Discovering the Art of Mathematics: Inquiry Based Learning in Mathematics for Liberal Arts

发现数学的艺术：文科数学的探究式学习

• 批准号: 1225915
• 负责人: Julian Fleron
• 金额: $ 55.06万
• 依托单位: Westfield State College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2017-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1225915&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Discovering; Art; Mathematics; Inquiry; Based

This project helps complete Discovering the Art of Mathematics, a library of 10 full-length, stand-alone learning guides for Mathematics for Liberal Arts (MLA) and other cognate courses. Each volume provides curriculum materials sufficient for a semester-long course. The pedagogy is a form of inquiry-based learning that is a descendent of the Socratic dialogue. The mathematical content is both sophisticated and accessible, with deep and natural connections to the arts, history, culture, philosophy, humanism, and literature throughout. During Phase 1 of the project, these unique curriculum materials sparked considerable learning gains and affective benefits in the cohort of over 1,000 students who used the materials. In addition to the completion of the materials, the Type 2 award will support the development of teacher resource guides, assessment materials, and resources for the expanded use of inquiry in general education mathematics courses. It will also support nine traveling professional development workshops that will help develop communities of inquiry-based learning practitioners from the generally under-supported cohort of teachers that most often teach MLA. It will also support the creation and implementation of assessment tools that further evaluate the student learning gains and affective benefits of using our materials. Finally, it supports the high-profile, nationwide dissemination of the Discovering the Art of Mathematics library and the scholarly work it generates, helping to transform the way MLA is taught and learned.

这个项目有助于完成发现数学的艺术，一个图书馆的10个全长，独立的学习指南数学文科（MLA）和其他同源课程。每一卷都提供了足够一个学期的课程材料。教学法是一种基于探究的学习形式，是苏格拉底对话的后裔。数学内容既复杂又容易理解，与艺术，历史，文化，哲学，人文主义和文学有着深刻而自然的联系。在项目的第一阶段，这些独特的课程材料在使用这些材料的1,000多名学生中激发了相当大的学习收获和情感效益。除了完成的材料，第2类奖将支持教师资源指南，评估材料和资源的开发，以扩大在通识教育数学课程的调查使用。它还将支持九个巡回专业发展研讨会，这将有助于从最经常教授MLA的教师群体中发展以探究为基础的学习实践者社区。它还将支持创建和实施评估工具，进一步评估学生的学习收益和使用我们的材料的情感效益。最后，它支持在全国范围内高调传播发现数学艺术图书馆及其产生的学术作品，帮助改变MLA的教学和学习方式。