美国“计算机和女生”课程计划与教育机会发展——来自亚利桑那州的经验和启示

U.S. ‘COMPUGIRLS' Curriculum Planning and Development of Educational Opportunity:Experiences from ASU

美国"计算机和女生"课程计划,即为资源缺乏的少数族裔社区的女孩们(8-12年级,12-18岁)提供现代化的计算机课程及技术学习和培训,旨在实现扩大教育机会、多元文化教育以及社会平等的理念。"计算机和女生"计划为女生设计了六门课程,即课程导论、人生模拟课程、编程设计课程、第二生命导论、青少年第二生命课程设计和毕业设计。通过这六门课程的学习和多媒体制作,培养女生们的计算能力和计算思维,增强她们的社会分析能力和自我概念,树立自信心,为今后进一步升学深造并成功进入职场工作做好充分准备。

COMPUGIRLS in US provides the curriculum of computer information technology learning and training for girls （grade 8-12, ages 12-18） who live in ethnic areas and minority community, so as to achieve the ideas of expanding educational opportunity, multicultural education and social justice and equity. It tries to, through multimedia technology learning, train girls＇ computing thinking and ability, improve girls＇ social analysis abilities, and enhance girls＇ self-concept and self-confidence for entering workplace successfully in future.