Extending CREATE Demographically and Geographically, to Test its Efficacy on Diverse Populations of Learners at 2 Year and 4 Year Institutions

这项提议的目标是改变本科生学习生物的方式，并通过在全国推广一种名为Create(考虑、阅读、阐明假设、分析和解释数据，并考虑下一个实验)的教学方法来对抗学生与科学的脱节。这种方法大大提高了学生对生物学研究的理解和兴趣。CREATE方法对从单个实验室连续发表的论文进行密集分析，以实时显示研究项目的演变。通过这种方法，学生被教导如何将论文分解成单独的实验，从而通过使用进步的教学工具来揭开阅读科学文献(期刊文章)的神秘面纱。通过专注于数据分析、实验设计和学生资助小组活动，以一种对学生学习容易理解和有意义的方式创建真实科学研究过程的模型。此外，CREATE学生对选定论文的作者进行非正式的(电子邮件)采访，从而获得“幕后”信息，这些信息往往使科学以及学生的科学家变得人性化。在这个项目中，从社区学院和四年制院校招聘了同等数量的教师，以创建密集的研讨会。受过培训的教员随后将在这两种类型的机构中实施创造战略。这些教师的学生将使用各种评估工具进行跟踪。这些讲习班促进了来自不同教育环境的教师之间的对话，从而在社区和高级学院之间建立了“管道”关系。这个项目正在促进协作互动，最终使不同层次的高等教育的教职员工和学生受益。这个项目由生物科学局共同资助。

The goals of this proposal are to transform how undergraduates learn biology, and to combat student disengagement from science by extending the use nationally of a pedagogical method known as CREATE (Consider, Read, Elucidate hypotheses, Analyze and interpret data, and Think of the next Experiment). This method brings about significant increases in both student understanding of, and student interest in biological research. The CREATE approach uses intensive analysis of papers published sequentially from single labs to show the evolution of research projects in real time. Through this method, students are taught how to dissect the papers into individual experiments, thus demystifying the process of reading scientific literature (journal articles) through the use of progressive pedagogical tools. By focusing on data analysis, experimental design and student grant panel activities, CREATE models the process of real science research in a way that is accessible and meaningful for student learning. In addition, CREATE students conduct informal (email) interviews with the authors of selected papers, thereby acquiring "behind the scenes" information that often humanizes the science as well as the scientists for the students. In this project, equal numbers of faculty from community colleges and four-year institutions are being recruited for CREATE Intensive Workshops. Trained faculty will subsequently implement CREATE strategies at both types of institutions. Students of these faculty will be tracked using a variety of assessment tools. The workshops facilitate dialogue among faculty from these diverse educational settings, thus establishing "pipeline" relationships between community and senior colleges. This project is promoting collaborative interactions that ultimately benefit faculty and students at multiple levels of higher education.This project is being co-funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences.