Increasing Enrollment Using a Complementary Learning Program

使用补充学习计划增加入学率

• 批准号: 0856575
• 负责人: Stephen Jodis
• 金额: $ 38.01万
• 依托单位: Saint Vincent College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0856575&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Increasing; Enrollment; Using; Complementary; Learning

Interdisciplinary and collaborative training in the applied biosciences is increasing enrollment, retention, and graduation in STEM fields by targeted outreach and recruitment of students for bioinformatics, biotechnology, and biochemistry. Scholarship support is being provided for traditionally underrepresented students and a Complementary Learning Program (CLP) is providing academic support for bioscience and other STEM majors. The impact of the project is being assessed by comparing retention and graduation rates for CLP participants and non-participants and tracking STEM enrollment and retention rates among minority students.The merits of the project include the use of group learning environments and exposure to scientific applications in biotechnology and bioinformatics to increase student learning outcomes and persistence in STEM majors. This project is adapting best practices in undergraduate education, including the concepts of Supplemental Instruction and the model of Learning Organizations by Senge, and implementing them within an interdisciplinary curriculum. This project is having a broad impact by (1) increasing the number of students graduating in STEM, particularly in bioinformatics, biotechnology, and biochemistry; (2) increasing awareness of STEM research and employment opportunities; (3) increasing awareness of bioinformatics and biotechnology among high school students; and (4) expanding STEM enrollment for underrepresented populations. The dissemination plan includes sharing project results in presentations at scientific meetings and education conferences, preparing manuscripts for submission to scientific and educational journals, and submitting materials for inclusion in the National Science Digital Library (NSDL).

应用生物科学的跨学科和协作培训通过有针对性地扩展和招收生物信息学、生物技术和生物化学专业的学生，增加了STEM领域的招生、留住和毕业人数。正在为传统上代表性不足的学生提供奖学金支持，一个补充学习计划(CLP)正在为生物科学和其他STEM专业提供学术支持。通过比较中电学员和非学员的保留率和毕业率，以及追踪少数族裔学生的STEM入学率和保留率，评估该项目的影响。该项目的优点包括利用小组学习环境和接触生物技术和生物信息学的科学应用，以提高学生在STEM专业的学习成果和坚持不懈。该项目正在调整本科教育的最佳做法，包括补充教学的概念和圣吉的学习组织模式，并在跨学科课程中加以实施。该项目正在产生广泛的影响：(1)增加STEM的毕业生人数，特别是生物信息学、生物技术和生物化学；(2)提高对STEM研究和就业机会的认识；(3)提高高中生对生物信息学和生物技术的认识；(4)扩大STEM招生人数。传播计划包括在科学会议和教育会议上分享项目成果，准备提交给科学和教育期刊的手稿，以及提交材料以纳入国家科学数字图书馆(NSDL)。