PFI:AIR - TT: Dibble: A Cost-Effective Tool for Broadening Participation in STEM Thinking

PFI: AIR技术翻译项目的重点是将科学学习知识和创新技术转化为支持青少年科学素养培养的工具。该项目将创建“Dibble”，这是一个创新的学习平台和移动应用程序，让学习者参与科学调查的过程（例如，提出问题、探索资源、收集证据以解决问题以及根据证据得出结论）。迪布尔的理念是，科学思考、解决问题和运用证据对我们国家的经济成功和我们的公民过上健康、参与和成功的生活至关重要。Dibble将在多个入口点吸引用户参与科学过程，允许用户通过提问、收集数据、可视化数据、解释数据以及从同行、教育工作者和内容专家那里征求意见和反馈。该项目将承担与维持用户粘性相关的关键挑战；有效支持学习者创建和解释共享数据产品；在学习环境中识别和创建直观和可用的设计特征。Dibble将在用户导向导航（确保用户对他们的活动有动力和信心）和内置功能（指导和支持参与，以支持Dibble参与科学实践的潜在目的）之间寻求适当的平衡。作为这一发展过程的一部分，参加芝加哥大学myCHOICE项目的研究生将有机会了解并获得该项目的科学教育活动的经验，以便了解教育作为学术研究的另一种职业。这个项目的关键技术合作伙伴是ForAll Systems，一家总部位于芝加哥的教育软件开发公司。主要的教育合作伙伴是佩吉·诺特巴特自然博物馆，该博物馆为青少年举办教育项目，迪布尔将首先在那里接受测试。

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating knowledge about science learning and innovative technologies into a tool for supporting scientific literacy growth in youth. The project will create "Dibble," an innovative learning platform and mobile app that engages learners in the processes of scientific investigation (e.g., posing questions, exploring resources, collecting evidence to address questions, and making conclusions based on evidence). Dibble is grounded in the philosophy that scientific thinking, problem solving, and use of evidence are critical for our country's economic success and for our citizens to live healthy, participatory, and successful lives. Dibble will engage users in the scientific process at multiple entry points, allowing participation through asking questions, collecting data, visualizing data, interpreting data, and soliciting ideas and feedback from peers, educators, and content experts. This project will take on key challenges related to sustaining user engagement; effectively supporting learners' creation and interpretation of shared data products; and identifying and creating intuitive and usable design features in learning environments. Dibble will seek the right balance between user-directed navigation- to ensure users are motivated and confident in their activity- and built-in features to guide and support engagement to support Dibble's underlying purpose of participation in scientific practices. As part of this development process, graduate students who are participating in the myCHOICE program at the University of Chicago will have opportunities to learn about and gain experience in the science education activities of this project, in order to learn about education as an alternative career to academic research. The key technical partner for this project is ForAll Systems, a Chicago-based educational software development company. The primary educational partner is the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum that hosts the educational programs for teens where Dibble will first be tested.