HSI Pilot Project: Experiential Learning STEM Opportunity for Latinos (ELSOL)

HSI 试点项目：拉丁裔体验式学习 STEM 机会 (ELSOL)

• 批准号: 2225223
• 负责人: German Moreno
• 金额: $ 29.17万
• 依托单位: Dona Ana Branch Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2225223&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HSI; Pilot; Project; Experiential; Learning; HSI; Pilot; Project; Experiential; Learning

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), this Track 1 Pilot Project aims to improve knowledge about how to increase participation in STEM careers for minoritized individuals living in high poverty urban and rural areas seeking to transfer with an Associates of Science degree to a 4-year university. This goal will be achieved by using two key methods to promote mathematical and science identities toward retention in STEM. These methods include: 1) implementing teaching practices in mathematics courses to improve student self-efficacy and a growth mindset, and 2) engagement through experiential learning in which students will participate in undergraduate research. The expected outcomes of this work are: 1) to improve students’ perceptions on their abilities and sense of belonging in mathematics and science, 2) to improve student retention in STEM programs upon transfer, and 3) to develop a model for implementation of the program at other community colleges. This project will address the underrepresentation of Hispanics among STEM workers and the critical shortage of STEM professionals nationwide. Students participating in this project will gain important knowledge and skills that will prepare them to transfer successfully to a bachelor’s program. Data collected through this project will contribute the knowledge on best practices for students from groups that are underrepresented in STEM environments.Research suggests that minoritized individuals living in underserved communities do not easily sustain an identity in STEM career pathways, thus Dona Ana Community College will implement a program to enhance STEM education and broaden participation in STEM. The project’s STEM education research will utilize a mixed methods design to answer the following question: Does experiential learning opportunities strengthen student mathematical and science identity and retention in STEM career pathways? The quantitative survey aspect of the research will ascertain the impact of each activity on math and science identity. The case study approach will examine qualitative aspects of the cohort experience that promote identity and retention. Students will also be tracked to determine the impact of the program on retention in STEM. The results of the STEM educational research will be disseminated through regional and national conferences, and through publication in professional journals. 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.

在改善本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI计划），该曲目1飞行员项目旨在提高有关如何增加在高贫困城市和艰苦地区的少数化STEM职业的知识，以寻求与科学学士学位一起转移到一所4年的大学。将通过使用两种关键方法来促进数学和科学身份以保持在STEM中的保留，从而实现这一目标。这些方法包括：1）在数学课程中实施教学实践，以提高学生的自我效能感和成长心态，以及2）通过学习经验学习，学生将参加本科研究。这项工作的预期结果是：1）提高学生对数学和科学中的能力和归属感的看法，2）改善转移后STEM计划中的学生保留率，以及3）开发一个模型，以在其他社区大学实施该计划。该项目将解决STEM工人中西班牙裔人数不足以及全国STEM专业人员的严重短缺。参加该项目的学生将获得重要的知识和技能，使他们能够成功转移到学士学位课程。通过该项目收集的数据将为来自STEM环境中人数不足的团体的学生提供最佳实践知识。研究表明，生活在服务不足的社区中的少数化个人并不容易维持STEM职业途径的身份，因此Dona Ana Community College将实施一项计划，以增强STEM教育并在STEM中扩大参与。该项目的STEM教育研究将利用混合方法设计来回答以下问题：经验丰富的学习机会是否可以增强学生的数学和科学身份以及在STEM职业道路上的保留？研究的定量调查方面将确定每种活动对数学和科学身份的影响。案例研究方法将研究促进身份和保留的队列经验的定性方面。还将跟踪学生以确定该计划对STEM保留的影响。 STEM教育研究的结果将通过区域和民族会议以及在专业期刊中的出版中传播。 HSI计划旨在增强本科STEM教育并在HSIS的建立能力。 HSI计划支持的项目还将为如何实现这些目标提供新的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，被视为通过评估而被视为珍贵的支持。