Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning: Data-Driven Inquiry and Collaborative Learning in Introductory Astronomy

利用技术改变教学：天文学入门中的数据驱动探究和协作学习

• 批准号: 0127577
• 负责人: Gregory Bothun
• 金额: $ 47.98万
• 依托单位: University of Oregon Eugene
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-01 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0127577&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Technology; Transform; Teaching; Learning

Astronomy (11) This project expands development of data-driven interactive exercises andsimulations for use in a collaborative learning environment to cover virtually all topicareas in introductory Astronomy. The motivation is to a) use the naturally engagingcharacter of Astronomy as a vehicle to promote science literacy by integrating researchinto the curriculum to transform the passive lecture mode into an active learning systemthat emphasizes scientific process and methodology, b) explicitly create a collaborativelearning environment where student teams solve problems and analyze data and c) offer amore engaging interface to science learning so that it becomes an effective recruiting toolfor future K-12 science teachers. These goals can be accomplished by the development ofrobust software, based on real astronomical data sets, that runs in the Web browserenvironment. Previous work by the team on this project has already produced some of these learning tools.Assessment and evaluation of that effort shows that the methodology is sound.New objectives will be accomplished via further software development and beta-testingin local classes. This will involve approximately 700 studentsannually on four different campuses. The overall goals of this effort are for the studentsto be exposed to science methodology by engaging them in the actual practice of scienceand for them to develop excellent collaboration skills. These outcomes will serve thestudents far better than the traditional mode of rote memorization of syllabus-drivenmaterial that currently constitutes the pedagogy.

天文学（11）该项目扩展了数据驱动的交互式练习和模拟的开发，用于协作学习环境，几乎涵盖了天文学入门的所有主题领域。其动机是：（1）利用天文学的自然属性作为促进科学素养的载体，将研究融入课程，将被动的授课模式转变为强调科学过程和方法的主动学习系统，B）明确创建一个协作学习环境，让学生团队解决问题和分析数据，以及c）为科学学习提供更吸引人的界面，使其成为未来K-12科学教师的有效招聘工具。这些目标可以通过开发基于真实的天文数据集的强大软件来实现，该软件在Web浏览器中运行。该项目小组先前的工作已经产生了其中一些学习工具。对这一工作的评估和评价表明，该方法是合理的。新的目标将通过进一步的软件开发和在当地课堂上的beta测试来实现。这将涉及大约700名学生每年在四个不同的校园。这项工作的总体目标是让学生通过参与科学的实际实践来接触科学方法，并培养他们优秀的合作技能。这些结果将比目前构成教学法的传统模式--死记硬背教学大纲驱动的材料--更好地为学生服务。