Redesigning Introductory Physical Science Courses to Focus on the Learner as a Prospective Teacher

摘要新泽西理工学院（NJIT）、费尔利·迪金森大学（FDU）、泽西城州立学院（JCSC）和蒙特克莱尔州立学院（MSC）正在合作规划和测试本科科学课程，这些课程将所有学生的教学方法和课程内容结合起来。四个校区所涉及的课程分别是化学、物理和地球/空间科学。该项目通过将教学法纳入每个学科的选定主题，探索了教学策略和内容的综合暴露。NJIT和FDU正在研究化学课程的主题，MSC专注于物理主题，JCSC正在研究地球/空间科学。评估方法侧重于评估学生对受影响主题的理解。科学课程将成为教师准备课程改革的一部分，但要认识到每个学生都是各种环境下的潜在教育者。大学课程将教学方法和内容相结合的概念应该成为所有科学和数学课程的基础，这些课程作为合作院校核心课程/一般要求的一部分服务于所有学生。＊＊＊

9354029 Kimmel Redesigning Introductory Physical Science Courses to Focus on the Learner as a Prospective Teacher Abstract New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), Jersey City State College (JCSC), and Montclair State College (MSC) are collaborating in the planning and testing of undergraduate science courses that combine teaching methodology and content in courses for all students. The courses involved at each of the four campuses are chemistry, physics, and earth/spaces sciences. The project explores an integrated exposure to teaching strategies and content by folding pedagogy into selected topics in each of the disciplines. NJIT and FDU are working with topics in chemistry courses, MSC is focusing on physics topics, and JCSC is working with earth/space science. Evaluation methodologies concentrate on assessing students' understanding of the topics affected. The science courses will become part of the reform curriculum for teacher preparation, yet recognize that every student is a prospective educator in any of a variety of settings. The concept that college courses combine pedagogy and content should be the basis for all science and mathematics courses that serve all students as part of the core curricular/general requirements of the collaborating institutions. ***