Collaborative Research: Facing the Challenges of Learning and Teaching About Evolution: A Synthesis

协作研究：面对进化论学习和教学的挑战：综合

• 批准号: 1202656
• 负责人: Gale Sinatra
• 金额: $ 2.11万
• 依托单位: University of Southern California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1202656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Facing; Challenges; Learning

The purpose of this project is to synthesize the research regarding the learning and teaching of evolution, laying the empirical foundation for the development of curricular resources. A truly effective curriculum, whether delivered in formal or informal settings, should include not only appropriate content, but should also be presented in a way that is developmentally appropriate, capitalizes on effective teaching and learning strategies, takes into account learners' prior knowledge and sociocultural background, and addresses the emotional and motivational issues that may arise. The proposed synthesis project consists of three stages. First, small groups of experts from cognitive and developmental science, evolutionary biology, formal and informal science education, and the philosophy of science will be brought together in a series of regional meetings. Second, the output of these meetings, a series of publicly released meeting summaries on the current state of research and practice, will guide the design of a three-day workshop to be attended by the entire group, at which the full framework will be assessed. Finally, subgroups will then be charged with producing synthesis products for researchers and practitioners.

该项目的目的是综合有关进化学习和教学的研究，为开发课程资源奠定了经验基础。无论是在正式或非正式环境中提供的真正有效的课程，不仅应包括适当的内容，还应以发展合适的方式介绍，利用有效的教学和学习策略，考虑到学习者的先验知识和社会文化背景，并解决可能出现的情感和动机问题。提出的合成项目包括三个阶段。首先，来自认知和发展科学，进化生物学，正式和非正式科学教育以及科学哲学的一小部分专家将在一系列区域会议中汇集在一起​​。其次，这些会议的输出是有关当前研究和实践状态的一系列公开发布的会议摘要，将指导整个小组将参加为期三天的研讨会的设计，并将评估完整的框架。最后，然后将亚组负责为研究人员和从业者生产合成产品。