美国高中跨学科课程的开发与实施——以菲利普斯·安多佛中学为例

An Investigation of the Development,Design,and Implementation of Interdisciplinary Curriculum in US High Schools:The Case of Phillips Academy Andover

高中阶段的跨学科课程建设是世界范围内课程改革的热点话题,这也是我国普通高中教育亟待关注的领域。本文以引领美国高中教育改革的标杆学校——菲利普斯·安多佛中学为例,通过回顾其跨学科课程的发展历程,分析跨学科课程开发与实施的特点。安多佛中学在课程开发的过程中,从已有课程中寻找创新点,注重校本的特色课程,不断优化的课程体系。加强校际交流,鼓励跨学科教研,努力提升教师的跨学科素养。安多佛中学跨学科课程的教学组织形式多样、课时弹性灵活、注重学习体验、评价手段多元、强调学生的知识基础。安多佛中学的经验对推进我国学术性高中的跨学科课程建设具有重要启示。

High school interdisciplinary curriculum is not only a hot topic in worldwide educational reforms but also an area that needs urgent attention in high school education in China.This study adopts Philips Academy Andover(PA Andover),a benchmark school leading the US high school educational reform,as an example to reflect how a school deepens its understanding of the interdisciplinary curriculum.The interdisciplinary curriculum at PA Andover emphasizes students’prior knowledge of each disciplineand the coherent integration of disciplinary knowledge.The development of an interdisciplinary curriculum needs to be integrated into the school’s original curricular system and includes some featured interdisciplinary courses.The interdisciplinary courses at PA Andover are implemented with various teaching methods,flexible schedules,emphasized learning experiences,and diversified assessment tools.The case of PA Andover offers us important and meaningful insights into the exploration of constructing interdisciplinary curricular in academic high schools in China.