HSI Pilot Project: Experiential Learning STEM Opportunity for Latinos (ELSOL)

HSI 试点项目：拉丁裔体验式学习 STEM 机会 (ELSOL)

• 批准号: 2225223
• 负责人: German Moreno
• 金额: $ 29.17万
• 依托单位: Dona Ana Branch Community College
• 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: 2022-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2225223&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HSI; Pilot; Project; Experiential; Learning

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this Track 1 Pilot Project aims to improve knowledge about how to increase participation in STEM careers for minoritized individuals living in high poverty urban and rural areas seeking to transfer with an Associates of Science degree to a 4-year university. This goal will be achieved by using two key methods to promote mathematical and science identities toward retention in STEM. These methods include: 1) implementing teaching practices in mathematics courses to improve student self-efficacy and a growth mindset, and 2) engagement through experiential learning in which students will participate in undergraduate research. The expected outcomes of this work are: 1) to improve students’ perceptions on their abilities and sense of belonging in mathematics and science, 2) to improve student retention in STEM programs upon transfer, and 3) to develop a model for implementation of the program at other community colleges. This project will address the underrepresentation of Hispanics among STEM workers and the critical shortage of STEM professionals nationwide. Students participating in this project will gain important knowledge and skills that will prepare them to transfer successfully to a bachelor’s program. Data collected through this project will contribute the knowledge on best practices for students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM environments.Research suggests that minoritized individuals living in underserved communities do not easily sustain an identity in STEM career pathways, thus Dona Ana Community College will implement a program to enhance STEM education and broaden participation in STEM. The project’s STEM education research will utilize a mixed methods design to answer the following question: Does experiential learning opportunities strengthen student mathematical and science identity and retention in STEM career pathways? The quantitative survey aspect of the research will ascertain the impact of each activity on math and science identity. The case study approach will examine qualitative aspects of the cohort experience that promote identity and retention. Students will also be tracked to determine the impact of the program on retention in STEM. The results of the STEM educational research will be disseminated through regional and national conferences, and through publication in professional journals. 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，这个第一轨道试点项目旨在提高有关如何提高生活在高度贫困的城市和农村地区的少数民族个人参与STEM职业的知识，这些人寻求获得科学副学士学位转到四年制大学。这一目标将通过使用两种关键方法来促进数学和科学身份在STEM中的保留来实现。这些方法包括：1)在数学课程中实施教学实践，提高学生的自我效能感和成长心态；2)通过体验式学习，让学生参与到本科研究中来。这项工作的预期结果是：1)提高学生对自己在数学和科学方面的能力和归属感的看法，2)提高学生在转学后在STEM项目中的保留率，3)为其他社区学院的项目实施制定一个模型。该项目将解决拉美裔在STEM工作者中的代表性不足以及全国STEM专业人员的严重短缺问题。参加本项目的学生将获得重要的知识和技能，为他们顺利转入学士学位课程做好准备。通过该项目收集的数据将为STEM环境中代表性不足的群体的学生提供有关最佳实践的知识。研究表明，生活在服务不足社区的少数群体不容易在STEM职业道路上保持身份，因此多纳安娜社区学院将实施一项计划，以加强STEM教育并扩大STEM的参与。该项目的STEM教育研究将采用混合方法设计来回答以下问题：体验式学习机会是否能增强学生在STEM职业道路上的数学和科学认同感和记忆力？本研究的定量调查方面将确定每个活动对数学和科学认同的影响。案例研究方法将研究促进认同和保留的群组经验的定性方面。学生们也将被跟踪，以确定该项目对保留STEM的影响。STEM教育研究的成果将通过区域和国家会议以及在专业期刊上发表来传播。HSI计划旨在加强HSI的本科STEM教育和能力建设。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。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。