Connecting Research Experiences And Teacher Excellence (CREATE) in Introductory Biology Laboratories

在入门生物学实验室中将研究经验与卓越教师联系起来（CREATE）

• 批准号: 0126634
• 负责人: Maureen Knabb
• 金额: $ 18.7万
• 依托单位: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-01-01 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0126634&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Connecting; Research; Experiences; Teacher; Excellence

Biological Sciences (61)The Biology Department of West Chester University (WCU) has a rare opportunity to redesign both the physical space and the curriculum for our three introductory biology laboratories, General Biology (Bio 110), Botany (Bio 215) and Zoology (Bio 217). By adapting materials from Northern Arizona University and Hampshire College, the emphasis in the laboratory moves from activities that primarily serve to reinforce lecture material to student-driven research investigations that stimulate critical thinking and an appreciation of the scientific method. To enhance and coordinate our introductory biology curriculum, we are: 1) developing new laboratories that include open-ended components, 2) increasing the use of technologies that enhance the learning experience, 3) linking concepts and creating spiraling connections between the sub-disciplines, 4) encouraging collaboration among students and faculty through the use of pedagogy designed to foster cooperation, and 5) providing a research-rich learning environment as a training ground for our future secondary school teachers. Students in our Secondary Education Program (BS Biology, Education) are actively involved with the development and implementation of the inquiry-based laboratories. With the help of Dr. Lesley Welsh, an assessment expert from the School of Education at WCU, we are evaluating the effectiveness of these changes.

生物科学(61)西切斯特大学(WCU)生物系有一个难得的机会重新设计我们三个入门生物实验室的物理空间和课程：普通生物学(Bio 110)、植物学(Bio 215)和动物学(Bio 217)。通过采用北亚利桑那大学和汉普郡学院的材料，实验室的重点从主要用于加强授课材料的活动转移到以学生为主导的研究调查，以激发批判性思维和对科学方法的欣赏。为了加强和协调我们的生物入门课程，我们正在：1)开发包括开放式组件的新实验室，2)更多地使用提高学习体验的技术，3)将概念联系起来，并在子学科之间建立螺旋式的联系，4)通过使用旨在促进合作的教学方法来鼓励学生和教师之间的合作，以及5)提供一个研究丰富的学习环境，作为我们未来中学教师的培训基地。我们中等教育项目(BS生物学、教育学)的学生积极参与研究型实验室的开发和实施。在威斯康星大学教育学院评估专家莱斯利·威尔士博士的帮助下，我们正在评估这些变化的有效性。