HSI Pilot Poject: Recruitment, Bridge Course and Undergraduate Research Experience (RBCURE)

HSI 试点项目：招聘、桥梁课程和本科生研究经验 (RBCURE)

• 批准号: 2336011
• 负责人: Nick Flynn
• 金额: $ 19.96万
• 依托单位: West Texas A&M University
• 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: 2024-04-01 至 2027-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2336011&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: HSI; Pilot; Poject; Recruitment; Bridge

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), the IUSE-HSI Track 1 Pilot Project: Recruitment, Bridge Course and Undergraduate Research Experience (RBCURE) project is an interdisciplinary project that will enhance the quality of undergraduate education and research in the natural sciences at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU). Specifically, the project will enhance academic experiences in non-major STEM courses with a goal to attract more underrepresented minority students from non-major science courses into Geology and Chemistry; two disciplines at WTAMU that have low representation of diverse student populations. The project is also committed to retaining students through meaningful and practical research experiences that can position students for success as undergraduate researchers and in prospective STEM careers and advanced degrees. By tailoring learning modules (through online bridge courses) and properly training STEM research faculty with effective teaching practices (through thoughtfully designed workshops), the project will be proactively (rather than reactively) preparing students for future job opportunities and participation in the U.S. STEM workforce.RBCURE will be guided by two project goals: to enhance undergraduate STEM education in non-major STEM courses and to improve student experiences in both the classroom and the research laboratory. Fulfilling the goals of RBCURE will be accomplished through four project activities: 1) curriculum design in two non-major science courses (Geology and Chemistry); 2) creation of two online bridge courses to facilitate transitioning from the course for non-majors to the subsequent course for students selecting a science major;3) development of a research faculty workshop on STEM mentoring; and 4) development of an online module system for new research students. The project objectives are: to have equitable representation of student success in redesigned Geology and Chemistry non-majors part one courses by increasing ABC/DFIX ratios; to evaluate the effectiveness of two online bridge courses for student success and recruitment into part two science major geology and chemistry courses; to assess the effectiveness of a research faculty development workshop designed to identify best practices for conducting undergraduate research; to improve research student experiences by providing online support modules intended to front-load research information that students would complete at the start of their research project; and to develop an IUSE-HSI Track 2 Implementation and Evaluation (IEP) proposal for submission that uses findings and lessons learned. 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.

在不断改善的本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI计划），IUSE-HSI TRACK 1试点项目：招聘，桥梁课程和本科研究经验（RBCURE）项目是一个跨学科项目，它将增强西克萨斯州自然科学教育的质量，并在西克萨斯州的自然科学中提高研究质量。 具体而言，该项目将增强非律师STEM课程的学术经验，其目标是吸引来自非律师科学课程的更多代表性不足的少数族裔学生进入地质和化学； WTAMU的两个学科对不同的学生人数的代表性较低。该项目还致力于通过有意义的实用研究经验来保留学生，这些经验可以将学生作为本科研究人员以及潜在的STEM职业和高级学位定位。 By tailoring learning modules (through online bridge courses) and properly training STEM research faculty with effective teaching practices (through thoughtfully designed workshops), the project will be proactively (rather than reactively) preparing students for future job opportunities and participation in the U.S. STEM workforce.RBCURE will be guided by two project goals: to enhance undergraduate STEM education in non-major STEM courses and to improve student experiences in both the classroom and the research 实验室。实现RBCURE的目标将通过四个项目活动来实现：1）两种非律师科学课程（地质与化学）的课程设计； 2）创建两个在线桥梁课程，以促进从非律师课程过渡到随后选择科学专业的学生的课程； 3）开发有关STEM指导的研究教师研讨会； 4）为新研究学生开发在线模块系统。项目目标是：通过提高ABC/DFIX比率，可以公平地代表学生在重新设计的地质和化学非临时课程中的成功；评估两个在线桥课程的有效性，以使学生成功，并招募第二部分科学专业的地质和化学课程；评估旨在确定进行本科研究的最佳实践的研究教师发展研讨会的有效性；通过提供旨在在研究项目开始时将完成的研究信息的在线支持模块来改善研究生的经验；并为使用发现和经验教训的提交提案开发IUSE-HSI TRACK 2实施和评估（IEP）提案。 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，被视为值得通过评估来获得支持。