叶企孙与中国科学课程改革核心难题

Ye Qisun and the Core Problem of Science Curriculum Reform in China

因无人懂科学,中国科学课程改革曾长期不得要领。到1913年,夏元瑮主持北京大学理科课程改革,才发现核心难题乃是如何提高基础自然科学教育质量,对接西方基础自然科学前沿赛道。但夏元瑮没有条件破解难题,直到1925年叶企孙在清华大学创办物理学系,中国才真正开始在熟悉世界自然科学前沿进展基础上切实破解长期被搁置的科学课程改革核心难题。叶企孙的课程改革努力让中国短期内便拥有了可以赶超西方科学前沿的一流科学研究与教育中心,并为新中国研制"两弹一星"培养了必需的品行一流的基础科学人才。中小学科学课程改革方面,叶企孙也曾编写中学物理实验教材,同时设法优化中小学科学师资。叶企孙的系列努力能为优化当前科学教育课程改革、提高基础自然科学教育质量提供有益的历史参照。

It was until 1913 when Xia Yuanli came to lead the school of science in Peking University,China eventually knew the core problem of science curriculum reform is to improve the bad quality of basic natural science curricular and teaching.Xia,however,did not have enough condition and leadership to solve the tuff problem.Twelve years later,another influential movement confronting with this core problem was successfully launched by Ye Qisun,the returned Harvard Ph.d.in Physics,through establishing the department of physics and the school of science at the Tsinghua University since 1925.Ye Qisun also tried to improve the bad quality of science curriculum system in secondary school,by editing new textbook and training middle school teachers.His efforts and experience still can provide contemporary science curriculum reform with insightful perspectives.