K-16 partnerships: casting a broad net for filling the critical gaps in engineering

Villa, Elsa Q.; Ríos, Loayza; Stafford, Sue P.; Gandara, Gabby

doi:10.1109/fie.2001.963654

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“…Accordingly, several ways of reinforcing the CS pipeline have been established, such as teacher workshops [13], broad partnerships with schools involving a variety of outreach strategies [19], and dual enrollment models [3]. Methods for assessing the success of outreach programs have also been proposed [17].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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High school students' perspective to university CS1

Lakanen

Isomöttönen

2013

Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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This paper presents a qualitative study of a school-university collaborative project where a game-themed CS1 course was offered as-is to high school students. Our specific interest was to explore the students' experiences with the university level course. Our analyses indicate that immediate and regular support was highly important for student performance, as support of this kind could mitigate issues related to students' orientation towards the high workload of the course. Students who showed academic interest were likely to pass, whereas students lacking self-direction or work efficiency were likely to drop out. Both passed and drop-outs found the course to be a good learning experience. The game theme of the course was in most cases found highly motivating and fun, while it was not a necessity for the majority of the students. This information can be utilized by higher education instructors who plan to carry out university courses in cooperation with high schools.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

High school students' perspective to university CS1

Lakanen

Isomöttönen

2013

Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

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“…Initiated in the fall of 2001, Techtronics utilizes college engineering students as instructors and mentors for middle school students in an after school program that teaches engineering through small group projects. Undergraduate and graduate engineering students have been used in middle school classrooms in engineering outreach classrooms at other institutions including the University of Colorado at Boulder 2 , the University of Texas at El Paso 3 , and the New Jersey Institute of Technology 4 .…”

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Techtronics: Hands On Exploration Of Technology In Everyday Life

Klenk¹,

Ybarra²,

Dalton³

2004 Annual Conference Proceedings

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Techtronics is an after school science enrichment program that encourages at-risk middle school students to pursue careers in engineering and technical fields. A joint venture between the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University and Rogers-Herr Middle School in Durham, North Carolina, Techtronics seeks to stimulate intellectual curiosity in engineering through exposure to four engineering disciplines: civil, mechanical, electrical/computer, and biomedical engineering. The mature program now includes fully developed lesson plans for two sections of students, Techtronics I for 6 th grade and Techtronics II for 7 th grade, each led by a graduate student coordinator and five undergraduate teaching Fellows. Emphasis is placed on learning through hands-on experience and creating an environment that encourages inquiry. Students first study applicable scientific theory and are introduced to instrumentation and software tools that will be needed later. Each unit then culminates in the construction of a related project such as balsa wood bridges, Lego robotics, AM radios, or heart monitors. With a student return rate of over 70% for 2003-2004, the program is achieving its goal to provide a stimulating creative outlet for students with interest in science and engineering. Techtronics is funded by a three-year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Student Science Enrichment Program whose goals are to improve students' competence in science, to nurture their enthusiasm for science and engineering, and to stimulate interest in pursuing careers in engineering and the sciences. This paper gives a brief overview of the Techtronics program and discusses methods of motivating students in an after school setting

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“…[4][5][6][7] Programs for teachers have included training and curriculum development that integrates reform efforts 6,[8][9] and state content standards. 5,7,[10][11] All programs include evaluation components which attest to their successes. However, very few of the programs report on impacts beyond the operation of the workshop/training program.…”

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“…Several of the projects follow up the programs with assessment of the impact in the classrooms. 5,6,[9][10] There are also few studies that report on the impact of the programs on pre-college student attitudes toward and knowledge about engineering. Robinson,et.al.,12 have reported that more knowledge of engineering was associated with more favorable attitudes towards engineering in in-service and pre-service teachers (average age of 35).…”

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Analysis Of Stakeholder Attitudes For A Pre College Outreach Program

Rockland¹,

Gibbons²,

Bloom³

et al.

2002 Annual Conference Proceedings

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The 21 st century economy demands an educated workforce, particularly in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. However, New Jersey, like many other states, is increasingly unable to adequately prepare sufficient numbers and quality needed for a advanced technical workforce.The Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program (PrE-IOP) has been initiated to enlarge the future pool of qualified high-tech workers in New Jersey, including those who have been historically underrepresented (such as minorities and women). This comprehensive program has two major components. The Instructional component includes the adaptation of pre-engineering curricula for use in middle and high school science and math classrooms and the provision of summer institutes for teacher professional development. The Outreach component involves the implementation of an "Engineering the Future" outreach program and the formation of alliances with three groups of stakeholders: educators, counselors and parents. It will include assessments of attitudes towards engineering and technology, a career alternative assessment, and a comprehensive information campaign about the rewards of science, engineering, mathematics and technology (SMET) professions.More positive attitudes towards engineering as a career is one of the outcomes that will used to determine the efficacy of this outreach program. To this end instruments to measure high school students' and adults' attitudes are being developed. This paper will discuss the design and pilot study of these assessments and initial benchmark results for high school students.

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K-16 partnerships: casting a broad net for filling the critical gaps in engineering

Cited by 5 publications

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High school students' perspective to university CS1

High school students' perspective to university CS1

Techtronics: Hands On Exploration Of Technology In Everyday Life

Analysis Of Stakeholder Attitudes For A Pre College Outreach Program

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