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An evaluation of the differential effects of the prerequisite pathways on student performance in an introductory biology course
Amy Kulesza, Ohio State University-Main Campus; Jerome D'Agostino, Ohio State University-Main Campus; Judith Ridgway, Ohio State University-Main Campus
For almost a century, researchers and educators have been asking the question, does a prerequisite science course achieve its goal of preparing students for a subsequent course? Although early studies have shown ...
Session Type: Oral Presentation
Themes: Student-focused, Institutional-level change
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am:10:00am - 10:10:00am - 10:30am
Pursuing systemic change in undergraduate STEM education through Departmental and Leadership Teams for Action (DeLTA)
Tessa Andrews, University of Georgia; Sarah Covert, University of Georgia; Erin Dolan, University of Georgia; Paula Lemons, University of Georgia
The DeLTA project aims to promote comprehensive change in thinking and culture related to undergraduate STEM education at the University of Georgia. Our approach is multi-level; we are convening and supporting the ...
Session Type: Oral Presentation
Tracks: Guiding theories of change (ASCN WG 1)
Themes: Aligning faculty incentives with systemic change (ASCN WG 6), Guiding theories of change (ASCN WG 1), Faculty development, Department-level change, Institutional-level change
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am:10:30am - 11:10:30am - 11:00am
The Sky is the Limit: A Learning Community for Undeclared Students--A Sustainable Investment in Student Success and Retention
Stacey Barnes, Iowa State University; Jenifer N. Saldanha, Michigan State University; MaKayla B. Schroeder, Minnesota State University Moorhead; Andrew J. Sage, Lawrence University; Jo Anne Powell-Coffman, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University; Clark Coffman, Iowa State University
Student learning communities have proven to be a consistently powerful strategy for promoting student success. At Iowa State University, approximately 78% of freshmen belong to learning communities, and this ...
Session Type: Oral Presentation
Themes: Student-focused, Institutional-level change
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am:10:30am - 11:10:30am - 11:00am
Fostering interdisciplinary, cross-institutional collaboration to provide undergraduate STEM students with authentic learning experiences
Kelly McDonald, California State University-Sacramento; Thomas E. Landerholm, California State University-Sacramento
The Sustainable Interdisciplinary Research to Inspire Undergraduate Success (SIRIUS) Project is broadening participation and institutional capacity for STEM learning at Sacramento State by integrating research ...
Session Type: Oral Presentation
Themes: Student-focused, Institutional-level change
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am:11:00am - 11:11:00am - 11:30am
Spreading teaching-reform efforts at the University of Arizona
Lisa Elfring, The University of Arizona; Jonathan Cox, The University of Arizona
It can be difficult for individuals within higher-education institutions to move their work in reformed, evidence-based instruction from the individual to an institutional-adoption level (Foote, Knaub, Henderson, ...
Session Type: Oral Presentation
Tracks: Aligning faculty incentives with systemic change (ASCN WG 6)
Themes: Case study, Aligning faculty incentives with systemic change (ASCN WG 6), Faculty development, Institutional-level change
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am:11:00am - 11:11:00am - 11:30am