![]() Make observations, a task they'd never been able to do before.Ī year into her program, Hite was attending the National Science Teachers AssociationĬonvention when Jones came running up, grabbed her by the arm and said, “You have Students about gas laws through touch, allowing students with visual impairments to Jones' research used the Novint Falcon Haptic System, which taught Work in haptic research, in particular using haptics to educate students who were Under Gail Jones, a science education scholar who is internationally known for her In beginning her doctoral studies at North Carolina State University, she studied That haven't traditionally had access to robust and unique science experiences.” Important is that we're really moving the needle for education, especially for groups To their level, their circumstance and their context,” she said. “It's critically important that what we put in front of kids is pedagogically appropriate Like iPads without a real understanding of how to use them effectively. For example, she found studies in which educators used technology Sheįound significant gaps in the research literature with K-12 technology implementationĪnd instruction. Of instructional technology could produce better outcomes in science education. When Hite started her doctoral research, she focused on how the use of emergency forms Too often, traditional education reinforced that belief. In textbooks or in their communities, so they never saw themselves in those careers. They didn't see themselves reflected as STEM professionals on television, Or they were in alternative education because they had intersected with the criminal Reasons varied widely, from students whose parents didn't have a background of education That STEM futures were out of reach to many rural, low-income or minority students. These ![]() What she learned with her students influenced her research in graduate school namely, High school students in the public schools of North Carolina. Was on the front lines of the actual reality of STEM education, teaching science to Ways to give you those opportunities to get to where the STEM careers are, to whereīefore she was immersed in testing how virtual reality fits into STEM education, Hite “Even if you know or your family doesn't know much about science, if you have no scientificĮquipment at home or you don't participate in out-of-school science experiences, youĬan still access and develop a love for science,” Hite said. She'd found the something that was missing. Than a decade teaching she found herself a student again, this time studying the use Wanting to offer those students something more, Hite searched for options. They didn't think about becoming doctors, engineers or scientists Had little education, didn't read science books at home or do science experimentsĭuring summer vacation. Students, almost exclusively, came from low-income households where either their parents ![]() They couldn't see how science applied to them or their worldview. In the same classroom, she had students who never grasped the scientific concepts Home and they were acquainted with doctors, engineers and biologists. They were students whose parents were educated, they had science books and tools at Science, who wanted to be doctors, engineers and biologists when they grew up. Students, all the while wondering what was missing. Hite, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education at Texas Tech University, spent years teaching science and geography to high school Mysteries that even the best efforts from textbooks, lectures and worksheets haven't. That allows students from any educational or socioeconomic background to unlock the She suspects virtual reality may be the great equalizer in STEM education – the X-factor ![]() To take more risks when exploring science and how VR allows them to feel more comfortable She's curious to know why virtual reality (VR) allows girls, who tend to be risk-averse, Rebecca Hite wonders if a child with autism interacting with a virtual world will help that child Education professor Rebecca Hite explores the affordances of 3-D, haptic, virtual reality for greater understanding of STEM concepts, particularly among underrepresented groups. ![]()
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