Planning Conference: Strengthening the Research Base for Science Education

科学教育要实现和巩固教育质量的长期提高，就需要坚实的研究基础。这个研究基地必须考虑到学科的内容和结构，科学教学发生的背景，以及在研究中出现的科学领域的教、学和推理原则。该项目将召开一次科学教育研究规划会议，将汇集40位主要专业人士，他们是(1)科学、数学和计算机科学学科的专家；(2)课堂教学与课程开发研究；(3)学习、推理和解决问题的认知过程的研究。与会者将评估目前的知识状况，根据目前可用的资源审查进展的前景，并确定可能显著增加这种知识和导致科学教育中的教育实践变化的活动。项目参与者将制定进一步合作和后续活动的计划。此外，与会者将为数学、科学和技术教育拟订一套具体的建议和优先事项，包括关于各种研究方法的相对优点的建议。会议记录将出版并分发给专业教育研究学会、大学、研究中心、资助机构和其他有关方面的3 000名成员。会议的结果将在有组织的专题讨论会上讨论，并将在1986年适当的专业会议上提出。

Science education requires a solid research base if long-term gains in educational quality are to be achieved and consolidated. This research base must take account of the content and structure of subject matter disciplines, the contexts in which science teaching occurs, and the principles of teaching, learning, and reasoning in scientific domains that are emerging in research. This project will convene a planning conference on research for science education that will bring together forty leading professionals who are experts in (1) subject matter disciplines of science, mathematics and computer science; (2) the study of classroom teaching and curriculum development; and (3) the study of cognitive processes of learning, reasoning and problem solving. Conference participants will assess the current state of knowledge, examine the prospects for advances based on currently available resources, and identify activities likely to significantly increase this knowledge and lead to changes in educational practices in science education. Project participants will develop plans for further collaboration and follow-up activities. In addition, the participants will draw up a specific set of recommendations and priorities for mathematics, science and technological education, including suggestions concerning the relative merits of various research methodologies. Conference proceedings will be published and distributed to 3,000 members of professional educational research societies, universities, research centers, funding agencies and other interested parties. Results of the conference will be discussed in organized symposia and will be presented at appropriate professional meetings in 1986.