Making Sense of Persistence in Scientific Purgatory: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Instructors in Introductory Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Courses

Ferrare, Joseph J.; Miller, Julia M.

doi:10.1080/00221546.2019.1602392

Cited by 19 publications

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“…This is in contrast to the common practice, particularly in STEM fields, of removing personal responsibility on the part of the instructor while blaming other factors negatively affecting student academic performance, (e.g. poor high school preparation) (Ferrare & Miller, 2020).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 89%

“My Blood Is Boiling When I Think About Advising”: The Role of Academic Advising in STEM Student Retention

Rozhenkova

Sato

Buswell

2022

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Pr

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Student attrition from STEM disciplines is one of the most pressing issues in higher education. To better understand the causes of this attrition, this study examines STEM students’ college experiences and uncovers their perspectives on the existing support systems with a specific focus on the role of academic advising. Our research reveals that students from a particular STEM major identified academic advising as problematic, serving as one of the main factors pushing them out of the major, while the STEM major they transferred to did not have this issue. We examined whether this difference was also evident in the perspectives of the student affairs offices by interviewing academic counselors. This research emphasizes the responsibility of academic counselors in students’ decisions to leave STEM majors and the importance of care in their work. The findings suggest a need for STEM departments to re-assess academic advising philosophies and practices while creating more supportive learning environments.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 89%

“My Blood Is Boiling When I Think About Advising”: The Role of Academic Advising in STEM Student Retention

Rozhenkova

Sato

Buswell

2022

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Pr

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“…The emergence of the trustworthiness of stakeholders can only be achieved by honest banks by developing good systems so that banks can operate, develop and write up-to-date history. The nature of stakeholder trust allows banks to use them to mobilize deposits, attract investment, provide and distribute funds to those in need, (Ferrare & Miller, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of Corporate Governance, Intellectual Capital, and Financial Performance Using Conventional Methods and Maqashid Sharia Index (MSI) on the Implementation of Sustainable Finance in Sharia Banking in Indonesia

Praptiningsih

Nastiti

Nopiyanti

2022

DIJEFA

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The banking industry certainly has a role to play in the success of this initiative through a sustainable finance program. Sustainable finance is a global trend that represents a new paradigm in the world of banking and other financial institutions that help implement sustainable development. Sustainable development is a development effort based on three directions: benefits, society, and protection of natural resources and the environment. In this study, the authors use traditional methods and the Makassid Shariah Index (MSI) to assess the impact of corporate governance, intellectual capital, and financial performance on sustainable financial practices in the Indonesian Islamic financial services industry. 2017-2021 (5 years). The sample of this research is processed from the annual report data of Islamic banks in Indonesia by using the panel data regression analysis method. Based on this research, the influence of corporate governance, intellectual capital, and financial performance using traditional methods and the Makassid Shariah Index (MSI) is shown in the practice of sustainable finance. The independent variable, GCG, is determined by the composite self-assessment score of each Islamic bank, value added intellectual capital (VAIC), financial performance and return on investment (ROA), net funding (NPF), and the Makassid Shariah Index (MSI) and the dependent variable, sustainable financing, is approximated by the Financial Sustainability Ratio (FSR). A study of Islamic banks in Indonesia also shows that the GCG, VAIC, ROA, NPF, and MSI variables all have a positive effect on the FSR variable, with an R-squared model value of 0.9959. variables in this study.

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“…Ample research has confirmed that early biology coursework has served as a gatekeeper to science attainment (Gasiewski et al, 2012), that persistence challenges have limited the number and diversity of new members of the science workforce (Allen‐Ramdial & Campbell, 2014), and that retention and achievement rates in science courses have been the poorest in the first 2 years of undergraduate study (Heatherly et al, 2017; Olson & Riordan, 2012). Ample effort has been focused on addressing the institutional factors (Estrada et al, 2016) and instructor awareness and practices (Ferrare & Miller, 2020) that could affect achievement in early Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses. Little attention has been paid to the learning materials themselves, however.…”

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How do digital textbook platforms promote active learning in undergraduate biology courses?

Metcalf

Bernacki

2022

J Res Sci Teach

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Discipline‐based educational researchers and institutions that provide guidance on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics instruction have long documented the impact of active learning strategies on student learning and achievement, the lack of incorporation of active learning into undergraduate instruction, and the languishing rates of progression through and completion of undergraduate degree programs. Most research on improving active learning has been found to focus on instructors and the ways they have promoted active learning in their course design. Our aim was to consider the ways that textbook publishers and the online learning platforms they have produced have provided resources to promote active learning. This content analysis has documented the degree to which the digital platform companions to four highly subscribed introductory biology textbooks have provided resources that promote (1) highlighting of informational texts, (2) self‐testing, and (3) generative strategies for learning, including self‐explanation, summarization, and elaboration. Digital platforms largely supported highlighting and self‐testing, but the features of these tools could have been improved to promote more productive engagement in the learning strategies and to provide more explicit instruction about and scaffolding of the practices. Resources that promoted additional generative strategies were more limited. Implications relevant to developers and instructors who wish to leverage digital resources to promote active learning are included and are grounded via empirical support of design and implementation choices.

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Making Sense of Persistence in Scientific Purgatory: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Instructors in Introductory Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Courses

Cited by 19 publications

References 54 publications

“My Blood Is Boiling When I Think About Advising”: The Role of Academic Advising in STEM Student Retention

“My Blood Is Boiling When I Think About Advising”: The Role of Academic Advising in STEM Student Retention

Analysis of Corporate Governance, Intellectual Capital, and Financial Performance Using Conventional Methods and Maqashid Sharia Index (MSI) on the Implementation of Sustainable Finance in Sharia Banking in Indonesia

How do digital textbook platforms promote active learning in undergraduate biology courses?

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