Pathways to Promote Seamless Transitions for Undergraduate Engineering Majors

在改善本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划，该轨道1项目旨在开发和评估工程教育的创新模式，该模式集成了指导，学术辅导，夏季研究经验和课堂外机会，以改善来自不同文化背景的工程学生的学习，保留和准备。该项目旨在通过开发工程课程和课外活动，以更好地装备学生，因为他们通过在工程专业的关键过渡进行，以解决西班牙裔在工程劳动力的代表性不足。该项目有可能提高学生在工程专业的持久性和成功，从而导致更多样化的工程劳动力。该项目旨在提高批判性思维，以及提高学生的学术能力，自我效能和持久性，对失败的容忍度，以及参与程度。该项目的具体目标是：a）制定和实施干预措施，提高对STEM学科的兴趣; B）创建有效的桥梁方案，提高学生的大学准备; c）加强学生在STEM入门课程中的学习体验; d）通过暑期研究、实习和课外活动创造体验式学习的机会。该项目将调查学生参与高影响力的丰富活动和个性化支持服务的方式，从而增加学生的招聘，保留和坚持。该项目还将研究课外活动如何帮助提高学生的自我效能和成功完成学位。该项目将让学生协同编织研究和教育在一起，同时提供几个丰富的机会，是理想的学生具有不同的背景。谁经历了这些积极的个性化支持服务和丰富活动的学生预计将更好地准备，使成功过渡到干劳动力。该项目将通过项目网站、会议介绍、期刊文章和社交媒体，与利益攸关方积极传播和分享项目成果。HSI计划旨在加强本科STEM教育，并建立HSI的能力。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。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。

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this Track 1 project aims to develop and assess an innovative model in engineering education that integrates mentoring, academic coaching, summer research experiences, and outside classroom opportunities to improve learning, retention, and preparation of engineering students from diverse cultural backgrounds. This project seeks to address the underrepresentation of Hispanics in the engineering workforce by developing the engineering curricula and co-curricular activities to better equip students as they proceed through critical transitions in the engineering major. The project has the potential to increase student persistence and success in the engineering major which could then lead to a more diverse engineering workforce.The project seeks to improve critical thinking, as well as increase students' academic competencies, self-efficacy and persistence, tolerance for failure, and level of engagement. Specific aims of the project are to: a) Develop and implement interventions that will increase interest in STEM disciplines; b) Create effective bridge programs to improve students' college preparedness; c) Enhance the student learning experience in STEM gateway courses; and d) Create opportunities for experiential learning though summer research, internships, and co-curricular activities. The project will investigate the ways in which student engagement in high-impact enrichment activities and personalized support services lead to increased student recruitment, retention, and persistence. The project will also investigate how co-curricular activities help to increase students' self-efficacy and successful degree completion. The project will engage students to synergistically weave research and education together while providing several enrichment opportunities that are ideal for students with diverse backgrounds. Students who have experienced these proactive personalized support services and enrichment activities are expected to be better prepared to make successful transitions into the STEM workforce. The project will actively disseminate and share project findings with stakeholders through a project website, presentations at conferences, journal articles, and social media. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these aims.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.