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Collaborative Partnership: Helping Adolescents to Develop a STEM Mindset
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Reid-Griffin, Angelia; Croson, Jessica; Fisher, Samantha; Lopez, Nicolette – PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, 2023
Purpose: Studies have shown that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers remain to be one of the areas where there is considerable job growth (Lacey & Wright, 2009; National Science Board, 2010; Singh et al., 2002). However, in many rural regions, science teachers still find it challenging to motivate adolescents to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Rural Schools, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes
Citizen Science in 4-H: Youth Volunteer Motivations, Participation, Retention and Scientific Literacy
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Del Bianco, Veronica Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the influence of volunteer motivation, participation, and citizen science project type on the retention and scientific literacy of 4-H youth volunteers ages 8-19 years participating in science projects. The conceptual model of participation in organized activities (OA) proposed by Bohnert,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Science Education, Volunteers, Student Motivation
Undergraduate Research Experience in Cybersecurity for Underrepresented Students and Students with Limited Research Opportunities
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Yang, Dazhi; Xu, Dianxiang; Yeh, Jyh-haw; Fan, Yibo – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2019
Undergraduate research opportunities have expanded from elite universities in the United States to universities and institutions of all ranks and sizes. Research studies have shown positive outcomes in regards to the research experience for undergraduates (REU), such as enhanced research skills and competencies. However, with the widespread…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Computer Security, Information Security
Students' Perceptions of STEM Learning after Participating in a Summer Informal Learning Experience
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Roberts, Thomas; Jackson, Christa; Mohr-Schroeder, Margaret J.; Bush, Sarah B.; Maiorca, Cathrine; Cavalcanti, Maureen; Craig Schroeder, D.; Delaney, Ashley; Putnam, Lydia; Cremeans, Chaise – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: Informal learning environments increase students' interest in STEM (e.g., Mohr-Schroeder et al. School Sci Math 114: 291-301, 2014) and increase the chances a student will pursue a STEM career (Kitchen et al. Sci Educ 102: 529-547, 2018). The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an informal STEM summer learning experience…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, STEM Education, Student Participation, Informal Education
Changing the Face of STEM with Stormwater Research
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Musavi, Mohamad; Friess, Wilhelm A.; James, Cary; Isherwood, Jennifer C. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2018
Background: The University of Maine Stormwater Management and Research Team (SMART) program began in 2014 with the goal of creating a diverse science-technology-engineering-math (STEM) pathway with community water research. The program engages female and underrepresented minority high school students in locally relevant STEM research. It focuses…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Water, High School Students, Females