Catalyst Project: Culturally Responsive and Backward-Design-based Bimodal Units and Assessments as Learning Tools in College Physics

催化剂项目：文化响应和基于向后设计的双峰单元和评估作为大学物理的学习工具

• 批准号: 2204838
• 负责人: Chitra Nayak
• 金额: $ 19.99万
• 依托单位: Tuskegee University
• 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: 2022-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2204838&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Catalyst; Project; Culturally; Responsive; Backward

Catalyst Projects provide support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to work towards establishing research capacity of faculty to strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education and research. It is expected that the award will further the faculty member's research capability, improve research and teaching at the institution, and involve undergraduate students in research experiences. Tuskegee University seeks to develop bimodal teachable units based on backward design that will allow seamless switching between online and in-person teaching modes, to be implemented in selected undergraduate physics courses to help achieve equity and promote student learning outcomes regardless of gender, race, and economic background.The research will be driven by two overarching questions: (1) How can teachable units and materials be structured for a seamless switch between in-person and online instruction and culturally tailored to a) reduce misconceptions in science and technology subjects, and b) improve student motivation to pursue Physics and other science majors at Historically Black Institutions? (2) Do culturally tailored bimodal teachable units with diversity components enhance a) students’ ability to connect concepts, b) confidence in tackling science problems, and c) the faculty’s adaptation of scientific teaching methodologies? The project will be implemented in three different physics lectures and their corresponding laboratories in two phases. In phase I, teachable units will be implemented in a hybrid setup. During phase II, diverse assessments will be used as a learning tool. The teachable units rooted in scientific teaching principles will provide feedback to instructors and students about learning, design activities, and assessments to help diverse students create and achieve learning goals representing the nature of science. The instructional materials and activities, including characters from underrepresented communities and familiar examples, are expected to motivate the students to pursue physics and other fundamental science majors. The assessment and survey data from this research will contribute to a deeper understanding of the delivery and assessment types that maximize knowledge retention among diverse students. The project will create awareness and foster self-examination among instructors regarding the need to include culturally relevant and diverse instructional materials during course content creation for student success.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.

Catalyst项目为传统黑人学院和大学（HBCU）提供支持，以建立教师的研究能力，以加强科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）本科教育和研究。预计该奖项将进一步提高教师的研究能力，提高学院的研究和教学水平，并让本科生参与研究经验。塔斯基吉大学寻求开发基于逆向设计的双模可教单元，允许在线和面对面教学模式之间的无缝切换，并在选定的本科物理课程中实施，以帮助实现公平并促进学生的学习成果，而不考虑性别，种族和经济背景。这项研究将受到两个首要问题的推动：(1)如何构建可教学单元和材料，以便在面对面和在线教学之间无缝切换，并根据文化进行调整；a)减少对科学和技术科目的误解；b)提高学生在传统黑人院校学习物理和其他科学专业的动机？(2)具有多样性组成部分的文化定制双峰可教单元是否增强了a)学生连接概念的能力，b)解决科学问题的信心，以及c)教师对科学教学方法的适应？该项目将分两个阶段在三个不同的物理讲座和相应的实验室中实施。在第一阶段，可教单元将在混合设置中实现。在第二阶段，各种评估将被用作一种学习工具。基于科学教学原则的可教单元将向教师和学生提供关于学习、设计活动和评估的反馈，以帮助不同的学生创造和实现代表科学本质的学习目标。教学材料和活动，包括来自代表性不足的社区的人物和熟悉的例子，旨在激励学生学习物理和其他基础科学专业。本研究的评估和调查数据将有助于更深入地了解在不同学生中最大限度地保留知识的交付和评估类型。该项目将使教师意识到，在课程内容创作过程中，需要包括与文化相关和多样化的教学材料，以促进学生的成功。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。