ERIC Number: ED619880
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Aug
Pages: 38
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STEM Pathways Student Survey Results through 2015-16 School Year
Mueller, Dan; Gozali-Lee, Edith
Wilder Research
STEM Pathways aims to increase youths' long-term interest, learning and achievement in STEM through a deliberate and interconnected system of STEM learning opportunities. STEM Pathways is a partnership between five informal STEM organizations--The Bakken, Bell Museum of Natural History, Minnesota Zoo, STARBASE Minnesota, and The Works--and the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), that tests a model for collaboration that could be expanded and replicated across more grade levels, schools, organizations and communities. As part of the evaluation of the STEM Pathways program, students were given a survey measuring STEM awareness, attitudes, interests, and activities. The same survey items were administered to students on multiple occasions to assess any changes in their responses to them during their exposure to STEM Pathways programming. Student survey results through spring of 2016 are reported for two cohorts of students attending the six STEM Pathways schools in Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS). The results are organized and reported in the following content areas (a couple of the items were included in two areas): (1) Awareness and relevance of STEM; (2) STEM interest and confidence in STEM abilities; (3) Interest in STEM subjects; (4) Application of STEM to problem solving; and (5) Careers using STEM. Results for Cohorts 1 and 2 are reported for each survey item at each assessment point. In addition, differences in results by student demographic characteristics (gender, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, race/ethnicity, and English Language Learner status) are described. [Funding from Department of Defense STARBASE and Boston Scientific supported the evaluation and the project coordination throughout the three-year STEM Pathways project. Additional funding to support the project was provided by Pentair Foundation in 2016. For "STEM Pathways Student Survey for 2014-15 School Year. Summary of Results," see ED619817.]
Descriptors: STEM Education, Grade 4, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Attitude Change, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, English Language Learners, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Knowledge Level, Careers, Self Efficacy, Activities, Vocational Interests, Problem Solving
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Wilder Research
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota (Minneapolis)
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