scholarly journals A Comparative Study of RTOP and Chinese Classical Classroom Teaching Evaluation Tools

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dazhen Tong ◽  
Hongjun Xing
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Teaching Evaluation ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Evaluation Tools ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Observation Protocol ◽  
New Curriculum Reform

The new round of basic education curriculum reform in China recently will inevitably bring about the reform of classroom teaching. To find a method of testing the reformed classroom teaching effect so that it follows the new curriculum reform is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. On the basis of examining the evaluation concept and application of the "Reformed Classroom Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP)" originated in the United States, we test the appropriateness of RTOP in China's classroom teaching evaluation environment from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives, with good results. By comparing the advantages and disadvantages of RTOP and China's "Toshiba Cup Scoring Table", it is found that RTOP can provide guidance for the transformation of classroom teaching evaluation concepts and the development of evaluation tools in the context of China's new curriculum reform.

scholarly journals Continuous Professional Development for Teacher Educator Development in Myanmar Education Colleges

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Win Phyu Thwe ◽  
Anikó Kálmán
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Political Change ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Teacher Educator ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
International Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
Curriculum Framework ◽  
New Curriculum

This article reports on the role of teacher education in the curriculum reform of basic education in Myanmar. There was political change in Myanmar, a transition from military administration to democracy in 2010. Political change impacts on various sectors such as economic, education and health. As the education system was changed to meet the international standards, curriculum in basic education and teacher education were updated.  In the previous education of Myanmar that has progressed from the old monastic education to the current modern education, there has never been a curriculum framework although syllabi, textbooks, teacher’s guides with different teaching methods and various assessment forms were designed and used. Therefore, Myanmar Ministry of Education is now implementing the educational reforms by setting the curriculum framework with the direction of the National Education Law (Soe, et al.; 2017, Htet, 2020). This paper provides an overview of teacher education, basic education, curriculum reforms. Although teacher education including three institutions cooperates with basic education in implementation of the new curriculum, it found that there are still few weaknesses in implementation of the new curriculum of basic education. Soe et al. (2017) recommended that the new curriculum will fulfill local needs and circumstances and discourage the practice of rote-learning and will ensure that students grow as independent thinkers with their own sense of creativity.

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