Adapting Tested Spatial Skills Curriculum to On-Line Format for Community College Instruction: A Critical Link to Retain Technology Students

国家的社区和技术学院被认为是发展具有全球竞争力的科学和工程技术人员队伍的关键机构。该项目将汇集一个由社区和技术学院的教职员工和管理人员、课程开发人员和评估员组成的团队，努力适应和实施发展和提高学生空间技能的教学。课程材料和教学策略将适应在线环境，供科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)高级技术领域的技术人员课程的学生使用。该项目团队将研究学生的人口统计和学生在评估心理轮换的测试中的表现与学生在需要空间能力的入门课程中的成功之间的关系。该项目将侧重于以下伙伴机构的选定方案。*潮水社区学院(电脑辅助绘图及设计、土木工程技术、电子科技)；*麦克亨利社区学院(建筑管理、建筑及工程设计技术、工程技术应用科学、制造管理应用科学及机器人系统工程应用科学)；*Tunxis社区学院(工程技术及其他工程学科)；*德尔玛学院(工程技术、游戏技术及模拟、地理资讯科学及制图技术)。

The Nation's community and technical colleges are recognized as key institutions in the development of a globally competitive science and engineering technician workforce. The project will bring together a team of community and technical college faculty and administrators, curriculum developers, and evaluators in an effort to adapt and implement instruction that develops and enhances students' spatial skills. The curriculum materials and instructional strategies will be adapted to an online environment for students in technician programs in advanced technology fields in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM. The project team will examine how student demographics and student performance on a test that assesses mental rotation are related to student success in introductory courses that require spatial ability. The project will focus on selected programs at the following partner institutions. *Tidewater Community College (Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Civil Engineering Technology, Electronic Technology);*McHenry Community College (Applied Science in Construction Management, Architectural and Engineering Design Technology, Applied Science in Engineering Technology, Applied Science in Manufacturing Management, and Applied Science in Robotics Systems Engineering);*Tunxis Community College (Engineering Technology and other programs in the engineering disciplines);*Del Mar College (Engineering Technology, Game Technology and Simulation, Geographic Information Science and Cartography Technology).