Exploring Level-Based Teaching Model in Public Computer Course

Abstract

The vast majority of universities in China have shortcomings in the teaching plan of public computer courses for non-computer majors. All these courses use same compulsory learning content regardless of the non-computer major. The traditional teaching mode is not beneficial in enhancing individual students’ potential because it regards them as a group. Students are individuals and, therefore, are different from each other, so the course should be adjusted and updated. The course should be divided into different levels by teaching content, and reflect the principle of a gradual and orderly schedule, the level-based teaching model embodies a student-oriented educational approach. This teaching model was tested by using experimental and control groups of students majoring in geography. Results indicate that under the level-based teaching model, performance of the students in the experimental group was superior to that of students in the control group with regard to various evaluation indices.