Program Details
Grant Program: | Statistical and Research Methodology in Education–Early Career |
Contact: |
Dr. Charles Laurin (202) 987-0919 Charles.Laurin@ed.gov |
Description: | The goal of the Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (Stats/Methods) grant program (ALS 84.305D) is to provide a wide range of methodological and statistical tools that will better enable applied education scientists to conduct rigorous education research. Through this grant program, IES invites applications to develop new methodological approaches, to extend and improve existing methods, and to create other tools that can enhance the ability of researchers to conduct high quality, scientific education research. Currently, Stats/Methods grants are divided into Core (previously Regular) grants and Toolkits grants. Core grants last a maximum of 3 years, with a maximum award amount of $900,000 to support the development of new and improved statistical and research methods and their dissemination to education researchers. Toolkit grants last a maximum of 2 years, with a maximum award amount $350,000 to support the compilation of existing research and information for a given method into toolkits, guidelines, compendia, and review papers that help education researchers understand and apply the method. For FY 2024, Early Career researchers interested in conducting statistical and methodological research are invited to apply to the Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research?(ALN 84.305B) or the Core and Toolkit topics within the Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (Stats/Methods) grant program (ALN 84.305B). HISTORY/BACKGROUND In 2009, IES established the Stats/Methods grant program which included the Regular (now Core) grants which support the development of new and improved statistical and research methods and their dissemination to education researchers. In 2014, Early Career grants were introduced to give early career methodologists an opportunity to apply for a smaller grant in a context that was set off from the applications submitted by well-established methodologists. In FY 2024, the Early Career grants were moved to the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences grant program (ALS 84.305B) as part of the new Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research topic so that early career researchers would receive support for both research and professional development. Fourteen Early Career grants had been awarded before the move. In 2022, Toolkits, Guidelines, Compendia, and Review Papers (Toolkits) grants were added to support the compilation of existing research and information for a given method into products that help education researchers understand and apply a specific method. One Toolkit grant has been award. By 2023, IES had made 115 Stats/Methods grants: 14 under Unsolicited, 86 Regular or Core grants, 14 Early Career grants, and 1 Toolkits grant for a total of over $77 million in funding. Why is Stats/Methods Unique? Implications
The 115 Stats/Methods grants have investigated a broad array of important topics, including estimation of treatment effect heterogeneity, additional advances in missing data imputation, continued development of effect size indices for single-case research, development of advanced IRT techniques which include projects with potential implications for NAEP, and advances in software for computing and interpreting statistical power analyses. RELATED PROJECTS and PROGRAMS
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