EAGER: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Common Assessment Tool

EAGER：本科生研究经验 (REU) 通用评估工具

• 批准号: 1551586
• 负责人: Janet Branchaw
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1551586&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EAGER; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates; REU

The University of Wisconsin Madison is awarded a grant to develop an online assessment tool to gauge student learning gains from a research experience. The tool will measure gains in four areas: (1) Thinking and working like a scientist; (2) Personal gains related to research work; (3) Skills; and (4) Attitudes and behaviors as a researcher. Both the student and his/her mentor can provide an assessment of the student gains. The tool will allow student data to be aggregated so that an analysis of outcomes and impacts can be made across student academic standing, demographics, length of experience, type of institution, field of discipline, and others. Although the student assessment tool can be used by all disciplines in STEM, initial use is expected to be made by students engaged in the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Sites programs managed by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO) and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS). The NSF REU Sites program contributes to the nation's efforts to build and sustain a scientific research workforce by engaging undergraduates in research, especially those from schools with limited opportunities for research and students from underrepresented groups. Creation of this tool will allow various NSF-funded REU programs conducted at institutions across the US to gauge student experiences in order to improve student learning. It also allows REU Program Directors to use a uniform set of core questions while also having the ability to ask program-specific questions. The tool will directly support REU program directors' efforts to rigorously evaluate their programs and assess student learning. Data collected from the tool will be made available to researchers studying the impact of undergraduate research learning experiences.This award is supported by the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Education and Human Resources (EHR), and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS).

威斯康星大学麦迪逊大学获得了一项赠款，以开发一种在线评估工具，以评估学生从研究经验中获得的学习收益。该工具将在四个领域中测量收益：（1）像科学家一样思考和工作； （2）与研究工作有关的个人收益； （3）技能； （4）作为研究人员的态度和行为。学生和他/她的导师都可以评估学生成绩。该工具将允许汇总学生数据，以便可以在学生学术地位，人口统计学，经验长度，机构类型，纪律领域等对成果和影响进行分析。尽管STEM中的所有学科都可以使用学生评估工具，但预计从事研究经验的学生（REU）站点计划将最初使用，由生物学科学局（BIO）和数学和物理科学（MPS）管理。 NSF REU网站计划通过吸引本科生从事研究，尤其是来自研究机会有限的学校和来自代表性不足的群体的学生，为国家建立和维持科学研究劳动的努力做出了贡献。创建此工具将允许在美国各机构进行的各种NSF资助的REU计划，以评估学生的体验，以改善学生的学习。它还允许REU计划主管使用一组统一的核心问题，同时还可以提出特定于计划的问题。该工具将直接支持REU计划导演严格评估其计划并评估学生学习的努力。从该工具中收集的数据将提供给研究本科研究经验的影响的研究人员。该奖项得到了生物科学局（BIO），教育和人力资源（EHR）以及数学和物理科学（MPS）的支持。