Collaborative Research: Studying the Malleability and Impact of Science Learning Activation

协作研究：研究科学学习激活的可塑性和影响

• 批准号: 1348468
• 负责人: Kevin Crowley
• 金额: $ 72.96万
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-01 至 2019-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1348468&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Studying; Malleability; Impact

This project, conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, Berkeley, seeks to discover what makes middle school students engaged in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The researchers have developed a concept known as science learning activation, including dispositions, practices, and knowledge leading to successful STEM learning and engagement. The project is intended to develop and validate a method of measuring science learning activation.The first stage of the project involves developing the questions to measure science activation, with up to 300 8th graders participating. The second stage is a 16-month longitudinal study of approximately 500 6th and 8th graders, examining how science learning activation changes over time. The key question is what are the influencers on science activation, e.g., student background, classroom activities, and outside activities. This project addresses important past research showing that middle school interest in STEM is predictive of actually completing a STEM degree, suggesting that experiences in middle school and even earlier may be crucial to developing interest in STEM. This research goes beyond past work to find out what are the factors leading to STEM interest in middle school.This work helps the Education and Human Resources directorate, and the Division of Research on Learning, pursue the mission of supporting STEM education research. In particular, this project focuses on improving STEM learning, as well as broadening participation in STEM education and ultimately the STEM workforce.

该项目由匹兹堡大学和加利福尼亚大学伯克利分校进行，试图发现是什么使中学生从事科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）。 研究人员开发了一种称为科学学习激活的概念，包括倾向，实践和知识，导致成功的STEM学习和参与。 该项目旨在开发和验证一种测量科学学习激活的方法。该项目的第一阶段涉及开发衡量科学激活的问题，最多300名八年级学生参加。 第二阶段是对大约500个6年级和8年级学生进行的16个月纵向研究，研究了科学学习如何随时间变化。 关键问题是科学激活的影响者是什么，例如学生背景，课堂活动和外部活动。 该项目解决了过去的重要研究表明，中学对STEM的兴趣可以预测实际完成STEM学位，这表明中学甚至更早的经验对于对STEM的发展可能至关重要。 这项研究超越了过去的工作，以找出导致中学兴趣的因素。这项工作有助于教育和人力资源局，以及学习研究部，追求支持STEM教育研究的使命。特别是，该项目着重于改善STEM学习，并扩大参与STEM教育以及最终的STEM劳动力。