独立研究课：美国高校培养创新型人才的课程形态

Independent Study: A Course Form Used by American Universities to Train Innovative Students

为使大学生具备开展科学研究的综合素质，成为具有国际竞争力的拔尖创新人才，美国高校始终将科研能力的培养置于教学的核心地位。“独立研究课”作为培养学生探究与创新能力的重要途径之一，几十年来一直受到美国大学的高度重视。在该课程的目标定位、过程管理、内容要求、资源保障、成果展示与成绩评定等方面，积累了大量有益的经验，值得我国高校参考和借鉴。

In order to make university students to possess the comprehensive qualities to conduct scientific research and become innovative and competitive personnel in the world, the training of research ability has always been placed in the core position in the teaching of American universities. ‘Independent study course’ has been one of the important approaches to develop student inquiry ability and creativity in American universities for many decades. The universities have accumulated a lot of useful experiences in the objective orientation, process management, content requirement, resource assurance, result exhibition and assessment for the course. It is worthwhile for universities in China to consult and learn from the experiences.