Visual-Spatial Learning: Development of an Interactive Web-Based Symmetry Tutorial

视觉空间学习：基于网络的交互式对称教程的开发

• 批准号: 0536710
• 负责人: Dean Johnston
• 金额: $ 5.76万
• 依托单位: Otterbein College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-04-01 至 2008-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0536710&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Visual; Spatial; Learning; Development; Interactive

Chemistry (10)This project is developing web-based tools for the visualization of molecular symmetry, assessing the effectiveness of computer-enhanced learning of visual-spatial relationships, and disseminating both curricular materials and assessment results.The intellectual merit of the work is shown by the fact that the software displays and animates symmetry elements and operations in ways that cannot be achieved with any physical models. Both the design and assessment portions of the project are grounded in current understanding of perception and visual-spatial thinking. The project includes a controlled experimental study that will assess the effectiveness of the materials for students learning symmetry and also provide feedback for improvement of the web site.The PI has used feedback from his existing web materials to build a network of colleagues at seven institutions who are demonstrating the broader impact of the project, using the new materials in their classes and participating in both summative and formative assessment. The developed materials are freely available on the web and are cross platform compatible. More than 350 undergraduate and graduate students are using the materials and participating in the assessment process. The web site itself is being used to disseminate changes and solicit feedback from the existing worldwide user base.

化学 (10)该项目正在开发基于网络的工具，用于分子对称性的可视化，评估计算机增强学习视觉空间关系的有效性，并传播课程材料和评估结果。该工作的智力价值已得到体现事实上，该软件以任何物理模型无法实现的方式显示和动画对称元素和操作。该项目的设计和评估部分都基于当前对感知和视觉空间思维的理解。该项目包括一项受控实验研究，该研究将评估学生学习对称性的材料的有效性，并为改进网站提供反馈。PI 使用现有网络材料的反馈建立了一个由七个机构的同事组成的网络，正在展示该项目的更广泛影响，在课堂上使用新材料并参与总结性和形成性评估。开发的材料可在网络上免费获取，并且跨平台兼容。超过 350 名本科生和研究生正在使用这些材料并参与评估过程。该网站本身用于传播更改并征求现有全球用户群的反馈。