Undergraduate Research Center-Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education

本科生研究中心-真实科学教育实践中心

• 批准号: 0418902
• 负责人: Gabriela Weaver
• 金额: $ 297.82万
• 依托单位: Purdue University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-15 至 2012-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0418902&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Research; Center; Authentic; Science

The award from the Chemistry Division supports the establishment of an Undergraduate Research Center (URC) as a collaborative effort involving Purdue University, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Ball State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Olive Harvey College, Harold Washington College, Moraine Valley College, College of DuPage and Chicago State University. The PI is Gabriela Weaver with coPIs, Fred Lytle, Robert Morris, Pratibha Varma-Nelson and Donald Wink. This collaboration, called the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE), has as its main objective to create laboratory modules for first and second year chemistry courses that will provide students with learning experiences from 2-3 research based projects each semester. The projects will utilize advanced instrumentation and engage initially up to 500 students per semester in a process that parallels authentic research practice. The experiments will teach fundamental chemistry skills and concepts but will be interdisciplinary, involving authentic research projects developed by faculty in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Food Science and Chemical Engineering. Teams of research faculty from Purdue and the other partner institutions working with faculty from community colleges and other primarily undergraduate institutions where these lab modules will be used will develop the research modules for these lab courses. The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model will be incorporated into the laboratory program utilizing undergraduates who have recently completed the course to facilitate learning skills such as literature searches, approaches to analyze data, and presentation of findings in poster and oral formats. The center will establish an online instrumentation resource that will provide students with remote access to automated, research level instrumentation. This network of instruments will be available to students in all the Center institutions. Besides its use in the laboratory modules, it will help PUI faculty participants develop research projects so their own research capacity is enhanced and the students at these institutions can participate in research. This award will advance discovery through the chemical research that is conducted by the students while promoting their learning of chemistry. The CASPiE collaborative is intended to develop an educational model that will be engaging and welcoming for women and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented in science. Qualitative and quantitative tools will be employed to provide summative and formative evaluation of project goals. William Boone from Indiana University will direct the assessment. The Office of Multidisciplinary Activities, Directorate of Mathematics and Physical Sciences cofunds this award.

化学部的奖项支持建立一个本科生研究中心（URC），该中心是普渡大学、伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校、鲍尔州立大学、东北伊利诺伊大学、奥利弗·哈维学院、哈罗德·华盛顿学院、梦莲谷合作建立的学院、杜佩奇学院和芝加哥州立大学。 PI 是 Gabriela Weaver，coPI 包括 Fred Lytle、Robert Morris、Pratibha Varma-Nelson 和 Donald Wink。 这项合作称为真实科学教育实践中心 (CASPiE)，其主要目标是为一年级和二年级化学课程创建实验室模块，为学生提供每学期 2-3 个基于研究的项目的学习经验。 这些项目将利用先进的仪器，最初每学期将吸引多达 500 名学生参与与真实研究实践平行的过程。 这些实验将教授基本的化学技能和概念，但将是跨学科的，涉及由化学、生物化学、化学生物学、药物化学、食品科学和化学工程教师开发的真实研究项目。 来自普渡大学和其他合作机构的研究人员团队与来自社区学院和其他主要本科院校的教师合作，将使用这些实验室模块，为这些实验室课程开发研究模块。 同伴主导的团队学习（PLTL）模式将被纳入实验室计划，利用最近完成课程的本科生来促进学习技能，例如文献检索、分析数据的方法以及以海报和口头形式展示研究结果。 该中心将建立一个在线仪器资源，为学生提供远程访问自动化、研究级仪器的机会。 该仪器网络将可供中心所有机构的学生使用。 除了在实验室模块中使用之外，它将帮助 PUI 教师参与者开发研究项目，从而提高他们自己的研究能力，并且这些机构的学生可以参与研究。 该奖项将通过学生进行的化学研究促进发现，同时促进他们对化学的学习。 CASPiE 合作旨在开发一种教育模式，吸引并欢迎在科学领域代表性不足的女性和少数族裔。将采用定性和定量工具对项目目标进行总结性和形成性评估。 印第安纳大学的威廉·布恩将指导评估。 数学和物理科学局多学科活动办公室共同资助该奖项。