Project Grant 2417207
Award Date
10/1/24
Completion Date
4/30/25
Dollars Obligated
$0
Funding Federal Agency
National Science Foundation
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Undergraduate Education
Federal Grant Program
47.076
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Similar Awards
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop and validate a versatile and equitable assessment tool for evaluating students' knowledge of computing concepts in the standard first computer science course. The $143,278 award to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which is part of the UNC System, will fund efforts to (1) construct a coherent argument for the validity of the assessment tool, referred...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to a collaborative team from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Utah University. The purpose of this 4-year project is to transform online computer science theory education by developing interactive online exercises that provide more equitable and inclusive learning experiences. The key products to be delivered include:...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) totaling $149,999 will fund the development and assessment of a two-stage exam process to improve teaching and learning outcomes in introductory computer science courses. The George Washington University will receive the funding to implement multiple choice exams requiring answer justifications from students. Those demonstrating knowledge gaps will participate in structured post-exam interviews to...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) totaling $149,146 supports research at Smith College to improve computer science education outcomes. The project aims to develop and test a two-stage exam process for introductory computer programming courses. The first stage utilizes an improved multiple-choice exam requiring students to justify answers to identify knowledge gaps. Students with significant gaps proceed to a follow-up interview....
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program ($570,422) supports the development of resources and professional development to transform grading practices in computing education. Awarded June 1, 2023 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the project aims to develop and implement a Unified Theory of Equitable Grading for Computing Education. It will produce grading resources, deploy a professional development campaign focused on equitable...
The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded Educational Testing Service a $622,551 Project Grant to develop authentic and fair computer science assessments from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Under the grant, ETS will create assessments to support the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), which aims to ensure the vitality of the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics education enterprise. Specifically, ETS will develop...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $267,587 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program to the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois, and the University of Utah. The goal of this collaborative research project, titled "CUE-T: THEORY-ABCS: Transforming Online Theory Instruction While Building Ability, Belonging, and Confidence," is to develop innovative online homework exercises and tools to...
This three-year, $349,987 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the University of Houston to understand and mitigate the impacts of code intelligence systems in introductory programming courses. The university will develop infrastructure for students to use intelligent code generation tools in a web development environment. It will then conduct pilot experiments examining effects on student tinkering behaviors and self-efficacy. An...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) aims to redesign an introductory computer science (CS1) course to teach programming with the aid of large language model (LLM) AI assistants. The key goals are to: 1) Redesign the CS1 course to emphasize skills like code reading, testing, and problem decomposition rather than just syntax and writing code from scratch; 2) Study how...
This three-year, $375,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, operating under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), will develop tools to analyze process data from computer-based educational assessments and adaptive designs for testing and learning. The Columbia University researchers will focus on statistical learning methods to understand students' cognitive processes using log file data...