An interactive, digital platform to transform physical science learning

一个改变物理科学学习的互动数字平台

• 批准号: 10361494
• 负责人: Kelly Puzio
• 金额: $ 77.5万
• 依托单位: SQUID BOOKS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-01 至 2023-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10361494
• 关键词: Address; Adoption; Books; Collaborations; Complex; Computer software; Diagnosis; Drops; Education Projects; English Learner; Feedback; Foundations; Future Teacher; Health Professional; Healthcare; Home; Internet; K-12 Education; Knowledge; Language; Learning; Learning Disabilities; Middle School Student; Modeling; Motion; Phase; Physics; Play; Process; Randomized; Reader; Reading; Research Personnel; Resources; Rewards; Role; STEM field; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Scientist; Students; Techniques; Technology; Testing; Text; Textbooks; Time; Translating; Translations; adaptive learning; base; bilingualism; design; digital; education resources; efficacy evaluation; eighth grade; experience; field study; flexibility; hands-on learning; improved; learning community; learning engagement; learning outcome; machine learning algorithm; next generation; personalized learning; physical science; reading ability; response; science teacher; scientific literacy; skills; statistics; teacher; theories; tool; usability

Abstract: The next generation of science and health care professionals will need to understand the foundational concepts of physics. While textbooks play a critical role in science learning, these books are not designed to meet the diverse learning needs of students in today’s classrooms. Unfortunately, science textbooks assume a one-size-fits-all approach to learning. Because of this problem, teachers spend substantial time outside of the classroom locating and adapting texts to support students who are learning English, students who read below grade level, and students with learning disabilities. The proposed Fast-Track project seeks to address the limitations of current physical science textbooks and to revolutionize reading with interactive texts. Transforming the learning process, SquidBooks makes texts flexible by offering digital texts at different difficulty levels with embedded language support to create a personalized reading experience, optimizing both learning and engagement. In particular, the project will support ELL students and students unable to read at their grade level. Because science textbooks are often written 3 to 5 years above the intended grade level, it is almost impossible for students with emerging and intermediate English reading skills to comprehend and learn from traditional science books. The Phase I project includes 3 aims: translating NGSS-aligned force and motion (NGSS PS2A) content into Spanish (Aim 1); designing and developing science learning games (Aim 2); and conducting user testing with students and teachers (Aim 3). The Phase II project will have 3 aims, including creating content in both English and Spanish to address 9 additional NGSS standards (Aim 4); designing, developing, and testing improved software features (Aim 5); developing educator resources and conducting user testing with students and teachers (Aim 6). Successful completion of the proposed project will create knowledge about disciplinary textual processing and adaptive learning technologies and will support students who have historically been marginalized from STEM fields, especially students with low reading achievement and ELL students. In turn, this project will enhance and diversify the STEM and health care fields.

摘要： 下一代科学和医疗保健专业人员将需要了解 物理概念。虽然教科书在科学学习中发挥着关键作用，但这些书的设计并不是为了 满足学生在当今课堂上的多样化学习需求。不幸的是，科学教科书假设 一刀切的学习方法。由于这个问题，教师花了大量的时间在外面， 课堂定位和调整文本，以支持正在学习英语的学生，阅读以下内容的学生 年级水平和有学习障碍的学生。拟议的快速通道项目旨在解决 目前物理科学教科书的局限性，并革命性的阅读与互动文本。 改变学习过程，SquidBooks通过在不同的时间提供数字文本， 通过嵌入式语言支持来创建个性化的阅读体验， 学习和参与。特别是，该项目将支持ELL学生和无法阅读的学生， 他们的等级。因为科学教科书通常比预期的年级水平高出3到5年， 对于具有初级和中级英语阅读技能的学生来说， 从传统的科学书籍。第一阶段项目包括三个目标：翻译NGSS对齐的力量， 将运动（NGSS PS 2A）内容译成西班牙语（目标1）;设计和开发科学学习游戏（目标2）; 以及与学生和教师进行用户测试（目标3）。第二阶段项目将有三个目标， 包括创建英语和西班牙语内容，以满足9项新增NGSS标准（目标4）; 设计、开发和测试改进的软件功能（目标5）;开发教育资源， 与学生和教师进行用户测试（目标6）。成功完成拟议项目将 创造关于学科文本处理和适应性学习技术的知识，并将支持 历史上被STEM领域边缘化的学生，特别是阅读水平低的学生 成就和ELL学生。反过来，该项目将加强STEM和医疗保健领域并使其多样化。