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NSF Funds Redesign of AP Science CoursesLast week, the National Science Foundation awarded a $1.8 million grant to the College Board to redesign Advanced Placement courses in biology, chemistry, physics and environmental science. According to an eSchool News report, the funds will be used to develop a process for making continual changes in the courses and exams to incorporate the latest scientific developments and to leverage best practices in the teaching of science. The grant is especially timely in light of recent calls by President Bush and Congress to train 70,000 new AP science and math teachers and to triple the number of students who successfully complete AP science and math courses within 5 years. "The challenge is not to find better ways of teaching facts," said NSF director Arden Bement in the report. "Rather, it is to find better ways of teaching students how to observe, imagine, frame question, and learn by experimentation. These are the fundamentals of science - the principles that can prepare students for a world in which change comes faster than any course or test could ever change." The long-term goal of the redesign is to increase scientific literacy and encourage more students to pursue advanced-level study in high school and college and, eventually, to pursue science-related careers.
Questions, ideas, or in need of more information? Please contact Stacey Pusey at 302-295-8349. |
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