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Strategies For Engagement Of Non-Traditional Students In Engineering-Related Courses, Kimberly T. Luthi Dr., David Harvie, Keith Wilson, Monica Surrency
Strategies For Engagement Of Non-Traditional Students In Engineering-Related Courses, Kimberly T. Luthi Dr., David Harvie, Keith Wilson, Monica Surrency
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Project Goals
Overview
- Goal #1: Increase students' commitment to engineering pathways.
- Goal #2: Increase academic performance and persistence in engineering.
- Goal #3: Increase persistence of Veterans in engineering pathways.
Research Questions
- How does students' participation in peer-led team learning activities in online engineering courses correlate to their a) commitment to engineering, b) engineering identity, and c) self-efficacy.
- How do students in peer-led team learning activities compare to students in non-PLTL groups in terms of a) academic performance and b) persistence in engineering pathways?
Humanizing Online Stemm Education, Emily Faulconer
Humanizing Online Stemm Education, Emily Faulconer
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The instructor and course design can make a difference in online STEM course persistence.
Humanizing Online Stemm Education, E. K. Faulconer
Humanizing Online Stemm Education, E. K. Faulconer
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Students want to see themselves in the curriculum and learning environment. How to foster the formation of STEM identity: studying diversity in an authentic learning environment. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-020-00254-z
•Students notice diversity in the curriculum •Students intertwine their gender and ethnic identities with STEM identity
•Attention to diversity and inclusion can build positive STEM identities Engaging in science practices in classrooms predicts increases in undergraduates’ STEM motivation, identity, and achievement. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21623
• Recognition as a scientist and positive classroom climate related to learning outcomes for underrepresented minority students