研究性学习(在国外称主题研究、项目课程),是20世纪80年代以来面对知识经济的挑战,国际社会比较认同和实施的一种新的课程模式。为全面实施素质教育,培养学生的创新精神和实践能力,转变学生的学习方式和教师的教学方式,教育部在《全日制普通高级中学课程计划(试验修订稿)》中增设了包括研究性学习在内的综合实践活动,将研究性学习作为全体普通高中学生的必修课。但由于研究性课程的开设是一个新生的事物,好多人对它究竟是怎么回事弄不清楚。有人认为它与考试无关,没有开设的必要;有人说上好新教材本身就已不易,哪有时间和精力;也有人说它的开设 Research learning (called topic research and project curriculum in foreign countries) is a new curriculum model that the international society has recognized and implemented in the face of the challenge of the knowledge economy since the 1980s. In order to fully implement quality education, cultivate students’ innovative spirit and practical ability, and change students’ learning methods and teachers’ teaching methods, the Ministry of Education has added research learning in the “Full-time Ordinary Senior High School Curriculum Plan (Revised Draft)”. The comprehensive practical activities in this school will regard research learning as a required course for all ordinary high school students. However, since the establishment of research courses is a new life, many people do not know exactly what it is. Some people think that it has nothing to do with the exam. There is no need to open it. Some people say that it is not easy to have a new textbook, and that there is time and energy. Some people say that it is open.