CAREER: CritComp Pop-Ups: A Research-Practice Partnership for Co-Designing and Implementing Critical Computing Elementary Education Curricula

职业生涯：CritComp 弹出窗口：共同设计和实施关键计算基础教育课程的研究实践合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 2238712
• 负责人: Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens
• 金额: $ 147.33万
• 依托单位: Clemson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-04-15 至 2028-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2238712&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; CritComp; Pop; Ups; Research

Elementary school-aged children use and have interest in technologies with integrated AI applications, yet they rarely critically investigate the sociopolitical contexts in which people consume and produce AI technology. Without engaging in this form of critical computing, elementary school students will not be prepared to participate ethically in a digitally reliant society and tackle the increasingly discriminatory affects of algorithmic decision-making as they continue their schooling and careers. Moreover, there is still a limited understanding on how elementary students apply critical lenses to computing and few computing education programs are available that focus on sociocultural issues.This CAREER project proposal will address these research gaps by co-designing, implementing, and analyzing an innovative critical computing education curriculum, referred to as CritComp Pop-Ups. The research goals will be to (1) characterize co-design processes that involve teachers, researchers, and students; (2) measure elementary school students’ critical computing knowledge and practices using quantitative ethnography; and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of an AI critical computing curriculum on students’ interest and confidence in computer science. The education goals will be to 1) broaden participation in computing by engaging underserved students in rural areas; (2) foster children’s interest in computer science through culturally relevant instructional methods focused on AI; (3) provide elementary school teachers with strategies for integrating critical computing; (4) host critical computing community events; and (5) train undergraduate/graduate students in research competencies and critical computing. The potential contributions will be to (1) extend understanding of how elementary students construct knowledge through a critical sociopolitical lens; (2) provide researchers a framing for studies on critical computing education; and (3) inform the development of critical computer science educational standards and curriculum.This CAREER project is funded through the Racial Equity in STEM Education program (EDU Racial Equity). The program supports research and practice projects that investigate how considerations of racial equity factor into the improvement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce. Awarded projects seek to center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of the individuals, communities, and institutions most impacted by systemic inequities within the STEM enterprise. This program aligns with NSF’s core value of supporting outstanding researchers and innovative thinkers from across the Nation's diversity of demographic groups, regions, and types of organizations. Programs across EDU contribute funds to the Racial Equity program in recognition of the alignment of its projects with the collective research and development thrusts of the four divisions of the directorate.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.

小学时代的儿童使用并对具有集成的AI应用的技术感兴趣，但是他们很少批判性地研究人们消费和生产AI技术的社会政治背景。如果不参与这种批判性计算的形式，小学生将不准备在道德上参与数字相关的社会，并在继续学习和职业的过程中应对算法决策的日益歧视性影响。此外，对小学生如何将关键镜头应用于计算，并且很少有关注社会文化问题的计算教育计划仍有有限的了解。该职业项目建议将通过共同设计，实施，实施和分析一项创新的重要计算教育课程来解决这些研究差距，称为Critcompopp pops。研究目标将是（1）表征涉及教师，研究人员和学生的共同设计过程； （2）使用定量民族志测量小学生的批判计算知识和实践； （3）评估AI关键计算课程对学生对计算机科学的兴趣和信心的有效性。教育目标将是1）通过在农村地区吸引不足的学生来扩大参与计算的参与； （2）通过针对AI的文化相关教学方法促进儿童对计算机科学的兴趣； （3）为小学教师提供整合关键计算的策略； （4）举办关键计算社区活动； （5）培训研究能力和关键计算的本科/研究生。潜在的贡献将是（1）扩展对小学生如何通过关键的社会政治镜头构建知识的理解； （2）为研究人员提供有关批判计算教育研究的框架； （3）告知关键计算机科学教育标准和课程的发展。这个职业项目是通过STEM教育计划（EDU种族平等）的种族平等资金来资助的。该计划支持研究和实践项目，这些项目研究了对种族资产的考虑如何改善科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和劳动力。授予的项目旨在将个人，社区和机构的声音，知识和经验集中在STEM企业中最受系统性不平等影响。该计划与NSF的核心价值保持一致，即支持来自全国各种人口群体，地区和组织类型的杰出研究人员和创新思想家。 EDU的计划向种族平等计划捐款，以表彰其项目与该局四个部门的集体研究和发展的一致性。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来评估的支持。