THE IMPACT OF EDUCATIONAL REFORM AND RESEARCH SUPPORT ON PROMOTING ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS
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As Chinese universities increasingly prioritize academic competitions and research support as part of educational reform efforts, notable successes have been achieved. However, research on how educational reform and research support enhance academic competitions remains limited. This paper investigates the mechanisms by which educational reform and scientific research support promote academic competitions. It employs semi-structured interviews, grounded theory, and qualitative analysis software to identify the key influencing factors, including education reform initiatives and research support structures. The findings indicate that three strategies proposed in this study—heuristic teaching, assessment reform, and undergraduate tutoring—can significantly improve performance in subject competitions. A horizontal comparative analysis of competition outcomes and course results over two consecutive years confirms the feasibility of these strategies. In addition, a mathematical model was developed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to link educational reform and research support to the three strategies. By applying the model’s weight coefficients, higher education institutions can adopt tailored reform measures suited to their own contexts. These strategies aim to raise the standards of educational research and practice while progressively enhancing outcomes in academic competitions.
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