Using Early Introduction to Research to Increase STEM Majors: A Tale of Two Colleges, One Small Highly Selective Private and One Non-Selective Regional Public
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Educational and Outreach Projects from the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative
DOI
10.1021/bk-2017-1248.ch007
ISBN
978-0-8412-3207-5
Abstract
This paper outlines a very successful intervention that has increased the number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors in general, and chemistry majors in particular, at two primarily undergraduate institutions. The intervention, early introduction to research and supplemental programming for incoming first year students, increased retention and graduation rates at both institutions. The results were particularly spectacular at Armstrong State University.
Recommended Citation
Shields, George C., Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Traci Ness.
2017.
"Using Early Introduction to Research to Increase STEM Majors: A Tale of Two Colleges, One Small Highly Selective Private and One Non-Selective Regional Public."
Educational and Outreach Projects from the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative: 107-119.
doi: 10.1021/bk-2017-1248.ch007 source: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2017-1248.ch007 isbn: 978-0-8412-3207-5
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