Project Empower: Collaborative Curriculum Design Tailored for Student Success and Inclusive Culture in Algebra-Based Physics

项目授权：为学生成功和代数物理包容性文化量身定制的协作课程设计

• 批准号: 2216167
• 负责人: Idaykis Rodriguez
• 金额: $ 28.55万
• 依托单位: Florida International 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: 2022-07-15 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2216167&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Project; Empower; Collaborative; Curriculum; Design

This project aims to serve the national interest by improving curricula in physics education. Algebra-based physics is taught to thousands of U.S. students every year, many of whom are non-physics majors who may be apprehensive of physics and may not know how physics knowledge may be relevant for their future careers. This project involves recruiting undergraduate students in algebra-based physics courses to help identify their career needs, exploring their interests related to physics, and aligning their needs with the utility of physics concepts to design a culturally appropriate and student-centered curriculum. This project intends to provide algebra-based physics students with an opportunity to meaningfully engage in their physics learning by giving them a voice in the curriculum and allowing them to build connections between their own career interests and physics concepts. The project should yield curricular materials for algebra-based physics courses that other instructors will be able to adapt through their participation in immersive workshops. It is hoped that improved algebra-based physics curricula will support better-prepared STEM professionals who can more effectively use their physics knowledge in their chosen careers. Guided by elements of a framework for culturally relevant pedagogy, the project plans to design, adapt, and pilot Modeling Instruction curriculum materials for introductory algebra-based physics courses. The three-year project design will address the following research questions: 1) What are the motivations and expectations of students enrolled in the algebra-based physics course? 2) How does culturally responsive and student-centered curricular activities impact students’ expectancy values, physics identities and sense of belonging in physics? 3) For instructors implementing this curriculum, how do they perceive that culturally responsive pedagogy and student-centered activities can be applied within their own course contexts? The data that will drive the design and adaptation of the curriculum will center the experiences of undergraduates enrolled in algebra-based physics, who will be recruited to be participant researchers and co-designers of curricular reforms. Immersive summer workshops will be offered for faculty from other institutions who are interested in adopting the new curriculum. 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 project is also supported by the NSF IUSE:HSI program, which has the goals of enhancing the quality of undergraduate STEM education, and increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.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.

这个项目旨在通过改进物理教育课程来服务于国家利益。每年有成千上万的美国学生学习基于代数的物理，其中许多人不是物理专业的学生，他们可能对物理感到担忧，可能不知道物理知识与他们未来的职业生涯有什么关系。这个项目包括招收基于代数的物理课程的本科生，以帮助确定他们的职业需求，探索他们与物理相关的兴趣，并将他们的需求与物理概念的实用性结合起来，设计一个文化上合适的、以学生为中心的课程。该项目旨在为以代数为基础的物理学生提供一个有意义的物理学习机会，让他们在课程中发表意见，并允许他们在自己的职业兴趣和物理概念之间建立联系。该项目将为基于代数的物理课程提供课程材料，其他教师将能够通过参与沉浸式研讨会来适应。希望改进的基于代数的物理课程将支持准备更好的STEM专业人员，他们可以在他们选择的职业中更有效地使用他们的物理知识。在与文化相关的教学法框架要素的指导下，该项目计划为基于代数的物理入门课程设计、调整和试点《建模指导》课程材料。为期三年的项目设计将解决以下研究问题：1)学生参加基于代数的物理课程的动机和期望是什么？2)文化响应和以学生为中心的课程活动如何影响学生的物理期望值、物理身份和物理归属感？3)对于实施本课程的教师，他们如何看待文化响应教学法和以学生为中心的活动可以在他们自己的课程环境中应用？将推动课程设计和调整的数据将集中在选修代数基础物理的本科生的经历上，他们将被招募为课程改革的参与者研究人员和共同设计者。其他机构的教师如果对采用新课程感兴趣，也可以参加沉浸式的暑期研讨班。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。该项目还得到了NSF IUSE:HSI计划的支持，该计划的目标是提高STEM本科教育的质量，提高攻读STEM副学士学位或学士学位的学生的招聘、保留和毕业率。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。