Research Program
Program Announcement for
Research on Learning and Education (ROLE) Program
The ROLE program encourages those proposers interested in ROLE to also consider TYPE 2 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Expansion Program awards.
STEP, has two options. Type 1 grants are implementation grants to increase the number of students obtaining associate or bachelor degrees in STEM. The Type 2 grants support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
Please see that solicitation for more information.
Examples of Successful ROLE Proposals
In order to assist those preparing and submittting proposals to the Research on Learning and Education
(ROLE) program, we provide six examples of research projects that were
funded in 2000 (the first year of the role program). These projects were chosen
from the larger set of successful ROLE awards because they exemplify some
balance of research topics, education levels, and methods across the four
quadrants of the program. Please note that your research proposal and topic may
differ substantially from the examples provided. The examples are offered to
provide greater awareness of what constitutes a successful ROLE proposal and to
illuminate various aspects of the review and award decision.
Below you will find two files for each project: (1) the proposal (containing
an abstract, narrative, and references) and (2) a summary of the comments of
the merit reviewers and program officials in making award recommendations.
Although the summaries draw on actual points made by the proposal reviewers,
review panelists, and program officers, they are not the actual reviews. We
recognize that all proposals and reviews have strengths and weaknesses. We
therefore offer these only as examples of typical successful projects.
We hope prospective investigators will find these examples helpful in
preparing proposals to the ROLE program. Please check the Welcome section of
the REC homepage for related materials concerning REC awards, program guidelines, and news items.
- Tracking the Course of Mathematics
Problems
John R. Anderson, Principal Investigator, Carnegie
Mellon University
Cameron Carter, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center
Kenneth R. Koedinger, Co-Principal Investigator, Carnegie Mellon
University
Proposal
| Summary
of the Proposal Review
- Research in Standards-based Science
Assessment
Kathleen B. Comfort, Principal Investigator
Mark Wilson, Co-Principal Investigator
WestEd, San Francisco, CA
Proposal
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Summary of the Proposal Review
- Improvement of Mathematics Literacy in
African-American Students: Preparation for Algebra and Higher
Mathematics
Frank Davis, Principal Investigator, Lesley
College
James G. Greeno, Co-Principal Investigator, Stanford University
Mary M. West, Co-Principal Investigator, Lesley College
Proposal |
Summary
of the Proposal Review
- Understanding Math Classroom Affordances of
Networked, Hand Held Devices
James J. Kaput, Principal Investigator, University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Jeremy Roschelle, Co-Principal Investigator, SRI International
Proposal |
Summary
of the Proposal Review
- Pilot Study to Establish the Nature and Impact
of Effective Undergraduate Research Experiences on Learning, Attitude, and
Career Choice
David E. Lopatto, Principal Investigator, Grinnell
College
Elaine Seymour, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Colorado,
Boulder
Proposal
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Summary of the Proposal Review
- Technology & Model-Based Conceptual
Assessment: Research in Students' Applications of Models in Physics &
Mathematics
Dean Zollman, Principal Investigator, Kansas State
University
Proposal
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Summary of the Proposal Review
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