MPWG: An Intervention Model Program for Girls Using Laboratory Activities in Science, Math and Engineering

9353746荷兰这个项目的目的是开发一个干预模型计划，提高女孩最终选择科学、工程和数学职业的可能性(扫描电子显微镜)。该项目将由德克萨斯农工大学(TAMU)和德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校(UTSA)联合开发。UTSA是TAMU的分包商。开发的项目将在全州的大专院校复制。该项目旨在将120名进入七年级的女孩安置在大学住宿环境中(TAMU)，并使她们有机会使用复杂的科学设备进行成功的“动手”实验室体验。该计划的目的是在小学和中学之间的关键过渡时期增强他们的自信。实验室活动包括介绍显微镜、电子学、应变、材料测试、计算机辅助设计、层析和化学反应。由于许多这个年龄的女孩都表达了成为一名兽医的愿望，TAMU兽医学校计划进行一次实地考察。这一经历在过去已被证明是一种动力。参与者将从在TAMU和UTSA举行的扩展您的视野(EYH)会议中挑选出来。参加EYH会议表明了他们对SEM的初步兴趣。UTSA的参与者大多是西班牙裔，还有几个身体残疾。TAMU的参与者分布很均匀。在暑期课程之前和之后，将对参与者进行评估，以确定他们对自己在EM工作的兴趣和看法是否发生了变化或增加。TAMU学术提升中心将在高中期间对这些女孩进行跟踪，以评估该计划的长期效果。除了出版物和演示文稿外，还将为中小学教师和专科学校教授举办研讨会，介绍该模式，并鼓励他们使用研讨会提供的材料在全州推广该计划。

9353746 Holland The purpose of this project is to develop an Intervention Model Program that will enhance the probability that girls will eventually choose careers in science, engineering, and math (SEM). The program is to be developed jointly between Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). UTSA is a subcontractor to TAMU. The developed program will be replicated at junior colleges across the state. This project is designed to place 120 girls entering the seventh grade in a university residence setting (TAMU) and allow them the opportunity to have a successful "hands-on" laboratory experience with complex (to them) scientific equipment. The program is designed to enhance their self confidence at a crucial transition period between elementary and middle school. The laboratory activities include introductions to microscopy, electronics, strain, material testing, computer-aided design, chromatography, and chemical reactions. A field trip to the TAMU School of Veterinary Medicine is planned since many of the girls at this age express a desire to be a veterinarian. This experience has proven to be a motivator in the past. The participants will be selected from the Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Conferences held at TAMU and UTSA. Participation in the EYH Conference demonstrates an initial interest in SEM. The UTSA participants are for the most part Hispanic with several physically disabled. The TAMU participants are well distributed. The participants will be evaluated before and after the summer session to determine if their interests and perceptions of themselves having careers in SEM have changed or increased. The girls will be followed through high school by the TAMU Center for Academic Enhancement to evaluate the long term effectiveness of the program. In addition to publications and presentations, a workshop will be held for primary and secondary teachers and junior college professors to introduce the model and enc ourage them to spread the program across the state using the materials provided at the workshop.