ITR: Systems for Learning Science and Assessing Student Learning

EIA-0086142 Slator，BrianNorth Dakota州立大学，法戈标题：信息技术研究：学习科学和评估学生学习的系统这个为期五年的项目，研究在真实的，沉浸式的虚拟环境中学习科学，涉及1）教学科学主题的模拟环境，每个环境都根据理论方法，基于角色的学习，2）创新的，综合的，分布式软件平台，用于开发和托管虚拟环境，3）使用创新协议的实证研究，基于评估，用于衡量学生在虚拟世界中的学习，以及4）研究生水平的暑期学校课程，为在职教师提供培训，从第三年开始，在课堂上使用虚拟环境。 这个跨学科的项目，部分依赖于分布式系统、软件代理和智能辅导以及虚拟环境领域的基础计算机科学研究。 本研究的目的是产生一个大的，对照研究，证明上述方法对学生学习的影响的统计意义。

EIA- 0086142Slator, BrianNorth Dakota State University, FargoTitle: Information Technology Research: Systems for Learning Science and Assessing Student LearningThis five-year project to study science learning in authentic, immersive,virtual environments involving 1) simulated environments for teachingscience topics, each framed according to a theoretical approach, role-basedlearning, 2) an innovative, integrated, distributed software platform fordeveloping and hosting virtual environments, 3) empirical studies using aninnovative protocol, scenario-based assessment, for measuring studentlearning in virtual worlds, and 4) a graduate-level summer school coursefor in-service teachers who will be trained, beginning in year three, touse virtual environments in their classrooms. This interdisciplinaryproject, in part, depends on fundamental computer science research in theareas of distributed systems, software agents and intelligent tutoring, andvirtual environments. The intent of this research is to produce a large,controlled study demonstrating the statistical significance of the impactof the above methods on student learning.