their own group.”Scientific historical accounts reflect Homo sapiens, essentially our human evolutionary ancestry,has only existed for a meager 200,000 years in the 4.6 billion years since the origin of the Earth.During this short stint in history, we have experienced an unending series of conflicts. History isproliferated with these many human recorded conflicts; conflicts premised on differences inreligion, ethnicity, race, gender, geography and so many more. Our very limited circumference oftrust is illustrated even here in our great United States, through a myopic lens and ethnocentricminds-eye. Who should we like? Who should we trust? Who should we not like and/or trust? Inthe end, who is the next person or group that individually or
wasdesignated as an HSI by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) in 2014,after FORCES began. Based on 2006-07 data (just before the FORCES proposal was written),UT Arlington had an enrollment of approximately 19,205 undergraduate students of whom53.2% were female, 14% were Hispanic, 12% were African American and less than 1% wereNative American. The College of Engineering’s undergraduate enrollment in 2006-07 was 1,884students, nearly 10% of the university’s. There were 410 students at the university who wereregistered with the Office for Students with Disabilities. Of those, forty-four (44), or nearly 11%,were engineering majors.6 National data at that time reflected enrollment of students fromunderrepresented groups in
(84 peer-reviewed) of Wendy Faulkner’s 2000 journal article where thedualism was first introduced. 11 Faulkner argued that gender and technology (includingengineering) are co-produced such that a gendered disparity exists between the image andpractice of engineering. 11 More specifically, the technical end of the dualism maps ontoindependent tool and technology use for practical purposes as a more valued and masculinizedform of engagement, or “masculine instrumentalism.” The social end of the dualism maps ontothe ideas of communication, interpersonal relationships, and expression of emotion inengineering as a less valued and feminine forms of engagement, or “feminine expressiveness.”However, such dualistic thinking does not reflect the blend
development. Reflection and reciprocity are keyconcepts of service-learning” (p. 5). This reference also comes from a field outside of STEM, and acknowledges student engagementin activities to address human needs, while listing reciprocity as a key component. Furthermore, acknowledging the reference ofexperiential learning and its connection to John Dewey13, Paulo Freire, and social justice/change8,32,14,43, which further contribute tothe human aspect that is embedded in service learning9. These components directly connect to support of underrepresented studentpopulations, and need to be highlighted in STEM service-learning programs in order to alter current concerns as it relates to retainingthese student populations. The service-learning
,phenomenon, or process under investigation by thinking and thus writing and thus thinking evenmore about them” (p. 41). “Analytic Memos” can act as a “prompt or trigger for writtenreflection on the deeper and complex meanings it evokes”45 (p. 42). Examples of “AnalyticMemos” that Saldaña45 provided includes reflections about personal connections to the data,study’s research questions, codes, definitions, patterns, categories, themes, concepts, assertions,possible networks, theory, problems with the study, personal or ethical dilemmas, futuredirections of the study, other analytic memos, and study’s final reporting (pp. 43–50).“Analytical Memos” were used to help deeply contemplate the meaning of the data and usedthem to help analyze the data45
to empower the students and to provide skills to navigate theirexperiences in an engineering workforce. Peer coaching is introduced and implemented throughexamples, training on key coaching skills, and five opportunities for the students to practice theseskills with one another.Mixed methods design is employed to identify emerging themes which can form the basis offuture theories and research as well as to assess the effectiveness of integrating peer coachinginto the classroom. Data analysis includes reflective journals from the perspective of servingboth as the coach and coachee, pre- and post-course surveys, as well as weekly post-classsurveys. While qualitative analysis aids in identifying theoretical frameworks for future studies,results
second iteration of this class, we experimentedwith adding a second mouse to some desktops to promote sharing and turn-taking practicesbetween partners when working collaboratively. At the afterschool workshop, students usedlaptop carts provided by the school. Students had access to Windows laptops with 11-inchconvertible touchscreens.Google Drive: Google Drive [10] is a free online office productivity suite. Google Drive wasused at both sites to facilitate activities/assignments. Each student had access to their ownGoogle Drive folder that consisted of places for them to (1) access instructions, (2) work on non-modeling activities (3) write reflections, and (4) store files.Autodesk Tinkercad: Tinkercad [11] is a free cloud-based computer aided
do nontraditional engineering students encounter at MSIs? • How do nontraditional engineering students engage with MSI support structures and resources or respond to misaligned university infrastructure?3. Research Method3.1 Institutional ContextFlorida International University is a public, research-intensive, Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) thatgraduates both the highest number of Hispanic students overall and the higher number of Hispanicengineering graduates of any college or university in the country (Gamarra, 2019). The diversityrepresented by institutions like Florida International University is particularly important because thesedemographics reflect the diversity that will likely be reflected throughout the US in the coming
academics, leadership,professionalism, and community support; develops pre-college and college students ontheir academic journey; and builds a support network for advancement throughopportunities that encourages engineering students to interact with their peers, faculty,alumni, and corporate representatives.VisionThe EOE program’s vision is to create a student body at the Cockrell School ofEngineering and the University of Texas at Austin that reflects the diversity of thecollege-age population within Texas.About MITE Enrichment ProgramFormerly known as the MITE Summer Camp, established in the 1980s, the programstrived to increase the number of minority students in engineering by inviting 100students to the UT Austin campus to become excited about
to identify student and instructor actions throughout the class meeting. The goal of thisassignment is to reflect on time spent listening versus lecturing, group tasks versus individualtasks, and the overall engagement of the students (Salazar & Martinez Berryhill, 2019). Inaddition to this analysis of classroom instruction, faculty develop an equity index of studentsuccess based on course grades. This assignment requires faculty to review course grade databased on the demographic background of students enrolled in their courses (Salazar & MartinezBerryhill, 2019). Once complete, faculty are asked to reflect on their data to identify possiblegaps in teaching and learning. These assignments along with the strategies for improving
Engineering Despite the country’s growing diversification, engagement in STEM is not reflecting thischange [2]. Understanding the still-present underrepresented racial minority students (URMs) iscomplex, as there are numerous barriers present in both secondary and post-secondaryeducational institutions such as deficits in academic advising, uninviting environments resultingfrom adverse stereotypes, inadequate access to information about college preparation [1], andlack of family, faculty, and peer support [3]. In addition to underrepresented racial minorities,women continue to be underrepresented in engineering fields and experience many of the samebarriers [4]. While navigating these barriers, underrepresented students additionally
Restrains “Working students can participate but will never be in participation leadership positions.” “We don’t have many URM in the college and the Reflecting pool department has less than that.” Environment “The team space is called the ‘closet.’” “They are just not interested” “If they don’t like cars, Student attributes we can’t make them come participate.” “I think there is a little bit of an intimidation factor, 12 guys and 1 girl. I think the
experiences in the department. Q1_7 My mentor provides me with guidance 3.2593 0.9842 0.6959 on attainable academic objectives. Q1_8 I have discussed the importance of 3.1111 0.9740 0.4739 developing a realistic view of my academic career with my mentor. Q1_9 My mentor asks me probing questions 2.6667 0.9608 0.5784 so that I can reflect on my academic career PROGRESS Q1_10 My mentor provides me with practical 3.4074 0.9711 0.5484 suggestions for improving my career performance. Q1_11 My meetings with my mentor are 2.9630 1.0554
cases, the spring represented the continuation of a project begun in the fall (e.g., for asenior design class). The semi-structured interviews 1) gathered background information aboutparticipants, 2) explored participants’ descriptions of the team functionality during the project,and 3) asked participants to reflect on the experience in the context of their engineeringeducation and identities. Each interview was audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Typically,the interviews lasted 45 minutes and each was conducted as least three weeks a part.For each participant, data analysis followed the process outlined by Hycner [9] and included thefollowing general steps: 1. Bracket or block out personal views of the phenomenon of interest to minimize
-represented minorities (URMs) inengineering education.However, despite numerous calls to diversify engineering [4], [5] and the initiation of thesepolicies and programs, there is still a lack of diversity in the proportion of engineering bachelor’sdegrees awarded to people of color that is then reflected in the profession [6]. The representationof minorities among engineering graduates is not keeping pace with the changing demographiclandscape of the general population or undergraduate population of the 21st century. Themajority of undergraduate engineering degrees in the U.S. are awarded to students who identifyas White. In 2015, White students received 65% of the engineering Bachelor’s degrees, Asianstudents over 13%, and Hispanic students nearly
already trying to resolve existing gender gaps, there was a 64 percentdecrease in the number of first-year female students interested in concentrating in ComputerScience from 2000-2012.6 The problem of representation is even more distinct with regards torace; for example, in 2014, though only 26% of jobs in computing were held by women, only 3%of those jobs were held by African American women.6Such circumstances make it imperative to develop middle and high school initiatives to supportcomputing literacies for all, but particularly for those students whose demographic characteristicsare not currently reflected by the populations supporting the computing workforce. Similarly, itis as imperative for researchers to better understand variables that
valued in this story was… Willingness to Experiment, Grit and Perseverance, Planning and Efficiency Internal alignment/ Alignment with The experience I shared influenced my Confidence, Purpose, Belonging others sense of… Openness/ Reflectiveness Any decisions that were made in this Intuition, Self-Reflection, Feedback from story were influenced by… others Flexibility Thinking about the future, this story Embrace risk, Be willing to adapt, Rely on encourages me to… familiar ways of
characteristics, meaning that the pedagogicalpractices are unique to students’ cultural, religious, demographic, and gender differences. Thesecharacteristics set students apart from one another and their educators. Therefore, when ateacher’s instructions reflect characteristics of only one group of students, the other students aredenied an equal opportunity to learn [16]. Using CRP takes into consideration a student’straditions, linguistics, value and ethical systems. CRP provides teachers with empirical andtheoretical constructs that support their efforts to lower existing barriers and opportunity gaps [17]- [19] for the increasingly diverse public-school student population in all educational platforms.CRP’s objective is to support students in obtaining
the program has been highly effective at increasingpositive attitudes towards STEM careers and towards pursuing research at the upper-division andgraduate level.IntroductionAs part of a U.S. Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering ImprovementProgram (MSEIP) grant, California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) began a summerresearch experience for lower-division STEM students in 2015. CSUB is a public, regional,comprehensive university that carries designations as both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)and a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). Its demographics reflect the demographics of theservice region, which is a majority minority area. The service region for CSUB is also a fast-growing area marked by historic lags in
Page 26.1625.8coders then worked together to negotiate consensus definitions for the groupings such that eachgroup was finally characterized by its differences from other categories as well as the similaritiesamong quotations within the group.ResultsThe preliminary data analysis yielded three major aspects that seemed to dictate the meaning ofmentoring within each relationship: context, formation and tone (Table 1). Context reflects thegeneral scope of the relationship, including both its focus and the dynamic between mentor andmentor. Formation represents the way in which the relationship was initiated, and in someinstances how it was maintained. Finally, tone reflects the general attitude of the mentor thatformed the basis of the student
academic challenges. These programs have significantly reduced the time studentsspend in remedial English and mathematics courses and have increased the first-year retentionrates. Nevertheless, these first-year improvements do not often reflect on the overall retentionand graduation rates. In fact, contrary to what might be assumed, strong first-year supportprograms, which have received the bulk of the attention in the literature, can degrade sophomoreperformance for a variety of reasons1,2. These observations have led to the suggestion thatsophomore-specific programs are necessary to support rising students3. In many cases, thevanishing effect of first-year programs on later years has been attributed to the fact that studentstransition from a
CC-HSIs. KickStarter interacts at three levels within each CC-HSI - individual, team,and organizational. All three levels are key to institutionalizing successful organizationalchange. For example, KickStarter facilitates STEM planning discussions that increase facultyengagement, leadership, and collaboration, with visibility to CC-HSI executives to gainendorsement of a college-wide STEM plan. KickStarter also tailors its technical guidance to theCC-HSI experience level and provides a safe place for learning, resulting in NSF awards forSTEM education innovations. This paper will describe the experience and details for theimplementation and evaluation of the KickStarter program, including reflections, benefits anddrawbacks of the approach
SET, particularly within engineering?1. Miller EJ, Seldin P. Changing Practices in Faculty Evaluation. Academe. 2014;100(3):35.2. Yoder BL. Engineering by the Numbers. ASEE. 2015.3. Beleche T, Fairris D, Marks M. Do course evaluations truly reflect student learning? Evidence from an objectively graded post-test. Econ Educ Rev. Elsevier Ltd; 2012;31(5):709–19.4. Elmore PB, LaPointe KA. Effects of teacher sex and student sex on the evaluation of college instructors. J Educ Psychol. 1974;66(3):386–9.5. Bennett SK. Student perceptions of and expectations for male and female instructors: Evidence relating to the question of gender bias in teaching evaluation. J Educ Psychol
on student attitudes towards careers and research inSTEM and has increased their awareness of the skills needed for success in STEM careers.However, students seem to be less confident in the skills that they need for a career in STEMafter participating in research work. Further investigation is needed to determine the cause of theloss in confidence.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the Department of Education Minority Scienceand Engineering Improvement Program under Grant No. P120A140051. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and donot necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Education.BibliographyBauer, K., & Bennett, J. (2003
students, offer adviceand encouragement, actively seek to know students on a personal level, and act in ways thatdemonstrate multicultural competence. While Black faculty are underrepresented in theprofessoriate, Griffin (2013) notes that they are often able to relate, and provide academic andsocioemotional support, to Black students in ways that are often unmatched by other faculty.This act of “othermothering” is rewarding to Black professors who report that their support ofBlack students both reflect their commitment to uplifting their communities and provides themwith opportunities to discuss with individuals with whom they have a shared understanding ofacademic life (p.180).For Black students in STEM fields, interactions with faculty can also
diversity); were comfortable voicing opinions about diversity topics; hadwitnessed tensions, stereotyping, or discriminatory acts on the basis of any of these minoritycharacteristics (implying a dominant cultural capital excluding minorities); and whetherminorities felt pressured to act in any particular way inside or outside of the classroom(reflecting both social and cultural capital).1 Climate indices were derived from factor analysesof each of these sets of questions (see the Appendix for index construction). Further, self-confidence as an engineer and in terms of academic suitability to engineering were assessed;indices for these sets of questions were also developed through factor analysis (see theAppendix); as were future plans to be
informeddecisions on their career or post-graduation. The program’s group activities (socials,distinguished speaker lectures, and symposium); mentor pairing with industry, faculty, orentrepreneurship coach; experiential learning opportunities; and academic support services aredesigned to foster a “sense of community and inclusiveness.” In this study, we are interested inunderstanding the role of the cultural self within this community of students in terms ofacademic motivation, social identity, and temporal self-esteem. There are varying definitions anddebates around the concept of cultural identity [11]. For purposes of this study, cultural identityis operationalized as the reflection of identities in relation to gender, ethnic, and first
of the codes to correspond to the coding as being motivational or beingdemotivation.Saldaña48 describes “Analytic Memos” as “a place to ‘dump your brain’ about the participants,phenomenon, or process under investigation by thinking and thus writing and thus thinking evenmore about them” (p. 41). “Analytic Memos” are also can act as a ”prompt or trigger for writtenreflection on the deeper and complex meanings it evokes”48 (p. 42). Examples of “AnalyticMemos” that Saldaña48 provides includes reflections about personal connections to the data, Page 26.94.9study’s research questions, codes, definitions, patterns, categories, themes, concepts
= StronglyAgree, 6 = Not Sure) for participants to rate their perception of experiences in STEM majors atthe HBCU. Survey items were developed to reflect the common reasons for student departure asoutlined in Talking About Leaving and the experiences of senior leaders on the project, each ofwhich having years of experience at HBCUs.7 To ensure the survey focused on the intendedareas and that the researchers engaged in a comprehensive approach, each survey item wasaligned with a research thrust area and compared with the theoretical framework. To account fordifferences in demographic information needed, two parallel surveys were created for eachgroup.Data CollectionData were collected from students (Group 1) and faculty (Group 2) using surveys. The
Sponsorship Brochure (CSB): a chapter fund development template that is consistent with the CMT and NRP Reports for chapters to use to secure funds. Table 6 shows the NRP report requirements for NRP v.3. Unlike its predecessors, the NRPv.3 requirements are minimal recording the most valuable information to ensure full use of thechapters’ ecosystem with SHPE national support as an equal partner. Reducing the NRP v.2requirements to two pages, the chapters provide their accomplishments and supporting quantifiableevidence. Support needed and lessons learned encouraged chapter leaders to reflect on theirperformance based on the results of the previous two pages in the report. Fig. 3 shows thecontinuous cycle guiding chapters on how to reflect on