Project Grant R44GM146483
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant of $632,122 aims to develop curricular packages for teaching about teaching college mathematics and build understanding of the knowledge, skills, and communities that faculty who provide teaching-focused professional development (TPD) need to grow as provider-scholars and leaders. The project will assemble lessons from a library of TPD activities, create assessments of learning about teaching, and train new TPD...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $305,000 STTR Phase I Project Grant to Nd-Diagenomix, Inc. (doing business as Adapta Education, Inc.) to develop a web-based formative assessment system for high school math education. The project aims to address critical problems in math education, including student learning deficiencies and teacher burnout, by creating a highly efficient and personalized assessment platform that can be easily customized by teachers. The system will leverage...
- This $552,999 National Science Foundation project grant supports research on integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) self-efficacy among elementary preservice teachers. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program, the award involves a collaborative effort between Southern Methodist University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Towson University, Indiana University Southeast, and partner...
- 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 from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program, formerly known as Education and Human Resources, will fund research examining family engagement in early math education and developing interventions to promote such engagement, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. With $300,000 in funding provided over two years from October 2022 to September 2024, the Trustees of Boston College will conduct focus groups and naturalistic observations of family...
- This $125,643 National Science Foundation project grant supports research on integrated STEM self-efficacy among elementary preservice teachers. Funded under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076), the award involves a collaborative effort between Southern Methodist University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Towson University, Indiana University Southeast, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Sacred Heart...
- This $1,783,246 five-year Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to create online curricula and conduct research to prepare future middle and high school mathematics teachers to effectively use web-based dynamic geometry technology tools to facilitate productive classroom discussions on geometric concepts. The project has three key goals: 1) develop online modules to train future teachers on using technology to lead productive...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education Program (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant award of $250,000 to the University of Virginia aims to develop, implement, and evaluate web-based AI-powered teaching simulation tools that will improve evidence-based mathematics teaching practices. The project will create a suite of open-source simulations to support pre-service teachers in fostering rich mathematical discourse in their classrooms. It will also produce open data sets of mathematical...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The Institute of Education Sciences awarded Assistments Foundation Inc. a $500,000 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) for the project "Supporting Math Understanding in Title I Schools: Creating a Text Answer AI Tutor (TA-A-IT)." The award, obligated on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026, supports the development and implementation of an artificial...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 will support the development of an AI-enhanced platform to empower K-12 teachers with high-quality and inclusive math instruction. The project aims to tackle challenges in K-12 math education by integrating new AI models to assist teachers in generating personalized lesson materials, providing formative assessment, auto-scoring, and generating diagnostic reports...
BUILDING A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING ENVIRONMENT TO PREPARE K-5 STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN STEM AND HEALTH CAREERS. - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THERE IS AN ENORMOUS NEED FOR QUALIFIED PEOPLE TO PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM (NOONAN, 2017). HOWEVER, THE LACK OF A STRONG FOUNDATION IN MATHEMATICS MEANS STUDENTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO PURSUE STEM MAJORS AND CAREERS (CHEN, 2013; GRIFFITH, 2010; HUANG, TADDESE, & WALTER, E, 2000; KOKKELENBERG & SINHA, 2010; LOWELL ET. AL., 2009; SEO, SHEN & ALFARO, 2019). STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, WOMEN, AND UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES ARE ALSO LESS LIKELY TO MAJOR IN STEM (BETTINGER, 2010; GRIFFITH, 2010; HILL, CORBETT & ROSE, 2010; KOKKELENBERG & SINHA, 2010). IMPROVING MATH LEARNING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES IS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE CHILDREN HAVE THE ESSENTIAL FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND STRONG SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS TO BE ABLE TO SUCCEED WITH LATER MATHEMATICS AND PURSUE CAREERS IN STEM. WITH THIS FAST-TRACK GRANT, WE PROPOSE TO BUILD A MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING ENVIRONMENT, TEACHLEY PROBLEM SOLVING (TPS), TO TRANSFORM THE WAY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS LEARN TO SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS. TPS WILL INCLUDE A SET OF DIGITAL TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND CLASSIFY THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE OF PROBLEMS, USE CLEAR VISUALS TO MODEL THE MATHEMATICS OF THE PROBLEMS, AND CONSTRUCT STRONG MATHEMATICAL ARGUMENTS. THE ENVIRONMENT WILL ALSO INTEGRATE INTO ASSISTMENTS, A MATH CURRICULUM PLATFORM BUILT BY THE ASSISTMENTS FOUNDATION AND WOOSTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE . OUTCOMES. THE PROPOSAL WILL ENCOURAGE TWO MAIN OUTCOMES, NAMELY: 1) IMPROVED STUDENT MATH ACHIEVEMENT AND 2) INCREASED MATH SELF-EFFICACY. A KEY RESEARCH AIM IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUPPORTING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH DIGITAL PROBLEM-SOLVING TOOLS HELPS THEM DEVELOP STRONGER PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AS COMPARED TO TYPICAL INSTRUCTION. WE ALSO ANTICIPATE THAT USING THE ENGAGING TOOLS WITH REAL-TIME FEEDBACK WILL ALSO BOLSTER STUDENTS' MOTIVATION AND SELF-EFFICACY IN MATHEMATICS. IMPROVING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC OUTCOMES AND MATH SELF-EFFICACY DURING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL PROMOTE LATER SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS. SINCE THE NUMBER OF ADVANCED MATH CLASSES STUDENTS TAKE IS CORRELATED WITH LIKELIHOOD TO COMPLETE A STEM DEGREE, (CHEN, 2013) A DISTAL OUTCOME OF THIS PROPOSAL IS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN STEM.
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| Not listed | $810.9k | 12/13/23 | ||
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| Not listed | $829.6k | 1/10/23 | ||
| Not listed | $829.6k | 1/10/23 |