Beyond Blackboards: Engaging Underserved Middle School Students in Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Blanchard, Sarah; Judy, Justina; Muller, Chandra; Crawford, Richard H.; Petrosino, Anthony J.; Christina K. White,; Lin, Fu-An; Wood, Kristin L.
Titel	Beyond Blackboards: Engaging Underserved Middle School Students in Engineering
Quelle	In: Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 5 (2015) 1, S.1-14, Artikel 2 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2157-9288
Schlagwörter	Engineering; Engineering Education; Learner Engagement; Disproportionate Representation; Alignment (Education); Questionnaires; Statistical Significance; Science Careers; School Culture; Technical Occupations; Focus Groups; Robotics; After School Programs; Design; Mixed Methods Research; Middle School Students; Intervention; Demography; Student Attitudes; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Maschinenbau; Ingenieurausbildung; Fragebogen; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Technical occupation; Technischer Beruf; Robotertechnik; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Demografie; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	"Beyond Blackboards" is an inquiry-centered, after-school program designed to enhance middle school students' engagement with engineering through design-based experiences focused on the 21st Century Engineering Challenges. Set within a predominantly lowincome, majority-minority community, our study aims to investigate the impact of "Beyond Blackboards" on students' interest in and understanding of engineering, as well as their ability to align their educational and career plans. We compare participants' and nonparticipants' questionnaire responses before the implementation and at the end of the program's first academic year. Statistically significant findings indicate a school-wide increase in students' interest in engineering careers, supporting a shift in school culture. However, only program participants showed increased enjoyment of design-based strategies, understanding of what engineers do, and awareness of the steps for preparing for an engineering career. These quantitative findings are supported by qualitative evidence from participant focus groups highlighting the importance of mentors in shaping students' awareness of opportunities within engineering. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01