Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroska, Maribor, Slovenia.
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2010 Fall;9(3):196-200. doi: 10.1187/cbe.10-03-0014.
Developing the connection between biology and mathematics is one of the most important ways to shift the paradigms of both established science disciplines. However, adding some mathematic content to biology or biology content to mathematics is not enough but must be accompanied by development of suitable pedagogical models. I propose a model of pedagogical mathematical biological content knowledge as a feasible starting point for connecting biology and mathematics in schools and universities. The process of connecting these disciplines should start as early as possible in the educational process, in order to produce prepared minds that will be able to combine both disciplines at graduate and postgraduate levels of study. Because teachers are a crucial factor in introducing innovations in education, the first step toward such a goal should be the education of prospective and practicing elementary and secondary school teachers.
发展生物学和数学之间的联系是转变这两个既定科学学科范式的最重要方法之一。然而，仅在生物学中添加一些数学内容或在数学中添加一些生物学内容是不够的，而必须同时发展合适的教学模式。我提出了一个数学生物学教学内容知识模型，作为在学校中连接生物学和数学的可行起点。连接这些学科的过程应该在教育过程中尽早开始，以便培养出能够在研究生和研究生阶段将这两个学科结合起来的有准备的思维。因为教师是在教育中引入创新的关键因素，所以实现这一目标的第一步应该是对未来的和现有的中小学教师进行教育。
