REU Site: Unpacking the Significance and Rigor of Engineering Education Research

REU 网站：揭示工程教育研究的意义和严谨性

• 批准号: 2244323
• 负责人: Grace Panther
• 金额: $ 39.22万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-05-15 至 2026-04-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2244323&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Unpacking; Significance; Rigor

This Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site project will support the training of eight students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. Students will be engaged in investigating questions in the area of engineering education research. Professional development activities will help students improve their research and workplace people skills. Professional development activities will be held weekly and include topics such as preparing for the graduate record exam, writing personal statements, networking, finding and reading research, writing about research findings, and mock research presentations. Four research objectives guide the project. First is to provide research experiences to undergraduate students with at least half (50%) of the program participants coming from two-year and four-year colleges and universities with limited research opportunities and half (50%) coming from underrepresented groups in STEM (including first-generation college students). Second is to provide participants with an immersive experience in engineering education through research and professional development opportunities with an emphasis on the significance and rigor expected in the field of engineering education. Third is to enable participants to develop research skills that are transferable to their STEM fields of study. Fourth, and finally, is to promote and sustain, through undergraduate research experiences, mentoring, and networking, the interest of undergraduate students in pursuing graduate education in STEM, particularly engineering education research. The recruitment strategy is focused on STEM majors, especially those from underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research opportunities. As part of the application process, students will rank their preferred projects. The Principal Investigator will oversee final student selection to ensure good mentor/mentee matches. Applications are due by March 1 each year. REU site evaluation includes formative and summative student and faculty mentor evaluations. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analyzed to guide future programming. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/reu-engineering-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.

本科生（REU）现场项目的这一研究经验将在2023 - 2025年的夏季支持八名学生的培训10周。学生将在工程教育研究领域进行调查问题。专业发展活动将有助于学生提高他们的研究和工作场所人员技能。专业发展活动将每周举行，并包括为研究生记录考试做准备，撰写个人陈述，网络，查找和阅读研究，撰写研究结果以及模拟研究演示文稿的主题。 四个研究目标指导该项目。首先是为来自至少一半（50％）的本科生提供研究经验，其中一半（50％）来自两年和四年制的大学和大学，研究机会有限，一半（50％）来自STEM中代表性不足的群体（包括第一年级的大学生）。其次是通过研究和专业发展机会为参与者提供在工程教育方面的身临其境的经验，并着重于工程教育领域的重要性和严格性。第三是使参与者能够开发可转移到其STEM研究领域的研究技能。第四，最后是通过本科研究经验，指导和网络来促进和维持本科生从事STEM研究生教育的兴趣，尤其是工程学教育研究。招聘策略的重点是STEM专业，尤其是来自代表性不足的团体和研究机会有限的机构的招聘策略。作为申请过程的一部分，学生将对他们的首选项目进行排名。首席调查员将监督最终的学生选择，以确保良好的导师/受训者比赛。申请应在每年3月1日之前到期。 REU网站评估包括形成性和总结性的学生和教师导师评估。将收集和分析定性数据和定量数据的组合，以指导未来的编程。为了确定学生职业道路，将在计划之后跟踪学生。将要求学生回复通过NSF报告系统发送的自动电子邮件。通过访问https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/reu-eendeering-education-research.this Award，可以通过访问NSF的法定任务来获得更多信息，并认为使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准，这是值得通过评估的。