening co-construction and sharing of resources and carrying out special training are proposed to provide reference for the development of professional education.

Cultivation of Innovative and Entrepreneurial Talents in Water Conservancy Majors Based on the Integration of Industry and Education

Jin Jin, Zhenghua Wang, Yongyong Ma, Kaiqiang Geng — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Innovation and entrepreneurship education is an important part of higher education. It adapts to the current era background of mass innovation and entrepreneurship, and is also an effective way for higher education to cultivate all-round developing talents. From the perspective of current higher education, many colleges and universities attach importance to basic education, but their cultivation of students’ innovation and entrepreneurship abilities is relatively insufficient; some colleges and universities have a relatively superficial understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship, showing the characteristics of emphasizing theory over practice, and the teaching reform is indeed ineffective. The teaching concept of integration of industry and education emphasizes that enterprises are an important subject in talent cultivation, injecting new vitality into the development of the innovation and entrepreneurship curriculum system for water conservancy majors in colleges and universities. Against this background, guided by the teaching concept of integration of industry and education, this paper explores the important role of strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship education for water conservancy majors, and then deeply explores corresponding teaching strategies, aiming to improve the quality of innovation education for water conservancy students, cultivate their good innovation awareness and entrepreneurship ability, enhance their comprehensive quality, and deliver all-round developing water conservancy talents.

“Personnel Recruitment and Assessment” Case Teaching with Artificial Intelligence

Yanping Yang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

With the rapid development of technology, the application of artificial intelligence in the field of education is becoming increasingly widespread. As a core course of the human resource management major, “Personnel Recruitment and Evaluation” has a strong practical characteristic, making case teaching a key link. In this context, the importance of artificial intelligence to the case teaching of this course has become more prominent. This paper uses the literature research method and case analysis method to deeply explore the effective mode of artificial intelligence, enabling the case teaching of “Personnel Recruitment and Evaluation.” The research finds that artificial intelligence plays an important role in case screening and updating, in-depth analysis, and the construction of virtual simulation scenarios. However, its application also faces problems such as high technical costs, insufficient technical abilities of teachers, and data security and privacy. In response to these challenges, this paper proposes countermeasures such as reasonable planning of technology investment, strengthening teacher training, and improving the data security management mechanism.

A Study on the Translation and Dissemination Model of the English Version of “Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out” from the Perspective of Communication Studies

Chenglin Zhang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This study adopts a communication studies perspective, employing Lasswell’s “5W” model as the theoretical framework and integrating the “6W” elements of translation communication to systematically examine the translation and dissemination model of the English version of Mo Yan’s novel “Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out,” translated by Howard Goldblatt. By analyzing key elements such as communication content, translator strategies, dissemination channels, and reader reception, the study elucidates the intrinsic mechanisms behind the work’s successful overseas dissemination. The findings reveal that effective communication stems from the synergistic interplay of four dimensions: the intercultural adaptability of the work itself, the translator’s agential mediation, diversified dissemination channels, and reader-oriented translation strategies. This research provides theoretical and practical insights for promoting Chinese literature globally, demonstrating that successful intercultural communication requires an integrated approach encompassing the work, translator, channels, and reader research.

A Study on Curriculum-based Political and Moral Education in Public English Courses at Vocational Schools

Jia Zhang, Hongyan Zhang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

Public English carries significant moral education responsibilities as a core general education course in vocational schools. By organically integrating English teaching content with moral education, it achieves the unity of knowledge imparting and value guidance. The course should fully leverage its educational function by strengthening humanistic care and psychological counseling, guiding students to develop self-awareness, understand their responsibilities, and establish correct worldviews, outlooks on life, and values, ultimately fostering well-rounded development.

AI-Generated Content Tools and Chain of Thought: Revolutionizing Pragmatics and Translation Education for MTI Students

Mengyao Liu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This conceptual study proposes a pedagogical framework that integrates Generative Artificial Intelligence tools (AIGC) and Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning, grounded in the cognitive apprenticeship model, for the Pragmatics and Translation course within Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) programs. A key feature involves CoT reasoning exercises, which require students to articulate their step-by-step translation reasoning. This explicates cognitive processes, enhances pragmatic awareness, translation strategy development, and critical reflection on linguistic choices and context. Hypothetical activities exemplify its application, including comparative analysis of AI and human translations to examine pragmatic nuances, and guided exercises where students analyze or critique the reasoning traces generated by Large Language Models (LLMs). Ethically grounded, the framework positions AI as a supportive tool, thereby ensuring human translators retain the central decision-making role and promoting critical evaluation of machine-generated suggestions. Potential challenges, such as AI biases, ethical concerns, and overreliance, are addressed through strategies including bias-awareness discussions, rigorous accuracy verification, and a strong emphasis on human accountability. Future research will involve piloting the framework to empirically evaluate its impact on learners’ pragmatic competence and translation skills, followed by iterative refinements to advance evidence-based translation pedagogy.

Research on the Paradigm Reconstruction of Interpreting Pedagogy Driven by Generative AI

Huiying Yang, Yefeng Qiao, Mengmeng Liu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This paper explores the paradigm reconstruction of interpreting pedagogy driven by generative AI technology. With the breakthroughs of AI technologies such as ChatGPT in natural language processing, traditional interpreting education faces dual challenges of technological substitution and pedagogical transformation. Based on Kuhn’s paradigm theory, the study analyzes the limitations of three traditional interpreting teaching paradigms, language-centric, knowledge-based, and skill-acquisition-oriented, and proposes a novel “teacher-AI-learner” triadic collaborative paradigm. Through reconstructing teaching subjects, environments, and curriculum systems, the integration of real-time translation tools and intelligent terminology databases facilitates the transition from static skill training to dynamic human-machine collaboration. The research simultaneously highlights challenges in technological ethics and curriculum design transformation pressures, emphasizing the necessity to balance technological empowerment with humanistic education.

Discussion on Integrating the Consciousness of National Community into the Path of Ideological and Political Education in College English Courses

Danping Dong — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This paper explores pathways for integrating the Chinese national community consciousness into ideological and political education in college English courses. Through an in-depth analysis of current teaching practices, it highlights the critical significance and urgent need for embedding this consciousness. The study proposes practical implementation strategies encompassing scientific curriculum design, in-depth content exploration, and innovative teaching methodologies. These approaches collectively facilitate the harmonious integration of knowledge transmission, skill development, and value guidance in English education. They strengthen students’ identity with the Chinese national community and emotional attachment to it, while enhancing their ability to disseminate China’s cultural heritage through English communication. This framework supports the cultivation of new-era talents with both patriotic dedication and global vision.

The Practical Exploration and Path Innovation of Clinical Virtual Teaching and Research Section Construction in Pediatrics

Jinli Han, Ling Chen, Yu Chen, Yang Hu, Juxia Wang, Yanrong Lu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

With the deepening of education digitization and the construction of new medical disciplines, the limitations of traditional medical education models in resource integration, teaching collaboration, and cross-regional development have become increasingly prominent. This article focuses on the innovation of the medical education system in the information age, taking the construction of a clinical virtual teaching and research office in pediatrics as a practical sample, systematically exploring the construction logic and implementation path of a new type of grass-roots teaching organization. The study points out that the virtual teaching and research office forms a “four-in-one” logical framework by reconstructing its target positioning, organizational structure, and operational guarantee mechanism: taking medical-educational collaboration as the core goal, following the principles of cross-domain linkage and resource sharing, establishing a multi-level collaboration network, and achieving sustainable operation through institutional innovation and technological empowerment.

Exploration and Research on the Construction of Ideological and Political Education in the “Introduction to High-Speed Railway” Course in Higher Vocational Colleges

Meng Jin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:01:27 +0800

This paper focuses on the ideological and political construction of the “Introduction to High-Speed Railway” course in higher vocational colleges. Based on the national policy orientation of ideological and political education in courses and the talent demands of the high-speed railway industry, it comprehensively employs methods such as literature research and questionnaire surveys to analyze the current status and problems of ideological and political construction in the course. The research finds that there are issues such as insufficient in-depth exploration of ideological and political elements, inadequate teacher capabilities, monotonous teaching methods, and the absence of an evaluation system. In response to these problems, it proposes strategies such as deepening the exploration of ideological and political elements, enhancing teacher capabilities, innovating teaching methods, and improving the evaluation system. It aims to construct a collaborative system of “knowledge impartation + value guidance + practical education”, providing theoretical and practical references for the ideological and political construction of courses in higher vocational transportation-related majors.

Construction of Training System for College Students’ Peer Psychological Counselors under the Concept of “Three-All Education”: A Case Study of Zhaoqing University

Kaishan Chen — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:09:58 +0800

Peer psychological counseling work in some colleges and universities in China has still received attention and achieved good research results. Fully mobilizing students’ subjectivity, enhancing the self-help and mutual assistance functions of student groups, and using the concept of “Three-All Education” to train college peer psychological counselors are conducive to the localization of peer psychological counseling and truly better serving students. At present, there is still a lack of theoretical and practical research on the construction of peer psychological counselor team training in the university system. Therefore, this study attempts to focus on the training practice of college students’ peer psychological counselor teams under the concept of “Three-All Education”, and construct a training system in line with the actual situation in the university, covering selection, training, assessment, business and team building, to improve the mental health self-help and mutual assistance ability of peer members.

Developing an Industry-Aligned Curriculum for Aviation Manufacturing Education

Jun Miao, Shubao Shu, Chengwen Ma, Ronghua Du, Wei Nie — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

This study examines a curriculum system developed at the College of Aviation Manufacturing Industry at Nanchang Hangkong University through Industry-Education Integration (I-E Integration). Drawing on engineering education principles and reforms in the Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation program, it aligns course design with industry needs, integrates technological advancements, and embeds production processes. The approach restructures modular course content based on aviation manufacturing technologies, implements project-based learning via a university-enterprise “factory-in-school” training base, and adopts an Outcome-Based Education (OBE) system for evaluation and improvement. This replicable model provides practical insights for industry-focused curriculum development.

Secondary-to-Undergraduate Articulation: China’s Innovative Pathway for Vocational and Higher Education Integration

Ziping Yu, Wei Tu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:24:05 +0800

As an innovative educational mode, “Secondary-to-Undergraduate Articulation” refers to the integrated training mode between secondary vocational education and undergraduate education. For over a decade, various regions have explored training modes such as “3+4” and “five-year consistent system,” and Jiangsu Province has widely promoted and applied them. Various regions have established curriculum systems and teaching quality assurance mechanisms to promote the alignment between talent cultivation and industry demand. “Secondary-to-Undergraduate Articulation” provides students with dual opportunities for further education and employment, promotes efficient allocation of educational resources, and serves regional economic development. In the future, further improvement and optimization are needed to promote the high-quality development of the mode. The study helps to reveal the theoretical and practical path of integrating secondary vocational education with undergraduate education.

A Practical Study on the Construction of “Dual-Qualified” Teacher Teams in Vocational Undergraduate Education Empowered by Digital Technology

Huajun Wu — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:29:18 +0800

While the digital transformation brings new development opportunities to the field of vocational education, it also makes it face unprecedented challenges. In order to adapt to the trend of digital transformation, vocational undergraduate colleges need to improve their school-running level and promote educational reform by building “dual-qualified” teacher teams. Based on this, the author first analyzes the construction requirements of “dual-qualified” teacher teams and the common problems in specific operations, such as the weak practical teaching ability of full-time teachers, the imperfect teacher growth mechanism, and the insufficient in-depth school-enterprise cooperation. Then, aiming at the actual problems, it discusses the advantages and practical paths of building “dual-qualified” teacher teams in vocational undergraduate education empowered by digital technology, aiming to provide suggestions for the high-quality development of vocational education.

Exploration of Innovative Approaches in Applying Information Technology to Vocal Music Teaching in Higher Education Institutions

Jingping Yi, Yali Zhang — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0800

With the rapid development of information technology and the advancement of educational modernization, the teaching mode of vocal music in colleges and universities is undergoing a new transformation, which complies with the trend of digital age and brings new challenges. This paper explores the specific implementation path of artificial intelligence technology, virtual reality technology, big data technology and intelligent interaction technology in vocal music teaching in colleges and universities, aiming to inject new vitality into the traditional teaching mode and improve teaching quality and efficiency.

The application of interdisciplinary integrated teaching in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medical education

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:11:42 +0800

Interdisciplinary Integrated Teaching is based on constructivist learning theory, systems theory, and collaborative learning theory, emphasising the comprehensive nature of knowledge and its contextual application. Constructivism holds that learning is a process of constructing personal cognition through the integration of knowledge from different fields, while systems theory emphasises that the diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases such as RA require a multidisciplinary collaborative perspective. Collaborative learning theory supports the cultivation of students’ comprehensive abilities and problem-solving skills through teamwork. RA is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease involving multiple organ systems and complex management strategies. Interdisciplinary integrated teaching integrates disciplines such as rheumatology and immunology, imaging, and pharmacy to help students understand the pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and patient management of RA, thereby enhancing their ability to address complex diseases.