Normal Universities Research Articles

Influence of Learning Satisfaction and Teaching Willingness on Professional Commitment of Normal University Students

The researcher selected 395 normal students in five universities as the research object. All the five universities selected are old-fashioned normal universities. This study focused on development and changes of normal students' willingness to teach in the process of professional learning in five universities, and discusses the factors that affect normal students' willingness to teach, so as to make them better understand the relationship between professional learning and their professional development from the perspective of normal students, improve their recognition and love for their majors, urge them to study more seriously, enhance normal students' willingness to teach Based from the results of the study.Student instructors were assessed to have an average degree of professional commitment, this may imply many possibilities. Initially, it is possible that their teachers are not providing optimal instruction to their students.The moderate level of professional dedication among student instructors may potentially hinder their prospects of securing employment. Teachers must possess unwavering dedication and profound passion for their profession due to its arduous nature and demanding workload.If student teachers are only moderately satisfied with their learning, it may potentially impact their motivation and involvement.The degree of willingness in instruction among student-teachers is a critical factor in determining the caliber of education and the achievement of students. The levels of satisfaction and willingness of student teachers positively influence the level of commitment of student teachers. Student-teachers who show a commitment to engage in ongoing professional development are more likely to look for chances for growth and progress. Attending workshops, furthering one's education, or interacting with colleagues can all help teachers improve their teaching practices.

Exploration of STEM Education Curriculum Construction in Normal Universities

To fully meet the societal demands for future teachers, this paper comprehensively designs the STEM education curriculum for science education students from multiple dimensions including teaching content, teaching models, and instructional design. Through the designed instructional process, student teachers are effectively trained to develop their capabilities in delivering STEM education. The integrative curriculum design enables student teachers not only to impart knowledge but also to stimulate students' innovative thinking and problem-solving skills, laying the foundation for nurturing future innovative talents.

The Impact of Learning Experiences on Meeting Teacher Accreditation Standards: A Mixed-Methods Study

Professional Accreditation for teacher education programs is a quality assurance measure for normal universities. To clarify the factors affecting student teachers' learning and their mechanisms, a mixed-methods study was conducted on government-funded student teachers. The study found that learning experiences in areas such as clear goals, student support, appropriate assessment, teaching quality, and course organisation have varying degrees of influence on learning outcomes. The mechanisms of influence include: the combined effect of misaligned learning goals and simplified exam content hinders the improvement of learning quality; gaps in subject systems and structural shortages of teacher resources undermine the distinctive features of teacher education; and an imbalance between increasing learning challenges and insufficient student support obstructs the development of professional competencies. Therefore, universities should leverage participation in professional accreditation as an opportunity to reform teacher education curricula, build high-quality teaching teams, optimize the structure of teacher resources, and improve student support services to create an excellent training environment

Research on Promoting the Spirit of Scientists among Normal University Students under the Background of New Liberal Arts—A Case Study of Educational Technology

The spirit of scientists is the precious spiritual wealth accumulated by scientific and technological workers in the long-term scientific practice, and it is an important driving force to promote national development and progress. Normal university students are the promising youth who forge ahead and also are the future educators, who are responsible for the inheritance and dissemination of knowledge and spiritual civilization. Only by cultivating the spirit of scientists can normal university students promote the spirit of scientists better, which is profit for the younger generation to cultivate patriotic feelings and strengthen patriotic belief. It is also profit for cultivating the innovative and practical consciousness and gathering strength of enriching the people and strengthening the country. Moreover, it is profit for stimulating the spirit of dedication and coordination of the students, gathering strength for realizing the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation. Only in this way can the spiritual connotation of scientists be sown more deeply and widely in people’s hearts. The new liberal arts initiates that colleges and universities should break barriers between disciplines, deepen interdisciplinary integration, and integrate into modern educational technology. Normal colleges and universities should strengthen science education, improve the scientific literacy of normal university students constantly, promote the spirit of scientists throughout the whole process of education. They can break barriers between disciplines in the context of new liberal arts, so that normal university students establish ideals and beliefs, strengthen their convictions, and promote the spirit of scientists better. Educational technology, as a normal major, is an emerging discipline that integrates contemporary educational science and information technology science. It contains both theory and technology and aims to improve learners’ information technology literacy and scientific literacy. Advanced information technology is not only an important factor to promote the further development of humanities and social sciences, but also an important tool of spreading the spirit of scientists. Similarly, the development of educational technology disciplines requires the support of the new liberal arts to avoid falling into the misunderstandings of technology-only theory and application-only theory. This paper takes educational technology, which is a typical interdisciplinary subject of arts and sciences, as an example to explore the path of integrating the spirit of scientists into normal university students’ spiritual blood under the background of new liberal arts.

EFL Teachers’ Emotions Toward Online-Merge-Offline Teaching Mode in University

The Online-Merge-Offline (OMO) teaching mode has emerged as a prominent new approach in language education reform with the expansion of online teaching in China. Due to the emotional complexity involved in educational reforms, this study explores the emotions expressed by Chinese EFL teachers in OMO classes, investigates the situational causes, and examines emotion regulation strategies in English Language Teaching. A questionnaire was distributed to 48 Chinese EFL teachers teaching General English (GE) using OMO mode across three normal universities, followed by semi-structured interviews for deeper insights. After collecting and analyzing data from questionnaires and interviews, the findings revealed a spectrum of emotions were experienced by EFL teachers, with positive emotions prevailing, particularly in GE classes. Love, surprise, and joy were prominent across different settings. Situational triggers encompassed classroom dynamics, institutional factors and social influences; reflecting teachers’ beliefs and identities, students’ learning engagement, behavior and academic achievements, colleagues and administrators’ work support and emotional support, policy makers’ reform mandate, and the Confucian heritage cultures. To regulate positive and negative emotions, Chinese EFL teachers primarily employed appraisal, followed by situation modification and selection. This study underscores the importance of emotional awareness for both students’ learning achievement and teachers’ professional development in ELT. It encourages Chinese EFL teachers to recognize the significance of their emotions in teaching effectiveness and offers insights for educators and administrators into supporting teachers’ emotional well-being and professional growth.

Analysis of the Main Influencing Factors of Plateau Phenomenon in Chinese Normal University Latin Competitors

This article investigates the primary factors contributing to the plateau phenomenon observed in Latin dance competitors from Chinese normal universities. Through a comprehensive analysis of training methodologies, psychological influences, and environmental conditions, the study aims to identify the key elements that hinder progress at intermediate and advanced levels. By examining these factors, the research provides insights into optimizing training programs and support systems to enhance the performance and growth of Latin dance athletes in this specific educational context.

Teaching Reform and Exploration of Comprehensive Experiment of Applied Chemistry in Normal Universities under the Background of "New engineering discipline"

Teaching Reform and Exploration of Comprehensive Experiment of Applied Chemistry in Normal Universities under the Background of "New engineering discipline"

Current Situation and Thinking of Engineering Practice Ability of Students Majoring in Pharmaceutical Engineering in Local Normal Universities: Take Yancheng Teachers University as an Example

Current Situation and Thinking of Engineering Practice Ability of Students Majoring in Pharmaceutical Engineering in Local Normal Universities: Take Yancheng Teachers University as an Example

On the Causes and Countermeasures of Professional Burnout among Administrative Staff in Normal Universities

With the increasing demand for higher education in society, administrative staff at normal universities are confronted with mounting challenges. In the context of developing new-quality productivity, college administrative personnel must not only adapt to the swift progress of technological innovation but also satisfy the new demands for efficiency and quality in the education sector. However, professional burnout, a widespread phenomenon, poses a serious threat to the mental well-being and job engagement of administrative staff in higher education, potentially leading to diminished work efficiency and a lack of creativity in management practices. This can impede the ongoing development and competitive edge of normal universities. A thorough investigation into the causes of professional burnout among administrative staff, along with the analysis and proposal of effective preventive measures, is crucial for advancing the role of universities in serving the development of new-quality productivity. By mitigating professional burnout, safeguarding the mental health of administrative staff, igniting work passion, enhancing work efficiency, and fostering innovation in management, the overall excellence of universities can be enhanced, thereby contributing positively to societal advancement and growth.

Pre-service geography teachers from normal universities in China: what do their master’s degree theses focus on and imply?

Master’s degree-level graduates in Subject Teaching (Geography) (hereinafter referred to as STG) in Chinese normal universities form a valuable pool of pre-service secondary school geography teachers. These graduates provide a comprehensive picture of the quality, focus and outcomes of current geography teacher training programs. However, there is a relative dearth of research appertaining to their research capabilities and the quality of their educational development. To address this gap, the present study adopts bibliometric and comparative analysis to shed light on the overall trends and specific characteristics of STG master’s theses from 2016 to 2022. The findings indicate that universities with divergent levels of subject assessment prioritize different research emphases, leading to variations in the depth of investigation into new teaching materials and the level of alignment with frontline geography teaching. Furthermore, in comparison with cutting-edge international and domestic research, the master’s theses of STG students are characterized by microscopic scale and insufficient depth. A three-pronged collaborative framework has therefore been advocated with the aim of enhancing the quality of STG graduates as pre-service geography teachers. This comprises close interactions among on-campus and off-campus tutors and learners, a partnership between universities and secondary schools, and inter-university cooperation.

Research on the Current Situation and Promotion Path of Subsidized Education in Local Normal Colleges

Research on the Current Situation and Promotion Path of Subsidized Education in Local Normal Colleges

Analysis of Hot Spots and Trends of Sports Digitization Research in China Based on CiteSpace

To further understand the research hotspots and trends in the field of digital sports in China in the past decade, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database was used as the sample source, and the CiteSpace software was used to obtain the knowledge graph of the annual number of published papers, authors and research institutions, keyword clustering, and emergence, to explore the development process of sports digitalization in China. Conclusions: (1) In recent years, the number of publications related to sports digitalization in China has shown a wave-like upward trend, and it will increase rapidly from 2020 to 2023. (2) There is no close connection between the authors of papers in this field, and most of the research institutions are sports and normal colleges, which lack cooperation and lack of collaboration in interdisciplinary fields. (3) According to the keyword analysis, the current research hotspots in China include digitalization, the sports industry, the digital economy, digital sports, physical education, and sports consumption. (4) Keeping up with the pace of building a digital China is an inevitable requirement for building a sports power. The deep integration of sports and digitalization is a new driving force for building sports power and promoting the sustainable and high-quality development of sports.

Research On The Strategy Of Preserving And Transmitting Hakka's Traditional Music

Han music and Han opera are not only unique forms of music and opera in the Hakka region but also represent the essence of Chinese musical culture. However, in today's era of rapid scientific and technological development, they have encountered survival challenges. We should re-examine their development process, understand their cultural value, and learn from others' experiences. By emphasizing the importance of educational inheritance, adjusting the objectives of music education in local normal colleges and universities, modifying the curriculum structure, developing new courses rich in Hakka local music characteristics, and enriching the content of vocal music teaching, we can better protect and inherit traditional Hakka music. Additionally, strengthening media publicity, enhancing educational outreach, and encouraging activities of folk music clubs are other effective channels to achieve this goal.

Study on the Application of Bilingual Teaching Mode in Geography Courses in Normal Universities

Urban geography is an interdisciplinary subject involving urban planning, urban economics, social geography and so on. It is imperative to set up bilingual courses to understand the frontier trends and improve the international academic exchange ability of college students. This paper quantitatively analyzes the cognition of college students' bilingual curriculum construction through questionnaires. The results show that: (1) the students' sense of identity in the bilingual course of urban geography is generally positively related to their future professional ability improvement, English learning interest and career planning. (2) The effect of bilingual teaching quality of urban geography is mainly weakly positively correlated with the teaching method, the proportion of oral English and the proportion of English courseware. The effect of teaching method on teaching effect is obviously higher than that of other aspects. (3) The results of students' choice of the key factors of teaching quality are ranked as follows: teaching methods and means > students' current level > teachers' English ability, but the choice of teaching methods generally tends to be dominated by teachers' teaching and supplemented by students' participation. Therefore, the construction of bilingual courses is carried out from two aspects: for students, pay attention to the cultivation of students' interest in English learning, and strengthen the guidance of students' future professional ability improvement and career planning, as far as teachers are concerned, paying attention to improving their English level and professional quality, the initial teacher of bilingual classroom is undoubtedly the key.

从师范出发: 论普通高中多语种教师培养的必要性

Foreign language education in ordinary high schools is an important part of China’s foreign language education ecosystem and also the cornerstone of higher foreign language education in China. Since the new century, foreign language education in high schools in China has gradually become more diversified. In addition, with the increasing scale of Chinese middle school students studying abroad, it has led to significant development in multilingual education such as Japanese, Russian, French, German, Spanish, and Korean during the high school stage. As a result, the demand for multilingual teacher teams in high school is also increasing year by year, but at present, the construction of multilingual teacher education systems in China's normal universities cannot keep up with the call of the basic education industry in the future. This article believes that in cultivating multilingual teaching talents for secondary schools, normal universities should fully leverage the exemplary role of teacher training and strive to provide more excellent multilingual teaching talents for basic education.

The Knowledge Landscape and Local Characteristics of Learning Engagement Research in China:A Bibliometric Analysis Based on CNKI and CSSCI

The study of learning engagement has been fruitful since it entered the vision of Chinese scholars at the end of the 20th century. Taking 2, 389 and 199 valid citing documents from CNKI and CSSCI Database respectively, and the corresponding 4039 cited documents from the latter as the analyzed samples, and comprehensively using bibliometric method and traditional bibliographic method, this paper describes and presents a four-dimensional knowledge picture containing the accumulation history of literature on learning input research in China, main research teams, knowledge base and hot topics of learning engagement research in China, and refines local characteristics based on this. It is found that: (1) Chinese learning engagement research has generated five attributes in its process of development: the process of document accumulation has gone through two stages of “budding period and growth period”; the main research team is composed of scholars from comprehensive universities and normal colleges and universities; the research content has formed the distribution of “multi-action mechanism exploration, less theoretical concept construction”; the research method shows a decreasing law of “more quantitative research, less qualitative research”; research objects presents the characteristics of “focusing on higher education and running through the three stages of primary education, secondary education and higher education”. (2) Chinese learning engagement research has obtained many heterogeneous findings in the comparison: mainly including the development of tools that are closer to Chinese educational practice and the findings that are more in line with the experience of Chinese learners.

On the Grasp of Emotion in Vocal Music Teaching

Vocal singing has been a natural expression of human emotions since ancient times. Love is the soul of the song , deeply reproducing the emotional connotation of the music, making the singer and the audience resonate emotionally, is the starting point and destination of vocal music singing, and is also an important aspect to grasp in the vocal music education and teaching in normal universities. Therefore, in vocal music education teaching should run through the singing emotional experience to grasp the spiritual connotation idea.

A Study of Developing Blended Gold Course of English Linguistics Based on the Chaoxing Learning Platform—A Case Study of Local Normal Universities

A Study of Developing Blended Gold Course of English Linguistics Based on the Chaoxing Learning Platform—A Case Study of Local Normal Universities

Educational environment and college students: an investigation of scientific literacy of early childhood education students in two Chinese normal universities

Scientific literacy was seen as an important component of national quality, also as the foundation of social civilization. This study investigated the scientific literacy (SL) of early childhood education students (ECEs) in two Chinese normal universities. Altogether 177 ECEs were surveyed and randomized semi-structured interviews were conducted with 5 ECEs. The results revealed that ECEs demonstrated unbalanced and uneven scientific knowledge reserves. While they possessed positive attitudes in improving the SL, there was minimal progress in terms of taking action. Clearly, school, family and society, the so called educational environment, had insufficient support for ECEs' SL development.

Research on the Planning of The Construction of Art Culture on The Campus of Normal Colleges and Universities: Promoting the Improvement of The Aesthetic Appreciation Level of Normal Art Students

With the society's emphasis on art education and the increase in the number of art normal students, how to effectively promote the aesthetic appreciation level of art normal students has become an important topic. The purpose of this research is to explore the effect of the campus art culture construction plan of normal colleges and universities on the improvement of the aesthetic appreciation level of art normal students. The article adopts a combination of comprehensive analysis and on-site research. Through the combing of relevant literature and on-site research on the current situation of art culture construction on the campus of normal universities, it conducts in-depth research on the improvement of the aesthetic appreciation level of art teachers and normal students. Studies have shown that a good educational environment is a key factor in improving the aesthetic appreciation level of normal art students. Through the planning and construction of rich and diverse art and cultural resources and facilities, normal colleges and universities have created an infiltrating artistic atmosphere, stimulated students' artistic interest, and enhanced their ability to understand and appreciate works of art.