Practice and Exploration of "Student-centered" Teaching Paradigm in Application-oriented Universities

-- A Case Study of China Fire and Rescue Institute

Abstract

"student-centered" is an important dimension to measure the connotative development of China higher education and the transformation in the new era, however the practice of "student-centered" teaching paradigm in application-oriented Universities faces the reality of external environmental obstacles and insufficient internal conditions troubled. Based on the research of the "New Three Centers" teaching paradigm of China Fire and Rescue Institute, it is found that there are differences in learning and application in the transformation result poor actual combat effect, low integration and insufficient teaching experience result lack of motivation, lack of deep understanding and lack of critical awareness. In order to meet the practical difficulties, it is recommended to optimize the course content, implement gender equality, optimize the teaching method, improve the quality of the classroom, optimize the evaluation system, improve the internal drive of the students, consolidate the red gene, and strengthen the ideology and politics of the course.