Impacting K-12 Learning Environments - Phase II

描述(由申请人提供)：这项教育研究申请是一项为期两年的传播计划的第二阶段申请，该计划继续收集关于NIH SEPA资助的促进科学教育的多媒体FoodMASTER材料的影响的研究，并收集有关在K-12系统中传播此类材料的最佳方式的后勤信息。FoodMASTER计划是一个项目汇编，旨在将食品作为一种工具，向K-12学生传授基本的研究方法，包括科学和数学概念。拟议的研究项目侧重于将多媒体资源材料提高到商业质量，将材料传播给两个州的教师用于比较分析，并在全国范围内传播。该项目将通过实施方案来影响科学学习环境，该方案将提供基线数据，说明FoodMASTER方法如何使幼儿了解生命系统的性质和行为，以及如何应用知识延长健康生活，所有这些都是在基础研究环境的背景下进行的。调查的性质是从北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州和全国范围内产生K-12教师和学生的持续数据，这将为未来的工作奠定基础。该项目将展示，如果K-12学生以食物为工具从事动手、探究式学习活动，教授基本的科学研究概念，那么学生将更好地准备展示和应用科学知识，了解临床和基础研究，以延长健康的生命。之所以选择食物作为教学工具，是因为学生每天都会接触到食物；因此，他们拥有预先存在的背景经验，从而为学习新的科学材料和研究方法创造了相关性。此外，食品作为一种教学工具，有助于实践性、探究性的课程，并允许采用跨学科的方法学习微生物学、化学、生物、营养和健康科学--以及数学和其他与科学相关的学科。这种方法可以激发的知识和技能发展是无限的。测量和工具，数据收集，应用和概括，分类和组织，比较分析，数据解释，化学和物理变化，成分的功能，控制变量，批判性思维，自我指导学习和团队建设，只是K-12学生使用这种方法的潜在知识和技能发展领域中的一小部分。 这项教育研究提案的目的是请求继续提供资金，以提供向第二阶段传播计划的无缝过渡，该计划继续收集关于NIH国家环保总局资助的促进科学教育的多媒体FoodMASTER材料的影响的研究，并收集关于在K-12系统中传播此类材料的最佳方式的后勤信息。虽然第一阶段的项目将产生关于这些材料如何影响俄亥俄州东南部三年级学生的结果，但NIH-SEPA资助的三年级FoodMASTER课程材料很可能会引起全国的关注，并影响到无数的K-12学习环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This educational research application is a Phase II request for a two-year dissemination plan that continues to collect research on the impact of NIH SEPA funded multi-media FoodMASTER materials promoting science education along with collecting information about the logistics of the best way to disseminate materials such as these in the K-12 systems. The FoodMASTER initiative is a compilation of programs aimed at using food as a tool to teach basic research methods, including science and math concepts to K-12 students. The proposed research project focuses on bringing multimedia resource materials to commercial quality, disseminating materials to teacher in two states for comparative analysis purposes, and national dissemination. This project will impact science-learning environments by implementing programming that will provide baseline data about how the FoodMASTER approach can prepare young children to understand the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of knowledge to extend healthy life, all within a context of a basic research environment. The nature of the investigation is to produce continued data from K-12 teachers and students in North Carolina, Ohio, and nationally that will lay the foundation for future work. The project will demonstrate that if K-12 students are engaged in hands-on, inquiry-based learning activities using food as a tool to teach basic scientific research concepts, then students will be better prepared to demonstrate and apply scientific knowledge and understand clinical and basic research to extend healthy life. Food was chosen as a teaching tool because students encounter food on a daily basis; therefore, they have preexisting contextual experience to create relevance for learning new science material and research methods. Additionally, food as a teaching tool is conducive to hands-on, inquiry-based lessons and allows for an interdisciplinary approach to learning microbiology, chemistry, biology, nutrition, and health science-along with math and other science-related subjects. The knowledge and skill development that can be inspired by this approach is limitless. Measurement and tools, data collection, application and generalizing, classifying and organization, comparative analysis, interpretation of data, chemical and physical change, functions of ingredients, controlling variables, critical thinking, self-directed learning, and team building are just a few of the potential knowledge and skill development areas for K-12 students using this method. The purpose of this educational research proposal is to request continued funding to provide a seamless transition into a Phase II dissemination plan that continues to collect research on the impact of NIH SEPA funded multi-media FoodMASTER materials promoting science education along with collecting information about the logistics of the best way to disseminate materials such as these in the K-12 systems. While the Phase I project will produce results on how these materials impact third grade students in Southeast Ohio, it is likely that the NIH-SEPA funded FoodMASTER curricular materials for third grade could command national attention and impact numerous K-12 learning environments.