Computation-Enhanced Science Learning (CESL): ScienceWorks as Technological Scaffolding for Model Creation

计算增强科学学习 (CESL)：ScienceWorks 作为模型创建的技术支架

• 批准号: 9353481
• 负责人: Elliot Soloway
• 金额: $ 151.97万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1993
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1993-08-01 至 1997-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9353481&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computation; Enhanced; Science; Learning; CESL

9353481 Soloway At the heart of a working science literacy is the ability to create models that explain real-world phenomena. However, constructing, simulating, and validating models poses a serious challenge for students. Just as professional computational scientists rely on technology in their model creation activities, we propose developing a Computation-Enhanced Science Learning (CESL) educational approach that provides comparable technological support for students and teachers. ScienceWorks, the technological component of CESL, will provide scaffolded, computational modeling tools that enable students to create computational models; this activity should lead to a deep understanding of the science phenomena. The disposition to then see scientific phenomena as analyzable systems should also develop as students gain expertise over successive investigations. ScienceWorks will afford students access to a broad range of functionality, e.g., video simulations, data visualization representations; the actual computations will be carried out by off-the-shelf, professional software mediated through ScienceWorks' open architecture. CESL/ScienceWorks will be used on a daily basis at a public high school; additionally, an informal network of ScienceWorks-using schools will be supported over the Internet. A longitudinal assessment will be conducted to determine the impact that CESL/ScienceWorks has on student's learning of science content and science process; transfer ability will also be assessed. Findings from this effort should provide guidelines for the development of next-generation, educationally-sensitive software. ***

9353481 Soloway 科学素养的核心是创建解释现实世界现象的模型的能力。 然而，构建、模拟和验证模型给学生带来了严峻的挑战。 正如专业计算科学家在模型创建活动中依赖技术一样，我们建议开发一种计算增强科学学习 (CESL) 教育方法，为学生和教师提供可比的技术支持。 ScienceWorks是中欧法学院的技术组成部分，将提供支架式计算建模工具，使学生能够创建计算模型；这项活动应该导致对科学现象的深刻理解。 随着学生在连续的调查中获得专业知识，将科学现象视为可分析系统的倾向也应该得到发展。 ScienceWorks 将为学生提供广泛的功能，例如视频模拟、数据可视化表示；实际的计算将通过 ScienceWorks 的开放式架构通过现成的专业软件进行。 CESL/ScienceWorks 将在公立高中日常使用；此外，还将通过互联网支持使用 ScienceWorks 的学校的非正式网络。 将进行纵向评估，以确定中欧法学院/ScienceWorks 对学生学习科学内容和科学过程的影响；转移能力也将被评估。 这项工作的结果应该为下一代教育敏感软件的开发提供指导。 ***