Working with Middle School Science Teachers to Design and Implement an Interactive Data Dashboard

威廉·马什·赖斯大学项目将与中学科学教师合作，设计、实地测试、改进和评估一套数据管理工具，这些工具将嵌入基于网络的科学课程。该项目帮助中学科学教师监控学生的进步，计划课程，并反思他们的课程。该项目包括三个主要阶段：第一，研究人员将与教师合作开发一套初步的数据工具;第二，教师将在课堂上测试这些工具，以验证它们是否可行和可用;第三，将进行一项试点研究，以检查这些工具如何在课堂上实施，外部评估将确定这些工具的早期影响。作为这项研究的一部分，研究小组将与三个不同学区的125名中学科学教师合作。最终，从这个项目的研究结果将确定数据管理工具的特点，更有可能被教师有效地使用，并有积极的影响，科学的教学和learning.The项目采用混合方法设计。通过基于设计的研究，本项目将有助于满足基于研究和教师驱动的在线学生管理系统设计的需求。在研究的头两年，工作将在设计/开发和数据收集之间交替进行，使研究小组能够收集教师的反馈，然后将其纳入工具的设计中。在头两年，将通过教师调查、访谈和观察收集数据。该项目的高潮将是一个为期一年的试点项目，这将使研究小组能够研究最终工具的实施情况，并由休斯顿大学的一名独立评估员评估这些工具对教学实践和学生成绩的早期影响。该项目中提出的发展和研究将使美国各地的教师和学生受益，因为教师可以更好地了解学生在科学方面的进步以及他们自己对课程的使用情况。

The William Marsh Rice University project will work with middle school science teachers to design, field-test, refine, and evaluate a set of data management tools that will be embedded in a web-based science curriculum. The project helps middle school science teachers monitor their students' progress, plan lessons, and reflect on their lessons. The project consists of three primary phases: first, the researchers will work with teachers to develop an initial set of data tools; second, teachers will test these tools in their classroom to verify that they are feasible and usable; and third, a pilot study will be conducted to examine how the tools are implemented in the classroom and an external evaluation will determine the early impact of the tools. As part of this study, the research team will work with 125 middle school science teachers across three different school districts. Ultimately, the findings from this project will identify characteristics of data management tools that are more likely to be used effectively by teachers and have a positive impact on science teaching and learning.The project is employing a mixed methods design. Through design-based research, this project will help fill the need for research-based and teacher-driven design of online student management systems. During the first two years of the study, work will alternate between design/development and data collection, allowing the research team to collect and then incorporate teacher feedback into the tools' design. During these first two years, data will be collected through teacher surveys, interviews, and observations. The culmination of the project will be a one-year pilot, which will allow the research team to study the implementation of the final tools, and an independent evaluator from the University of Houston to evaluate the early impact of the tools on teaching practices and student achievement. The development and research proposed in this project will benefit teachers and students throughout the United States by improving what data teachers see about their students' progress in science and their own use of the curriculum.