Collaborative Research: Supporting Chemistry Students’ Science Practice Self-Efficacy

合作研究：支持化学学生的科学实践自我效能感

• 批准号: 2236032
• 负责人: Alena Moon
• 金额: $ 36.46万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 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
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2236032&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Supporting; Chemistry; Students

This project aims to serve the national interest by developing undergraduate chemistry students’ competency to engage in the practices of scientists, as well as facilitating students’ beliefs in their abilities to engage in these science practices, which is known as science practice self-efficacy (SPSE). Facility with scientific practices and confidence in carrying them out are critical for students’ ability to apply their scientific understandings both in school and in post-school life. The project team plans to implement a novel approach to engaging chemistry learners in science practices. They also plan to develop new survey instruments to generate evidence that can be used to better understand the relationships among students’ science practice competency, self-efficacy, science identity, and chemistry course performance. The findings have the potential to improve introductory chemistry education and support the development of scientifically literate STEM graduates. This project is a collaboration between researchers at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and California State University-Fullerton. Project activities will include (1) developing and testing high-quality instruments for measuring science practice self-efficacy and science practice competency, (2) conducting a quasi-experimental study in general chemistry and organic chemistry courses to identify how engaging chemistry students in science practices supports their science practice competency and SPSE, and (3) modeling the relationship between SPSE and relevant outcome variables using a structural equation model. The project will leverage the complementary expertise of the research team and tailored expertise of the advisory board members to ensure the quality of all products generated through research activity. The measures of science practice self-efficacy and science practice competency to be developed will have the potential be useful for researchers across STEM education fields. These products will be disseminated through publications and resource databases accessible to the wider chemistry education community such as the Chemistry Instrument Review and Assessment Library (CHIRAL) and Organic Chemistry Educational Resources (OrganicERs). The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the 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.

该项目旨在通过发展本科化学学生从事科学家实践的能力，并促进学生对从事这些科学实践的能力的信念，这被称为科学实践自我效能（SPSE），从而旨在为国家利益。具有科学实践的设施和对进行它们的信心对于学生在学校和学后生活中运用科学理解的能力至关重要。该项目团队计划实施一种新颖的方法，以使化学学习者参与科学实践。他们还计划开发新的调查工具，以生成可用于更好地了解学生科学实践能力，自我效能，科学认同和化学课程的关系的证据。这些发现有可能改善化学教育并支持科学识字词干毕业生的发展。该项目是内布拉斯加林肯大学研究人员与加利福尼亚州立大学 - 富勒顿的研究人员的合作。项目活动将包括（1）开发和测试用于衡量科学实践自我效能和科学实践能力的高质量工具，（2）在一般化学和有机化学课程中进行一项准实验研究，以确定化学学生在科学方面的吸引力如何支持他们的科学实践和SPSE，以及使用SPSE和相关级别的关系模型建模其科学实践和SPSE，并使用结构性等式建模。该项目将利用研究团队的完整专业知识，并量身定制顾问委员会成员的专业知识，以确保通过研究活动产生的所有产品的质量。科学实践的自我效能和科学实践能力的衡量标准将对跨STEM教育领域的研究人员有用。这些产品将通过出版物和资源数据库进行传播，可以通过更广泛的化学教育社区访问，例如化学仪器审查和评估图书馆（手性）和有机化学教育资源（有机物）。 NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过参与的学生学习轨道，该计划支持了承诺实践和工具的创建，探索和实施。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估审查标准，被认为是珍贵的支持。