Working with Middle School Science Teachers to Design and Implement an Interactive Data Dashboard

威廉·马什·赖斯大学的项目将与中学科学教师合作，设计、实地测试、提炼和评估一套数据管理工具，这些工具将嵌入基于网络的科学课程中。该项目帮助中学科学教师监控学生的进步，计划课程，并反思他们的课程。该项目包括三个主要阶段：第一，研究人员将与教师合作开发一套初步的数据工具；第二，教师将在课堂上测试这些工具，以验证它们是可行和可用的；第三，将进行一项试点研究，以检查这些工具是如何在课堂上实施的，外部评估将确定这些工具的早期影响。作为这项研究的一部分，研究小组将与三个不同学区的125名中学理科教师合作。最终，这个项目的发现将确定数据管理工具的特点，这些工具更有可能被教师有效地使用，并对科学教学和学习产生积极影响。该项目采用了混合方法设计。通过基于设计的研究，该项目将有助于满足基于研究和教师驱动的在线学生管理系统设计的需求。在研究的头两年，工作将在设计/开发和数据收集之间交替进行，使研究团队能够收集教师的反馈，然后将其纳入工具的设计中。在前两年，将通过教师调查、访谈和观察来收集数据。该项目的最终结果将是为期一年的试点，使研究小组能够研究最终工具的实施情况，并由休斯顿大学的一名独立评估员评估工具对教学实践和学生成绩的早期影响。该项目中提出的开发和研究将通过改善教师看到的关于学生科学进步和他们自己使用课程的数据，使全美的教师和学生受益。

The William Marsh Rice University project will work with middle school science teachers to design, field-test, refine, and evaluate a set of data management tools that will be embedded in a web-based science curriculum. The project helps middle school science teachers monitor their students' progress, plan lessons, and reflect on their lessons. The project consists of three primary phases: first, the researchers will work with teachers to develop an initial set of data tools; second, teachers will test these tools in their classroom to verify that they are feasible and usable; and third, a pilot study will be conducted to examine how the tools are implemented in the classroom and an external evaluation will determine the early impact of the tools. As part of this study, the research team will work with 125 middle school science teachers across three different school districts. Ultimately, the findings from this project will identify characteristics of data management tools that are more likely to be used effectively by teachers and have a positive impact on science teaching and learning.The project is employing a mixed methods design. Through design-based research, this project will help fill the need for research-based and teacher-driven design of online student management systems. During the first two years of the study, work will alternate between design/development and data collection, allowing the research team to collect and then incorporate teacher feedback into the tools' design. During these first two years, data will be collected through teacher surveys, interviews, and observations. The culmination of the project will be a one-year pilot, which will allow the research team to study the implementation of the final tools, and an independent evaluator from the University of Houston to evaluate the early impact of the tools on teaching practices and student achievement. The development and research proposed in this project will benefit teachers and students throughout the United States by improving what data teachers see about their students' progress in science and their own use of the curriculum.