urban student populations.In this paper we share the potential of the Backtracking Technique to generate contextualizedcareer pathway data for institutions and create visualizations that can aid in institutionaldecision-making through a study pilot. The pilot is an initial effort to test the project’s aims ofintegrating institutional data with phenomenological data to model student progression throughpost-secondary STEM programs. The analysis will identify and verify influencers that support orhinder student success. Quantitative data analyses will consist of descriptive and comparativemethods, which will be verified and informed by open coding and thematic analysis of thequalitative data. We share how the systematic investigation of
performance and overall coursegrades and DFQW (Ds, Fs, Q-drops, Withdraws) rates [3-8]. This research has shownthat regular attendance (i.e., attending six sessions or more) has the highest impact ongrade outcomes, retention, and graduation rates.I.Motivation for Study: As students transition from lower-division to upper-division courses, theiracademic support needs change. While Supplemental Instruction (SI) has been a partof our institution since the 1980’s and was introduced in Engineering courses in 2015,the Learning Center only assigns this support to many of the large, introductory lecturecourses at our university. The SI model was built upon theories including the mediationof learning by social constructivism and interdependence, social
underrepresented students pursuing an associate degree (AES)in engineering and computer science and streamline two transitions: high school to community collegeand 2-year to 4-year institutions. Through the grant, Wright College created a holistic and programmaticframework that examines and correlates engineering students' self-efficacy (the belief that students willsucceed as engineers) and a sense of belonging with student success. The project focuses on Near-STEMready students (students who need up to four semesters of math remediation before moving into Calculus1). The project assesses qualitative and quantitative outcomes through surveys and case study interviewssupplemented with retention, persistence, transfer, associate and bachelor's degree
progression as a leader in recruiting,retaining, and graduating Black and Brown engineering students. All site coordinators wereinvited to participate in the pilot interviews; all but one had completed their interview at the timeof this publication. We invited six participants to participate in the pilot interviews through a recruitmentemail. Five pilot interviews were completed in Year 1 of this project. Each interview wasapproximately 90 minutes in duration, except for three participants where a second 60-minuteinterview was scheduled to complete the interview protocol. The second interview wasapproximately an hour. Two researchers co-facilitated each interview. These interviews wereaudio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. These interviews
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AAAS and ASEE, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Raymond W. Fahien Award from the Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE, and Michigan Tech's Fredrick D. Williams Instructional Innovation Award. She and her students have published over 100 archival journal publications, book chapters, or proceedings articles and earned 23 best paper/presentation awards. Adrienne previously served as the President of the AES Electrophoresis Society and on the ASEE's Board of Directors as First Vice President and Professional Interest Council I Chair. She also chaired ASEE's National Diversity Committee. Her research and service interests regularly intersect and involve underserved individuals with an emphasis on research
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Tim Ransom is a Ph.D. student in the Engineering and Science Education department at Clemson University. He has a M.Sc. in Computer science from Clemson and is researching the development of undergraduate professional identity in computing fields through a combination of qualitative and computational methodologies.Eliza Gallagher (Dr.) Dr. Gallagher is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She holds joint appointments to with joint appointments to the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and to the Department of Education and Human Development. Her research centers equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM through the lens of identity. She has a particular interest
social sustainability. This pilot project aims to highlight the factors that createmarginalization in the construction industry and recommend pedagogical solutions inconstruction education across the U.S. to address this marginalization directly. To achieve thisobjective, the study implemented workshop and associated activities in construction management(CM) classes about key components of social sustainability that includes effective interpersonaland group communication, with emphasis on how systemic racism makes its way into theseprocesses as well as the role of culture and bias in communication. At the beginning of the class,75 students participated in a pre-survey to record their pre-established knowledge aboutunconscious biases and the role
by engaging in such processes • An improvement to their oral, written, teamwork, and collaboration skills • An improved attitude toward careers in research and graduate studies in related fields • Long-term collegial relationships with faculty mentors as well as industry experts.So far our site has supported 19 students, 10 from the 2019 summer cohort, and 9 from the2020 (2) and 2021 (7) combined cohort. Notice that due to the uncertainty introduced byCOVID-19, we mentored only two students in summer 2020 as a way to pilot a virtual REUsite. However, to meet the original three-year target of mentoring 30 students, we will recruitat least 11 more participants in summer 2022.As illustrated in the conceptual framework of Figure 1