Project Grant 2604452
- The National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded the University of Delaware $235,384 on July 1, 2026, under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to develop AI-enabled assessment tools and a comprehensive database supporting mathematics education research and teacher practice. The award funds compilation of fine-grained student learning and error data spanning grades 4–10 from over 3,500 students and 700,000 work samples. The...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education awarded $400,000 to the University of Delaware on October 1, 2026, for a Project Grant supporting development of core probabilistic reasoning for data science using AI-driven modeling under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The University of Delaware will incorporate large language models into probabilistic modeling courses and study how artificial intelligence tools influence student reasoning processes in advanced...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. $225,555 on August 15, 2026, to develop and study an AI-enhanced problem-posing based learning system that supports mathematics teachers' in-the-moment instructional decision making. The project builds an AI tool that interprets student mathematical thinking from open-ended problem-posing tasks and generates automatically generated reports...
- The National Science Foundation's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded $114,371 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York on September 15, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop artificial intelligence (AI) literacy resources and professional learning support for middle school educators. Over the two-year project period through August 31, 2027, university researchers will collaborate with school districts in Texas...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Massachusetts $628,360 on August 1, 2026, to develop simulated student agents—AI-based systems designed to model how students think, learn, and respond during educational activities. The award funds research under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The research team will develop fully interactive student models capable of engaging in dialogues with teachers and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Illinois $414,556 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to co-design, implement, and research artificial intelligence learning experiences with high school computing teachers. The project will conduct two iterative two-year qualitative studies to understand AI literacy development across teacher professional development sessions, co-design...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute $265,797 on August 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop simulated student agents powered by large language models. The project creates AI-based systems designed to model how students think, learn, and respond during educational activities, focusing on middle-school mathematics. The research team will develop fully interactive...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the National Academy of Sciences $199,999 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to convene a workshop on research and practice in the use of artificial intelligence in K–12 science, engineering, and mathematics education. The workshop will bring together researchers, educators, school leaders, technology developers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to document...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $750,000 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and study an AI-assisted professional development program supporting high school science teachers to design and deliver learning experiences that emphasize epistemic practices in science instruction. The project operates through two components: training and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Pennsylvania $223,210 on July 1, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and research language-based artificial intelligence curriculum modules for high school students. The project will develop a two-hour introductory AI module and three five-hour modules integrating AI concepts into mathematics, English language arts, and history instruction. The...
The National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings awarded the University of Delaware $381,170 on August 15, 2026, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and study an AI tool that supports mathematics teachers' real-time instructional decision-making in problem-posing based learning environments. The project builds an AI-based automatic assessment system that classifies student-posed problems according to learning goals and pedagogically useful parameters, and automatically generates reports that help teachers analyze, select, sequence, and connect student-generated problems. The research examines how these automatically generated reports support teachers' in-the-moment instructional choices that promote ambitious teaching, and how AI-enhanced problem-posing based learning affects both cognitive and affective dimensions of student learning. The work is grounded in two prior NSF-funded projects and seeks to demonstrate how AI can augment—rather than replace—teachers' professional judgment when making instructional decisions in real time. Results are intended to inform the development of AI tools supporting teaching and learning across STEM fields more broadly. Performance occurs at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware, with a period of performance from August 15, 2026, through July 31, 2029. The award is structured as a project grant, a standard assistance mechanism for NSF research funding.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $381.2k | 8/12/26 |