Examining Embedded Scaffolds in a Video Game to Support STEM Learning and Efficacy for Middle School Students

检查视频游戏中的嵌入式支架以支持中学生的 STEM 学习和效率

• 批准号: 0835450
• 负责人: Jamie Kirkley
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: WisdomTools Enterprises Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0835450&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Examining; Embedded; Scaffolds; Video; Game

The goal of this project is to design, implement, and research the use of two types of embedded scaffolds, interactive-based scaffolds and resource-based scaffolds, within a video game-based learning environment. A quasi-experimental, pre-post design will be used to examine the impact of these two types of scaffolds, as well a no scaffold treatment group, on middle school students' STEM learning, problem solving, and interest.While a wide range of video games are now being developed for educational purposes, very little is known about how to effectively design and use embedded scaffolds to support learning within these environments. This research will contribute to the field's understanding of how to effectively design and use embedded scaffolds to support middle school students as they learn about STEM and other similarly complex topics. Providing well-designed video games that effectively support learning has the potential to increase the accessibility of high quality STEM materials that support both learning and interest in the content areas.

本项目的目标是设计、实施和研究两种类型的嵌入式支架在基于视频游戏的学习环境中的使用，即基于交互的支架和基于资源的支架。本研究将采用准实验、事前设计来考察这两种支架以及非支架治疗组对中学生STEM学习、问题解决和兴趣的影响。虽然目前正在开发各种用于教育目的的视频游戏，但对于如何在这些环境中有效地设计和使用嵌入式支架来支持学习，人们知之甚少。这项研究将有助于该领域理解如何有效地设计和使用嵌入式脚手架来支持中学生学习STEM和其他类似复杂的主题。提供精心设计的视频游戏，有效地支持学习，有可能增加高质量的STEM材料的可及性，既支持学习，也支持对内容领域的兴趣。