STEM Integration in the Digital Forensics Science Learning Environment Grades 9-12

9-12 年级数字取证科学学习环境中的 STEM 集成

• 批准号: 1640107
• 负责人: Eoghan Casey
• 金额: $ 124.48万
• 依托单位: Digital Forensics Solutions, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-04-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1640107&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STEM; Integration; Digital; Forensics; Science

This project is funded by the STEM+Computing Partnership (STEM+C) program which seeks to advance new approaches to, and evidence-based understanding of, the integration of computing in STEM teaching and learning. This project will contribute to that effort by engaging young women in computer science as applied to the field of cyber forensics, and the integration of computing in computing-intensive STEM fields. The project is guided by research showing that young women are attracted to careers that improve society; thus, learning the application of computer science to solve cyber crimes, has potential to attract female participation in the cybersecurity field. Students will learn computing skills through an innovative cybercrime system that will engage students in real investigations. The project will teach young women in grades 9-12 a range of essential topics, including forensic science, scientific inquiry, critical thinking, computation thinking, data analysis, basic programming, and ethics in computing. Through an interactive platform, students will act as forensic, cybercrime investigators. Partnering with schools and organizations in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Seattle, the National Girls Collaborative Project, digital forensic experts, private and public sector STEM organizations, and content experts and mentors from industry, the project will build broad support and interest in STEM and computing that has potential to guide students toward careers in STEM and computing, including cybersecurity, a critical national priority.The investigators intend to reach over 600 girls through the project, and will design 30 hours of digital forensic, goal-based scenarios and curriculum along with supporting resources using a Goal-Based Scenario theory and the Investigate and Decide Learning Environment (IDLE) as their instructional framework. They will design a role-based curriculum in an accessible interface for young women and underrepresented students in STEM, train 18 pilot site teachers to deliver the interactive modules, and recruit mentors and partners from the STEM public, private and government community to encourage the participants to think about STEM-related career paths. Recruitment will occur through Operation Spark in New Orleans, the Edmonds School District, Core Element, and Maryland Out of School Time (MOST) network. Facilitators will be recruited from the professional and college student communities, with a goal to recruit women. The project will be reviewed externally by an advisory board, and the evaluation will include questions about student outcomes, teacher outcomes, facilitator outcomes and mentor outcomes. Findings will be disseminated through the project website with sections for educators and youth, presented at research conferences and through webinars in coordination with the National Girls Collaborative Project, and through social media.

该项目由STEM+Computing Partnership（STEM+C）计划资助，该计划旨在推进STEM教学和学习中计算整合的新方法和基于证据的理解。 该项目将通过让年轻女性参与应用于网络取证领域的计算机科学以及将计算整合到计算密集型STEM领域来促进这一努力。指导该项目的研究表明，年轻妇女被吸引从事改善社会的职业;因此，学习应用计算机科学解决网络犯罪，有可能吸引妇女参与网络安全领域。学生将通过一个创新的网络犯罪系统学习计算技能，该系统将使学生参与真实的调查。该项目将教授9-12年级的年轻女性一系列基本主题，包括法医学，科学探究，批判性思维，计算思维，数据分析，基本编程和计算伦理。通过互动平台，学生将充当法医，网络犯罪调查员。该项目与巴尔的摩、新奥尔良和西雅图的学校和组织、国家女孩合作项目、数字取证专家、私营和公共部门STEM组织以及来自行业的内容专家和导师合作，将建立对STEM和计算的广泛支持和兴趣，有可能引导学生从事STEM和计算的职业，包括网络安全，这是一个重要的国家优先事项。调查人员打算通过该项目接触600多名女孩，并将使用基于目标的场景理论和调查设计30小时的数字取证、基于目标的场景和课程，并沿着支持资源。决策学习环境（IDLE）作为他们的教学框架。 他们将为STEM领域的年轻女性和代表性不足的学生设计一个基于角色的课程，培训18名试点教师提供互动模块，并从STEM公共，私人和政府社区招募导师和合作伙伴，鼓励参与者思考STEM相关的职业道路。 招聘将通过行动火花在新奥尔良，埃德蒙兹学区，核心元素，和马里兰州校外（MOST）网络发生。 将从专业人员和大学生中征聘协调员，目标是征聘妇女。 该项目将由顾问委员会进行外部审查，评估将包括有关学生成果、教师成果、促进者成果和导师成果的问题。 调查结果将通过该项目网站的教育工作者和青年部分传播，在研究会议上介绍，并通过与国家女孩合作项目协调的网络研讨会和社交媒体传播。