Interactive Middle-Grades Science

互动中学年级(IMS)项目将把许多改变科学教育的建议应用到关键的中学年级。佛罗里达州立大学塔拉哈西分校和霍顿·米夫林公司将为六年级到八年级开发一个科学课程，以满足当今教师和学生的不同需求。IMS将把教师、教科书和实验室与微型计算机和激光视盘的应用结合起来，为科学教学、课堂管理和学生评价生产一个有商业价值的系统。聚焦于科学、技术和社会的适当问题的科学内容、过程和技能将是该计划不可或缺的部分。这一联合努力将涉及专业协会、杰出的科学教育工作者，并将与全国科学教师协会和全国中学校长协会提供的指导方针保持一致。佛罗里达州立大学通过该项目的首席研究员和其他将协助IMS项目开发的知名工作人员，在课程开发方面建立了声誉。该项目的合作伙伴是霍顿·米夫林公司的教育软件部(ESD)，自1966年以来一直为中小学市场设计和销售高质量的计算机软件。在3年的开发阶段，出版商将在这个项目上投资超过1400万英镑，并将为项目的持续发展和教师培训做出重大贡献。这项提案明确提出了提高中学科学水平的需要，并承诺将在全国范围内产生影响。它符合《教材开发指南》的目标，特别是主要学校系统、出版商和大学在传播和利用过程中的合作。

The Interactive Middle.Grades (IMS) Project will apply many of the recommendations for change in science education to the critical middle grades. Florida State University at Tallahassee and Houghton Mifflin Company will develop a science program for grades six through eight that will meet the diverse needs of today's teachers and students. IMS will integrate teachers, textbook and laboratory with applications of the microcomputer and the laser videodisc, producing a commercially marketable system for science instruction, classroom management and student evaluation. Science content, processes and skills focusing on appropriate problems of science, technology and society will be integral parts of the program. This joint effort will involve professional societies, distinguished science educators and will be consistent with guidelines offered by the National Science Teachers Association and National Association of Secondary School Principals. Florida State University has built a reputation in curriculum development through the principal investigator in this project and other well know staff members who will be available to assist in the development of the IMS program. The partner in this project, Educational Software Division (ESD) of Houghton Mifflin Company, has designed and marketed high quality computer software for the elementary and secondary school market since 1966. The publisher will invest in excess of 14 million in this project during the 3 years development phase and will contribute substantially to its continuance and teacher training. The proposal addresses a clear need to improve middle school science and promises to have an impact throughout the nation. It is consistent with the objectives of Instructional Materials Development Guidelines, particulary the cooperation of major school systems, publishers and universities to help in the process of dissemination and utilization.