Impacting Career Choices of Historically Underserved Secondary Students by Designing Near-Peer Directed Acid-Base Thematic Laboratory Activities to Enhance STEM Interest
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| Title: | Impacting Career Choices of Historically Underserved Secondary Students by Designing Near-Peer Directed Acid-Base Thematic Laboratory Activities to Enhance STEM Interest |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Abha Verma (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Chemical Education. 2023 100(9):3434-3444. |
| Availability: | Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | 1R25GM13738201A1 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Career Choice, Minority Group Students, Secondary School Students, Instructional Design, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Training, Science Activities, STEM Education, Science Interests, Hands on Science, Active Learning, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, College School Cooperation, Enrichment Activities, Outcomes of Education, Cross Age Teaching |
| Geographic Terms: | Louisiana |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00434 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9584 1938-1328 |
| Abstract: | The current study describes preliminary findings from the Xavier University of Louisiana Mobile Outreach for Laboratory Enrichment (XULA-MOLE) project, which is a collaboration between Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA), a Historically Black and Catholic University, and participating 9th-12th grade classrooms in the central New Orleans area with a historically underserved student population. The project described here is geared toward providing laboratory enrichment to enhance student learning and impact student career interest in STEM fields, especially in classrooms with a much-needed "hands-on" laboratory experience which is unavailable due to a lack of resources. In this case study, we will present and discuss the inquiry-based laboratory modules for the topic area of acids and bases. These modules were created with careful thought and revision by XULA undergraduate STEM students. The experimental modules were based on the curriculum that participating teachers were discussing in the high-school classroom during the semester. The active-learning efforts were carried out during 6 weeks of the semester to provide a sustained and impactful resource for the participating classrooms. Since both groups of students (XULA-MOLE students and the high school students) were from underrepresented groups there was a strong sense of shared interest and dynamic near-peer mentorship. The project outcomes were measured using both formative and summative assessments indicative of preliminary successes in impacting career interests and increasing the content knowledge of participating high-school students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1445779 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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