Alternative Routes to Quantitative Literacy for the Life Sciences

生命科学定量素养的替代途径

• 批准号: 9752339
• 负责人: Louis Gross
• 金额: $ 14.83万
• 依托单位: University of Tennessee Knoxville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-01 至 2001-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9752339&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Alternative; Routes; Quantitative; Literacy; Life

The objective of this proposal is to start the process of enhancing the quantitative components of many undergraduate life science courses by focusing on the general biology sequence taken by science students. The proposed efforts will illustrate to students the importance of a diversity of quantitative tools to analyze life science problems, emphasize the utility of quantitative methods across the spectrum of life sciences, serve to reduce the perception by students that math is only needed for math courses, and enhance students appreciation for the importance of theory in the scientific process. The objectives will be met through development of appropriate quantitative examples, based upon data and illustrating key biological concepts, for entry-level biology courses. Dissemination of results will proceed through publication of a Primer of Quantitative Biology and a variety of web-based products. The project will also develop assessment tools to aid faculty in determining the level of quantitative competency of life science students, particularly in topic areas critical to the life sciences.

这项建议的目的是开始加强许多本科生生命科学课程的定量组成部分的过程，重点是理科学生采取的一般生物序列。 拟议的努力将向学生说明的多样性的定量工具来分析生命科学问题的重要性，强调定量方法在整个生命科学频谱的效用，有助于减少学生的看法，数学是只需要数学课程，并提高学生欣赏理论在科学过程中的重要性。 这些目标将通过开发适当的定量实例来实现，这些实例基于数据并说明了入门级生物学课程的关键生物学概念。 将通过出版《定量生物学入门》和各种网络产品传播研究结果。 该项目还将开发评估工具，以帮助教师确定生命科学学生的定量能力水平，特别是在对生命科学至关重要的主题领域。