Cultivating Hispanics and African Americans Reading, Math, Science (CHARMS) in Elementary Schools for Girls Conference

在德克萨斯农工大学STEM教育工作者的带领下，该项目正在分析和分享非裔美国人和西班牙裔女孩在国家和州评估中取得的成绩的基线数据。该项目的目标是：(1)对国家教育进步评估(NAEP)和德克萨斯州知识与技能评估(TAKS)3-6年级非裔美国人和西班牙裔女学生的成绩数据进行批判性分析，重点是2000-2010年科学、数学和阅读的分项测试目标；(2)为来自城市、农村和郊区学区的100名教师、管理人员和家长组织为期一天的会议，介绍数据分析，并由一名全国演讲者分享信息并领导讨论，讨论为什么非裔美国人和西班牙裔女孩应该开始考虑寻找STEM职业和所需的预期学业准备；(3)向与会者提供STEM职业信息和材料；以及(4)在国际/国家会议(全国数学教师理事会、全国科学教师协会、美国教育研究协会)上分享成绩数据分析的结果，并提交论文在学术期刊上发表，我们将用定量和定性的方法回答三个研究问题：(1)在2000-2010年间，非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔3-6年级女孩在国家教育进步评估(NAEP)和德克萨斯知识与技能评估(TAKS)方面的学习成绩有什么不同？(2)非洲裔和西班牙裔6年级女孩对他们从三年级到六年级的TAKS测试有什么呼声？(3)为期一天的会议对提高非裔美国人教育工作者和家长对学业成就的认识水平有什么影响？3-6年级的西班牙裔女孩在国家和州的阅读能力评估中，数学和科学？为了回答第一个问题，这项研究将确定种族、班级和性别变量之间是否存在统计上的显著差异，这些变量按年级和科目在NAEP和TAKS测试以及阅读、数学和科学领域的分项测试中的表现。为了回答第二个问题，将进行定性分析。学生将接受采访，数据将被转录、分类并按主题分类。将使用成员核查和数据三角测量来确定调查结果的有效性和可靠性。为了解决第三个问题，将使用描述性统计分析利克特类型的调查工具，该工具将由PI项目和COPIS开发，以评估会议目标。此外，还将有目的地对参与者(教师和家长)进行访谈，了解他们参加会议的情况，并用定性分析分析他们的反应。该项目将以非裔美国人和西班牙裔女孩的学业成就为重点，通过会议场所和其他渠道为教育工作者、家长和学生提供有价值的信息，以了解他们在可能影响他们寻求STEM职业生涯决定的学科方面的能力。

Led by STEM educators at Texas A&M University, this project is analyzing and sharing baseline data on the achievement of African American and Hispanic girls on national and state assessments. The objectives of the project are: (1) To conduct a critical analysis of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) achievement data for African American and Hispanic female students in grades 3-6 with a focus on sub-test objectives for science, mathematics, and reading over the years 2000-2010; (2) To organize a one-day conference for 100 teachers, administrators and parents from urban, rural and suburban school districts featuring presentation of the data analysis and a national speaker who will share information and lead discussion on why African American and Hispanic girls at the elementary level should begin to think about seeking STEM careers and the required expected academic preparations; (3) To provide conference participants with STEM career information and materials; and (4) To share results of the achievement data analysis at international/national conferences (National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, National Science Teachers Association, American Educational Research Association) and submit papers for publication in scholarly journals,Quantitative and qualitative methodology will be used to respond to three research questions: (1) What are the differences in the academic achievement of African American and Hispanic girls in grades 3-6 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) during the years 2000-2010? (2) What are the voices of African American and Hispanic 6th grade girls about their TAKS test from third grade to sixth grade? (3) What is the impact of a one-day conference on raising the awareness level of educators and parents about academic achievement among African American and Hispanic girls on national and state assessment in grades 3-6 in reading, mathematics, and science? To address question number one, the study will determine if statistically significant differences exist among the variables of race, class, and gender by grades and subject on student performance on the NAEP and TAKS tests and sub-tests in the areas of reading, mathematics and science. To address question number two, a qualitative analysis will be conducted. Students will be interviewed and data will be transcribed, sorted, and categorized into themes. Member checks and triangulation of data will be used to establish validity and reliability of the findings. To address question number three, descriptive statistics will be used to analyze a Likert-type survey instrument that will be developed by the project PI and CoPIs to assess conference objectives. In addition, a purposive sample of participants (teachers and parents) will be interviewed about their participation in the conference and their responses analyzed using qualitative analysis.With a focus on African American and Hispanic girls' academic achievement, the project will provide educators, parents and students through a conference venue and other outlets with valuable information to understand their competency in subjects that can impact their decisions to seek STEM careers.