8/1/19-7/31/22 PIs: Ivon Arroyo, Gillian Smith, Erin Ottmar Worcester Polytechnic Institute Award Details Our nation’s economy is rapidly shifting. Both educators and business leaders recognize that computational thinking (CT) is […]
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EXP: Augmenting a Teachable Robot with Adaptive Cognitive and Social Support
8/19/19-7/31/21 PI: Winslow Burleson University of Arizona Award Details This proposal investigates robotic teachable agents, a type of cyberlearning technology that provides cognitive and affective feedback to support students’ learning. […]
Designing and Evaluating a Naturalistic Platform for Collaborative Learning About Spatial Reasonings
9/1/18-8/31/21 PIs: Marcelo Worsley, David Uttal Northwestern University Award Details Spatial reasoning and computational thinking are essential knowledge for future workers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Researchers in […]
Synthesis and Design Workshop: Distributed Collaboration in STEM-Rich Project-Based Learning
9/1/18-8/31/19 PI: Eric Hamilton Pepperdine University Award Details This project will convene a synthesis and design workshop on next generation science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. It envisions a […]
Synthesis and Design Workshop: Digital Science and Data Analytic Learning Environments at Small Liberal Arts Institutions
9/1/18-8/31/19 PIs: John Symms, Jane Hopp Carroll University Award Details This workshop is funded through the “Dear Colleague Letter: Principles for the Design of Digital Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics […]
EXP: Readily Available Learning Experiences: Turning the Entire Web into Progressive Examples to Bridge Conceptual Knowledge Gaps for Novice Web Developers
9/01/2017-8/31/2020 PI: Haoqi Zhang, Eleanor O’Rourke Northwestern University Award Details Computing is changing our world, and there is an urgent need to train large numbers of professional developers to meet […]
EXP: Automatically Synthesizing Valid, Personalized, Formative Assessments of CS1 Concepts
9/01/2017-08/31/2020 PI: Andrew Ko University of Washington Award Details Millions of people worldwide are trying to learn to code in schools, colleges, universities, and online. To do so successfully, they […]
The cognitive and neural mechanisms of computer programming in young children: storytelling or solving puzzles?
8/01/2017-7/31/2019 PIs: Marina Bers, Tufts University (Award Details) Evelina Fedorenko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Award Details) Research and policy changes over the recent years have brought a newfound focus on […]
EAGER: Teaching Computational Thinking through Programming Wearable Devices as Finite State Machines
12/1/16-11/30/18 PIs: Ivon Arroyo, Kathryn Fisler, Erin Ottmar Worcester Polytechnic Institute Award Details This research project will use cell phone technology and SmartWatches to train middle school students in public […]
EXP: Linking Eye Movements with Visual Attention to Enhance Cyberlearning
8/15/16-7/31/18 PIs: Daniel Levin, Adriane Seiffert, Gautam Biswas Vanderbilt University Award Details Although hardware and software solutions are rapidly advancing the ability to detect and track cyberlearners’ eye movements, the […]