A Study of the Impacts of a Web-based Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Tool on Teaching and Learning

基于网络的面向过程的引导式探究学习工具对教与学的影响研究

• 批准号: 2142577
• 负责人: Richard Moog
• 金额: $ 29.85万
• 依托单位: The POGIL Project
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2142577&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Study; Impacts; Web; based; Process

This project aims to serve the national interest by enhancing an existing web-based platform that supports teaching and student learning in team learning contexts. Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is an evidence-based approach to teaching and learning in which students work in teams on specifically designed activities facilitated by instructors. It has been shown that POGIL can reduce student attrition and improve student understanding. However, instructors can be hesitant to adopt POGIL due to a lack of training, the significant development time for creating POGIL activities, and the lack of effective support tools for facilitating and monitoring student team activity. This project will train and support instructors to implement POGIL learning activities using the web-based platform and the activities in their courses. This study will examine how instructors use the platform in their classes, how the platform affects student behavior during the activities, and how the platform affects student motivation and learning. This project will support a set of instructors as they migrate their activities and classes into the platform, which can be used in face-to-face, hybrid, or online settings.The goal of this project is to advance the adoption of POGIL activities in STEM courses so that students will have better learning outcomes. The team learning approach supported by this project is grounded in the theory of social constructivism. Students learn STEM concepts as they interact with their peers and the instructor in the context of a well designed activity that engages students in active learning. The team plans to recruit, train, and support 14 POGIL practitioners from multiple STEM disciplines and contexts to adapt, pilot, and assess learning activities. New capabilities will be implemented for an existing web-based platform that will provide rich feedback and access to numerous learning activities. The project will address three research questions: (1) How do instructors use the platform to support their implementation of POGIL? (2) How does the POGIL implementation affect student behavior during the POGIL activities? (3) How does using POGIL with the platform affect student motivation and learning? These questions will be answered by analyzing interviews, surveys, student performance data, and platform usage data. An activity migration rubric will be developed and validated to assess how well the platform supports each POGIL activity and identify when changes are needed to the platform to address limitations, enhance accessibility, and add new capabilities. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.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.

该项目旨在通过增强现有的基于网络的平台，支持团队学习环境下的教学和学生学习，从而为国家利益服务。以过程为导向的指导性探究学习（POGIL）是一种基于证据的教学方法，在这种方法中，学生以团队形式在教师的指导下进行专门设计的活动。研究表明，POGIL可以减少学生的流失率，提高学生的理解力。然而，由于缺乏培训，创建POGIL活动需要大量的开发时间，以及缺乏促进和监控学生团队活动的有效支持工具，教师可能会对采用POGIL犹豫不决。该项目将培训和支持教师使用基于网络的平台和课程中的活动来实施POGIL学习活动。本研究将探讨教师如何在课堂上使用该平台，该平台如何影响学生在活动中的行为，以及该平台如何影响学生的动机和学习。该项目将支持一组教师将他们的活动和课程迁移到平台上，该平台可以用于面对面，混合或在线设置。该项目的目标是推动POGIL活动在STEM课程中的采用，从而使学生获得更好的学习成果。本项目所支持的团队学习方法是基于社会建构主义理论。学生在与同伴和教师互动的过程中学习STEM概念，这是一个精心设计的活动，让学生参与主动学习。该团队计划从多个STEM学科和背景中招募、培训和支持14名POGIL从业者，以适应、试点和评估学习活动。新的功能将在现有的基于网络的平台上实现，该平台将提供丰富的反馈和对大量学习活动的访问。该项目将解决三个研究问题：(1)教师如何使用平台来支持他们实施POGIL？(2) POGIL的实施如何影响学生在POGIL活动中的行为？(3)在平台上使用POGIL如何影响学生的学习动机和学习？这些问题将通过分析访谈、调查、学生表现数据和平台使用数据来回答。将开发和验证活动迁移标题，以评估平台对每个POGIL活动的支持程度，并确定何时需要对平台进行更改以解决限制、增强可访问性和添加新功能。NSF IUSE: EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过参与学生学习轨道，该计划支持有前途的实践和工具的创建，探索和实施。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。