美国马萨诸塞州K-12“技术/工程”课程标准的演进

The Development and Implications of Technology/Engineering Curriculum Standards of Massachusetts of U.S.

美国马萨诸塞州K-12"技术/工程"课程标准自1996年至2016年历经4版的修订。在课程标准演进过程中,课程理念随21世纪社会发展需求不断更新。内容主题的设置从STS视角向STEM视角转变,内容标准的呈现亦逐步明晰具体、易于把握、可操作性强,且充分体现了课程的整合趋势。马萨诸塞州对"技术/工程"学科面向21世纪技能培养的课程定位、一贯连续的政策支持以及"相关、严格、连贯"的课程开发值得借鉴。

Massachusetts Science ＆ Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework has been revised four times from 1996 to 2016. During the development of the standards, the idea of curriculum changed along with the development of the 21st society. Its content topics transmitted from STS view to STEM view. Its content presentations are more and more specific, understandable, and actionable, which also reflect the trend of curriculum integration. Massachusetts Science ＆ Technology/Engineering Curriculum standard is worth learning because of its goal of cultivating the students＇ 21st century skills, the Department efforts in aligning the various policy elements, and the curriculum development principles of relevance, rigor, and coherence.