SSC: Improvement in the Science and Mathematics Achievement Levels of African American Students in Mississippi

密西西比州立大学（MSU）将为50名非裔美国学生（7年级或8年级）提供为期四周的科学/数学夏令营（SSC）。在学年期间将举行四次后续会议。在SSC之前，工作人员将接受关于少数民族学生最佳教学方法的实习。SSC主题包括科学中的基本过程技能（如观察技术）和偶然过程技能（如实验）。这门SSC的重点将是过程技能并不是任何科学学科所独有的。数学概念将被整合到SSC涵盖的科学内容中。该SSC将结合合作学习、探究学习和建构主义策略。科学/工程师将在校园研究设施和行业参观期间提供职业教育机会。非裔美国教育者、科学家和工程师将在为期四周的SSC课程中提供指导。这种SSC的成功将基于数学/科学内容的前后测试和基于性能的测量。在接下来的周六会议中，参与者将根据他们学校的科学博览会和在密歇根州立大学校园举行的国家科学技术周的SSC活动开发展示。＊＊＊

Mississippi State University (MSU) will offer a Summer Science Camp (SSC) over a four-week period in science/mathematics for 50 African American students (grades 7 or 8). Four follow-up sessions will be during the academic year. Prior to the SSC, staff will receive an inservice in the optimal methods for teaching minority students. SSC topics include the basic process skills (e.g., observing techniques) and the casual process skills (e.g., experimenting) in science. An emphasis in this SSC will be that process skills are not unique to any science discipline. Math concepts will be integrated into the science content covered in the SSC. This SSC will incorporate cooperative and inquiry learning, and constructivist strategies. Career education opportunities will be presented by science/engineers during campus research facility and industry tours. Mentoring by African American educators, scientists, and engineers are within the four week SSC. This SSC success will be based on pre/post testing of math/science content and performance based measurements. In the follow-up Saturday sessions participants will develop displays based on SSC activities for their school's science fair and National Science and Technology Week held on the MSU campus. ***