Targeted Infusion Project: Infusion of Evidence-Based Strategies to Enhance STEM Majors' Mathematics Performance

历史上的黑人学院和大学-本科生方案通过加强科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育和研究，为设计、实施、研究和评估增加学生人数及其准备质量的努力提供支持。这个项目在阿肯色州的松树海崖大学提供了一个战略方法，改革数学导论课程，以提高学生的成功。本科生作为同伴领导者和研究者参与了这个项目。该项目旨在发展教师在循证教学方面的专业知识，特别是基于研究和项目的学习，基于网络的学习和同伴领导的团队学习，并将这些策略融入数学导论课程。据设想，这些方法将提高大学STEM专业的保留率和毕业率。拟议的活动是：更新大学代数课程纳入循证教学方法和试点两门课程;开发一个共同的必要大学代数课程和试点课程;并开发一个同行领导的团队学习中心。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得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的支持。

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate program provides support to design, implement, study and assess efforts to increase the numbers of students and the quality of their preparation by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and research. This project at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff provides a strategic approach to reform the introductory mathematics curriculum to increase student success. Undergraduate students are involved in this project as peer leaders and researchers.The project seeks to develop faculty expertise in evidence-based instruction, specifically research and project-based learning, web-based learning, and peer-led team learning, and to infuse these strategies into introductory mathematics courses. It is envisioned that these approaches will improve the retention and graduation rates of STEM majors at the university. The proposed activities are: to update the College Algebra curriculum incorporating evidence-based instructions methods and pilot two courses; to develop a co-requisite College Algebra curriculum and pilot a course; and to develop a peer-led team learning center. The project is guided by formative and summative evaluation.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.