DoD HBCU/MSI ED Center

Abstract

The C-STEM grant had five activities. Three of the activities centered around the teaching pedagogy of Challenge-Based Instruction (CBI). Activity 2 focused on the professional development of university faculty on CBI. Activity 1 focused on the development of curricula materials for STEM university classes, while Activity 3 focused on the development of curricula materials for two STEM outreach programs: the Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) which is a program for middle school and high school students; and the South Texas College Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy which is a high school program for students seeking dual enrollment. Moreover, Activity 4 was a research program for undergraduate STEM students that allowed them to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor with the objective of increasing the number of students pursuing graduate degrees. Finally, Activity 5 focused on the STEM academic, professional, and career development of undergraduate and graduate students and also provided hands-on STEM activities to K-12 students.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2017
Accession Number
AD1058556

Entities

People

  • Cristina Villalobos

Organizations

  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Engineers
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Instructors
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Professional Development
  • Python Programming Language
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • STEM Education