Robust Designs for Scalability
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چکیده
One-size-fits-all educational innovations do not work because they ignore contextual factors that determine an intervention’s efficacy in a particular local situation. Identifying variables within the intervention’s setting that represent important conditions for success and summarizing the extent to which the impact of the intervention is attenuated by variation in them can provide prospective adopters of the innovation a better sense of what level of effectiveness they are likely to enjoy in their own particular circumstances. This study presents a research framework on how to conduct such an analysis and how to design educational innovations for scalability through enhancing their adaptability for effective usage in a wide variety of settings. The River City MUVE, a technology-based curriculum designed to enhance engagement and learning in middle school science, is presented as a case study. Key discussion points or questions for session: • What other conditions of success are important in technology innovations? • What types of research studies will help to determine the full range of conditions for success? • What are some strategies for collecting contextual data and determining conditions for success across various projects? • What are other heuristics for robust design? • As a field, how can we share heuristics for robust design and scalability?
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