A Problem Solving, Simulation, and Teamwork Approach to Teaching Integrated Science

综合科学教学的问题解决、模拟和团队合作方法

• 批准号: 9850097
• 负责人: Roger Lederer
• 金额: $ 18.51万
• 依托单位: Chico State Enterprises
• 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: 1998-07-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9850097&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Problem; Solving; Simulation; Teamwork; Approach

Three major science education issues are educational technology, problem-based learning, and teaching integrated science. Change is difficult because of the present structure of single discipline-based teaching. This project is changing the core curriculum to one which uses educational technology to teach integrated science by tying courses from different disciplines together via computer simulations and problem-solving pedagogy. Early in their education students begin to see that the sciences have commonalties such as the scientific method, quantifiable and verifiable data, the use of statistics and probabilities, and critical thinking. Computer simulations do not replace but extend the laboratory experience, whether in geology, biology, or physics. By integrating disciplines and having students work in teams on simulated problems as an extension of the lab experience, our project revitalizes the science curriculum by transcending traditional disciplinary boundaries and incorporating educational technologies.We are incorporating integrated science-based computer simulations into classrooms in a problem-solving format. Student teams attempt to solve complex and important problems, such as global warming or deforestation whose solutions require knowledge and skills drawn from many different scientific fields.

三大科学教育问题是教育技术、基于问题的学习和综合科学教学。由于目前的单一学科教学结构，改变是困难的。该项目正在将核心课程改为利用教育技术教授综合科学，通过计算机模拟和解决问题的教学法将不同学科的课程结合在一起。在教育的早期，学生开始看到科学有共同点，如科学方法，可量化和可验证的数据，统计和概率的使用，以及批判性思维。 无论是在地质学、生物学还是物理学方面，计算机模拟并没有取代实验室经验，而是扩展了实验室经验。通过整合学科并让学生团队解决模拟问题，作为实验室经验的延伸，我们的项目通过超越传统学科界限并融入教育技术来重振科学课程。我们正在将基于科学的集成计算机模拟以问题解决的形式融入课堂。学生团队试图解决复杂而重要的问题，如全球变暖或森林砍伐，其解决方案需要从许多不同的科学领域汲取知识和技能。