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Indicators for Monitoring Undergraduate STEM Education (Paperback)
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Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and
technological innovations that fuel job creation and national
economic growth. Ensuring a robust supply of these professionals is
critical for sustaining growth and creating jobs growth at a time
of intense global competition. Undergraduate STEM education
prepares the STEM professionals of today and those of tomorrow,
while also helping all students develop knowledge and skills they
can draw on in a variety of occupations and as individual citizens.
However, many capable students intending to major in STEM later
switch to another field or drop out of higher education altogether,
partly because of documented weaknesses in STEM teaching, learning
and student supports. Improving undergraduate STEM education to
address these weaknesses is a national imperative. Many initiatives
are now underway to improve the quality of undergraduate STEM
teaching and learning. Some focus on the national level, others
involve multi-institution collaborations, and others take place on
individual campuses. At present, however, policymakers and the
public do not know whether these various initiatives are
accomplishing their goals and leading to nationwide improvement in
undergraduate STEM education. Indicators for Monitoring
Undergraduate STEM Education outlines a framework and a set of
indicators that document the status and quality of undergraduate
STEM education at the national level over multiple years. It also
indicates areas where additional research is needed in order to
develop appropriate measures. This publication will be valuable to
government agencies that make investments in higher education,
institutions of higher education, private funders of higher
education programs, and industry stakeholders. It will also be of
interest to researchers who study higher education. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Conceptual Framework
for the Indicator System 3 Goal 1: Increase Students' Mastery of
STEM Concepts and Skills 4 Goal 2: Strive for Equity, Diversity,
and Inclusion 5 Goal 3: Ensure Adequate Numbers of STEM
Professionals 6 Existing Data Sources and Monitoring Systems 7
Implementing the Indicator System Appendix A: Public Comments on
Draft Report and Committee Response Appendix B: Possible Formulas
for Calculating Selected Indicators Appendix C: Agendas: Workshop
and Public Comment Meeting Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of
Committee Members and Staff
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