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Abstract Title: | Comparing the impact of informal physics program on undergraduate versus graduate student facilitators |
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Abstract: | Recent studies have begun to explore the connection between physics identity development and career skill development with the facilitation of informal physics programs by our students. Informal physics programs, or outreach programs, provide pathways for less structured, voluntary engagement with the field, beyond the formal spaces of a classroom or laboratory, where students can explore their passions within the field. This work narrows the focus of a prior study to explore the differences in experiences between graduate and undergraduate students who facilitated at least one of five outreach programs at a large, public, land grant university. Results from this work may help inform departmental efforts regarding retention, inclusion, and structures to promote skill development beyond the classroom. |
Abstract Type: | Contributed Poster Presentation |
Session Time: | Poster Session 1 Room B |
Poster Number: | 1B-4 |
Contributed Paper Record: | Contributed Paper Information |
Contributed Paper Download: | Download Contributed Paper |
Author/Organizer Information | |
Primary Contact: |
Jonathan Perry University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 |
Co-Author(s) and Co-Presenter(s) |
Jonan Donaldson, Texas A&M University Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M University |