Research subjects wanted and you will get 60-100 dollars in a
week! At the same time you can get valuable experiences and
knowledge. See below for detail info. If intersted, please call me
or email me ASAP. Or you can reply this message. Thanks. My email:
[email protected] phone 8748090
Introduction
I am a Ph.D candidate in the learning science and learning
environment lab of computer science dept. Let me explain you the
purpose of the research and what the subject will do.
This research is mainly trying to build a interactive learning
environment to foster student's science process skills. Science
process skills are domain-general scientific reasoning skills, so I
am not fostering knowledge in any specific domain like physics or
chemistry, but general skills of forming hypothesis, doing
experiments, and interpreting data. Today as we are entering an
information age, scientific reasoning abilities, the abilities to
analyze a problem and find ways to tackle them, to evaluate and
interpret the evidence or data available, are more important than
science content knowledge. Science process skills are highly
emphasized in developed countries, mainly in USA and UK(in UK's
"National curriculum for science" process skills are placed the
same importance as science content knowledge). In Singapore the
science process skills recently are getting more and more
attention, but I think in Singapore science process skills should
get more attention than in the developed countries. Parents in
Singapore seldom expect his child to be scientist, and what
Singapore needs most are IT technicians, lawyers, and business or
management professionals. Science content knowledge can really help
little for these professions, but reasoning skills and a clear mind
can help much, and science process skills can help in this way.
This research provides valuable chance for you to improve his
grasping of process skills.
I want a student of secondary 1 or 2 to be subject of my pilot
study, and the aim is to point out possible shortcomings of the
system and refine the design: is the learning process smooth? Is
the design effective to foster process skills? As the aim is to
design a good learning environment, there will not be bad or
frustrating experiences for the student. On thecountrary, I try to
make the learning process as smooth, easy and happy as possible. In
each session, the student's behavior will be videotaped and later
on be analyzed.
To not taking too much of your time, The pilot study will be
carried out in a week consisting of 3 or 4 consecutive sessions,
each lasting 2-3 hours. The pay is S$10 per hour. The student will
be paid 20-30 dollars right after the session finishes or at other
time you prefer. I notice these days it rains a lot, so if at the
time of the study it rains very heavy and it is not convenient for
him to take a bus, he can take a taxi and keep the taxi ticket. I
will pay for it.
My contact info.:
Name Liu Chaochun
email: [email protected]
lab phone: 8748090
lab address: S15, 03-09, LELS lab
Computer Science dept., School of computing, NUS
Route: Take 95 to NUH and then walk straight, or take 97, 197, 198
to science faculty of NUS and then walk through the corridor, or
take 96, 151 to central library and then take a shuttle bus service
A to the last stop. If there is any problem, call me and I will
fetch him.
some positive responses from former subjects
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 19:47:32 +0800
From: A subject
To: Liu Chaochun <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: hi
Mr. Liu Chaochun
I received your message. I got A1 in Maths and Science and B3 in
English. Thank you for everything. I really enjoyed learning from
you. Is it possible for you to pass me a copy of the video
cassette( Just for the memory sake)?
Thanks
Liu Chaochun wrote:
> Hi:
> The study is quite successful, thanks for your cooperation
and
> precious time.
> Can you tell me your maths, science and English scores of last
semester?
> I promise you I will keep the secret 
. Thanks a lot.
> Hope you a nice day.
>
> Regards
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 13:44:46 +0800
From: The student's mother
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Note of thanks.
Hi Mr. Liu Chaochun
Thank you for everything. It was a good exposure for him. He
enjoyed coming to you and learning new concepts.
Thanks once again.
Vandana
>From: Liu Chaochun <[email protected]>
>To: The subject's mother
>Subject: Note of thanks.
>Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 15:13:13 +0800 (SST)
>
>Hi:
> The pilot study is over and the result is quite good. The
study is instrumental in the refinement of our system. Thanks very
much
>for you and your son's cooperation and precious time. Also I am
very glad to tell you your son is quite clever and has shown talent
in maths and science process skills which contributes to the
success of the study. I am convinced that he will have a bright
future in the field of science and maths.
> Hope you and your son a nice day.