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STUDENTfacturedED-Handout

by Ngan-Winward, Vivian;

Presentation Handout for the ASQ 2012 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference at UW-Stout...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:Conference Proceedings, STEM, Student Support, Higher Education Brief

Lyman Briggs College: An Innovative Living-Learning Community-Presentation

by Sweeder,Ryan D.;McCright,Aaron M.

This is the Powerpoint presentation for the 2012 ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference paper "Lyman Briggs College: An Innovative Living-Learning Community for STEM Education." by Professors Ryan D. Sweeder and Aaron McCright, Michigan State U...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Career Development

Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College

by Sweeder,Ryan D.;Strong,Philip E..

This is the Powerpoint handout for the paper "Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College' for the ASQ 2012 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Student Support

Gesture-Based Software Development with Undergraduate Teams

by Miller, Trudi; Ellertson, Anthony; Damle, Amod;;

This paper describes a model which allows faculty to simulate a real-world work environment for students while completing resarach work for collaborating industry partners. The application is gesture-based software development...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Educational Quality, Partnering

Creating a Pipeline:

An Analysis of Pre-College Factors of Students in STEM

by Harwell, Erica; Houston, Derek A.

This study seeks to understand the connection between being a STEM major and pre-college factors of parental occupation, parental influence on choice of major and socioeconomic composition of high school which a student attends...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, STEM-Increase K-20 Interest and College Enrollment

Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College

by Sweeder, Ryan D., Strong, Philip E.

This paper from Michigan State University provides insight on preparing undergraduate science students for reseach based science careers...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Student Support, Survey results, Teaching Quality

Organizational Learning in STEM Education Contexts:

Analyzing the “Stickiness” of High Impact Practices

by Oravec, Jo Ann; Ciganek, Andrew; Smith, John; Yin, Roger

This research discusses the effectivenss of high impact practices with an emphasis on STEM contexts in higher education...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Critical Thinking, Higher Education Brief

The Effects of Technology-Based Activities on STEM Major Choices

by Ahlam Lee

This study from the University of Pennsylvania describes the effects of technology based learning on students' STEM major choices at 2 and 4 year colleges...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Higher Education Brief, Technology

A Comparison of Epistemological Beliefs of African American Engineering Students

by Wilkes, Bethany King;

This study focuses on a comparison of epistemological beliefs of African American engineering students at a historically black university to those of African American engineering students at two predominantly white institutions...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Assessment/Surveys, Episemological Beliefs, Higher Education Brief, Conference Proceedings

Collaborative Educational Experiences through Higher Education-Industry Partnerships

by Pinelli, Thomas E. ; Hall, Cathy W. ;

This paper examines the perceptions of mentors and student interns from NASA’s Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) program in Hampton, Virginia...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Career Development