This $515,428 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports the development of new estimation procedures and software tools for analyzing small-to-moderate sample size studies in STEM education research. The research project will derive a statistical framework, develop empirical guidelines, create open-source software and tutorials, and conduct workshops to improve the capacity of researchers to conduct impactful STEM education...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) federal grant program (CFDA 47.076), supports a meta-analysis of prior research on personalized adaptive learning (PAL) in undergraduate mathematics courses. The University of Central Florida will conduct a comprehensive literature review and synthesize findings across single studies using quantitative statistics to compute an...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $383,172 Project Grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the University of South Florida to develop and evaluate the use of adaptive learning platforms (ALPs) in five undergraduate engineering courses. The project aims to compare student cognitive and affective outcomes between courses using ALP-delivered adaptive pre-class lessons versus one-size-fits-all pre-class activities delivered through the learning management system...
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...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $478,433 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) aims to develop statistical procedures to improve the internal validity of STEM education impact evaluations. The 3-year project from July 2024 to June 2027 will focus on quantifying how the choice of outcome measures affects the conclusions of STEM education research studies. Key products will include new robust statistical...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program grant in the amount of $346,385 aims to transform introductory statistics courses into an engaging and meaningful learning experience for diverse students, particularly those from groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields. The project will utilize a theme-based approach to deliver personalized learning, enhance students' data literacy, and ultimately address long-standing diversity gaps in the data science...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports research at Cal Poly Corporation to characterize undergraduate STEM research experiences and student outcomes. The three-year award aims to develop and validate a multi-dimensional measure of the work design structure of academic-year undergraduate research experiences. Researchers will adapt an established work design survey from organizational psychology for the STEM research...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to train a cohort of early- and mid-career scholars to become leaders in applying advanced quantitative and computational methods to STEM education research. The $229,649 award, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is a collaboration between the University of Chicago and Michigan State University. The key products or services to be delivered through this...
This $640,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund a 9-month training institute to improve the methodological skills of STEM education researchers for conducting modern meta-analyses. The institute will provide online pre-workshop activities, a 5-day in-person intensive workshop, and post-workshop support to enable participants to develop meta-analysis research projects that explore the effectiveness of STEM education...
This $399,797 award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports a project by Dominican University to develop improved teaching methods and assessment tools for enhancing undergraduate students' understanding of experimental design and applying science concepts to everyday life. The 3-year project aims to: Gather data on experimental design comprehension through student and faculty interviews to inform the development of better assessment and teaching...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant awarded to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research for $541,575 aims to develop a comprehensive statistical framework, software tools, illustrative examples, and training materials to support the optimal design of longitudinal studies in STEM education.
Specifically, the project will create two new software tools - "PowerUPR-Growth" and an R Shiny app - to provide applied researchers with practical and flexible methods for conducting power analyses and determining optimal sample sizes for longitudinal STEM education studies. The work will also produce empirical estimates of design parameters using data from prior longitudinal studies, as well as illustrative examples, training materials, and workshops to disseminate the statistical framework and tools to students, researchers, and practitioners across STEM education disciplines. This project is funded through NSF's Education and Human Resources (EHR) Core Research (ECR) program, which supports foundational research to advance STEM learning, teaching, and workforce development.