Project Grant P031C210213

The National Science Foundation's STEM Education program awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, located in Bloomsburg, PA, to improve student success in first-year STEM courses. The project aims to implement two proven approaches - the co-requisite model and the Learning Assistant (LA) model - to increase college completion and retention, particularly for disadvantaged students, in STEM degree programs. Through the co-requisite model, students with...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under the STEM Education (47.076) federal grant program, provides $444,348 to Virginia Commonwealth University to develop a digital platform and classroom strategies for improving undergraduate STEM students' professional skills. The three-year award beginning in March 2023 will support creating a digital platform pre-loaded with customizable rubrics from the prior NSF-funded Enhancing Learning by...

This $599,900 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of an online platform called PULSE (Productive Struggle for Developing Self Efficacy) at the University of Texas at El Paso from June 2022 through May 2025. PULSE aims to foster productive struggles and improve self-efficacy among undergraduate students in introductory computer science courses. The platform will use machine learning to identify obstacles students face while solving programming assignments...

The University of Toledo was awarded a three-year, $707,521 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to conduct research titled "Collaborative Research: Gateway or Gatekeeper: Understanding Why Black Students Choose Engineering Technology or Engineering, and the Implications of This Choice." Through focus groups, surveys, and analysis of academic programs, the University will investigate...

This $399,481 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to improve the success and persistence of undergraduate students taking pre-calculus courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution. The project will implement an intervention program that includes exposure to campus resources, attribution retraining, and use of a pedagogical tool called an "exam wrapper" to promote self-reflection. The goal is to increase student...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to design the blueprint and initial prototype for a gamified, personalized virtual experience to provide essential scientific research skills training to undergraduate students at the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. The $500,000 project, with a performance period from September 2024 to August 2027, seeks to increase access to guided research opportunities for underrepresented Hispanic...

Purdue University received a $499,815 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program. The award supports research to develop an automated system using natural language processing to provide personalized formative feedback to undergraduate physics students on their problem-solving strategies. The project aims to determine the accuracy of machine learning algorithms in scoring student essays on their...

This $750,000 National Science Foundation project grant under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program will support North Central College's Leadership Experience and Advancement Program in STEM. Over six years, the college will provide scholarships and tailored support services to 15 low-income, high-achieving undergraduate students pursuing degrees in biology, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, or neuroscience. Transfer students will receive two-year scholarships. Support...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to establish a novel "Engaged Learning Environment for Emerging Transportation Technologies" (ELET2) learning platform. The $190,000 award to the Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) will develop an online, virtual, and interactive platform that uses advanced simulation, visualization, and modeling techniques to provide engaging and realistic learning experiences for...

The National Science Foundation awarded Temple University a $1.32 million project grant under the STEM Education federal grant program (CFDA 47.076) to support the development of an interdisciplinary tech workforce training initiative for low-income science majors. The six-year project aims to democratize access to emerging technology career opportunities by providing work-integrated learning experiences and skills development for underserved students pursuing science-related degrees. Leveraging...