Student Retention Enhancement Across Mathematics and Sciences (STREAMS)

该项目正在实施一种通用方法，以提高生物、化学、计算机科学、地球科学、数学和物理专业的学生保留率，从而将STEM专业的平均毕业率从120人提高到160人。通过该项目引入的活动包括：所有STEM入门课程的通用、基于探究的方法；对普遍存在高学生不及格率的入门课程进行结构化学习协助；开发以电子作品集为基础的指导计划，强调本科生的研究；建立为期三周的住宅夏季桥梁项目；建立STEM住宿学习社区；通过改进转学指导计划，与当地社区大学建立更紧密的联系。这六项干预措施旨在准备和鼓励学生在以后的职业生涯中利用现有的本科研究和实习机会。选择他们是为了克服当前学生群体的机构研究确定的STEM持久性的特定障碍。参与的社区学院有科德角社区学院和马萨索伊社区学院。智力优势：本项目的基本智力原则是，一套连贯的制度变革，以支持保留三个传统上服务不足的群体（有色人种学生、第一代大学生和低收入学生），将导致理学士STEM毕业生总数在所有人群中大幅增加。这三个传统上服务不足的群体约占该机构学生的42%。除了旨在从传统上服务不足的人群中帮助一群有风险的学生的夏季桥梁项目外，所有这些干预措施都将适用于所有STEM学生。学生们正通过调查和焦点小组密切跟踪，以确定各种项目组成部分的有效性，因为它们关系到持久性的提高。正在实时使用这些评估来改进交付部分。更广泛的影响：该项目允许研究在大学校园中传统上服务不足的人群中保留STEM的最佳实践，这是可能的STEM毕业生的资源，因此有可能帮助大量努力为这些学生提供良好服务的公立学院和大学。主要人员将在区域和国家学科会议上介绍这些研究的结果。

This project is implementing a common approach to improving student retention in biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics and physics in order to increase the average STEM major graduation rate from 120 to 160 graduates. Activities being introduced through this project include: common, inquiry-based approaches for all STEM introductory courses; structured learning assistance to gateway courses with pervasive high student failure rates; development of an electronic portfolio-based mentoring program emphasizing undergraduate research; establishment of a three week, residential summer bridge program; creation of a STEM residential learning community; and development of stronger connections with local community colleges through improved transfer orientation programming. These six interventions are designed to prepare and encourage students to take advantage of existing undergraduate research and internship opportunities later in their careers. They were chosen to overcome specific barriers to STEM persistence as determined by institutional research with the current student body. Participating community colleges are Cape Cod and Massasoit Community Colleges.Intellectual Merit: The underlying intellectual principle of this project is that a coherent set of institutional changes known to support the retention of three traditionally underserved populations (students of color, first generation college students, and low income students) will result in a substantial rise in the total number of BSC STEM graduates through all populations. These three traditionally underserved populations represent approximately 42% of the institution's students. With the exception of the summer bridge program designed to jumpstart a group of at risk students from the traditionally underserved population, all these interventions will be available to all STEM students. Students are being closely tracked via surveys and focus groups in order to determine the efficacy of various program components as concerns increasing persistence. These assessments are being used in real time to improve the delivery components. Broader Impact: This project allows for a study of best practices for STEM retention within traditionally underserved populations on college campuses, an underserved resource for possible STEM graduates, and therefore has the potential to assist the large number of public colleges and universities that struggle to serve these students well. Key personnel will present results of these studies at regional and national disciplinary meetings.