Implementation Project: Introducing STEM to Provide Incentives for Research and Education (INSPIRE)

历史黑人学院和大学-本科课程(HBCU-UP)中的实施项目为设计、实施、研究和评估全面的机构努力提供支持，以通过加强科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育和研究来增加学生数量和提高他们的准备质量。阿拉巴马农工大学(AAMU)的这一实施项目为STEM教师和中学教师确定了职业发展机会，以增强大学本科生和中学生的教与学经验。该项目以循证实践为基础，特别是利用学生的研究经验来加强STEM的参与度和保留率。该项目由持续的评估以及内部和外部咨询委员会提供指导和信息。该项目的目标是1)通过留住、指导和毕业来自STEM学科代表性不足的社区的学生来增强强大的本科生计划，2)通过扩大本科生的研究机会来提高学生的学习体验和知识深度，3)聘请任职前和在职的中学数学教师来提供教学最佳实践，以及4)制度化基于证据的教学干预。该项目旨在通过调查这些干预措施对STEM课程中的学生学习结果以及保持、坚持和毕业率的影响，促进对STEM教育的了解和理解。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。

Implementation Projects in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) provide support to design, implement, study and assess comprehensive institutional 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 implementation project at Alabama A & M University (AAMU) identifies professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and middle school teachers to enhance the teaching and learning experience for undergraduate STEM students at the university, as well as middle school students. The project is grounded in evidence-based practices, specifically leveraging student research experiences to bolster engagement and retention in STEM. The project is guided and informed by an ongoing evaluation, as well as by internal and external advisory committees.The goals of the project are to 1) augment a robust undergraduate program by retaining, mentoring, and graduating students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, 2) enhance the quality of the student learning experience and depth of knowledge by expanding undergraduate research opportunities, 3) engage pre-service and in-service middle school mathematics teachers to inform pedagogical best practices, and 4) institutionalize evidence-based pedagogical interventions. The project aims to advance knowledge and understanding in STEM education by investigating the effect of these interventions on student learning outcomes in STEM courses, as well as in retention, persistence, and graduation rates.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.