The Efficacy of a Student Organization for STEM Students

Autor/inn/en	Mwaikinda, Sekela R.; Aruguete, Mara S.
Titel	The Efficacy of a Student Organization for STEM Students
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 17 (2016) 3, S.22-26 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Student Organizations; Quasiexperimental Design; Majors (Students); Academic Support Services; First Generation College Students; Learner Engagement; Black Colleges; Statistical Analysis; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Student organisations; Schülerorganisation; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Studentenvertretung; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation
Abstract	Our study tests the effectiveness of STEM Alliance, a student organization aimed at increasing academic and social support for students pursuing STEM majors. STEM Alliance offered weekly, extracurricular activities aimed at preparing students for graduate school and STEM careers. Students attending STEM Alliance events showed greater academic and social support, greater confidence in the institutional environment, and increased contact with faculty. First-generation students showed significant benefits of participation in STEM Alliance; however, continuing- generation students reported greater student-faculty contact. Although our quasi-experimental design cannot indisputably show a cause-and-effect relationship, our research strongly suggests that STEM Alliance represents a promising, inexpensive method of increasing support for students pursuing STEM degrees. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: http://www.jstem.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01