Evidence-Based Materials for Teaching Quantum Information Science and Technology

量子信息科学与技术教学的循证材料

• 批准号: 2235464
• 负责人: Beth Thacker
• 金额: $ 29.94万
• 依托单位: Texas Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2235464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Evidence; Based; Materials; Teaching; Quantum

This project aims to serve the national interest by developing evidence-based curricular materials for use in courses in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST), which is a growing, interdisciplinary field. Recent growth in QIST in the government and commercial sectors is creating jobs for quantum computer scientists, and this workforce demand is challenging universities to build interdisciplinary pathways to undergraduate degrees in QIST. Responding to this challenge, the investigators will explore students' strengths and difficulties with key QIST concepts and will develop a set of evidence-based (research-based) materials to be used in introductory undergraduate QIST courses.This project involves an interdisciplinary team of researchers and educators in QIST across physics, engineering, computer science, and science education at an "R1" (Very High Research Activity) university that is also a Hispanic Serving Institution. The project's main objectives are (1) to understand students' strengths and difficulties in learning QIST topics, (2) to develop a set of pre- and post-tests to assess students' conceptual understanding and reasoning skills in QIST, and (3) to develop a set of materials (mini-tutorials) to be used in introductory courses in QIST at the junior/senior level. The investigators will make the pre- and post-tests and mini-tutorials available to faculty across the nation through websites and workshops. Faculty will be able to use these materials in QIST courses and programs that are being developed to help expand the QIST workforce. The NSF IUSE: EDU program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through its 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.

该项目旨在通过开发用于量子信息科学与技术（QIST）课程的循证课程材料来服务于国家利益，这是一个不断发展的跨学科领域。最近QIST在政府和商业部门的增长正在为量子计算机科学家创造就业机会，这种劳动力需求正在挑战大学建立跨学科的QIST本科学位途径。为了应对这一挑战，研究人员将探索学生的优势和困难与关键QIST概念，并将制定一套基于证据的（基于研究的）材料将用于介绍本科QIST课程。该项目涉及跨物理，工程，计算机科学，和科学教育的“R1”（非常高的研究活动）大学，也是一个西班牙裔服务机构。该计划的主要目的是（1）了解学生在学习QIST课题时的优势和困难;（2）发展一套测试前和测试后的测试，以评估学生对QIST的概念理解和推理能力;以及（3）发展一套材料（迷你教程），供初中/高中QIST入门课程使用。调查人员将通过网站和研讨会向全国各地的教师提供前测试和后测试以及迷你教程。教师将能够在QIST课程和正在开发的项目中使用这些材料，以帮助扩大QIST员工队伍。NSF IUSE：EDU计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生的STEM教育的有效性。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进行评估，被认为值得支持。