Preparing Undergraduates for Marine Science Research Experiences

为本科生的海洋科学研究经历做好准备

• 批准号: 2315432
• 负责人: Alyson Busse
• 金额: $ 39.99万
• 依托单位: Mote Marine Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-15 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2315432&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Undergraduates; Marine; Science; Research

This project aims to serve the national interest by developing a pre-research experience for undergraduate students in marine science to help prepare them to apply for and be successful in future undergraduate research experiences. Undergraduate research experiences are a high-impact practice for STEM students, impacting their persistence in STEM, the kinds of career opportunities available to them, their professional skills, and self-efficacy. However, not all students have access to undergraduate research experiences, or to the preparation necessary to find and successfully apply to them. Particularly in marine sciences, students' institutional characteristics and personal demographics can contribute to lack of access to these experiences. This project will develop a preparatory program for undergraduates interested in marine sciences who encounter barriers to fully access undergraduate research experiences. Through mentored projects with practicing marine scientists and community activities, participants will develop skills, confidence, and networking to overcome barriers to their participation in research experiences in marine science.The goals of this project are to serve three cohorts of students with historically excluded identities in marine science in an intensive week-long residential experience to prepare them for future research experiences in marine science. This project builds on the institutional capabilities of Mote Marine Laboratory to connect students with mentors and projects in marine science, and to leverage expertise in community building and mentorship to support the students in developing self-efficacy and networking skills to increase their ability to find and apply for undergraduate research experiences. The project will collect rich qualitative data to discover the impact of project activities on participants and stakeholders, and develop best practices in supporting minoritized students in marine science. The NSF IUSE: EDU Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.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.

本项目旨在通过为海洋科学本科学生提供预研究经验，帮助他们为申请并成功获得未来的本科研究经验做好准备，从而为国家利益服务。本科研究经历对STEM学生来说是一种高影响力的实践，影响他们对STEM的坚持，他们可以获得的职业机会种类，他们的专业技能和自我效能感。然而，并不是所有的学生都有机会获得本科研究经验，或者为找到并成功申请这些经验做必要的准备。特别是在海洋科学方面，学生的机构特征和个人人口统计数据可能导致缺乏这些经验。该项目将为对海洋科学感兴趣的本科生制定一个预备计划，这些本科生在充分获得本科研究经验方面遇到了障碍。通过与实践海洋科学家的指导项目和社区活动，参与者将培养技能、信心和网络，以克服他们参与海洋科学研究经验的障碍。该项目的目标是通过为期一周的密集住宿体验，为三组在海洋科学领域历史上被排斥的学生提供服务，为他们未来在海洋科学领域的研究经验做好准备。该项目以莫特海洋实验室的机构能力为基础，将学生与海洋科学方面的导师和项目联系起来，并利用社区建设和指导方面的专业知识，支持学生发展自我效能感和网络技能，以提高他们寻找和申请本科研究经验的能力。该项目将收集丰富的定性数据，以发现项目活动对参与者和利益相关者的影响，并制定支持海洋科学少数民族学生的最佳做法。NSF IUSE: EDU项目支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过参与学生学习轨道，该计划支持有前途的实践和工具的创建，探索和实施。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。