JCERJournal of Contemporary Educational Research2208-84662208-8474Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/jcer.v8i5.6899ArticleThe Misdirection and Return of Graduate Course Teachinghttps://artdesignp.com/journal/JCER/8/5/10.26689/jcer.v8i5.6899ZhangDi,KongDezhi2024852024-06-05Graduate course teaching plays an irreplaceable role in knowledge mastery, skill enhancement, and quality cultivation of graduate students. This paper addresses current issues in graduate course teaching, such as ambiguous objectives, formulaic content, formalistic operation, and oversimplified evaluation. It proposes corresponding solutions with the hope of steering graduate course teaching back to its original purpose and realizing its true significance.

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