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Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2013
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) received funding from National Science Foundation's (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to recruit Noyce Scholars from upper-division science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors, graduate students, and professionals switched to STEM teaching from other fields (NSF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Scholarships, Graduate Students
Holmgren, Robert; Johansson, Sigurd – Online Submission, 2012
This paper describes a development project aimed at reducing the large number of dropouts in online degree project courses. The idea was that the introduction of group tutorials in virtual seminars, combined with extensive support materials, would reduce dropout rates. Among the students who participated, the dropout rate was reduced by 50%…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Seminars, Dropout Rate, Online Courses
Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2013
Since 2007, Chevron has funded the Research Experience Vitalizing Science -- University Program (REVS-UP), which lasts four weeks each summer to develop Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) projects at CSUB [California State University, Bakersfield]. Over the past six years, a total of 26 STEM professors have led the…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Educational Research