Science That Matters

科学很重要

• 批准号: 0231179
• 负责人: Robert Potter
• 金额: $ 10.42万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-02-01 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231179&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Matters

The science literacy needs of future teachers and other non-science majors are being addressed through implementation of a multi-site college level interdisciplinary science course sequence based on the National Science Education Standards and focused on real-life issues. Instructional capacity is also being addressed through faculty professional development and curriculum materials upgrades involving faculty from five institutions (University of South Florida, Hillsborough Community College, Manatee Community College and St. Petersburg College from Florida and Fairmont State College in West Virginia). Project direct outcomes include a network of 15-25 prepared instructors, 10-12 upgraded modules (beta versions), and measures of improved science literacy of the target student population, a diverse population of college students including those preparing to be teachers. Intellectual Merit: Faculty in the program are introduced to recent literature on learning and practice these strategies through the implementation of the "Science That Matters" courses and curricular material. Faculty reflection and feedback is used to improve instruction and the curricular materials. Measures of student outcomes included Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT), The ACT's Collegiate Assessment of Academic Progress (CAAP), a project developed writing assessment measuring intellectual progress, and faculty assessment of student learning. Broader Impacts: The project provides a model two course sequence and curricular materials for achieving science literacy among non science majors/future elementary school teachers. Implementation at diverse institutions and among diverse student populations provides valuable guidance for implementation around the nation and for continuing improvements to materials. The modular curricular materials and the evaluation instruments are broadly applicable and useful to a diverse audience.

未来的教师和其他非科学专业的科学素养的需求正在解决通过实施多站点大学水平的跨学科科学课程序列的基础上，国家科学教育标准，并侧重于现实生活中的问题。还通过教师专业发展和课程材料更新来提高教学能力，涉及五个机构的教师（南佛罗里达大学、希尔斯伯勒社区学院、海牛社区学院和佛罗里达的彼得堡学院以及西弗吉尼亚的费尔蒙州立学院）。项目的直接成果包括一个由15-25名准备好的教员组成的网络，10-12个升级模块（测试版），以及提高目标学生群体科学素养的措施，包括那些准备成为教师的大学生。智力优势：在该计划的教师介绍了最近的文献学习和实践这些策略，通过实施“科学的问题”课程和课程材料。教师的反思和反馈用于改进教学和课程材料。 学生成绩的衡量标准包括逻辑思维测试（TOLT），ACT的学术进步大学评估（CAAP），一个项目开发的写作评估测量智力进步，以及教师对学生学习的评估。 更广泛的影响：该项目提供了一个模型，两个课程序列和课程材料，实现非科学专业/未来的小学教师的科学素养。在不同的机构和不同的学生群体中实施，为全国各地的实施和不断改进材料提供了宝贵的指导。模块化课程材料和评估工具广泛适用于不同的受众，并对他们有用。