Reform and practice on synthetical field exercitation teaching for Ecology course
QIN Zhong1,2,3, ZHANG Jia-en1,2,3, TAN Fen-xiao1,2,3, ZHAO Beng-liang1,2,3, Xu Hua-qin1
1. Department of Ecology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Ecological Agriculture of Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; 3. Key Laboratory of Agroecology and Rural Environment of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, South ChinaAgricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
Ecology is a strong practical subject.Field practice teaching is one of important parts of this subject.According to main contents,research methods and features of ecology,location selection,operation of practical teaching,and assessment of practice quality were conducted by integrating the goal of higher education and specialized talents training,as well as the requirements of educational reform in ecology.This study can give some references to change the previous simple classroom-teaching focused on theoretical knowledge for students into the integrated teaching style of theories and practice skills and abilities.Additionally,this study can also provide some methods to conduct a more objective appraisal on quality of ecological synthetical field exercitation,and to mobilize students' learning activity and initiative.
