Collaborative Research: Expansion, Optimization, and Dissemination of Step-Based Tutoring Software for Linear Circuit Analysis

合作研究：用于线性电路分析的基于步骤的辅导软件的扩展、优化和传播

• 批准号: 1821628
• 负责人: Brian Skromme
• 金额: $ 125.32万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-09-01 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1821628&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Expansion; Optimization; Dissemination

In this project, Arizona State University, in collaboration with Morgan State University, Florida A&M University, and the University of Texas at El Paso, will evaluate the impact of a virtual tutoring system for circuit analysis. The virtual tutor focuses on introductory linear circuit analysis, a key gateway class required of students in all engineering disciplines. Personalized to handle each student's needs, the tutoring system uses a step-based approach in which the computer accepts each step of a student's work and automatically evaluates the work, providing detailed feedback. This immediate feedback helps to correct student errors early in the learning process.This project aims to augment, optimize, disseminate, and evaluate the impact of a virtual tutoring system (Circuit Tutor) for linear circuit analysis. Compared to similar systems, the Circuit Tutor uniquely accepts and checks every step of a student's work to provide immediate, detailed feedback, thus facilitating student learning and minimizing student frustration. Offered in "open-source" mode, the tutoring system will be freely available to students all over the world. Methods of optimizing the pedagogical effectiveness of the system will be systematically explored by studying transcripts of student work and by real-time observations of students at work with Circuit Tutor. Instructors will be provided with an online dashboard to inform them about the progress of individual students and common learning difficulties. Introduction of "desirable learning difficulties" that are believed to greatly enhance long-term retention will be explored. Integration of theoretical computer-based instruction with hands-on learning will also be studied. The software will be rigorously evaluated and results widely disseminated to multiple institutions for use in their engineering courses.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在这个项目中，亚利桑那州州立大学，与摩根州立大学，佛罗里达A M大学和得克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校合作，将评估电路分析的虚拟辅导系统的影响。虚拟导师侧重于介绍线性电路分析，这是所有工程学科学生所需的关键入门课程。个性化处理每个学生的需求，辅导系统使用一个基于步骤的方法，其中计算机接受学生的工作的每一步，并自动评估工作，提供详细的反馈。 这种即时反馈有助于纠正学生在学习过程中的早期错误。该项目旨在增强，优化，传播和评估线性电路分析的虚拟辅导系统（电路导师）的影响。与类似的系统相比，Circuit Tutor独特地接受并检查学生作业的每一步，提供即时、详细的反馈，从而促进学生学习并最大限度地减少学生的挫折感。 该辅导系统以“开源”模式提供，将免费提供给世界各地的学生。 优化该系统的教学效果的方法将通过学习成绩单和实时观察学生在工作中与电路导师系统地探讨。 教师将获得一个在线仪表板，以告知他们个别学生的进展和常见的学习困难。 将探讨引入“理想的学习困难”，据信这将大大提高长期保留。 还将研究基于理论的计算机教学与实践学习的整合。 该软件将被严格评估，并将结果广泛传播给多个机构，用于其工程课程。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估。

项目成果

Advances in step-based tutoring for linear circuit analysis and comprehensive evaluation

线性电路分析与综合评价分步辅导的进展

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: MN
• 作者: Skromme, B. J.;Gupta, R.;Nasim, T.;Redshaw, C. J.;Miller, B.;Andre, P.;Erives, H.;Bailey, D.;Wilkins, G.;Bansal, S. K.
• 通讯作者: Bansal, S. K.

Step-Based Tutoring Software for Complex Procedures in Circuit Analysis

适用于电路分析中复杂程序的基于步骤的辅导软件

• 发表时间: 2019
• 期刊: Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
• 作者: Skromme, B. J.;Bansal, S. K.;Barnard, W. M.;O’Donnell, M. A.
• 通讯作者: O’Donnell, M. A.

Impact of a Step Based Tutoring System on Student Learning at The University of Texas at El Paso

德克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校基于阶梯的辅导系统对学生学习的影响

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: MN
• 作者: Chavez, A.;Erives, H.;Velez-Reyes, M.;Skromme, B. J.
• 通讯作者: Skromme, B. J.

Interactive Editing of Circuits in a Step-Based Tutoring System

基于步骤的教学系统中电路的交互式编辑

• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference
• 作者: Skromme, B;Redshaw, C.;Gupta, A;Gupta, S;Andrei, P;Erives, H;Bailey, A;Thompson, W;Bansal, S.
• 通讯作者: Bansal, S.

Turning Mesh Analysis Inside Out

彻底改变网格分析

• DOI: 10.18260/1-2--35403
• 发表时间: 2020
• 期刊: American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference
• 作者: Skromme, B;Barnard, W.
• 通讯作者: Barnard, W.