国家认可的学习目标,以改善入门生物学课程设计
Kelly M Hennessey1, Scott Freeman1
1Biology Department, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
PloS one
|August 15, 2024
概括
重新设计具有明确学习目标 (LO) 的入门生物学课程可以提高学生在STEM方面的成功. 这个国家努力为教师提供了一个框架,使LO与评估和积极学习保持一致.
科学领域:
- 在STEM教育方面.
- 本科 生物学 学士学位
背景情况:
- 介绍生物学是一个关键的STEM课程,招生率很高.
- 在这个课程中学生的成功对于满足STEM劳动力需求至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 用明确的学习目标 (LO) 重新设计专业的入门生物学.
- 制定一套国家认可的课程级LOs.
- 提供一个框架,使LO与评估和积极学习保持一致.
主要方法:
- 一个代的审查,修订和评估过程.
- 包括来自全国800多名生物学教师的投入.
- 开发精细的,课程级的LOs.
主要成果:
- 为一年的入门生物学课程制作了一套全国认可的课程级LOs.
- LOs与"愿景和变革"主题和BioCore/BioSkills指南保持一致.
- LOs允许向后设计课程,将目标与活动和评估联系起来.
结论:
- 明确的学习目标对于重新设计入门生物学至关重要.
- 开发的LO为教师提供了一个实用的框架,以加强课程设计和学生的学习.
- 这个倡议支持提高学生的成绩,并解决STEM劳动力需求.
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