Learning Trajectories for Integrating K-5 Computer Science and Mathematics

STEM+计算伙伴关系(STEM+C)计划旨在通过一个或多个领域的应用研究和开发，推动STEM教与学中计算的多学科整合。这个项目的目标是定义计算机科学教育所需的概念和技能。该项目将计算机科学的知识和技能与数学学习目标相结合。这个项目提供了一个独特的机会，将这些做法与现有的、得到良好支持和精心设计的小学数学课程相结合。这解决了学校和教师在时间限制方面的实际需要。这些概念将被组织成K-5计算机科学和数学的学习轨迹，审查诸如抽象思维等重叠领域。这个项目将综合以前在该领域的工作，并在有针对性的概念中使用对学生工作的评估和计算思维和数学活动，以开发一个理解学生学习的框架。该项目还包括与学习轨迹相联系的试点活动，以整合数学和计算思维实践和概念。研究计划从文献回顾开始，以了解现有计算机科学材料的主要目标和对小学早期教学的研究结果。审查将确定数学和计算机科学在初级环境中的兼容点，并利用附带的学习材料建立可能的学习轨迹。学习模块的设计包括小学教师在学校现场的参与。选定的学习轨迹将在综合数学和计算思维活动和课程的教室中进行测试。课堂观察、教师访谈、学生知识测量和对计算机科学的态度调查将用于支持学习轨迹的设计和分析。

The STEM+Computing Partnership (STEM+C) program seeks to advance multidisciplinary integration of computing in STEM teaching and learning through applied research and development across one or more domains. The goal of this project is to define the concepts and skills needed for computer science education. The project integrates the knowledge and skills for computer science with mathematics learning goals. This project presents a unique opportunity to integrate such practices with an existing, well-supported and well-designed elementary mathematics curriculum. This addresses the practical needs of schools and teachers in terms of time constraints. The concepts will be organized into a learning trajectory for K-5 computer science and mathematics that examines areas of overlap such as abstract thinking. This project will synthesize prior work in the field and use assessments of students' work with computational thinking and mathematics activities in targeted concepts to develop a framework for understanding students' learning. The project also includes piloting activities connected to the learning trajectory to integrate mathematics and computational thinking practices and concepts. The research plan begins with a literature review to understand the major goals of existing computer science materials and findings from research on teaching and learning in the early elementary grades. The review will identify points of compatibility for mathematics and computer science in elementary settings and build possible learning trajectories with accompanying learning materials. Learning module design includes participation from elementary teachers at the school sites. Selected learning trajectories will then be tested in classrooms with integrated mathematics and computational thinking activities and lessons. Classroom observations, teacher interviews, measures of students' knowledge, and surveys of attitudes about computer science will be used to support the learning trajectory design and analysis.