RU-HWC Partnership for STEM Education

RU-HWC STEM 教育合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0757053
• 负责人: Kristen Leckrone
• 金额: $ 119.97万
• 依托单位: Roosevelt University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2015-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0757053&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RU; HWC; Partnership; STEM; Education

Harold Washington College (HWC) and Roosevelt University (RU) are joining in a partnership to significantly and sustainably increase the number of students matriculating in and successfully completing STEM degrees at the respective institutions. Specific numeric goals are (i) to increase the number of HWC students completing STEM associates degrees or transferring to STEM baccalaureate programs by 10%, (ii) to increase enrollment in RU baccalaureate STEM majors by 30%, and (iii) to increase the number of RU baccalaureate degrees awarded in STEM majors by 20%. The project is using the following components to reach these numeric goals. I. Retention. Both HWC and RU are focusing on increasing retention of STEM students through curricular enhancements in core courses taken by first- and second-year STEM majors, and through enhanced student support services. Curricular improvements include widespread adoption of active learning pedagogies, civic engagement themes, and class-based research experiences by participating STEM faculty at both institutions. Student support includes peer tutoring and supplemental instruction in critical STEM courses. Additionally, HWC provides STEM students with tailored basic skills courses and science methods courses appropriate to that institution. II. Research. RU faculty are providing undergraduate research opportunities to first- and second-year science STEM students from both institutions. Research activities include student stipends, a research methods seminar, and an annual joint HWC-RU student-faculty research forum. III. Student Scholarships. Both HWC and RU have high percentages of part time students who simultaneously work and attend school. At both institutions, a limited number of scholarships are being offered to declared STEM majors in order to assist students in maintaining full time STEM study. IV. Faculty development. Curricular alignment and pedagogical improvements at both HWC and RU are being reinforced through annual joint RU-HWC faculty professional development seminars. Additionally, HWC faculty are offered expanded opportunities for research and professional development. A comprehensive evaluation plan informs and evaluates the above efforts. Annual evaluations provide a continuous monitoring of benchmarks and allow for any needed mid-course adjustments in recruitment and instructional strategies. The summative evaluation draws from data collected throughout the project period and assesses the overall success of the project and the relative contributions of the various project components to project goals. Results are disseminated through local, regional and national meetings in STEM and STEM education disciplines, publication in STEM education journals and distribution as SENCER model courses. Intellectual merit. First, the proposed curricular enhancements contribute to scholarship of teaching and learning in STEM disciplines. Specifically, evaluation of curricular components determine whether the civic engagement approach sponsored by the NSF-supported SENCER initiative is adaptable for use with STEM majors. Second, the evaluation plan addresses fundamental research questions on factors influencing student success in STEM disciplines, and the effectiveness of various strategies on STEM enrollments, retention and graduation. Broader Impacts. Because HWC and RU enroll high percentages of minorities (73% HWC; 37% RU) and women (60% HWC; 68% RU), the proposed activities broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. The RU-HWC partnership enhances infrastructure for STEM education and builds a regional community of STEM education practitioners. A percentage of RU STEM majors seek secondary education certificates, and thus the activities increase the number of STEM secondary education students and model active learning and civic engagement pedagogies to this community of students. The activities therefore strengthen secondary STEM education in metropolitan Chicago.

哈罗德华盛顿学院（HWC）和罗斯福大学（RU）正在加入合作伙伴关系，以显着和可持续地增加在各自机构录取并成功完成STEM学位的学生人数。具体的数字目标是（i）增加完成STEM副学士学位或转入STEM学士学位课程的HWC学生人数10%，（ii）增加RU学士学位STEM专业的入学人数30%，以及（iii）增加STEM专业授予的RU学士学位数量20%。该项目正在使用以下组件来实现这些数字目标。I.潴留HWC和RU都专注于通过第一年和第二年STEM专业的核心课程的课程改进，以及通过加强学生支持服务，提高STEM学生的保留率。课程的改进包括广泛采用主动学习方法，公民参与主题，以及两个机构参与STEM教师的课堂研究经验。学生支持包括同侪辅导和关键STEM课程的补充指导。此外，HWC为STEM学生提供适合该机构的量身定制的基本技能课程和科学方法课程。二. Research. RU教师提供本科研究机会，从两个机构的第一和第二年的科学STEM学生。研究活动包括学生助学金，研究方法研讨会，以及年度联合HWC-RU师生研究论坛。三.学生奖学金。HWC和RU都有很高比例的兼职学生谁同时工作和上学。在这两个机构，数量有限的奖学金被提供给宣布STEM专业，以帮助学生保持全日制STEM学习。四.教师发展。HWC和RU的课程调整和教学改进正在通过年度联合RU-HWC教师专业发展研讨会得到加强。此外，HWC教师提供了研究和专业发展的扩大机会。一项全面的评价计划为上述努力提供信息并进行评价。年度评价提供了对基准的持续监测，并允许在征聘和教学战略中进行任何必要的中期调整。总结性评价利用整个项目期间收集的数据，评估项目的总体成功情况以及项目各组成部分对项目目标的相对贡献。通过STEM和STEM教育学科的地方、区域和国家会议，在STEM教育期刊上发表并作为SENCER示范课程分发，传播成果。智力上的优点。首先，拟议的课程改进有助于STEM学科的教学和学习。具体而言，课程组成部分的评估确定是否由NSF支持的SENCER倡议赞助的公民参与方法适用于STEM专业。其次，评估计划解决了影响学生在STEM学科成功的因素的基本研究问题，以及各种STEM入学，保留和毕业策略的有效性。更广泛的影响。由于HWC和RU招收少数民族（73% HWC; 37% RU）和妇女（60% HWC; 68% RU）的高比例，拟议的活动扩大了STEM学科中代表性不足的群体的参与。RU-HWC伙伴关系加强了STEM教育的基础设施，并建立了STEM教育从业者的区域社区。RU STEM专业的百分比寻求中学教育证书，因此活动增加了STEM中学教育学生的数量，并为学生的这个社区建立了积极学习和公民参与的模式。因此，这些活动加强了大都市芝加哥的中等STEM教育。