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Oceans of Data: What Is Needed to Support Student Learning with Large Scientific Databases

The Oceans of Data project aims to find out how research on learning can inform the design of interfaces and technology tools to enable high school students to access and use scientific data gained from science cyberinfrastructure projects.

To accomplish this goal, project staff will

  • Perform a literature review
  • Interview experts from relevant disciplines, such as climate science, mathematics education, and visual analytics

Directors: Ruth Krumhansl , June Foster

Duration: 2010–2012

Funder: National Science Foundation

Partner: University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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  • A New Approach to Data
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