CADREK12 Website Orientation Webinar Recording
This webinar was held 3/24/2014 to orient new DR K-12 awardees to the CADREK12.org
This webinar was held 3/24/2014 to orient new DR K-12 awardees to the CADREK12.org
The NSF’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program is one potential source of funding for the needed research on the educational effectiveness of gaming and simulations. The DR K-12 program seeks to enhance the teaching and learning of STEM in K-12 education by funding the “development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and/or scale-up of innovative resources, models, and tools”4 in STEM areas. This work takes on many forms within the funding portfolio, including computer games and simulations.
The NSF’s Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program is one potential source of funding for the needed research on the educational effectiveness of gaming and simulations. The DR K-12 program seeks to enhance the teaching and learning of STEM in K-12 education by funding the “development, testing, deployment, effectiveness, and/or scale-up of innovative resources, models, and tools”4 in STEM areas. This work takes on many forms within the funding portfolio, including computer games and simulations. With the growing attention to these types of educational technologies, the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE) conducted a brief targeted study to better understand the gaming and simulation research and development work being funded within the NSF’s DR K-12 program and to highlight work that may help fill the gaps identified by the NRC.
There is a growing recognition of the value of measuring fidelity of implementation (FOI) as a necessary part of evaluating interventions. However, evaluators do not have a shared conceptual understanding of what FOI is and how to measure it. Thus, the creation of FOI measures is typically a secondary focus and based on specific contexts and programs. This article describes a project that holds the development of FOI measures as its primary goal and has developed a suite of data collection tools designed to be used across multiple programs.
This article describes a project that holds the development of Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) measures as its primary goal and has developed a suite of data collection tools designed to be used across multiple programs. It describes the foundation of the suite—a conceptual framework for clearly and specifically describing FOI and the need for the framework. It also describes where the framework resides in existing literature and how it can be used to support measurement of interventions in education and other fields.
The following citations were compiled by the Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory Program for a workshop on An Overview of Implementation Research and Planning.
Reports Citation:
Ager, A., & O’May, F. (2001). Issues in the definition and implementation of “best practices” for staff delivery of interventions for challenging behaviour. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 26(3), 243–256.
The following citations were compiled by the Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory Program for a workshop on An Overview of Implementation Research and Planning.
Learn more about NSF’s funding opportunities in education and explore resources to help you in the proposal preparation, submission, and review process.
TOPICS
Part 1: NSF DRK-12 Program & Solicitation | Other NSF EHR Funding Opportunities
Planning to submit an NSF proposal this year? This toolkit is a compilation of helpful resources.
National Science Foundation (NSF)Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
Introduction:
A. About the National Science Foundation
B. Foreword
C. Acronym List
D. Definitions & NSF-Grantee Relationships
E. NSF Organizations
Exhibit 1: NSF Organizational Chart
Printable NSF Grant Proposal Guide(Part I: Proposal Preparation & Submission Guidelines)and Award & Administration Guide(Part II: Award & Administration Guidelines)
2013 DR K-12 Program Webinars, led by NSF program officers and hosted by CADRE
Presenter: Elizabeth VanderPutten
PowerPoint Presentation
Webinar Recording
Slides and recordings from the NSF DR K-12 Program and Solicitation webinars are now available. See below.
These Design-Based Implementation Research (DBIR)resources provide theoretical background and examples of strategies to address the research and practice gap.
This information is also available on the CADREK12.org website--
DR K-12 projects' 2011-12 publications, 2012-13 presentations and project-related Websites.