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Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Other populations
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Kafai-1238172
McWayne-1221065
Pearson-0733584
Sevian-1222624
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Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Pre-kindergarten
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Bers-1118897
Diefes-Dux-0822261
McWayne-1221065
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Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Elementary
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Cunningham-1220305
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Fowler-1019672
Lehrer-1252875…
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Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Middle
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Chen-0733228
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Fowler-1019672
Hacker-0821965
Kafai-1238172
McWayne-1221065
Millman-…
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Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - High
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Brockway-0917540
Custer-1119167
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Hailey-1020019
Kafai-1238172
Pearson…
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Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - First-year college students
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Sevian-1222624
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Only four projects targeted extracurricular settings...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Bers-1118897
Chen-0733228
Kafai-1238172
Rosen-0733284
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Eight projects explicitly identified an urban context as a feature of their setting.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Kafai-1238172…
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Half as many were implemented in rural settings (4)...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Chen-0733228
Lehrer-1252875
Millman-0918618
Rogers-1020243
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...fewer still identified their environment as being suburban (3)
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Millman-0918618
Rogers-1020243
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About two thirds of the engineering projects involved groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields (18 projects).
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621…
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...nine of these projects were primarily concerned with professional development for teachers, research syntheses, or conferences for educators/professionals.
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Five projects, without specifically mentioning "underrepresented" groups, described being interested in serving a "broad range" of students...
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Two of the projects integrated their work with MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement)...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Hailey-1020019
Wilson-1222566
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Five projects focused on serving students who were identified as gifted or those already engaged in STEM activities...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Chen-0733228…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Interviews
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Observations
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Assessments or tests of performance or knowledge
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Brockway-0917540
Cunningham-1220305
Custer-…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Surveys
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Cunningham-1220305
Custer-1119167
Hacker-0821965
Hailey-1020019
Kafai-…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Document or artifact reviews
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Bers-1118897
Cunningham-1220305
Custer-1119167
Fowler-1019672…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Focus groups
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Custer-1119167
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Hacker-0821965
Hailey-1020019
Lehrer-1252875
McWayne-1221065…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Diaries, journals, records, or activity logs kept by study subjects
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Cunningham-1220305
Fowler-1019672
McWayne-…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Assessments of data collection instruments
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Brockway-0917540
Cunningham-1220305
Millman-0918618
Sevian-1222624…
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Computer usage data
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Hacker-0821965
Kafai-1238172
Wilson-1222566
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Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Extant records
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Cunningham-1220305
Millman-0918618
Rosen-0733284
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Nine of hte 14 projects that planned to assess teachers' attitudes and beliefs focused on their comfort and confidence in teaching engineering.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - STEM content knowledge
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Attitudes and beliefs
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Classroom practice
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed: Program feedback
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305
Diefes-Dux-…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed: Pedagogical content knowledge
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228…
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Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Implementation Fidelity
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Bers-1118897
Brockway-0917540
Cunningham-1220305…
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...the feedback provided by teachers was formative and contributed to the design or redesign of project materials, including lesson plans and professional development activities (13 projects…
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...only five of the 19 projects that evaluated student achievement specifically measured understanding and knowledge of engineering concepts...
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Chen-…
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...while fourteen examined [student achievement in] non-engineering areas of STEM.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-0917540
Fowler-1019672…
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Three projects evaluated student outcomes in language and literacy...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
McWayne-1221065
Rogers-1020243
Wilson-1222566
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...one examined both engineering and academic vocabulary gains;
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Wilson-1222566
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...and another investigated whether integrating engineering into a literacy curriculum facilitated literacy gains.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Rogers-1020243
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Five of these projects assessed student attitudes towards engineering...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Cunningham-1220305
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Hailey-1020019…
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...and 11 evaluated students' attitudes towards STEM subjects in general.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Chen-0733228
Hacker-0821965
Kafai-1238172
McWayne-…
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Seven projects collected information on students' interest and attitudes towards pursuing a career in STEM...
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305…
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...with three looking specifically at perceptions of engineering.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Diefes-Dux-0822261
Hailey-1020019
Wilson-1222566
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Four projects examined students' perceptions of and engagement with project-specific curricula or resources.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Hailey-1020019…
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Table 8: Projects that Apply the NGSS Practices - Analyzing and interpreting data
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305…
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Three of the 9 projects assessed outcomes related to transferable skills.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Benenson-0733209
Millman-0918618
Xie-0918449
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...there were five projects that examined thinking skills related to engineering design and the NGSS practices.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Brockway-0917540
Chen…
Table 8: Projects that Apply the NGSS Practices - Obtaining evaluating and communicating information
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Table 8: Projects that Apply the NGSS Practices - Obtaining evaluating and communicating information
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-…
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Table 8: Projects that Apply the NGSS Practices - Engaging in argument from evidence
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228…
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Table 14: Student Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Attitudes
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER
Becker-0918621
Benenson-0733209
Brockway-0917540
Chen-0733228
Cunningham-1220305…