教学定量评估不仅可以确定教学的效果,比较不同教学方式的影响,还有助于研究者和教育者了解知识建构的具体过程,给教育者改进教学提供导向。Tenen-baum等人的问卷不仅在理论思路上恰当地体现了建构主义思想,而且编制程序严谨,问卷有较高质量。经修订的建构主义教学评估问卷,无论是信度还是效度都是令人满意的。问卷的7个维度为评定教学的建构性水平提供了参照框架,而每个项目也可以提供关于具体教学行为的测定,这就为教学评估和教学改革提供了有效的工具。
Quantitative evaluation of constructivism pedagogy can not only determine the teaching results and compare the influence of deferent teaching approaches, but also help researchers and educators understand the detailed course of knowledge construction and offer educators the direction of improving teaching. Based on constructivism ideas and strict programs, an effective questionnaire for evaluation of constructivist pedagogy was developed by Tenenbaum et al. In the present study, the questionnaire was revised and remained good reliabilities and validities. The seven dimensions of the questionnaireprovided a framework for evaluating constructivism practice and each item also specified concrete teaching behaviors, which supply an effective tool for teaching evaluation and teaching reform.