MULTIMEDIA PHYSICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM FOR HEARING IMPAIRED

针对听障人士的多媒体物理科学计划

• 批准号: 6141373
• 负责人: DONALD G STEELY
• 金额: $ 10万
• 依托单位: OREGON CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCE, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-07-01 至 2001-12-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6141373
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); deaf aid; educational resource design /development; hearing disorders; human subject; interactive multimedia; physical science; science education; secondary schools

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students typically exhibit low academic performance, particularly in science. A primary cause is common usage of science materials designed for students who can both hear and read. Furthermore, instructional delivery is often poor because teachers are untrained in the communication needs of this population. This project will incorporate an empirical study of ASL narrative segment size with research- based curriculum design practices and computer technology to develop an efficacious program to teach core physical science content to deaf and hard- of-hearing students. This project addresses the critical issues of hearing- impaired instruction by effectively presenting material to students who rely on ASL; organizing physical content to facilitate mastery and higher order thinking; and efficiently overcoming technological problems common rn current hearing-impaired products. In Phase I, six prototype lessons, one lab, and two activities will be produced and evaluated with middle and high school students with a range of ages and English/ASL abilities. The prototype will be a stand-alone, turn-key system including computer, monitor, keyboard, and headphones. In Phase II, a complete 65-lesson core concept physical science program will be developed and its efficacy tested in a randomized control trial. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: This project will lead to the Phase II development of a middle school and high school core concepts physical science program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The program will include content animations, text and ASL narrations, vocabulary work, labs, and activities. The product will be attractive to schools who serve deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Additionally, it will be effective for training institutions for teachers of the deaf and hearing-impaired.

聋人和重听学生通常表现出较低的学习成绩，特别是在科学方面。一个主要原因是为既能听又能读的学生设计的科学材料的普遍使用。此外，由于教师没有受过关于这一群体的交流需要的培训，教学往往很差。该项目将把对美国手语叙事片段大小的实证研究与基于研究的课程设计实践和计算机技术结合起来，以开发一个有效的计划，向聋人和重听学生教授核心物理科学内容。该项目通过有效地向依赖ASL的学生提供材料，组织物理内容以促进掌握和高阶思维，以及有效地克服当前听力受损产品中常见的技术问题，解决听力受损教学的关键问题。在第一阶段，六个原型课程，一个实验室，和两个活动将产生和评估与初中和高中学生的年龄和英语/美国手语能力的范围。原型将是一个独立的，交钥匙系统，包括计算机，显示器，键盘和耳机。在第二阶段，将开发一个完整的65课核心概念物理科学课程，并在随机对照试验中测试其功效。拟议的商业应用：该项目将导致第二阶段为聋哑和听力困难学生制定初中和高中核心概念物理科学方案。该计划将包括内容动画，文本和ASL叙述，词汇工作，实验室和活动。该产品将吸引为聋人和听力困难学生服务的学校。此外，它将对聋人和听力受损教师培训机构有效。