Targeted Infusion Project: The Intersection of Biology and Chemistry: Enhancing STEM Student Performance in Undergraduate Chemsitry Courses Using an Integrative Curriculum Approach

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科项目（HBCU- up）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。通过这个为期一年的前期计划项目，诺福克州立大学将调查与化学课程高不及格率相关的因素，并获得足够的数据来制定干预措施，以支持生物和化学专业的保留、进步和提高毕业率。化学课程对STEM专业的学生来说是一个挑战，尤其是生物和化学专业的学生。看门人化学课程的糟糕表现会对留校率和毕业率产生不利影响，尤其是对少数族裔学生。通过对关键数据点的数据收集和分析，如新生的数学分班数据、化学和数学的及格/不及格率以及学生的进步数据，该项目旨在为守门员课程制定必要的补救措施。该项目还将实施一个教师学习社区，以促进课程改革，并为教师提供教学培训。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) 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. Through this one-year pre-planning project, Norfolk State University will investigate factors associated with high failure rates in chemistry courses and obtain sufficient data to develop interventions to support the retention, progression and improved graduation rates of biology and chemistry majors.Chemistry courses tend to be a challenge for STEM students, particularly biology and chemistry majors. Poor performance in gatekeeper chemistry courses adversely affect retention and graduation rates, particularly for minority students. Through data collection and analysis on key data points such as math placement data for incoming students, pass/fail rates in chemistry and math and student progression data, the project aims to develop co-requisite remediation for gatekeeper courses. The project will also implement a Faculty Learning Community to promote curriculum transformations and provide faculty with pedagogical training.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.