Going to Middle and Early High School Classes with Near-Peer Mentors

与接近同龄人的导师一起上高中初中和初中课程

基本信息

批准号：
7502723
负责人：
Debra Lynn Yourick
金额：
$ 26.28万
依托单位：
WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2007
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2007-09-30 至 2012-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7502723
关键词：
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项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Having developed the concept of near-peer mentorship at the middle school/high school level and utilized it in a summer science education enhancement program now called Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science or GEMS at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), it is now our goal to ultimately expand this program into an extensive, research institute-based source of young, specially selected, near-peer mentors armed with kits, tools, teacher-student developed curricula, enthusiasm, time and talent for science teaching in the urban District of Columbia Public Schools (specific schools) and several more rural disadvantaged schools (Frederick and Howard Counties) in science teaching. We describe this program as a new in-school component, involving science clubs and lunch programs, patterned after our valuable summer science training modules and mentorship program. Our in-house program is at its maximum capacity at the Institute. Near-peer mentors will work in WRAIR's individual laboratories while perfecting/adapting hands-on activities for the new GEMS-X program to be carried out at McKinley Technology HS, Marian Koshland Museum, Roots Charter School and Lincoln Junior HS in DC, West Frederick Middle School, Frederick, MD and Folly Quarter Middle School and Glenelg HS, in Howard County, MD. Based on local demographics in these urban/rural areas, minority and disadvantaged youth, men and women, may choose science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) careers with increasing frequency after participating, at such an early age, in specific learning in the quantitative disciplines. Many of these students take challenging courses within their schools, vastly improve their standardized test scores, take on internship opportunities, are provided recommendations from scientists and medical staff and ultimately are able to enter health professions that were previously unattainable. Relevance to Public Health: The Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science (GEMS) program educates a diverse student population to benefit their science education and ultimately may improve the likelihood of successfully entry into a health or health-related professions for participating individuals. Medical education has been show to improve public health.

描述（由申请人提供）：在初中/高中阶段提出了近同侪指导的概念，并将其应用于沃尔特·里德大学的夏季科学教育增强计划，该计划现在称为“数学和科学教育增益”或“GEMS”陆军研究所（WRAIR），我们现在的目标是最终将该计划扩展为一个广泛的、基于研究机构的来源，由专门挑选的年轻导师组成，配备有师生开发的工具包、工具哥伦比亚市区公立学校（特定学校）和几所农村弱势学校（弗雷德里克县和霍华德县）科学教学的课程、热情、时间和人才。我们将此计划描述为一个新的校内组成部分，涉及科学俱乐部和午餐计划，以我们宝贵的夏季科学培训模块和指导计划为模式。我们的内部项目已达到研究所的最大容量。近同行导师将在 WRAIR 的各个实验室工作，同时完善/调整新的 GEMS-X 项目的实践活动，该项目将在西弗雷德里克特区的麦金利技术高中、玛丽安科什兰博物馆、Roots 特许学校和林肯初级高中进行位于马里兰州霍华德县的 Frederick 中学、Folly Quarter 中学和 Glenelg 高中。根据这些城市/农村地区的当地人口统计数据，少数民族和弱势青年，无论男性还是女性，在很小的时候就参与了特定的学习，可能会越来越频繁地选择科学、数学、工程和技术（SMET）职业。定量学科。这些学生中的许多人在学校内学习具有挑战性的课程，大大提高了标准化考试成绩，获得了实习机会，获得了科学家和医务人员的推荐，最终能够进入以前无法实现的健康专业。与公共卫生的相关性：数学和科学教育的收获 (GEMS) 计划教育多元化的学生群体，使他们的科学教育受益，并最终可能提高参与个人成功进入健康或健康相关职业的可能性。医学教育已被证明可以改善公众健康。