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Direct linkAmanda Mohammad Mirzaei – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Introductory calculus is mandatory for postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors (Bressoud, 2015); however, many students do not persist through introductory calculus to further STEM study (Rasmussen et al., 2019). One reason for this may be that students struggle with the prior mathematical knowledge required…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Prior Learning, Introductory Courses
Paula Ford – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study aimed to investigate the relationship between the perceived self-efficacy among minority students and their success in technology programs by understanding the factors influencing their beliefs in their academic success. The ACCT (n.d.) recognized the connection between of low success rate of minority students in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
Peer reviewedKudish, Philip; Shores, Robin; McClung, Alex; Smulyan, Lisa; Vallen, Elizabeth A.; Siwicki, Kathleen K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Study group meetings (SGMs) are voluntary-attendance peer-led team-learning workshops that supplement introductory biology lectures at a selective liberal arts college. While supporting all students' engagement with lecture material, specific aims are to improve the success of underrepresented minority (URM) students and those with weaker…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Biology, Classroom Environment
