Information Technology Education

Author: Liu Chengzhang
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is one of the key textbooks selected by the Computer Education Research Association of Higher Normal Schools for the 21st century. The book consists of 13 chapters, mainly covering: the concepts, objectives, tasks, and curriculum design of information technology education in China's current basic education; the types, thinking, non-intellectual factors, and innovative ability cultivation in information technology learning; the process, models, principles, methods, and instructional design of information technology teaching; the key points and instructional organization of various main content in information technology courses; the application of teaching media, teaching research, and extracurricular activities in information technology teaching; the construction of educational websites and the utilization of online educational resources; the teaching evaluation in information technology subjects, as well as the requirements and cultivation of teachers' ideological, psychological, and professional qualities.
Guided by modern teaching concepts, the book integrates the emerging constructivist theory as a central theme throughout, while also acknowledging the positive significance of traditional educational theories such as cognitivism in certain learning domains. It includes over a dozen typical practical teaching cases for analysis and illustration, aiming to clarify issues through the combination of theory and practice, providing readers with insights.
This book is a required textbook for computer majors in higher normal schools and can also serve as a training textbook for in-service primary and secondary school information technology teachers for continuous education.