GRT/The Learning Sciences Ph.D. Program: Building a Scientific Infrastructure for Applications of Advanced Technologies for Teaching and Learning

GRT/学习科学博士

• 批准号: 9454155
• 负责人: Brian Reiser
• 金额: $ 56.25万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-15 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9454155&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: GRT; Learning; Sciences; Ph.D.; Program

New insights from cognitive scientific studies of learning and significant advances in the nature of computer technology make the Learning Sciences a critical area of study for innovations in teaching and learning based on sound theory and evidence. The Learning Sciences Ph.D. program is a new interdisciplinary doctoral program launched at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy in 1991 with over twenty newly-hired faculty (in the disciplines of Education, Computer Science, and Psychology) targeting the training of a new generation of professionals in the field. Faculty and students in the program are engaged in research to advance the scientific understanding and practice of learning and education, and the theory, design, construction, and assessment of innovative technologies and learning environments for schools and workplaces. The Learning Sciences Ph.D. comprises a cohesive training program integrating substantive treatment of three areas of specialization in its core coursework, methodological foundations, and research apprenticeships: (1) the study of social contexts of learning which investigates the social, contextual, and cultural dynamics of learning in situation ranging from classrooms to out-of-school setting, (2) the study of cognition, developing scientific models of the structures and processes by which domain knowledge and skills are acquired and (3) the study of learning technologies, which concentrates on the theory-guided design and use of multimedia computing, artificial intelligence, and communications technologies for supporting learning and teaching processes. This proposal describes the graduate training program in Learning Sciences and our plans for aggressive recruiting to attract underrepresented groups to this field in the context of Northwestern's recent dramatic increases in minority doctoral program enrollment.

从认知科学研究和计算机技术性质的重大进步的认知科学研究中获得的新见解使学习科学成为基于声音理论和证据的教学和学习创新的关键研究领域。 学习科学博士计划是一项新的跨学科博士课程，该计划于1991年在西北大学的教育与社会政策学院启动，二十多名新租用的教职员工（在教育，计算机科学和心理学学科中），针对该领域的新一代专业人员的培训。 该计划中的教师和学生从事研究，以推动学习和教育的科学理解和实践，以及对学校和工作场所的创新技术和学习环境的理论，设计，建设和评估。 学习科学博士comprises a cohesive training program integrating substantive treatment of three areas of specialization in its core coursework, methodological foundations, and research apprenticeships: (1) the study of social contexts of learning which investigates the social, contextual, and cultural dynamics of learning in situation ranging from classrooms to out-of-school setting, (2) the study of cognition, developing scientific models of the structures and processes by which domain knowledge and skills are acquired and (3)学习技术的研究集中在理论指导的设计和使用多媒体计算，人工智能以及用于支持学习和教学过程的通信技术上。 该建议描述了学习科学的研究生培训计划以及我们在西北地区最近少数族裔博士计划入学率的急剧增长的背景下，我们的积极招聘计划吸引了代表性不足的群体进入该领域。