TMCC Science Enhancement

TMCC 科学增强

• 批准号: 0803166
• 负责人: Larry Henry
• 金额: $ 249.69万
• 依托单位: Turtle Mountain Community College
• 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: 2008-10-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0803166&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: TMCC; Science; Enhancement

This project has four key focus areas which are designed to provide opportunities for student learning, retention and success. The Outreach component targets the K-12 system to foster science exploration and success with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of students choosing STEM science careers. At the college level, the project will increase enrollment of STEM science majors through the development of new courses and programs. For retention of STEM students, the project will foster increased opportunities for student success. To increase completion/transfer/four year graduation rates, TMCC will initiate partnerships with four year schools to upgrade its curricula, initiate joint research and aid students in developing familiarity with four year schools. The project will conduct an in-depth review and revision of the existing TMCC science courses. This effort meets two critical needs: enhancing student learning by providing more hands-on activities and ensuring the curricula is consistent with the standards at four year schools. In the latter area, the project will foster partnerships between the college and four year colleges. These partnerships are expected to bridge the rural isolation experienced by the TMCC faculty and provide four year school familiarity to students prior to transfer. As this project is the demonstration of how involvement in learning impacts student achievement and career choices, it is applicable not only in STEM subjects but across the curriculum. The current literature suggests student learning is heavily impacted by how engaged the student is in the learning process. Using a results driven approach, the project will identify what enhancements positively impact student learning not only at the college level, but across the continuum of education. The results of this project can be replicated not only at the college level but in K-12 Native American programs.

该项目有四个重点领域，旨在为学生的学习，保留和成功提供机会。拓展部分的目标是K-12系统促进科学探索和成功，最终目标是增加选择STEM科学职业的学生人数。在大学层面，该项目将通过开发新课程和项目来增加STEM科学专业的入学率。为了留住STEM学生，该项目将增加学生成功的机会。为了提高完成/转学/四年制毕业率，TMCC将与四年制学校建立伙伴关系，升级课程，开展联合研究，并帮助学生熟悉四年制学校。该项目将对现有的TMCC科学课程进行深入的审查和修订。这一努力满足了两个关键需求：通过提供更多的实践活动来加强学生的学习，并确保课程与四年制学校的标准保持一致。在后一个领域，该项目将促进学院与四年制学院之间的伙伴关系。这些合作伙伴关系有望弥合TMCC教师所经历的农村孤立，并在转学前为学生提供四年的学校熟悉度。由于该项目展示了参与学习如何影响学生的成绩和职业选择，因此它不仅适用于STEM科目，也适用于整个课程。目前的文献表明，学生的学习在很大程度上受到学生在学习过程中参与度的影响。采用结果驱动的方法，该项目将确定哪些改进措施不仅在大学阶段，而且在整个教育过程中对学生的学习产生积极影响。这个项目的成果不仅可以在大学水平上复制，也可以在K-12美洲原住民项目中复制。