Promoting the Interrelationship of Chemistry and Society with a Case Study Approach

以案例研究的方式促进化学与社会的相互关系

• 批准号: 0338568
• 负责人: Kerry Karukstis
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Harvey Mudd College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-01-01 至 2007-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0338568&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Promoting; Interrelationship; Chemistry; Society; Case

This proof-of-concept project incorporates a student-centered problem-based learning technique in the General Chemistry curriculum to foster consideration of the interrelationships among chemistry, technology, and society. Case studies will be created for team-based analysis, discussion, and presentation in order to engage students in a critical analysis of environmental and economic implications of chemical decisions. This pedagogical approach places students in a central position in the educational process and enables them to practice decision making, exercise analytical thinking, assimilate different perspectives, develop habits of self-reflection, and enhance their communication skills. To extend the potential audience for the case studies, instructors representing at least seven different institutions will test the case study material. These instructors are involved in a broad range of introductory chemistry courses for students with a diversity of backgrounds and career aspirations. A compendium of case studies on current topical chemistry applications that involve the concepts traditionally presented in the general chemistry curriculum will be created. Materials to be developed for each case study include background reading; a written assignment to be completed prior to the exercise; a set of questions designed to guide a team of students through the key chemical, environmental, and economic aspects of the case study and assist them in approaching open-ended problems through increasingly complex steps; and a follow-up written assignment. Materials for enhancing faculty development in case study classroom management will also be prepared. The case study material and faculty development resources will be disseminated through publications and presentations to the chemical community and a textbook ancillary distributed through a commercial publisher. Additional pre- and post-case study exercises will be designed to establish an initial baseline of student performance, determine benchmarks of student performance throughout the course, and measure project outcomes.The project will contribute to the knowledge base of activities that enhance student learning and will ultimately benefit society through STEM education that fosters consideration of responsible research and practice in science and engineering.

该概念验证项目在一般化学课程中纳入了一种以学生为中心的学习技术，以促进化学，技术和社会之间的相互关系。为了使学生对化学决策的环境和经济影响进行批判性分析，将为基于团队的分析，讨论和演讲创建案例研究。这种教学方法使学生在教育过程中处于中心位置，使他们能够练习决策，进行分析思维，吸收不同的观点，培养自我反思的习惯并增强他们的沟通能力。为了扩大案例研究的潜在受众，代表至少七个不同机构的讲师将测试案例研究材料。这些讲师参与了各种背景和职业愿望的学生的广泛入门化学课程。将创建有关当前局部化学应用的案例研究的纲要，这些案例研究将创建一般化学课程中传统上介绍的概念。为每个案例研究开发的材料包括背景阅读；练习前要完成的书面作业；一组旨在指导学生团队通过案例研究的关键化学，环境和经济方面的问题，并通过日益复杂的步骤帮助他们解决开放式问题；和后续书面作业。还将准备增强教师发展的材料。案例研究材料和教师发展资源将通过出版物和演示文稿以及通过商业出版商分发的辅助书籍来传播。将设计其他前后研究练习，以建立学生表现的初始基准，确定整个课程的学生表现的基准，并衡量项目成果。该项目将有助于增强学生学习的活动的知识基础，并最终通过STEM教育使社会受益，从而促进对科学和工程领域负责任的研究和实践的考虑。