Targeted Infusion Project: Infusion of Research and Peer-Led Team Learning to Enhance Student Engagement in Foundational Courses at Lane College

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）通过有针对性的输液项目支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。莱恩学院的这个项目旨在改善生物和化学专业学生的第一年体验。该项目旨在通过在普通生物学和普通化学基础课程中注入研究和同行领导的团队学习，提高学生在STEM领域的保留率、参与度和学术进步。莱恩学院的新生主要来自服务不足的少数族裔，许多人是第一代大学生，否则他们将无法获得高等教育的好处。此外，很少有学生参与本科研究机会，大多数学生对STEM领域的职业生涯准备不足。该项目将吸引大量少数民族学生参与科学研究，提高学生的基础实验技能，为学生提供研究生和专业学校的资格。这将大大增加莱恩学院完成生物和化学课程的学生人数。这些好处将导致少数族裔学生进入STEM领域的人数增加，从而导致劳动力更加多样化。该项目的总体目标是通过以学生为中心的方法，提高学生在基础课程（普通生物学和普通化学）中的学习和核心能力，提高STEM的保留率。这一目标将通过以下具体目标来实现：1)在生物和化学基础课程中采用和实施基于证据的同伴辅导方法，以提高学生的保留率和学习成绩；2)通过普通生物学和普通化学实验课程的探究性经验，培养在科学事业中早期取得成功所必需的核心能力。实现本项目目标的好处包括：1)增加了学生对生物和化学基本概念的学习；2)改善了莱恩学院的STEM教育和研究，同时培养了学生对STEM领域作为专业和职业的兴趣。该项目是自然与物理科学和数学系生物和化学系之间的合作成果。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) through Targeted Infusion Projects supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. The project at Lane College seeks to improve the first-year experience for Biology and Chemistry majors. The project aims to improve student retention, engagement, and academic progress in STEM by infusing research and peer-led team learning in General Biology and General Chemistry foundational courses. Lane College freshmen are mainly from underserved minority populations, and many are first generation college students who would not otherwise receive the benefit of higher education. In addition, very few students engage in undergraduate research opportunities and most are underprepared for a career in STEM. This project will engage a large number of underserved minority students in scientific research, improve student foundational laboratory skills, and provide students with qualifications for graduate and professional school. It will significantly increase the number of Lane College students completing the Biology and Chemistry programs. These benefits will result in an increase in the number of minority students entering STEM fields, thereby leading to a more diverse workforce. The overall goal of the project is to improve STEM retention through student-focused approaches that enhance student learning and core competencies within foundational courses: General Biology and General Chemistry. This goal will be accomplished through the following specific objectives: 1) Adopt and implement an evidence-based Peer Tutoring approach in foundational courses for Biology and Chemistry to increase student retention and academic performance; and 2) Develop core competencies necessary for success in a career in science early through inquiry-based experiences in General Biology and General Chemistry Laboratory courses. The benefits of achieving the objectives of this project include: 1) increased student learning of fundamental concepts in Biology and Chemistry; and 2) improved STEM education and research at Lane College while honing students' interest in STEM fields as a major and as a career. This project is a collaborative effort between the Biology and Chemistry departments within the Division of Natural and Physical Sciences and Mathematics.