Project Grant 1934038

The National Science Foundation awarded a $599,750 Project Grant to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley through the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve the quality of learning among physics students. The University will implement Team-Based Learning approaches in multiple lower-division and advanced physics courses over a three-year period from July 2022 to June 2025. Team-Based Learning is an interactive instructional strategy that replaces passive learning with active...

This $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) program, supports the development of simulation-based labs and associated education research for topics in electromagnetism, waves, and optics. Trustees of Boston University will create several HTML5 computer simulations for use in introductory physics labs, along with worksheets and guided inquiry materials. They will test the effectiveness of hybrid labs...

The University of South Florida was awarded a $299,994 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop augmented reality simulations and related materials for introductory physics courses from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The university will create six AR simulations covering key topics in physics, along with video tutorials to help instructors incorporate the simulations into an investigative science learning environment approach....

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $267,088 to the CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation, a Hispanic-Serving Institution, to conduct research and develop instructional exercises that will support the effective integration of calculus concepts in introductory calculus-based physics courses. The key objectives of this 3-year project are to: 1) research practices in introductory mathematics and physics courses...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $599,867 supports the development of instructional design principles to improve student mindset and persistence in introductory physics courses. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the three-year award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign aims to establish practices that integrate physics epistemology, growth mindset, and sense of belonging. Through a design-based research approach involving mixed methods,...

The University of California, Santa Barbara will use a $301,709 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to develop an artificial intelligence framework for transforming online introductory STEM video lectures. The framework will extract gestures and voice from existing instructor-led videos and reconfigure them into agent-based presentations delivered by a diverse set of emotionally and socially sensitive animated on-screen...

The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $331,926 under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University for a collaborative project titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC REASONING IN ONLINE AND IN-PERSON INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS LABS." The project aims to develop physics lab curriculum modules and assessments targeted at improving students'...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $464,597 will fund research to characterize active learning environments in physics education and relate classroom features to student outcomes. The award was made under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education program (CFDA 47.076) to support the creation and implementation of promising STEM education practices. Specifically, the funding will support a collaborative research project between Drexel University and Wright...

Stony Brook University will receive $299,949 over three years from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to study online laboratory instruction in undergraduate physics courses. Specifically, the project aims to investigate how physics faculty and teaching assistants have adapted laboratory materials and pedagogy for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will explore factors influencing online teaching approaches as well as student experiences and...

The National Science Foundation awarded San Diego State University Research Foundation $849,786 under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop virtual reality-based physics learning environments. Through this three-year Project Grant running from September 2022 to August 2025, the Foundation will construct three fundamental virtual learning spaces focused on electric fields, magnetic fields, and electromagnetic waves. These interactive virtual environments will allow undergraduate...