Assessing the Impact of a University/Community Coalition On the Mathematics Performance of Minority Students

评估大学/社区联盟对少数民族学生数学成绩的影响

• 批准号: 0714874
• 负责人: Oliver Hill
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Virginia State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0714874&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Assessing; Impact; University; Community; Coalition

Virginia State University, through a partnership with VSU, the local school district and community leaders, seeks to target mathematics and science issues in the communities surrounding VSU. Informed by research, the coalition will develop programs which will effectively place STEM in the forefront of local community awareness.The project will address the following research questions:-What specific social, cultural, cognitive, and personality factors are significant predictors of STEM achievement among African American students?-What is the impact of a well-developed academic-community partnership on increasing STEM participation and performance, and bringing about a shift in the community culture regarding STEM courses and the pursuit of STEM careers?-What is the effectiveness of an innovative mathematical pedagogy and interventions that address psychological, cognitive and social barriers in increasing participation and improving performance in STEM courses by African American students at the middle school, high school and college levels?The project will utilize the Algebra Project, founded by Dr. Robert Moses, in developing the pedagogical approaches utilized.The long term goal of this project is to develop an effective model that can be duplicated by many institutions around the country.

弗吉尼亚州立大学通过与 VSU、当地学区和社区领袖的合作，致力于解决 VSU 周边社区的数学和科学问题。 根据研究，该联盟将制定计划，有效地将 STEM 置于当地社区意识的前沿。该项目将解决以下研究问题：-哪些特定的社会、文化、认知和个性因素是 STEM 成就的重要预测因素非裔美国学生？-完善的学术社区伙伴关系对提高 STEM 参与度和表现以及带来有关 STEM 课程和追求 STEM 职业的社区文化的转变有何影响？-一个创新的数学解决心理、认知和社会障碍的教学法和干预措施，以提高非裔美国学生在初中、高中和大学阶段的 STEM 课程参与度并提高其表现？该项目将利用由 Robert Moses 博士创立的代数项目，该项目的长期目标是开发一种可以被全国许多机构复制的有效模式。