Digital East St. Louis: An Urban Place-Based Learning Model to Promote Information Technology and Computer Science Career Interests of Minority Youth

数字东圣路易斯：基于城市场所的学习模式，促进少数民族青年的信息技术和计算机科学职业兴趣

• 批准号: 1433660
• 负责人: Sharon Locke
• 金额: $ 84.65万
• 依托单位: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-09-01 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1433660&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Digital; East; St.; Louis; Urban

A high quality, technical workforce requires that students, particularly those from underserved populations, have innovative experiences with computational tools and informational technology. The main goal of this Strategies project is to experiment with new content and methods for engaging students who are underrepresented in STEM fields in the computing sciences via a place- based curriculum that asks students critical questions about the environment and culture of their own region. Working with East St. Louis teachers and project partners, students will produce a richly annotated web-based community map with associated images, texts, audio and video that highlight features and events deemed important by students and the community. Partners include the Southern Illinois University (SIUE) STEM Center, the Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship Center, and Curriculum and Instruction Center, the Department of Historical Studies, the Black Studies Program as well as the Virtual East St. Louis Historical Society, Harris Stowe State University and the East St. Louis School district. Beginning in the sixth grade, a cohort of 40 students will progress though a three-year out-of-school program in which they will engage in increasingly complex projects that involve the use of information technology and computing tools. Expected outcomes for the students include increased student self-efficacy, enhanced technological skills, and awareness of IT and computing careers. The project will also provide extensive professional development for six teachers.The project will conduct a longitudinal quasi experiment that will follow students through the three years of their participation, including the transition to high school. Data will also be collected from a comparison group, allowing for an assessment of any outcome differences from the student cohort participating in the program. Program evaluation data for answering research questions and assessing progress on the project objectives will be collected using instrumentation specifically designed for this study. Data sources include (a) student pre-/post-STEM questionnaires; (b) student interviews; (c) observations of program activities; (d) student-created artifacts; (e) annual coursework/career intentions questionnaires; and (f) parent/caregiver questionnaires and/or interviews.

高素质的技术劳动力要求学生，特别是那些来自服务不足人群的学生，在计算工具和信息技术方面拥有创新的经验。该战略项目的主要目标是尝试新的内容和方法，通过以地点为基础的课程，让在STEM领域计算机科学中代表性不足的学生参与进来，该课程向学生提出关于他们所在地区的环境和文化的批判性问题。与东圣路易斯教师和项目合作伙伴合作，学生将制作一个带有丰富注释的基于网络的社区地图，其中包含相关图像、文本、音频和视频，突出显示学生和社区认为重要的特征和事件。合作伙伴包括南伊利诺伊大学(SIUE)STEM中心、跨学科研究和信息学奖学金中心、课程和教学中心、历史研究系、黑人研究项目以及虚拟东圣路易斯历史学会、哈里斯·斯托州立大学和东圣路易斯学区。从六年级开始，40名学生将通过一个为期三年的校外项目取得进步，在这个项目中，他们将参与越来越复杂的项目，涉及信息技术和计算工具的使用。学生的预期结果包括提高学生的自我效能，提高技术技能，以及对IT和计算机职业的认识。该项目还将为六名教师提供广泛的专业发展。该项目将进行一项纵向准实验，跟踪学生参与的三年，包括过渡到高中。数据也将从一个比较组收集，以便评估参与该项目的学生队列的任何结果差异。用于回答研究问题和评估项目目标进展情况的计划评估数据将使用为本研究专门设计的工具收集。数据来源包括(A)学生STEM前/后问卷；(B)学生访谈；(C)对方案活动的观察；(D)学生创造的人工制品；(E)年度课程作业/职业意向问卷；以及(F)家长/照顾者问卷和/或访谈。