Strengthening Middle School Science and Health Education for Diverse Learners by Linking Grade-Level Reading of Complex Texts and Inquiry

通过将复杂文本的年级阅读和探究联系起来，加强对不同学习者的中学科学与健康教育

• 批准号: 9303069
• 负责人: William Robert Folk
• 金额: $ 26.83万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-01 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9303069
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STRENGTHENING MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE AND HEALTH EDUCATION FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS BY LINKING GRADE-LEVEL READING OF COMPLEX TEXTS AND INQUIRY PROJECT ABSTRACT This project will contribute to NIH’s and the nation’s overarching goal to “enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs and especially of students from underserved communities.” Science requires sophisticated literacy skills such as the ability to access scientific terminology, interpret arrays of data, comprehend scientific texts, engage in interpretive and critical reading, and read and write scientific explanations. The well-established reciprocal and synergistic relationship of language learning and literacy skills for science learning and inquiry are acknowledged by the National Research Council “Conceptual Framework to Develop New Education Standards”, the accompanying Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the Common Core State Standards for English/language arts-technical subjects (CCSS-ELA.RST). However, two-thirds of US middle school students are not reading at a proficient level, and underachievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is particularly severe for diverse learners–children with disabilities, at-risk for school failure, and/or from culturally, socioeconomically or linguistically diverse backgrounds. To address their needs, the proposed program will develop, implement and rigorously evaluate innovative STEM multimodal text sets and linked inquiry activities, and innovative teacher professional development workshops for teachers to strengthen learners’ STEM education. A multimodal text set is a coherent sequence of texts and other information sources pertaining to a specific topic or line of inquiry that supports students in building the vocabulary and background knowledge required for reading comprehension. The project tests the hypothesis that use of such text sets in appropriate settings with linked inquiry activities will strengthen diverse learners’ interest in STEM and achievement of NGSS Performance Expectations and CCSS Standards. The following Specific Aims will be implemented: Aim 1: With partner teachers, develop sixth- to eighth-grade-level STEM multimodal text sets and linked inquiry activities; Aim 2: Provide instructional support to teachers, with special attention to the needs of diverse learners; Aim 3: Rigorously assess i) the teachers’ use of the STEM multimodal text sets and linked inquiry activities; ii) the accompanying teacher instructional support; and iii) changes in students’ interest in STEM and achievement of NGSS Performance Expectations and the CCSS-ELA.RST; Aim 4: Disseminate widely the descriptions of the STEM multimodal text sets and linked science inquiry activities and teacher support. The program will draw together investigators with expertise in science, literacy, special education and educational assessment and with experience in proven K12 outreach and professional development programs, along with schools and teachers committed to improving science education through evidence-based studies. The program is especially targeted for diverse learners who are underrepresented in the STEM workforce, so that they will consider careers in health and medicine. The resources developed will be disseminated widely in a manner that can be easily adopted.

加强多元化的中学科学与健康教育 将复杂课文的年级阅读与探究联系起来的学习者 项目摘要 该项目将有助于国家卫生研究院和国家的总体目标，即加强对劳动力的培训，以满足 国家对生物医学、行为和临床研究的需求，特别是对服务不足的学生的需求 社区。“科学需要复杂的识字技能，例如获取科学术语的能力， 解释数组数据，理解科学文本，进行解释性和批判性阅读，以及读写 科学的解释。语言学习和识字之间业已确立的相互作用和协同关系 科学学习和探究的技能得到了国家研究委员会的认可 制定新的教育标准“、随之而来的下一代科学标准(NGSS)和共同标准 英语/语言艺术核心国家标准--技术科目(CCSS-ELA.RST)。然而，美国三分之二的人口 中学生阅读水平不高，在科学、技术、工程等方面成绩不佳 而数学(STEM)对于不同的学习者来说尤其严重--残疾儿童，面临学业失败的风险， 和/或来自文化、社会经济或语言不同的背景。为切合他们的需要，建议的 该计划将开发、实施和严格评估创新的STEM多模式文本集和链接查询 为教师举办活动和创新的教师专业发展研讨会，以加强学习者的STEM 教育。多模式文本集是与特定主题相关的文本和其他信息源的连贯序列 支持学生建立词汇表和所需背景知识的主题或调查路线 阅读理解能力。该项目测试了这样的假设，即在适当的环境中使用这些文本集与链接 探究性活动将增强不同学习者对STEM的兴趣和取得NGSS成绩 期望和CCSS标准。将实现以下具体目标：目标1：与伙伴教师合作， 开发六至八年级STEM多模式文本集和联动查询活动；目标2：提供 对教师的教学支持，特别关注不同学习者的需求；目标3：严格评估i) 教师使用STEM多模式课本集和联动探究活动；二)陪同教师 教学支持；以及iii)学生对STEM的兴趣和NGSS成绩的变化 预期和CCSS-ELA.RST；目标4：广泛传播对STEM多模式文本集的描述 并将科学探究活动与教师支持联系起来。 该计划将汇集具有科学、扫盲、特殊教育和教育专业知识的调查人员。 评估和在K12外展和专业发展项目以及学校方面的经验 教师致力于通过循证研究来改善科学教育。这个节目特别是 面向STEM劳动力中代表性不足的不同学习者，以便他们将考虑在 健康和医药。所开发的资源将以易于采用的方式广泛传播。