Development of Case Stories by Interviewing Students about their Critical Moments in Science, Math, and Engineering Classes
Development of Case Stories by Interviewing Students about their Critical Moments in Science, Math, and Engineering Classes
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通过采访学生在科学、数学和工程课上的关键时刻来发展案例故事
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2008
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Cynthia A. Char
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V. May;T. Luxon;K. Weaver;Rachel Esselstein;Cynthia A. Char
达特茅斯的关键时刻项目旨在促进教师和研究生之间关于科学、数学和工程（SME）学科学生，特别是妇女和少数民族学生的保留问题的讨论。正在进行的项目的第一阶段是编写四个案例故事，这些故事是从对真实的达特茅斯学生的调查和采访中虚构出来的。调查对象为普通化学专业的125名学生。在同意接受采访的77人中，61人报告说经历了一个关键时刻，对学生的学术生活产生重大影响的积极或消极事件或时间。主要的关键时刻是考试成绩不好;来自小组工作的挑战;实习的兴奋;以及爱上其他课程的非中小企业学科。对13名有消极关键时刻的学生进行了采访，导致了案例故事的发展：安托瓦妮塔'09，他有一个令人失望的小组经验;达利拉'08，他准备不足;格雷格'09，他在第一年就超过了他的头;还有08届的米歇尔，她对自己的第一次考试结果感到震惊。这些案例故事正在被研究生们讨论，在达特茅斯学习促进中心的各个研讨会上担任助教和教师。
Dartmouth’s Critical Moments project is designed to promote discussions among faculty and graduate students about the retention of students, particularly women and minorities, in science, math, and engineering (SME) disciplines. The first phase of the ongoing project has been the development of four case stories, which are fictionalized composites drawn from surveys and interviews of real Dartmouth students. The surveyed population was 125 students in general chemistry. Of the 77 who agreed to be interviewed, 61 reported having experienced a critical moment – i.e., a positive or negative event or time that had a significant impact on the student’s academic life. Leading critical moments were a poor grade on an exam; challenge from group work; excitement from an internship; and falling in love with a non-SME discipline from other coursework. Interviews of 13 students who had negative critical moments led to the development of case stories for: Antoinetta ’09, who had a disappointing group experience; Dalila ’08, who was poorly prepared; Greg ’09, who got in over his head in his first year; and Michelle ’08, who was shocked by her result in the first exam. The case stories are being discussed by graduate students, TA and faculty in various workshops at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning.