Course Teaching Reform in the Mode of New Agricultural Talent Training: A Case Study of Effect of Scientific Teaching Method PAD Class on Agrometeorology Teaching
Abstract
The curriculum is the smallest training unit in the talent training program, and its teaching effect directly determines the talent training effect of higher agriculture and forestry education. In this paper, the effect of the application of the scientific teaching method PAD (Presentation-Assimilation-Discussion) to classroom teaching in agrometeorology is discussed by selecting 44 students from the 2017 Yan Jiaxian class (Plant Protection) as the experimental group A, 44 students from Class 1 of Plant Protection of the same grade as the experimental group B, and 44 students from Class 2 of Plant Protection of the same grade as the control group (CK). Students in the experimental group were taught in the agrometeorology course with the PAD class teaching method, while those in the control group were given the traditional classroom teaching method (mainly by teachers). After the course ended, the examination performance, the usual performance, the operating performance of the experimental skills, and the final overall score of the three groups were compared, and 12 evaluation indicators, such as imparting methods and enlightening thinking, were scored in the traditional classroom and the PAD class. The results show that the students in the experimental group had higher final examination scores, normal scores, experimental skill operation scores and final total score than those in the control group, showing a significant difference (P < 0.05); The scores of the 12 evaluation indicators such as imparting methods and enlightening thinking are higher in the PAD class than in the traditional class. Therefore, the PAD class teaching mode plays an important role in improving the teaching effect of agrometeorology, enlightening the students' thinking, cultivating their critical thinking ability and cultivating their positive feelings and attitudes towards learning.
