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ProjectSummary AbstractThereisanenormousneedforqualifiedpeopletopursuecareersinSTEMNoonanHoweverthelackofastrongfoundationinmathematicsmeansstudentsarelesslikely topursueSTEMmajorsandcareersChenGriffithHuangTaddeseandampWalterEKokkelenbergandampSinhaLowelletalStudentsfromlow incomefamilieswomenandunderrepresentedminoritiesarealsolesslikelytomajorinSTEMBettingerGriffithHillCorbettandampRoseKokkelenbergandampSinhaImprovingmath learningintheelementarygradesisimportanttoensurechildrenhavetheessential foundationalskillsandstrongself efficacybeliefstobeabletosucceedwithlatermathematics andpursuecareersinSTEMWiththisFast TrackgrantClassStoreCSweproposeto transformthewayinwhichstudentslearnNumberandOperationsinBaseTenCSwillbean engagingcommerciallyavailableclassroom basedeconomygamefortabletsand Chromebooksthatfocusesonmulti digitoperationsCSwillencourageconceptual understandingandbuildmathself efficacyforstudentsingradesKwithinthecontextofa digitalclassroom basedmarketplaceWithinthegamestudentswillcreatestorescraftobjects tosellengageinselling purchasingtransactionsandworktogethertoincreasethevalueofthe economyInadditionthegamewillutilizeartificialintelligenceAItodetectstrategiesstudents useandhelpteachersfacilitaterichmathematicaldiscussionstherebyenhancingstudentsreasoningskillsOutcomesTheproposalwillencouragethreemainoutcomesnamelyalgorithmsfor detectingmathstrategiesstudentsuseadiscussionsupportdashboardandalgorithms forpredictingat riskstatusAkeyresearchaimistodeterminewhetherthesoftwarecanpredict mathstrategiesstudentsuseanddetectwhichstudentsareat riskacademicallyascompared tostandardizedassessmentdatawhichwillhelpteachersinterveneappropriatelyThe discussionsupportdashboardwillhelptopromoterichmathematicaldiscussionthereby improvingstudentsmathematicaljustificationandconceptualunderstandingTheengaging gamewillbolsterstudentsmotivationandself efficacyinmathematicsImprovingstudentsacademicoutcomesandself efficacyinbasetenduringelementary schoolwillpromotelatersuccessinhighschoolmathematicsSincethenumberofadvanced mathclassesstudentstakeiscorrelatedwithlikelihoodtocompleteaSTEMdegreeChenadistaloutcomeofthisproposalisincreasingstudentspursuingcareersinSTEM ProjectNarrativeThereisanenormousneedforstudentsmajoringinthefieldsofScienceTechnologyEngineeringandMathematicsSTEMyetlackingastrongfoundationinmathematicsmakes studentsespeciallywomenminoritiesandthosefromlow incomebackgroundslesslikelyto pursuecareersinSTEMClassStorewillbolsterstudentsmathematicsabilitiesincluding mathematicalreasoningandself efficacyinthefoundationalareaofNumberandOperationsin BaseintheshortandlongtermThiswillinturnleadtoseveralpositivedistaloutcomessuchasincreasedSTEMmajorsandcareers

