The impact of Geospatial Inquiry lessons on student interest in science and technology careers

IF 3.6 1区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Journal of Research in Science Teaching Pub Date : 2023-09-23 DOI:10.1002/tea.21904
Lori Rubino-Hare, Brooke A. Whitworth, Francis Boateng, Nena Bloom
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Advances in online geospatial technologies (GST) have expanded access to K-12 classrooms which has implications for the support teachers require to effectively integrate GSTs to promote learning. Previous studies have shown the impact of GST-integrated lessons on student engagement, spatial thinking skills, and/or content knowledge; however, most of these studies have been small in scope and scale and frequently focus on the affordances of the technology, without addressing the context of the implementation and student characteristics for whom GST is most impactful. We attempt to address some of these gaps. Our program scaled an effective GST-focused professional learning and development program to a national audience through a facilitator development model. This paper explores the student characteristics and lesson factors that resulted in student interest in science and technology and careers in those fields. After teaching a Geospatial Inquiry lesson created during a teacher workshop, teachers (n = 82) submitted the lessons and surveys on the implementation of Geospatial Inquiry lessons. The implementation surveys and lessons were scored for alignment to the principles of high-quality Geospatial Inquiry. Students (n = 1924) completed a post-lesson retrospective survey and indicated the extent to which their perceptions and attitudes toward science and technology changed because of the lesson. Results indicate that teacher GST performance is associated with increases in student outcomes. Students with previous exposure to science activities were more likely to have increased interest and excitement in science and careers in science but decreased interest in technology careers. Students who had previous exposure to technology activities had increased interest and excitement in technology and careers in technology but decreased interest in science careers. Geospatial Inquiry lessons also had a significant impact on students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields. After participating in the lessons, students who identify as female reported higher engagement and interest in science and higher interest in science careers. Students who identified as Black or Hispanic also reported higher interest and excitement in science and technology, and students who identified as Black reported marginally higher interest in science careers.

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地理空间探究课程对学生科技职业兴趣的影响
在线地理空间技术(GST)的进步扩大了 K-12 年级课堂的使用范围,这对教师有效整合 GST 以促进学习所需的支持产生了影响。以往的研究表明,地理空间技术整合课程对学生的参与度、空间思维能力和/或内容知识产生了影响;然而,这些研究的范围和规模大多较小,而且往往只关注技术的可负担性,而不考虑实施的背景以及地理空间技术对哪些学生的影响最大。我们试图弥补其中的一些不足。我们的项目通过促进者发展模式,将一个有效的以 GST 为重点的专业学习和发展项目推广到全国受众。本文探讨了导致学生对科学技术和这些领域的职业产生兴趣的学生特点和课程因素。在讲授完教师工作坊中制作的地理空间探究课程后,教师(n = 82)提交了课程和地理空间探究课程实施情况调查表。根据高质量地理空间探究的原则,对实施情况调查和课程进行评分。学生(n = 1924)完成了课后回顾调查,并指出他们对科学技术的看法和态度因课程而改变的程度。结果表明,教师 GST 的表现与学生成绩的提高有关。以前接触过科学活动的学生更有可能提高对科学和科学职业的兴趣和兴奋度,但对科技职业的兴趣则有所下降。以前接触过科技活动的学生对科技和科技职业的兴趣和兴奋度有所提高,但对科学职业的兴趣有所下降。地理空间探究课程也对传统上在 STEM 领域代表性不足的学生产生了重大影响。参与课程后,女性学生对科学的参与度和兴趣以及对科学职业的兴趣都有所提高。被认定为黑人或西班牙裔的学生也表示对科学和技术的兴趣和兴奋度更高,被认定为黑人的学生表示对科学职业的兴趣略高。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the official journal of NARST: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Science Teaching and Learning Through Research, publishes reports for science education researchers and practitioners on issues of science teaching and learning and science education policy. Scholarly manuscripts within the domain of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching include, but are not limited to, investigations employing qualitative, ethnographic, historical, survey, philosophical, case study research, quantitative, experimental, quasi-experimental, data mining, and data analytics approaches; position papers; policy perspectives; critical reviews of the literature; and comments and criticism.
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