Agenda - Meeting 3/19/2021, 3-4 pm

Agenda - March 19th, 3-4 pm

 

March 19th meeting

Time

Activity

Presenters

 

3-3:20

Breakout rooms to develop survey questions – student motivation to pursue STEM / Math interest/anxiety

All

 

3:20-3:50

Breakout rooms /

Getting to know each other &   discuss pathways and next steps

 

Breakout room 1

-Computer sciences

-Engineering

-Math (Credit & Acad Prep)

-Milan Samplewala

-Karina Abed

-Debby Wong

 

Breakout room 2

-Biotechnology

-Health Occupation

-other life science courses for dual enrollment (ENV SCI, Bio33, Bio3/5)

-Chander Arora

-Aracely Molina

-Stephen Brown

 

3:50-4:00

Wrap-up

-Par Mohammadian

 

Sample questions to assess student motivation (https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1122894.pdf Links to an external site.)

 

Intrinsic Motivation:

Learning science is interesting

I enjoy learning science

The science I learn is relevant to my life

I am curious about discoveries in science

Learning science makes my life more meaningful

 

Self-Efficacy:

I believe I can earn a grade of “A” in science courses

I am sure I can understand science

I am confident I will do well on science labs

I believe I can master science knowledge and skills

I am confident I will do well on science tests

 

Self-Determination:

I put enough effort into learning science

I use strategies to learn science well

I spend a lot of time learning science

I study hard to learn science

I prepare well for science tests and labs

 

Grade Motivation:

It is important that I get an “A” in science courses

Getting a good science grade is important to me

Scoring high on science tests and labs matters to me

I like to do better than other students on science tests

I think about the grade I will get in science courses

 

Career Motivation:

Learning science will help me get a good job

Knowing science will give me a career advantage

Understanding science will benefit me in my career

My career will involve science