Implementation Project: Transforming Education through Active Learning

实施项目支持传统黑人学院和大学(HBCU)设计、实施、研究和评估全面的机构努力，以增加获得科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)本科学位的学生数量，并通过加强STEM教育和研究提高他们的准备质量。特拉华州立大学的项目力求在以往成功努力的基础上，继续侧重于改善数学和科学方面的教与学，以实现提高学生在STEM领域的准备和表现的目标。通过增加体验式学习和职业准备，该项目将提高STEM学生的毕业率和研究生成果，并为其他服务于少数族裔人口较多的机构树立典范。该项目将利用循证、高影响力的教学实践来改善学生的学习和成果，并寻求通过积极和体验式学习改变STEM的教育体验，为教师提供专业发展，并进一步使学生的培训符合STEM劳动力的当前和未来需求。具体举措是：改革一年级和二年级的实验室课程，通过真实的探究活动向学生介绍研究；实施可持续的同行教学模式，重点发展高级学生的领导技能，为研究生院和就业做准备；弥合潜在雇主和大学之间在为STEM学生就业做准备方面的理解差距。该项目将由内部和外部咨询委员会和一名评估员提供咨询意见并对其效果进行评估。

Implementation Projects provide support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to design, implement, study, and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the number of students receiving undergraduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and enhance the quality of their preparation by strengthening STEM education and research. The project at Delaware State University seeks to build on previous successful efforts with a continued focus on improving teaching and learning in mathematics and science towards the goal of enhancing student preparation and performance in STEM fields. Through increased experiential learning and career preparation the project will improve graduation rates and post-graduate outcomes for STEM students and serve as a model for other institutions that serve high minority populations.The project will utilize evidence-based, high-impact pedagogical practices to improve student learning and outcomes and seeks to transform the STEM educational experience through active and experiential learning, provide professional development for faculty, and further align the training of students to the current and future needs of the STEM workforce. Specific initiatives are to: transform first and second year laboratory courses to introduce students to research through authentic inquiry activities; implement a sustainable peer teaching and learning model focused on developing the leadership skills of advanced students in preparation for graduate school and employment; and bridge the gap of understanding between potential employers and the university in the preparation of STEM students for the workforce. The project will be advised and evaluated for effectiveness by internal and external advisory boards and an evaluator.