This $230,111 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research to improve the effectiveness of calculus-based introductory physics instruction for science and engineering students. The research will investigate how students perceive and reason with the mathematics encountered in these courses, with the goal of developing and assessing research-based instructional exercises that can be incorporated into standard physics...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $295,907 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, through its Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The project aims to integrate computation as a standard problem-solving tool throughout the undergraduate physics curriculum at the university. Key activities include establishing a departmental process to sustain changes to the...
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 $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...
This $225,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education will support the Research Foundation of the City University of New York and Hostos Community College in developing and implementing a new "Doing Physics" pedagogical approach in General Physics I. The approach aims to improve student outcomes through inquiry-based science, collaborative and game-based learning, course-based undergraduate research experiences, and mentoring students to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $246,857 Project Grant to the University of Arizona under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to improve and broaden participation in undergraduate STEM education through faculty professional development. Specifically, the American Association of Physics Teachers, American Astronomical Society, and American Physical Society will redesign and expand their successful physics and astronomy faculty workshops to focus on developing individualized plans...
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....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $499,999 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to The Ohio State University, with a period of performance from June 15, 2024 to May 31, 2026. The project, titled "INCLUDES NETWORK CONNECTOR: A NETWORK TO FACILITATE TRANSFORMING INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSES TO SUPPORT ALL STUDENTS", aims to create a network that will redesign introductory physics sequences to better support students with varying levels of math...
This $184,742 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research at Texas A&M University to study the role of co-curricular physics outreach activities on undergraduate student persistence and success. The project aims to survey undergraduate physics majors nationwide regarding their participation in informal physics outreach programs for K-12 students and analyze the relationship to student success factors. A subaward of $30,000 to the...
This $187,595 National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award to Seattle Pacific University, in collaboration with the University of Washington Bothell and Western Washington University, aims to improve teaching and learning in large introductory physics courses through the use of Learning Assistants (LAs). The project will develop a model for training LAs to effectively elicit and build on students' diverse science ideas, promoting more active,...