Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students

De Grandi, Claudia; Ramos, R.; Mochrie, S. G. J.

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Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students

written by Claudia De Grandi, R. Ramos, and S. G. J. Mochrie

We have designed, implemented and assessed a series of pedagogical strategies that seek to improve the climate of large introductory STEM courses and promote accessibility to students from all groups and backgrounds. These strategies rely on deliberately fostering collaboration among students, rather than competition, and promoting a culture that rewards effort and personal growth. We have collected and analyzed students' responses to our approach in a large introductory physics course over several semesters. We report that our strategies are successful in building a course community, in which students, regardless of demographic, perceive a welcoming atmosphere and feel supported and cared for by their classmates and instructors.

Physics Education Research Conference 2018
Part of the PER Conference series
Washington, DC: August 1-2, 2018

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<a href="https://www.per-central.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=14774">De Grandi, C, R. Ramos, and S. Mochrie. "Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018.</a>

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C. De Grandi, R. Ramos, and S. Mochrie, Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, 2018, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14774&DocID=4921>.

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De Grandi, C., Ramos, R., & Mochrie, S. (2018, August 1-2). Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14774&DocID=4921

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De Grandi, C, R. Ramos, and S. Mochrie. "Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2018, Washington, DC, August 1-2, 2018. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14774&DocID=4921 (accessed 6 October 2024).

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De Grandi, Claudia, R. Ramos, and S. G. J. Mochrie. "Assessment of strategies to build a welcoming STEM classroom environment for all students." Physics Education Research Conference 2018. Washington, DC: 2018. of PER Conference. 6 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14774&DocID=4921>.

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