"STEMming" the Swell of Absenteeism in the Middle Years: Impacts of an Urban District Summer Robotics Program

Autor/inn/en	Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Mac Iver, Douglas J.
Titel	"STEMming" the Swell of Absenteeism in the Middle Years: Impacts of an Urban District Summer Robotics Program
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 54 (2019) 1, S.65-88 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085915618712
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Robotics; Attendance; Attendance Patterns; Urban Schools; Urban Education; Middle School Students; School Districts; Program Effectiveness; Summer Science Programs; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Robotertechnik; Anwesenheit; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School district; Schulbezirk; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07
Abstract	This article reports findings from a quasi-experimental study of the impact of a summer robotics program for urban middle-grade students. The study focuses on student engagement, measured by school attendance rate the year following the program. Program students, who were nearly all low-income minority students, were matched to comparison students who did not attend summer school. After establishing baseline equivalence in attendance between the groups, the study found a statistically and educationally significant program effect on school attendance the following year, suggesting that high-interest hands-on educational activities can help maintain student engagement in school. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01