Conference Board Of The Mathematical Sciences

FOURTEENTH QUINQUENNIAL REPORT ON THE NATION'S PROGRAMS IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AT TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY CONDUCTING A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF THE NATION'S UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL SCIENCES PROGRAMS AT TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, BUILDING ON HISTORICAL CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEYS OF UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED EVERY FIVE YEARS SINCE 1960. AS A PROJECT WITHIN THE IUSE ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK AT LEVEL III, THIS SURVEY WILL ENABLE FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, FUNDERS, AND RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT STATE OF COLLEGE-LEVEL MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION AND TO IDENTIFY EMERGENT ISSUES IN ENROLLMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES AS WELL AS THE COMPOSITION AND USE OF FACULTY. THESE DATA WILL BE USED BY DEPARTMENTS AS THEY SEEK TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH COMMONLY ADOPTED BEST PRACTICES, BY RESEARCHERS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AS THEY LOOK TO IDENTIFY AND INVESTIGATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED INSTRUCTION AND STUDENT LEARNING, AND BY POLICY MAKERS. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF ENHANCED APPROACHES TO INSTRUCTION ACROSS ALL OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES INCLUDING STATISTICS. IN FALL 2025, THIS PROJECT WILL SEND SEPARATE SURVEY INSTRUMENTS TO A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE OF DEPARTMENT CHAIRS OF FOUR-YEAR MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS, STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM, AND PUBLIC TWO-YEAR COLLEGES. THE SAMPLE OF DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE CHOSEN FOR THE SURVEY WILL BE STRATIFIED BY HIGHEST DEGREE OFFERED, A PROXY FOR THE CATEGORIES OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, REGIONAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY, OR UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE. THE SAMPLE WILL BE FURTHER STRATIFIED BY THE SIZE OF THE UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT. IN ADDITION, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS PROJECT WILL BUILD A DASHBOARD TO HOUSE AND ORGANIZE DATA FORM 2025 AND BEYOND. THIS DASHBOARD WILL INCLUDE SUITABLY ANONYMIZED INSTITUTIONAL-LEVEL DATA, ENABLING USERS TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN QUERIES. PREPARATION FOR THE SURVEY WILL INCLUDE INTERVIEWS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF DEPARTMENT CHAIRS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH LEADERS AS WELL AS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS PREPARATION WILL ENSURE THAT THE SURVEY COLLECTS INFORMATION THAT IS RELEVANT AND USEFUL. THE DATA THAT WILL BE COLLECTED ARE FAR MORE DETAILED THAN WHAT IS AVAILABLE FROM ANY OTHER NATIONAL SOURCE AND WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO-YEAR COLLEGES FOR WHICH THE CBMS SURVEYS ARE THE ONLY REGULAR SOURCE OF COMPARATIVE DATA ON MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES PROGRAMS. THE REPORT THAT EMERGES FROM THIS SURVEY WILL SERVE AS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR DECISION-MAKING AT ALL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES CHARGED WITH POLICY MAKING. THE NSF IUSE:EDU PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

SUPPORTING THE CONFERENCE SERIES: CBMS REGIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES IN THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

NSF/CBMS REGIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES IN MATHEMATICS

HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS PATHWAYS: SUPPORTING STATE EFFORTS

HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS PATHWAYS: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE

NATIONAL FORUM FOR ACTION ON THE REPORT OF THE NATIONAL MATH PANEL

CBMS NATIONAL FORUM ON CONTENT-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS

CBMS FORUM ON THE CONTENT AND ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL MATHEMATICS

CONFERENCE: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR THE 2025 NSF-CBMS REGIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES -THIS AWARD ENABLES THE CONFERENCE BOARD OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES (CBMS) TO PROMOTE, ADVERTISE, AND PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE CONFERENCE SERIES KNOWN AS THE NSF/CBMS REGIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES IN MATHEMATICS. THESE CONFERENCES, TOGETHER WITH THE ONLINE AND PRINT MATERIALS THAT ARISE FROM THEM, SPUR RESEARCH IN ALL AREAS OF THE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES WHILE ATTRACTING YOUNG RESEARCHERS INTO NEW, HIGHLY-ACTIVE RESEARCH AREAS. THE CONFERENCES ARE TYPICALLY HELD AT INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCHERS TO ENGAGE OR RE-ENGAGE WITH IMPORTANT CURRENT RESEARCH. THROUGH THIS AWARD, CBMS WORKS TO IDENTIFY THE LEADING SCHOLARS IN EMERGING FIELDS WHO CAN HELP TO SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS, AS WELL AS THE VENUES WHERE SUCH CONFERENCES CAN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT, ESPECIALLY IN ATTRACTING AND SUPPORTING RESEARCHERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES. CBMS ASSISTS IN THE PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS TO HOST CONFERENCES, ADVERTISES THE CONFERENCES, ASSESSES THEIR IMPACT, AND DISSEMINATES THE ONLINE AND PRINT PRODUCTS OF THE CONFERENCES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.