BP: Collaborative Research: I-ECS: Inclusive Exploring CS Curriculum Enhancement as Face-to-Face and Online Support for Visually Impaired, High School Students

BP：合作研究：I-ECS：包容性探索计算机科学课程增强，为视障高中生提供面对面和在线支持

• 批准号: 1240809
• 负责人: Stephanie Ludi
• 金额: $ 44.28万
• 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: 2012-12-01 至 2017-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1240809&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: BP; Collaborative; Research; ECS; Inclusive

The Rochester Institute of Technology, in collaboration with TERC, proposes the Inclusive Exploring Computer Science (I-ECS) curriculum as a set of curricular and tool-based enhancements for visually impaired high school students. I-ECS will be conducted via face-to-face and online support for cohorts of visually impaired high school students. While innovations have resulted in assistive technology for people with disabilities, gaps remain in the level of participation in university-level computing degree programs by the visually impaired. A significant factor is the lack of precollege preparation in courses that promote success in computing degrees. Isolation, the lack of role models and access to resources contribute as well. The proposed project strives to increase the participation of students with visual impairments through better preparation and support. The overall goals are to increase access to an established curriculum (Exploring Computer Science) and success within the area of computing for students with visual impairments at the high school level. The development of programming tools and online modules will provide access where gaps exist in current software. The project team will assess the degree to which original Exploring Computer Science (ECS) can be made accessible to high school students who are visually impaired. The comparison in student achievement and attitudes about Computer Science will also be conducted between students using the ECS curriculum and those using the I-ECS curriculum in order to evaluate the similarity of the two curricula. By design, the I-ECS project intends to increase participation in computing by individuals with visual impairments at all socioeconomic levels via student and educator support. The project will involve students, parents and educators from around the nation. The structured approach, building on the foundation of an existing high school computer science curriculum, will enable those with visual impairments to have greater access to the diverse areas of computer science through face-to-face and online resources that foster continuous learning and community, as the means to transition to college degrees in computing. The project components are designed to promote growth by all participants, including parents. The online community will foster greater accommodation of visually impaired students in the computer science classroom. Assessment will provide much needed statistical analysis of both the challenges and successes of students who are visually impaired.

罗彻斯特理工学院与 TERC 合作，提出了包容性探索计算机科学 (I-ECS) 课程，作为针对视障高中生的一套课程和基于工具的增强课程。 I-ECS 将通过面对面和在线支持的方式为视障高中生群体进行。 尽管创新为残疾人带来了辅助技术，但视障人士参与大学水平计算机学位课程的程度仍然存在差距。 一个重要因素是缺乏促进计算机学位成功的大学预科准备课程。 孤立、缺乏榜样和资源获取也是原因之一。拟议的项目致力于通过更好的准备和支持来增加视力障碍学生的参与。 总体目标是增加高中阶段视力障碍学生学习既定课程（探索计算机科学）的机会，并在计算机领域取得成功。 编程工具和在线模块的开发将提供当前软件中存在的差距。 项目团队将评估原始探索计算机科学 (ECS) 可以在多大程度上为视障高中生所接受。 还将对使用 ECS 课程和使用 I-ECS 课程的学生之间的学生成绩和对计算机科学的态度进行比较，以评估两种课程的相似性。 根据设计，I-ECS 项目旨在通过学生和教育工作者的支持，增加所有社会经济层面的视力障碍人士对计算的参与。 该项目将涉及来自全国各地的学生、家长和教育工作者。 这种结构化方法建立在现有高中计算机科学课程的基础上，将使视力障碍者能够通过面对面和在线资源更好地接触计算机科学的各个领域，从而促进持续学习和社区，作为过渡到计算机大学学位的手段。 项目组成部分旨在促进包括家长在内的所有参与者的成长。 在线社区将在计算机科学课堂上为视障学生提供更多便利。 评估将为视障学生的挑战和成功提供急需的统计分析。