Extracurricular Instrument Training Experience for Students at a Two-Year College

两年制大学学生课外乐器培训体验

• 批准号: 2323078
• 负责人: Vivian Mativo
• 金额: $ 64.98万
• 依托单位: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2323078&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Extracurricular; Instrument; Training; Experience; Students

This project aims to serve the national interest by developing, implementing, and studying the effectiveness of early research experiences for two-year college chemistry and biology students at Georgia State University, Perimeter College, a predominantly Black institution. Perimeter College (PC) is and an associate degree granting institution within Georgia State University (GSU) that functions as a typical community college. The new approach will be of broad importance as it is intended to engage students in authentic mentored research activities that connect chemistry and biology learning to students’ lived experiences. Importantly, this project aims to use readily available instrumentation combined with student stipends to engage students in a multi-year research experience. On-going research opportunities will be made available to students on their home campus and will utilize the collective expertise of college faculty to guide projects. The project team plans to measure the impact of the research experiences on students’ development of identity and self-efficacy in STEM and aims to widely share project materials and study results. Ultimately, the project will transform the way the institution prepares students to transfer to a four-year university and is likely to build the confidence that students need to successfully engage in more rigorous research experiences.The overall goal of this project is to strengthen student STEM identities and interest in STEM careers by engaging two-year college chemistry and biology students in research experiences during their first and second year of the college experience. The specific objectives of the project are to: 1) create adaptable research opportunities using resources typically found at two-year institutions; 2) utilize stipends to incentivize participation in STEM research; 3) provide resources and opportunities for participation in undergraduate research symposiums; and 4) explore how participation in research may impact STEM identity among two-year college students from a wide variety of backgrounds. The project team will partner with an external evaluator to capture the student experience and assess the impact of early research experiences on students’ interest in STEM, their readiness to engage in other research experiences, and their development of STEM identity over time. The results of the project will be disseminated broadly to the 2-year college STEM community. The NSF program description on Advancing Innovation and Impact in Undergraduate STEM Education at Two-year Institutions of Higher Education supports projects that advance STEM education initiatives at two-year colleges. The program description promotes innovative and evidence-based practices in undergraduate STEM education at two-year colleges.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.

该项目旨在通过开发，实施和研究佐治亚州立大学的两年学院化学和生物学学生的早期研究经验的有效性来满足国家利益，这是一个主要是黑人机构。外围学院（PC）是佐治亚州立大学（GSU）内授予机构的副学士学位，可作为典型的社区学院。新方法将非常重要，因为它旨在让学生参与真实的研究活动，这些研究活动将化学和生物学学习与学生的现场经验联系起来。重要的是，该项目旨在使用随时可用的仪器与学生的压力相结合，使学生参与多年的研究经验。持续的研究机会将为他们的家庭校园的学生提供，并将利用大学教师的集体专业知识来指导项目。项目团队计划衡量研究经验对STEM中身份和自我效能的发展的影响，并旨在广泛共享项目材料和研究结果。最终，该项目将改变机构使学生转移到四年制大学的方式，并有可能建立学生需要成功参与更严格的研究经验的信心。该项目的总体目标是通过在大学经验的第一年和第二年内使两年的大学化学学生参与研究经验，以增强学生STEM的身份和对STEM职业的兴趣。该项目的具体目标是：1）使用通常在两年制机构中找到的资源创建适应性的研究机会； 2）利用压力激励参与STEM研究； 3）提供参与本科研究研讨会的资源和机会； 4）探索研究参与如何影响来自各种背景的两年年级大学生的STEM身份。项目团队将与外部评估合作，以捕捉学生的体验，并评估早期研究经历对学生对STEM兴趣的影响，他们准备参与其他研究经验以及随着时间的推移发展STEM身份的影响。该项目的结果将大致传播到2年的大学STEM社区。 NSF计划在为期两年的高等教育支持项目中推进本科STEM教育的创新和影响的NSF计划描述，这些项目推动了两年学院的STEM教育计划。该计划描述促进了两年年级大学的本科STEM教育的创新和循证实践。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准来评估值得支持。