Institutionalization of an Integrated Undergraduate Curriculum Featuring Active-Inquiry, Research-Based Instruction and Mentored Research Experiences

密苏里州大学被选为国家科学基金会研究与教育一体化表彰奖的十名获奖者之一。 该大学已经接近研究和教育的整合，在一个全面和系统的方式，通过发起的变化，整合研究和教育在校园生活的许多重要领域。 正在实施新的以发现为基础的入门课程，以覆盖所有本科生，包括非理科专业。 未来的K-12教师正在准备使用发现为基础的学习方法，通过-教育学强化+科学课程的部分。 正在建立新生居住社区，促进和加强跨学科小组研究。 通过参与新生的研究经历，提高了女学生和少数民族学生的坚持性。 正在为所有学生建立一个顶点体验。 正在建立新的支持机制，以促进教师的参与。 该大学将研究与教育相结合的努力考虑到了具体的成果：增加研究方法在所有课程中的代表性;增加学生和教职员工对指导研究项目的参与;增加女性和少数民族学生在理工科毕业生中的代表性;提高所有理工科学生的保留率;提高理工科学生的批判性思维和学习技能;提高所有学生对理工科的理解和欣赏。 该大学在实现这些重要目标方面取得了显著的成就。 该大学将获得50万美元的资助，目标是在未来三年内扩大、记录和传播其示范性做法。 使用奖励资金的计划包括：继续课程开发;与密苏里州行业建立研究实习桥梁计划;对计划参与者进行纵向研究，并设立适当的对照组;在同行评审的期刊上发表评估结果;举办地方讲习班;以及举办全国会议，并发表会议记录。

The University of Missouri has been selected as one of ten recipients of the National Science Foundation's Recognition Awards for the Integration of Research and Education. The university has approached the integration of research and education in a comprehensive and systemic fashion by initiating changes that integrate research and education in many important areas of campus life. New discovery-based introductory courses are being implemented to reach all undergraduates, including non-science majors. Future K-12 teachers are being prepared to use discovery-based learning methods through -Pedagogy Intensive+ sections of science courses. Residential communities for freshmen are being established in which interdisciplinary group research is promoted and reinforced. Persistence of female and minority students is being increased through engagement in freshman research experiences. A capstone experience is being established for all students. New support mechanisms are being created to promote faculty participation. The university's efforts to integrate research and education were designed with specific outcomes in mind: increasing the representation of research methods in all courses; increasing student and faculty participation in mentored research projects; increasing the representation of female and minority students among science and engineering graduates; increasing retention rates for all science and engineering students; improving critical thinking and learning skills among science and engineering students; and improving the understanding of and appreciation for science and engineering among all students. The university has achieved noteworthy success in achieving these important goals. The university is being awarded $500,000 with the goal of expanding, documenting, and disseminating its exemplary practices over the coming three years. Plans for the use of the award funds include: continued curriculum development; creation of a research internship-bridge program with Missouri industry; a longitudinal study of program participants with an appropriate control group; publication of assessment results in peer refereed journals; local workshops; and a national conference with published proceedings.