Bridging the practice chasm.

Bridging the language gap in scientific computing: the Chasm approach

Chasm is a toolkit providing seamless language interoperability between Fortran 95 and C++. Language interoperability is important to scientific programmers because scientific applications are predominantly written in Fortran, while software tools are mostly written in C++. Two design features differentiate Chasm from other related tools. First, we avoid the common-denominator type systems and ...

The Knowledge-Learning-Instruction (KLI) Framework: Toward Bridging the Science-Practice Chasm to Enhance Robust Student Learning

Executive Summary The volume of research on learning and instruction is enormous. Yet progress in improving educational outcomes has been slow at best. Many learning science results have not been translated into general practice and it appears that most that have been fielded have not yielded significant results in randomized control trials. Addressing the chasm between learning science and edu...

Augmenting Physical Tools: Bridging the Chasm of Late Adoption with Multimodal Language

Computing systems that attempt to automate safety-critical operations, such as those found in hospitals, traffic control centers, and military command posts, often do not account for the way that physical artifacts and human language constitute a medium for collaborative activity in those environments. Consequently, these approaches fail to win the favor of these naturally conservative end-user...

CHASM: Bridging Description and Implementation of 3D Interfaces

Specifying and implementing 3D interfaces is difficult and improvements have to go beyond just better diagrams or libraries with new features. We have to be willing to change our notions of programming. The CHASM (Connected Hierarchical Architecture of State Machines) project has studied the programming and design artifacts of several projects to identify the breadth of functionality required f...

Crossing the Chasm with Information Technology: Bridging the Quality Gap in Health Care