Implementation Grant--University of the Virgin Islands' Comprehensive Approach to Retention and Persistence in STEM

实施补助金--维尔京群岛大学 STEM 保留和持久综合方法

• 批准号: 1137472
• 负责人: Camille McKayle
• 金额: $ 202.97万
• 依托单位: University of The Virgin Islands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1137472&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Implementation; Grant; University; Virgin; Islands

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) HBCU-UP project is designed to increase retention and persistence in STEM and strengthen student preparation for graduate school and the workforce. The project intends to build a strong foundation for incoming UVI STEM students through activities to increase pass rate in developmental courses and to increase student preparedness for Calculus by a Math Behind the Science Summer Bridge Program including course-taking in computer programming and mentoring and training of students to understand the expectations for success in STEM education and careers. Strategies selected to achieve these objectives resulted from a thorough literature review of evidenced-based practices and tailored for the specific context of the institution. Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) will be employed as a strategy to increase pass rate in developmental courses. The project has specific targets for STEM retention and graduation rate increases. A comprehensive set of strategies to achieve the retention and graduation rate goals include creation and/or delivery of 1. A special STEM freshman development course, 2. Summer Sophomore Research Institute (SSRI), 3. Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), 4. Academic year HBCU-UP Research Scholar (AHRS), 5. Faculty professional development in STEM student advising and mentoring, and 6. A STEM Resource Center.

维尔京群岛大学（UVI）HBCU-UP项目旨在提高STEM的保留率和持久性，并加强学生对研究生院和劳动力的准备。该项目旨在通过活动为即将到来的UVI STEM学生奠定坚实的基础，以提高发展课程的通过率，并通过科学夏桥计划的数学来提高学生对微积分的准备，包括计算机编程课程，指导和培训学生了解STEM教育和职业成功的期望。战略选择，以实现这些目标的结果，从一个彻底的文献回顾的证据为基础的做法和机构的具体情况下量身定制。同侪领导的团队学习（PLTL）将被用作提高发展课程通过率的策略。该项目为STEM保留和毕业率的提高制定了具体目标。一套全面的战略，以实现保留和毕业率的目标，包括创建和/或交付1。一个特殊的STEM新生发展课程，2。暑期大二研究所（SSRI），3。夏季本科研究经验（SURE），4。学年HBCU-UP研究学者（AHRS），5。教师在STEM学生咨询和指导的专业发展，和6。STEM资源中心。