Making Sense of Global Warming and Climate Change: Model of Student Learning via Collaborative Research

这一建议侧重于一个重要问题的教学：全球变暖和气候变化。该项目旨在开发一个模型，中学生如何学习这些复杂的问题，和一个模型？教学生学。该项目有四个方面：（a）收集七年级和八年级学生对全球变暖和相关概念理解的基线数据;利用这些数据建立学生学习的初步模式和教师对学生学习理解的初步模式。(b)收集与合作行动研究计划相关的课堂教学和学生学习评估数据。重点将放在什么和如何科学教师正在学习方面建立一致性的主题，地面学生对全球变暖的理解。在每个教学周期内，内部和外部评估人员将进行两次形成性评估，以告知随后的数据收集过程。(c)将对1-4年级学年期间收集的学生和教师数据进行分析，并开发学生学习模型。同时，还将分析合作行动研究项目，并为随后的周期制定目标。(d)探索资源，特别是由国家科学基金资助的课程项目开发的资源，以支持和提高教师的知识和课堂教学。

This proposal focuses on teaching and learning concerning an important issue: global warming and climate change. The project seeks to develop a model of how middle school students learn about these complex issues, and a model of ?teaching learning of student learning.? The project has four facets: (a) Collection of baseline data on student understanding of global warming and related concepts in Grades 7 and 8; use of this data to construct an initial model of student learning and an initial model of teacher understanding of student learning. (b) Collection of data on classroom instruction and assessment of student learning relative to collaborative action research plans. Emphasis will be placed on what and how the science teachers are learning with regard to establishing coherence among the topics that ground student understanding of global warming. Formative assessment by both internal and external evaluators twice during each instructional cycle will be used to inform the subsequent data collection process. (c) Analysis of student and teacher data collected during the school year during Years 1-4 and development of a model of student learning will be conducted. Analysis of collaborative action research projects and development of the goals for the subsequent cycles will also be conducted at this time. (d) Explore resources, particularly the ones developed by NSF-funded curriculum projects to support and enhance teacher knowledge and classroom instruction will be conducted.