Collaborative Project: RISE - Research-based Interdisciplinary STEM Education

合作项目：RISE - 基于研究的跨学科 STEM 教育

• 批准号: 1432019
• 负责人: Anne Johansen
• 金额: $ 8.79万
• 依托单位: Central Washington University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-08-15 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1432019&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Project; RISE; Research; based

Collaborators at North Seattle Community College (NSCC) and Central Washington University seek are developing a model for institutionalizing an interdisciplinary and research-based curriculum. The project goals are to (a) provide progressive and innovative STEM curriculum that significantly improves preparation of diverse student populations for upper level courses and careers in science, (b) establish the foundation for a Pacific Northwest Collaboration focused on excellence in STEM education at the community college level, and (c) make a significant contribution to the body of knowledge regarding our understanding of how students think, learn, and problem solve in a research and interdisciplinary context early in their college experience. The "thinking is valued" framework, in which developing thinking dispositions within and across disciplines is seen as the key to academic success, is embedded in the curricular changes rnvisioned. The collaborators will use undergraduate research and interdisciplinary experiences as vehicles to cultivate meaningful thinking opportunities in the first and second years of the college experience. Formative and summative evaluation will address three questions (a) Does the project provide evidence of new "habits of thinking" from students and faculty who participate in the interdisciplinary and research-based STEM curricula? (b) Does interdisciplinary and research-based curriculum enhance teaching practices and student learning outcomes? and (c) Is the project reaching other community colleges and universities? A combination of faculty/administrator review panels, student classroom assessment, student/faculty/staff interviews, and institutional presentations will be used to document, analyze, and update project findings. Dissemination of new materials and results will impact a wide range of educators through direct partnerships with practicing faculty, a web presence that serves to distribute curriculum, and presentations at national meetings throughout the duration of the project.

北西雅图社区学院（NSCC）和中央华​​盛顿大学Seek的合作者正在开发一个模型，以制度化跨学科和基于研究的课程。 项目目标是（a）提供进步和创新的STEM课程，可显着改善各种学生人口为上层课程和科学职业的准备，（b）为Pacific Northwest合作建立了基础，该合作重点是在STEM教育方面的卓越教育，社区学院的水平以及（c）对我们对学生在大学经历的早期研究和跨学科环境中如何思考，学习和问题解决的知识做出了重大贡献。 “思考是有价值的”框架，在该框架中，在该框架中，在学科内部和跨学科的思维处置被视为学术成就的关键，它嵌入了课程变更中。 合作者将使用本科研究和跨学科的经验作为工具，在大学经验的第一年和第二年中培养有意义的思维机会。 形成性和总结性评估将解决三个问题（a）该项目是否提供了参加跨学科和基于研究的STEM课程的学生和教职员工的新“思维习惯”的证据？ （b）跨学科和基于研究的课程是否可以增强教学实践和学生学习成果？ （c）该项目是否到达其他社区大学？ 教师/管理员审查小组，学生课堂评估，学生/教职员工访谈以及机构演讲的结合，将用于记录，分析和更新项目发现。 传播新材料和结果将通过与实践教师的直接合作伙伴关系，在整个项目期间的全国会议上进行演讲，从而影响广泛的教育工作者。