Analyzing the Use of C-Print Mobile Technology in STEM Lab Settings across Multiple Postsecondary Sites

分析 C-Print 移动技术在多个高等教育站点 STEM 实验室设置中的使用情况

• 批准号: 1032033
• 负责人: Michael Stinson
• 金额: $ 39.47万
• 依托单位: Rochester Institute of Tech
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1032033&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Analyzing; Use; Print; Mobile; Technology

"Analyzing the Use of C-Print Mobile Technology in STEM Lab Settings across Multiple Postsecondary Sites" is based on previous work on C-Print Mobile technology which was funded by the NSF's Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program (Award 0726591) which enables deaf or hard of hearing (d/hh) students to receive speech-to-text (captioning) support services in mainstream college STEM courses. The two purposes of the proposed project are to (1) expand the types of venues in which the service (C-Print Mobile software) is used to several other universities, a community college, and institutions with RDE-funded Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM; and to (2) conduct experimental investigations to evaluate the extent to which the service aids students' access and learning in STEM labs at the postsecondary level. The research goal is to examine the effects of the use of C-Print Mobile on the academic performance of d/hh students in laboratory sections of STEM courses and on their confidence and interest in their STEM major. Research questions related to STEM students who are deaf or hard of hearing include: 1. What are the effects of C-Print Mobile on laboratory and overall course performance?2. What are the effects of C-Print Mobile on dimensions of STEM interests?3. Do student characteristics and use of features of Co-Print Mobile relate to laboratory and course performance?4. Do student characteristics and use of features relate to specific dimensions of STEM interestsResearch participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: (a) a C-Print Mobile intervention group, or (b) a continuation of regular services control group, yielding a 2 (Support: C-Print Mobile vs. standard support service, a between subjects factor) X 2 (Class: intervention/control class vs. comparable class, a within subjects factor) mixed ANOVA design. The inclusion of a standard service "baseline" in each of the two conditions will allow for within-subject comparisons of students' performance and self-ratings with and without the C-Print technology will contribute importantly to determination of effectiveness. Related studies will include research on captioning accuracy for the purpose of determining the level of accuracy that a provider of services in a laboratory setting can achieve, and the observation of captionists' and students' use of C-Print Mobile. The observations will be designed to obtain information pertinent to provision of C-Print Mobile services to students and the use of the service by students. In addition, instructors and captionists will be interviewed to discover critical implementation issues that will inform scale-up and dissemination efforts. The project team will work with three partnering institutions: Louisiana State University, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Bristol Community College. Five of the RDE-funded Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM will collaborate, including the Alliances in New York (MIND), Maine (EAST2), Ohio (OSAA), Washington (AcessSTEM2)and Wisconsin (MIDWEST).Dissemination activities will involve information for scale-up of C-Print Mobile if positive results are found. Websites, professional presentations and publications, outreach to RDE Alliances and other practitioners, and C-Print training will provide avenues to broaden the participation of d/hh students in STEM education.The project's external evaluator is Dr. Martha Gaustad, Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Bowling Green University. She will provide formative evaluation as a basis for ongoing project assessment and improvement and summative evaluation to determine the extent to which the project has met its goals.

“分析C-Print移动的技术在多个中学后站点的STEM实验室设置中的使用”是基于之前对C-Print移动的技术的研究，该技术由NSF的残疾人教育研究（RDE）计划（奖项0726591）资助，该计划使聋人或听力困难（d/hh）的学生能够在主流大学STEM课程中获得语音到文本（字幕）的支持服务。 建议工程的两个目的是（1）扩大提供服务的场地类别，（C-Print移动的软件）被用于其他几所大学、一所社区学院和拥有RDE资助的STEM残疾学生联盟的机构;和（2）进行实验调查，以评估该服务在多大程度上有助于学生在中学后STEM实验室的访问和学习水平研究的目标是检查使用C-Print移动的对d/hh学生在STEM课程实验室部分的学习成绩以及他们对STEM专业的信心和兴趣的影响。与STEM失聪或听力困难学生相关的研究问题包括：1。C-Print移动的对实验室和整体课程表现有何影响？2. C-Print移动的对STEM兴趣维度有哪些影响？3.学生的特点和使用的特点共同打印移动的涉及实验室和课程的表现？4.研究参与者被随机分配到两组之一：（a）C-Print移动的干预组，或（B）常规服务控制组的延续，产生2（支持：C-Print移动的与标准支持服务，受试者之间的因素）X 2（类别：干预/对照类与可比类，受试者内因素）混合ANOVA设计。在两个条件中的每一个中包括标准服务“基线”将允许对学生的表现进行学科内比较，并且在使用和不使用C-Print技术的情况下进行自我评级将对确定有效性做出重要贡献。相关研究将包括对字幕准确性的研究，以确定在实验室环境中服务提供者可以达到的准确性水平，以及对字幕人员和学生使用C-Print移动的的观察。 观察的目的是获得有关提供C-Print移动的服务给学生和学生使用该服务的信息。此外，还将采访教员和字幕人员，以发现关键的实施问题，为扩大规模和传播工作提供信息。该项目小组将与三个合作机构合作：路易斯安那州立大学、威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校和布里斯托社区学院。 RDE资助的五个STEM残疾学生联盟将进行合作，包括纽约（MIND）、缅因州（EAST 2）、俄亥俄州（OSAA）、华盛顿的联盟（AcessSTEM 2）和威斯康星州（中西部）。如果发现积极的结果，传播活动将涉及扩大C-Print移动的的信息。网站、专业演讲和出版物、与RDE联盟和其他从业人员的外联，和C-Print培训将为扩大d/hh学生参与STEM教育提供途径。该项目的外部评估员是Bowling绿色大学研究生院副院长Martha Gaustad博士。 她将提供形成性评价，作为正在进行的项目评估和改进的基础，并提供总结性评价，以确定项目在多大程度上实现了目标。