On the Psychological Adaptability of the Middle School Students under the Background of New Courses

The New Courses require students to change their learning patterns, but whether they can adjust themselves to the dramatic changes brought by the reform of new courses will directly affect their enthusiasm, initiative, creativity in their study and their development in learning potential, and eventually influence the success or failure of the reform of new courses. This research investigated 1986 students of junior middle school from 17 schools, and discovered: the psychological adaptability of the students from junior middle school present a favorable state, showing in their learning attitude, their relations with teachers, and their active consciousness of participation. But what can not be denied is that the pressure of their school work is still very heavy, the old-fashioned testing system seriously fetters their development. The psychological adaptability of the students from junior middle school differs in the types of schools, grades and sex: those students from the schools with good conditions being higher than those from common schools; students of grade one being higher than students of grade two; and the female students being higher than male. The implementation of the New Courses brings new chance the students to develop themselves, which not only requires the effort of the students themselves, but also the close cooperation from the schools and their parents for the sake of educating students.