Collaboration and Near-Peer Mentoring as a Platform for Sustainable Science Education Outreach
Collaboration and Near-Peer Mentoring as a Platform for Sustainable Science Education Outreach
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协作和近同伴指导作为可持续科学教育推广的平台
DOI：
10.1021/ed500377m
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Matthew D. Hartle
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作者：
Michael D. Pluth;Shannon W. Boettcher;G. Nazin;Ann L. Greenaway;Matthew D. Hartle
初中和高中教育经费的减少导致了课堂时间的减少，再加上对标准化考试的日益关注，减少了许多中学生接受实践科学教育的机会。为了帮助应对这些挑战，我们开发了一个涵盖6-12年级的综合推广计划，旨在通过将学生带到俄勒冈大学进行动手实验室实验来吸引学生。最初的开发是为了补充因州政府规定的休假而失去的科学教育，方案设计可以很容易地应用于其他情况，包括课外、周末或暑期项目。外展活动和脚手架在很大程度上依赖于近乎同行的指导，这为年轻学生提供了一条看得见的途径，让他们将自己想象成未来的科学家，同时也为高中、本科生和研究生提供指导和领导机会。近距离辅导的使用也是至关重要的。
Decreased funding for middle and high school education has resulted in reduced classroom time, which, when coupled with an increased focus on standardized testing, has decreased the exposure of many middle school students to hands-on science education. To help address these challenges, we developed an integrated outreach program, spanning grades 6–12, designed to engage students by bringing students to the University of Oregon to perform hands-on laboratory experiments. Initially developed to supplement science education lost to state-mandated furlough days, the programmatic design can be applied readily in other contexts including afterschool, weekend, or summer programs. The outreach activities and scaffolding rely heavily on near-peer mentoring, which provides a visible pathway for younger students to envision themselves as future scientists while also providing mentoring and leadership opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. The use of near-peer mentoring is also criticall...