COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: The Math You Need, When You Need It: Modular Student Resources to Encourage Successful Incorporation of Quantitative Concepts in Introductory Geoscience

合作研究：您需要的数学，当您需要时：模块化的学生资源，鼓励成功地将定量概念纳入地球科学导论中

• 批准号: 0633402
• 负责人: Jennifer Wenner
• 金额: $ 6.86万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-12-01 至 2010-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0633402&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: COLLABORATIVE; RESEARCH; Math; Need; When

Geology (42)Intellectual merit: "The Math You Need, When You Need It" program is creating a series of student-centered web-based modules that can be customized to, and run concurrently with, any introductory geoscience course. Each module gives students the quantitative knowledge that they need, just before they need it in their concurrent geology course. This unique program includes: 1) pre-assessment of students' quantitative skills, 2) modular, self-paced, student-centered instruction for under-prepared students and 3) post-assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. We are utilizing innovative instructional techniques based in best practices in mathematical education and thereby creating these modules so that they advance students' knowledge and understanding of mathematics across the geology curriculum. Combined with classroom examples of quantitative concepts in a geoscience context, this project is addressing many concerns about the nation's STEM education, including difficulties with teaching large numbers of students from diverse backgrounds, course adaptation to students' preexisting knowledge, and student self-assessment and monitoring.Broader impacts: The higher education community recognizes quantitative literacy as an important goal for its graduates as they are integrated into our increasingly number-oriented society. This project is working toward that goal by increasing the quantitative literacy of American undergraduates and, as a result, the greater US population. The modular nature and capability of tailoring instruction to meet individual student needs is supporting increased quantitative literacy in students with diverse backgrounds and mathematical abilities. The project is impacting geoscience faculty who wish to embrace inclusion of quantitative aspects of geoscience in their courses with little extra effort and minimal alienation of under-prepared students. In addition, the proposed project has the potential to be replicated across other academic disciplines and institutions wherever the application of quantitative skills is a barrier to student success.

地质学（42）知识分子优点：“您需要的数学，当您需要它时”程序正在创建一系列以学生为中心的基于Web的模块，这些模块可以自定义，并与任何介绍性的地球科学课程同时运行。每个模块都为学生提供了所需的定量知识，直到他们在同时的地质课程中需要它之前。 该独特的计划包括：1）学生的定量技能进行预评估，2）针对学生准备不足的学生的模块化，以学生为中心的教学； 3）评估后评估该计划的有效性。 我们正在利用基于数学教育最佳实践的创新教学技术，从而创建这些模块，以便他们提高学生对整个地质课程的数学的了解和了解。 结合地球科学环境中定量概念的课堂示例，该项目正在解决对国家STEM教育的许多担忧，包括在教导来自不同背景的大量学生，课程适应学生的知识以及学生自我评估的课程适应和监测。高等教育社区认识到量身定量的目标，他们将其逐渐成为了他们的逐渐成熟的目标。该项目通过提高美国本科生的定量素养和更大的美国人口来实现这一目标。 裁缝指导以满足个人学生需求的模块化性质和能力是支持具有不同背景和数学能力的学生的量学素养提高。 该项目正在影响地球科学教师，他们希望将地球科学的定量方面包含在他们的课程中，但额外的努力和最小化的学生的疏远程度很小。 此外，拟议的项目有可能在其他学科和机构中复制，无论使用定量技能在任何地方都是学生成功的障碍。