Interdisciplinary Teacher Enhancement Program Utilizing Science Fiction Films

利用科幻电影的跨学科教师提升计划

• 批准号: 8953479
• 负责人: Leroy Dubeck
• 金额: $ 3.87万
• 依托单位: Temple 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: 1989-08-01 至 1991-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8953479&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interdisciplinary; Teacher; Enhancement; Program; Utilizing

Interdisciplinary Teacher Enhancement Program Utilizing Science Fiction Films The purpose of this proposal is to improve the appeal of science to students by training pre-college science teachers in a more cost-effective manner to use science fiction films to teach science and its relationships to technology and society. A further purpose is to motivate junior high school and high school students to study science. Three recent NSF grants funded the preparation of a teacher's manual, Science in Cinema, recently published by Teachers College Press, describing the scientific principles illustrated or violated in a number of science fiction films and the techniques needed to use these films in pre-college science courses. A model teacher training program involving 24 pre-college science teachers was also conducted. The 13 test classes of students demonstrated an improvement in attitude toward science, in understanding of science as a discovery process, and in cognitive development that was statistically significantly better than the control classes. The teachers participated in a ten-day summer institute and received a six follow-up days of instruction throughout the year. This grant is to test the effectiveness of a much shorter, three-day institute, to be conducted during the school year by project staff utilizing the now-tested teaching materials. Teachers will meet for two additional group self-help sessions under the supervision of a master high school science teacher. This will serve as the model format of future workshops that may be held around the country in which outside experts will train local teachers for three days, who will then implement this technique with self-help sessions. There will be extensive pre- and post-testing of the effectiveness of this shorter format on the students of the participating teachers. Dissemination of the results will be via national publications. The project will also initiate use of the home VCR as an educational tool since over two- thirds of American homes now have a VCR. An amount equivalent to 43% of the NSF award is being contributed by Temple University as cost-sharing.

跨学科教师增强计划利用 科幻片 这项建议的目的，是提高 通过培训大学预科科学教师， 以一种更具成本效益的方式使用科幻电影， 教授科学及其与技术的关系， 社会 另一个目的是激励初中 和高中生学习科学。 最近的NSF 赠款资助编写教师手册《科学》， 《电影》，最近由师范学院出版社出版， 描述所说明或违反的科学原理 在许多科幻电影中， 需要在大学预科科学课程中使用这些电影。 一 示范教师培训计划，涉及24名大学预科生 科学教师也进行了培训。 13个测试班 学生们的态度有所改善， 科学，把科学理解为一个发现的过程， 在认知发展方面， 明显优于对照组。 教师 参加了为期十天的暑期研究所，并获得了六个 全年的后续教学日。 这项拨款是为了测试一个更短的， 为期三天的培训班，将在学年期间举办 由项目工作人员利用目前经过测试的教材。 教师将满足两个额外的小组自助 在一所硕士高中的监督下， 科学老师 这将作为 今后可能在全国各地举办的讲习班， 外部专家将对当地教师进行为期三天的培训， 然后将通过自助会议来实施这项技术。 将有广泛的前和后测试的 这种较短的格式对学生的有效性 参与教师。 结果的传播将是 通过国家出版物。 该项目还将启动 使用家庭录像机作为教育工具，因为超过两个- 三分之一的美国家庭现在都有录像机。 相当于NSF奖金43%的金额正在被 坦普尔大学作为费用分摊提供的捐款。