美国和中国中学理科教育的目标和课程设计(英)

本文以对１９９１ 至１９９４ 年到美国作访问学者的中国教育家的调查所得资料为基础，报告了对美国和中国中学理科教育的目标和课程设计所作比较研究的结果。两国理科教育的理想目标相似，但在两国学校里的真正重点颇有差异。在课程设计上，美国理科教育的范围比中国的大，但深度远不如中国。这些差异也反映在课本及课堂活动上。本文还讨论了两国中学理科教育变革的有关问题。

Science Education Goals and Curriculum Designs in American and Chinese High Schools

This paper reports findings from a comparative study of science education goals and curriculum designs in American and Chinese high schools, based on data gathered from a survey of Chinese educationists who came to the USA as visiting scholars between 1991 and 1994. The ideal goals of science education are similar in the USA and China, but the real emphases are quite different in the two nations' schools. In curriculum design, American science education has wider scope but much less depth than its Chinese counterpart. These differences are also reflected in textbooks and classroom activities. Implications for change in science education are discussed for both American and Chinese high schools.