The efficacy of a computing-concepts video library for students and peer tutors in multidisciplinary contexts

计算概念视频库在多学科背景下对学生和同伴导师的功效

• 批准号: 2337253
• 负责人: Mia Minnes
• 金额: $ 14.37万
• 依托单位: University of California-San Diego
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-04-01 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2337253&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: efficacy; computing; concepts; video; library

This project aims to serve the national interest by preparing students in non-computing majors to use computational techniques in their academic work and future careers. Increasingly, students in all disciplines must learn to use computing technology. To meet the increased need for students to use computational methods across all fields, non-computing courses commonly integrate computational components into their curricula. However, many non-computing faculty are not prepared to teach the computing concepts that underlie the computational techniques that their students must master. This project will support non-computing faculty who are teaching computing concepts by developing a curated set of videos that provides the content needed for students to learn basic computing concepts. The infusion of foundational computing concepts into non-computing courses will increase both the number and diversity of students who are prepared to utilize computational technologies when they enter the workforce.This project’s goals are to (1) expand and strengthen the OCCTIVE video library (Online Computing-Concepts Toolkit of Interdisciplinary Videos for Education), designed to introduce foundational computing concepts in non-CS courses, (2) broadly disseminate OCCTIVE for use by non-CS faculty and peer tutors, and (3) assess the impact of OCCTIVE use on students, faculty, and peer tutors. The expansion and improvement of the OCCTIVE library will be informed by best practices in instructional video design. The videos will be supplemented with sample teaching material and other support materials that aid faculty adoption. Faculty, who will be recruited from a wide range of disciplines and institutions, will be trained to integrate OCCTIVE into their courses through in person and virtual workshops. The efficacy of the OCCTIVE library will be measured by assessing students’ comprehension of computing concepts, faculty’s adoption of materials in their classes, and peer tutor experiences. The NSF IUSE: EDU 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.

该项目旨在通过为学生提供非计算专业的学生在其学术工作和未来职业中使用计算技术的准备来为国家利益提供服务。所有学科的学生越来越多地学习使用计算技术。为了满足学生增加在所有领域使用计算方法的需求，将通常集成的计算组件的非计算课程进入课程。但是，许多非计算教师不准备教授其学生必须掌握的计算技术的计算概念。该项目将通过开发一组精选的视频来支持非计算教师，他们正在教授计算概念，这些视频提供了学生学习基本计算概念所需的内容。将基础计算概念输入非计算课程中会增加准备使用计算技术进入劳动力时使用计算技术的学生的数量和多样性。该项目的目标是（1）旨在扩展和增强在线计算库（在线计算概述）工具套件的跨学科概念，以介绍跨学科的概念，以介绍概念的概念概念概念（非CS教师和同伴辅导员的使用，以及（3）评估OCTITIVE使用对学生，教职员工和同伴导师的影响。教学视频设计中的最佳实践将为Octctive库的扩展和改进提供信息。这些视频将补充样品教学材料和其他支持教师采用的支持材料。将从广泛的学科和机构中招募的教师将接受培训，以通过个人和虚拟讲习班将OCTIVE整合到他们的课程中。 Octctive库的效率将通过评估学生对计算概念的理解，教职员工在课堂上的采用以及同伴导师的经验来衡量。 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。