U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science: Collaborative Research on the Education of Science Teachers in the United States and Japan

9700667莱利该奖项支持佐治亚大学的约瑟夫·莱利教授和迈克尔·帕迪拉教授与日本广岛大学的竹原茂教授进行的为期两年的合作研究项目。本项目的目标是比较和记录科学教师的任职和在职准备情况，以及这种教育对教师发展和学生成绩的有效性。研究将集中在三个方面：1)教师需要知道什么(内容、教学方法、学生知识)；2)教师需要能够做什么(使用各种教学策略的能力)；以及3)计划应该如何结构，以反映最佳实践(学校经验和良好教学模式)。来自每个机构的研究人员将分成六个小组共同工作。每个团队将负责一个合作研究问题。这些团队将收集研究数据，然后提供分析。这项研究将邀请日本和美国两所领先的教师培训机构的艺术与科学和教育学院的专业知识。该项目的一个重要成果将是培养一大批研究人员，他们将拥有关于日本科学教育的第一手知识和经验。该项目将有助于扩大关于日本科学教育的对话和文学基础。具体成果包括建立一个关于日本和美国科学教育做法的万维网，该网站将不断更新。***

9700667 Riley This award supports a two year collaborative research project between Professors Joseph Riley and Michael Padilla of the University of Georgia and Professor Shigekazu Takemara of Hiroshima University in Japan. The goal of this project is to compare and document the preservice and inservice preparation of science teachers and the effectiveness of this education on teacher development and student achievement. The research will focus on three areas: 1) What teachers need to know (content, pedagogy, knowledge of students); 2) What teachers need to be able to do (ability to use various teaching strategies); and 3) How the program should be structured to mirror the best practice (school experience and modeling good teaching). Researchers from each institution will work together in six teams. Each team will be responsible for one of the collaborative research questions. The teams will collect the research data and then provide an analysis. The study will engage the expertise of the faculties of Arts and Sciences and Education in two of the leading teacher preparation institutions in Japan and the United States. A significant outcome of the project will be the development of a critical mass of researchers, who will have first hand knowledge and experience about science education in Japan. The project will contribute to a growing dialogue and literature base on Japanese science education. Specific outcomes include development of a Word Wide Web site on science education practices in Japan and the United States which will be continuously updated. ***