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The role of efficacy and identity in science career commitment among underrepresented minority students
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In this article, a web-based survey of members of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science tested a model that proposed that the effects of science support experiences on commitment to science careers would be mediated by science self-efficacy and identity as a scientist.Abstract:
A web-based survey of members of the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science tested a model that proposed that the effects of science support experiences on commitment to science careers would be mediated by science self-efficacy and identity as a scientist. A sample of 327 undergraduates and 338 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows described their science support experiences (research experience, mentoring, and community involvement); psychological variables (science self-efficacy, leadership/teamwork self-efficacy, and identity as a scientist); and commitment to pursue a career in scientific research. Structural equation model analyses supported our predictions. Among the undergraduates, science (but not leadership/teamwork), self-efficacy, and identity as a scientist fully mediated the effects of science support experiences and were strong predictors of commitment. Results for the graduate/postdoctoral sample revealed a very similar pattern of results, with the added finding that all three psychological mediators, including leadership/teamwork self-efficacy, predicted commitment.read more
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Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report.
Lisa Corwin Auchincloss,Sandra L. Laursen,Janet Branchaw,Kevin Eagan,Mark J. Graham,David I. Hanauer,Gwendolyn A. Lawrie,Colleen M. McLinn,Nancy Pelaez,Susan Rowland,Marcy H. Towns,Nancy M. Trautmann,Pratibha Varma-Nelson,Timothy J. Weston,Erin L. Dolan +14 more
TL;DR: A summary of a meeting on assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) is presented, including an operational definition of a CURE, a summary of research on CUREs, relevant findings from studies of undergraduate research internships, and recommendations for future research on and evaluation of CURESs.
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Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM
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TL;DR: Members of the Joint Working Group on Improving Underrepresented Minorities Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), utilizing Kurt Lewin's planned approach to change, describe five recommendations to increase URM persistence in STEM at the undergraduate level.
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Considering the role of affect in learning: monitoring students' self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and science identity
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Reimagining the Pipeline: Advancing STEM Diversity, Persistence, and Success
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A Longitudinal Study of How Quality Mentorship and Research Experience Integrate Underrepresented Minorities into STEM Careers.
TL;DR: Examination of undergraduate research experience and quality mentorship experiences in college predict the growth of scientific efficacy, identity, and values shows how growth trajectories predict students who stay in STEM, pursue medical/health degrees, or leave STEM careers 4 years after graduation.
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