Using a Collaborative Learner-Constructed Engineering-Concept Representation Model in Engineering Education

在工程教育中使用协作学习者构建的工程概念表示模型

• 批准号: 0530708
• 负责人: Denny Davis
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: Washington State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-01 至 2007-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0530708&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Collaborative; Learner; Constructed; Engineering

The project is to implement engineering instructional practices that markedly increase retention, success, and satisfaction of diverse student populations across an engineering college. A Collaborative Learner-constructed Engineering-concept Articulation and Representation (CLEAR) model is initiated in "gateway" classes and then in core engineering classes to significantly improve learning, social development, and engineering cultural identity for students. The planning grant is to achieve reform in two of three "gateway"courses that serve all undergraduate engineering programs in the college and to build faculty capacity for college-wide adoption. The objectives are: 1) Adopt and refine the CLEAR instructional model for effective student learning and identification with an engineering community; 2) Prepare course materials that support active learning of engineering concepts while employing the CLEAR instructional model; 3) Build engineering faculty capacity for successful long-term adoption of the CLEAR instructional model in the college; 4) Assess student learning and satisfaction and faculty effectiveness in using the CLEAR instructional model; 5) Disseminate results for broad implementation of the CLEAR model in engineering education.Project leaders bring expertise in collaborative learning, concept representation, discourse analysis, assessment, minority programs, and cyber tutoring to address crucial student learning and retention challenges in engineering education. Strong endorsements from university administrators, Engineering and Education college deans, department chairs, and an Engineering Education Research Center empower this diverse community of scholars for college-wide reform. This project synthesizes educational research findings to craft the powerful CLEAR instructional model with:1. Collaboration that builds learning communities among diverse students and supports retention,2. Learner-constructed understanding and application of concepts in relevant contexts,3. Engineering-concept practice from application of concepts to practical engineering problems,4. Articulation of understanding that anchors verbal and technical knowledge in learner minds,5. Representation of concepts in original forms that elevate understanding and test concepts.

该项目旨在实施工程教学实践，显著提高工程学院不同学生群体的保留率、成功率和满意度。在“门户”课程和核心工程课程中，提出了一个由学习者构建的工程概念清晰表达（CLEAR）模型，以显著改善学生的学习、社会发展和工程文化认同。计划拨款的目的是实现三个“门户”课程中的两个课程的改革，这些课程服务于学院的所有本科工程专业，并建立教师能力，以便在学院范围内采用。目标是：1)采用并改进CLEAR教学模式，使学生有效学习并与工程社区建立联系；2)在采用CLEAR教学模式的同时，准备支持主动学习工程概念的课程材料；3)建设工程教师的能力，使学院能够长期成功地采用CLEAR教学模式；4)评估学生的学习和满意度以及教师使用CLEAR教学模式的有效性；5)传播CLEAR模式在工程教育中广泛实施的结果。项目负责人带来了协作学习、概念表达、话语分析、评估、少数族裔项目和网络辅导方面的专业知识，以解决工程教育中关键的学生学习和记忆挑战。来自大学管理人员、工程与教育学院院长、系主任和工程教育研究中心的大力支持，使这个多元化的学者群体能够在大学范围内进行改革。本项目综合教育研究成果，精心打造强大的CLEAR教学模式：1。2.在不同的学生之间建立学习社区并支持保留；2 .学习者建构概念在相关语境中的理解和应用；从概念应用到实际工程问题的工程概念实践；4 .在学习者头脑中锚定口头和技术知识的理解表达。以原始形式表示概念，以提高理解和测试概念。