Supporting Students' Science Content Knowledge through Project-Based Inquiry

通过基于项目的探究支持学生的科学内容知识

基本信息

批准号：
1907895
负责人：
Erin Krupa
金额：
$ 44.91万
依托单位：
North Carolina State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-08-01 至 2022-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1907895&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Supporting Students Science Content Knowledge

项目摘要

The Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global initiative will address STEM learning through classroom implementation at two project partner schools in North Carolina, one urban and the other rural, with culturally diverse student populations. Both are innovative public high schools implementing the Early College High School model, preparing diverse students from populations underrepresented in STEM fields for college success. Because of the synergistic interaction of theory and practice, the project will produce substantial advances in the development of improved inquiry-based learning materials and research on the impact of these materials on students and teachers. The project offers high school students the opportunity to be immersed in science content through engaging in globally-relevant learner-centered activities. The following three research questions will be addressed: 1) How does inquiry through the PBI Global process support student science content knowledge? 2) How can students' motivation and engagement be characterized after participating in the PBI Global process? 3) To what degree do teachers' attitudes toward inquiry-based pedagogies change as a result of PBI Global professional development?Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global responds to the need for research-informed and field-tested products with iterative development and implementation of a globally relevant, inquiry-based STEM curriculum. The project focuses on developing 9th grade student physical, biological, and environmental science content knowledge and science and engineering practices through the topics of global water and sanitation issues. Factors influencing student motivation and engagement, as well as teacher attitudes toward inquiry-based pedagogies will be investigated. The project will use a Design-Based Research (DBR) approach to develop and refine instructional materials and teacher professional development for the existing interdisciplinary PBI Global initiative. A mixed-methods research convergent parallel design will be used to explore the effects of the classroom implementation on student and teacher outcomes.The Discovery Research K-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of innovative resources, models and tools. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

基于项目的调查（PBI）全球倡议将通过在北卡罗来纳州的两家项目合作伙伴学校（一个城市和另一个乡村）的课堂实施来解决STEM学习，其中具有文化多样化的学生人数。两者都是实施早期大学高中模式的创新公立高中，为在STEM领域的人口不足的人群提供了大学的成功。由于理论与实践的协同互动，该项目将在改进的基于询问的学习材料以及对这些材料对学生和教师的影响的研究方面产生重大进展。该项目为高中生提供了通过从事以全球学习者为中心的活动来沉浸在科学内容中的机会。以下三个研究问题将被解决：1）通过PBI全球流程的查询如何支持学生科学内容知识？ 2）在参加PBI全球进程之后，如何将学生的动力和参与度进行特征？ 3）由于PBI全球专业发展，教师对基于询问的教学法的态度会在什么程度上发生变化？基于项目的询问（PBI）全球响应了对研究知识和现场测试的产品的需求，并具有迭代性开发和实施全球相关的，基于全球咨询的基于询问的基于询问的STEM STEM Refriculum。该项目致力于通过全球水和卫生问题的主题来开发9年级学生的物理，生物学和环境科学知识知识和科学与工程实践。影响学生动机和参与的因素，以及对基于询问的教学的教师态度。该项目将使用基于设计的研究（DBR）方法来开发和完善现有的跨学科PBI全球倡议的教学材料和教师专业发展。混合方法研究收敛平行设计将用于探索课堂实施对学生和教师成果的影响。发现研究K-12计划（DRK-12）试图通过研究和开发创新的资源和工具的研究和开发。 DRK-12计划中的项目基于STEM教育和先前的研发工作的基础研究，为拟议项目提供了理论和经验的理由。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准通过评估来进行评估的。