Introductory Course to Teach Methods in Environmental Science

环境科学方法教学入门课程

• 批准号: 9254104
• 负责人: Michele Hluchy
• 金额: $ 7.36万
• 依托单位: Alfred University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-03-01 至 1998-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9254104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Introductory; Course; Teach; Methods; Environmental

A new course, Environmental Studies (ENS) 110, Methods in Environmental Science, is being offered to freshmen and sophomores of all majors at Alfred University. The primary emphasis of the course is on introducing students to how science is performed by supervising their research as class projects in ozone monitoring, geotechnical evaluation , and evaluation of discharge and pollution of surface and ground waters. Upper level students in Environmental Studies are used as mentors in the class to encourage and prepare them for future teaching careers. A graduate student in education also assists and receives instruction while practicing teaching in science. The course is specifically designed to overcome many contemporary criticisms of science education by assuring that students are introduced to science as a process. Students are required to design, conduct, analyze, and present results of their own experiments and field work. They learn cooperatively by working in groups. Emphasis is also placed on quantitative skills by integrating the use of mathematics and computers into science.

阿尔弗雷德大学为所有专业的大一和大二学生开设了一门新课程——环境研究（ENS） 110，环境科学方法。本课程的主要重点是通过指导学生在臭氧监测、岩土工程评估以及地表水和地下水排放和污染评估方面的课堂研究项目，向学生介绍科学是如何进行的。环境研究的高年级学生在课堂上被用作导师，以鼓励和准备他们未来的教学生涯。教育学的研究生在实践科学教学的同时也协助和接受指导。本课程是专门设计来克服许多当代科学教育的批评，确保学生被介绍到科学作为一个过程。学生需要设计、执行、分析和展示他们自己的实验和实地工作的结果。他们通过小组合作学习。通过将数学和计算机的应用整合到科学中，重点也放在了定量技能上。