This federal Project Grant award of $335,077.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports a longitudinal research study at Auburn University to investigate how students' problem-solving skills and physics instructors' pedagogical knowledge develop over time. The three-year project will use qualitative case-study methods, including video recordings of students solving real-world physics problems and interviews with students and instructors, to understand the novice-to-expert transition in problem-solving. The research aims to provide a better understanding of how to more effectively teach problem-solving skills, thereby preparing the next generation of physicists for addressing future global challenges. The results will be disseminated through scholarly publications and conference presentations. No subawards are planned for this award.
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