SBIR Phase II: Connecting Science and Mathematics Through Data

SBIR 第二阶段：通过数据连接科学和数学

• 批准号: 0216656
• 负责人: Timothy Erickson
• 金额: $ 49.68万
• 依托单位: BigTime Science
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-09-01 至 2004-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216656&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Connecting; Science

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project creates new technology and materials that emphasize data analysis in science education. Data analysis makes scientific concepts and processes concrete and gives students another way - besides memorization or analytical understanding - to learn quantitative science, often bypassing the need for advanced symbolic mathematics. This project will emphasize physics classes in high school and beyond, where labs are often cookbook demonstrations of phenomena and the data analysis mere verification. The first phase of this research, with the help of new technology, provided evidence those students understanding and competence could be improved beyond their previous capabilities. This project enhances that technology-Fathom Dynamic Statistics Software (KCP Technologies 2000) - to make it more useful in the science classroom, and it develops curriculum materials that use this software. Specifically, the firm will produce complete manuscripts for two supplemental books in physics appropriate for the high-school, AP, or college introductory course: a lab manual and a book of problem sets. In addition, Epistemological Engineering will begin to explore and prototype additional materials in physics, materials for other sciences, and staff development offerings.The proposed research will lead to significant enhancements to Fathom software and open the door to creating curriculum materials in science education using tools previously available only to math educators. Epistemological Engineering proffers technology that will contribute to strengthening science education in this country by teaching students to thoughtfully approach the world with a zest for measurement and prediction.

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目创造了新的技术和材料，强调科学教育中的数据分析。 数据分析使科学概念和过程具体化，并为学生提供了另一种方式-除了记忆或分析理解-来学习定量科学，通常绕过高级符号数学的需要。 这个项目将强调高中及以后的物理课，实验室通常是现象的食谱演示和数据分析仅仅是验证。 这项研究的第一阶段，在新技术的帮助下，提供了证据，这些学生的理解和能力可以提高到超越他们以前的能力。 该项目增强了该技术-Fathom动态统计软件（KCP技术2000）-使其在科学课堂上更有用，并开发了使用该软件的课程材料。 具体来说，该公司将为两本适合高中、AP或大学入门课程的物理学补充书籍制作完整的手稿：一本实验手册和一本习题集。 此外，认识论工程将开始探索和原型的物理学，其他科学的材料，和员工的发展产品的额外材料。拟议的研究将导致显着增强Fathom软件和打开大门，创造科学教育课程材料使用以前只有数学教育工作者可用的工具。 认识论工程提供的技术将有助于加强科学教育在这个国家通过教学生周到的方法与测量和预测的热情世界。