FUTURE WORLDS: Development of assessment methods for an interactive cyberlearning platform for informal explorations in sustainability for students ages 9 – 12
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Abstract
- FUTURE WORLDS is an interactive, museum based cyberlearning system which aims to expose
students from grades K – 12, specifically targeting students ages 9 – 12, to the concept of
sustainability in an informal setting. Through the FUTURE WORLDS interface, which is currently
under development, students will have the opportunity to explore various sustainability concepts
and environmental engineering practices, which can both help improve present day society as
well as provide practical solutions for our future. Students will investigate concepts related to
energy, food and water, and will examine how these ideas can be engineered to help improve the
health of our planet. Using an interactive tabletop, students will work collaboratively in a
museum based setting to solve sustainability puzzles of varying difficulty with the goal of
generating a cleaner, greener planet.
In order to develop the most effective and efficient game, several assessment methods are being
employed to ensure students attain optimal learning outcomes from FUTURE WORLDS. Various
focus groups have been conducted, where students’ knowledge was assessed both before and
after interactions with a paper prototype model. The data collected from these interactions is
undergoing analysis to examine student learning and engagement with the FUTURE WORLDS
framework. Video and audio recordings were collected at the focus groups as well to evaluate the
effectiveness of collaborative learning among the student participants. Ongoing investigations
will take place throughout the development of the FUTURE WORLDS cyberlearning system to
iteratively assess its effectiveness in translating sustainability and environmental engineering
concepts to K – 12 students in a museum setting. Assessment methods developed to evaluate the
effectiveness of FUTURE WORLDS will be broadened in order to establish a standard for
assessing informal engineering education practices for K – 12 students. The results are expected
to motivate a rise in informal engineering education practices for K – 12 students by
demonstrating the importance of early exposure to these disciplines.
Title | FUTURE WORLDS: Development of assessment methods for an interactive cyberlearning platform for informal explorations in sustainability for students ages 9 – 12 |
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Creator | Citrin, R. A. |
Kney, Arthur D. | |
Publisher | ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings |
Academic Department | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Division | Engineering |
Organization | Lafayette College |
Date Issued | 2013 |
Date Available | 2015-05-14T18:29:43Z |
Type | Article |
Language | English |
Bibliographic Citation | Citrin, R. A. and A. D. Kney (2013) "FUTURE WORLDS: Development of assessment methods for an interactive cyberlearning platform for informal explorations in sustainability for students ages 9 – 12." ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. Paper 6477. |
Standard Identifier | Handle 10385/1909 |
Permalink | http://hdl.handle.net/10385/1909 |
Rights Statement | In Copyright |
Rights Holders | American Society for Engineering Education |
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