A Survey on the Situation of Speciality Construction of Science Education for Undergraduates

The analysis of the questionnaires reveals that the main problems in science education specialty for undergraduates in China are as follows: excessive pluralism of specialty training objectives,unreasonable system of the specialty curriculum,lack of specialty teaching materials,ineffective construction of the specialized comprehensive laboratories,imperfect policies concerning teaching staff and management,inefficient operating mechanism and weakness in teaching research etc.This paper puts forward three suggestions.Firstly,the Ministry of Education should formulate special rules for the specialty,establish professional supervisor committee and set up an access system of primary and middle school science teachers.Secondly,colleges and universities must increase the investment in the specialty construction,innovate management models,improve the construction plan and management of teaching staff and intensify the publicity of the specialty.Lastly,teachers should heighten their professional beliefs and take an active part in specialty construction,teaching reform and teaching research