Center for Mathematics Achievement in Science and Technology

格拉姆布林州立大学(GSU)将建立科学与技术数学成就中心(CMAST)，这将增加科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科的少数民族毕业生人数。该项目的活动包括所有数学入门课程的改革、数学教育研究、一年级和二年级学生的暑期计划、高中教师的推广、学生奖学金、本科生研究和指导。该中心将为格陵兰州立大学提供手段，以系统地审查和改进数学教学，以解决STEM领域的学生留住问题。该中心为该大学提供了一种改革数学课程的机制。它将加强数学在课程中的作用和功能，并显著提高STEM领域的学习和就业机会。该中心将支持大学数学入门教学中的教学方法和策略研究。它将支持涉及学生参与的应用数学研究。CMAST的目标包括：1)在五年内将数学入门课程不及格的学生比例从60%降低到35%；2)将STEM专业的平均绩点从2.23提高到2.50；3)将STEM毕业生参加STEM研究生课程的比例从5%提高到15%；4)将STEM专业从事本科研究项目的学生从6%提高到30%；以及5)提高语法高中学生在高中毕业考试中的表现。智力优势：CMAST计划将改善STEM和非STEM学生的数学入门教学。众所周知，学生数学成绩的提高可以提高STEM专业学生的存留率和毕业率。CMAST可以为其他面临GSU类似挑战的大学提供借鉴。在这个项目中收集的数据将促进对最佳实践的了解，以解决一些大学新生在数学准备方面的不足。广泛的影响：该中心将在稍后阶段扩大到包括科学和工程领域，这两个领域具有改善和加强STEM领域所有教学的长期潜力。该中心还将最终协调涉及乔治亚州州立大学本科生的STEM领域的所有项目。从长远来看，与高中理科教师的接触也将有助于改善GSU新生的准备工作。

Grambling State University (GSU) will establish the Center for Mathematics Achievement in Science and Technology (CMAST), which will increase the number of underrepresented minority graduates with majors in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline. The project activities include the reform of all introductory mathematics courses, research in mathematics education, summer programs for pre-freshmen and sophomores, outreach to high school teachers, student scholarships, undergraduate research, and mentoring. The Center will provide the means for GSU to engage in the systematic examination and improvement of instruction in mathematics in order to address the retention of students in STEM fields. The Center gives the University a mechanism for reforming its courses in mathematics. It will enhance the role and function of mathematics in the curriculum and significantly raise the profile of study and career opportunities in STEM fields. The Center will support research on teaching methodologies and strategies in the teaching of introductory college-level mathematics. It will support research in applied mathematics which involves student participation. The goals of CMAST include: 1) Decrease the percentage of students that earn failing grades in introductory math courses from a five-year average of 60% to 35% over a five year period; 2) Increase the average grade point average of STEM majors from 2.23 to a 2.50; 3) Increase STEM graduates enrolling in STEM graduate programs from 5% to 15%; 4) Increase STEM majors engaging in undergraduate research projects from 6% to 30 %; and 5) Increase performance of Grambling High School students on High School Graduation Exit Exam. Intellectual Merit: The CMAST program will improve the teaching and learning of introductory mathematics for STEM and non-STEM students. Improvements in the success of students in mathematics is known to improve retention in STEM majors higher graduation rates. The CMAST could be a model for other universities who face similar challenges of GSU. Data collected in this project will advance knowledge of best practices to be used to address the deficits in the mathematical preparation of some college freshmen.Broader Impacts: The Center will expand at a later stage to include the sciences and engineering which has the long term potential to improve and enhance all instruction in STEM fields. The center will also eventually coordinate all programs in STEM fields that involve undergraduates at GSU. The outreach to the high school science teachers will also help to improve the preparation of GSU freshman over the long term.