Institute on Equity-Oriented Mixture Modeling for Discipline-Based Education Research Scholars

基于学科的教育研究学者面向公平的混合建模研究所的目标是培训基于学科的教育研究（DBER）学者使用混合建模来解决STEM教育中围绕多样性，公平性和包容性（DEI）的紧迫问题。混合建模是一种强大的工具，可以揭示学生体验中的异质性，并提供更丰富的方式来理解STEM领域中代表性不足的学生的体验。虽然混合建模在DBER学者中还不常见，但它是一种成熟的工具，具有丰富STEM教育中对dei相关问题的理解的巨大潜力。该研究所为两批10名DBER学者提供强化培训和指导。最初的培训包括10天的同步和异步在线培训，其中的材料是专门为每个队列选择的DBER学者量身定制的。在夏季培训结束后的一年中，所有参与者都将接受高级项目人员的持续指导，以支持他们将混合建模应用于自己的STEM教育研究问题，并寻求展示和发表他们的工作。在研究所的所有活动中，高级项目人员将努力为对混合建模使用感兴趣的DBER学者建立一个持久的学习社区。该项目由美国国家科学基金会EHR STEM教育研究核心研究能力建设项目（ECR: BCSER）支持，该项目旨在培养研究人员开展高质量STEM教育研究的能力。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The goal of the Institute on Equity-Oriented Mixture Modeling for Discipline-Based Education Research Scholars is to train Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) scholars in the use of mixture modeling to address pressing issues around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in STEM education. Mixture modeling is a powerful tool for uncovering heterogeneity in student experiences and providing a richer way of understanding the experiences of students typically underrepresented in STEM fields. Although mixture modeling is not yet common among DBER scholars, it is a well-established tool with great potential to enrich the fields understanding of DEI-related issues in STEM education. The Institute provides intensive training and mentoring to two cohorts of 10 DBER scholars. The initial training includes 10 days of synchronous and asynchronous online training with materials specifically tailored towards the DBER scholars selected for each cohort. All participants receive ongoing mentoring from the senior project staff the year following the summer training to support them as they apply mixture modeling to their own STEM education research questions and seek to present and publish their work. Throughout all Institute activities, the senior project staff will work to build an enduring learning community of DBER scholars interested in the use of mixture modeling. The project is supported by NSF’s EHR Core Research Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) program, which is designed to build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research.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.