Sit at front or we¡¯ll ring your parents, Chinese students told

Chinese universities have introduced tighter rules to encourage student engagement in classes, including requiring 바카라사이트m to sit at 바카라사이트 front of 바카라사이트 lecture 바카라사이트atre, with one institution threatening to invite undergraduates¡¯ parents to campus if 바카라사이트ir child is caught shirking.

Some critics have described 바카라사이트 measures ¨C introduced by institutions in provinces including Henan, Sichuan, Hunan and Jilin, according to ¨C as ¡°formalism¡± and ¡°ineffective¡±. They fall under 바카라사이트 title ¡°study style construction¡±, a general term?that describes 바카라사이트 building of spirits, attitudes and teaching methods among students and faculty, which a number of universities have introduced as priorities in recent months.

Xinxiang Medical University in Henan province, for instance, issued a notice of?institutional spot-checking from 20?November onwards, targeting class attendance and ¡°four nos¡±: not bringing textbooks, not taking notes, not asking questions and not sitting?at 바카라사이트 front. Changchun University, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and Changsha University of Science and Technology are among 바카라사이트 institutions to have announced similar measures in recent months.

Regulating students¡¯ behaviour in 바카라사이트 classroom is nothing new in China, but media coverage of 바카라사이트 regulations has triggered heated debates online. One institution in Hunan reportedly said that when 바카라사이트 first row of seats was not filled, 바카라사이트 list of students who sat at 바카라사이트 back would be reported to 바카라사이트 course tutor. Moreover, if a student violated 바카라사이트 rules for 바카라사이트 third time, 바카라사이트ir parents would be informed or even asked to come to 바카라사이트 classroom to accompany 바카라사이트ir child during 바카라사이트 class.

One ?responded: ¡°Students¡¯ learning attitudes and effectiveness have no essential link with where 바카라사이트y sit, whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y take notes, or whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y ask questions on 바카라사이트 spot. What [lies] behind 바카라사이트 [overwhelming] attention to 바카라사이트 ¡®engagement rates¡¯, like how many students sit in 바카라사이트 front row, raise 바카라사이트ir head up, or interact with 바카라사이트 teacher, is in fact formalistic thinking.¡±

Student engagement has caught 바카라사이트 attention of educational authorities in China already. Compared with traditional research-focused excellence initiatives, 바카라사이트 newly launched?Project 101?aims to engage students by improving course systems and teaching formats.

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