Building Capacity for Equitable Research on STEM Learning Processes using Quantitative Ethnography

定量民族志研究所的目标是提高STEM教育研究人员进行定量民族志（QE）的能力，以解决STEM教育中的基本问题。STEM教育研究的一个关键挑战是使用大量丰富的定性数据来开发学生学习模型，这些模型准确地代表了不同的学习过程，并且可以大规模实施。量化宽松通过统一定量和定性技术帮助缓解了这一挑战，使研究人员能够产生大规模定性数据模型，这些模型(1)对不同的学习者、教育者和政策领导人来说是公平和可操作的，(2)在统计上是有效和可推广的。定量人种学研究所将招募三组参与者，每组30人，其中大多数是未被充分代表的早期职业研究人员，参与由四部分组成的一系列培训和指导活动，这些活动被确定为加速器、孵化器、助推器和乘数。加速器是最初为期4天的面对面研讨会，重点关注量化宽松理论、方法和技术的基础。孵化器大约在加速器之后3个月举办，是一个为期1天的在线研讨会，参与者有机会展示他们的量化宽松研究进展，并从同行和导师那里获得反馈。助推器，大约在孵化器后3个月，是一个为期2天的在线课程，专注于撰写成功的量化宽松会议论文，期刊文章和拨款提案的技术。“乘数”大约在“助推器”后3个月举行，是一个为期两天的在线研讨会，教参与者如何运行自己的量化宽松和研讨会。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 Quantitative Ethnography Institute is to increase the capacity of STEM education researchers to conduct quantitative ethnography (QE) to address fundamental questions in STEM education. A key challenge in STEM education research is using large amounts of rich qualitative data to develop models of student learning that accurately represent diverse learning processes and can be implemented at scale. QE helps mitigate this challenge by unifying quantitative and qualitative techniques, enabling researchers to produce models of large-scale qualitative data that are (1) fair and actionable for diverse learners, educators, and policy leaders and (2) statistically valid and generalizable. The Quantitative Ethnography Institute will recruit three cohorts of 30 participants, the majority of whom will be underrepresented early-career researchers, to engage in a 4-part series of training and mentoring activities identified as the Accelerator, the Incubator, the Booster, and the Multiplier. The Accelerator is the initial 4-day in-person workshop focused on the fundamentals of QE theory, methods, and techniques. The Incubator, which occurs approximately 3 months after the Accelerator, is a 1-day online workshop which gives participants the opportunity to present their QE research-in progress and receive feedback from peers and mentors. The Booster, which occurs approximately 3 months after the Incubator, is a 2-day online focused on techniques for writing successful QE conference papers, journal articles, and grant proposals. The Multiplier, which occurs approximately 3 months after the Booster, is a 2-day online workshop which teaches participants how to run their own QE and workshops.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.