A Mixed-Methods Approach to Assessing an Innovative STEM Course in a Russian University

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Abstract

This paper aims to utilize a mixed-methods assessment for an innovative course, Application Period, in a world-class Russian University. An exploratory sequential design was conducted by firstly collecting qualitative data to signify the students’ interactive learning process during the project-based collaboration and team communication. Subsequently, two instruments measuring the students’ learning outcomes were built based on the previous qualitative data and preliminary learning objectives. The suggestions and implications are provided to specify how the mixed methods assessment in this study represented learners’ perspectives in terms of transferring and applying their skills and knowledge into the real-world situations in contemporary STEM education.

Author

• Yashu Kauffman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology