Origines
CorrespondenceeducationoriginatedintheuniversitypromotionmovementinEnglandinthe1860s.Afterthe1980s,variouscapitalistcountriesstartedtoestablishcorrespondenceschools.InChina,theCommercialPressestablishedacorrespondenceschoolin1914.AfterthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,correspondenceeducationhasdevelopedgreatly.
CorrespondenceeducationinthePeople’sRepublicofChinastartedwithcorrespondenceeducationinsecondarynormalschools.In1951,theNortheastExperimentalSchoolestablishedaCorrespondenceDepartment,andBeijingestablishedaCorrespondenceNormalSchool.CorrespondenceeducationininstitutionsofhigherlearningstartedfromRenminUniversityofChina(thesecondhalfof1952)andNortheastNormalUniversity(May1953).Itwasgraduallyexpandedtovariousinstitutionsofhigherlearningsuchasscience,engineering,agriculture,medicine,literature,financeandeconomics,politicsandlaw,normaleducation,andphysicaleducation.Amongthem,normalcorrespondenceeducationhasdevelopedthelargestandfastest.By1965,123institutionsofhigherlearninginChinahadorganizedcorrespondenceeducation,andtherewere138majorsincorrespondenceeducation,with189,000correspondencestudentsenrolled,whichwasequivalentto28%ofthestudentsenrolledinordinaryinstitutionsofhigherlearninginthesameyear.Highereducationinstitutionsthatholdcorrespondenceeducationgenerallyhaveacorrespondencedepartmentordivisionorsection,withacertainnumberofcadres,andateamoffull-timeandpart-timeteachers.Oneoftheschool’sleadingcadresisinchargeofthiswork.Duringthe"CulturalRevolution",correspondenceeducationwasforcedtostop,anditwasgraduallyrestoredaftertheJiangQingcounter-revolutionarygroupwascrushedin1976.InSeptember1980,
TheMinistryofEducation’s“OpinionsonVigorouslyDevelopingCorrespondenceEducationandEveningUniversitiesinHigherEducationInstitutions”approvedbytheStateCouncilemphasizedthathighercorrespondenceeducationshouldadoptapolicyofactiverestorationandvigorousdevelopmentinordertoexpandhighereducation.ThescaleofeducationwillchangetheincompatibilitybetweenChina'seducationaldevelopmentandeconomicdevelopment,andacceleratethecultivationofvarioustalentsneededforthefourmodernizations.AccordingtostatisticsinSeptember1983,209collegesanduniversitiesacrossthecountryhaveorganizedcorrespondenceeducation,with204,700studentsincorrespondenceeducation,andthecauseofcorrespondenceeducationhasbeengreatlyrestoredanddeveloped.Correspondenceeducationininstitutionsofhigherlearningismoreflexibleanddiverseintermsoflearningcontent,curriculumarrangement,andlengthofstudy.Youcansetupundergraduates,juniorcolleges,andtrainhigh-levelspecializedtalents;youcanalsosetupanumberofsinglecoursesforstudentstochoosefrom;youcanalsosetupsomenewtechnicalsubjectstoprovidenewopportunitiesforscienceandtechnologyeducationforin-servicepersonnel.Thelengthofstudyforundergraduatesandjuniorcollegescanbelongorshort,andtheacademicyearsystemcanbeimplemented,orthecreditsystemcanbeimplemented.
Animportantissueforcorrespondenceeducationininstitutionsofhigherlearningistocorrectlyhandletherelationshipbetweendayschoolandcorrespondenceeducation,sothatbothformsofeducationcanbedevelopedandimproved.Fortheunitwherecorrespondencestudentsarelocated,itisbesttocombinetheorganizationofstafftoparticipateincorrespondencelearningwiththeplanoftrainingthecadresoftheunit,toensurethestudytimeandnecessarylearningconditionsforcorrespondencestudents,andtohelpthemsolvesomepracticaldifficulties.
ManagementGuidance
Thecorrespondenceeducationorganizedbycollegesanduniversitiesistaughtinaccordancewiththeteachingplanandsyllabusofcorrespondingmajorsinfull-timecollegesanduniversities,andastrictexaminationsystemisadoptedtoensurethatgraduatesreachItisequivalenttothelevelofsimilarmajorsinfull-timecollegesanduniversities;itisnecessarytodoagoodjobintheconstructionofteachingmaterials,andgraduallycompileteachingmaterialswiththecharacteristicsofcorrespondenceeducation.Inaddition,inaccordancewiththeneedsofteachingwork,relyonrelevantunitstoestablishcorrespondencestations,ortakerovingcounselingandothermethodstostrengthentheorganizationandmanagementofcorrespondencestudentsandstudyguidance.
Doctrina
Correspondence:Usuallyself-studyisthemainmethod,andthereareabout3timesineachschoolyearfor10daysorhalfamonthofintensiveface-to-faceteaching.Thetimeforface-to-faceinstructionisgenerallywinterandsummervacationsorholidays.Somestudentsareusuallybusyandmaynotbeabletosparetimetostudy.Theycanstudyindependentlyathomeandadjusttheirsparevacationssothattheycanarrangetimetogotoschoolduringtheintensiveface-to-faceinstruction.Themainlinksofcorrespondenceteachingare:counselingandanswering,homework,experiment,practice,examination,coursedesign,graduationdesignanddefense.Theschoolwillsendaunifiedcurriculumscheduletothestudentsforreference.Soastoachieveawin-wineffect.
Amateur:Arrangeeveningorweekendclasses.Becausealargenumberofcandidatesaresocialworkersandhavetheirownlives.Atthesametime,everyonehopesthatbothclassesandworkarenotwrong.Adultcollegeentranceexaminationsaretaughtfromtheperspectiveofthecandidatespersonally.SowhenyouleaveworkYoucangotostudywhenyouareinschool,orusethetimeonSaturdaysandSundaystohaveclasses.Thisrelievesmanyofficeworkersfromthetroubles.Intheirsparetime,theycanhandletheirworkwellwithoutdelayingtheirstudies.
Features
①Studentslearnbythemselvesunderthewrittenguidanceoftheteacher,makefulluseoftheirsparetime,andstudyaccordingtothecorrespondenceteachingplanandsyllabus;
②Thelearningstyleisflexibleandflexible,Notonlysuitableforthestudyofemployeesinmanyhighlymobiledepartmentssuchasrailways,highways,geology,andwaterconservancy,butalsoforemployeeswithspecialworkingconditionsandhousework;
③Theprofessionalsettingishighlytargetedandpractical.Thestudentsdonotstudyfull-time,andtheresultsarequick;
④Itcostsless,doesnotneedtobuildanewschoolbuilding,andcanmakefulluseofexistingteachersandvariousteachingfacilities.
Adultcollegeentranceexamination
Examsubjects
Adultcollegeentranceexaminationsubjects
Leveltimes | Subjects | ExamSubjects |
Professionalupgrade | Economicmanagement | Politica, peregrina, progressa mathematica (2). |
TechnologyClass | Politica, peregrina, progressa mathematica (1) | |
Literatureandhistory,Chinesemedicine | Politica, peregrina, collegium | |
Education | Politica, peregrina, educationaltheoria | |
Leges | Politica, peregrina, civilia | |
Arts | Politica, peregrina, artintroduction | |
Agronomy | Politica, peregrina, oecologica | |
Medical | Politica, peregrina, medicalintegration . | |
Gaoqizhuan | LiteratureandHistory | Lingua, lingua, mathematica |
Scienceandengineering | Lingua, lingua, mathematica (scientia) | |
Gaoqiben | LiteratureandHistory | Lingua, lingua, Mathematica (text), synthesis historiae et geographiae |
Scienceandengineering | Lingua, lingua, mathematica (scientia),integrationofphysicsandchemistry |
Mattersneedingattention
Strengthenideological andpoliticaleducation.
②Focusontheteachingofbasictheories,andimplementtheprincipleof“lessbutprecise”sothatcorrespondencestudentscanlearnthebasictheorieswellinthelimitedsparetime.
③Thecombinationofunityandflexibility.Itisnecessarytopayattentiontoteachingstudentsinaccordancewiththeiraptitudeonthepremiseofensuringthatthetrainingobjectivesaremet.Correspondencestudentswithexcellentacademicperformancecantakecoursesintheteachingplanofthismajorinadvance.Correspondencestudentscanapplyforthecoursesthattheyhavemastered,andthosewithexcellenttestscorescanbeexempted.Ifyouhavecompletedthecoursesspecifiedintheteachingplaninadvance,allteachinglinksmeettherequirements,andyouhavepassedtheexaminationresults,youcangraduateearly.
④Schedulehoursshouldbearrangedreasonably,leavingroomforit.
DevelopmentSituation
Thedevelopmentofthingsalwaysgoesthroughthefourstagesofinfancy,growth,peak,anddecline.Thesameistrueforcorrespondenceeducation.Correspondenceeducationhasahistoryofhundredsofyears,butjustaswearemoreandmoreaccustomedtousingsmartphonesinsteadofordinarymobilephones,correspondenceeducationhasalsobeenconstantlyimpactedbyonlineeducation.IntheInternetageofthe21stcentury,wealwaysfeellessandlesstimeandenergy,andlessandlesstimeforlearning.Wearegraduallybecomingutilitarianandentertaining.Nowlet’stalkabouttheproblemsfacedbycorrespondenceeducation:
Declina
Asenseofoutdatedformofcorrespondenceeducation
CorrespondenceeducationFromtheinitialmaildeliverymainly,itevolvedtomainlysetupcorrespondencestationsforface-to-faceinstruction.Thisformcontinuestothisday,andthereisalmostnochange.Andourexternalworld,afterdecadesofdevelopment,itsinterpersonalcommunicationandcommunicationmethodshaveundergoneearth-shakingchanges.Inadditiontotraditionalletters,telephones,mobilephones,computers,etc.,havedevelopedrapidlyinvaryingdegrees.Inadditiontotraditionalmethods,ourcorrespondenceeducationmodelusesmoderncommunicationmethods.Wemainlyusetheformofface-to-faceinstructioninwhichcorrespondenceeducationsitesaresetupeverywhere.Oneteacher,onebook,frombeginningtoend.,Theformofcorrespondenceeducationhasnotkeptupwiththedevelopmentofthetimes,andthereisnotimelychoiceoffastandconvenientmodernscientificandtechnologicalachievementstoservecorrespondenceeducation,whichmakespeoplefeelthatcorrespondenceeducationisoutofdate,whichaffectscorrespondenceeducationtoacertainextent.Applicationrate.Becausethecontradictionbetweentheworkandstudyofthecorrespondencestudentsisveryprominent,thestudentshopethattheycanusethemostconvenientwaytocarryoutthecorrespondencelearning,sothattheirownlearningandworkarenotdelayed.However,ourcorrespondenceeducationisquitebackwardintermsofusingnetworkmediatoservecorrespondenceeducation.
Theweaknessandconfusionoftheinternalmanagementofcorrespondenceeducation
Thenormaloperationofcorrespondenceeducationdependsonvariousrulesandregulations.Itcanbesaidthattherulesandregulationsofthecorrespondenceeducationsiteplayaveryimportantroleinregulatingcorrespondenceeducation,ensuringthehealthydevelopmentofcorrespondenceeducation,andimprovingthequalityofcorrespondenceeducation.Butwhatwecan'tdenyisthattherearealreadymanycorrespondenceeducationsitesthataresoweakintheimplementationofrulesandregulations,andsomehavealmostbecomewalldecorations.Especiallyinthepasttenyears,duetothesharpdeclineinapplicantsforcorrespondenceeducation,inordertocompeteforthesourceofstudents,stabilizethecorrespondencestudentswhohavealreadystudied,maintainthesurvivalofthecorrespondencestations,andcontinuetheirowndebilitatinglives.Manycorrespondenceeducationstationsaremostlyonlineforthestudents.Ontheonehand,aslongasthecorrespondencestudentspaythefees,everythingelsecanbediscussed.
Thequalityofcorrespondenceteachinghasdeclinedsignificantly
Theprocessofcorrespondenceteachingismainlycomposedofself-study,face-to-faceteachingandexaminations.Needlesstosay,anyonewhohasexperiencedorhassomeunderstandingofcorrespondenceeducationknowsthatasasupplementtohighereducationthatfocusesonself-studyandsupplementedbyface-to-faceeducation,thecurrentself-studylinkofcorrespondenceeducationisactuallyinAnunsupervisedandlaissez-fairestate,relyingsolelyonthelevelofself-consciousnessofthetrainees,andlackofrestrictionsandinspectionsbythesystemorregulations;whileintheface-to-facesession,notmanypeoplewillreallycareabouttheclassorabsence.Thenormalrollcallsystem,Hasbecomeadispensableessay;butevenso,itwillhardlyaffectthenormalgraduationofcorrespondencestudents.Correspondenceeducationhasalooseexaminationsystem,andevenseriouscorrespondencestudentswillgraduallybecomelazy.Students:Becausethosestudentswhoalmostneverparticipateinface-to-faceinstructionwillstillgetthesamegradesasthosewhostudyhardinthenormalexam.Itisconceivabletowhatextentthelooseexaminationsystemofcorrespondenceeducationhasbeen"relaxed".Thecontinuationofthisstateofteachinghascausedadeclineinthequalityofcorrespondenceeducation.Thisalsodirectlyledtothedeclineinthegoldcontentofcorrespondenceeducation.
Self-studyexamsforhighereducationImpact
Self-studyexamsforhighereducationarebasedonindividualself-study,socialassistanceandnationalTheunifiedexaminationisaformofhighereducationthathasbeen25yearssince1981.Ithasattractedtheattentionofalargenumberofyoungstudentsandpromotedon-the-jobeducationandpost-universitycontinuingeducationbyadoptingaliberaladmissionpolicythatdoesnotrequireadultcollegeentranceexaminationsandenrollment.Theself-studyexamhasitsuniqueadvantages:itallowsanyonetoapplyfortheexam,andthestudyisnotaffectedbyanytimeoranyplace,thussolvingthecontradictionbetweenworkandstudythatisdifficulttosolvebycorrespondenceeducation.Themostdifficultself-studyexamisitstestlevel,butbecauseofitsseriousness,theself-studyexamhasthehighestgoldcontentintheadulteducationseries.Somepeoplewhowanttoreallylearnsomething,somepeoplewhodon'thavemuchtimetostudy,willchooseself-studyexams.Thiswillinevitablyhavealotofinfluenceoncorrespondenceeducation.
Theimpactofhigheronlineeducation
Fromitsessence,higheronlineeducationcanberegardedasanextensionofcorrespondenceeducation.However,assoonashigheronlineeducationwasseparatedfromcorrespondenceeducation,itrushedforwardwithitsrapidspeed,andthehighercorrespondenceeducationwasfarremovedandformedasanindependentformofadulteducation.Althoughhigheronlineeducationhascausedmanyproblemsduetoitsrapidspeed,themomentumofdevelopmentisobvioustoall:afterjustfiveyearsofdevelopment,thetotalnumberofregisteredstudentsfordistanceeducationinmycountryhasexceeded2million..Thishasnotonlyhadagreatimpactoncorrespondenceeducation,butalsoonself-studyexamsthathavealwaysbeenrelativelygood.Coupledwiththeexpansionofcollegeenrollmentinthemidandlate1990s,thenumberofcorrespondenceenrollmenthasdroppedsharply,andcorrespondenceeducationisfacingaseveretest.
Inaddition,radioandtelevisionuniversities,eveninguniversities,andemployeeuniversitieshavealsoinhibitedcorrespondenceeducation.Correspondenceeducationhasbeenundertheattackofdiversifiededucation.Correspondenceeducationinthecracksnaturallyhasagreatimpactonitssurvival.
Reinvigoratingcountermeasures
Attachimportancetotheconstructionandimplementationofthesystem
Theremustbeasystemtoguarantee.Therefore,theconstructionofthesystemisverynecessary.Amongthesesystems,theauthorbelievesthattheguidanceofface-to-faceandself-studymanagement,andtheprocessmanagementofexaminationandassessmentareparticularlyimportant,suchasformulatingimplementationmeasuresforthemainlinksofcorrespondenceeducation,correspondencecourseassessmentandexaminationmeasures,andcorrespondenceteacherappointmentmethodstoimplementcorrespondenceface-to-faceinstruction.Andself-studysupervision,standardizingexaminationroomrules,andbuildingagoodfacultyteam:thesearealsooneoftheeffectivemeasurestoimprovethequalityofcorrespondenceeducation.Theproblemisthatthevariouscorrespondenceeducationsitesarenotlackofsuchrulesandregulations,butquitealotofcorrespondenceeducationsiteshavenotseriouslyimplementedsuchasystem.Inthisregard,somepartsoftheregulationsareindeeddifficulttoimplement,butsomeofourcorrespondencemanagementteachers,asanalyzedinthepreviousarticle,donotwanttoordarenotseriouslyimplementthesesystemsduetovariousreasons.Thismakesthesesystemsineffective.Theresultofthisisastrangephenomenon:aconsiderablenumberofcorrespondencestudents,ontheonehand,aredoingcorrespondencelearning,ontheotherhand,theyscoldordespisecorrespondenceeducationbehindtheirbacks.Inthiscontext,theformulation,especiallytheimplementationoftherulesandregulationsofcorrespondenceeducation,hasbecomeaverynecessarypartoftheworkofregulatingcorrespondenceeducation.Therefore,itistimeforustomakeupourmindsandbuildacomplete,especiallytotrulyimplementthecorrespondencerulesandregulationswehaveestablished.Otherwise,somepeoplehavealreadybeguntowonder:howlongcorrespondenceeducationcanlast,itwillbecomeareality.
Exploreanewpathtocorrespondenceeducationandimprovethequalityofcorrespondenceeducation
Correspondenceeducationinthecracksofdiversifiedadulteducationisindangerofbeingforcedintoadeadend.Inordertocopewiththesqueezeofdiversifiedadulthighereducationoncorrespondenceeducation,inadditiontostrengtheningtheirowninternalconstruction,eachcorrespondenceeducationsiteshouldalsoexplorenewwaysofcorrespondenceeducation:
1.Integration
Thecorrespondencesitessetupbyvariousuniversitiesinourcountryareallintheirownway.Iamthinking,undertheunifiedbannerofcorrespondenceeducation,canuniversitiesofthesamemajoruniteandunitetocopewiththeimpactofotherformsofhighereducationandvocationaleducationoncorrespondenceeducation?Forexample,forforestrymajorsinlandscapearchitecture,mycountry'sfourmajorforestryuniversitieshavesetupcorrespondenceeducationsitesindifferentprovincesinmycountry.Forsomeofthesesites,duetotheexpansionofcollegeenrollmentandtheriseofonlineeducationinthesecondhalfofthenineties,theenrollmentofcorrespondenceeducationhasbecomeverydifficult,andsomehavereachedtheedgeofunsustainable.
2.Theunificationofthesamecorrespondencemajorsinvariousuniversitiesinallaspects
Thewasteofhuman,materialandfinancialresourcescausedbycorrespondenceeducationsitesofvariousuniversitiesinourcountryisastonishingandgivesPeopleformasenseofmessycorrespondenceeducation.Inordertochangethisbadimpression,cantheteachingplans,syllabuses,textbooksofthesamemajorandmajorrulesandregulationsofthecorrespondencesitesofvariousuniversitiesbeunified?Andinthespecificteachingprocess,face-to-faceandself-studyguidance,canthereberoughlythesameopinion?Theresultofthiswillgivepeopleasenseofuniformityandcollectivestrength,andwillchangepeople'simpressionofmessycorrespondenceeducation.
3.Implementtheprincipleofseparationofteachingandexamination
Intheexaminationlinkofcorrespondenceteaching,webasicallyimplementthemethodofwhoteaches,whowritespapers,andwhomakescorrections.Theadvantageofthisapproachisthatthepassrateofcorrespondenceeducationwillbeveryhigh.Ontheotherhand,underthebackgroundofhighpassrate,thequalityofcorrespondenceeducationhasgraduallydeclined.Noonewillnotunderstandthetruthofthis.Therefore,theauthorhasalwaysbelievedthatcorrespondenceeducationmustimplementtheprincipleofseparationofteachingandexamination,andstrictexaminationroomdiscipline.Thiswillnotonlyincreasetheattendancerateofcorrespondencestudents,butalsoincreasetheteacher'ssenseofresponsibilityinteaching,whichcanalsoimprovethequalityofcorrespondenceeducationandreversethetrendofdeclineinthequalityofcorrespondenceeducation.
4.Changethewayofenrollmentatthecorrespondencecollegelevel
Intermsofthewayofenrollmentatthecorrespondencecollegelevel,changetheadultcollegeentranceexaminationtothewayofexemptionregistration.Atthispoint,youcanapplyforself-studyexams.Onpar.Atthesametime,weshoulddoagoodjobinthetransformationofpeople'sthinkingandconcepts,andchangethedegreeeducationofcorrespondenceeducationtothedemandfordiplomas,whichhasbecomeaconsciousbehaviorrequiredforlife-longeducationofself-improvement.
5.Shouldbemarriedtohigh-tech
Whencorrespondenceeducationbegins,theassignmentguidanceandteachingissuesbetweenteachersandstudentsaremainlybasedoncorrespondence.Withthedevelopmentofsocietytoday,themeansofcommunicationbetweenpeoplehavebecomemoreandmoreabundant,especiallytheemergenceofonlinemedia,whichhasfurtherchangedpeople'slifestylesandwaysofthinking.Onlinemediahasextensivelyservedourlivesandwork.Similarly,onlinemediacanalsoserveourcorrespondenceeducation.Wecanpublishface-to-facelecturevideomaterials,assignhomework,conductself-studyguidance,exchangeopinionsbetweenteachersandstudents,etc.ontheInternet.Thisisalsoakindofteachingcompensationforthosecorrespondencestudentswhoareunabletoattendtheface-to-faceinstructionduetovariousreasons.Ifourcorrespondenceeducationcangraduallydevelopinthedirectionofnetwork,thenthemoreprominent"contradictionsbetweenworkandstudy"incorrespondenceeducationmaybeabletofindabettersolution.Inshort,themarriageofcorrespondenceeducationandtheInternetisnotonlyaneedfordevelopment,butalsoateachingmethodthatstudentslike.Thisisveryhelpfultocorrespondenceeducation.