56.026 - Leveraging Technology-Based Learning Environments for Positive Outcomes Among Underrepresented Minority Groups in STEM Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Three presentations highlight findings from three NSF-funded projects that apply technology-based learning in informal STEM education experiences. Projects include student participants in grades 4 - 12 who represent populations traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields (e.g., females and minority groups). Presentations and subsequent discussion will address the use of novel technology-based learning environments, including the incorporation of wearable technology, eye-tracking devices for web development, and a gameful learning management system, to address positive outcomes in student learning, motivation, and retention in informal STEM experiences. In line with the 2017 AERA Meeting theme, emphasis will be placed on best practices and research that effectively broadens participation in STEM fields among underrepresented youth.

Sub Unit

• Division C - Learning and Instruction / Division C - Section 3b: Technology-Based Environments

Chair

• Maggie Renken, Georgia State University

Papers

• The Effectiveness of e-Textiles Technologies to Promote STEM Learning and Attitudes - Gwen Nugent, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Neal Grandgenett, University of Nebraska - Omaha; Bradley S. Barker, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

• CANCELLED. Writing to Learn and Technology Improve Science Knowledge - M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Marcia Rossi, Alabama State University; Fan Wu

• Designing Accessible Tech-Centered Instruction for an Urban After-School Program - Maggie Renken, Georgia State University; Jonathan Cohen, Georgia State University; Brendan D. Calandra, Georgia State University; Tugba Ayer, Georgia State University

Discussant

• Bernadette Sibuma, Worcester Polytechnic Institute