Abstract. We are interested in bridging the gap between the research community
and the practioner.
There are fundamental barriers to scaling, e.g. understanding the
role of visualization in learning, and we will attempt to address
those.
We believe that one of the ways to bring visualization and modeling
to a more central focus is to convince stakeholders of its value.
We feel like we don't have the data in hand to do this. Therefore
we are proposing to conduct a survey of the stakeholders that will
reveal differences in stakeholders' understanding of the role of
visualization and modeling in learning. As the differences are
identified we can develop strategies to promote the use of
visualization and modeling in learning.
Group Contact: Janet Bohren.
Lisa Bievenue - NCSA
Janet Bohren - Univ. of Cincinnati
Patricia Franklin - Private Industry and S.F. State Univ.
Bob Kolvoord - James Madison Univ.
1. identify barriers to implementation and scaling
2. suggest approaches to address those barriers
we have broad experience in disseminating visualization and modeling
tools to large numbers of teachers
we believe visualization is as important a methodology for learning
as is manipulation of language and mathematical symbols
Develop a national survey to assess various stakeholders'
understanding of the role of visualization and modeling in learning
and doing science and math.
Stakeholders include researchers in visualization, teacher educators,
district coordinators, state policy makers, departments of education,
legislatures, national education organizations, scientists, engineers,
professionals. We are hoping this will identify critical points of
influence that will allow us to bring visualization and modeling
tools into the mainstream of educational use.
Identify common research questions and encourage common measures
for research on visualization and modeling.
Identify common methodologies or frameworks to bring these tools and
ways of doing science and math to teachers and students.
"Meta-analysis" of the current research on visualization and modeling.
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