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Direct linkArchie Holmes, Editor; Kerry Brenner, Editor; Janet Gao, Editor; Committee on Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education: A Framework for Institutions Educators and Disciplines, Contributor; Board on Science Education, Contributor; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2025
Society will not fully benefit from development and use of future discoveries and innovations if we do not provide full access and opportunity to engage in effective STEM education -- and we may lack the information, tools, and resources needed to address future challenges facing our planet. Commonly used methods of teaching undergraduate STEM…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, STEM Careers
Beatty, Alexandra – National Academies Press, 2017
The term "service-learning" generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their communities. This kind of learning experience, which allows students to focus on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility, has…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Earth Science, Workshops
Brenner, Kerry; Dahlberg, Maria Lund; Alper, Joe – National Academies Press, 2021
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. From that moment, leaders of institutions of higher education have had to make quick decisions about how to provide high-quality educational experiences for their students while protecting the health of their students, faculty, and staff and maintaining the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Experience, STEM Education
National Academies Press, 2016
Ethical practice in engineering is critical for ensuring public trust in the field and in its practitioners, especially as engineers increasingly tackle international and socially complex problems that combine technical and ethical challenges. This report aims to raise awareness of the variety of exceptional programs and strategies for improving…
Descriptors: Ethics, Engineering Education, Social Problems, Consciousness Raising
Kober, Nancy – National Academies Press, 2015
The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering shows that teaching strategies that motivate and engage students will improve their learning. So how do students best learn science and engineering?…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Engineering
Gentile, James, Ed.; Brenner, Kerry, Ed.; Stephens, Amy, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to improve undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education that focus on increasing the active engagement of students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, STEM Education, Student Participation
National Academies Press, 2018
Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and the skills that are required. As more data and ways of analyzing them become available, more aspects of the economy, society, and daily life will…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Data, Data Analysis, Information Utilization
National Academies Press, 2018
The need to manage, analyze, and extract knowledge from data is pervasive across industry, government, and academia. Scientists, engineers, and executives routinely encounter enormous volumes of data, and new techniques and tools are emerging to create knowledge out of these data, some of them capable of working with real-time streams of data. The…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Data, Information Management, Undergraduate Study
Olson, Steve; Labov, Jay B. – National Academies Press, 2012
The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, "Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit." Based on a national summit that was supported by the National Science Foundation and organized by the NRC and the NAE, the report highlights the importance of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Engineering, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Rosenberg, Mark B., Ed.; Hilton, Margaret L., Ed.; Dibner, Kenne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs growth at a time of intense global competition.…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Progress Monitoring, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
National Academies Press, 2012
In many countries, colleges and universities are where the majority of innovative research is done; in all cases, they are where future scientists receive both their initial training and their initial introduction to the norms of scientific conduct regardless of their eventual career paths. Thus, institutions of higher education are particularly…
Descriptors: Science Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Colleges
National Academies Press, 2003
The report discusses incorporating more math, physics, chemistry, engineering and computer science into classes and laboratory work and emphasizing independent research will help undergraduate education reflect real-world science. Schools, professional societies and funding agencies should develop new teaching materials and facilitate faculty…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Biology, College Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
National Academies Press, 2006
Although more women than men participate in higher education in the United States, the same is not true when it comes to pursuing careers in science and engineering. To Recruit and Advance: Women Students and Faculty in Science and Engineering identifies and discusses better practices for recruitment, retention, and promotion for women scientists…
Descriptors: Tenure, Engineering, Graduate Students, Women Scientists
