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<article xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.1/xsd/JATS-journalpublishing1-mathml3.xsd" dtd-version="1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IEF</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Education Forum</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn>3083-4902</issn><eissn>2981-8605</eissn><publisher><publisher-name>Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/IEF.v4i8.15335</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>A Preliminary Study on the Progressive-Driven Metalworking Practice Teaching Mode Combining Virtual and Real Training—Taking CNC Lathe Training as an Example</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/IEF/4/8/10.26689/IEF.v4i8.15335</url><author>WuYabei</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>4</volume><issue>8</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2026-08-31</published-time></date></history><abstract>Taking CNC lathe training in metalworking practice as a research object, this paper addresses the prominent problems of high equipment investment, high practical operation risks, and insufficient hierarchical teaching, and explores a progressive-driven practical teaching mode integrating virtual and real training. The progressive framework of &amp;ldquo;virtual simulation teaching + physical operation + CAXA CAM CNC lathe programming + actual machining&amp;rdquo; realizes the organic integration of online and offline teaching. The acquisition of CNC lathe proficiency is divided into four progressive levels: overall perception layer, skill practice layer, comprehensive application layer, and capability leap layer. A compound teaching form of self-study + collective lecture + group rotation + individual tutoring is adopted to ensure students fully master all knowledge points of CNC lathe operation. The results show that this mode can significantly improve students&amp;rsquo; comprehensive CNC lathe operation ability. It can deliver differentiated teaching coverage for students with varied foundations, consolidate their theoretical foundation, and strengthen their professional literacy.</abstract><keywords>Combination of virtual and real training, Metalworking practice, Teaching mode, CNC lathe</keywords></article-meta></front><body/><back><ref-list><ref id="B1" content-type="article"><label>1</label><element-citation publication-type="journal"><p>[1] Tian CL, 2025, A Preliminary Study on Teaching Reform of Metalworking Practice in Application-Oriented Universities from the Perspective of Engineering Technology Management. Henan Private Education Association. Proceedings of Teaching Reform Sub-forum, 2025 Higher Education Development Forum (Volume II), 2025: 48&amp;ndash;49.
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