REU Site: Unpacking the Significance and Rigor of Engineering Education Research

这个本科生研究经验（REU）网站项目将在2023-2025年的夏季支持8名学生的10周培训。学生将从事工程教育研究领域的调查问题。专业发展活动将帮助学生提高他们的研究和职场人际交往能力。专业发展活动将每周举行一次，包括准备研究生入学考试、撰写个人陈述、建立人际关系、查找和阅读研究成果、撰写研究成果以及模拟研究报告等主题。四个研究目标指导该项目。首先是为本科生提供研究经验，其中至少一半（50%）的项目参与者来自研究机会有限的两年制和四年制学院和大学，一半（50%）来自STEM中代表性不足的群体（包括第一代大学生）。第二是通过研究和专业发展机会为参与者提供身临其境的工程教育体验，重点是工程教育领域所期望的重要性和严谨性。第三是使参与者能够培养可转移到STEM研究领域的研究技能。第四，也是最后一点，是通过本科生的研究经历、指导和网络，促进和维持本科生在STEM领域，特别是工程教育研究领域攻读研究生教育的兴趣。招聘策略侧重于STEM专业，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体和研究机会有限的机构的学生。作为申请过程的一部分，学生将对他们喜欢的项目进行排名。首席研究员将监督最终的学生选择，以确保良好的导师/学员匹配。申请截止日期为每年的3月1日。REU现场评估包括形成性和总结性学生和教师导师评估。将收集和分析定性和定量数据，以指导今后的方案拟订。课程结束后，将对学生进行跟踪，以确定学生的职业道路。学生将被要求回复通过NSF报告系统自动发送的电子邮件。更多信息可访问https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/reu-engineering-education-research.This，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 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site project will support the training of eight students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2023-2025. Students will be engaged in investigating questions in the area of engineering education research. Professional development activities will help students improve their research and workplace people skills. Professional development activities will be held weekly and include topics such as preparing for the graduate record exam, writing personal statements, networking, finding and reading research, writing about research findings, and mock research presentations. Four research objectives guide the project. First is to provide research experiences to undergraduate students with at least half (50%) of the program participants coming from two-year and four-year colleges and universities with limited research opportunities and half (50%) coming from underrepresented groups in STEM (including first-generation college students). Second is to provide participants with an immersive experience in engineering education through research and professional development opportunities with an emphasis on the significance and rigor expected in the field of engineering education. Third is to enable participants to develop research skills that are transferable to their STEM fields of study. Fourth, and finally, is to promote and sustain, through undergraduate research experiences, mentoring, and networking, the interest of undergraduate students in pursuing graduate education in STEM, particularly engineering education research. The recruitment strategy is focused on STEM majors, especially those from underrepresented groups and institutions with limited research opportunities. As part of the application process, students will rank their preferred projects. The Principal Investigator will oversee final student selection to ensure good mentor/mentee matches. Applications are due by March 1 each year. REU site evaluation includes formative and summative student and faculty mentor evaluations. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analyzed to guide future programming. Students will be tracked after the program in order to determine student career paths. Students will be asked to respond to an automatic email sent via the NSF reporting system. More information is available by visiting https://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/reu-engineering-education-research.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.