The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education
The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education
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改善美国计算机科学教育的案例
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2016
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R. Atkinson
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A. Nager;R. Atkinson
自从计算机科学在 20 世纪 60 年代末成为一门学科以来，人们对该领域的兴趣程度和选修课程的学生数量一直在断断续续地增长。目前，美国的计算机科学教育正处于上升期，看起来有望稳步增长。然而，人们对该领域的兴趣可能会像 2003 年科技泡沫破裂后那样再次减弱。
为了保持该领域当前的发展势头，人们对计算机科学的看法需要转变，不再被视为边缘、选修课程或旨在教授基本计算机知识或单独编码的基于技能的课程。相反，现在是计算机科学被视为与生物、化学和物理等更传统的高中课程同等的核心科学的时候了，这些学科自 1890 年代以来一直是焦点。此外，大学应该利用人们对计算机科学日益增长的兴趣，扩大其课程范围，以满足对该领域课程不断增长的需求。
Since computer science became an academic discipline in the late 1960s, the level of interest in the field and the number of students taking courses has grown in fits and starts. Currently in an upswing, computer science education in the United States looks poised for steady growth. However, there is the possibility that interest in the field could again wane like it did in 2003 following the burst of the tech bubble.
To maintain the field’s current momentum, the perception of computer science needs to shift from its being considered a fringe, elective offering or a skills-based course designed to teach basic computer literacy or coding alone. Instead, it is time for computer science to be seen as a core science on par with more traditional high school offerings such as biology, chemistry and physics, which have been the focus since the 1890s. Furthermore, universities should capitalize on the growing interest in computer science and expand their offerings to accommodate the growing demand for courses in the field.