Influential Elements And Existing Situation Of Practical Teaching In Vocational Colleges

One of the most important tasks for higher education development inChina is to strengthen practical teaching and effectively improve thepractical capability of college students. As an important basis ofeducating and distributing senior technical talents to local markets,vocational colleges shall pay extra attention to practical education andkeep it as one of the characteristics. It is the common sense amongtheorists and practitioners that practical teaching shall serve as thebreakthrough to improve the education quality in vocational colleges.However, there is little study so far on practical teaching system invocational colleges. One of the reasons is the shortage of study onpractical teaching due to the realistic predicament. In order to furtherdeepen the practical teaching development in vocational colleges and buildup a workable practical teaching system compatible with the epoch, it isan urgent topic to discuss the predicament encountered by vocationalcolleges like the influential elements for carrying out practical teaching,understanding and analyzing the existing situation of all kinds ofinfluential factors.Having combined practical exploration with theoretical thinking, thisarticle put forward to the influential factors in the development ofpractical teaching with the help of documents, interviews and so on; thenit deals with questionnaire preparation and investigation tomake statistical analysis, further verify the influential factors andanalyze the existing situation. After making theoretical hypothesis andempirical analysis, it is found out that the influential factors ofdeveloping practical teaching in vocational colleges involve four aspectscondition, contribution, attitude and efficiency; and then, the articleanalyzes the existing situation of the four factors to offer the groundfor the countermeasure of deeply carrying out practical teaching.This thesis also presents suggestions and countermeasure for theexisting situation of practical teaching in vocational colleges, such ascultivation of the double qualified teachers necessary for the developmentof practical teaching in vocational colleges, strengthening the reform thetalent cultivation mode in vocational colleges; further enhance students’capability and improve the quality and ability of talent cultivation invocational colleges so that the college can really provide service for thesociety.