Collaborative Research: Planning Grant: Computer Science for All (CS4ALL)

合作研究：规划补助金：全民计算机科学 (CS4ALL)

• 批准号: 1151713
• 负责人: Stephanie Ludi
• 金额: $ 4.88万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-02-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1151713&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Planning; Grant; Computer

The Rochester institute of Technology -- in collaboration with Auburn University, Carnegie Mellon University, and TERC -- proposes the initial stages of a years-long iterative process to develop an evidence-based, pedagogically-sound computing trajectory for students in middle school through early college. The project is based on a novel three-stage model of programming instruction using the Microsoft Kodu, Alice, and Tekkotsu programming frameworks. It will address the questions:-- Can the proposed three-stage model for programming instruction, accelerate student progress on mastering computational thinking?-- Can students develop a deeper understanding of computer science concepts by learning to draw explicit analogies between realizations of the same idea in different settings, i.e., in different software frameworks, or in Kinesthetic Learning Activities like CS Unplugged?-- How can programming environments be made more accessible to students with disabilities such as visual impairment, deaf/hard of hearing, mobility impairment (e.g., cerebral palsy), or learning and cognitive impairment (e.g., autism or ADD)?The last question will be addressed in collaboration with Microsoft FUSE Labs on accessibility enhancements to Kodu, and continuing development of BridgIT, an alternative to Alice designed with accessibility in mind. This planning grant will do preliminary work on these questions, collecting pilot data at a week-long summer camp for students, and a two-day workshop for K-12 teachers. The award will allow the PIs to refine their hypotheses, conduct pilot experiments, deepen their relationships with academic and industry partners, and formulate the detailed research plan needed for the eventual full proposal.

罗切斯特理工学院与奥本大学，卡内基·梅隆大学和TERC合作，提出了一个长达数年的迭代过程的初始阶段，以开发一种基于循证的，教学的，教学上的计算轨迹，为中学的学生通过早期大学。该项目基于使用Microsoft Kodu，Alice和Tekkotsu编程框架的新颖的三阶段编程指令模型。它将解决以下问题： - 提议的三阶段模型，用于编程教学，加速学生在掌握计算思维方面的进步吗？ - 学生能否通过学习在不同的设置中，在不同的软件框架中或在诸如css的访问范围中访问类似的情况，可以在不同的环境中汲取对计算机科学概念的更深入的了解？ impairment, deaf/hard of hearing, mobility impairment (e.g., cerebral palsy), or learning and cognitive impairment (e.g., autism or ADD)?The last question will be addressed in collaboration with Microsoft FUSE Labs on accessibility enhancements to Kodu, and continuing development of BridgIT, an alternative to Alice designed with accessibility in mind.这项计划赠款将在这些问题上进行初步工作，在为期一周的学生夏令营中收集飞行员数据，并为K-12老师进行为期两天的研讨会。该奖项将使PI可以完善其假设，进行试点实验，加深与学术和行业合作伙伴的关系，并制定最终完整建议所需的详细研究计划。