Evolution and Nature of Science Institute for Biology Teachers

生物教师科学研究所的演变与本质

• 批准号: 8855560
• 负责人: Craig Nelson
• 金额: $ 30.16万
• 依托单位: Indiana University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-03-01 至 1992-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8855560&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Evolution; Nature; Science; Institute; Biology

The program will consist of a three-week summer institute for 35 high-school biology teachers in each of two academic years (for a total of 70 teachers), with 2 two-day follow-ups during the academic year. The program is designed to (i) prepare, or enhance, the teachers' knowledge of the nature of scientific inquiry, using the theory of evolution as the content subject; (ii) to encourage teachers to begin their biology courses with the topic of evolution and the nature of science, using them as central themes to integrate the remainder of the topics; (iii) to help the teachers to develop a dynamic, self-correcting method for becoming more effective, through formative and summative evaluation of both teaching courses. The institutes will be presented in a variety of modes including lectures, demonstration, films, discussions, field trips, etc. The follow-ups will increase appreciably the extent to which changes in content and curriculum are actually incorporated, and will allow further development of self-correcting implementation program. Both formative and summative evaluations of teachers and courses will encourage a self-correcting approach to change. An amount equivalent to 14.5% of the NSF award is being contributed by Indiana University as cost sharing. The NSF cost per participant for the project is $4,308 in the two years' duration.

该项目将包括每两个学年为 35 名高中生物教师（总共 70 名教师）举办为期三周的暑期学院，并在学年期间进行 2 次为期两天的后续活动。 该计划旨在 (i) 以进化论为内容主题，准备或增强教师对科学探究本质的了解； (ii) 鼓励教师以进化论和科学本质为主题开始生物学课程，将其作为中心主题来整合其余主题； (iii) 通过对教学课程进行形成性和总结性评价，帮助教师开发一种动态的、自我纠正的方法，以提高效率。 学院将以讲座、演示、影片、讨论、实地考察等多种形式进行呈现，后续将大幅提高内容和课程变化的实际融入程度，并进一步制定自我修正的实施方案。 对教师和课程的形成性和总结性评价都将鼓励自我纠正的改变方法。 印第安纳大学将提供相当于 NSF 奖金 14.5% 的资金作为费用分摊。 NSF 在两年内为该项目每位参与者提供的费用为 4,308 美元。