Project Grant 2302813
- This $149,992 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports the development of adaptable, game-based, interactive learning environments for STEM education. The primary goals are to: 1) Automate the customization and adaptation of 3D simulated game-based learning environments to improve engagement; 2) Assess the effectiveness of these learning environments for diverse learner groups in online and in-person...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.076 - STEM Education) provides $200,000 to Carnegie Mellon University to develop adaptable, game-based interactive learning environments for STEM education. The primary goals of the project are to: Automate the customization and adaptation of 3D simulated game-based learning environments to improve learner engagement. Provide a deeper understanding of the design, development, and deployment of these learning environments,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program provides $499,918 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to broaden the use of learning analytics in STEM education research. The project will develop a modular, adaptable curriculum composed of 25-30 instructional modules on cutting-edge data science and artificial intelligence techniques. Over 3 years, the project will train two cohorts of 50 STEM education researchers to use...
- The Pennsylvania State University received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to develop tools supporting the assessment of written problems in large enrollment statistics courses. The grant aims to advance the use of short answer questions through an interactive platform combining human and machine assessment to sort student answers and provide timely feedback....
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Pennsylvania State University a $232,362 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. The award supports the development and evaluation of the Socratic Metacognitive Inquiry-Based Learning Environment (SMILE), an innovative pedagogical framework designed to enhance critical thinking and independent learning in undergraduate introductory...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, aims to investigate essential competencies for data science literacy and how undergraduate students learn these fundamentals in introductory data science courses. The $331,452 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will be led by Arizona State University (ASU) to serve the national interest by identifying priority data science competencies and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $254,966 to the University of Pittsburgh to develop, improve, and deploy adaptive learning platform (ALP) lessons and compare them with one-size-fits-all pre-class activities delivered via a learning management system (LMS) across five engineering courses at three institutions. The project aims to examine how prior knowledge from ALP lessons impacts student cognitive and affective outcomes,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Pennsylvania State University received a $115,380 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This Level 2 Engaged Student Learning project builds upon a prior prototype to develop and enhance the Automated Feedback for Computing Theory (AFCT) tool, which provides immediate feedback to students designing computational models...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,055 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076). The two-year award will support the development of a mid-scale research infrastructure incubator to leverage data from digital educational games to improve STEM learning. Specifically, the University of Wisconsin-Madison will convene asynchronous discussions, in-person...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $657,616 project grant under its STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) for the project "Integrating Self-Regulated Learning into STEM Courses: Maximizing Learning Outcomes with the STSRL Framework." This 3-year effort aims to improve postsecondary students' academic success and retention in STEM disciplines by embedding effective self-regulated learning...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) Project Grant award of $350,000 to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, will develop adaptable, game-based interactive learning environments to improve STEM education and learning outcomes. The primary goals are to automatically customize 3D simulated game-based learning environments to enhance learner engagement and understanding, and assess their effectiveness for diverse learners in online and in-person settings. The project aims to reduce barriers to content generation, create customized and adaptive learning environments, and explore how learner decision-making and behavior data can enhance understanding of self-regulated learning skills. The award period runs from September 15, 2023 through August 31, 2026. No subawards are planned.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $350.0k | 9/8/23 |