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Developing an Intervention to Foster Productive Failure in STEM College Courses — NSF Award to University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI

This project aims to serve the national interest by improving college students’ belonging and persistence in science by reimagining failure as a productive part of scientific research. To meet national needs of the future, the United States must increase the production of STEM college graduates and draw on a broader ra

Award titleDeveloping an Intervention to Foster Productive Failure in STEM College Courses
Award ID2417136
AwardeeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
CityMADISON
StateWI
Amount obligated$399,938
Principal investigatorJo Handelsman
ProgramIUSE
Start date10/01/2024
AbstractThis project aims to serve the national interest by improving college students’ belonging and persistence in science by reimagining failure as a productive part of scientific research. To meet national needs of the future, the United States must increase the production of STEM college graduates and draw on a broader range of talent, particularly from among communities historically underrepresented in their participation in STEM courses of study. Scientists are affected by two types of failure th
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