Targeted Infusion Project: Course Based Research Experiences for all Biology freshmen: A model for increased retention

有针对性的注入项目：为所有生物学新生提供基于课程的研究经验：提高记忆力的模型

• 批准号: 1912437
• 负责人: Shubha Ireland
• 金额: $ 40万
• 依托单位: Xavier University of Louisiana
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-07-01 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1912437&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Targeted; Infusion; Project; Course; Based

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 Xavier University will redesign two freshmen lab courses as Course Based Research Experiences (CUREs). Impacts of the XULA CURE model will be assessed in multiple areas including affective gains and student retention rates in the department of Biology. CUREs are gaining attention for their ability to offer meaningful research opportunities to all students in a classroom setting, yet few undergraduate minority-serving institutions currently have established CUREs as part of their curricula. There is a great need to study classroom-based research experiences and outcomes of underrepresented minorities (URMs) and students who differ in factors like race and ethnicity. This CURE-infusion project will infuse two authentic research projects in Biology foundational labs and will be the first of its kind at an HBCU where all freshmen in the high enrollment freshman courses will actively participate in real-world research. This will also be the first time that data on impacts of CUREs on URM student-learning, self-efficacy, project-ownership and retention in STEM will be analyzed thus significantly advancing knowledge of science education at HBCUs. The key objectives of the XULA CUREs include increasing students? scientific competencies, motivation and self-efficacy and broadening their knowledge of career options. In addition to the pedagogical contributions, scientific findings obtained by XULA students will also advance the knowledge of both Yeast ORFans and Aspergillus genetics.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.

历史上的黑人学院和大学本科生计划（HBCU-UP）通过有针对性的输液项目支持开发，实施和基于证据的创新模式和方法的研究，以提高HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们可以追求STEM研究生课程和/或职业。泽维尔大学的这个项目将重新设计两门新生实验室课程，作为基于课程的研究经验（CURES）。 将在多个领域，包括情感收益和生物系的学生保留率，评估XNUS CURE模型的影响。 CURE正在获得关注，因为它们能够在课堂环境中为所有学生提供有意义的研究机会，但目前很少有少数民族本科服务机构将CURE作为其课程的一部分。有一个伟大的需要研究基于课堂的研究经验和结果的代表性不足的少数民族（URM）和学生谁在种族和民族等因素不同。 这个治愈注入项目将注入生物学基础实验室的两个真实的研究项目，并将成为HBCU的第一个此类项目，在HBCU，所有高入学新生课程的新生将积极参与现实世界的研究。 这也将是第一次对CURE对URM学生学习，自我效能，项目所有权和保留在STEM的影响数据进行分析，从而显着推进科学教育在HBCU的知识。 的主要目标，包括增加学生？科学能力、积极性和自我效能，并扩大他们对职业选择的了解。除了教学贡献外，Xcandy学生获得的科学发现也将促进酵母ORFans和曲霉遗传学的知识。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。