CAREER: Net Flyer: Community Support for Scaleable Constructionist Learning on the Internet

该提案寻求资金，以开发一个基于互联网的多用户图形世界，以支持社区建构主义学习。 特别是多用户数学游戏将在3D图形环境中实现。 学生将被评估他们在这些环境中如何学习和学习什么。 在第二阶段，学生将制作3D游戏。 学生将根据他们从这种类型的编程中学到的数学推理和计算机编程知识进行评估。 最后，本研究亦将探讨线上社群如何促进学生学习。 该提案还试图了解在线社区如何支持学生开发游戏和模拟时发生的学习。 总之，该研究项目探讨了两个假设;第一，三维多用户虚拟词在互联网上有一个独特的潜力，帮助学生学习数学和计算机科学在一个跨学科的，同行支持的建构主义设置;第二，社区支持建构主义学习可以使学习规模和可持续性。

The proposal seeks funding to develop an Internet-based, muti-user graphical worlds to support communal constructivist learning. In particular a muti-user math game would be implemented in a 3-D graphical environment. Students would be assessed on how and what they learn in these environments. In stage 2, the students would build 3D games. Students would be evaluated in terms of what they learn from this type of programming in terms of mathematical reasoning as well as knowledge of computer programming. Finally, the study will also examine how student learning is facilitated by on on-line community. The proposal also seeks to understand how on-line communities can support the learning that takes place as students develop the games and simulations. In summary, the research project explores two hypotheses; first that three dimensional multi-user virtual words on the Internet have a unique potential to help students learn about mathematics and computer science in an interdisciplinary, peer-supported constructivist setting; and second that community support for constructivist learning can make that learning scaleable and sustainable.