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Integrating Transdisciplinary and Computational Approaches in the Earth Science Curriculum Using Data Visualizations, Scientific Argumentation, and Exploration of Geohazards

利用数据可视化、科学论证和地质灾害探索将跨学科和计算方法整合到地球科学课程中

基本信息

批准号：
1841928
负责人：
Amy Pallant
金额：
$ 197.83万
依托单位：
Concord Consortium
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Continuing Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-10-15 至 2023-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1841928&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Integrating Transdisciplinary Computational Approaches Earth

项目摘要

As a result of the powerful innovation and application of computing in STEM disciplines, the STEM+C program addresses an urgent need for real-world, interdisciplinary, and computational preparation of students from the early grades through high school (preK-12). This project will advance research and development of new transdisciplinary approaches to computational STEM teaching and learning that will integrate computational thinking through data visualizations, the scientific practice of argumentation from evidence, and earth science concepts focused on geohazards. The team will develop a open-source scaffolded programming tool for data visualizations, and two curricular modules on geohazards for middle and high school aligned with Next Generation Science Standards. Integration of computational thinking and science practices will occur as students transform real-world GPS data into manageable and interpretative visualizations using the programming tool and use them as evidence to formulate scientific arguments about predicting the impact of geohazards. The resulting products can serve as exemplars for curriculum developers, researchers, and educators to integrate computational data visualization practices with disciplinary STEM learning, and inform strategies to support teachers and students when implementing these practices. This project is supported by the STEM + Computing Program that advances research and development of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to the integration of computing within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning for preK-12 students in both formal and informal settings. STEM+C supports research on how students learn to think computationally to solve interdisciplinary problems in the STEM fields.The examination of the integrated geohazard units with the scaffolded programming tool for data visualization will take place in two phases. First, design-based research will be conducted to refine the tool and curriculum modules, develop assessments for students' content learning and argumentation practices, and identify teacher supports necessary for implementing this type of curriculum module in classroom. Second, a delayed cohort pre-post-test design will investigate the impact of integrating the computational practice of data visualization on student learning. The project will reach 800 students and 12 teachers, and be implemented in a wide range of schools including those that serve underrepresented students in STEM. Developed products and research findings will be widely disseminated to practitioners, developers, and researchers in the fields of science education, geosciences, educational technology, and learning sciencesThis 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.

作为STEM学科中强大的计算创新和应用的结果，STEM+C课程满足了从早期年级到高中(K-12之前)学生对现实世界、跨学科和计算准备的迫切需求。该项目将推动对计算STEM教学和学习的新的跨学科方法的研究和开发，这种方法将通过数据可视化将计算思维、从证据进行论证的科学实践以及侧重于地质灾害的地球科学概念结合起来。该团队将开发一个用于数据可视化的开源脚手架编程工具，以及两个关于中学和高中地质灾害的课程模块，与下一代科学标准保持一致。随着学生使用编程工具将现实世界的GPS数据转换为可管理和可解释的可视化，并将其用作证据来阐述关于预测地质灾害影响的科学论点，计算思维和科学实践将发生融合。由此产生的产品可以作为课程开发人员、研究人员和教育工作者的范例，将计算数据可视化实践与学科STEM学习相结合，并为实施这些实践时支持教师和学生的策略提供信息。该项目得到了STEM+计算计划的支持，该计划旨在促进跨学科和跨学科方法的研究和开发，以整合科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教与学中的计算，为K-12年级的学生在正式和非正式环境中进行教学。STEM+C支持研究学生如何学习计算思维，以解决STEM领域的跨学科问题。使用脚手架编程工具进行数据可视化的综合地质灾害单元的审查将分两个阶段进行。首先，将进行以设计为基础的研究，以完善工具和课程模块，为学生的内容学习和辩论实践制定评估，并确定在课堂上实施这类课程模块所需的教师支持。其次，延迟队列前后测试设计将调查整合数据可视化的计算实践对学生学习的影响。该项目将惠及800名学生和12名教师，并在广泛的学校实施，包括那些为STEM代表不足的学生提供服务的学校。开发的产品和研究成果将广泛传播给科学教育、地球科学、教育技术和学习科学领域的从业人员、开发人员和研究人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。