Are New Approaches to SMET Education Making a Difference? A Report to the Community

SMET 教育的新方法会产生影响吗？

• 批准号: 9979664
• 负责人: Jeanne Narum
• 金额: $ 8.45万
• 依托单位: Independent Colleges Office
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9979664&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: New; Approaches; SMET; Education; Making

The last decade has been one of unparalleled attention to transforming undergraduate SMET programs, accompanied by an extraordinary commitment of financial support, time, energy, and expertise of individuals and institutions across the scientific and educational communities. In order to make a timely public accounting of this investment, this project is engaged in preparing and printing a synthesis report entitled; "Are New Approaches Making a Difference? To Whom, and How Do We Know? A Report to the Community."The report will identify individuals and institutions leading the Nation in developing, implementing, and assessing new approaches in classrooms and labs, and analyze and report on their efforts. The report will illustrate with data how students are learning more effectively as they take responsibility for their own learning. It will describe how new spaces are emerging that support improved learning communities and better accommodate new educational technologies. It will report how faculty careers are enhanced through their efforts to integrate research and education. The publication is expected to be completed in time for distribution before the major gathering to be held in the Washington, DC area in the Fall of 1999 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Project Kaleidoscope and to anticipate the next decade of reform in undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. The intended audience for the publication, however, is far greater than the 1,000 persons expected to attend. It includes all those with a stake in ensuring that the undergraduate SMET community serves the interests of students and society; parents and alumni; elected officials in local and national governments; and leaders in academic, corporate, foundation, and industrial communities. The publication is drawing on new data gathered from leading reformers, the experience and expertise of an editorial board, an analysis of files assembled by Project Kaleidoscope over the past decade, and materials and data emerging from programs supported the National Science Foundation and public and private funders of improvements in undergraduate education.

在过去的十年中，对改造本科SMET课程的关注是无与伦比的，伴随着对整个科学和教育界的个人和机构的财政支持，时间，精力和专业知识的非凡承诺。 为了及时公布这一投资，该项目正在编写和印制一份综合报告，题为“新办法是否发挥作用？ 谁知道，我们又是如何知道的呢？ 向社区报告。“该报告将确定在教室和实验室开发、实施和评估新方法方面领导国家的个人和机构，并分析和报告他们的努力。 该报告将用数据说明学生如何更有效地学习，因为他们对自己的学习负责。 它将描述新的空间是如何出现的，支持改善学习社区和更好地适应新的教育技术。 它将报告教师的职业生涯是如何通过他们的努力，整合研究和教育。 该出版物预计将完成的时间分配之前举行的主要聚会在华盛顿，DC地区在1999年秋季，以庆祝万花筒项目10周年，并预计下一个十年的本科科学，数学，工程和技术的改革。 然而，该出版物的预定读者远远超过预期的1 000人。 它包括所有那些在确保本科SMET社区服务于学生和社会的利益的利益;家长和校友;地方和国家政府的民选官员;和学术，企业，基金会和工业社区的领导者。 该出版物借鉴了从领先的改革者收集的新数据，编辑委员会的经验和专业知识，对过去十年万花筒项目收集的文件的分析，以及来自国家科学基金会和公共和私人资助者支持的项目的材料和数据。