Project Grant 2411997
- This $345,553.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research at Florida International University (FIU) to evaluate the effects of alternative grading strategies on student goal orientation, motivation, self-efficacy, and content learning in high-enrollment biology courses. The project aims to determine if alternative grading structures that emphasize mastery of learning objectives can improve students' mastery goal...
- This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support research and professional development activities at North Dakota State University from January 2023 through December 2024. The awardee will examine the impact of grading practices on self-concept and persistence for rural and nontraditional students in high-enrollment gateway STEM courses. Using mixed methods and community-based participatory research, the investigator will...
- 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) Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to advance knowledge about the development and implementation of improved student assessment strategies in undergraduate STEM education at two-year institutions. The $499,954 award to Shoreline Community College will investigate the impacts of pre-released exam strategies on student learning, experiences, and faculty adoption. Through a mixed-methods design-based research study, the project...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve fundamental data analytical skills for STEM students, with a focus on enhancing learning for students from groups historically underrepresented in STEM. The $346,385 award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will utilize a theme-based approach to deliver personalized learning experiences in introductory statistics courses at...
- This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant, funded under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), will support research at the University of California, Santa Barbara to advance the cognitive science of active learning in STEM courses. Over a two-year period, the fellow will conduct three controlled experiments manipulating dosage schedules and order of active learning and lecture components. The research aims to pinpoint instructional features that maximize equity,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $398,236 to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to create a sustainable, adaptable framework for fostering critical thinking and inspiring diverse learners in STEM fields. The project aims to promote sustained interest and critical statistical thinking across undergraduate STEM education by implementing a novel two-course cross-level structure that pairs advanced...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), aims to develop and document more effective ways to disseminate research-informed STEM education programs and practices at the University of Colorado-Denver. The $500,000 award will fund two key initiatives over a 3-year period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028: Expansion of the Learning Assistants (LA) program to additional STEM courses with high DFW (D, F, or Withdrawal) rates,...
- This National Science Foundation project grant of $172,947 will fund the development of open response assessments to evaluate undergraduate student engagement in mathematical sensemaking across biology, chemistry, and physics disciplines. Awarded under the federal STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the funding will support two aims over a four year period from March 2023 through February 2027. The first aim is to apply an evidence-centered design process to develop open-ended assessment items...
- This federal Project Grant award of $182,104 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development and integration of educational tools to deploy equitable grading practices (EGP) in typical university classrooms. The award, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, is a collaborative research effort between Virginia Tech and the University of Buffalo. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant...
This National Science Foundation STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award of $324,000.00, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, aims to investigate the use and impact of alternative grading methods in undergraduate STEM education. The project will involve three main activities: A scoping systematic literature review to identify alternative grading practices used in undergraduate STEM courses and explore their reported impacts on student learning. Semi-structured interviews with students and instructors at two comparable higher education institutions, one using traditional grading and the other using alternative grading methods, to understand their experiences and choices related to grading. Qualitative analysis of the interview data to contribute to the fundamental understanding of how alternative grading methods may affect undergraduate STEM learning experiences and instructor decision-making. This project seeks to generate knowledge that could support researchers and instructors in improving undergraduate STEM education. No subwards are planned under this award.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $324.0k | 5/30/24 |