Targeted Infusion Project: The Intersection of Biology and Chemistry: Enhancing STEM Student Performance in Undergraduate Chemsitry Courses Using an Integrative Curriculum Approach

历史黑人学院和大学本科项目(HBCU-UP)支持基于证据的创新模式和方法的开发、实施和研究，以改善HBCU本科生的准备和成功，使他们能够攻读STEM研究生课程和/或职业。通过这个为期一年的前期规划项目，诺福克州立大学将调查导致化学课程失败率较高的因素，并获得足够的数据，以制定干预措施，支持生物和化学专业的学生留住、进步和提高毕业率。化学课程对STEM学生来说往往是一个挑战，特别是生物和化学专业的学生。把关化学课程的糟糕表现对留校率和毕业率产生了不利影响，对少数族裔学生尤其如此。通过对关键数据点的数据收集和分析，如入学学生的数学学位数据、化学和数学的及格/不及格率以及学生进步数据，该项目旨在为看门人课程开发必要的补救措施。该项目还将实施教师学习社区，以促进课程改革，并为教师提供教学培训。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) supports the development, implementation, and study of evidence-based innovative models and approaches for improving the preparation and success of HBCU undergraduate students so that they may pursue STEM graduate programs and/or careers. Through this one-year pre-planning project, Norfolk State University will investigate factors associated with high failure rates in chemistry courses and obtain sufficient data to develop interventions to support the retention, progression and improved graduation rates of biology and chemistry majors.Chemistry courses tend to be a challenge for STEM students, particularly biology and chemistry majors. Poor performance in gatekeeper chemistry courses adversely affect retention and graduation rates, particularly for minority students. Through data collection and analysis on key data points such as math placement data for incoming students, pass/fail rates in chemistry and math and student progression data, the project aims to develop co-requisite remediation for gatekeeper courses. The project will also implement a Faculty Learning Community to promote curriculum transformations and provide faculty with pedagogical training.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.