REU Site: Self-Regulated Learning in Engineering Education

REU 网站：工程教育中的自主学习

• 批准号: 1262806
• 负责人: Ning Fang
• 金额: $ 28.75万
• 依托单位: Utah State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-15 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1262806&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Self; Regulated; Learning

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program is providing a 10-week summer experience in engineering education research to a group of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) undergraduate students recruited from across the nation. Each summer, eight REU students are working closely with faculty members and their graduate students in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University on four research projects that focus on self-regulated learning in engineering education. Self-regulated learning refers to learners' ability and skills to understand and control their learning environment. Example projects on which REU students are working include: 1) development of a self-regulation survey instrument for problem solving in engineering, and 2) effect of computer simulation and animation on students' motivation, self-regulating, and cognitive strategies in a foundational engineering course. REU students are also attending a series of workshops offered by faculty mentors. The workshop topics include self-regulation learning and its role in engineering education, responsible research, development of research questions, mixed methods research methodologies, and educational data analysis. Assessment data is being collected to determine whether REU students and their faculty mentors are better off because of this Site program. The results of this Site program are being disseminated in a variety of ways, such as conference presentations and journal publications. This REU Site program acts as a catalyst for undergraduates to retain in STEM careers, particularly careers in teaching and STEM education research.

这个研究经验的本科生（REU）网站程序提供了一个为期10周的暑期工程教育研究经验，一组干（科学，技术，工程和数学）的本科生从全国各地招募。 每年夏天，八名REU学生与犹他州州立大学工程教育系的教师及其研究生密切合作，开展四个研究项目，重点是工程教育中的自我调节学习。 自主学习是指学习者理解和控制学习环境的能力和技能。 REU学生正在进行的示例项目包括：1）开发工程问题解决的自我调节调查工具，以及2）计算机模拟和动画对学生的动机，自我调节和认知策略的影响基础工程课程。 REU学生还参加了由教师导师提供的一系列研讨会。 研讨会的主题包括自我调节学习及其在工程教育中的作用，负责任的研究，研究问题的发展，混合方法研究方法和教育数据分析。 评估数据正在收集，以确定是否REU学生和他们的教师导师是更好的，因为这个网站程序。该网站计划的成果正在以各种方式传播，如会议介绍和期刊出版物。这个REU网站程序作为催化剂本科生保留在干的职业，特别是在教学和干教育研究的职业。