Quantitative Research Methods for STEM Education Scholars Program

STEM 教育学者计划的定量研究方法

• 批准号: 1937745
• 负责人: Laura Stapleton
• 金额: $ 99.61万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-15 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1937745&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Quantitative; Research; Methods; STEM; Education

The project is supported through the EHR Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) competition that is designed to build individual capacity to carry out high quality fundamental STEM education research in STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, and STEM workforce development. This research institute involves a year-long training of two cohorts of 20 Quantitative Research Methods (QRM) Scholars via a one-week intensive institute on fundamental issues in research design, analysis, measurement, followed by onsite collaborative activities, and meetings with their assigned methods mentor and graduate student facilitator. Year-long interactions include live-stream workshops and a social network infrastructure to improve participant's skills in design and execution of research in STEM Education, with feedback from their methods mentor and a local content area mentor designated by the QRM Scholars as part of their application. Each QRM Scholar will be expected to work on a proposed study/activity during the year while they are being mentored, this may be in collaboration with other Scholars. A key component of this year-long experience will be a unique platform of electronic social infra-structure (e.g. WhatsApp, Facebook Group). The year will culminate with a capstone conference, wherein the Scholars present their work from the past year. Starting in year 2, this conference will also serve as the convening of the next year's Scholars (during which each new Scholar will be matched with a 'graduating' Scholar for networking).Given the persistent underrepresentation of individuals from certain groups in STEM courses of study and careers, as well as concerns about achievement gaps in math and sciences across educational levels, this program will target early career scholars (within five years of their doctoral degree) with research foci on issues of access and equity of underrepresented populations in STEM within either K-12 or postsecondary settings. The design and analysis approaches to address research questions related to group comparisons, a key focus of studies to address equity, will play a special role during the week-long institute and the year of interaction. The STEM Education research of the 40 QRM Scholars over the two cohorts will be made rigorous in terms of study design, methods of measurement, and data analytical approaches. Each Scholar's work will make valuable and immediate contributions to the literature around issues such as STEM Education access, achievement gaps, and workforce diversity, but as part of the program, the QRM Scholars will develop a viable and fundable agenda for the coming years to ensure their continued high-level contributions to the field.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目通过EHR核心研究：STEM教育研究能力建设（ECR：BCSER）竞赛获得支持，该竞赛旨在培养个人能力，以便在STEM学习和学习环境中开展高质量的基础STEM教育研究，扩大STEM领域的参与，以及STEM劳动力发展。该研究所涉及为期一年的20个定量研究方法（QRM）学者的两个队列的培训，通过为期一周的密集研究所在研究设计，分析，测量的基本问题，其次是现场合作活动，并与他们分配的方法导师和研究生主持人会议。为期一年的互动包括直播研讨会和社交网络基础设施，以提高参与者在STEM教育研究的设计和执行方面的技能，并从他们的方法导师和QRM学者指定的本地内容领域导师那里获得反馈，作为他们申请的一部分。每个QRM学者将被期望在一年中，他们正在指导的一个拟议的研究/活动的工作，这可能是在与其他学者合作。这个为期一年的体验的一个关键组成部分将是一个独特的电子社交基础设施平台（例如WhatsApp，Facebook Group）。这一年将以一个顶点会议结束，学者们将在会议上展示他们过去一年的工作。从第二年开始，本次会议也将作为下一年学者的召集人（在此期间，每个新学者将与一个“毕业”学者进行网络匹配）。鉴于来自某些群体的个人在STEM学习和职业课程中的代表性持续不足，以及对不同教育水平的数学和科学成就差距的担忧，该计划将针对早期职业学者（博士学位五年内），研究重点是K-12或中学后环境中STEM中代表性不足的人口的获取和公平问题。设计和分析方法，以解决有关群体比较，研究的一个关键重点，以解决公平的研究问题，将在为期一周的研究所和互动年发挥特殊作用。两个队列中40名QRM学者的STEM教育研究将在研究设计，测量方法和数据分析方法方面进行严格的研究。每位学者的工作将为围绕STEM教育机会、成就差距和劳动力多样性等问题的文献做出宝贵和直接的贡献，但作为该计划的一部分，QRM学者将制定一个可行的和可资助的议程，为未来几年，以确保他们继续高，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识产权进行评估，被认为值得支持。优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。