Earlier this fall, Florida International University announced that its STEM Transformation Institute received a $1.49 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve student success in calculus. The grant is part of the NSF’s Improving Undergraduates STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program.
“We’re targeting calculus as it is a vital course for future STEM majors,” institute director Laird Kramer said in a statement. Kramer is the principal investigator on the grant.
According to the NSF, Kramer’s Building Capacity: Catalyzing Change in Calculus project at Florida International University will increase the success of students in calculus.
Leveraging a partnership with Broward College, the project will directly affect over 15,000 students enrolled at two HSIs, where over 80% of students are from historically underrepresented groups, NSF said.
Learning assistants, who are near peers will facilitate learning in the classroom, enabling students to learn from mistakes, give and receive feedback, and help one another learn.
The project’s research design includes measures of student success and the tracking of students who transfer from Broward College to Florida International University.
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (HSI Program) issued its first research awards on August 8, 2018, totaling approximately $45 million.
Catalyzing Change in Calculus at Florida International University was one of 31 awards made to recipient institutions in 2018.
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