美国高校STEM课堂教学评价量规COPUS的研究与启示

Research and Enlightenment of the Classroom Observation Protocols for Undergraduate STEM(COPUS)in American Universities

COPUS由美国学者Smith研发,对大学STEM课堂教学行为进行观察与评价,其目的是为教师提供直观教学行为数据,引导教师教学反思,提高教学水平,优化STEM教学质量。COPUS量规具有直观性,其规范系统的编码记录、清晰明确的观察结果便于研究者分析统计数据;同时具有高效性,其短时间的观察者培训能确保使用者熟练且高效地使用该量规。本研究详细介绍COPUS研发背景、指标体系、实施方法,深入探讨其价值与局限,探索我国高等教育教学模式变革,促进高校教师教学反思,优化高等教育教学评价方法的新路径。

Developed by Smith,an American scholar,COPUS observes and evaluates STEM classroom teaching behavior in universities.Its purpose is to provide teachers with intuitive teaching behavior data,guide teachers to reflect on teaching,improve teaching level and optimize STEM teaching quality.The COPUS gauge is intuitive,and its systematic coding records and clear observation results facilitate researchers to analyze statistical data.At the same time,it has high efficiency.The short time of observer training can ensure the user to use the gauge skillfully and efficiently.This study introduces the research background,index system and implementation method of COPUS in detail,probes into its value and limitation,and explores a new path to reform the teaching mode of higher education in China,promote the teaching reflection of university teachers,and optimize the teaching evaluation method of higher education.