The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and mobile content provider XanEdu have partnered to deliver developmental math programs to higher education instructors. More...
21 septembre 2015
21 septembre 2015
White House taps ASU to lead national STEM collaborative
By Stefanie Botelho. The White House today announced that Arizona State University will lead the National STEM Collaborative, a consortium of 19 institutions of higher education and postsecondary and non-profit partners committed to supporting girls and women of color in STEM fields. More...
13 septembre 2015
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. Ein Professor, neun Fragen: Können Sie ihn schlagen? Lösen Sie das Rätsel um Merkels Daumen und Zeigefinger und berechnen Sie Ihre Lottochancen. Mehr...13 septembre 2015
Colleges rethink the math students need
By Katherine Long. Dena DeYoung traces her trouble with math back to sixth grade, when a well-intended placement test showed she was smart enough to do advanced work. More...
11 septembre 2015
Too few or perhaps too many STEM graduates (AUR 57 02)
By Ian Dobson (NTEU National Office). Industry bodies, research and educational organisations have lobbied intensely for increased funding for training in the STEM disciplines. It is time to reassess this advocacy. Undergraduate commencements in STEM fields have increased strongly since 2009, yet the current employment prospects for these graduates are poor. Advocates have not made a convincing case that this situation will change. More...
8 septembre 2015
Half of top 10 fastest-growing degrees are in STEM
While the demand for educated labor continues to increase in the U.S., new research from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. (EMSI) suggests the supply of qualified candidates may not be keeping up with demand for certain professions. More...
6 septembre 2015
Male-female imbalance in STEM comes down to economics
By Lorne Carmichael. To know why fewer women choose math and science, you need to know the principle of occupational choice. More...
30 août 2015
Seven STEM competitions for girls
By . In 2013, President Obama stated that “we need to have more girls interested in math, science, and engineering. We’ve got half the population that is way underrepresented in those fields and that means that we’ve got a whole bunch of talent…not being encouraged the way they need to.” The Office of Science and Technology Policy, in collaboration with the White House Council on Women and Girls, touts a commitment to closing the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) industries. More...
29 août 2015
STEM Transfer Success: Reflecting on Lessons Learned
By Susan Martin - Evolllution. Improving the success, retention and graduation rates of transfer students requires institutions to engage in critical self-reflection. Given that transfer students comprise almost half of the student population at UMBC, it was imperative for us to think seriously about how students experienced the transition between institutions, and to adopt new approaches to improve the process. More...
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