微小地球的治愈证明了美国大学科学学生的公平利益
Sarah Miller1, Paul R Hernandez2, Wenyi Du2
1Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715.
CBE life sciences education
|May 29, 2025
概括
基于课程的本科研究经验 (CURE) 提高了科学学生的信心和身份. 这些研究机会促进了各种学习者的STEM领域的坚持.
科学领域:
- 在STEM教育研究研究中.
- 本科科学教学学术的教育学.
背景情况:
- 基于课程的本科研究经验 (CURE) 对于留住学生在STEM方面至关重要.
- 通过CUREs促进学生融入和坚持学习的具体机制尚不清楚.
- 了解这些机制对于改善STEM教育和扩大参与至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查小地球治愈如何影响学生的科学自我效能,身份,价值观和坚持的意图.
- 探索社会影响的三方整合模型 (TIMSI) 在理解CURE影响中的作用.
- 检查CURE诱导的增长的人口和课程特征变化.
主要方法:
- 长度研究,使用课程前和课程后的评估.
- 使用了社会影响力三方整合模型 (TIMSI) 框架.
- 分析了参与Tiny Earth抗生素发现项目CURE.的学生的数据.
主要成果:
- 在Tiny Earth CURE的学生中,科学自我效能和身份的显著增加被观察到.
- 在TIMSI因子中获得的收益与在科学中坚持下去的意图增加有关.
- 人口因素和课程特点适度一些收益,但不持久的意图.
结论:
- 小地球疗法有效地和公平地增强了学生的科学自我效能和身份.
- 该课程保持了对科学价值观和STEM持久性意图在不同群体的导向.
- 像Tiny Earth一样,CUREs在培养包容性STEM学习环境方面表现有前途.
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