Measuring STEM Momentum: Early Indicators of STEM Transfer Success for Community College Students. CCRC Research Brief

Autor/inn/en	Fink, John; Myers, Taylor; Sparks, Daniel; Jaggars, Shanna Smith
Institution	Columbia University, Community College Research Center (CCRC)
Titel	Measuring STEM Momentum: Early Indicators of STEM Transfer Success for Community College Students. CCRC Research Brief
Quelle	(2021), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Two Year College Students; College Transfer Students; Academic Records; Calculus; Success; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Predictor Variables; Geographic Location; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Attainment; Course Selection (Students); Equal Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Publication; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Akademieschrift; Publikation; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Erfolg; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prädiktor; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl
Abstract	This brief summarizes findings from a study in which we examined postsecondary college transcript and degree records from hundreds of thousands of transfer-intending community college students in three states. Our aim was to explore and test metrics that could be useful in the formative assessment of efforts to improve STEM transfer outcomes. Our findings show that first-year completion of a calculus course and first-year completion of a (non-math) science, technology, or engineering (STE) course specified on statewide STEM transfer pathways are both reliable indicators of subsequent STEM transfer success across a wide range of state and institutional contexts. These two metrics are also robust predictors of success among subgroups of students by race/ethnicity and gender. In general, community colleges have relatively low rates of completion of these key STEM courses, and disparities in completion of these courses by race/ethnicity and gender are common. The STEM momentum metrics identified in the study may therefore be useful for colleges seeking to strengthen STEM transfer outcomes and close equity gaps in STEM bachelor's degree attainment. [For the working paper this brief is based on, "Toward a Practical Set of STEM Transfer Program Momentum Metrics," see ED615135.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01