An interactive, digital platform to transform biological learning

改变生物学习的交互式数字平台

• 批准号: 10083748
• 负责人: Kelly Puzio
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: SQUID BOOKS, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10083748
• 关键词: Address; Adoption; Biological; Biological Sciences; Biology; Books; Brain; Collaborations; Complex; Computer software; Diagnosis; Education Projects; English Learner; Feedback; Foundations; Future Teacher; Gametogenesis; Health Professional; Healthcare; Home; Individual; Internet; K-12 Education; Knowledge; Language; Learning; Learning Disabilities; Middle School Student; Modeling; Nature; Phase; Play; Process; Randomized; Reader; Reading; Research Personnel; Resources; Role; STEM field; Schools; Science; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education; Spinal Cord; Students; Technology; Testing; Text; Textbooks; Time; Translating; Translations; Vocabulary; base; concept mapping; design; digital; education resources; efficacy evaluation; egg; eighth grade; experience; field study; flexibility; hands-on learning; improved; learning community; learning engagement; learning outcome; machine learning algorithm; next generation; personalized learning; reading ability; resource guides; response; science teacher; scientific literacy; skills; sperm cell; statistics; teacher; theories; tool; usability

Abstract: The next generation of health care professionals will need to understand the foundational principles of biology. Science textbooks play a critical role in supporting biological understanding in school, yet these books are not designed to meet the diverse learning needs of students in today’s classrooms. By their nature, 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 Life Science textbooks and to revolutionize reading with adaptable 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 inheritance (NGSS LS3A) content into Spanish (Aim 1); designing, developing, and testing the application to function through a web browser (Aim 2); and conducting user testing with students and teachers (Aim 3). The Phase II project will have 3 aims, including creating content to address 12 additional NGSS standards in English and Spanish (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 reading 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.

抽象的： 下一代的医疗保健专业人员将需要了解生物学的基本原理。 科学教科书在支持学校的生物学理解中起着关键作用，但这些书不是 旨在满足当今教室中学生的不同学习需求。从本质上讲，科学 教科书采用一种千篇一律的学习方法。由于这个问题，老师花费了大量 在教室的位置和调整文本以外的时间以支持学习英语的学生， 阅读低于年级的学生以及学习障碍的学生。拟议的快速轨道项目 试图解决当前生活科学教科书的局限性，并以适应性的方式彻底改变阅读 文字。改变学习过程，鱿鱼通过提供不同的数字文本，使文本灵活 具有嵌入式语言支持的困难级别，以创造个性化的阅读体验，优化两者 学习和参与。特别是，该项目将支持ELL学生和学生无法阅读的学生 他们的年级水平。因为科学教科书通常比预期的年级高3到5年。 具有出现和中级英语阅读能力的学生几乎不可能理解和学习 来自传统科学书籍。第一阶段项目包括3个目标：翻译NGSS一致的继承 （NGSS LS3A）内容为西班牙语（AIM 1）；设计，开发和测试功能的应用 通过网络浏览器（AIM 2）；并与学生和老师进行用户测试（AIM 3）。 II期 项目将有3个目标，包括创建内容以解决12个其他英语NGSS标准和 西班牙语（目标4）；设计，开发和测试改进的软件功能（AIM 5）；发展教育者 资源和与学生和老师进行用户测试（AIM 6）。成功完成 拟议的项目将创建有关学科文本处理和自适应阅读技术的知识 并将支持历来从STEM领域被边缘化的学生，尤其是 低阅读成就和ELL学生。反过来，该项目将增强和多样化茎和多样化 医疗保健领域。