Finding References for NSF Proposals: What’s been done? Why should you care? Liz Dorland [email_address] 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)

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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

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)

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 Look Most 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)

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 Search Follow 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

Follow 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 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)

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)

Award Search www. nsf . gov

Award Search

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 Data PIRS Data

PIRS Data

Navigating the NSF Website

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