BrainWaves: an EEG-based neuroscience curriculum development and teacher training for underserved high schools

BrainWaves：针对服务不足的高中的基于脑电图的神经科学课程开发和教师培训

基本信息

批准号：
10254396
负责人：
Ido Davidesco
金额：
$ 25.09万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2017
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2017-09-15 至 2023-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10254396
关键词：
Address Affect Attitude BRAIN initiative Behavioral Biology Brain Brain imaging Clinical College Preparation Communication Communities Computer software Control Groups Custom Data Data Analyses Devices Diagnosis Educational Curriculum Educational process of instructing Effectiveness Electroencephalography Epilepsy Europe Experimental Designs Foundations Funding Future Teacher Goals High School Student Human Instruction Intervention Intuition Journals K-12 Education Knowledge Learning Life Life Style Mathematics Measures Medicine Mentors Mind Modeling Nature Neurosciences Neurosciences Research New York New York City Online Systems Outcome Paper Physical Exercise Problem Solving Process Program Evaluation Public Health Randomized Readiness Research Research Ethics Research Personnel Research Project Grants Resources Schools Science Scientist Social Sciences Stimulus Students Surveys Synapses Teacher Professional Development Technology Time Training United States National Institutes of Health Universities Visualization Work base behavioral response brain health career cognitive neuroscience college computer science cost course development curriculum development design eleventh grade experience experimental study group intervention hands on research high school higher education improved innovation lectures literacy novel nutrition open data open source open-access repositories portability programs rapid growth relating to nervous system research study science teacher skills sound student mentoring teacher tenth grade tool university student

项目摘要

Abstract New York University's (NYU) Center for Neural Science, the Department of Teaching and Learning and the Center for Research on Higher Education Outcomes will partner with New York City underserved public high schools to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate an innovative EEG-based cognitive neuroscience curriculum. In BrainWaves, high school students (10th and 11th grades) will become brain scientists in an original study of their own creation: They will be provided with the content knowledge and practices to design and conduct a comprehensive neuroscience research study in their own classroom with the use of portable low cost brainwave measuring devices (electroencephalography (EEG) headsets). The proposed curriculum has two units. The first unit, which will be informed by previous SEPA-funded programs, consists of a broad introduction to both cognitive neuroscience content and experimental design. Students will be trained to use EEG headsets and will learn about the process of designing a neuroscience study as well as research ethics issues. The second unit of the curriculum will differ across the intervention group and the control group. Students in the intervention group will first work in small teams to propose an original research question and formulate a detailed plan to execute an EEG study. They will then evaluate the different proposals and select one that will be carried out in the classroom. Next, students will design the experiment, collect data and analyze it, and lastly share their results with their community (e.g., through a science fair). In the process, students will be mentored by their science teacher as well as a neuroscientist affiliated with NYU. The control group will involve journal club style discussions of EEG research papers. The curriculum will be accompanied by an open-science, open-source software package (OpenEXP) that will guide students through the process of designing their experiments, as well as collecting and analyzing data. Finally, we will develop a professional development course for teachers and science mentors with an explicit emphasis on mentoring students in research projects. The main educational research questions posed in this proposal can be formulated as follows: 1) Does a technology supported, inquiry-based neuroscience curriculum (BrainWaves) impact student understandings of neuroscience content and experimental design and their attitudes toward science? 2) How does engagement with the BrainWaves curriculum and program resources affect teachers' attitudes towards neuroscience teaching? The program evaluation will take place over three years in 10 schools every year. Schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control group every semester. The Impact of BrainWaves on students will be assessed using pre- and post-program surveys. The effectiveness of teachers' professional development and instructional implementation will be evaluated with classroom observations and teacher surveys.

抽象的纽约大学（纽约大学）神经科学中心，教学系和高等教育成果研究中心将与纽约市服务不足的公共高级合作学校以开发，实施，评估和传播创新的基于EEG的认知神经科学课程。在脑波中，高中生（10年级和11年级）将成为大脑科学家对自己的创作的原始研究：将为他们提供设计知识和实践并在自己的教室中进行全面的神经科学研究，并使用便携式低点成本脑电波测量设备（脑电图（EEG）耳机）。拟议的课程具有两个单位。第一个单元将由以前的SEPA资助的计划告知，其中包括广泛的认知神经科学含量和实验设计简介。学生将接受培训以使用 EEG耳机，并将了解设计神经科学研究的过程以及研究伦理问题。课程的第二个单元在干预组和对照组之间将有所不同。干预小组的学生将首先在小团队中提出一个原始的研究问题，并制定详细的计划来执行脑电图研究。然后他们将评估不同的建议并选择一个将在教室里进行的。接下来，学生将设计实验，收集数据和分析它，最后与他们的社区分享他们的结果（例如，通过科学博览会）。在此过程中学生将受到他们的科学老师以及纽约大学的神经科学家的指导。控件小组将涉及日记俱乐部风格的脑电图研究论文讨论。课程将伴随通过开放科学的开源软件包（OpenExp），将指导学生完成设计他们的实验，并收集和分析数据。最后，我们将发展一个专业人士针对教师和科学导师的发展课程，并明确强调指导学生研究项目。本提案中提出的主要教育研究问题可以如下提出： 1）是否支持基于询问的技术的神经科学课程（脑电波）影响学生对神经科学内容和实验设计的理解及其对科学的态度？ 2）与脑电波课程和计划资源的互动如何影响教师对神经科学教学的态度？该计划评估将在每年10所学校进行三年的时间。学校将是随机的每个学期分配给干预或对照组。脑波对学生的影响将是使用前图和后图调查进行评估。教师专业发展和教学实施将通过课堂观察和教师调查进行评估。