Advancing Minoritized Learners’ STEM Oriented Communication Competency Through a Science Center-Based Summer Program
Advancing Minoritized Learners’ STEM Oriented Communication Competency Through a Science Center-Based Summer Program
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通过科学中心暑期项目提高少数族裔学习者以 STEM 为导向的沟通能力
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2020
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通讯作者：
T. Campbell
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作者：
Anton Puvirajah;G. Verma;T. Campbell
摘要 基于非正式学习的原则，这项研究是在州立科学中心的一个以 STEM 为重点的夏季青年项目中进行的。我们利用研究实践合作伙伴关系，不断提高少数群体学习者对 STEM 的认同和兴趣的触发和发展。我们之前的定性研究揭示了学习者的沟通能力作为获得自信、理解和支持他们的 STEM 识别的关键焦点和驱动力的重要性，根据我们之前的定性研究，本文报告的研究采用了一项调查策略来检验暑期青年计划对参与者自我感知的沟通能力的支持程度。调查结果显示，参与者的平均整体沟通能力水平，以及在四种不同情境下、与三种不同类型的人的沟通能力均显着提高。研究结果表明，在暑期项目中为服务不足的少数学习者提供引人入胜且有意义的 STEM 体验会产生积极的影响。此类经历往往更多地发生在非正式环境中，并为学习者提供了发展 STEM 知情机构的机会。
ABSTRACT Grounded on the tenets of informal learning this research took place in a STEM-focused summer youth program at a state science center. We used a research practice partnership to iteratively improve the triggering and development of minoritized learners’ STEM identification and interests. Informed by our previous qualitative research that revealed the importance of learner’s communication competence as a key focus and driver to gaining confidence, understanding, and supporting their STEM identification, the research reported here drew on a survey strategy to examine the extent to which the summer youth program supported participants’ self-perceived communication competence. The findings from the survey revealed that participants’ mean overall communication competence level, as well as their communication competence in four different contexts and with three different types of individuals showed significant increase. The findings suggest that providing engaging and meaningful STEM experiences to minoritized underserved learners in a summer program have positive consequences. Such experiences tend to occur more in informal settings and provide learners opportunities to develop STEM-informed agency.
提高社区科学素养
影响因子：
0.6
作者：
Spitzer, William;Fraser, John
通讯作者：
Fraser, John