What is it about?
Many students start, but don't finish, science degrees in college. I review what we know about study skills--such as focusing learning on understanding more than memorizing--and different aspects of motivation--such as persisting at learning tasks--that predict who sticks with science and who leaves. I also review what we know about programs designed to help students stay in science.
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Why is it important?
As a country, we lose huge numbers of talented students from science majors. If we could keep these students in science, they would bring important life experiences, perspectives, and creativity to solving important societal challenges.
Perspectives
The undergraduate science majors and professors who I have worked with since 2008 are inspiring--they truly want to succeed and learn, and they are eager to contribute to the science of learning. I hope that my perspectives on the personal and institutional barriers to student success can help build more integrated efforts among universities, faculty, and students.
Dr Jennifer Cromley
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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This page is a summary of: Undergraduate STEM Achievement and Retention, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, December 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2372732215622648.
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