Pacific Education and Research for Leadership in Science (PEARLS)

太平洋科学领导力教育与研究 (PEARLS)

• 批准号: 8113342
• 负责人: KELLEY Marie WITHY
• 金额: $ 23.89万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8113342
• 关键词: Affect; Benchmarking; Control Groups; Country; Development; Education; Educational Curriculum; Electronics; Evaluation; Exhibits; Goals; Hawaii; Health Personnel; Health Services Research; Knowledge; Leadership; Medical Research; Mentors; Museums; Pacific Islands; Phase; Public Health; Research; Research Personnel; Resource Development; Resources; Schools; Science; Scientist; Students; Surveys; Technology; Testing; Training; Underrepresented Minority; Visit; Work; base; career; improved; innovation; interest; meetings; outreach; peer; programs; skills; success; teacher; tool; underserved rural area

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the Pacific Education and Research for Leadership in Science (PEARLS) project is to improve knowledge of science and scientific research, while increasing interest in science careers by introducing an innovative science curriculum for middle/intermediate school students. The curriculum will consist of an adaptation of an existing inquiry-based best practices curriculum, reorganized to meet standards and benchmarks and infused with culturally appropriate hands-on activities, field trips, classroom visits by scientists and training in research skills and conduct. Built into the curriculum is program specific teacher training, coordination of science career resources, science center exhibits and innovative mentoring for teachers and students. The dissemination plan involves making the curriculum and training available across the Pacific region as a recommended curriculum and providing science center outreach and exhibit development. Through complementary partnerships including science center staff, researchers, healthcare workers, curriculum experts and educators from Hawaii and the six U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, PEARLS will create a full science curriculum for 7th and 8th grade that will help students develop scientific inquiry skills and better understand medical research and science career opportunities. The PEARLS project (phase I/II) will affect over 10,000 students and teachers through four major activities: adapting existing science curricula to include cultural components, researcher contact with scientists, and a variety of science field trips, museum resources and technology supported activities; creating a support network for teachers and students that includes electronic and near-peer mentoring; coordinating resources for science interested students to do science fair projects and field and lab work with mentors; and creating a team of researchers, curriculum developers, educators and science center staff to continue resource development for the region. The evaluation plan will include both formative and summative assessments, control groups, and introduction of an innovative survey tool that will be tested by other SEPAs across the country. The purpose of the PEARLS project is to increase science knowledge and careers interest in underrepresented minority students and those from rural and underserved areas by introducing a 7th and 8th grade inquiry-based culturally sensitive science curriculum. PEARLS students and teachers will have access to multiple forms of mentoring and resources to facilitate interest in science and success at science careers. This is relevant to public health, as these students will have a greater chance of understanding scientific research and pursuing careers in research, healthcare and public health.

描述（由申请人提供）：太平洋教育和科学领导力研究的目标（珍珠）项目是为了改善科学和科学研究的知识，同时通过引入中级/中级学生的创新科学课程来增加对科学职业的兴趣。该课程将包括对现有基于询问的最佳实践课程的改编，重组以满足标准和基准，并注入了文化上适当的动手活动，实地考察，科学家的课堂访问以及研究技能和行为的培训。课程中的内置是计划特定的教师培训，科学职业资源的协调，科学中心的展览以及为教师和学生的创新指导。传播计划涉及使整个太平洋地区的课程和培训作为建议的课程，并提供科学中心的外展和展览开发。通过包括科学中心员工，研究人员，医疗保健工作者，课程专家和来自夏威夷的教育工作者以及来自夏威夷六个联合会的太平洋岛屿的互补伙伴关系，Pearls将为7年级和8年级创建一门完整的科学课程，以帮助学生发展科学探究能力，并更好地了解医学研究和科学生涯的机会。珍珠项目（I/II阶段）将通过四项主要活动影响10,000多名学生和教师：调整现有的科学课程，包括文化组成部分，研究人员与科学家的联系以及各种科学实地考察，博物馆资源和技术支持的活动；为包括电子和近距离指导在内的教师和学生建立支持网络；为科学兴趣的学生协调资源，以进行科学博览会项目，现场和实验室与导师合作；并建立一个研究人员，课程开发人员，教育工作者和科学中心的工作人员，以继续为该地区提供资源开发。评估计划将包括形成性和总结性评估，对照组以及引入创新的调查工具，该工具将由全国其他棕褐色进行测试。 珍珠项目的目的是通过引入基于7年级和8年级的基于文化敏感的科学课程来提高对代表性不足的少数群体以及来自农村和服务不足地区的人的兴趣。珍珠的学生和老师将有多种形式的指导和资源，以促进科学职业的科学和成功的兴趣。这与公共卫生有关，因为这些学生将有更大的机会了解科学研究并从事研究，医疗保健和公共卫生的职业。