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Microsoft: US Schools Short on Computer Science Training
A new study of American teachers suggests that there is a major shortage of computer science training in U.S. schools.
The study, released last week, was a joint effort between American technology company Microsoft and the international research company YouGov.
The study asked more than 500 K-12 educators across the U.S. a series of questions about classroom training for computer science and coding skills.
The study found that 88 percent of teachers agreed that computer science is very important to a person's future success in the workplace.
Microsoft noted a U.S. government prediction that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million computer science-related jobs available. However, U.S. college graduates are expected to take less than 33 percent of those jobs. The company also estimated that 10 years from now, 77 percent of jobs in the U.S. workforce will require technology-related skills.
Microsoft says that currently, only about 40 percent of U.S. schools offer computer science classes that include computer programming. The company said that a shortage of teachers with the necessary skills is also a major concern.
In the study, 30 percent of teachers said they felt underqualified in their ability to help prepare students for a future in computer science or coding. Another 20 percent said they felt "overwhelmed" with that responsibility.
In addition, 25 percent of the teachers said computer science was not a subject their students are currently tested on. And about 20 percent said the subject was not taught in their classrooms at all.
The most common reason given by teachers for the low level of computer science training is a lack of government money to pay for such programs. About 30 percent blamed a lack of funding for why schools are not providing more technology-related learning.

Mark Sparvell is head of education marketing for Microsoft. He said the study's results show that teachers believe computer science education is "in high demand" in the classroom. "Teachers see it as a priority, parents see it as a priority from previous research," Sparvell said. "And yet, it's in low supply."
The study found that 83 percent of teachers believe computer coding can build a student's overall creativity.
In addition, 80 percent of educators said they believe large technology companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple should be helping schools teach students computer science skills. About 75 percent of the teachers said they were concerned that the government is not doing enough to help teachers to build these skills.
Microsoft said it has expanded its cooperation with school systems in recent years to help improve computer science education.
One of its programs is called TEALS, or Technology Education and Literacy in Schools. This program places trained computer science professionals in high school classrooms in the U.S. and Canada. The goal is to train teachers in computer science-related subjects.
Microsoft announced last week it was providing $10 million to increase computer coding in schools. That money will go to an organization called Code.org. The not-for-profit group based in Seattle, Washington, supports expanding computer science learning in U.S. schools. The group says it especially seeks to increase interest in computer science and coding among females, minority groups and poor students.
The Microsoft study followed a recent announcement by Amazon. The big, online seller said that it was launching a new effort aimed at teaching more than 10 million students a year how to code.
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重点讲解：
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The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen.
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微软报告显示美国学校缺乏计算机科学培训
一项针对美国教师的最新研究表明，美国学校的计算机科学培训严重不足#7-!hvSNvOz5nF。
这项研究于上周发布，由美国科技公司微软和国际研究公司舆观联合开展R=[=tCZAdDQb;LF。
该研究向全美500余名K-12教育工作者提出了一系列有关计算机科学和编程技能培训的问题uLnc#S%x4y&9W。
研究发现，88%的教师认为，计算机科学对个人未来在职场获得成功至关重要NtnDoQ|57aHWm。
微软指出，美国政府预测，到2020年将有140万个与计算机科学有关的工作岗位o!(Ttc^d^QK(6x;。但是，美国大学毕业生只能填补其中不到三分之一的工作岗位ZLa35yS2CZc1ByFZft。微软公司还估计，10年之后，美国职场中有77%的岗位都需要科技相关技能IFkVq[mf|TdXzY。
微软表示，目前只有40%的美国学校开设包括计算机编程在内的计算机科学课程B#ma^Y);Yrvk8LNGa0~。该公司表示，具备必要技能的教师资源短缺也是主要问题AR9QN@#qhIeTrA%cfT0。
研究显示，30%的教师表示，他们认为自已能力不足，不能帮助学生为未来从事计算机科学或编程工作做准备2Fe97@Og]v4s3b,Q-@;c。还有20%的教师表示，这一责任令他们感到“难以承受”b&SMQ%!q-Wrz[。
另外，25%的教师表示，计算机科学不是学生目前需要考试的科目GT5XKz~+C__9*U。约20%的教师表示，他们在课堂上完全不教该科目.2h^T#BDL!。
至于计算机科学培训水平较低的原因，教师给出的最常见原因是，缺乏政府资金支持此类项目n0(eJu*N9y4(rF。约30%的教师将学校没有提供更多科技相关培训归咎于资金短缺kNO-TO|]zPU]0mTHJ@。
马克·斯帕维尔是微软公司的教育营销主管Yr~L=(1,XsDEM8。他表示，研究结果显示，教师认为在课堂上开展计算机科学教育“有很高的需求”H!XDSc9t5iP。斯帕维尔说，“教师将其视为首要任务，此前的研究显示父母也视其为主要任务ZfGb+(]F#~F@D*m,zt。但是，相关教育资源供给不足|b^z%,Id3~@。”
研究发现，83%的教师认为计算机编程可以构建学生的整体创造力G,mR]aJw-p]W#Z,@es。
此外，80%的教育工作者表示，他们认为微软、谷歌、苹果等大型科技公司应该帮助学校教授学生计算机科学技能bEVKoT0CV)lBvjY4a(M。约75%的教师表示，他们担心政府在帮助教师培养这些能力时做得不够#_zGWeFEt(uEs66。
微软表示，最近几年公司已经扩大了与学校系统的合作，以帮助改善计算机科学教育Ye0A4u]zNPCYE6mo;。
微软的其中一个项目名为“中学科技教育和普及”（简称TEALS）%T[qejeIYHO#es;o@。该项目在美国和加拿大的高中教室安排了训练有素的计算机科学专业人员SUBmq+2^,o。目标是培训计算机科学相关科目的教师=.-P[k#azs(。
微软公司上周宣布，将提供1000万美元用于提升学校的计算机编程|RbpPz9R8@9u02w-1U5|。这笔资金将提供给一家名为Code.org的组织,LKjvVSYJPUh~.*f9。这家非营利组织的总部位于华盛顿州西雅图市，主要为扩大美国学校的计算机科学学习提供支持n]NR1O5=PY.Ly,d。该组织表示，他们尤为注重提高女性、少数群体和贫困学生对计算机科学和编程的兴趣iJU[nkG,Bm,pB7#Y;ww;。
在微软公司发布这项研究之前，亚马逊公司发表了一份公告A_Rf_iN[wM。这家大型在线购物网站表示，公司将启动一个新项目，旨在每年教导超过1000万名学生学习编程=m.jHFh,@fn。
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