Developing a Growth Mindset Model to Build Resiliency in STEM Students

开发成长心态模型以增强 STEM 学生的适应能力

• 批准号: 1833852
• 负责人: Seher Atamturktur
• 金额: $ 499.99万
• 依托单位: CUNY Bronx Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1833852&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Growth; Mindset; Model; Build

The NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program supports the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need. This project at Bronx Community College and Lehman College, both Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the City University of New York system, will fund 575 scholarships in 10 groups of students who are pursuing associate degrees at Bronx Community College and baccalaureate degrees at Lehman College across STEM fields. Many of the participating students will be from New York's 15th Congressional District and surrounding area. This district is the poorest in America, with 34.2% of local residents living below the poverty level, as compared to 12.7% nationwide. The scholarship students will receive: (1) optimized student success supports (i.e. pre-College Summer Boot Camp, First Year Seminar, intensive advisement, a transfer bridge program); (2) scholarships and financial aid; (3) faculty mentoring; (4) active learning and collaborative research; (5) academic support; (6) opportunities to earn income as Supplemental Instruction Leaders; (7) professional development opportunities through participation in conferences, workshops, fairs, and STEM clubs; and (8) career advisement and internships. Faculty and Supplemental Instruction Leaders will be trained to help students intentionally build a growth mindset, the perspective that intelligence and academic success can be improved over time with effort and with the development of specific skills. There is evidence that students with growth mindsets develop the resiliency to overcome failures and set-backs. While there is ample evidence linking growth mindsets to improved academic performance, there is little evidence regarding what specific activities help students to develop growth mindsets and, in turn, improve their academic performance and persistence. This project will develop and test a Growth Mindset Development Model that creates a "roadmap" for developing growth mindsets. This information has the potential to help colleges and universities across the nation increase the number and diversity of college students who complete STEM studies and enter the STEM workforce.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.

NSF科学，技术，工程和数学奖学金（S-STEM）计划支持具有经济需求的高成就，低收入学生的保留和毕业。 这个项目在布朗克斯社区学院和雷曼学院，这两个西班牙裔服务机构在纽约城市大学系统，将资助575奖学金在10组学生谁是追求副学士学位在布朗克斯社区学院和学士学位在雷曼学院跨STEM领域。许多参与的学生将来自纽约的第15国会区和周边地区。该地区是美国最贫穷的地区，34.2%的当地居民生活在贫困线以下，而全国的贫困率为12.7%。奖学金学生将获得：（1）优化的学生成功支持（即大学前夏季靴子营，第一年研讨会，密集的学习，转移桥梁计划）;（2）奖学金和经济援助;（3）教师指导;（4）积极学习和合作研究;（5）学术支持;（6）作为补充教学领导人赚取收入的机会;（7）通过参加会议、研讨会、展览会和STEM俱乐部提供专业发展机会;（8）职业发展和实习。教师和补充教学领导人将接受培训，以帮助学生有意建立一个成长的心态，智力和学术成功的角度可以随着时间的推移与努力和特定技能的发展得到改善。有证据表明，具有成长心态的学生能够克服失败和挫折。虽然有足够的证据将成长心态与提高学习成绩联系起来，但几乎没有证据表明哪些具体活动有助于学生发展成长心态，从而提高他们的学习成绩和持久性。该项目将开发和测试一个成长型思维模式开发模型，为开发成长型思维模式创建一个“路线图”。 该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。