An Exploratory Study Of Task-centered Research Learning

This paper researched the characteristics of Research Learning, and discussed its influences to the educational reform, and concludes the features of Research Learning, On the bases of these, a proposal about development strategy of Research Learning was tabled, it puts forward a new type of Research Learning?task-centered research learning (TRL),The study has three purposes: a) TRL could stimulate students' motivation and intrigue their attitude towards learning; b) TRL could nurture students' aims to knowledge learning; c) TRL could enhance students' learning abilities,In recent decades, social surroundings in China have changed drastically, and therefore there has been a cry for educational reform, As a result, government and non-governmental societies are all dedicated to improving the educational environment for purposes of making students enjoy their learning, intriguing students' motivation and make them engaging into learning, Thus, research learning has emerged as the times require, With many merits, such as encouraging students' learning actively, developing creativity, fostering potential, and so on, RL has been adopted as a main instructional model all around China,Vice premier Li Lanqing, in the national vocational education meeting in 2002, pointed out that speeding up vocational education was an important way to implement developing strategy, and to promote economic and social on-going development, Secondary school education plays an important role in joining together school education and society, With it, human resources could be disposed excellently, To counter this tendency, research should be strengthened,As a new type of research learning, TRL could promote students' motivation, encourage students' engagement into active learning, urge the abilities such as questioning, probing, analyzing, and co-operating, In this study, I attempt to research TRL's impact on students' attitude, ability, knowledge, hoping to construct a new form of instruction, In this study, I attempt to research TRL's impact on students' attitude, ability, knowledge, hoping to construct a new form of instruction,Participants were grade 2001 students in Hami hygiene school(Xinjiang uygurIVautonomous region) with task 梐n investigate on people's diet habits in Hami, The effects of 2 instructional methods were investigated within experimental period from march to august this year, The methods are: 1st instruction adopting task-centered research learning; 2^nd instruction with traditional instructional method, After this process, t-test using the questionnaire A (see appendix 1) was performed to test TRL's influence on attitude, ability; and t-test using the questionnaire B (see appendix 2) was used to test TRL's influence on students' knowledge about learning -learning strategies, These two tests were restricted to evaluate the experimental group and the control group,With analyzing the experimental results of knowledge aim, attitude aim, ability aim through the t-test, notable difference exits between experimental group and control group.The conclusions indicate that TRL outperformed the control group in attitude, ability, and knowledge, These two instructional forms have prominent differentiations, The research has the conclusions that:a) TRL can nurture students' attitude towards learning, enrich students' knowledge, increase their ability and making them integrating learning strategies,b) TRL can promote students' co-operative learning, make them explore actively, and it is effective to foster mutual understanding and friendship between the Han nationality and the minor nationality,c) TRL can set up an learning environment to achieve students' learning aims, such as nurturing attitude, stimulating motivation, increase students' knowledge level,d) TRL is an effective way to enhance students' learning abilities, such as information-collecting, question-probing, problem- solving,e) TRL is an important way to integrate school education with social environment, to...