Assessing the Impact of the National Science Foundation's Urban Systemic Initative

评估国家科学基金会城市系统计划的影响

• 批准号: 9874246
• 负责人: Kathryn Borman
• 金额: $ 114.27万
• 依托单位: University of South Florida
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-01-01 至 2002-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9874246&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Assessing; Impact; National; Science; Foundation

The proposed study will 1)assess the extent to which USI projects have been able to effect the system of NSF drivers and whether causal relationships among the drivers can be identified in measurable terms, 2) examine impacts of curriuculum reform in elementary and secondary schools, and 3) investigate the interdependet roles of leadership, local resources, policies at all levels, and stakeholders involvement in efforts to improve student achievement in mathematics and science. Four USI cities (Chicago, Miami, Memphis, and El Paso will be compared, both district-wide and in a sample of early and late cohort elementary and secondary schools. The research design proposed is a multiple method strategy consisting of three investigations:1) Mathematics and Science Attainment study -- developing a structural equation model of the hypothesized causal relationship among the latent varibles (Drivers)2) Study of the Enacted Mathematics and Science Curriuculum -- using the Measures of constructivist curricula have been implemented3) Policy Study - conducting a policy analysis that will examine coordination and alignment in state and national educationalpolicies affecting districts and schools.

这项拟议的研究将1)评估USI项目对NSF驱动程序系统的影响程度，以及驱动程序之间的因果关系是否可以用可测量的方式确定；2)检查中小学课程改革的影响；3)调查领导层、当地资源、各级政策和利益相关者在努力提高学生的数学和科学成绩方面相互依存的作用。USI的四个城市(芝加哥、迈阿密、孟菲斯和埃尔帕索)将在全区范围内以及早期和晚期队列小学和中学的样本中进行比较。建议的研究设计是由三项调查组成的多方法策略：1)数学和科学素养研究--开发潜在变量(驱动因素)之间假设的因果关系的结构方程模型；2)制定的数学和科学课程研究--使用建构主义课程的措施已经实施；3)政策研究--进行政策分析，检查影响地区和学校的国家和国家教育政策的协调和一致性。