EAGER: ITEST Longitudinal Study

哈佛大学的这项研究旨在考察ITEAMS(中学创新科技天文学)干预策略对学生在高中STEM课程学习和职业期望中的坚持能力的影响，以及学生对STEM职业生涯的重视。中心研究问题是：1)参加ITEAMS是否促进了学生在整个高中阶段参加STEM课程以及他们对STEM职业的兴趣和评价；2)学生在知识和性格方面的ITEAMS经历在多大程度上产生了影响；以及3)在带来积极结果方面，ITEAMS的哪些策略或属性最有效？该项目利用访谈和调查相结合的方式，对在校高中生进行访谈和调查，这些高中生在前几年作为中学生参加了ITEAMS(DRL-0833378)，现在是大三和大四学生。该项目对随机选择的75名前ITEAMS参与者进行了调查，这些参与者在ITEAMS注册了两到三年。针对具体项目的调查工具包括相关的人口统计问题。调查还包括随机抽取最多15名接受调查的ITEAMS学生进行深入访谈。

The objective of this study at Harvard University is to examine the impact of ITEAMS (Innovative Technology-Enabled Astronomy for Middle Schools) intervention strategies on student persistence in high school STEM course-taking and career expectations, and the value that students place on STEM careers. The central research questions are: 1) does ITEAMS participation boost students' STEM course-taking and their interest in, and valuation of, STEM careers throughout their high school years; 2) to what extent did students' ITEAMS experiences, in terms of knowledge and disposition, have an effect; and 3) which ITEAMS strategies or attributes have been most effective in bringing about positive outcomes? Special focus is on the predictors of persistence for girls and minority students.The project utilizes a mix of interviews and surveys with current high school students who in previous years participated in ITEAMS (DRL-0833378) as middle-school students, and who are now juniors and seniors. The project surveys a randomly selected cohort of 75 former ITEAMS participants who were enrolled in ITEAMS for two or three years. The project-specific survey instrument includes pertinent demographic questions. The random selection of up to 15 surveyed ITEAMS students for in-depth interviews is also included.