Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute received $316,500 in federal funding from the National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) for a Phase I collaborative research project awarded on July 1, 2026, with completion scheduled for June 30, 2028. This project, titled "From Errors to Outcomes—Indicators of Procedural and Conceptual Understanding to Improve Student Learning" (CAMEL-CN), will compile a comprehensive database of student learning and outcome data covering mathematical content in grades 4–10, leveraging previously collected data from over 3,500 students and 700,000 student work samples.

The primary deliverables include: (1) development of artificial intelligence-enabled assessment tools capable of analyzing student handwritten responses to math problems, automatically identifying problem-solving strategies, and diagnosing errors; (2) linkage of diagnostic findings to learning and motivation outcome data; and (3) creation of user-friendly tools designed for mathematics teachers and education researchers. Research data and products will be made available through the Open Science Framework Data Repository to facilitate broader researcher access and re-use. No sub-awards are planned for this grant, and the project aims to generate new insights into student mathematical learning to support the design and testing of instructional innovations.