Promoting Computational Thinking Through Middle School Music Technology

通过中学音乐技术促进计算思维

• 批准号: 2122499
• 负责人: Jason Freeman
• 金额: $ 99.86万
• 依托单位: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2122499&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Promoting; Computational; Thinking; Through; Middle

This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). As computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS) are becoming increasingly critical in technology jobs and across the entire workforce, the deployment of K-12 courses that address these issues continues to lag. Additionally, diverse student populations continue to face barriers in accessing such courses. To counter this trend, the Georgia Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Gwinnett County Public Schools, will develop curricula and professional development to increase the capacity for computer science education in middle schools. This project will leverage music technology classes as vectors through which to promote and develop computational thinking. As an essential part of many students’ identities, culture, and self-expression, music presents a unique opportunity to engage students in computing during this critical time of identity and interest formation, to include students historically underrepresented in the field. At a time when initiatives and legislation in Georgia have set ambitious goals for the expansion of computing education in middle schools, this approach will also enable schools or districts in Georgia (or nationally) to scale computing education capacity via existing music teachers. The project team will design a middle school curriculum that simultaneously addresses learning standards in both computing and music technology and professional development designed for middle school music teachers with no prior experience in computing or music technology. The project will focus on the following research questions: 1) How can computing education be effectively integrated into music technology courses to increase access and interest across diverse middle school student populations?; and 2) How does the introduction of computational thinking within a middle school music technology class impact the acquisition of computing content knowledge, the formation of interest in computing, attitudes towards computing, and the intent to persist in computing across different student populations? The project will add fundamental knowledge regarding (a) effective approaches for developing middle-school courses that address both computing and music technology learning objectives; (b) best practices for professional development for music teachers to gain the content and pedagogical content knowledge they need to deliver such courses; and (c) the degree to which such a course increases student interest, attitudes, and intention to persist in computing for students with different backgrounds and demographics. The researcher-practitioner partnership (RPP) will provide information to the field on the successes and challenges of engaging in this work and a program that is evidence-based through rigorous efficacy research. This project is supported by the CS for All: Research and RPPs program.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.

该奖项的全部或部分资金来源于《2021 年美国救援计划法案》（公法 117-2）。随着计算思维 (CT) 和计算机科学 (CS) 在技术工作和整个劳动力队伍中变得越来越重要，解决这些问题的 K-12 课程的部署仍然滞后。此外，不同的学生群体在获取此类课程方面仍然面临障碍，佐治亚理工学院将与格温内特县公立学校合作开发。该项目将利用音乐技术课程作为促进和发展计算思维的载体，作为许多学生身份、文化和自我表达的重要组成部分。在这个身份和兴趣形成的关键时期，音乐提供了一个独特的机会，让学生参与计算机领域，在佐治亚州的倡议和立法为扩大计算机教育设定了雄心勃勃的目标之际，音乐也让历史上在该领域代表性不足的学生参与其中。中学，这种方法也将使学校或地区在佐治亚州（或全国），通过现有音乐教师扩大计算教育能力 该项目团队将设计一个中学课程，同时解决计算和音乐技术的学习标准以及为没有任何音乐经验的中学音乐教师设计的专业发展。该项目将重点关注以下研究问题：1）如何将计算教育有效地融入到音乐技术课程中，以提高不同中学生群体的学习机会和兴趣？；2）如何引入计算技术？中学音乐技术课中的思维影响计算内容的获取该项目将增加以下方面的基础知识：(a) 开发针对计算和音乐技术的中学课程的有效方法学习目标；(b) 音乐教师专业发展的最佳实践，以获得教授此类课程所需的内容和教学内容知识；(c) 此类课程提高学生兴趣、态度和坚持意愿的程度；为具有不同背景和人口统计数据的学生提供计算方面的知识。研究人员-实践者伙伴关系 (RPP) 将向该领域提供有关参与这项工作的成功和挑战的信息，以及通过严格的功效研究以证据为基础的计划。该项目得到了 CS for All：研究和 RPP 计划的支持。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。