Purdue University was awarded a $471,982 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education on October 1, 2021 to complete the project by September 30, 2024. The project, "MEASURING AND MODELING VISUAL ATTENTION IN ONLINE MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTION," will measure and model visual attention in online multimedia instruction. This award supports the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the Nation's science, technology,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $778,131 project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Nebraska from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The grant will support research to evaluate how open educational resources facilitate implementation of Vision and Change core concepts and competencies across diverse higher education institutions. As the lead awardee, the University of Nebraska will collaborate with other institutions to study how open...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $187,590 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Kansas State University. This collaborative research project aims to analyze the impacts of state policies on computer science (CS) education participation and teacher preparation nationwide. The researchers will combine data on the timing of state CS education policy adoptions with longitudinal data on high school CS...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $118,728 Project Grant under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) to investigate the impact of video-based analysis of classroom teaching on STEM teacher preparation, effectiveness, and retention. The project aims to engage approximately 200 future and current STEM teachers across seven geographically diverse institutions in video-based analysis activities as part of their teacher preparation programs...
This $499,867 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the creation of sophisticated assessments and data collection efforts to enhance STEM instruction and research across K-16 education. The project, led by Iowa State University, will establish eight working groups to address critical topics for ethical, large-scale data collection and diverse research collaborations. This will enable the expansion of the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $937,260 Project Grant to The Regents of the University of Colorado under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to study how multi-digit number names and written symbols guide early elementary students' attention, memory, and place value learning. Over three years from July 2022 to June 2025, the University will conduct three experimental studies with kindergarteners using eye-tracking technology, assessments of students' place value knowledge, and...
Fort Hays State University was awarded a $713,832 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to implement the Science Teachers for Rural America project from March 15, 2022 to February 28, 2027. The project aims to address rural STEM teacher workforce challenges through recruitment, preparation, placement and retention of 30 STEM majors as science teachers in rural school districts over five years. It will implement a one-year post-baccalaureate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program is funding research to examine the supply, qualifications, and career paths of STEM teachers in the United States. The $265,206 award to the University of Missouri System will investigate several aspects of the STEM teacher pipeline, including the qualifications and credentials of STEM teacher candidates, changes in STEM teacher turnover due to the Great Recession and COVID-19...
This $150,810 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The grant aims to identify trends in the demographics and turnover behavior of the STEM teacher workforce, with a focus on retaining prospective teachers in high-need schools, especially rural communities, and improving outcomes for their students. The project includes two complementary studies: one using the National Teacher and Principal Survey, and a second using...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $4,304,961 in funding to Horizon Research Inc. to conduct the 2027 National Survey of Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering Education (NSSME+). The study, which will continue a longitudinal research effort that began in 1977, will examine policies and practices related to STEM education, including the extent to which instruction models effective, evidence-based...