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Tips on how and where to find educational references for NSF proposals.What do NSF reviewers look for?Many of the same things that reviewers in the research directorates.- Innovative ideas that can potentially have broad application in other settings- Partnerships/collaborations- A well-developed and detailed plan with timeline- Knowledge of the field - what’s been done- Knowledge of what NSF has funded- Knowledge of the discipline (education) literature
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Finding References forNSF Proposals:
What’s been done? Why should you care?Liz Dorland [email protected]
Current address: Washington University in St. Louis
Program Officer: NSF-DUE August 2003-August 2004
Former address: Maricopa Community College District
(Presented June 2007) + other colleges, chem faculty (35 years)
8th FloorEHR
What do DUE reviewers look for?Many of the same things that reviewers in the research directorates look for.
• Innovative ideas that can potentially have broad application in other settings
• Partnerships/collaborations• A well-developed and detailed plan with timeline• Knowledge of the field - what’s been done• Knowledge of what NSF has funded• Knowledge of the discipline (education) literature
References for Proposals• Articles resulting from prior NSF awards• White papers from NSF-funded science
education research centers• National reports on science education• Journal articles on science education
research in disciplines and from colleges of education
• National Academies Press publications• Papers from conference proceedings
(i.e. Frontiers in Education - Engineering)
Where to LookMost can be accessed electronically
• Google (choose search terms wisely)
• Science Education journals: Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics, Math, Engineering, CompSci
• Library eJournals collection
• NSF Award Search (www.nsf.gov)• DUE PIRS (Project Information Resourse System)
http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu
Frontiers Session
Google SearchFollow the trail of links and citations…
• Google search terms: – "science education" journals– “chemical education” journals (“engineering…)– science education research– “physics education” bibliography
• Google Scholar– Search for your disciplinary education journal– Search for author names in Google (in quotes)– Note links to citations - find new authors
"science education” journal publisher
Wiley Interscience - Linked from a Google Search for: “science education” journals
Library Electronic Access
Subset of Databases
Have an article reference?Use Citation Linker
From a Bibliography?
Papers and Reports
• NSF website
• AAAS, AACC, etc.
• NSF National Conversation report– http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/PDFS/FinalReporttoNSFjul2005.pdf
• National Academy of Sciences(National Academies Press - www.nap.edu)
NSF National Convervations
Report to NSF
http://www2.aacc.nche.edu/PDFS/FinalReporttoNSFjul2005.pdf
NAP: Education Research and Theory
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
Scientific Research in Education
http://www.nap.edu
Where to Look
• Google (choose search terms wisely)• Biology, Chemistry, Geoscience, Physics,
Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science Education journals
• Science Education journals– (JRST, JCST, CERP, Science Education, etc.)
• NSF Award Search (www.nsf.gov)• DUE PIRS
(Project Information Resource System)
QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.Award Search
www.nsf.gov
Award Search + Organization Lookup
STLCC Awards
Award # 0630613
NSF for Educators
Education
Education and Human Resources
Search PIRS
14 Programs
http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DUE
PIRS Search
PIRS Results - Project Updates
PIRS DataPIRS Data
Navigating the NSF Website
Contact PI forcopy of proposal
Search for Projects
Click onAwards
Search for Projects
Click on PIRS
Click on DUE
Select"Education"
Finding Awardswww.nsf.gov
Navigating the NSF Website
Email a DUE Program Director
Questions?
