Students Engaging In Science and Mathematics Interdisciplinary Collaborations - SEISMIC

从事科学和数学跨学科合作的学生正在利用学习社区帮助马萨诸塞州东南部布里奇沃特州立大学(BSU)的低收入、有学术天赋的学生成为自信的STEM专业学生，他们将科学和数学视为一个协作的跨学科领域。地震正在增加拥有解决现代社会问题所需技能的STEM毕业生的数量。地震助学金团队进行的研究正在帮助确定跨学科、以问题为基础和服务学习的课程是否有助于学术上有天赋的低收入STEM学生的成功。此外，地震学者正在通过服务学习活动增进对科学的理解，提高公众的科学素养。地震奖学金正在帮助北卡罗来纳州立大学缩小低收入科学和数学专业学生在留校率和毕业率方面的成就差距。有资格获得地震奖学金的学生是那些在生物、化学、计算机科学、地质学、数学或物理入门课程中获得3.0 GPA和B-或更好成绩的低收入学生。保持高GPA的学者在北卡罗来纳州立大学STEM领域的最后三年学习可以获得高达6,000美元的奖励。通过对学生作业、学生记录数据的分析，以及对学者和由未获得奖学金的合格学生组成的对照组的Likert和开放响应调查，地震助学金团队正在评估参与跨学科、以问题为基础的服务学习课程如何提高STEM的留存率和积极性，以及帮助毕业生在劳动力市场取得成功的社会、心理和文化资本的发展。

Students Engaging In Science and Mathematics Interdisciplinary Collaborations, or SEISMIC, is using learning communities to help low-income, academically talented students from Bridgewater State University (BSU) in Southeastern Massachusetts become confident STEM majors who experience science and mathematics as a collaborative, interdisciplinary field. SEISMIC is increasing the number of STEM graduates who possess the skills needed to address problems of modern society. Research conducted by the SEISMIC grant team is helping to establish whether an interdisciplinary problem-based and service-learning curriculum promotes the success of academically talented, low-income STEM students. Additionally, SEISMIC Scholars are enhancing scientific understanding and increasing public scientific literacy through service learning activities. SEISMIC Scholarships are helping BSU close achievement gaps in retention and graduation rates for low-income science and mathematics majors. Students eligible for SEISMIC Scholarships are low-income students who earned a 3.0 GPA and B- or better in their introductory course in biology, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics or physics. Scholars maintaining high GPAs receive awards of up to $6,000 for the final three years of their studies in BSU STEM fields. Through analysis of student work, student records data, and Likert and open-response surveys of Scholars and a control group consisting of eligible students who did not receive scholarships, the SEISMIC grant team is evaluating how participating in an interdisciplinary problem-based and service-learning curriculum leads to increases in STEM retention and motivation, as well as the development of the social, psychological and cultural capital that help graduates succeed in the workforce.