UROP Project
nursing education, game-based learning
Research Mentor: ck22j@fsu.edu Chaewon Kim,
Department, College, Affiliation: Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences, Education
Contact Email: ck22j@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Tammy Paarlberg she, her, hers
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: tmp23d@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Department, College, Affiliation: Educational Psychology and Learning Sciences, Education
Contact Email: ck22j@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Tammy Paarlberg she, her, hers
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: tmp23d@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: No
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: education, nursing, but other majors are also welcome
Project Location: 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Thursday, September 5th, 11-11:30 am (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9851780662)
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: education, nursing, but other majors are also welcome
Project Location: 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 5,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Thursday, September 5th, 11-11:30 am (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/9851780662)
Project Description
We work with Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) to implement escape rooms for nursing education. One cycle of data collection from FSU nursing students were conducted in July and we plan to collect more data from nursing residents in September. Please refer to the timeline below, and feel free to email ck22j@fsu.edu if you have more questions.August: CITI training, IRB approval, schedule adjustment
September: Data collection, data cleaning
October: Data cleaning, data analysis (quant.)
November: Data analysis (quant.), ICLS proposal
December: Winter break
January: Data analysis (qual.)
February: Data analysis (qual.), AECT proposal
March: writing
April: Journal proposal
Research Tasks: All research tasks are for the entire research group. This does not mean you are doing all this work on your own. There will be detailed guidelines for you to get onboard to the research group once the UROP starts.
CITI training: You need to take the training to participate in a study that requires human subjects as a researcher.
IRB approval: You will be included in the IRB review.
schedule adjustment: You need to communicate with the team members and record the schedule for the data collection.
Data collection: We will collect data from TMH. You will need to drive yourself to TMH to facilitate the data collection process. The data source we will collect includes survey, interview, and the recordings of the escape rooms.
Data cleaning: We will clean the data using Otter.ai, Python, Excel, or SPSS.
Data analysis (quant.): We will get descriptive data and visualize them using Python or R.
Data analysis (qual.): We will analyze the unstructured data based on a coding framework. This may include manual coding.
Writing: You may participate in writing the research articles.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: [Required] Strong communication skills, Be able to drive to TMH and facilitate the data collection process, Willing to learn
[Recommended] Experience in any of the following software or languages: Python, R, SPSS, or Excel
Mentoring Philosophy
This is my second time being a mentor for a UROP project. Last year, although it was my first time being a mentor, I was honored to be nominated for the best mentor award in UROP. Here are three things I kept to maintain both good relationship and productivity.1. Open communication: We establish 30-minute-long weekly meeting to update the progress and discuss next steps. I check whether the tasks sound reasonable, if there is any foreseeable obstacle, and encourage the team members. We also keep a meeting note, where the tasks, progresses, and deadlines are recorded.
2. Open opportunity: We encourage UROP students to explore more opportunities through our project. ICLS and AECT are great conferences where we can present our work in the context of learning designs and network with your future employers. Our end goal for 2024-2025 is a journal publication, which will look great on your CV if you're considering graduate schools for your next step.
3. Open possibility: There will be so much to explore with the data we will collect- the types of debrief, the emotional states of students in the escape room, the tweaks in the designs of escape rooms, etc. If you have an idea on analyzing the data, we will happily develop it together and you will lead a paper, which, again, will look great on your CV if you're considering graduate schools for your next step.