DRK-12 Research and Products

Towards Domain-Independent Assessment of Elementary Students’ Science Competency using Soft Cardinality
Publication | This paper presents a novel application of the soft cardinality text analytics method to support assessment of text.
Assessing Elementary Students' Science Competency with Text Analytics
Publication | This paper presents WriteEval, a hybrid text analytics method for analyzing student-constructed responses.
SketchMiner: Mining Learner-Generated Science Drawings with Topological Abstraction
Publication | This paper introduces SketchMiner, which uses drawing topologies to automatically interpret learner-generated sketches.
‘‘I Want My Robot to Look for Food’’: Comparing Kindergartner’s Programming Comprehension Using Tangible, Graphic, and Hybrid User Interfaces
Publication | In recent years, educational robotics has become an increasingly popular research area. However, limited studies have focused on differentiated learning outcomes based on type of programming interface. This study aims to explore how successfully…
Implementing a Robotics Curriculum in an Early Childhood Montessori Classroom
Publication | This paper explores how robotics can be used as a new educational tool in a Montessori early education classroom.
Uncovering and Eliciting Mathematical Perceptions in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms
Publication | One of the many challenges that teachers face in mathematics classrooms is determining how much of the verbal and written explanations help students accomplish instructional goals. The challenge is greater in linguistically diverse classrooms…
Constructing and Role-Playing Student Avatars in a Simulation of Teaching Algebra for Diverse Learners
Publication | This study examines the design and implementation of a simulated teaching environment in Second Life for prospective teachers.
Engaging underrepresented groups in high school introductory computing through computational remixing with EarSketch
Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership: Summary of a Convocation
Use of Google Earth, Cyber Databases, and Geotagged Photos to Enhance Students’ Scientific Practices and Understanding
Publication | Using Google Earth, Cyber Databases, and Geotagged Photos to Enhance Students’ Scientific Practices and Understanding of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Professional Development to Enhance Teachers' Practices in Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as Cognitive Tools: Lessons Learned from a Design-Based Research Study
An Investigation of Middle School Science Teachers and Students Use of Technology Inside and Outside of Classrooms: Considering whether digital natives are more technology savvy than their teachers
What’s happening in the Quantified Self movement?
Lessons learned from an initial effort to bring a Quantified Self "meetup" experience to a new demographic
Exploring iconic interpretation and mathematics teacher development through clinical simulations
Effective, Sustained Inquiry-Based Instruction Promotes Higher Science Proficiency Among All Groups: A 5-Year Analysis
How games can engage students and improve learning
Publication | Understanding how games create a sense of flow and engagement can help teachers make better choices about their instructional use of games.
Sticky Ions: A Student-Centered Activity Using Magnetic Models to Explore the Dissolving of Ionic Compounds
Professional Development Aligned with AP Chemistry Curriculum: Promoting Science Practices and Facilitating Enduring Conceptual Understanding
Design Practices of Preservice Elementary Teachers in an Integrated Engineering and Literature Experience
Publication | Examining discourse of a team of pre-service teachers within an IEL engineering design challenge
Examining Young Students’ Problem Scoping in Engineering Design
Publication | Exploring students' problem solving within an integrated engineering and literacy activity
Evidence for Effective uses of Dynamic Visualisations in Science Curriculum Materials
Publication | Dynamic visualisations capture aspects of scientific phenomena that are difficult to communicate in static materials and benefit from well-designed scaffolds to succeed in classrooms. We review research to clarify the impacts of dynamic…
Charting the Impact of Federal Spending for Education Research
Publication | Impact evaluation plays a critical role in determining whether federally funded research programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are wise investments. This paper develops quantitative methods for program evaluation and…
NSF Award and Administration Guide(AAG)
Publication | The Award and Administration Guide(AAG) provides information regarding the NSF award cycle from issuance and administration of an award through closeout.
2014 NSF Nuts & Bolts Webinar Resources
Presentation | The NSF Nuts & Bolts webinar, hosted by CADRE and led by NSF Program Officer David Campbell on November 20, 2014 at 3:30PM EST, was designed to introduce DR K-12 awardees to the ins and outs of project management—including information on…