Collaborative Research: EAGER: SCIENCE: Systemic Cultivation of Inclusive Equitable Nurturing Classroom Ecology

合作研究：EAGER：科学：包容公平培育课堂生态的系统培育

• 批准号: 1746123
• 负责人: Shiri Azenkot
• 金额: $ 21.1万
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 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: 2017-09-01 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1746123&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; EAGER; SCIENCE; Systemic

In this collaborative proposal, a team of human-computer interaction and learning science researchers will collaborate with science education practitioners to develop and study a novel learning genre that aims to promote equity in science education for 4th-9th graders. The research program targets students with visual impairments (VIs), who face many challenges in the education system, especially in science courses. Unlike subjects in the humanities and social sciences, science education relies heavily on visualizations using charts, diagrams, and images, in addition to print materials. Consequently, students with VIs cannot readily access those visualizations and are burdened with misconceptions of science-related constructs. The proposed learning genre addresses this critical need for equitable access by including innovative multimodal artifacts and a new pedagogical methodology for science education for both sighted and visually impaired students. These multimodal artifacts called Sensables, the innovation at the center of the learning genre, leverage burgeoning technologies and movements such as maker technology and culture, computer vision, and mobile devices. Sensables are 3D printed models that have "hotspots" that respond to a user's touch by playing a media file on a nearby device. These media files can be audio descriptions of the model component, related sounds or images, or even braille annotations. The investigators will study how students learn with these artifacts, and create a web-based sharing and discussion portal, software tools, and instructional resources for teachers to promote broad adoption of the learning genre in the classroom.Through iterative design and engineering, evaluation, and data analysis, this interdisciplinary design-based research program will contribute to both the human-computer interaction and learning science fields. The investigators will conduct a single case design study to evaluate and refine the design of Sensables. The project's output includes new curricular materials and a pedagogical methodology for using Sensables in science education. The study will answer the following research questions: (1) What aspects of the Sensables artifacts and pedagogical methodology afford learning? (2) To what extent do Sensables help students learn material compared to current standards? (3) What type of science content are Sensables best suited for? Similarly, what type of content is not appropriate for learning with Sensables? The investigators will develop and disseminate their research outcome to the academic community as well as education and disability professionals to pave the way for broad use and adoption of this learning technology.

在这项合作计划中，一组人机交互和学习科学研究人员将与科学教育从业者合作，开发和研究一种新的学习类型，旨在促进4 - 9年级学生的科学教育公平。该研究计划的目标是视力障碍（维斯）的学生，他们在教育系统中面临许多挑战，特别是在科学课程中。与人文和社会科学学科不同，科学教育在很大程度上依赖于使用图表，图表和图像的可视化，以及印刷材料。因此，具有维斯的学生不能容易地访问这些可视化，并且背负着对科学相关结构的误解。拟议的学习类型解决了这一关键需求，包括创新的多式联运文物和科学教育的视力和视力障碍学生的新的教学方法，公平获得。这些多模式的人工制品称为Sensables，是学习类型的中心创新，利用新兴的技术和运动，如制造商技术和文化，计算机视觉和移动的设备。Sensables是3D打印模型，具有“热点”，通过在附近设备上播放媒体文件来响应用户的触摸。这些媒体文件可以是模型组件的音频描述、相关的声音或图像，甚至是盲文注释。研究人员将研究学生如何使用这些人工制品进行学习，并为教师创建一个基于网络的共享和讨论门户网站、软件工具和教学资源，以促进在课堂上广泛采用这种学习类型。通过迭代设计和工程、评估和数据分析，这个跨学科的基于设计的研究项目将为人机交互和学习科学领域做出贡献。研究者将进行单一病例设计研究，以评价和完善Sensables的设计。该项目的产出包括新的课程材料和在科学教育中使用Sensables的教学方法。本研究将回答以下研究问题：（1）可感知人工制品和教学方法的哪些方面提供了学习？(2)与目前的标准相比，Sensables在多大程度上帮助学生学习材料？(3)什么类型的科学内容最适合Sensables？同样，什么类型的内容不适合使用Sensables学习？研究人员将开发并向学术界以及教育和残疾专业人员传播他们的研究成果，为广泛使用和采用这种学习技术铺平道路。

项目成果

A Demonstration of Molder: An Accessible Design Tool for Tactile Maps

Molder 演示：触觉地图的无障碍设计工具

• DOI: 10.1145/3308561.3354594
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: The 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
• 作者: Shi, Lei;Zhao, Yuhang;Kupferstein, Elizabeth;Azenkot, Shiri
• 通讯作者: Azenkot, Shiri

Designing Interactive 3D Printed Models with Teachers of the Visually Impaired

与视障人士老师一起设计交互式 3D 打印模型

• DOI: 10.1145/3290605.3300427
• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: 2019 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• 作者: Shi, Lei;Lawson, Holly;Zhang, Zhuohao;Azenkot, Shiri
• 通讯作者: Azenkot, Shiri