Integration of Experiential Learning to Develop Problem Solving Skills in Deaf and Hard of Hearing STEM Students

该项目正在开展实践活动，以提高聋人和听力障碍学生解决STEM问题的技能。隶属于罗切斯特理工学院的工程教授，国家聋人技术研究所和丰田生产系统实验室正在合作开发三个模块，以视觉和动手模式向学生展示解决问题的内容，这些内容与工程师在不同行业环境中解决的问题类型密切相关。一名专业评估人员正在帮助调查人员了解这些模块如何帮助聋人和听力障碍学生学习。该项目正在改善对聋人和重听学生的培训，最终将扩大聋人和重听学生在工程、数学和科学等STEM领域的参与。研究结果正在与在特定机构为聋人和听力障碍学生服务的教师分享，通过NSF STEM残疾学生联盟，以及残疾教育和工程教育会议。

This project is creating hands-on activities to improve STEM problem-solving skills of students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Engineering professors affiliated with Rochester Institute of Technology, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf and Toyota Production Systems Laboratory are collaborating to develop three modules to present problem-solving content to students in a visual and hands-on mode that is closely tied to the type of problems that engineers solve in different industry settings. A professional evaluator is helping the investigators understand how the modules are assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing students' learning. This project is improving training for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and will ultimately broaden participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in STEM fields including engineering, mathematics and science. The results are being shared with faculty who serve students who are deaf and hard-of-hearing at specific institutions, through NSF Alliances for Students With Disabilities in STEM, and at conferences in disabilities education and engineering education.