Participation-Model Didactics for Undergraduates in China

Participation-Model (PM) Didactics emphasizes on trainees' participati on, initiating from NGO training programs in UK. It has been utilized by higher education to enhance students' creativity in western countries since 1990s. It w as introduced into some universities in China in late 1990s. This paper introduc es the practice and pilot research on the author's applying PM Didactics in unde rgraduate education since February 2002. The positive results verify the effecti veness of the didactics on developing undergraduates' creativity and improving t heir professional abilities as well as transferable skills. According to theoret ical analysis and innovative practices summary, we design a unniversal plan for students in different professions, grades and classroom sizes in the current con ditions of China's university teaching, which apply PM Didactics in traditional undergraduate education.