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| Questions or concerns regarding any of the studies described below may be directed to the CONNECT Research Office, (310) 825 2622. | Questions or concerns regarding any of the studies described below may be directed to the CONNECT Research Office, (310) 825 2622. | ||
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| + | ===== Making Science: Data Modeling and Argumentation in Elementary Science ===== | ||
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| + | The Making Science project is continuing its work this year on a new science curriculum to support scientific discourse and reasoning in the electricity & magnetism and geology curricula for Intermediate level students in Rooms 7 & 8 and Room 18. This is the third year of the three-year Making Science study. As part of the research around the unit, researchers will be interviewing students and collecting their in-class science work. Additionally, if their parents have given us permission to do so, children may be videotaped as part of the observation. Since parents have already signed the UES blanket consent form, they are not required to sign any additional forms at this time. The study will be conducted primarily by Dr. William A. Sandoval, a professor from the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, in collaboration with Dr. Noel Enyedy, Director of Research at the UCLA Lab School and CONNECT. If you have any questions about the study please contact Dr. Sandoval at 310-794-5431 or sandoval@gseis.ucla.edu. | ||
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| The SPASES project aims to use new sensing technologies to help translate young children's physical actions during pretend play into a simulation that helps them learn concepts of force and motion. As Primary level students in rooms 11 & 12 physically move around the classroom, the computer will track their motion and interactions with select objects and translate their physical activity into a shared display. Imagine something like an education version of the Nintendo Wii game console, where instead of just playing games, the students are engaged in scientific inquiry and modeling. As part of the study, children will be interviewed, and their in-class work will be examined. As parents have already signed the UCLA Lab School blanket consent form, they are not required to sign any additional forms at this time. Additionally, if in the blanket consent form parents gave us permission to do so, children may be videotaped while they are engaged with the lesson. Any questions about this study should be directed to Noel Enyedy, Director of Research at UCLA Lab School/CONNECT, at (310) 825 5467, or enyedy@gseis.ucla.edu. | The SPASES project aims to use new sensing technologies to help translate young children's physical actions during pretend play into a simulation that helps them learn concepts of force and motion. As Primary level students in rooms 11 & 12 physically move around the classroom, the computer will track their motion and interactions with select objects and translate their physical activity into a shared display. Imagine something like an education version of the Nintendo Wii game console, where instead of just playing games, the students are engaged in scientific inquiry and modeling. As part of the study, children will be interviewed, and their in-class work will be examined. As parents have already signed the UCLA Lab School blanket consent form, they are not required to sign any additional forms at this time. Additionally, if in the blanket consent form parents gave us permission to do so, children may be videotaped while they are engaged with the lesson. Any questions about this study should be directed to Noel Enyedy, Director of Research at UCLA Lab School/CONNECT, at (310) 825 5467, or enyedy@gseis.ucla.edu. | ||
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| - | The Making science project is continuing its work this year on a new science curriculum for Intermediate level students in rooms 5 & 6, 7 & 8, and 18, using scientific data and sensor technology from UCLA’s Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS). This is the second year of the 3-year Making Science study, and the year students will engage in this new curriculum. As part of the research around the unit, researchers will be interviewing students and collecting their in-class science work. Additionally, if the parents have given us permission to do so, children may be videotaped as part of observation. As parents have already signed the UCLA Lab School blanket consent form, they are not required to sign any additional forms at this time. The study will be conducted primarily by Dr. William A. Sandoval, a professor from the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, in collaboration with Dr. Noel Enyedy, Director of Research at UCLA Lab School/CONNECT. If you have any questions about the study please contact Dr. Sandoval at (310) 794 5431 or sandoval@gseis.ucla.edu. | ||