An interactive, digital platform to transform physical science learning

一个改变物理科学学习的互动数字平台

• 批准号: 10361494
• 负责人: Kelly Puzio
• 金额: $ 77.5万
• 依托单位: SQUID BOOKS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-01 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10361494
• 关键词: Address; Adoption; Books; Collaborations; Complex; Computer software; Diagnosis; Drops; Education Projects; English Learner; Feedback; Foundations; Future Teacher; Health Professional; Healthcare; Home; Internet; K-12 Education; Knowledge; Language; Learning; Learning Disabilities; Middle School Student; Modeling; Motion; Phase; Physics; Play; Process; Randomized; Reader; Reading; Research Personnel; Resources; Rewards; Role; STEM field; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Scientist; Students; Techniques; Technology; Testing; Text; Textbooks; Time; Translating; Translations; adaptive learning; base; bilingualism; design; digital; education resources; efficacy evaluation; eighth grade; experience; field study; flexibility; hands-on learning; improved; learning community; learning engagement; learning outcome; machine learning algorithm; next generation; personalized learning; physical science; reading ability; response; science teacher; scientific literacy; skills; statistics; teacher; theories; tool; usability

Abstract: The next generation of science and health care professionals will need to understand the foundational concepts of physics. While textbooks play a critical role in science learning, these books are not designed to meet the diverse learning needs of students in today’s classrooms. Unfortunately, science textbooks assume a one-size-fits-all approach to learning. Because of this problem, teachers spend substantial time outside of the classroom locating and adapting texts to support students who are learning English, students who read below grade level, and students with learning disabilities. The proposed Fast-Track project seeks to address the limitations of current physical science textbooks and to revolutionize reading with interactive texts. Transforming the learning process, SquidBooks makes texts flexible by offering digital texts at different difficulty levels with embedded language support to create a personalized reading experience, optimizing both learning and engagement. In particular, the project will support ELL students and students unable to read at their grade level. Because science textbooks are often written 3 to 5 years above the intended grade level, it is almost impossible for students with emerging and intermediate English reading skills to comprehend and learn from traditional science books. The Phase I project includes 3 aims: translating NGSS-aligned force and motion (NGSS PS2A) content into Spanish (Aim 1); designing and developing science learning games (Aim 2); and conducting user testing with students and teachers (Aim 3). The Phase II project will have 3 aims, including creating content in both English and Spanish to address 9 additional NGSS standards (Aim 4); designing, developing, and testing improved software features (Aim 5); developing educator resources and conducting user testing with students and teachers (Aim 6). Successful completion of the proposed project will create knowledge about disciplinary textual processing and adaptive learning technologies and will support students who have historically been marginalized from STEM fields, especially students with low reading achievement and ELL students. In turn, this project will enhance and diversify the STEM and health care fields.

抽象的： 下一代科学和医疗保健专业人员将需要了解基础知识 虽然教科书在科学学习中发挥着至关重要的作用，但这些书的目的并不是为了理解物理概念。 不幸的是，科学教科书假定了当今课堂上学生多样化的学习需求。 由于这个问题，教师要在课外花费大量时间。 课堂定位和调整文本以支持正在学习英语的学生、阅读以下内容的学生 拟议的快速通道项目旨在解决以下问题： 当前物理科学教科书的局限性，并通过交互式文本彻底改变阅读方式。 SquidBooks 改变了学习过程，通过在不同的时间段提供数字文本，使文本变得灵活 具有嵌入式语言支持的难度级别可创建个性化的阅读体验，同时优化两者 特别是，该项目将为 ELL 学生和无法阅读的学生提供支持。 由于科学教科书通常比预期年级水平高出 3 至 5 年。 对于具有初级和中级英语阅读能力的学生来说几乎不可能理解和学习 第一阶段项目包括 3 个目标：转化与 NGSS 一致的力量和 将 (NGSS PS2A) 内容翻译成西班牙语（目标 1）；设计和开发科学学习游戏（目标 2）； 与学生和教师一起进行用户测试（目标 3）。第二阶段项目将有 3 个目标， 包括创建英语和西班牙语内容，以满足 9 项附加 NGSS 标准（目标 4）； 设计、开发和测试改进的软件功能（目标 5）； 与学生和教师一起进行用户测试（目标 6）将成功完成拟议项目。 创造有关学科文本处理和自适应学习技术的知识，并将支持 历史上被 STEM 领域边缘化的学生，尤其是阅读能力低的学生 反过来，该项目将增强 STEM 和医疗保健领域并使其多样化。