This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $4,304,961 to conduct the 2027 National Survey of Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Engineering Education (NSSME+). The study, led by Horizon Research, Inc. with assistance from Westat, will monitor the status of STEM education in the U.S., examine policies and practices related to STEM instruction, and assess factors contributing to underrepresentation in STEM...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award, under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program, provides $199,967 to Colorado State University to conduct exploratory research leveraging large language models to analyze qualitative data gathered from underrepresented students in STEM disciplines. The project takes an ecosystems approach to understanding STEM degree progression, examining how environmental factors at the individual, academic, and...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $359,824 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) to deliver a 9-month training institute aimed at improving the methodological skills of STEM education researchers for conducting modern meta-analyses. The institute will provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead and conduct basic meta-analyses, as well as critically evaluate...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $1,227,108 to the University of Houston System to develop an Authentic Community-Engaged Scholarship in STEM Education Postdoc Training Program. The goal is to train three independent STEM education researchers with competencies in building community-engaged research-practice partnerships. The project aims to enhance postdoctoral researchers' capabilities across six core...
This $1.2 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will support the Science and Mathematics Education Research Collaborative Postdoctoral Program at the Rochester Institute of Technology from October 2022 to September 2025. The program will train postdoctoral fellows through research opportunities, professional development activities, and participation in an interdisciplinary community of STEM education scholars. Fellows will work with...
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 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 $499,867 National Science Foundation Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support the creation of sophisticated assessments and data collection efforts to enhance STEM instruction and research across K-16 education. The project, led by Iowa State University, will establish eight working groups to address critical topics for ethical, large-scale data collection and diverse research collaborations. This will enable the expansion of the...
This $712,840 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports graduate research fellowships for outstanding students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM education fields. The award provides three years of financial support for NSF Graduate Fellows at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, reflecting NSF's commitment to ensuring...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $229,649 to Michigan State University from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The goal of this project is 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 project will deepen participants' methodological training, provide sustained methodological support, and...