The Cosmic Ray Observatory Project: Results of a Summer High-School Student, Teacher, University Scientist Partnership Using a Capstone Research Experience |
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| Authors: | Duane F Shell Gregory R Snow and Daniel R Claes |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Psychology, 114 TEAC, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, USA;(2) Department of Physics and Astronomy, 208 Theodore Jorgensen Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0299, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports results from evaluation of the Cosmic Ray Observatory Project (CROP), a student, teacher, scientist partnership
to engage high-school students and teachers in school based cosmic ray research. Specifically, this study examined whether
an intensive summer workshop experience could effectively prepare teacher—student teams to engage in cutting edge high-energy
physics research. Results showed that teachers and students could acquire enough knowledge about cosmic ray physics and self-efficacy
for conducting cosmic ray research during a summer workshop to be full participants in an SSP conducting research in their
schools, and a capstone anchoring approach using an authentic research activity was effective for motivating student engagement
in didactic classroom learning. CROP demonstrated “proof of concept” that setting up cosmic ray detector arrays in schools
run by teachers and students was feasible, but found that set-up and operation in a high-school was technically difficult. |
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