This $281,538 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop instructional activities and assessment tools to improve physics quantitative literacy (PQL) for STEM students. The key products to be delivered include:
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An emergent longitudinal model of PQL development based on student performance data across introductory, middle-division, and upper-division physics courses. This model will inform the development of instructional materials.
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Modular, cooperative learning activities and formative assessment questions that can be widely disseminated and implemented to help students develop the algebra and calculus reasoning underpinning STEM quantitative literacy.
The project will be conducted by the University of Washington from October 2024 through September 2026, with the goal of improving quantitative reasoning skills for all STEM majors and reducing barriers for economically disadvantaged students entering STEM fields.
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