Applied Research on Implementing Diagnostic Instructional Tools

Talaria, Inc.提出了一个为期三年的项目，以提高对如何将教学和学习的研究成果转化为教师思想和行动的理解。为了实现这一目标，教师专业发展计划将被设计用于实施计算机诊断教学工具DIAGNOSER。DIAGNOSER是一个网络交付系统，学生在其中回答作业/问题，教师在学生完成作业后访问学生的报告。诊断专注于物理科学，力和运动在中学水平。专业发展计划将为教师提供使用形成性评估工具、解释学生数据、相互交流和反思实践以及获取研究和科学资源的机会。参与的教师包括参与华盛顿州三所中学地方系统改变项目的教师。该计划包括一个研讨会，教师网络，与教师面对面的会议和资源教师的课堂辅导。程序的改进将通过迭代（设计-测试-重新设计）来完成。本研究将集中在两个问题上：专业发展和诊断性教学工具对教师教学和学生学习的影响是什么？与有效实施工具相关的教师和系统因素是什么？该提案的前提是，在研究结束时，将有一个可以在全国范围内扩展的原型程序。

Talaria, Inc., proposes a three-year project to increase understanding of how to get research results on teaching and learning into teachers' minds and actions. To accomplish this, a teacher professional development program will be designed to implement DIAGNOSER, a computerized diagnostic instructional tool. The DIAGNOSER is a web-delivered system in which students answer assignments/questions and teachers access the report on the students after they have completed the assignments. DIAGNOSER focuses on physical sciences, force and motion at the middle-school level. The professional development program will provide teachers with opportunities to use formative assessment tools, interpret student data, interact with and reflect on each other's practice, and access research and science resources. Participating teachers include those involved in three middle-school Local Systemic Change Projects in Washington State. The program involves one workshop, teacher networks, face-to-face meeting with teachers and resource teachers for in-class coaching. The improvement of the program will be done through iterations (design-testing-redesign). The research will focus on two questions: What are the effects of the professional development and diagnostic instructional tools on teachers' teaching and students' learning? What are the teacher and system factors related to the effective implementation of the tools? The premise of the proposal is that at the end of the study there will be a prototype program that can be scalable nationally.