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Urban Science

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Description

Urban Science is a University of Wisconsin–Madison epistemic-game programme that engages learners in individual and collaborative urban-redevelopment planning through professional-practicum-like tasks and deliverables.

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  • Urban Science epistemic game mimicking the professional practicum of urban planners: Urban Science is an epistemic game developed at the University of Wisconsin at Madison that "mimics the professional practicum experiences of urban planners." Learners complete a redevelopment planning task that blends individual and collaborative work, producing planning notebooks, preference surveys, final redevelopment plans, final reports, and final presentations. The game serves as the leveraging environment for NSF-funded AutoMentor and Dynamic STEM Assessment grants and is continually updated based on empirical data from local implementations. (Rupp et al. (2010))

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Key Sources

  • Rupp, A.A., Gushta, M., Mislevy, R.J., & Shaffer, D.W. (2010). Evidence-centered Design of Epistemic Games: Measurement Principles for Complex Learning Environments. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 8(4). http://www.jtla.org
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description Urban Science is a University of Wisconsin–Madison epistemic-game programme that engages learners in individual and collaborative urban-redevelopment planning through professional-practicum-like tasks and deliverables.
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