Impact of System-Wide Contextualization of Math in Rural Arizona Colleges on Producing More Qualified Technicians (SFAz+8 CXM)

亚利桑那州农村学院全系统数学情境化对培养更多合格技术人员的影响 (SFAz 8 CXM)

• 批准号: 1902599
• 负责人: Caroline VanIngen-Dunn
• 金额: $ 59.99万
• 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: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-05-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1902599&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Impact; System; Wide; Contextualization; Math

Meeting the mathematics requirements for obtaining Career and Technical Education (CTE) credentials is a common barrier for students who are pursuing certificates and/or associated degrees needed for careers in STEM-oriented technician fields. Based on current and prior work, an extensive review of the literature, and examination of projects funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, a collaboration of eight rural Arizona community colleges and the Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University (SFAz) will continue on-going efforts to address this problem. As contextualized mathematics modules are developed, adapted, and implemented, these instructional materials will be shared through the STEM Network, a common resource and repository. The goal of the project is to improve student completion in Career and Technical (CTE) programs across rural institutions in Arizona. Project deliverables include contextualized mathematics instructional modules for use in either mathematics or technician courses. The project will support students in overcoming barriers to earning the required credits in mathematics that lead to successfully completing certificates and degrees in STEM-oriented technician programs. The project has the potential to provide Hispanic, Native American, and other students in rural areas with the opportunity and credentials to join the STEM technical workforce in Arizona, in welding, automotive, electronics, and construction technician fields. Moreover, the team will examine the outcomes of students who participate in the treatment (instruction using the modules) and those students who are in courses in which faculty do not use the contextualized mathematics modules.To examine and estimate the size of impact of the use of contextualized mathematics modules in mathematics and technician courses, a matched comparison group design will be implemented. This design will allow the project to measure impact on student learning and retention as a result of the intervention. Propensity score matching will be used to create a comparable, matched pair of treatment and control students to examine and compare student outcomes.The project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.

满足获得职业和技术教育（CTE）证书的数学要求是追求STEM技术人员领域职业所需证书和/或相关学位的学生的常见障碍。 根据目前和以前的工作，文献的广泛审查，并检查由先进技术教育（ATE）计划资助的项目，八个农村亚利桑那州社区学院和科学基金会亚利桑那州干在亚利桑那州州立大学中心（SFAz）的合作将继续进行努力，以解决这个问题。 随着情境化数学模块的开发、调整和实施，这些教学材料将通过STEM网络（一个公共资源和存储库）共享。该项目的目标是提高学生在亚利桑那州农村机构的职业和技术（CTE）计划的完成率。 项目交付成果包括用于数学或技术课程的情境化数学教学模块。该项目将支持学生克服障碍，获得所需的数学学分，从而成功完成STEM技术人员课程的证书和学位。 该项目有可能为西班牙裔，美洲原住民和农村地区的其他学生提供加入亚利桑那州焊接，汽车，电子和建筑技术人员领域的STEM技术劳动力的机会和证书。此外，研究小组还将对参加治疗（使用模块进行教学）的学生和不使用情境化数学模块的学生的结果进行调查。为了调查和评估在数学和技术课程中使用情境化数学模块的影响程度，将实施匹配的比较组设计。 这种设计将使项目能够衡量干预措施对学生学习和保留的影响。 倾向分数匹配将用于创建可比较的，配对的治疗和对照学生检查和比较学生的结果。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于技术人员的教育，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。