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31	A prática da pesquisa no ensino superior: a iniciação científica como mediação da aprendizagem significativa Soares, Marisa 15 April 2016 (has links) Submitted by Nadir Basilio (nadirsb@uninove.br) on 2016-08-16T18:16:45Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marisa Soares.pdf: 1376666 bytes, checksum: 179323554d084687911f482ec87a095b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-16T18:16:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marisa Soares.pdf: 1376666 bytes, checksum: 179323554d084687911f482ec87a095b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-15 / Basado en una investigación bibliográfica e investigación de campo cualitativa, buscamos identificar y analizar las posibilidades didácticas y pedagógicas de las actividades de investigación de pregrado, que en nuestra experiencia en la universidad investigada se ha demostrado, además de ser un puente que conecta los estudiantes de la graduación con los proyectos de posgrado, en una perspectiva de la formación profesional con cualidad. Destacamos los vínculos entre la investigación de pregrado y el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en la formación docente. Para llevar a cabo esta investigación, se analizaron un universo de muestras compuesto por profesores, graduandos y graduados de los cursos de Licenciaturas y Pedagogía de una Universidad particular del Departamento de Sao Paulo. Utilizamos el procedimiento técnico del cuestionario elaborado con nueve cuestiones cerradas y una abierta, ya que se intentó evaluar el resultado educativo de la práctica de la investigación de pregrado, con el fin de verificar en qué medida esta práctica contribuye a un aprendizaje significativo. Se presenta como nuestra hipótesis de que la estrategia didáctica-pedagógica de la investigación de pregrado transforma cualitativamente el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje, haciéndolo significativo. Fueron compulsadas fuentes bibliográficas que tratan con el proceso de construcción de conocimiento en relación con el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en la educación superior, que explica nuestras categorías teóricas de análisis. Como resultado, hemos observado contribuciones epistémicas a la comprensión y la práctica de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de manera más significativa. / Based on bibliographical research and qualitative field research, we seek to identify and analyze the didactic pedagogical possibilities of undergraduate research activities, which in our experience in the researched university have demonstrated that beyond a connecting bridge between the undergraduates and the graduate faculty projects, there is also a prospect of a quality professional training. We highlight the links between Undergraduate Research and the process of teaching and learning in training of educators. Therefore, we analyzed a sample universe consisting on teachers, students and graduates of courses of the Sao Paulo university. We use the technical procedure of survey developed with nine closed questions and one open question. As we aimed to assess the pedagogical results of the practice of undergraduate research, in order to verify to what extent this practice contributes to meaningful learning. We presented as our hypothesis that didactic and pedagogical strategy of undergraduate research qualitatively transform the teaching and learning process, making it significant. Were raised literature sources dealing with the knowledge building process in relation to the teaching and learning process in higher education, to explicit our theoretical categories of analysis. As a result, we noted epistemic contributions to the understanding and practice of the teaching and learning process in a more meaningful way. / Com base em pesquisa de natureza bibliográfica e em pesquisa de campo de natureza qualitativa, buscamos identificar e analisar as possibilidades didático pedagógicas das atividades da Iniciação Científica, que em nossa experiência na universidade pesquisada tem se demonstrado, além de uma ponte de conexão dos alunos da graduação com os projetos docentes da pós-graduação, uma perspectiva de uma formação profissional com qualidade. Destacamos a articulação entre a Iniciação Científica e o processo de ensino e aprendizagem na formação de educadores. Para a condução desta pesquisa, analisamos um universo amostral formado por professores, alunos e egressos de cursos de Licenciatura e de Pedagogia de uma Universidade particular do Estado de São Paulo. Utilizamos o procedimento técnico de questionário, elaborado com nove questões fechadas e uma questão aberta, posto que objetivamos analisar o resultado pedagógico da prática da Iniciação Científica, com vistas a verificar até que ponto esta prática contribui para a aprendizagem significativa. Apresentamos como nossa hipótese que a estratégia didático-pedagógica da Iniciação Científica transforma qualitativamente o processo de ensino e aprendizagem, tornando-o significativo. Foram compulsadas fontes bibliográficas que tratam do processo de construção de conhecimento em relação com o processo de ensino e aprendizagem no ensino superior, explicitando nossas categorias teóricas de análise. Como resultado, evidenciamos subsídios epistêmicos para o entendimento e para a prática do processo de ensino e aprendizagem de forma mais significativa. ensino superior iniciação científica aprendizagem significativa construção do conhecimento formação de educadores educación universitaria investigación de pregrado el aprendizaje significativo la construcción del conocimiento formación de educadores higher education undergraduate research meaningful learning construction of knowledge teacher training CIENCIAS HUMANAS::EDUCACAO
32	Evaluation of a Novel Biochemistry Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Stefan M Irby (6326255) 15 May 2019 (has links) <p>Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) have been described in a range of educational contexts. Although various learning objectives, termed anticipated learning outcomes (ALOs) in this project, have been proposed, processes for identifying them may not be rigorous or well-documented, which can lead to inappropriate assessment and speculation about what students actually learn from CUREs. Additionally, evaluation of CUREs has primarily relied on student and instructor perception data rather than more reliable measures of learning.This dissertation investigated a novel biochemistry laboratory curriculum for a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) known as the Biochemistry Authentic Scientific Inquiry Lab (BASIL). Students participating in this CURE use a combination of computational and biochemical wet-lab techniques to elucidate the function of proteins of known structure but unknown function. The goal of the project was to evaluate the efficacy of the BASIL CURE curriculum for developing students’ research abilities across implementations. Towards achieving this goal, we addressed the following four research questions (RQs): <b>RQ1</b>) How can ALOs be rigorously identified for the BASIL CURE; <b>RQ2</b>) How can the identified ALOs be used to develop a matrix that characterizes the BASIL CURE; <b>RQ3</b>) What are students’ perceptions of their knowledge, confidence and competence regarding their abilities to perform the top-rated ALOs for this CURE; <b>RQ4</b>) What are appropriate assessments for student achievement of the identified ALOs and what is the nature of student learning, and related difficulties, developed by students during the BASIL CURE? To address these RQs, this project focused on the development and use of qualitative and quantitative methods guided by constructivism and situated cognition theoretical frameworks. Data was collected using a range of instruments including, content analysis, Qualtrics surveys, open-ended questions and interviews, in order to identify ALOs and to determine student learning for the BASIL CURE. Analysis of the qualitative data was through inductive coding guided by the concept-reasoning-mode (CRM) model and the assessment triangle, while analysis of quantitative data was done by using standard statistical techniques (e.g. conducting a parried t-test and effect size). The results led to the development of a novel method for identifying ALOs, namely a process for identifying course-based undergraduate research abilities (PICURA; RQ1; Irby, Pelaez, & Anderson 2018b). Application of PICURA to the BASIL CURE resulted in the identification and rating by instructors of a wide range of ALOs, termed course-based undergraduate research abilities (CURAs), which were formulated into a matrix (RQs 2; Irby, Pelaez, & Anderson, 2018a,). The matrix was, in turn, used to characterize the BASIL CURE and to inform the design of student assessments aimed at evaluating student development of the identified CURAs (RQs 4; Irby, Pelaez, & Anderson, 2018a). Preliminary findings from implementation of the open-ended assessments in a small case study of students, revealed a range of student competencies for selected top-rated CURAs as well as evidence for student difficulties (RQ4). In this way we were able to confirm that students are developing some of the ALOs as actual learning outcomes which we term VLOs or verified learning outcomes. In addition, a participant perception indicator (PPI) survey was used to gauge students’ perceptions of their gains in knowledge, experience, and confidence during the BASIL CURE and, therefore, to inform which CURAs should be specifically targeted for assessment in specific BASIL implementations (RQ3;). These results indicate that, across implementations of the CURE, students perceived significant gains with large effect sizes in their knowledge, experience, and confidence for items on the PPI survey (RQ3;). In our view, the results of this dissertation will make important contributions to the CURE literature, as well as to the biochemistry education and assessment literature in general. More specifically, it will significantly improve understanding of the nature of student learning from CUREs and how to identify ALOs and design assessments that reveal what students actually learn from such CUREs - an area where there has been a dearth of available knowledge in the past. The outcomes of this dissertation could also help instructors and administrators identify and align assessments with the actual features of a CURE (or courses in general), use the identified CURAs to ensure the material fits departmental or university needs, and evaluate the benefits of students participating in these innovative curricula. Future research will focus on expanding the development and validation of assessments so that practitioners can better evaluate the efficacy of their CUREs for developing the research competencies of their undergraduate students and continue to render improvements to their curricula.</p> Biochemistry Education Course-based Undergraduate Research Course-based Research Experiences CURE anticipated learning outcomes ALOs ALO CURAs research abilities PICURA ALO matrix BASIL weighted-relevance WR verified learning outcomes VLOs CUREs biochemistry computational biochemistry bioinformatics biochemistry education chemistry education chemistry teaching laboratory upper-division ACE-Bio experimental competencies Authentic science inquiry chemical education assessment assessment design Student understanding student difficulties biochemistry laboratory experiments biochemistry teaching laboratory chemistry teaching laboratory chemistry teaching laboratories predicting protein function protein inquiry-based learning inquiry-based teaching content analysis open-ended survey interviews semi-structured interviews PPI participant perception indicator assessment triangle CRM conceptual reasoning mode conceptual-reasoning-mode model curriculum evaluation experimental abilities discovery skills learning objectives learning outcomes LO LOs collaborations collaborative course implementation implementation student difficuluties experimental learning experimental literacy data-representation ACE-Bio Network Likert-survey
33	"You get what you pay for" vs "You can alchemize": Investigating Discovery Research Experiences in Inorganic Chemistry/Chemistry Education via an Undergraduate Instructional Laboratory Bodenstedt, Kurt Wallace 08 1900 (has links) Synthesis of d10 complexes of monovalent coinage metals, copper(I) and gold(I), with dithiophosphinate/diphosphine ligands -- along with their targeted characterization and screening for inorganic or organic light emitting diodes (LEDs or OLEDs, respectively) -- represents the main scope of this dissertation's scientific contribution in inorganic and materials chemistry. Photophysical studies were undertaken to quantify the phosphorescence properties of the materials in the functional forms required for LEDs or OLEDs. Computational studies were done to gain insights into the assignment of the phosphorescent emission peaks observed. The gold(I) dinuclear complexes studied would be candidates of OLED/LED devices due to room temperature phosphorescence, visible absorption/excitation bands, and low single-digit lifetimes -- which would promote higher quantum yield at higher voltages in devices with concomitant lower roll-off efficiency. The copper(I) complexes were not suited to the OLED/LED applications but can be used for thermosensing materials. Crystallographic studies were carried to elucidate coefficients of thermal expansion of the crystal unit cell for additional usage in materials applications besides optoelectronic devices. This has uncovered yet another unplanned potential application for both copper(I) and gold(I) complexes herein, as both types have been found to surpass the literature's threshold for "colossal" thermal expansion coefficients. Two other investigations represent contribution to the field of chemistry education have also been accounted for in this dissertation. First, a 12-week advanced research discovery experiment for inorganic chemistry has been designed to help students develop application-based content expertise, as well as to introduce students to research experiences that are similar to those found in academia, industry, and government research laboratories. Students are expected to develop a novel research project through conducting a literature search to find suitable reaction protocols, incorporating synthetic techniques, collecting data, characterizing products and applications of those products, and presenting their results. This multi-week research discovery experiment is centered on applications of inorganic synthetic techniques to design, analyze, and screen d10 coinage metal complexes for possible LED/OLED-based applications that were presented in chapter 3 of the dissertation. The second chemistry education contribution pertains to designing a pilot research study to investigate undergraduate chemistry majors' perceptions of environmental sources/influences, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, career interests, and career choice goals in the lab designed in chapter 4 of the dissertation. Specifically, this research aims to gauge students' perceptions of their ability to perform synthetic and analytical methods for the creation of materials that were used in a novel research experiment in the context of an inorganic chemistry laboratory. This research study used a survey to collect data on students' motivation, self-efficacy, career interests, and career goals upon graduation, along with their perceived barriers within the course. This research study is guided by the following research question: How does an inorganic chemistry laboratory course, following a research discovery model, impact undergraduate students' (a) confidence with techniques and skills, (b) perception of ability to conduct research, and (c) interest in pursuing careers involving chemistry? Photoluminescence d10-d10 Interactions Coinage Metal Complexes OLED Materials LED Materials Upper-Division Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Instruction Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives Discovery Learning IR Spectroscopy Laboratory Equipment/Apparatus NMR Spectroscopy Spectroscopy Undergraduate Research Chemistry Education Research Student Perceptions on Learning Pilot Study Social Cognitive Career Theory

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