美国研究型大学本科生科研的价值诉求--基于情境认知与学习理论的视角

The Value Appeal of Undergraduate Research in Research-Intensive Universities in the United States：A Perspective of Situated Cognition and Learning Theory

培养学生的科研创新力是美国研究型大学本科教育的一个重要方面，本科生科研作为一种新型的培养方式，对研究型大学的本科教育的发展产生了积极的影响。本科生科研作为一种成功的教育实践活动，强调学习者的主体性、知识的情境建构性、学习的文化适应性，顺应了构建实践取向的情境认知与学习理论的主旨。因此，从情境认知与学习理论的视角分析美国研究型大学本科生科研的价值诉求，便于我们深入了解美国研究型大学本科生科研的本质与其重要意义，可为我国研究型大学培养本科生科研创新力提供借鉴。

As a new way of cultivating students’ research ability， research has become an important part of undergraduate education in research-intensive universities in the United States. As a successful educational practice， undergraduate research emphasizes the subjectivity of learners， the situated construction of knowledge and the culture adaptability of learning， all of which complies with the practice-oriented purpose of situated cognition and learning theory. Therefore， from the perspective of situated cognition and learning theory， an analysis of the value appeal in undergraduate research of American research universities will enable us to realize the nature and importance of undergraduate research， thereby providing valuable reference for the development of research creativity of undergraduates in China’s research-intensive universities.