Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP): Issues-Oriented Science for Secondary Schools

公众理解科学教育计划 (SEPUP)：中学问题导向科学

• 批准号: 9252906
• 负责人: Herbert Thier
• 金额: $ 351.53万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-10-15 至 2000-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9252906&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Education; Public; Understanding; Program

The Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) will develop, field test nationally and publish two one-year courses: a more concrete course for middle school and a course emphasizing global issues for high school. The courses will stress issues-oriented science and the use of scientific evidence and risk-benefit analysis in making decisions. These courses will continue the emphasis of the Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program (CEPUP) on societal issues involving the use of chemicals and expand the scope of the program by dealing with other issues in life, earth and physical sciences and in technology. Eight new modules will cover many of the large themes of science proposed in Project 2061 along with issue-oriented themes such as evidence-based decision-making, uncertainty and controversy, science and social systems. Course materials will stress students as active participants in doing science with the goal of developing independent thinkers able to make evidence-based decisions about issues in science and technology. Materials will include a teacher's resource book, a student text, projects and extension activities, kits videotapes and software. Assessment of student learning is built into the materials.

科学教育促进公众理解计划 （SEPUP）将开发，在全国范围内进行实地测试，并发布两个 一年制课程：更具体的中学课程 以及一门强调全球问题的高中课程。 的 课程将强调以问题为导向的科学和使用 科学证据和风险效益分析， 决策 这些课程将继续强调 化学教育公众理解计划（CEPUP） 涉及化学品使用的社会问题，并扩大 通过处理其他问题， 生命、地球和物理科学以及技术。 八 新的模块将涵盖许多科学的大主题， 沿着以问题为导向的主题 例如循证决策、不确定性和 争议、科学和社会制度。 课程材料 将强调学生作为科学研究的积极参与者 目标是培养独立思考者， 对科学问题做出基于证据的决策， 技术. 材料将包括教师的资源 书，学生文本，项目和扩展活动， 工具包、录像带和软件。 学生评价 学习是建立在材料中的。