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Six projects integrated engineering with other disciplines such as fine arts, language arts/literacy, and/or social studies.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Kafai-1238172 Rogers-1020243 Rosen-0733284
More than half (14) of the 24 projects that integrated engineering used an engineering problem or an engineering design challenge to serve as the overall context for learning skills and content.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618…
Thirty percent of the projects that targeted elementary students used an engineering problem or an engineering design challenge to serve as the overall context for learning skills and content.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Cunningham-1220305 Fowler-1019672
50% of projects that targeted middle school students used an engineering problem or an engineering design challenge to serve as the overall context for learning skills and content.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769
46% of projects that targeted high school students used an engineering or engineering design problem to serve as the overall problem context for the content being taught.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Brockway-0917540 Custer-1119167 Kafai-1238172 Xie-0918449 Young-0733137
One project explicitly reported that they were integrating content using infusion.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Custer-1119167
Two projects explicitly reported that they were integrating content using mapping.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Millman-0918618
One project explicitly reported that they were integrating content using infusion and mapping.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Xie-0918449
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Students
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019…
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Students, English Language Learners
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER McWayne-1221065 Wilson-1222566
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Students, Students in low performing schools or districts
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Fowler-1019672 Lehrer-1252875
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Students, Other specific student populations
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Fowler-1019672 Hailey-1020019 Pruet-0918769 Rosen-0733284 Wilson-1222566
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Teachers
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618…
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - School administrators
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Schunn-1027629
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Doctoral students
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Young-0733137
Table 10: Populations Targeted by Projects - Other populations
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Kafai-1238172 McWayne-1221065 Pearson-0733584 Sevian-1222624
Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Pre-kindergarten
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Diefes-Dux-0822261 McWayne-1221065
Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Elementary
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Lehrer-1252875 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Pearson-1114829 Rogers-1020243
Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - Middle
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Pearson-1114829 Pruet-0918769…
Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - High
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Brockway-0917540 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hailey-1020019 Kafai-1238172 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Pearson-1114829 Rosen-0733284 Schunn-1027629…
Table 11: Grade Levels in Projects - First-year college students
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Sevian-1222624
Only four projects targeted extracurricular settings...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Chen-0733228 Kafai-1238172 Rosen-0733284
Eight projects explicitly identified an urban context as a feature of their setting.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Kafai-1238172 Millman-0918618 Rogers-1020243 Schunn-1027629 Sevian-1222624
Half as many were implemented in rural settings (4)...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Lehrer-1252875 Millman-0918618 Rogers-1020243
...fewer still identified their environment as being suburban (3)
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Millman-0918618 Rogers-1020243
About two thirds of the engineering projects involved groups that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields (18 projects).
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065…
...nine of these projects were primarily concerned with professional development for teachers, research syntheses, or conferences for educators/professionals.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Pearson-0733584 Pearson-0935879 Young-0733137
Five projects, without specifically mentioning "underrepresented" groups, described being interested in serving a "broad range" of students...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Kafai-1238172 Rogers-1020243 Rosen-0733284 Sevian-1222624 Xie-0918449
Two of the projects integrated their work with MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement)...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Hailey-1020019 Wilson-1222566
Five projects focused on serving students who were identified as gifted or those already engaged in STEM activities...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Chen-0733228 Millman-0918618 Rosen-0733284 Young-0733137
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Interviews
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172…
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Observations
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172…
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Assessments or tests of performance or knowledge
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-…
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Surveys
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019 Kafai-1238172 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pearson-0935879 Pruet-0918769…
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Document or artifact reviews
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Bers-1118897 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Fowler-1019672 Kafai-1238172 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Sevian-1222624…
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Focus groups
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Sevian-1222624 Wilson-1222566
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Diaries, journals, records, or activity logs kept by study subjects
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Cunningham-1220305 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Pruet-0918769 Wilson-1222566
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Assessments of data collection instruments
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Millman-0918618 Sevian-1222624
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Computer usage data
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Hacker-0821965 Kafai-1238172 Wilson-1222566
Table 12: Data Collection Methods - Extant records
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Cunningham-1220305 Millman-0918618 Rosen-0733284
Nine of hte 14 projects that planned to assess teachers' attitudes and beliefs focused on their comfort and confidence in teaching engineering.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Hacker-0821965 McWayne-1221065 Pruet-0918769 Rogers-1020243
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - STEM content knowledge
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 McWayne-1221065 Millman-…
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Attitudes and beliefs
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 McWayne-1221065 Pearson-…
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Classroom practice
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Pearson-0935879 Pruet-0918769…
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed: Program feedback
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Rogers-…
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed: Pedagogical content knowledge
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Custer-1119167 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 McWayne-1221065 Rogers-1020243
Table 13: Teacher Outcomes Most Commonly Assessed - Implementation Fidelity
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Bers-1118897 Brockway-0917540 Cunningham-1220305 McWayne-1221065 Pruet-0918769 Rosen-0733284 Young-0733137
...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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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Rogers-…
...only five of the 19 projects that evaluated student achievement specifically measured understanding and knowledge of engineering concepts...
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Chen-0733228 Cunningham-1220305 Diefes-Dux-0822261 Kafai-1238172 Rogers-1020243
...while fourteen examined [student achievement in] non-engineering areas of STEM.
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR - GRANT NUMBER Becker-0918621 Benenson-0733209 Brockway-0917540 Fowler-1019672 Hacker-0821965 Hailey-1020019 Lehrer-1252875 McWayne-1221065 Millman-0918618 Pruet-0918769 Rosen-0733284…