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USING MODELS TO TEACH AND LEARN ENGINEERING

by Urdarevik,Slobodan;

In order to help students to develop visualization skils and make teaching and learning more productive and interesting, a new teaching strategy based on using models has been developed...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2013-05
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Student Retention, Teaching Quality

Enhancing STEM Education through Project-Based Learning: Barriers versus Benefits

by Susan Mendoza and Robert M. Smart

This paper describes an undergraduate research program at Grand Valley State University..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2013-04
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Student Retention

What Works in STEM Intervention Programs for URM Undergraduates

by Dyer-Barr, Raina

This University of Illinois project explores the perspectives of STEM intervention program administrators with respect to practices that work in successfully and effectively administering SIPs targeted towards underrepresented minority undergraduates..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2013-04
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Student Retention, Best practices

Understanding the Organizational Structure of STEM:

Intervention Programs Impact on Service Delivery

by Williams, Montrischa M.

This study examines the extent to which the organizational structure of STEM intervention programs impact the way services are delivered to underrepresented students in STEM fields...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Student Support, Student Retention

Teaching History of Science and Technology at a Polytechnic University

by Seim, David

This paper connects teaching a course on history of science and technology with the STEM agenda..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Teaching Quality, Student Retention

An ABC Sampler of Best Practices

NSF STEM Scholar Program at UW-Platteville

by Landgraf, Lisa M.; Salmon-Stephens, Tammy; Ul-Haq, Irfan;;

This paper focuses on the implementation of an NSF S-STEM grant received by UW-Platteville in 2010 and discusses best practices for STEM student retention..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Student Retention

An Analysis of the Effect of Cognitive Factors on Students' Attrition in Engineering: A Literature Review

by Xiushan Jiang and Stacey Freeman

This paper is authored by Xiushan Jiang ad Stacey Freeman of the University of Kansas. This is a conference paper for the Education Division's 2011 ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda in Education, the Workplace and Society...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2011-07
• Keywords:STEM, Student Retention, Conference Proceedings

Mathematics Placement and Student Success: The Transition from High School to College Mathematics

by David Boyles, Chris Frayer, Leonida Ljumanovic; James Swenson

This is a conference paper for the Education Divison's 2011 ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda in Education.....

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2011-06
• Keywords:STEM, K-12 Outreach, Student Retention, Partnering, Conference Proceedings, Learning Outcomes

Differences in Engineering Students' Beliefs About Knowledge Across Educational Levels

by Bethany A. King and Susan Magun-Jackson

This cross-sectional study used an Epistemol....

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2011-06
• Keywords:STEM, Student Retention, Assessment/Surveys, Episemological Beliefs, Learning Outcomes, Higher Education, Conference Proceedings

Inspiring Non-Science Students in STEM Courses: The Illustrated Novel Project

by Maleka Hashmi; Jennifer Grant; Deanna Suilmann;

This is a conference paper for the Education Division's 2011 ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda in Education, the Workplace and..

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2011-06
• Keywords:STEM, Student Retention, , Teaching Quality, Conference Proceedings