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Two-year College Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

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(MathEngineering Science Achievement) Community College Program (MCCP) at six colleges in two 1states, examining student experiences via a survey, focus groups, and statistical data analysis.The research explores MCCP influence on student self-efficacy, interest, perception, andpersistence in relation to STEM majors and careers. While none of what follows will come as a surprise to readers, it is worthreviewing the stubborn and troubling gaps in the numbers of underrepresented minorities(URM’s) with majors and careers in STEM fields. URM’s represent over 40% of K-12 students(National Research Council, 2011; National Academy of Sciences, 2016

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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further internships, transfer preparedness, teamwork ability, and senseof self-efficacy.1. IntroductionDespite years of investments and resources devoted by the federal government and institutions ofhigher education towards broadening participation of underrepresented minorities (URMs) inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers, significant progress has not beenachieved. For instance, since 2000, underrepresented minorities’ shares in engineering andphysical science degrees have been flat despite a rapid increase in their representation of theoverall US population. In fact, even though URMs currently constitute 30 percent of the USpopulation, they account for only about 12.5 percent of baccalaureate degrees awarded inengineering1

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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towardsincreasing the number and diversity of engineering graduates by addressing the retentionproblem in the first two years of college. One of the strategies commonly employed in improvingundergraduate STEM education is providing students access to research experiences. There aremany studies documenting the benefits of research opportunities for undergraduate studentsincluding increased student engagement in their education, enhanced research and laboratoryskills, improved academic performance, increased student self-efficacy, and increasedunderstanding and interest for their discipline. These studies also show that early and multipleexposures to undergraduate research experiences offer the greatest benefit. However, a recentextensive study of Research

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William B. Corley, University of Louisville; J C McNeil, University of Louisville

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same adults reported significantlylower levels of math self-efficacy. Despite the similar math test performances between older andyounger adults, graduation rates decline with the age of a nontraditional student 20.Additional nontraditional characteristics. Beyond the age characteristic, other nontraditionalfactors do not have as much empirical support. Despite this lack of research, there are somestudies that illustrate the benefits of being a nontraditional undergraduate student 21. Forexample, female students with children tend to report higher levels of psychological well-being,despite having higher levels of stress than students without children 22. For both traditional andnontraditional students, motivation varies by level and type 23