HSI Implementation and Evaluation Project: First year approaches to enhance science identity and STEM persistence

HSI 实施和评估项目：增强科学认同和 STEM 持久性的第一年方法

• 批准号: 2150464
• 负责人: Mari-Anne Rosario
• 金额: $ 49.98万
• 依托单位: Saint Mary's College of California
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2150464&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HSI; Implementation; Evaluation; Project; First

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this Track 2 project aims to enhance the persistence and success of students from groups historically underrepresented in the STEM fields, particularly in their first year of STEM courses, within the context of a primarily undergraduate institution with a liberal arts and sciences based curriculum. This kind of institution is under-studied, and this project will serve both as a proof-of-concept and prototype for other primarily undergraduate institutions. Saint Mary's College of California will implement a broad approach that includes: (1) designing a science-motivated and contextualized calculus readiness course; (2) integrating research-oriented modules in introductory labs for chemistry and physics; (3) introducing a multidisciplinary science bridge midway through the year; and (4) redeveloping existing advising cohorts and developing peer mentoring for first year STEM students. The investigators will also (5) establish an educator learning community to foster a climate conducive to learning and inclusion, and to support equitable and excellent STEM education. The expected outcomes of this work are to increase the retention rate of STEM-interested students, reduce observed gaps in retention and success rates for students from historically underrepresented groups and effect positive changes in the science identity of first year STEM-interested students. The accompanying STEM education research has two areas of focus: the effectiveness of the science contextualized math course compared to a traditional calculus readiness course; and characterizing the nature of the peer mentor-mentee relationship and how its aspects affect science identity and student retention in STEM. To assess the effectiveness of the science contextualized math course, the investigators will compare retention rates, success rates, and course grades in STEM courses of students who participate in the new science contextualized course to those who participated in the existing model of remediation. They will also collect qualitative data to address the related question of how well the science contextualized math course supports the development of science identity. To assess the peer mentor-mentee relationship and its impacts, the investigators will analyze qualitative data from post mentor-mentee meeting reports, as well as compare first year retention and success rates of students with peer mentors compared to those without peer mentors. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these aims.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.

在“改善本科 STEM 教育：西班牙裔服务机构”（HSI 计划）的支持下，该轨道 2 项目旨在提高来自历史上在 STEM 领域代表性不足的群体的学生的毅力和成功，特别是在他们第一年的 STEM 课程中，在以文科和理科课程为主的本科院校的背景下。此类机构的研究尚未充分，该项目将作为其他主要本科机构的概念验证和原型。 加州圣玛丽学院将实施广泛的方法，包括：(1) 设计以科学为动机、情境化的微积分准备课程； (2) 在化学和物理入门实验室中整合研究型模块； (3) 在年中引入多学科科学桥梁； (4) 重新发展现有的咨询团队并为一年级 STEM 学生提供同伴指导。 调查人员还将 (5) 建立一个教育者学习社区，以营造有利于学习和包容的氛围，并支持公平和优秀的 STEM 教育。 这项工作的预期成果是提高对 STEM 感兴趣的学生的保留率，减少历史上代表性不足群体的学生在保留率和成功率方面观察到的差距，并对一年级对 STEM 感兴趣的学生的科学身份产生积极的变化。 随附的 STEM 教育研究有两个重点领域：与传统微积分准备课程相比，科学情境化数学课程的有效性；并描述同伴导师与学员关系的本质及其各个方面如何影响 STEM 中的科学认同和学生保留率。 为了评估科学情境数学课程的有效性，研究人员将比较参加新科学情境课程的学生与参加现有补救模式的学生在 STEM 课程中的保留率、成功率和课程成绩。他们还将收集定性数据，以解决科学情境化数学课程如何支持科学认同发展的相关问题。为了评估同伴导师与学员的关系及其影响，研究人员将分析导师与学员会议报告后的定性数据，并比较有同伴导师的学生与没有同伴导师的学生第一年的保留率和成功率。 HSI 计划旨在加强本科生 STEM 教育并建设 HSI 的能力。 HSI 计划支持的项目还将产生有关如何实现这些目标的新知识。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。