Trying Science: Undergraduate Science Curriculum Reform

尝试科学：本科科学课程改革

• 批准号: 9652843
• 负责人: Paul Belanger
• 金额: $ 7.58万
• 依托单位: Lake Erie College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-02-01 至 2001-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9652843&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Trying; Science; Undergraduate; Curriculum; Reform

Trying Science: Undergraduate Science Curriculum Reform will create new opportunities for undergraduate students to experience scientific investigation in real-world problem contexts. The Grand River, a local resource, will serve as an important connecting theme and an outdoor laboratory. The proposed plan involves a three-year curriculum reform at Lake Erie College that will impact 75% of our 700 students. Faculty from arts, sciences and education will create new or modified science courses specifically designed for the General Education requirement. These courses will attract non-science students and education majors to the excitement of scientific inquiry. Students will collaborate in active learning experiences that will encourage cross-disciplinary connections and the practice of scientific problem-solving skills. These skills are of particular importance to future teachers who will act as disseminating agents for our curricular reform. Summer learning experiences will utilize the rich local resources of science practitioners and our local natural resources to establish connections between the campus, the community and the local environment. In keeping with our institutional mission, new courses will address science-based and intercultural issues in an international context. Students and faculty will develop multimedia presentations reflecting the learning outcomes of the new science courses. Local case studies will serve as a vehicle for student data collection and evaluation. Students will create databases and will share them with community agencies.

尝试科学：本科理科课程改革将为本科生创造在现实问题背景下体验科学探究的新机会。格兰德河是当地的一种资源，将作为一个重要的连接主题和户外实验室。拟议的计划涉及伊利湖学院为期三年的课程改革，将影响到我们700名学生中的75%。艺术、科学和教育学院将专门为通识教育的要求创建新的或修改的科学课程。这些课程将吸引非理工科学生和教育专业的学生来体验科学探究的乐趣。学生将在积极的学习经验中合作，这将鼓励跨学科的联系和科学解决问题的技能的实践。这些技能对未来的教师尤为重要，他们将成为我们课程改革的传播者。暑期学习经验将利用当地丰富的科学工作者资源和当地的自然资源，建立校园、社区和当地环境之间的联系。为了与我们的机构使命保持一致，新课程将在国际背景下解决基于科学和跨文化的问题。学生和教师将开发多媒体演示，以反映新科学课程的学习成果。当地案例研究将作为收集和评估学生数据的工具。学生将创建数据库，并与社区机构共享。