Science and Technology Enhancement Program Project STEP

科技提升计划项目STEP

• 批准号: 0139312
• 负责人: Anant Kukreti
• 金额: $ 137.7万
• 依托单位: University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• 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: 2002-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0139312&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Science; Technology; Enhancement; Program; Project

Project STEP, involves graduate and undergraduate Fellows, secondary science and mathematics teachers, University of Cincinnati faculty and a graphics/web developer, working in teams to design, develop, and implement hands-on activities and technology-driven inquiry-based projects which relate to the students' community issues, as vehicles to teach science and math skills. Activities will be incorporated into lessons, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, individual and group projects, and field experiences to enable middle and high school students to directly experience authentic learning practices that requires them to use higher-order thinking skills; encourage creative problem-solving skills that require collaborative learning, teamwork, writing, and presentation; cultivate an interest in service learning in which students are active participants, achieve outcomes that show a perceptible impact, and engage in evaluative reflection; and better motivate and prepare secondary school students for advanced education. The Fellows will be trained to create and implement these activities by taking an educational methods course, an advanced course in instructional technology, and by serving as teaching assistants and tutors in guiding summer academies for middle and high school students. Quantitative formative and summative evaluation will be conducted to assess the project's effectiveness on Fellows' teaching skills, its impact on middle and high school science and mathematics education, and to continually improve the program as it develops. This project is receiving partial support from the Directorate for Engineering.

STEP项目包括研究生和本科生研究员、中学科学和数学教师、辛辛那提大学的教师和图形/web开发人员，他们组成团队，设计、开发和实施与学生社区问题相关的实践活动和技术驱动的基于探究的项目，作为教授科学和数学技能的工具。活动将纳入课程、演示、实验室练习、个人和小组项目以及实地体验，使初高中学生能够直接体验需要他们使用高阶思维技能的真实学习实践；鼓励创造性解决问题的技能，需要协作学习、团队合作、写作和演讲；培养学生对服务学习的兴趣，让学生积极参与，取得可察觉的影响，并参与评估性反思；更好地激励和准备中学生接受高等教育。研究员将接受培训，通过学习教育方法课程、教学技术高级课程，以及担任初高中学生暑期学院的助教和导师，来创建和实施这些活动。将进行定量的形成性和总结性评估，以评估项目对研究员教学技能的有效性，对初中和高中科学和数学教育的影响，并随着项目的发展不断改进项目。该项目得到工程局的部分支持。