Category of Work
Presentation
Title of Conference/Lecture Series
POGIL National Meeting
Abstract
Half of STEM majors leave their program without earning a degree. Many of those who leave do so within their first two years of study. A series of exploratory investigations of the mindset, identity, and sense of community of undergraduate students were completed. Differences in mindset were found between underclassmen and upperclassmen, where upperclassmen tended towards growth mindset traits and often described undergoing a shift from fixed to growth mindset during their undergraduate career. Participation in undergraduate research was found to be a driving factor of persistence with numerous benefits, most significantly STEM identity development and sense of community.
Presentation Date
Summer 6-22-2024
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Bixby, Teresa J. and Werner, Alec, "Targeting Persistence: Improving Success of STEM Students" (2024). Chemistry Department Faculty Conferences. 3.
https://digitalcommons.lewisu.edu/chemistry_faccons/3
