Novel Research - Teaching Integration Strategies for Undergraduate Student Participation and Success in STEM Disciplines

新颖的研究 - 本科生参与 STEM 学科并取得成功的教学整合策略

• 批准号: 1140469
• 负责人: Cristian Botez
• 金额: $ 19.95万
• 依托单位: University of Texas at El Paso
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-05-01 至 2015-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140469&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Novel; Research; Teaching; Integration; Strategies

This project launches a novel research-teaching integration program where undergraduate fellow-faculty mentor teams conduct basic research at a level suitable for publication in peer-reviewed journals and use the results to develop new lectures and/or laboratory modules. The modules are then presented by the undergraduate fellows in undergraduate courses taught at the University of Texas at El Paso and at the El Paso Community College (EPCC), as appropriate. Students enrolled in the courses evaluate how effectively their undergraduate peers design and deliver the modules, while their learning outcomes are evaluated by traditional means such as tests and/or lab reports. Evaluation results are analyzed and used to improve the program. Integrating mentored research, guided curriculum design, and peer-led teaching and learning is expected to have a synergistic effect, the impact of which extends beyond the training of sponsored students, scientific discoveries, and new teaching strategies. The project is expected to provide research data on how effectively STEM undergraduate learning, retention, graduation rates and career preparation are enhanced through training and skills improvement of undergraduate fellows. The new modules, along with research and evaluation results, are being disseminated locally and nationally at symposia and conferences.

该项目推出了一项新颖的研究-教学一体化计划，在该计划中，本科生同事导师团队在适合发表在同行评议期刊上的水平上进行基础研究，并使用结果来开发新的讲座和/或实验室模块。然后，在得克萨斯大学埃尔帕索分校和埃尔帕索社区学院(EPCC)教授的本科课程中，由本科生讲授这些单元。注册这些课程的学生评估他们的本科生同龄人设计和交付模块的效率，而他们的学习结果是通过测试和/或实验室报告等传统手段来评估的。对评估结果进行分析，并利用评估结果对方案进行改进。将辅导性研究、指导性课程设计和同行指导的教与学结合起来，预计将产生协同效应，其影响不仅限于对赞助学生的培训、科学发现和新的教学策略。该项目预计将提供研究数据，说明如何通过培训和提高本科生研究员的技能来有效地提高STEM本科生的学习、保留率、毕业率和职业准备。新的单元以及研究和评价结果正在地方和国家的专题讨论会和会议上传播。