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Retention through Research: Sitting Bull College Builds STEM Program around Research Experiences
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Guinn, Jeremy E. – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2011
In 1996, faculty at Sitting Bull College (SBC, Fort Yates, North Dakota) developed its Environmental Science (ENS) Program, basing it on the scientific method and techniques students would need for employment in environmental technician positions with local and tribal agencies. Over the course of 15 years, this employment-based training evolved…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Experimental Programs, College Programs, Environmental Research
Shaping the Professoriate One Class at a Time
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Sommers-Flanagan, Rita; Christian, Donald P. – Thought & Action, 2007
In this article, the authors describe an interdisciplinary doctoral course via a seminar (one semester, one-and-a-half hours weekly), that students found to be a major awakening and an important part of their professional development. Addressed were separate disciplines, via an experimental "How to be a Professor" course, and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Doctoral Programs, Professional Development, Experimental Programs
Students' Personality, Attitude, and Learning Style as Predictors of Performance in an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Course Using Computer-Based Education.
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Kevin, Richard C.; Liberty, Paul G., Jr. – 1975
Students enrolled in an organic chemistry course were given a diagnostic inventory according to the SCRAPE model. Information was obtained on 11 motivational personality variable and three attitudinal variables for students in both computer-based instruction and regular instruction sections. Descriptive statistics were obtained on each instrument…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Attitude Measures, Chemistry