Collaborative Research: Adapting IMMEX to provide problem solving assessment materials from the ACS Exams Institute

合作研究：采用 IMMEX 提供来自 ACS 考试研究所的问题解决评估材料

• 批准号: 0512526
• 负责人: Thomas Holme
• 金额: $ 19.33万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2008-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0512526&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Adapting; IMMEX; provide

This project is a collaboration between the American Chemical Society (ACS) Examinations Institute, Clemson University and the IMMEX project, to develop an alternate assessment instrument for the first two years of college chemistry by adapting IMMEX technology. The goals and objectives consist of the following. 1. IMMEX cases with content emphasis on chemical structure and function are being collated and adapted for summative problem solving assessment, and additional cases are being devised as needed to complement current cases with structure and function content bases. 2. Analysis of dynamic problem solving behavior for individual cases within IMMEX is being adapted to allow the measurement of the structure and function cognitive domain across several cases, and cognitive measures. 3. The internal reliability and validity of the comparison of structure and function problem solving is being established across multiple IMMEX cases using a combination of measures including Item Response Theory analysis as well as performance and progress measures derived by neural network and hidden Markov modeling. These include measurement rubrics for transitionsbetween dynamic problem solving states for students to determine gains in the useof successful problem solving strategies for students in the first two years of college chemistry. 4. A remote IMMEX server is being established at the offices of the ACS Examinations Institute to enhance the ability to provide IMMEX cases to a growing national pool of students. 5. A reporting system is being devised that will be published from the Exams Institute to provide instructors with reports of the gains in successful problem solving strategies for their students participating in this project.Intellectual meritThis project is grounded in the prior research on assessment of problem solving usingIMMEX technologies. A range of problems, based on the relationship between structureand function, is being developed and the resulting assessment data are being used to develop predictive models for individual student problem solvers. The resultant database of student problem solving behavior also provides a resource for chemical educators.Broader ImpactThis project involves the extension of new assessment technologies to a nationalpopulation. The resulting reliable, normed assessments from a trusted source (the ACSExaminations Institute) that focus on deeper aspects of problem solving will be availableto a broader audience. The availability of these instruments is expected to facilitate the spread of reformed curricula that emphasize deep learning and problem solving.

该项目是美国化学学会（ACS）考试研究所，克莱姆森大学和Immex项目之间的合作，以通过调整Immex技术来为大学化学的前两年开发一种替代评估工具。 目标和目标包括以下内容。 1。正在整理和适应具有内容对化学结构和功能的Immex病例，以进行总结性问题解决评估，并根据需要设计其他案例，以补充当前案例的结构和功能内容基础。 2。对IMMEX中各个案例的动态问题解决行为的分析进行了调整，以允许在几种情况下测量结构和功能认知领域以及认知措施。 3。使用措施组合（包括项目响应理论分析以及由神经网络和隐藏的Markov建模得出的绩效和进步措施）组合，在多个Immex案例中建立了结构和功能问题的比较的内部可靠性和有效性。其中包括针对学生在大学化学的前两年对学生使用成功解决问题策略的利用的动态问题解决状态之间的过渡的测量标题。 4。在ACS考试研究所的办公​​室建立了一家远程Immex服务器，以增强向不断增长的国家学生提供Immex案例的能力。 5。正在设计一个报告系统，该系统将从考试研究所发表，以向讲师提供有关参与该项目的学生的成功解决问题策略的报告。Intlectualforiitthis Project基于对使用IMMEX技术评估解决问题的先前研究。基于结构功能之间的关系，正在开发一系列问题，并使用由此产生的评估数据来开发针对单个学生问题解决者的预测模型。最终的学生问题解决行为的数据库还为化学教育者提供了资源。BoaderImpact这涉及将新的评估技术扩展到国家人群。受信任的来源（Acsexamiations Institute）的最终可靠，规范的评估将是更广泛的受众群体。这些工具的可用性有望促进改革的课程的传播，强调深度学习和解决问题。