工程实践融入基础科学教育:内涵、目标与路径

Integrating Engineering Practices into Elementary Science Education:the Connotation, Goal and Approach

当前在全球范围内对工程类人才的需求巨大,在STEM整合教育思路的引领下,工程实践融入基础科学教育备受关注。通过探讨科学教育、工程教育的特征和关系,阐明工程实践融入基础科学教育的内涵、培养目标,并具体提出了通过科学探究与工程设计整合为突破口的主要模式,为探索我国基础工程教育提供参考。

As the increasing demands of the engineers all over the world, the integration of engineering practices into elementary science education has received much concerns with the advocacy of STEM education. This paper discusses the characteristics and the relationship between science and engineering education, interprets the defnition and goal of integrating engineering practices into elementary science education. A mode which integrates scientifc inquiry and engineering design is proposed for providing theoretical framework for engineering education in China.