Project Grant 2518611
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides funding of $164,178 to Farmingdale State College to implement and evaluate the Socratic Metacognitive Inquiry-Based Learning Environment (SMILE), an innovative framework that aims to strengthen critical thinking and independent learning among undergraduate computer science students through the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI). The project will investigate the impact of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to create dynamic research experiences for undergraduate students in artificial intelligence (AI) with applications in computer science education. The $400,000 award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, will provide hands-on research opportunities for students to develop AI-based educational resources for computer science education settings. Participant pairs will be...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under its STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program to Northeastern University. The grant, awarded on November 1, 2024, supports the development of an "AI-Empowered Reflective Learning" tool that aims to deepen and accelerate learning through the use of AI-supported prompts and feedback across different interaction contexts, including digital learning environments, virtual reality simulations, and augmented reality...
- This Project Grant award of $174,979 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program will support San Jose State University in exploring how to improve computer programming education for introductory Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) topics. The project aims to investigate the challenges students face when transferring conceptual knowledge from imperative, rule-based programming to the more data-driven AI/ML...
- This $192,790 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of curricular materials to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) tools into high school computer science (CS) education. The project, led by the Institute for Advancing Computing Education, a non-profit organization in Peoria, Illinois, is investigating the knowledge and skills students need to successfully use AI in pair programming activities. The resulting...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of "META-PARTNER", an adaptive AI-assisted self-regulated learning (SRL) solution. The $161,369 award to Lehigh University will integrate this AI-driven technology into the existing "AIResolver" online platform to enhance students' problem-solving skills and self-regulation abilities for computing and AI education....
- This $1.7 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund the development of a novel AI-powered student support system to improve metacognitive calibration skills at the University of Illinois from August 2022 to July 2025. The project aims to research methods for enhancing students' ability to accurately estimate their own level of knowledge using short, personalized training exercises delivered through a decentralized AI framework....
- This Project Grant award of $385,877 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) supports the development of a simulated classroom environment that allows elementary school teachers to practice facilitating student discussions with AI-driven avatars. The goal is to provide teachers with low-cost, low-stakes opportunities to improve their discussion facilitation skills, which are critical for fostering students' argumentation and critical thinking abilities. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $900,000 to North Carolina State University to develop innovative, AI-powered online learning environments that promote the learning-by-teaching approach. The project aims to design and empirically evaluate a novel integration of a teachable agent, reinforcement learning, and explainable AI to support students' acquisition of both procedural and conceptual knowledge...
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and policy competencies into computational learning for first-year undergraduate students. The project, led by Oregon State University, will develop and implement educational modules that use policy narratives and computational exercises to teach AI capabilities, limitations, and policy competencies, including ethical considerations,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance critical thinking and independent learning among undergraduate students through the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in computer science classes. The project will implement and evaluate the Socratic Metacognitive Inquiry-Based Learning Environment (SMILE), a framework that combines structured Socratic questioning with metacognitive reflection to help students develop deeper programming and critical thinking skills. The $208,277 award, which runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028, will be administered by The Pennsylvania State University. The project plans to investigate the impact of unguided AI use on student critical thinking and compare it to SMILE-guided approaches, using a mixed-methods design that includes interviews and structured observational studies. Expected outcomes include validated rubrics, instructional exercises, and evidence-based guidelines for integrating AI into computing education.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $208.3k | 8/21/25 |