The University of Southern California received a $364,885 Project Grant award on August 1, 2024 from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant will fund the development of a "Diagnostic Instrument for Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Numbers and Operations". The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $XXX sub-grant on...
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) to develop new statistical methods and software for item response theory model calibration applicable to computerized adaptive testing in small-scale assessments. Key products to be delivered under the three-year award period include dimension reduction methods for item response theory models based on...
This federal Project Grant award of $421,575.00 was provided by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant funding will be used by the University of California Irvine to harness artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to train mindsets for mathematical higher order thinking skills. The project aims to develop and evaluate innovative educational interventions...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded Digital Promise Global, a non-profit organization, a $251,621.52 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324). This grant, awarded on November 6, 2023, supports scientifically rigorous research aimed at expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at risk for disabilities. Through this funding, Digital Promise Global will...
The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $1,803,836 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) for the "GENAI EMPOWERED NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR UPHOLDING STEM+C EDUCATION (GENIUS)" project. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant supports comprehensive research activities to...
This $169,152 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the CFDA 84.305 Education Research, Development and Dissemination program is intended to expand the functionality and accessibility of software for diagnostic measurement. The grant was awarded to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc., a non-profit research organization, with a period of performance from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The key product or...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,083,321.00 was made on September 1, 2024 by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The funding supports the "THE USING GENERATIVE AI FOR READING R & D CENTER" project, which is aimed at advancing educational outcomes through research and development of generative AI technologies for reading instruction. The prime awardee, Digital Promise Global, will lead the...
This $733,692.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant supports comprehensive research activities designed to improve educational outcomes across all learning stages. The primary awardee, Carnegie Mellon University, will conduct research and development efforts focused on areas such as artificial intelligence in education,...
This three-year, $375,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, operating under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), will develop tools to analyze process data from computer-based educational assessments and adaptive designs for testing and learning. The Columbia University researchers will focus on statistical learning methods to understand students' cognitive processes using log file data...
This $292,717.15 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) supports research activities aimed at improving educational outcomes and expanding knowledge. The grant funds a study by Georgetown University, the prime awardee, to examine differences in financial deliberations and decision-making between school boards trained in return-on-investment (ROI)...
This $208,420 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to the Georgia State University Research Foundation. The award supports a 4-year research project to understand the challenges that low-skilled adults in the U.S. face when engaging with digital assessments for adaptive problem-solving skills. The project involves developing and piloting think-aloud protocols, analyzing process data, and conducting studies to explore factors like literacy performance, problem-solving strategies, and technology use that impact the assessment of adaptive problem-solving skills among low-skilled adults. A sub-award to Georgetown University's data science and analytics program will provide expertise in process data analysis, research methodology, and dissemination for the project.