Middle School Science Readiness Program

中学科学准备计划

• 批准号: 1028771
• 负责人: Nancy Moreno
• 金额: $ 99.17万
• 依托单位: Baylor College of Medicine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1028771&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Middle; Science; Readiness; Program

This project focuses on the critical drop-off point between elementary and middle school, often identified as the first major roadblock to the success and interest of students in STEM. To help elementary students successfully transition to middle school science, the Principal Investigator will design, implement and test a model after-school program (Middle School Science Readiness program) aimed at supporting science teaching and learning at this critical juncture. The model uses year-long activities in real-world science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields such as aerospace (NASA-Johnson Space Center), energy (petrochemical industry), and biotechnology (Texas Medical Center). Sixteen teachers and 320 students from eight high need elementary schools in Houston will participate in this after-school program. Through a longstanding partnership with the Houston Independent School District (HISD), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) will engage an interdisciplinary project team (e.g., university faculty members from STEM disciplines, educational psychologist, data managers, online education providers, principals, teacher leaders, and parents) to develop the model program. Within the STEM learning experiences, the project embeds language and social skills that support career awareness in STEM related fields. The PI uses a quasi-experimental design and an external evaluator for methodology and assessment, respectively. The project will disseminate the model after-school program without charge, locally and nationally via BCM award-winning websites, BioEd Online (www.bioedonline.org), and K8 Science (www.k8science.org).

该项目重点关注小学和初中之间的关键落点，该点通常被认为是学生在 STEM 中取得成功和兴趣的第一个主要障碍。为了帮助小学生成功过渡到中学科学，首席研究员将设计、实施和测试一个典型的课外计划（中学科学准备计划），旨在支持这一关键时刻的科学教学和学习。该模型使用现实世界科学、技术、工程和数学领域长达一年的活动，例如航空航天（NASA-约翰逊航天中心）、能源（石化工业）和生物技术（德克萨斯医学中心）。来自休斯敦八所高需求小学的 16 名教师和 320 名学生将参加这项课外活动。通过与休斯敦独立学区 (HISD) 的长期合作关系，贝勒医学院 (BCM) 将聘请跨学科项目团队（例如来自 STEM 学科的大学教员、教育心理学家、数据管理员、在线教育提供商、校长、教师领导和家长）来开发模型项目。在 STEM 学习体验中，该项目嵌入了语言和社交技能，以支持 STEM 相关领域的职业意识。 PI 使用准实验设计和外部评估员分别进行方法论和评估。该项目将通过 BCM 获奖网站 BioEd Online (www.bioedonline.org) 和 K8 Science (www.k8science.org) 在当地和全国范围内免费传播示范课后计划。