Personalized Exploratorium for Database Courses

个性化数据库课程探索馆

• 批准号: 0633494
• 负责人: Peter Brusilovsky
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Pittsburgh
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0633494&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Personalized; Exploratorium; Database; Courses

Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most widely used multipurpose database language. Extensive knowledge and fluency in SQL is mandatory in mastering modern database technologies. This project is developing an innovative tool that allows Information Science students to develop practical SQL skills through the use of interactive automatically evaluated exercises and examples. The PIs are leveraging the results of an NSF-supported project that uses interactive exercises for C language programming by exploring the value of interactive exercises in the context of Database courses. They are adapting an existing technology for automatic evaluation of SQL exercises (SQL-Tutor) developed at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand by Dr. Antonija Mitrovic and developing a complementary script-based evaluation technology.This project is providing a complimentary set of interactive SQL examples for the original SQL-Tutor technology and enhancing it with personalized guidance that is known to increase student engagement and success rate. Achieving better engagement and success rate is essential to adapting the original SQL-Tutor technology to a different target audience that is less prepared and less motivated to work with interactive exercises. To explore the value of individualized exercises, examples, and personalization in the context of Database courses, the University of Pittsburgh also is running several formative and summative classroom studies.

结构化查询语言（SQL）是使用最广泛的多用途数据库语言。掌握SQL的广泛知识和流畅性是掌握现代数据库技术的必备条件。该项目正在开发一种创新工具，使信息科学专业的学生能够通过使用交互式自动评估练习和示例来开发实用的SQL技能。PI正在利用NSF支持的项目的结果，该项目通过探索数据库课程背景下交互式练习的价值，使用C语言编程的交互式练习。他们正在调整现有的技术，用于自动评估SQL练习（SQL-Tutor），该技术由新西兰坎特伯雷大学的Antonija Mitrovic博士开发，并开发了一种补充的基于脚本的评估技术。该项目为原始的SQL-Tutor技术提供了一套免费的交互式SQL示例，并通过个性化指导来增强它，这是众所周知的提高学生参与度和成功率。实现更好的参与度和成功率对于使原始SQL-Tutor技术适应不同的目标受众至关重要，这些目标受众对交互式练习的准备不足且缺乏动力。为了探索数据库课程背景下的个性化练习，示例和个性化的价值，匹兹堡大学还进行了几项形成性和总结性课堂研究。