Human Evolution: Building an image database and associated materials for instructional use.

人类学（81）人类起源的主题引起了普遍的兴趣，但它作为科学教育的辅助工具的潜力相对被学术界忽视。人类是一个很好的例子，说明生物体的生物学和自然历史是如何通过适应和进化过程形成的。因此，人类进化研究（古人类学）是一个潜在的强大工具，可以向广大受众传达科学证据的性质和科学探究的原则。这个“概念验证”项目是乔治华盛顿大学与史密森学会国家自然历史博物馆的“人类起源计划”合作倡议的一部分，旨在建立一个全面的人类进化数据库（HED），以几种不同的方式支持教育和研究。也就是说，HED将1）向一般用户介绍人类进化的基本原理和证据，2）提供在线或基于CD-ROM的参考，可以补充传统的教育材料，3）提供基于问题的学习经验，为一系列本科课程教授研究方法，以及4）存档适合研究生水平研究人员使用的高级数据集。 缺乏教材一直是限制人类进化教学的主要因素。因此，完成的HED将张贴在互联网上，因此学生在家里和教室都可以查阅。因此，HED代表了迄今为止试图将计算机技术整合到人类进化研究教学中的最广泛的计划。HED将主要为本科生使用而设计，但最终其灵活性和可访问性将使其适用于从中学（9 - 12年级）到博士课程的教育环境。

Anthropology (81)The subject of human origins engenders universal interest, but its potential as an aid for science education has been relatively neglected by the academic community. Humans represent an excellent example of how the biology and natural history of an organism can be shaped as a result of the processes of adaptation and evolution. Thus, the study of human evolution (paleoanthropology) is a potentially powerful instrument for communicating the nature of scientific evidence and the principles of scientific inquiry to a wide audience. This 'Proof-of-Concept' project is part of an initiative by George Washington University, in collaboration with the 'Human Origins Program' of the National Museum for Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution, to establish a comprehensive Human Evolution Database (HED) that will support education and research in several different ways. Namely, the HED will 1) introduce general users to the basic principles and evidence of human evolution, 2) provide an on-line or CD-ROM-based reference that can supplement traditional educational materials, 3) provide problem-based learning experiences that teach research methodology for a range of undergraduate courses, and 4) archive advanced data sets suitable for use by graduate-level researchers. A lack of teaching materials has been a major factor limiting the teaching of human evolution. Accordingly, the finished HED will be posted on the Internet, and thus will be accessible to students both at home and in the classroom. As such, HED represents the most extensive plan yet attempted to integrate computer technology into the teaching of human evolutionary studies. The HED will be designed primarily for use by undergraduates, but ultimately its flexibility and accessibility will make it suitable for use in educational settings ranging from secondary school (grades 9 - 12) up through doctoral programs.