Collaborative Research: Engaged Student Learning-Design and Development Level II: Using a Cyberlegarning Environment to Improve Student Learning and Engagement in Software Courses

协作研究：学生参与学习设计和开发第二级：利用网络学习环境提高学生对软件课程的学习和参与度

• 批准号: 1525131
• 负责人: James Kiper
• 金额: $ 18万
• 依托单位: Miami University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1525131&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Engaged; Student; Learning

Due to the ubiquitous nature of software in the 21st century there is a great and increasing demand for software developers and programmers in the US. Both Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) academicians and practitioners agree that a comprehensive strategy to improve the number and quality of 21st century CS/IT workforce is needed. This project will assist colleges and universities in producing more well-qualified software developers through the use of a cyberlearning environment that builds on and extends WReSTT-CyLE (Web-Based Repository of Software Testing Tutorials), a cyberlearning environment for software testing. The project will: (1) investigate the impact that students' use of WReSTT-CyLE, at a cross-section of academic institutions, has on their software testing skills; (2) develop a theoretical framework of learning and engagement strategies that best support improvement of students' knowledge and skills in software courses for diverse student groups; (3) transform WReSTT-CyLE into a domain-independent cyberlearning environment for software and programming courses (SEP-CyLE) and repeat (1) above using SEP-CyLE for software courses; and (4) conduct biannual workshops to expose instructors to how SEP-CyLE may be used in the classroom to support pedagogy. The research in (1) will include mixed methods studies with both qualitative and quantitative components.

由于21世纪软件的无处不在，因此在美国，对软件开发人员和程序员的需求不断增长。 计算机科学（CS）和信息技术（IT）院士和从业人员都同意，需要一项综合策略，以提高21世纪CS/IT劳动力的数量和质量。 该项目将通过使用网络学习环境（基于Web的软件测试教程的基于Web的网络库），这是一个用于软件测试的网络学习环境，从而帮助大学和大学生产更合格的软件开发人员。该项目将：（1）调查学生对摔跤电路的使用在学术机构的横截面上对他们的软件测试技能的影响； （2）制定一个理论框架的学习和参与策略，最能支持改善学生团体软件课程中学生知识和技能的改善； （3）将Wrestt-cyle转变为无域独立于软件和编程课程的网络学习环境（SEP-CYLE），并使用SEP-Cyle用于软件课程，并重复上述（1）； （4）进行两年一次的研讨会，以使教练如何在课堂上使用Sep-Cyle来支持教学法。 （1）中的研究将包括具有定性和定量成分的混合方法研究。