scholarly journals Improving science, technology and mathematics students’ achievement: Imperatives for teacher preparation in the Caribbean colleges and universities

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babalola J. Ogunkola
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
And Mathematics

scholarly journals Analysis of University STEM Students’ Mathematical, Linguistic, Rhetorical–Organizational Assignment Errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
María-José Arévalo ◽  
María Asun Cantera ◽  
Vanessa García-Marina ◽  
Marian Alves-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Educational Design ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Communicative Strategies ◽  
Precise Diagnosis ◽  
Stem Students ◽  
And Mathematics

Although Error Analysis (EA) has been broadly used in Foreign Language and Mother Tongue learning contexts, it has not been applied in the field of engineering and by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) students in a systematic way. In this interdisciplinary pilot study, we applied the EA methodology to a wide corpus of exercises and essays written by third-year students of mechanical engineering, with the main purpose of achieving a precise diagnosis of the students’ strengths and weaknesses in writing skills. For the analysis to be as exhaustive as possible, the errors were typologized into three main categories (linguistic, mathematical, and rhetorical–organizational), each of which is, in turn, subdivided into 15 items. The results show that the predominant errors are rhetorical–organizational (39%) and linguistic (38%). The application of EA permits the precise identification of the areas of improvement and the subsequent implementation of an educational design that allows STEM students to improve their communicative strategies, especially those related to the writing skills and, more precisely, those having to do with the optimal use of syntax, punctuation, rhetorical structure of the text, and mathematical coherence.

scholarly journals Reflecting upon 30 Years of STEM Partnerships between Industry, University, and Public Schools: Past Lessons, Current Successes, and Future Dreams

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 760
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Dieker ◽  
Malcolm B. Butler ◽  
Enrique Ortiz ◽  
Su Gao
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Over Time

The importance of partnerships is critical in educational arenas, but information on how partnerships form with the involvement of corporations, districts, and universities working in harmony is limited in the current literature. The teacher preparation program described in this paper is a “built-to-last” partnership model with over 650 teachers prepared to be teacher-leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The authors provide a history of the program’s development, the sustainability of the program over time, the content of the various components of the partnership, and the evolution of the program, including its current status.

Bring the World to California

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
John Aubrey Douglass ◽  
Richard Edelstein ◽  
Cecile Hoareau
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Students ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Geographic Regions ◽  
And Mathematics

This article argues that California colleges and universities should make a concerted effort to work together to attract more foreign students by forming education hubs. The authors argue that such “EdHubs” can relieve the intense pressure on schools’ budgets by enrolling more higher-paying out-of-state students, while schools in the same geographic regions can share the burden of supporting such students, particularly with investment from local industry. The authors argue that schools that work together can increase their capacity to educate more students, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, thereby increasing opportunities not just for foreign students but Californians as well.

scholarly journals Growth Rate in CXC STEM Subject Entries: Implications for Meeting the Development Needs of the Caribbean

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-150
Author(s):  
Stafford A. Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
First Century ◽  
School Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Positive Growth ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Negative Growth

After years of emphasizing the need to prepare students with skills acquired though the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for the demands of the job market and to support economic development, there is a need to assess the extent to which subject entries for end of secondary school examinations in the Caribbean reflect change in this direction.  Such an assessment was undertaken by examining the extent to which students are taking STEM clusters of subjects in the May/June Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).  It was found that the number and percentage of entries for STEM subjects were higher than those for the overall CSEC subject entries.  A low rate of positive growth was noted in many clusters of STEM subjects along with periods of negative growth.  It was concluded that, at best, the growth rate in STEM subject entries was anaemic. In view of the importance of the STEM subjects in preparing secondary school students both for the world of work and for advanced studies that will provide critical advanced skills required in the workforce of the twenty-first century, more effective policy and policy implementation in education must be pursued in the Region to ensure a sharper focus on STEM education at the secondary level.   

scholarly journals NASA Robotic Mining Competition

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim J Buchmann
Keyword(s):  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
After School ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Mentorship Programs ◽  
After School Activities ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Martian Regolith

The sky’s the limit, so the saying goes, yet humankind is trying to make a footprint on our neighbor Mars. Because of Mars distance from Earth, NASA would like to develop a mechanism to help astronauts to collect water crystals found below the sandy Martian regolith. As a result, they task the Robotic Mining Competition (RMC) teams to design a robot that can steer through a simulated Martian terrain, collect gravel (simulated water crystals) located under the regolith material (BP-1), and bring the gravel back to the collection bin. The RMC teams must work cooperatively in order to design and build such a robot, and to out-compete all their competitors. New solutions are being developed from colleges and universities all over the country to discover new mechanisms that can collect water crystals through a mining robot. These students have taken their skills from their schools, their internships, and clubs to apply their theory and design to develop these new mechanisms. From this program, these students created outreach programs to encourage science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to local communities by volunteering through mentorship programs and after-school activities.

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