Applying Psychological Constructs and Student Supports to Improve the Education of Students in STEM

这个NSF科学，技术，工程和数学（S-STEM）计划奖给锡耶纳高地大学将支持高成就，低收入的STEM学生与证明经济需要的成功。在该奖项的五年中，锡耶纳高地：应用心理结构和学生支持来改善学生在STEM（形状STEM）项目的教育将资助80个年度奖学金，以20名正在攻读生物学，化学或环境科学学士学位的学生。该计划旨在为这些毕业生进入密歇根州东南部的劳动力市场或进一步接受STEM教育做好准备。 此外，该计划侧重于教育，培养学生应对与可持续粮食生产，清洁水，土壤化学，空气质量，化学品回收和生物多样性有关的环境挑战。该项目将招收20名学者，目标是保留90%的学者，直到他们的大二，毕业100%的学者谁保留，并放置90%的学者在干相关的职业或研究生院。SHAPE STEM将为学生提供基于统一学习模型（乌尔姆）的激励支持，其中包括数据知情的目标设定，广泛的教师指导，参与生活和学习社区，以及与密歇根州东南部面临的环境挑战相关的专业内的研究和实习机会。SHAPE STEM计划开展以下工作：（1）从相关职业技术教育方案中招募低收入高中生;（2）提供奖学金支持以满足经济需求;（3）发展一个生活学习社区;（4）开发小组研究项目;（5）创建SHAPE STEM研讨会，以促进学术和专业技能发展;（6）为学生提供心理支持，以促进社会归属感，价值观的肯定，智力的发展，以及（7）通过教师指导来支持学生。SHAPE STEM有可能产生证据，可用于提高其他锡耶纳高地大学学生的动机和学习。该奖项反映了NSF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。

This NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program award to Siena Heights University will support the success of high-achieving, low-income STEM students with demonstrated financial need. Over the five years of the award, the Siena Heights: Applying Psychological Constructs and Student Supports to Improve the Education of Students in STEM (SHAPE STEM) project will fund 80 annual scholarships to 20 students who are pursuing bachelor's degrees in biology, chemistry, or environmental science. The program aims to prepare these graduates for entry into the workforce in southeastern Michigan or further STEM education. In addition, the program focuses on education that prepares students to tackle environmental challenges related to sustainable food production, clean water, soil chemistry, air quality, chemical recycling, and biodiversity. This project will enroll 20 scholars, with goals of retaining 90% of the scholars until their sophomore year, graduating 100% of the scholars who are retained, and placing 90% of the scholars in STEM-related careers or graduate school. SHAPE STEM will provide students with motivational supports based on the Unified Learning Model (ULM), which includes data-informed goal setting, extensive faculty mentoring, participation in a living and learning community, and research and internship opportunities within professions related to the environmental challenges faced by southeastern Michigan. SHAPE STEM plans to do the following: (1) recruit low-income high school students from relevant career technical education programs; (2) provide scholarship support to address financial need; (3) develop a living-learning community; (4) develop group research projects; (5) create a SHAPE STEM seminar to build academic and professional skill development; (6) provide students with psychological supports to foster social belonging, values affirmation, growing intelligence, and (7) support students via faculty mentoring. SHAPE STEM has the potential to generate evidence that can be used to improve motivation and learning in other Siena Heights University students. This support structure could also be adapted and used by other higher educational institutions nationally.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.