Brittany Chambers|Amy Salter|Lycurgus L. Muldrow
Getting Past the Gateway: An Exploratory Case on Using Utilitarian Scientific Literacy to Support First-Year Students At-Risk of Leaving STEM
Clark Atlanta University|Morehouse College|Morehouse College
firstyear students enter college pursuing stem degree still face challenges persisting stem pipeline chen 2013 leu 2017 case study researchers examine impact utilitarian scientific literacy based academic intervention retention firstyear students stem using mixed methods approach sample n 116 firstyear students identified atrisk persisting stem enrolled credit utilitarian scientific literacy course participants semester long course compared control group firstyear students identified atrisk persisting stem twoproportion z test performed assess mean differences students participants course given survey gauge student experiences quantitative results 034 p lt 005 indicate utilitarian scientific literacy course statistically significant impact retention among firstyear students atrisk persisting stem moreover qualitative data obtained participant responses describe internal external growth positive outcomes associated intervention