Chemistry Laboratory Assistant

这个为期三年的项目由内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校赞助，将开发一种名为化学实验室助理的多媒体指南，帮助高中教师在全国高中发展高质量的化学实验室。化学实验室助理的目标是帮助教师管理实际操作的化学课堂活动。该项目将通过开发利用个人计算机上的超媒体程序的计算机软件来做到这一点。该软件将帮助教师为目前在全国各地的高中化学课程中使用的非常广泛的实验准备材料。该软件将利用顶尖化学教师团队的意见进行开发，软件界面将根据国家科学监督员的指导进行设计。该软件将包括准备溶液、储存和处置物质、清点清单以及根据实验教学方法调整数量的程序。将包括为学生助理和初任或交叉教师提供的教程。该软件将进行修改，以满足各州的化学品使用要求。将在国家科学基金会夏季讲习班和国家会议的摊位上进行传播。该软件将邮寄给项目主任从参与者名单中确定的1500名前夏季讲习班参与者。内布拉斯加州大学林肯分校为该项目提供的配套资金占NSF资金的12%以上。

This three-year project sponsored by the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, will develop a multi-media guide, called the Chemistry Laboratory Assistant, to help high school teachers develop high quality laboratories in chemistry in the nation's high schools. The objective of Chemistry Laboratory Assistant is to help the teacher manage hands-on chemistry classroom activities. The project will do this by developing computer software which makes use of the hypermedia programs available on personal computers. This software will help teachers prepare materials for an extremely wide range of experiments currently in use in high school chemistry courses throughout the country. The software will be developed using input from teams of leading chemistry teachers and the software interface will be designed in accord with guidance from state science supervisors. The software will include procedures for preparing solutions, for storage and disposal of substances, for inventory and for scaling amounts to fit the experimental pedagogy. Tutorials for student assistants and beginning or cross-over teachers will be included. The software will be modifiable to meet the chemical-usage requirements of the individual states. Dissemination will occur at NSF summer workshops and booths at national meetings. The software will be mailed to 1500 former summer workshop participants identified by the project director from participant lists. Matching funds for the project from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln total more than 12% of the NSF funds.