Implementation and Evaluation of the ARIS Broader Impacts Toolkit

该项目旨在实施和评价一个更广泛的影响工具包，旨在促进对机制的理解，以制定有效的、更广泛的影响声明。研究人员将与十所大学合作，对由美国国家科学基金会资助的先进研究影响学会(ARIS)中心(OIA-1810732)开发的一套工具进行试点测试。将对ARIS工具包的不同用途进行案例研究。ARIS工具包包括a)更广泛的影响向导，b)更广泛的影响声明核对表，c)有效的更广泛影响声明的指导原则，以及d)更广泛的影响评价准则。这项研究将探索高等教育机构，包括已建立的激励竞争研究计划(EPSCoR)辖区内的机构，在当地的实施情况、有用性和对更广泛影响发展的影响。除了研究工具对研究人员阐明有意义的更广泛影响的能力的智力价值外，该项目的更广泛的影响应该包括：1)更大的跨机构和个人的更广泛的影响的能力；2)用户测试的ARIS工具包，用于有效地开发和评估更广泛的影响声明；3)专门的期刊，总结ARIS工具包的研究。该项目涉及使用一套集成的实践(例如，专业发展模型、在线可获得的工具)来创建一个示范计划和资源，以帮助研究人员和大学管理者更好地理解和解决更广泛的影响标准。大学合作伙伴将参与设计、实施和在同行中传播ARIS工具包，并分享如何应用和调整这些工具以解决更广泛的影响标准。专业发展和培训材料的设计将帮助更广泛的影响力专业人士和研究人员通过使用在线工具和模式培训计划将他们的大学资源与他们的社区联系起来。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project is designed to implement and evaluate a broader impacts toolkit aimed at advancing the understanding of mechanisms to develop effective broader impacts statements. The investigators will partner with ten universities to pilot test a suite of tools developed by the NSF-funded Advancing Research Impact Society (ARIS) Center (OIA-1810732). Case study research will be conducted on different uses of the ARIS Toolkit. The ARIS Toolkit includes a) Broader Impacts Wizard, b) Broader Impacts Statement Checklist c) Guiding principles for Effective Broader Impacts statements, and d) Broader Impacts Evaluation Rubric. This research will explore local implementation, usefulness, and impact on Broader Impacts development within institutions of higher education, including institutions within Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions. In addition to the intellectual merit of research on the impact of tools on researchers' ability to articulate meaningful broader impacts, broader impacts of the project should include: 1) greater capacity for Broader Impacts across institutions and individuals 2) a user-tested ARIS Toolkit for effective development and evaluation of Broader Impact statements and 3) a dedicated journal issue summarizing ARIS Toolkit research.The project involves using an integrated suite of practices (e.g. professional development model, online accessible tools) to create a model program and resources that will help researchers and university administrators better understand and address the Broader Impacts criterion. University partners will participate in designing, implementing, and disseminating among their peers the ARIS Toolkit and share the ways in which these tools can be applied and adapted to address the Broader Impacts criterion. Professional development and training materials will be designed that help Broader Impact professionals and researchers connect their university resources to their communities through the use of online tools and a model training program.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.