Collaborative Research: Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs

合作研究：本科物理项目联合工作组

• 批准号: 1540570
• 负责人: Theodore Hodapp
• 金额: $ 4.72万
• 依托单位: American Physical Society
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-06-15 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1540570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Joint; Task; Force

This significant and important project will convene a group of prominent physicists from academia and industry to construct a report detailing what should be taught in undergraduate physics programs. The goal is to ensure that the next generation of undergraduate physics majors are well prepared for diverse careers in physics. When the report is finished it will be disseminated to all physics departments nationally. The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Physical Society (APS) will convene the Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs (J-TUPP) and produce and disseminate the report. These organizations have asked J-TUPP to prepare a report that will engage and inform physicists in answering the question: What skills and knowledge should the next generation of undergraduate physics degree holders possess to be well prepared for a diverse set of careers. The report will provide guidance for physicists considering revising the undergraduate curriculum to improve the education of a diverse student population. The report will include recommendations on content, pedagogy, professional skills, and student engagement and will emphasize the collection of documentable student outcomes. The results of J-TUPP's deliberations will add significantly to the knowledge base of critical core concepts and core physics practices that inform how undergraduate physics programs can best prepare students with wide-ranging career interests. The effort will focus on aspects of physics programs preparing students for immediate employment after receiving their bachelor's degrees. It directly addresses several critical STEM workforce issues including the development of a diverse, globally competitive STEM workforce and increased partnerships between undergraduate physics programs and industry. Particular attention will be paid to the structural features of undergraduate physics programs that promote the recruitment and retention of students from groups historically underrepresented in physics. This project is jointly funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources and the Division of Physics in the Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences.

这个意义重大的项目将召集一群来自学术界和工业界的杰出物理学家来撰写一份报告，详细说明在本科物理课程中应该教授什么。目标是确保下一代物理专业的本科生为物理领域的各种职业做好充分准备。报告完成后将分发给全国各物理系。美国物理教师协会（AAPT）和美国物理学会（APS）将召集本科物理课程联合工作组（j - tpp）并制作和传播该报告。这些组织要求J-TUPP准备一份报告，让物理学家参与并回答这个问题：下一代物理学本科学位持有者应该拥有什么样的技能和知识，才能为多样化的职业做好充分的准备。该报告将为物理学家考虑修改本科课程以改善多样化学生群体的教育提供指导。该报告将包括关于内容、教学法、专业技能和学生参与度的建议，并将强调收集可记录的学生成果。J-TUPP的审议结果将显著增加关键核心概念和核心物理实践的知识库，这些知识库将告知本科物理课程如何最好地为具有广泛职业兴趣的学生做好准备。这项工作将集中在物理课程的各个方面，为学生在获得学士学位后立即就业做准备。它直接解决了几个关键的STEM劳动力问题，包括发展多样化的、具有全球竞争力的STEM劳动力，以及加强本科物理课程与行业之间的合作关系。将特别关注本科物理课程的结构特点，以促进从历史上在物理学科中代表性不足的群体中招收和保留学生。该项目由教育和人力资源局本科教育司和数学与物理科学局物理司共同资助。