Using Learning Assistants to Make Physics Teaching More Effective, Equitable, and Engaging

使用学习助手使物理教学更有效、更公平、更有吸引力

基本信息

  • 批准号:
    2235744
  • 负责人:
  • 金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 依托单位:
  • 依托单位国家:
    美国
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
  • 财政年份:
    2023
  • 资助国家:
    美国
  • 起止时间:
    2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
  • 项目状态:
    未结题

项目摘要

This project aims to serve the national interest by improving teaching and learning in large introductory physics courses. This collaborative project involves investigators at Seattle Pacific University (Award DUE-2235760), the University of Washington Bothell (Award DUE-2235744), and Western Washington University (subaward). Introductory physics courses are important for STEM education and workforce preparation. Active, student-centered instruction results in better student learning. However, in large classes, it can be difficult for instructors to provide this kind of instruction effectively. Learning Assistants (LAs) can help instructors make their courses more active and student-centered if the LAs are prepared to respond to students' diverse ideas about science. LAs need both weekly content preparation and a pedagogy course to teach them the main theories and practices in teaching and learning. There are many LA programs. They have been shown to support active learning, but they do not necessarily prepare LAs to respond to students' diverse science ideas. This project will develop a model for training LAs to effectively elicit and build on students' science ideas. LAs trained in this way will promote equity by helping students learn physics better and connect physics to their life experiences.Introductory physics courses are often required for a broad range of STEM majors. These courses are ideal environments for leveraging the benefits that LAs can offer, because the courses are typically large and need LA support for active learning, and the course enrollment typically reflects significant underrepresentation of marginalized groups. Towards the goal of improving LA professional development the project will pursue three objectives. First, is to investigate the fruitful ideas that LAs use to think about teaching and learning, and communicate these through a set of LA "personas" that characterize the common assets, goals, concerns, and values that LAs have for teaching. Second, is to develop and test effective instructional materials for LA pedagogy courses (e.g., reading assignments, reflection prompts, in-class activities, projects). Third, and finally, is to amplify diverse LA voices by recruiting and supporting LAs from diverse backgrounds to participate in the LA programs that the project develops and studies. The investigators refer to their enhanced approach to LA training as "TRELLIS: Training to Elicit and Leverage Ideas about Science," based on the notion that the knowledge, skills, and perspectives that this kind of training promotes become a "trellis" that enables LAs to support physics students' fruitful ideas about science. The physics-specific pedagogical preparation that this project will develop will be immediately relevant to many LA programs nationwide and should serve as a model for extension to other disciplinary contexts. The NSF IUSE: EDU program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through its Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.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.
该项目旨在通过改善大型入门物理课程的教学和学习来满足国家利益。该合作项目涉及西雅图太平洋大学(Duth Dudy-2235760奖),华盛顿·博特​​尔大学(Duther of Washer)(奖励2235744奖)和西华盛顿大学(Subaward)。入门物理课程对于STEM教育和劳动力准备很重要。主动,以学生为中心的教学会导致更好的学生学习。但是,在大型班级中,教师很难有效地提供这种指导。学习助手(LAS)可以帮助讲师使他们的课程更加活跃,并以学生为中心,如果LA准备回应学生对科学的多样化想法。 LA需要每周的内容准备和教学法课程,以教他们教学的主要理论和实践。有许多洛杉矶计划。他们已被证明支持积极的学习,但他们不一定会准备LAS来回应学生的多样化科学思想。该项目将开发一个培训LA的模型,以有效地引起学生的科学思想并建立。接受这种方式培训的LA将通过帮助学生更好地学习物理并将物理学与生活经验联系起来,从而促进公平。媒介物理学课程通常需要广泛的STEM专业。这些课程是利用LAS所能提供的好处的理想环境,因为课程通常很大,需要LA支持积极学习,而课程的入学率通常反映出边缘化群体的代表性不足。为了改善LA专业发展,该项目将追求三个目标。首先,是要调查LA用来考虑教学的富有成果的想法,并通过一套“角色”来传达这些思想,这些“角色”是LAS对教学的共同资产,目标,关注点和价值观的特征。其次,是为LA教育学课程开发和测试有效的教学材料(例如阅读作业,反思提示,课堂活动,项目)。第三,最后是通过招募和支持来自不同背景的LA来扩大多种声音,以参与项目开发和研究的LA计划。调查人员将其增强的LA培训方法称为“ Trellis:培训以引发和利用有关科学观念的培训”,基于这样的观念,即这种培训促进这种培训的知识,技能和观点成为一种“格子”,使LAS能够支持物理学生对科学的富有成果的思想。该项目将与全国许多洛杉矶计划有关的特定于物理学的教学准备,并应作为扩展到其他学科环境的模型。 NSF IUSE:EDU计划支持研发项目,以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过其参与的学生学习轨道,该计划支持了有前途的实践和工具的创建,探索和实施。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影响评估的评估来支持的。

项目成果

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Rachel Scherr其他文献

Complex Dynamics of Epistemic Agency in a College Physics Lab Course
大学物理实验课程中认知机构的复杂动力学

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{{ truncateString('Rachel Scherr', 18)}}的其他基金

Changing physics and astronomy education culture: A reflective practice model of faculty development to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and excellence
改变物理和天文学教育文化:支持多样性、公平、包容和卓越的教师发展反思实践模型
  • 批准号:
    2141769
  • 财政年份:
    2022
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Collaborative Research: Investigating How to Better Prepare Undergraduate Students for Physics Labs that Focus on Experimental Science
合作研究:研究如何让本科生更好地为专注于实验科学的物理实验室做好准备
  • 批准号:
    2000711
  • 财政年份:
    2020
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Professional Development for Teaching and Learning about Energy and Equity in high School Physics
高中物理能源与公平教学的专业发展
  • 批准号:
    1907815
  • 财政年份:
    2019
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
SBP: Identifying best practices for inclusive physics learning environments
SBP:确定包容性物理学习环境的最佳实践
  • 批准号:
    1925823
  • 财政年份:
    2019
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Professional Development for Teaching and Learning about Energy and Equity in high School Physics
高中物理能源与公平教学的专业发展
  • 批准号:
    1936601
  • 财政年份:
    2019
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
SBP: Identifying best practices for inclusive physics learning environments
SBP:确定包容性物理学习环境的最佳实践
  • 批准号:
    1611318
  • 财政年份:
    2016
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Collaborative Research: Video Resource for Professional Development of University Physics Educators
合作研究:大学物理教育工作者专业发展的视频资源
  • 批准号:
    1323699
  • 财政年份:
    2013
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Collaborative Research: Technological and Educational Foundations for Understanding and Improving Large-classroom Learning
合作研究:理解和改进大课堂学习的技术和教育基础
  • 批准号:
    0835394
  • 财政年份:
    2009
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Continuing Grant
Collaborative Research: Open-source physics tutorial worksheets with faculty/TA development and implementation resources
协作研究:开源物理教程工作表以及教师/助教开发和实施资源
  • 批准号:
    0715567
  • 财政年份:
    2007
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant
Developing Conceptual and Teaching Expertise in Physics Graduate Students: An Integrated Approach
发展物理研究生的概念和教学专业知识:综合方法
  • 批准号:
    0529482
  • 财政年份:
    2006
  • 资助金额:
    $ 11.12万
  • 项目类别:
    Standard Grant

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