ERIC Number: EJ1273955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-3894
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Aerial Drone: An Effective Tool to Teach Information Technology and Cybersecurity through Project Based Learning to Minority High School Students in the U.S.
Bhuyan, Jay; Wu, Fan; Thomas, Cassandra; Koong, Kai; Hur, Jung Won; Wang, Chih-hsuan
TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, v64 n6 p899-910 Nov 2020
This paper describes the design, implementation, and results of an NSF funded Summer Academy from 2016 to 2018, which engaged, on an annual basis, 30 to 60 rising 10th and 11th grade high school science students in an innovative, technology-enriched Project Based Learning (PBL) environment. This Academy emphasized how tech gadgets work and the impact that technology can have on improving communities by immersing students in the exploration of one such device that is a growing phenomenon, the "aerial drone." In this Academy, the students learned various operations of the drone through Python programming language, and some cybersecurity issues and solutions. The student teams, under the guidance of diverse mentors, comprehensively fortified their STEM problem-solving skills and critical thinking. Both formative and summative evaluations for this Academy showed that it helped students improve their critical thinking ability and motivated them to pursue careers in STEM-related disciplines, specifically in information technology and cybersecurity areas.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Student Projects, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Programming, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Program Effectiveness, Computer Security, Information Security, Aviation Technology, Minority Group Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1761735