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Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
Committee on Undergraduate Science Education
Board on Science Education
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
National Research Council
出版
National Academies Press
, 1999-04-08
主題
Education / General
Education / Higher
ISBN
0309592585
9780309592581
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PzRvAgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Today's undergraduate students--future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well as scientists and engineers--will need to make important decisions based on their understanding of scientific and technological concepts. However, many undergraduates in the United States do not study science, mathematics, engineering, or technology (SME&T) for more than one year, if at all. Additionally, many of the SME&T courses that students take are focused on one discipline and often do not give students an understanding about how disciplines are interconnected or relevant to students' lives and society.
To address these issues, the National Research Council convened a series of symposia and forums of representatives from SME&T educational and industrial communities. Those discussions contributed to this book, which provides six vision statements and recommendations for how to improve SME&T education for all undergraduates.
The book addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers of K-12 mathematics, science, and technology. It suggests how colleges can improve and evaluate lower-division undergraduate courses for all students, strengthen institutional infrastructures to encourage quality teaching, and better prepare graduate students who will become future SME&T faculty.